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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

It's almost like the monetization of a free-access social media platform is inevitable. That "my team" thought Bluesky would be an exception speaks to our collective ignorance of economics and human nature.

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Winter Glossary. Acedia: a melancholic sluggishness of mind/body Clinomania: a desire to stay in bed Apricity: the warmth of the sun on a cold day Latibulize: to retire into a den, or hole, & lie dormant for the winter Abibliophobia: the fear of running out of reading material

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Ah, yes. Let's double down on the winning strategy of not only insulting & broad-brushing everyone who voted GOP last time, but also those who didn't vote at all. JFC, my "fellow" Dems sure are winners! 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

That "our side" (the left) has anti-science elements isn't new. The "organic/natural" movement, anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorists, & gender ideology TRAs are just a few easy examples. What is new, however, is mainstream, objective acknowledgement of this reality & how RFK Jr is bridging it with MAGA.

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I've heard @jessesingal.com refer to the act of posting on Bluesky as "skeeting." I like the appropriation this gerund for a variety of obvious reasons, but I'm torn because skeeting in other contexts is generally enjoyable whereas my experience on this app has been... 😬

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Similar what I said about Caraballo, if he doesn't know Singal's tweet was dripping in irony & sarcasm, one or more of the following are true: 1) He's a disingenuous liar who peddles in disinformation. 2) He believes his followers are boobs. 3) He's a boob himself.

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

If that data qualifies as PHI/PII, then one or more of the following must be true of her: 1) She's a disingenuous liar who peddles in disinformation. 2) She believes her followers are boobs. 3) She's a boob herself.

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

There seem to be some deal-breakers for lefties here: 1) Speech can be restricted if it's offensive. 2) Beliefs can be forced on others if it's about enforcing secular kindness. 3) Trans women are actual women. 4) Democracy only when we get everything we want & compromise is tantamount to treachery.

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Folks on the Dem side wondering why we lost & deciding it's because we were 💯 correct & everyone who didn't vote for us is just a sexist, racist idiot posts a link to a clip criticizing internal critic for making arguments that weren't even made ironically proving internal critics correct. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Not surprising, given this has been my experience on social media almost without exception. But I'm glad to see we're having serious work being done to empirically prove this. It seems this rides primarily on appeals to emotion to override any logic & intentionally bypass any civil discourse.

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation Link here: science.org/doi/10.1126/... Summary in🧵🔽 1/

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

1. Follow me = follow. 2. Interact respectfully or like my comment/post = follow. 3. Spam/fake accounts = report & block. 4. Poor debater = mute. 5. Repeated ad hominem attacks = mute. 6. Repeated virtue signaling = mute. 7. Threats & violence = block. 8. Rules apply whether we agree or not.

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Austin @gayheretic.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

This is both infuriating and heartbreaking. When politicians craft laws to regulate medical care that aren't science- and evidence-based, you will inevitably get outcomes like this. Pregnancy is dangerous for mother and baby, and needs to be taken as seriously as any other major medical condition.

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