Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13/10/2026And with that we have our first dead AI startup 9254711203
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026true, it was grimace. 1147843
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/10/2026What I like about Bluesky is that Ukraine's bombing of the Russian Bots has no effect on traffic here, we all blocked those bots long ago 322742218
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 07/10/2026It's not really fair that I blame her more than anyone else for Roe v Wade because 50 other senators helped... But she is the only one who got on the senate floor and gave a defensive angry gaslighting speech chiding us for daring to think Kavanaugh would do what we all knew he would do. 9718101
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 06/10/2026Enough internet for now. Off to make Art and read books 🚨📣 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ PSA/GENTLE REMINDER ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 📣🚨 317646
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This really puts stuff like publicly funded third spaces in perspective for me. It's so relatively cheap to build out community centers, gyms, makerspaces, studios etc. 221590395
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think we need to differentiate between “AI uses a lot of water!” (not necessarily bad on its own) and “AI stresses local water supplies” (a potentially real issue). The distinction is important because even “modest” use can cause serious issues, especially given the locations of data centers 17621102
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 131935302
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I don't mean what I'm about to say in a sappy way, but a fairly hard-nosed one: natural ecosystems are often remarkably good at recovering from serious local natural disasters *if they are given the chance.* 21422405
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage 455801683
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people 16886262301
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/09/2026I hate doing the "a rollback of trans rights is the gateway for a rollback of women's rights" thing because trans rights are human rights in and of themselves, whatever the impact on cis women. But goddamn I wish more cis women had a sense of history and self preservation. 2742251002
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 162169344738
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!! 354169633027
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth 11778823677
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Bluesky was literally meant to be a cryptobro social network for grifters, LinkedIn sludge, and libertarians who know way too much about age of consent laws. Jack Dorsey *left* when instead of weird and off-putting cryptonerds, trans people started hanging out here. 22111822790
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 09/09/2026Take it from someone who’s read a lot about heists and scams and con artists: “you have to seize this financial opportunity right now or you will miss out!” is like The final pressure play in every scam. 826452
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/09/2026All else aside there is nothing I want or need genAI to do for me. I like reading. I like doing research. I like playing around in spreadsheets. I like interviewing people. I like writing. I like doing these things for myself because I take pleasure in the doing and they make me a better thinker. 72191540
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026Good news: he lost. 10344977610053
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Seen a lot of people responding to this with “I’m just going to pirate the show,” and I want to gently remind everyone that the central idea in this piece is that there’s no way to engage with the Potter franchise in any capacity that doesn’t benefit Rowling and her bigotry 21400425
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We do need younger but if younger is weak, transphobic awful then I’ll take old 14784132
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 27/08/2026You can just say "No, shut up." You can. It really is that simple. He can't make you. 12089418
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Shapeless Ink (but spooky) @shapelessink.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Finally got to touching up probably the most popular doodle I've ever done, lmao. Wonder if this would work as a bookmark? 4427991131
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 16/08/2026"Why do the kids hate the filterless sociopaths who are destroying the environment and the economy and who monologue like James Bond villains?" 773764976
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Martha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026One of those days we're going to stop giving the benefit of the doubt to rich white British men. 623146
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 07/08/2026i feel like more people need to know that the “men don’t read books anymore” blogger also posted one of the vilest transphobic rants about trans boys i’ve ever read. she says that hrt for trans teen boys is worse than anorexia. as with all gateway clickbait there is something NASTY under there 141772395
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 04/08/2026chat can anyone verify that every single Flock camera has about 2-3 Ibs of copper and about 1-2 grams of gold 1041764415
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae." 303014776
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations. 40201784901
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026there is literally no amount of caveats or careful wording that will protect you from stupidity or bad faith, so you might as well say things straightforwardly and strongly to begin with. 263934650
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)FortAngel @fortangel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026@tkingfisher.com has lowkey ruined most het romance for me with Paladin's Strength because *don't these people understand how much hotter it is when the female love interest is a giant werebear nun instead of a tiny delicate 'quirky' girl?* Clara/Istvahn OTP 1043840
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Shane @mcclellandshane.bsky.social · 16/07/2026There’s poop on the lettuce. There’s worms in the beef. There’s glass in the bread. What kind of Upton Sinclair timeline is this 1462889442
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Let’s be really clear about this lettuce situation: it’s not just the destruction of public health tracking, it’s also years and years of ending regulations that would have prevented conditions causing outbreaks in the first place, combined with climate change that makes them more likely to happen. 162324644
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026My privilege to share some lovely stories from the science community about what Sam Neill's timeless performance as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park meant to them—and why it will continue to inspire kids to chase their own discoveries for years to come.wired.comSam Neill Inspired a Generation of ScientistsThe actor, who died at age 78 on Monday, embodied a passionate approach to research and positive masculinity in his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park. 222760797
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The thing about JKR and telling folks not to buy Harry Potter shit is it isn't because we think it can take away her fortune and platform. She's so rich she would still be rich if she never sold another book It is because it is literally the smallest possible hurdle to clear to value trans lives 4257581899
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 13/07/2026The fact that J.K. Rowling successfully bullied Amnesty International into taking down a report that accurately called out her attack on trans people, especially trans women, is so repulsive and such a display of the power of her money, and her choice to put her vast fortune behind persecution.thepinknews.comAmnesty removes report that called JK Rowling's centre 'anti-rights'Amnesty International UK has removed a report which labelled JK Rowling's sexual abuse crisis centre Beira's Place as "anti-rights". 1291893652
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)The Grim Reaper @thegrimreapernow.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I thought that was McConnell. My bad. Maybe I need glasses 543379
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 11/07/2026They could have made this map any color. 733122641
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Undead in Chicago (municipal boundary) @mosermostly.bsky.social · 09/07/2026We should invent a kind of canceling where the guy goes away 8394401866
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026here's the thing about artists, it's not a job, it's not a hobby, and it's not a lifestyle. it's a vocation. the flip side of that? it's a compulsion and an obsession. 323331
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/07/2026The very things he said in his defense told you who he was. The "can't people change" crowd never really addressed why he wasn't acting like someone who was ashamed of his actions, and instead was trying to imply that everyone else needed to be ashamed for asking the question. 91977215
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Courtney Enlow @courtenlow.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Graham Platner embodies a concept that in 2016 we didn’t have words for so “Bernie Bro” made the most sense. It had nothing to do with Bernie but was an attempt to describe a man who outwardly espouses progressive values but hates women more than he cares about anything else. 12753152
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I don’t think people need to be “crucified” for thinking Platner changed or whatever but I do think they should engage in serious self-reflection and humility, such as not referring to themselves as being “crucified” 995909682
Reposted by Arika Ito (she/her)The Dax Symbiont 🏴🏳️⚧️🌲🇵🇸 @thedaxsymbiont.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Reminder that platners rise is based on this serial rapist 413937
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