Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 7hIf we’re all going to have to make choices like this eventually, and we all will, each of us should hope to one day find out we have this kind of moral clarity. 3503114
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 14/08/2025Robby fucking Starbuck as an "AI Bias Advisor?" I say again: the very concept of "AI" and everything attendant to it has been pulled inside-out to become a child-voiced chittering demon, hunting me and everyone and everything I love. www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...advocate.comMeta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisorRobby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke." 622066
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5hI've been covering the death penalty in depth for a dozen years now, and few nights have been as disturbing and dispiriting as tonight. This was a moral, ethical, and legal failure on several different fronts from many different actors. It wasn't *just* SCOTUS, though they sure were a key part.lawdork.comAfter SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the executionSCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee. 4757199
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 5hIt can be despairing how few things have gotten better for women since metoo but one thing im grateful for is now you can just say "put these guys in a wood chipper" without having to publicly disclose details of the worst thing that's ever happened to you to get people to listen to your opinion 115414
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 7hfrom 2020:npr.orgGasping For Air: Autopsies Reveal Troubling Effects Of Lethal InjectionFor decades, states have claimed that lethal injection is quick, peaceful and painless. An NPR investigation — and legal battles across the country — tell a different story. 111013
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 7htwo doses of lethal drugs and still alive. heartbreaking and barbaric 231855
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 6hAnyway I don't want to be accused of starting drama. I don't want to be assaulted, and I don't want to be a problem! So I leave and the men assume I'm tired or dull or maybe they don't care bc without me, they don't have to confront the creeps, they can claim ignorance and buy the bar another round. 111521103
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 6hThe good men, the friends and lovers even, say to me later "well why didn't you just tell that creep off" as though I wouldn't be accused of starting shit, as though they'd stand up for me and not interrogate me to make the creep comfortable instead. Experience tells me most men will do the latter. 61685148
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 6hThe next day I hear about what happened later, the wild experiences, strengthened bonds or odd opportunities all of which I would have loved to have been part of! But I left, bc for me, leaving was the smart choice, the safe one. But saying why I left makes the men roll their eyes; nothing happened! 4156390
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 6hIt happens so often it can be hard to even see. Men having the same experience I am, but I hit a place where the attention becomes unpleasant. Inuendos start. I have to wiggle out of something I did not start (cautiously! trying not to upset any dangerous egos!) so I leave, while the men get to stay 51754113
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 6hYes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 5771871822
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼErika Lee Sears @erikaleesears.bsky.social · 4hPress for Revenge #oilpainting #art 38011
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼTransphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Conservatives love to talk about how the left are snowflakes and they can't handle free speech or open conversation or opposing opinions but EVERY conservative subreddit I've tried to comment on has banned me. They're the snowflake safe space echo chambers they complain about. 11059
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼTransphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This got me banned from the Joe Rogan subreddit. Fuckin snowflakes. 728032
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼMorgan Wolfe 💙 💛🏴☠️ 🏳️⚧️▲ #WeAreNotGoingBack @morganwolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Another variant: "I'm not a kid anymore, please call me Mike instead of Mikey." Boom, done. 42431
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼJeremy Duffy @thegeekprofessor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I worked with many people of the previous generation who, despite their protestations, quite easily and frequently practice this skill. Ex "I'm married now, I go my MRS". "I got my doctorate, call me Doctor". "My legal name is William, but I go by Hank". Not hard and not even new. 54217
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 16/12/202420 years ago I knew a guy who worked part time, minimum wage, as a dishwasher. He was able to afford rent and a car (both shitty but functional), concerts, weed, etc. It's interesting to think of how that kind of dirtbag lifestyle is mostly just gone. 1506064970
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼDavid Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey, remember how us radical trans extremists were warning that you have to go on the attack against transphobic Dems immediately because otherwise other politicians will take the lack of consequences as permission and the bigotry will spread? Yeah... 3383166
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼTawni Marshall @tawnimarshall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This part stuck out to me because a) yeah, gaining critical mass to normalize bigotry has been the goal of the anti-trans side the entire time and b) that's a crazy thing to say anonymously 728961
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼ/\__/\__/\__/ @cardiograms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Why didn't you say anything?" Why the hell would I? lol 2131
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼ/\__/\__/\__/ @cardiograms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just thinking about the time a boy from school would not leave me alone to the point that he’d follow me home from school because his grandparents lived near me, and when I expressed discomfort was told “he has a crush on you” and nobody did anything. No reason. I was 8, by the way. 1323
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼBree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 29/09/2026I have definitely reframed this in my head because of my lack of object permanence. If I block someone I will forget they existed within like 37 seconds but it has become clear they will often die mad about it. Forgetting they were ever there is the true flex, I win every time. lol 418316
