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Chris

@cdir.bsky.social
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Mountain bikes, history, family, and product management. 🇨🇦in 🇩🇪 He / him, and trans rights are human rights.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
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Annie Wallace @anniewallace.com · 25/05/2026
Remember this... Eire has had gender recognition based on self-ID for over 10 years with no reports of abuse or hatred. The gender critical movement in Eire is minuscule. This is a British problem. A very sick, twisted, British cult problem. It is a disturbing European outlier . This is not normal.
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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A number of Jewish organizations are shrilly insisting that any criticism of Israeli genocide and warmongering is an illegitimate attack on Jews. At the same time, an increasing number of non-Jewish people are insisting that any attack on Jews is a legitimate attack on Israel. This sucks, man
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I'd really like to see Mullin asked these questions in particular.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13/02/2026
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills. To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
The image features a gradient background transitioning from pink to blue. Text reads "Introducing the Trans Bill of Rights" with an icon of a paper and pen.A colorful infographic titled "What is the Trans Bill of Rights?" outlines four points with icons: protections from employment and housing discrimination, equal access to medical treatment without discrimination, legal recognition of gender identity, and the right to use restrooms aligning with a person's gender identity.
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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 13/02/2026
I had THE most vivid dream last night that we formed our own ICE called BEE (Billionaire Eradication Enforcement) We all started wearing 🐝 and posters everywhere just had bees on them. And we’d all go “bzzzzzzzzz” whenever one of these fucks was in public, terrifying them. It was awesome
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 26/11/2025
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing. Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter. Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵 x.com/andrewcuomo/...
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 17/07/2025
The Murderbot cast plays Bitter/Sweet www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqH4...
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Murderbot — The Cast Plays Bitter/Sweet | Apple TV+
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Hacker & Security News @hacker.at.thenote.app · 03/07/2025
10 Things I Wish I Knew About Product Management Sooner Think product management is all strategy and shipping features? Think again. This brutally honest, laugh-out-loud guide dives into the real lessons PMs learn the hard way—like saying 'no' without becoming the office villain… #hackernews #news
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10 Things I Wish I Knew About Product Management Sooner
Think product management is all strategy and shipping features? Think again. This brutally honest, laugh-out-loud guide dives into the real lessons PMs learn the hard way—like saying 'no' without becoming the office villain, surviving roadmap chaos, and fixing the feature no one asked for but everyone hates. Written by someone who’s been through the fire (and the Slack threads), it’s part therapy, part war journal, and all heart. If you've ever found yourself explaining why nothing shipped this sprint while silently questioning your career choices—this one’s for you. Expect awkward user interviews, polite panic, and very real truths about being the calm in the storm.
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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
In 2012, I met Jasinta in Kenya. Her son is was born HIV-negative because of the support/meds provided by the American Centre for Disease Control. Devastating to think so many now don’t have access to this assistance because of this drug-addled prick www.saltandcaramel.com/living-hiv-p...
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Living (HIV) Positively
Jasinta is HIV positive. When she became pregnant with her son, Warren Charles, she decided to face the disease head on. She gave birth to a negative child
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Phenomenal piece by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social here. (Gift link)
If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he's engendered. Musk's sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character - a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he's seen for the rest of his public life
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/05/2025
92 years ago today, the Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexuality, where the first study of trans people was conducted, and burned all of its contents. Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 01/05/2025
AAP immediately rejects the HHS report: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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AAP Statement on HHS Report Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is deeply alarmed by the report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today on medical care for transgender and gender-diverse ind...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Bring back *everyone* who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. *No one* should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.
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Alice In Wunderland @aliceinwunderl3.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
One of the reasons the manosphere has been so successful is because they are able to sell their version of masculinity as an answer to insecurity. They sell the idea that you become safe by dominating, even oppressing, others. They neg boys and men and then sell them on violence to feel secure.
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Chipockalips Now! @fragboner.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I see you I hug you bring it in trans 🏳️‍⚧️ homies
Curzon, my beloved old friend.
I'm Jadzia now.
Jadzia, my beloved old friend.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A reminder that this entire Trans Panic thing is just another shitty step in a long history of fake panics completely invented by political hacks. Trans people are very likely not affecting your lives at all and they certainly are not the cause of any problems on a national level. It's BULLSHIT.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Post a meme made by you
American Chopper doing the "Do you bite your thumb at us?" scene from Romeo and Juliet
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/03/2025
I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.
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T. Thorn Coyle they/them @thorncoyle.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Three of my Witches of Portland novels are part of this terrific cross-fantasy StoryBundle. 28 ebooks from several authors, for only $30! Money goes directly the authors and to World Central Kitchen.
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Great opportunity from a trusted expert and entertaining speaker on the power of continuous product discovery!
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
So much is at stake when Germany goes to the polls tomorrow. My take on Friedrich Merz and a huge mistake he made during the campaign. While Germany can't be seen as that borderline-boring bastion of stability anymore, the centre might get its act together after all, ironically thanks to JD Vance. 👇
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The far right rising
Ahead of a historic German election, the AfD is courting the global right – and threatening to upend European politics.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 05/12/2024
On Thanksgiving, I discovered a leak coming through the floorboards of my slab foundation house. The plumber couldn’t find a leak and was mystified. He blamed Molly Murderkitten and water bowl mischief Believable. LOOK AT HER. Insurance denied the claim. Fine. Got fans, rags. Water kept coming.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Jane Eyre Jane Fyre Jane Water Jane Earthe Long ago, the four Janes lived togethir yn harmonye... Until the Fyre Janes attackid.
