Nursery work is ROUGH, folks. Everything about it is brutal.

Grist@grist.org · 2d ago

America’s houseplants come at a steep price for greenhouse workers

Trans people are constantly asked to treat their full and equal rights as human beings as something LESS than absolute, something LESS than a red line. "Oh sure he's bad on the trans stuff but he's good on other policies!" It is obscene.

Aranock, 4 of Ravens@aranock.bsky.social · 2d ago

There is something crushingly exhausting about how much time we as trans people have to spend arguing that our rights actually matter including to most of the self proclaimed cis allies. If you don't get why politicians throwing trans people under the bus is a bad move then fuck off forever ty

This man won his primary by 30 points.

Ed Markey@edmarkey.bsky.social · 3d ago

In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.

In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.

I know it's where we're at in 2026 and we all know it, but it bears stating the obvious that every major company in the world is openly throwing a tantrum that people expect them to provide goods and services instead of just sending them a payment of $200 every month for nothing

“im not interested in your childrens genitals” is just such an easy thing to say

Periodic reminder that your "concerns" about trans people are being beamed directly into your head by a small cadre of incredibly rich psychopaths.

Jessica Kant@jessdkant.bsky.social · 4d ago

Shout out to everyone who said it was just a temporary distraction and not a central organizing principle of modern fascism.

hi you better not have this enabled around me or we are no longer friends.

Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social · 4d ago

NEW: The new Apple Watches double as AI-powered listening bugs for generating convo "recaps" or transcripts of any previous 15 seconds. But fear not, Apple says, this data isn't sent to Apple/gets encrypted, speakers aren't ID'd, and there's a chime for the 15-second thing. @lhn.bsky.social reports:

The contract locks in: - Hybrid Work Policy - Pay increases for our most vulnerable members of up to 34% - "Just Cause" Protections - Protections Against Outsourcing - Remote Work and Disability Accommodations - AI Bargaining Requirements - Industry First Recall Rights - And more!

We are proud to announce the ratification of a historic contract covering nearly 1,900 workers at Blizzard Entertainment, including represented workers on the World of Warcraft team. Today we stand as One Blizzard United. cwa-union.org/news/release...

Blizzard Entertainment Workers Ratify Historic Video Game Contracts with CWA

Blizzard Entertainment workers represented by CWA voted to ratify historic union contracts with the Microsoft-owned company, securing an unprecedented victory for the video game industry following the...

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The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...

No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland

A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".

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Another important Saturday PSA from the cutie crew!

Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.

From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...

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My team is hiring an Associate Encounter Designer! We'd love a WoW PvE subject matter expert who can switch between player and designer brain. Lua scripting and some design work as an amateur is a plus. Our work gets a big spotlight and the people you'd be joining are wonderful humans and devs.

hey pdx routle enjoyers — great chance to give back to the creator!

Routle - Transit routes quiz@routle.bsky.social · last wk.

Hi Routle fans! I am fundraising for gender affirming surgery. If you can support with a donation, or share this post, it would mean the world. Thank you <3 - River www.gofundme.com/f/river-get-...

AI is not inevitable. resistance works!

Mamdani issues AI moratorium in NYC schools

Kids "need to wrestle with tough problems on their own,” New York's mayor said Wednesday.

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It's never too late to stop using AI. It doesn't matter what you're using it for, however much you're relying on it, you can stop. There's nothing it does that can't be replaced by other, better methods. You can always learn new skills, it's never too late.

AI guy: I peed in a public swimming pool! Isn't that cool? Praise me! Everyone: Why would you do that, that's gross, stop it you weirdo AI guy: Wow, I'm shocked and appalled at this hostility! No wonder Bluesky is dying Other pool pissers: It's like they don't even try to understand what we're doing

@councilorkanal.bsky.social This form is pretty much designed to scare people away from ever reporting violations of the Gas Blower Ban. It's so useless. "You must go on the record and be willing to formally testify against your neighbor. Are you suuure? They'll know you did it and be mad at you!"

Love a direct, to the point queen. Say it plainly and leave no space for bad-faith bullshit.

Laura Chapin@laurachapin.bsky.social · 2w ago

"For the next two minutes, Cloud detailed three issues impacting women that she believes deserve more attention than Freedom: domestic violence, sexual assault and food insecurity." www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...

your nephew is hooked on opioids because cops took the drug prevention money and spent it on flock cameras to stalk their ex wives

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago

“A review of meeting minutes, local reporting, state opioid expenditure disclosures, and invoices obtained via public records requests reveals that at least twelve sheriffs’ offices and police departments have since 2024 spent their opioid funds on Flock cameras.”

It's heartening that the term "pervert glasses" has become so widespread that it's being used in headlines about the pervert glasses and legislative attempts to halt the ability of perverts to buy them.

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 2w ago

Push for import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses amid privacy concerns

One of the goals of transvestigation is that it provides an ARG, it scratches the same pepe silvia itch as qanon. A person stumbles on transphobic bullshit, and gets hooked into an excitingly gamified rabbit hole of monetized grievance, full of mystery and intrigue.

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · 3w ago

What do you do when you've launched a moral panic about transgender athletes in the WNBA, but there has never been an active trans player in the league? Simple: you start a conspiracy theory about every single woman on the court.

It feels like we won the fight (or at least did well) against drunk driving, only to completely fail when it comes to distracted driving.

Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3w ago

I've said it before, but distracted driving should receive the same social stigma and scorn as drunk driving

BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain. @sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.

I've increasingly seen the terms "Biological [male/female]" used to talk about trans people, even by people trying to be supportive, and I wanted to get my thoughts down about that. The tl;dr is that the terms are slurs and factually wrong, and pushing back when you see them is appreciated.

Dependency is the goal.

Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 3w ago

Anybody who’s still advocating putting these tools anywhere near a school is not doing so despite the cognitive collapse they cause, but because of it. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

"If trans people want a boycott of The New York Times, where's the call to do so?" Here is a declaration laying out how the NYT is a key driver of trans genocide, why boycotts work and why anyone who gives a damn about trans lives and rights must boycott The New York Times.

Boycott The New York Times

For years The New York Times has relentlessly pushed anti-trans propaganda, playing a significant role in the escalating genocide against us. It's far past time for a call to action: anyone who cares ...

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sorry but "not using LLM chatbots at all" *is* the pragmatic middle ground. you are not making a practical decision by engaging with an addictive system largely designed in ways meant to make you worse off by people who do not have your best interests in mind