Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongSam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I don’t remember whose insight this is, but it blew my mind when I first read that to understand American history you have to get that race law was designed to increase the number of enslavable people (one-drop rule) and decrease the number of claimants to indigenous land (blood quantum) 522987653
Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In 1990, Douglas Adams wrote a nonfiction book about endangered species called =Last Chance to See=. It was as funny as you would expect and utterly heartbreaking; the last line of the kakapo chapter (”elderly, untouched sweet potato”) made me cry. To quote another British humorist, “Not dead yet.” 27521
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongAnn Leckie @annleckie.com · 31/07/2026For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why 221373297
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongDeborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This, from food safety attorney Bill Marler, is so much better than anything I've seen from the FDA.marlerblog.comTaylor Farms Posted Its Own Recall. It Went to 27 States, Not 5 — and the List Includes Bags Sold in Grocery Stores.Taylor Farms has posted a recall notice on its own website. As of this morning it is still not on FDA's recalls page, which means the only 111136622
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026We CAN STOP this. That’s why talking about the CLARITY Act is so important. Spread the word. 13377172
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongWard Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 19/07/2026"Is refrigerator magnet poetry sentient?" 1736167
Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026MailerLite @mailerlite.bsky.social hiding a 20% annual fee increase and new service limitations … behind an email touting a bunch of AI “features” that I actively Do Not Want: 😒 010
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If Other Jobs Were Like US Senator www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... 163195693
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Jesus, Ezra. That isn't what happened at all. Rufo did not "try to figure out if" it's true." He gleefully amplified the lie, then offered a bounty to anyone who could retroactively "prove" it. It spurred death threats. Thousands will soon be deported because of it. Many of them will die. 1163782818
Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026(It took about two more years for Ezra Klein to *fully* squander the respect he’d built up with me over a couple of decades previous. Sometime last winter he became persona non grata.) 000
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 30/06/2026looks good to me 👍 1724316602
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongKiju Gently @kijugently.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! In 10 VISIONS OF THE FUTURE; OR SELF-CARE FOR THE END OF DAYS by @samtasticbooks.com a woman sees post-apocalyptic alternative futures and their effects upon her and her partner. Read it at www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v... #BookSkyuncannymagazine.com10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days - Uncanny Magazine1. There is a future in which a hellgate opens off the coast of California. It happens at midnight on the first day of the new year, which is sooner than anyone expected. The waters rise and we are fo... 093
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Longsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Napoleon Bonaparte made his servants break in his shoes before he wore them. His entire wardrobe was two different outfits repeated. When he arrived at St Helena he had a meltdown about the house smelling like paint. His stare was so unnerving other heads of state believed it was magical. 704315680
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Longtalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 26/06/202610 detained by NYPD and 4 detained by MTA following an early-morning disruption demo. Longtime peace activist John Mark explains why they’re protesting today as he’s carried out by NYPD: 012741
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongBOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 25/06/2026talking to my neighbors and she was like "it's a pretty shitty time to be an american but it's a fuckin' GREAT time to be a new yorker" and that about covers the past several months 124024
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongKarawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Some important risk information for anyone with a dog or cat. And some extra hope, if you already have a pet with a neurological condition like epilepsy.ninelives.karawynnlong.comThe Missing Facts About My Dog’s EpilepsyFlea meds can cause seizures. Diet can resolve them. Why is this not common knowledge? 011
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The best moments of the last year have been when people have said to me, ‘I saw when you got arrested, and that’s the day I signed up to go court watching.’ I hope people will keep signing up and showing up. (4/5) 551263
Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Some important risk information for anyone with a dog or cat. And some extra hope, if you already have a pet with a neurological condition like epilepsy.ninelives.karawynnlong.comThe Missing Facts About My Dog’s EpilepsyFlea meds can cause seizures. Diet can resolve them. Why is this not common knowledge? 011
Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026shit like this is why i have a wired subscription again in the 2020s for the first time since the 1990s. 110
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026HEY, MY BOOK COMES OUT TOMORROW! 1134159
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I have seen this cat here in Portland and he's a chill sweetie. CVS should be proud to have their own bodega cat!! Maybe tell corporate how you feel! www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...oregonlive.comA Portland cat chose a CVS as his retirement home, and the customers are rallying to keep him thereA pharmacy patron has launched a formal complaint against a Sellwood pet. 1167284
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongRachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I have an idea: what if we visited websites again??? hear me out: websites published by humans who are professionally trained to gather accurate information I KNOW IT’S CRAZY BUT IT MIGHT JUST WORK 39717
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongMother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/05/2026There’s a massive immigration operation in Memphis right now, but you may not have heard about it. Why? Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.motherjones.comMemphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges. 175324359
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Longryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 15/05/2026this Elon Musk plot to steal your 401(k) money is really going underdiscussed 241772615
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongEcon Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The Chief Justice and his wife took 20 million dollars from firms with cases in front of the court. A level of corruption no one expected from the nation's highest courtcmarmitage.substack.comThe Chief Justice and His Wife Took $20 Million From Firms He Rules On. I'm Filing for His Disbarment Today.And you can too. 1311313657
