John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sincere question. As a cis man who wants to support LGBTQ rights and people, when are the appropriate times for me to jump in to lend my voice and support? And how do I find the right conversations to add to? I’m doing a lot of learning but also want to help. 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Women on the other hand, are at threat from the men that are rapists. So “all men are rapists” is short-hand for what others have said here, which is you just cannot tell by glance, and women are always having to be on edge. 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026See how the man is never in any danger, whereas there are conditions where the woman is? Men don’t need to think all women are whores because they are not at threat from the women that are whores. 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026* Man is not a rapist, woman is not a whore: No interaction, everyone fine. * Man is not a rapist, woman is a whore: Woman propositions man, he doesn’t desire a whore, he says no. Everyone fine. * Man is a rapist, woman is or is not a whore: Woman is at risk of being raped. 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ll take a crack. The issue is in the impact to the other party. Imagine a man and a woman cross paths on an otherwise empty dark street. There’s a chance the man is a rapist, and there’s a chance the woman is a whore. What are the possible outcomes? 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I figured he would name it America Intelligence. Keep the AI but America first! Or TI for Trmp Intelligence. So… not as bad as it could have been? 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And as @lydz.eurosky.social said, you can insert another vulnerable community in place for trans people there. It draws focus to the vulnerable community instead of putting the outrage solely onto the group that deserves it. 011
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026By framing the statement the way they do, it opens the door for someone to react with “well both of those are bad, and there's still some conditions under which the trans people in sports could be worse than rapists” and that’s harmful to the trans community. 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/09/20262. It implies that “rape at Cornell” is a bigger problem to solve than “trans people in sports,” which itself implies that “trans people in sports” is a problem in the first place. IT’S NOT A PROBLEM. 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/09/20261. It suggests the relation is because of quantity not quality. Is the poster really equating one rapist at Cornell to one trans person in sports? So, if the number of trans people in sports was 8 they would think OK that’s worse than the number of rapists at Cornell? 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My thoughts on why this is bad. Saying there are more rapists at Cornell than trans people in sports is basically saying the “quantity of rapists at Cornell” is in some comparable way worse than the “quantity of trans people in sports.” This is harmful in (at least) two ways: 210
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy Bisexuality Day to everyone in the "B" category of #lgbtq 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Note, the middle line is potentially (probably) disingenuous in both instances, and is just an appeal to try to convince the target "bro" that the beggar is on their side. 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you recast this to certain dems=Gaetz and trans people and allies=Smither, it reads something like: "Bro we need your vote. I love the trans too. But the Republicans want to <do bad>." Asking you to vote against your values because of "the other." Mr. Smither's not buying it, nor should you. 100
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I had the brilliant idea that when the Buterlian Jihad comes it better be a Judith Butlerian Jihad. But then I found at least five accounts on BlueSky alone with that exact text in their names, so I guess I didn't have an original thought. But it's still a good one! 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My cat's tired of hearing "biological men" and "men claiming to be women" too 011
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Let’s flip the “to defeat fascism, we have to throw trans people under the bus and harangue them for not voting for us” script to “to defeat fascism, we have to elevate trans people and harangue cis folks for not voting for us.” #lgbtq #transrightsarehumanrights 040
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It turns out the "who" in "no matter who" does matter! The "right blue" should support rights and dignity for everyone. That means open access to gender affirming care, trans women in (gasp) women’s sports, and the ability for anyone to use the bathroom for their gender. 140
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Why are people asking our trans community to vote blue no matter who when it will harm themselves, when we should finding the right “blue” and asking everyone else to vote blue no matter who? 175
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I was supporting this 8 months ago! Of course, I have zero influence, so there you are. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comTrump’s catchphrase ‘transgender for everybody’ becomes an LGBTQ rallying cryLGBTQ activists have a long tradition of taking slights and slurs — like the word “queer” — and using them as a form of protest and celebration. 000
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Time to boycott Robert Kraft, his football team, and his stadium. Massachusetts, you know the assignment. Let's do this. 1513589763
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Disappointed to see that the MIT Club of Boston @mitcob.org is participating in a Harry Potter night at the New England Revolution. It's a double whammy of connection to anti-trans JKR and anti-Palestine Robert Kraft all in one evening. 020
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Don’t forget also the fawning over Trump and collusion by certain NFL owners. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comAI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We can expect 800 million people dead in 10 years from AI. Is this justifiable? Possible arguments: (1) AI will save more than 800 million lives that would otherwise have been lost (but this becomes the trolley problem writ large) (2) AI will generate massive income for the billionaire class Um, no! 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Plan: Do nothing to regulate AI safety Probability of AI human extinction event: 10% Impact of AI human extinction event: 8 billion dead Expected impact of doing nothing: 800 million dead 100