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Katy's Shit Cartoons @cartoons.katymontgomerie.com · 28/11/2024
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
Pie chart:
74% hydrogen
25% helium
1% other (in tiny font)
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John Cutler @johncutle.fish · 11/11/2024
Guiding Boys in the Age of the Manosphere: Parenting Strategies for Healthy Perspectives on Masculinity and Online Culture
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Lovely to hear people having a wonderful time watching Wicked at the cinema. It made me think of my favourite ever movie-watching experience It’s a long, cheerful story, so I’ll have to do it over several posts… And, if you’re wondering if this thread is for you, it involves The Lego Movie 😁 👇🧵1/10
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Extending the #weekendchat, let's chat what's something nice that you did - or are just about to do - that gave you a sense of contentment or satisfaction? I took advantage of the warm day to take another bike ride up the mountain, felt really good to get out. How about you?
View over the handle bars to Heidelberg castle through the trees. Late afternoon view across a field and down a road, with a mountain bike trail heading. Off to the right.
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Becca Petunia 🏳️‍⚧️ @tallgirlpetunia.northsky.social · 20/11/2024
Did you know The Bell Jar, The Handmaid's Tale, The Feminine Mystique, and more all appeared on Sesame Street in the 90s? The @muppetwiki.bsky.social team finally created a page for my favorite little-known running gag: Prairie Dawn's Feminist Literature collection muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Prairie...
Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, reading Orlando by Virginia Wolfe.Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, holding The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, reading A Room Of Ones Own by Virginia Wolfe.Prairie Dawn, a tiny hot pink Muppet with blonde hair and a blue dress, reading The Bell Jar.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I could not sit silently while an elected official who spreads hate and lies that are killing my community pretends to care about Internet freedom.
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Some personal good news to share, starting a new position in January, joining a company here in Heidelberg. Strategic Product Management for their core product line, which is an exciting opportunity, can’t wait! Here’s to finding a path through the clouds, celebrating the sunshine when we find it.
Winding road ahead along a hillside into the distance, under a cloudy sky, with rays of sun off into the distance. The hills above Barcelona.
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
My kid asked for my help to make a change petition to Disney to tell them to put the Gatekeeper episode of Moon Girl, in which her trans teammate is attacked by a transphobic parent/coach, and comes through with the unrelenting support of her team, back in their lineup www.change.org/p/tell-disne...
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Sign the Petition
Tell Disney to stop Gatekeeping trans kids stories. Air Moon Girl episode The Gatekeeper
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Quick intro! Name: Chris Where: Heidelberg, Germany Formerly: Vancouver, London Hobbies: Mountain biking, history, games Playing: Dragon Age Veilguard Vocation: Software Product Management
Straight path through the woods, almost entirely covered by leaves. Peaceful, beautiful. A view over the vineyards in golden autumn sunlight. Mountain bike in the foreground, gleaming in the sunlight, at top of a small mountain, with village and fields in the distance. Mountain bike trail in the alps, biker setting out on a long path across a mountain top. Saalbach, Austria.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I wrote this thread before the recent big influx of new users. It's helped me prioritize and devote more time to both on a regular basis.
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I think it's really important to think in broad terms about Helmuth's tenure at Scientific American. Because it has been truly remarkable. Bear with me here, because I think this matters and is worth thinking about. 🧵🧪 #SciWri24
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spinelli ✨ @spinellicross.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
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p.e. neloms 🤎 @theauthorpen.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
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The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
If you feel like a book about hope in dark times would be helpful to you right now (and you can't get a copy from the store/library), I have 10 copies of OUR MISSING HEARTS to send out. Reply below. All I ask is that you pass it on to someone else who might find it useful, when you're done. Deal?
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Well this wasn’t the news I was hoping for this morning. Thinking of all the folks at risk over in the US, starting another 4 years of this…
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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 02/11/2024
I neglected to follow up on how my crop of fingers fared. They were spooktacular, naturally.
A plate of green shortbread witches fingers. A green shortbread witch finger over a cauldron of swirling mist
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
Great trip mountain biking above Barcelona this week. Heading home tomorrow, but lots of trails to come back and try next time!
Forested hillside in the sunlight, with a winding road off into the distance. Two mountain bikes on a dry hillside under a treePanoramic view over Barcelona looking south eastPanoramic view over Barcelona looking south west, past an anti aircraft gun placement from the Spanish Civil War.
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
A rainy day in the museums in Barcelona.
Rainy day walk through the passageways to the Moco museum in BarcelonaLarge statue by KAWS, in the museum entranceDiamond lights, mirrors and the family, off into infinityWindow of the Picasso Museum, from the outside, beautiful stonework.
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Chris @cdir.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
Week in Barcelona with family, taking a deep breath through some possible big job changes (cross your fingers for me!). And through the rest of these stressful times…
Old stone fortress, with palm tree peeking outModern store in the corner, Middle Ages church in warm evening light. Behind my dad and my wife, as we are off for shopping and dinner.Ornate stone bridge between two very old buildings, with beautiful stonework and tiles. Religious statue in a side street, near benches in a space with shade and trees.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/10/2024
If one of these is you, please take that money and support journalism in some other form, including local journalism and/journalism done by non-profit organizations. The nation needs journalism now more than ever. www.npr.org/2024/10/28/n...
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200,000 subscribers desert 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement
Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.
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