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongMaggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This is the situation I refer to the most when trying to explain a the state of book bans right now. Utah has state mandated book destruction for books like Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, and Damsel by Elana K Arnold. The vast majority of the books are written by women. 4396279
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 25/04/2026I'll say it again, one of the worst things this rampant push to cram "generative AI" into everything has done is make people suspect bright kids of cheating when they're just nerdy or bookish or neurodivergent, sanding down their unique edges to fit into people's lowered, homogenized expectations. 10347771572
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Longrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Holy shit, I didn't want to yell at a single one of these clinical recommendations 69831231
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Have you been asked by a medical provider recently for consent to have an "AI" scribe record your visit? Us, too. And we have **thoughts** buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...buttondown.comWhy you should refuse to let your doctor record youBy: Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney At a recent appointment, Emily’s physical therapist (who knows some about her research) said, “Before we get started,... 42439193
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich. 795362607596
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongNatania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Appropriate since snakes do not have arms. 221701385
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 04/04/2026I think a lot of Bluesky users are in the demographic of “people who simply will stop using social media entirely if all the text-based social platforms that aren’t run by unrepentant Nazis (like this one) go away,” myself very much included 1605018526
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongAbby Denton is a Rabbit for Halloween Every Year @abbydenton.com · 14/03/2026To be clear to historians: Despite what contemporary government propagandists insist, absolutely no one in America sincerely believes that Iran is a threat to us. Pretty much everyone knows this is a stupid and pointless war, but we are essentially hostages in a police state. 18243291190
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongFoxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 03/03/2026With the weather warming, the emus are back to their regular shenanigans. Today's episode: Why are the edges of the entry rugs so shredded? A mystery for the ages. 🪶 #crimemus 623759
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/02/2026Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.com‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergenciesStudy finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases 431268716
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongMicro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 28/02/2026I heard stories of people who've fed crows, and been given gifts in return. It sounded charming, so I began doing that. Then, one night, there was a rapping on my bedroom window. I stumbled up and opened. A crow flew in and spoke: "They're coming for you. You must flee." I only just made it out. 111090341
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026So @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social has added a pre-release copy of her amazing new book WHAT WE ARE SEEKING along with a paperback of the reissue of her legendary 1996 Cyberpunk novel THE FORTUNATE FALL to the giveaway, and I'll be honest, that's probably cooler than what I'm offering! 13626
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongRay Radlein @radlein.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Worth noting that Japan using peace talks with Washington as cover for their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the reasons we were so fucking furious at them on December 8, 1941. It's WHY FDR called it a Day of Infamy 91263411
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I talked with @ziibiing.com about Stand With Minnesota, keeping neighbors housed during ICE escalation, and directing generosity where it’s actually needed.organizingmythoughts.org“There’s Another Way”: Rent Relief, Love Letters, and 1,000 Pee Funnels"There’s nothing like getting to give someone their rent money," says mutual aid organizer Ashley Fairbanks. 6561225
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 27/02/2026Look, I'm not a proponent of "You MUST belong to group X to write about/in the voice of a member of group X." However, I am a HUGE proponent of "But don't be a fucking disrespectful dickbag about it! Understand systems of power! And intersectionality! And do your damn homework! For fuck sake!!!" 🤗 737165
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Four core aspects to a good life for autistic kids: Being accepted by others in a way that allows the child to be themselves; Finding ‘the things that light [the child]’; Having a sense of control over their own life and Physical/sensory environments matter. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSupporting a ‘good life’ for autistic children: Autistic adults’ and parents’ perspectives - Kate Simpson, Connie Allen, Elizabeth Wheeley, Elizabeth Pellicano, Melanie Heyworth, Jacquiline den Houtin...There has been limited research into what helps to promote autistic children’s quality of life. This qualitative study, co-produced with autistic people, aimed ... 05019
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026HEY, I AM DOING ANOTHER FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS! AND GIVING AWAY ANOTHER SIGNED ARC (Advance Review Copy) OF OBSTETRIX!!! YOU COULD GET TO READ IT EARLY (it doesn't come out until June) AND HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES STAY HOUSED!!!! 1393252
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16/02/2026The drunk uncle theory. You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there 125156903583
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 14/02/2026This is precisely what polling places were like for part of the 19th century. People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way. 421713487
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 14/02/2026I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes. 10370191367
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongJonathan Stegall @jonathanstegall.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Five years ago @ashoncrawley.bsky.social posted a thing about care that feels really timely again. www.facebook.com/ashon/posts/... 3317154
Reposted by Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ LongErica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Taken together, an overall look at protest patterns in 2026 reinforces the sense of a growing, durable, and disciplined pro-democracy movement increasingly mobilized at the grassroots. 238988
Karawynn ‘🚫🧊’ Long @karawynn.bsky.social · 10/02/2026oh excellent, i see there is a non-Amazon option for donating filament now! proto-pasta.com/products/the...proto-pasta.com"We Keep Us Safe" by The Whistle CrewThe Protopasta Fil-anthropy Fund is proud to partner with the Whistle Crew, "a loose federation united by our love for 3D printing and community safety." Across the nation, our communities' lives are ... 020