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The most basic risk analysis we do in evaluating software plans is to take the probability of some (bad) event happening multiplied by the impact of that (bad) event happening. This gives you a simple estimate of the "expected impact" from implementing the plan. Let's run the numbers on AI doom... 100
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Trans rights are human rights. We don’t have liberty until we all have liberty. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I’m sick of the Claude style. My fear is that people start writing like that instead of AI adopting a variety of writing styles that reflect the great variety of writers out there. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I didn’t acquire empathy and awareness until I got to a college where I met and became friends with a global, diverse set of students from so many backgrounds. This is spot on. 010
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Seth Moulton tried to throw transgender Americans under the bus after the 2024 election. Ed Markey said NO. Massachusetts voters backed the right guy. Trans rights are human rights. We draw the line and we don’t fucking bend. 940156
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I hope it holds up. Boston.com reader survey leaned heavily Moulton but that’s a self-selecting poll and possibly influenced by moulton’s team in some way. www.boston.com/community/re...boston.comReaders say they're voting for Seth Moulton over Ed Markey. Here's why.Concerns about Markey’s age came up again and again among Moulton supporters. Markey fans pointed to his experience and progressive policies. 050
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Good news for today! www.boston.com/news/local-n...boston.com4 more Mass. towns stop using or pause use of Flock camerasOpponents of Flock have expressed privacy concerns and pointed to alleged officer misuse of the automated license plate reader technology. 011
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Enough with the shenanigans of getting around the "but it says elected and someone can become president without being elected" loopholes. Eight years and you're done. What were the people who wrote this amendment thinking? I'm not a lawyer and I could do a better job. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026If you are VP and become Pres mid-term, tough, you still only get 8 years max. And no more federal office for presidents after, not even supreme court. You had your turn, there are other qualified people to do those jobs. 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The 22nd amendment really should just read, "No person shall hold the office of the President more than eight years. No person who has held the office of President for any time shall thereafter hold any elected or senate-approved federal office." 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026dontpastetheai.com is the new nohello.net/en. Both good pages to have in your toolkit.dontpastetheai.comDon't paste the AI.If someone asks you a question, paste your answer — not the chatbot's. 010
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)Liz Ruark @lizwhenshesathome.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Come to Massachusetts. We have sanity. #transrightsarehumanrights #standupforscience #resistwbur.orgMass. vows support for trans kids as Trump bans Medicaid fundsThe Healey administration said it will take on the cost of hormone therapy and counseling for transgender children and teenagers covered by two public insurance programs if a federal rule out Tuesday ... 002
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Also, if you are of a certain age, go get a colonoscopy. No joke. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Why is the word stick underlined in this ad for colonoscopies? Because they used stick figure drawings? That’s a weak pun for this topic… 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I’ve been trying to practice this. Also in one-on-ones with men coworkers, I try to avoid saying “hey man” or “see you later man” as that is a way of familiarity-bonding with men for which I don’t see a good equivalent for everyone else. The article also has good info on centering misgendering. 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Kentucky should start the process of selecting a new senator and force Mitch McConnell to show up to halt the process, rather than have his absence keep the process from starting. Flip the script! 041
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/07/2026During the primary debate for the Democratic nomination to the Massachusetts Senate, Senator Markey stood on his trans rights record and slammed Congressman Seth Moulton, his opponent, for throwing trans kids under the bus. "The Supreme Court agreed with you." Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comMarkey Tells Moulton He Threw Trans Kids "Under the Bus" In MA Dem Senate Primary Debate“The Supreme Court of the United States of America just last week took the same position that Congressman Moulton took last year,” Senator Ed Markey said. 13667105
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Also getting “I like rock and roll, but I’m not a hippie” late-60’s vibes. That’s fine, but maybe let hippies just be and have all the same rights and privileges you do too? 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/07/2026While we are at it (and when I am king of the universe I will abdicate to you to implement this), can we also limit the campaign season to a small number of weeks prior to the election? In terms of when ralllies, ads, debates can happen. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I wonder what David Foster Wallace would have had to say about the so-called Great American State Fair. www.the-independent.com/bulletin/new...the-independent.comTrump’s Great American State Fair goes viral again as band outnumbers crowd 120
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Exactly. I assume you saw @esqueer.net’s report on NYT articles and the shift in messaging that has occurred? Finally some data to back up the feeling we all were getting. 010