HAPPY FRIDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HATES SLOP

The Monterey Bay Aquarium PROUDly presents “Otter This World,” written and performed by Monét X Change with special guest Trinity the Tuck.

I say this as usually the shortest man in any room: Bold of a man his height to accuse anyone of being "mini" anything.

Eli Valley@elivalley.bsky.social · last mo.

Is Mini Mamdani in the room with us now

Just did this and yep there were a MILLION goddamn things to turn off AGAIN -- in web settings AND in the app itself I am going to find out whoever approved these updates and I am going to mandible them IN HALF

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · last mo.

FYI to zoom users the latest update rolled out YET ANOTHER AI agent that defaulted to opt-in, so you need to go to your web settings to turn it off, and you will probably also need to turn off the AI features you have already turned off 16 times because they reverted to on.

Statement by @sciamunion.bsky.social on Springer Nature's sale of Scientific American and massive editorial layoffs right before a successful union vote is counted. www.wgaeast.org/wgae-scienti...

WGAE-Scientific American Union Statement on Springer Nature’s Sale and Layoffs | Press Room

The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East members at Scientific American on today’s decision to sell Springer Nature and lay off staff: “Earlier today in an all-staff meeting we ...

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I resent the video-fication of podcasting. That's just a TV show. Podcasts aren't supposed to be for hot people. They have everything else

Prime Day who? Sorry, I'm too busy supporting my independent bookshop 😍⁠ Through the 26th, take 35% off all sale audiobooks (yep) with code BIGIMPACT at checkout. Every purchase benefits your indie bookshop of choice. Thanks for supporting them today and every day 💗

If you are under 45 in the US, you should get this. Your gender is irrelevant here. Shout out to my one ex who listened to me after we broke up and was like, "I got the shots" It's a series. I got the series, like, eons ago. If you already have HPV, get the shots. It covers many strains.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · 2mo ago

Could the HPV vaccine eliminate cervical cancer deaths? https://aje.news/1cvzgy

When the city announced it would open its first-ever direct-care clinic for trans people, it seemed like Mamdani was finally delivering on his campaign promises for trans youth. It isn’t. The clinic will deny care to anyone under 19 — adopting the exact age cutoff from Trump’s anti-trans EOs.

Mamdani’s City-Run Clinic Will Deny Gender-Affirming Care to Patients Under 19

A planned New York City clinic for trans patients adopts an age limit used in Trump’s anti-trans executive orders.

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I own the book and it's beautiful - highly recommended.

TransLash Media @translash.org · 2mo ago

Trans elders are beautiful. @jesstdugan has celebrated our trans and gender nonconforming elders in 50 portraits and interviews. Their work offers a poignant look into the lives of older trans folks, including their joys, sorrows, and living authentically. 📸 @transgender_together on IG

“yeah i can tell it was AI generated. how? just vibes, yeah. it has that certain gen-AI sais quoi”

My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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Have you ever wanted to be the dinosaur? I’ll help you imagine it in Tyrant Lizard Queen. Pre-order from your favorite bookshop and get my new book off to a roaring start. 🦖

Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore

The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore

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Happy pride, mollusc-botherers 🤘

www.theverge.com/features/940...

Trans teens want to talk about their future

So why are we always asking adults?

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I followed Chanda’s advice and used this summary to write a personal comment: elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of.... It took me <10 min.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

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My toxic trait is that I see this and I think, but that's just a little baby. So it eats flesh, who doesn't. Maggots 🫶

Jennifer Ouellette@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Flesh-eating screwworm infection detected in South Texas, USDA says arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

happy pride moth everyone

Repost the Leather Dachshund from Seattle Pride 1991 to be blessed this Pride Month!

Every June, we spotlight a list of LGBTQIA+ indie bookstores we partner with. Last year, there were 465. This year, there are over 600 🥹 Keep supporting LGBTQIA+ owned indies and authors all year long. Because it really, really makes a difference 💓

My gift to you and all the fuzzy little nerds who love catnip. 🌱

When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

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Rain Dog@brushwolf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@restingdinoface.bsky.social just hit the chapter of When the Earth Was Green with the Machairodus and yeahhhhh, that’s the chapter by a cat person for cat people.

this is a pride flag made from real nasa imagery happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈✨

Happy pride buy my gay books bookshop.org/p/books/my-l...

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A lot of people are talking about this but not nearly enough are emphasizing that it is a PROPOSAL and that we can and should SUBMIT COMMENT by July 13. Chanda shares deets in this thread.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️

One of the things that most pisses me off about generative AI is how many entities are using it without your knowledge or consent, for making decisions that very much affect you.

California judges are testing a new AI clerk. You won't know if it's looking at your case

Courts in Los Angeles and Riverside counties are testing an artificial intelligence tool and deciding whether it can be used in high-stakes criminal cases.

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Here's how the Trump administration is chipping away at transgender health care access for adults With more than 30 interviews with trans adults, treatment providers, conservative activists and trans rights activists over the last two months. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

It’s not just kids: Trump’s crackdown on trans healthcare extends into adulthood

Conservatives have long argued they want to end transition care for minors, but federal policies have increasingly limited adult access. More restrictions are on the way.

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I'm at the tail end of reading - for the first and only time I ever will - the entire Discworld series in publication order. I saw someone elsewhere say something like, he didn't have an Informed Trans Politics necessarily but he was so essentially decent that he derived one from first principles.

Olivia Waite@oliviawaite.com · 2mo ago

In sum, skip the Atlantic on this one and read Monstrous Regiment, a great standalone Pratchett and a perfect book for right now, because it takes on propaganda, war, gender, and how religious zealots starve nations and ruin everything. Quote me on that, why don’t you.