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼDavid Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I do not care what Leo says into a mic until it's "all the total trans healthcare bans in the Catholic Church's massive hospital networks are immediately repealed." 1348126
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼAlexander (Artist) ⚔️ @okaydrawboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It is once again time to do commission work; 0/5 slots for the first half of October, as well as the start of Axetober soon Some work below! 18119
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼPlastic Paddy Eyes @plasticpaddyeyes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've been thinking about this a lot recently. 0396
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼTK @msneonkitten.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the key. Right here. So many people self confess about what they're guilty of when they take the accusation personally. 11727
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼMouse - it may be a lil bit of disassociation @lilmouserpg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The poor thing, getting mad because he's not a safe person. It's ok, I'm sure he'll be able to find a woman to blame. Their reactions tell you everything you need to know. 0372
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼMouse - it may be a lil bit of disassociation @lilmouserpg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Men, if you don't know any woman who has been sexually assaulted it's because the women in your life do not trust you, not because they haven't been assaulted. 1587560
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 764284665915
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age. 15284171499
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Lost in the discourse about where Dems are is the fact Republicans know the anti-trans ads aren't helping them but, as Terry here openly admits, hurting trans people is all they have left. They'd use their dying breath to ruin one more trans kid's life. 4696202
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna: “Based on the information collected by the Estonian Internal Security Service we can conclude with certainty that the arson attack on Milrem Robotics premises that took place on the night of 14–15 august in Tallinn… 322069
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Everyone knows that British people like to dunk biscuits in tea, but weirdly few mention that British people dunk *all* food into tea in the manner of raccoons. This is why cotton candy isn't a thing there, and why so many foods are eaten with a knife and fork, so they can fit into the teacup 4658
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼAbra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Note that the conversation happened because they wanted me to join the investigation team...an offer which immediately disappeared when I said something that indicated I wanted to protect the students instead of the university. 0556
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼAbra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Thinking back to when I worked at a university & hearing a coworker who was one of the Title 9 investigators talk about how their office was always so slammed with filed complaints...and then the next fall seeing the school proudly report 0 sexual assaults. Just like the previous 5 years. 17016
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼRamiel 🐇 @pawberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Fandoms used to be full of nice ppl before covid and then all the bullies and popular kids joined" is literally an "the earth is flat" tier false belief to me 1443976877
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼMatthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 26/09/2026reading fiction isn't escape, it's a genuine necessity. Feeding the imagination is essential for staying free. 014143
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don’t believe people who tell you ai can be liberatory or any other misappropriation of movement talk or justice frameworks. Find some people who are preparing to rebuild and cast your lot with them. Then read a bit more. Just keep your wits about you because they are trying to run game. 91732323
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Then, if you’re able, try to get your body moving. You’re going to need your senses and movement is good for your brain. If you have kids in your care, protect their developing brains and their image. That’s all I can say about that. 41252139
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain. 52521657
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Will international media ever start covering Russia’s ongoing genocide? Ukrainians in Russian occupied Oleshky are eating grass and weeds to survive and the world stays silent 😭kyivindependent.com'Nothing left to eat' — Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisisOleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry. 21426293
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼRobin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Labour Party’s women’s conference on 26/9/26 was an embarrassing farce, with only 200 delegates of the 1,000 normal attendance (no major unions) in protest of the Labour Party’s shameful abandonment of trans people following the legally absurd ruling of the Supreme Court in FWS in April 2025. 121268281
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On Sunday, July 12th 1998, Jason (aged 8), Mark (aged 9) and Richard Quinn (aged 10) were killed in their home in Ballmoney when it was petrol-bombed by Loyalists, rioting after the Drumcree parade was banned from travelling the Garvahy Road that year. 3 brutal sectarian murders. 414774
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼFaith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 27/09/2026Be patient and kind to those who are making art right now. We're all self-funded and the richest, worst people in the world are trying to plaster over and erase our hard work. 11635574
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026For example, I have a friend who has been known to make a half a dozen restaurant reservations for a single night so he can then pick later which to use. This is obviously psychotic behaviour but AI agents will start doing it for loads of people automatically 2661730
Reposted by 🍩 ꮇꭺꭱꮯꭼꮮꭵꮑꭼDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Some unintended consequences I suspect the rise of AI agents will create: 1. Restaurants that only take reservations by hand written letter, or more likely, don't take them at all. 2. Gigs where you can only buy tickets in person. 3. Businesses that operate without websites. 66940159