Dani K
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Here and queer 🏳️⚧️ Unfortunately work in tech Dreaming about ecological civilization
a trans person telling a doctor their assigned sex at birth is significantly more likely to result in their mistreatment than letting them assume cisness in 95% of cases because the average doctor does not have the care or understanding required about the nuances of trans bodies and how weve changed
In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.
Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis is not good.
In this vein, a few months ago I watched The Great Dictator, which is both a fun piece of film history as Charlie Chaplin’s first sound film and a rare piece of media that really captures the silliness and stupidity of the OG Nazis - it hits pretty well in these times IMO
Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)@iwriteok.bsky.social · last yr.we need to teach the 1930s properly so that people know the Reichstag Fire was exactly this stupid
That near-50/50 split before 10 years old followed by a PLUNGE in the transfem rate taking it down to just 30% of referrals at 10-19 is... a lot of transfem suffering condensed into one graph, that's for sure
Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · last yr.3 Aug 25 - New study shows vast "over-representation of trans boys" turns out to be vast _under-representation_ of trans girls bec. they: a) come out ~10 years later; b) start puberty later; & c) delay transitioning longer because of deep social animus towards AMAB femininity. tinyurl.com/yrwvmxws
Something about the way LLMs build in the idea that to find something out, you shouldn't read an already existing text that other people have also read (ew!); you should get fresh text generated just for you. Each time, new disposable text.
once again, I’m actually not one of those people who thinks that LLMs and “AI” tools are inherently useless, but I do think our society is currently rolling them out in the most wildly irresponsible and dangerous way possible, in a fashion that is pretty much guaranteed to produce massive backlash
The right wing self conception in this regard is one of the things I think is hardest for people outside that culture to conceive of. I remember the first time I heard an evangelical describe themselves as oppressed in a youth group in rural Ohio circa 2006… just a different reality entirely…
Noah Berlatsky@nberlat.bsky.social · last yr.people posting the first superman panel which says he's "champion of the oppressed" as evidence that he's anti MAGA innately...people realize that maga think of themselves as oppressed, right?
Retirement age of 75 feels just about perfect to me. It’s either the last year you can run for office or, in the case of the judiciary, the last year to hear cases. Go live your lives and stop running ours!
post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · last yr.just do age limits at that point imo
part of the current story is that the new york state & city democratic party apparatus is so corrupt and sclerotic it's literally helping destroy the country
I called Angus King’s office today and told him this - actually got a real person, which was nice. Confirmation that he’s going to stand up for his constituents would be nicer, though
Alexander Chee@alexanderchee.bsky.social · last yr.Maine’s reps in the house and senate should withold support for the current GOP budget and spending bill and anything else the administration brings to a vote in Congress until this funding is restored.
Y’all, spend your time on this rather than the horrors today. When I tell you this book gave me feelings…
Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · last yr.Today is Woodworking's PUB DAY. I'm so proud of this book, and I'm so glad to hear how many of you have bought and enjoyed it already! You can buy it here if you're so inclined: bookshop.org/p/books/wood... And now, the hardest sell I can think of, this book's biggest advocate has thoughts:
"I'm voting for someone who will I know will disobey the constitution and I hope they lose in court" is a hell of a take and I hope whoever's running against her in two years is ready to highlight this with regards to every dollar withheld from Maine
Joe Sudbay@joesudbay.bsky.social · 2y agoApprops Chair Collins voted for Vought but told @pressherald.bsky.social he might lose a lawsuit 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼: “I do intend to support his nomination...If there are impoundments, I believe it will end up in court, and my hope is the court will rule in favor of the 1974 impoundment and budget control act"
Just note the Democrats could do everything in their power and still fail to stop the fascist administrative coup. I'd still like them to actually DO THAT, though.
We're entering a period where a lot of well-meaning people may spread disinformation, about anti-trans initiatives, about ICE raids, and so on. Yes, we need a grapevine, and people under the gun need to be informed quickly. But that's why it's all the more important that your info is *accurate.*
jordan@jordanjamboree.pittbert.gay · 2y agoNew rule: if you can't verify some news about trans stuff with at least two verifiable sources, you don't post it. Seeing a lot of people worried about shit they don't need to be yet
the fact that this but not I Saw The TV Glow is what's winning Oscars is a sign that the Oscar critics are bad at their job
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2y agoTHR: Emilia Pérez’ Sets All-Time Oscar Record for a Non-English Language Film With 13 Nods $NFLX www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
I've been talking with the real Mariann Budde today and she has told me that this account is a fake. She asks our assistance in taking it down. @mariannedgarbudde.bsky.social
Use Signal to talk about protests Use Signal to talk about your wordle score Use Signal to talk about abortion Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club Use Signal to talk about parties Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care Use Signal to talk about the weather Use Signal
If you won’t unequivocally call it a Nazi salute, you’re a collaborationist and don’t deserve to be a journalist.
Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!) Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled... As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
app.watchduty.org
We are so far up the ass of late-stage capitalism that people have forgotten the difference between a business and a public service.
Kath Barbadoro@kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 2y agosesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
Maybe I’m just not in tune with the right circles, but I really don’t understand why there’s not a serious movement for a constitutional amendment to set an age limit for public office at 70 or 75 or so
Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · 2y agoMy own US Rep has been in office since I was *7*. I am 42
Ok no, you know what? I am gonna talk about something. They're talking about "regret" of transition but I will tell you that it is the least regretted medical process I can think of. I hesitate to say "it is the least regretted course of action, period" but it might be.
the clear sign that they just don’t see these kids as real people is the endless concern over hypotheticals and the indifference to the reality that actual children are more likely to kill themselves because of these bans
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 2y agoKavanaugh also brings up "detransitioners," people who "regret" their decision to transition genders. Like Alito, he cites European countries that are "pulling back" from gender-affirming care for minors, saying it's a "yellow light" or "red light" for the court that Europe is "pumping the brakes."
