i did not know that being trans was a possibility until my late teens. we have informed consent now instead of RLE. we can prevent HIV. mental health treatment has come leaps and bounds. there are a million medical improvements, period

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 23h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

There’s a chapter in @jasonkpargin.bsky.social’s I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom where a character monologues about all the ways the world has gotten better and it made me cry reading it. There is bad but you HAVE to recognize the good or you‘ll drive yourself crazy.

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 22h ago

So this is basically one of the entry points to becoming a reactionary

Miller is a piece of shit. But be cautious about calling family photos of nude toddlers "CSAM." I've written about lives ruined over allegations that turned out to be harmless photos of kids taking a bath or running naked through the house. Moreno is already calling for prosecutions, here.

Max Miller’s lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter

Lawyers for ex-wife Emily Moreno said possible “Child Sexual Abuse Material” was included in a trove of documents the Ohio lawmaker publicly posted.

politico.com

They know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · yesterday

Susan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics

Currently judging the babysitters on Broadway Babysitters by their professed favorite musical and loving it (also: a good amount mention Harry Potter and that's a hard no! fuck I gotta get my tattoo covered UP!!!)

"Move inside! There's a whole train car to explore.”  Next time you're in a subway station, listen for PSAs recorded by Emmy-winning comedian, actor, writer, and native New Yorker Robby Hoffman!

Have to make it pretty deep into @add-hawk.bsky.social’s The Score to get to the chapter The Seduction of Clarity but man it’s a banger

I’m gonna say virtually all authors need to get serious about textiles. Who is weaving them? Out of what? Who’s turning them into clothes and how much does it cost and do you have any idea how HARD all of that was before modern mills

David J Prokopetz@prokopetz.bsky.social · last wk.

To write in the classic high fantasy mould, you need not be hung up on food specifically, but there must be SOME very mundane thing you're sincerely interested in and prepared to describe in excruciating detail every time it comes up. Clothing. Furniture. Architecture. It doesn't work without it.

Demanding to examine a child's genitals for them to play sports is fucking insane

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.

I think my most genuinely unpopular take is that a widely held and genuine consumer preference for cheaper, lower-quality goods, not private equity, is driving the decline in quality of consumer goods like clothing and housewares.

A person enjoying a park isn't really impeding other people from enjoying a park. And all of us benefit from children having access to education, whether we have kids or not. A person storing a car on the street is, in fact, impeding that space from being used by other people and for other things.

David Dilbert@candyman718.bsky.social · 5d ago

Some people don’t use the parks but also pay taxes to maintain them. Some people don’t have children in public schools but pay taxes to fund them. That’s how it works.

He is so good at this

everyone posting "ai is literally a technological drug" on social media is the funniest bit humanity has ever done

Editing the next What If World where a character is in a magical city with an air tram and it's very hard to ignore when looking for "city ambience" sounds that "city ambience" basically means the sounds of cars. I just don't think What If World has a problem with car dependency. What to do?

If you need something to listen to with your kids on the drive to school that uses no AI may I recommend What If World www.whatifworldpodcast.com

What If World - Podcast for Kids

What If World is a storytelling podcast for kids. Each week, Mr. Eric takes a "what if?" question from a friend and spins it into a story just for you!

whatifworldpodcast.com

Veerender Singh Jubbal@veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 5d ago

People keep conflating AI with LMM and it's really annoying Al made Amish Paradise, LMM made Hamilton.

We cancelled our recurring Amnesty International donation and told them why.

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 5d ago

A dark day for human rights.

Now this is the kind of trash talk we can get behind. We’re containerizing neighborhoods by taking trash off our sidewalks and allowing mid-size buildings to trade in their wheelie bins for a bigger, better, cleaner alternative: Empire Bins. It’s time to put a lid on it, New York.

Progressive LA Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman told Vanity Fair that her main difference with DSA is on housing. www.vanityfair.com/story/nithya...

Did a 2.5 mile walk to and around prospect park this morning and she’s feeling it

BREAKING: New York just sued Kalshi — alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation. New York AG Letitia James alleges Kalshi failed to obtain a state gambling license and pay taxes. Her office is seeking an order enjoining Kalshi’s operations, plus fines, restitution and forfeiture of profits.

New York sues prediction market Kalshi alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation | CNN Politics

The New York attorney general’s office is suing Kalshi, one of the largest prediction markets, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation in the state.

cnn.com

100% dumb but I’m loving that I bought a black light for my scorpion ❤️

As good of a reminder as any to purchase Will’s art

Will Burrows 🖖🥖🥀@reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 2w ago

Yeah I'm into BDSM Benjamin Sisko beating the Dominion by arranging for Senator Vreenak to be Murdered

@hamishsteele.bsky.social hi Hamish! Being creepy & seeing if you've heard from What If World podcast. We reached out through Steven per your site. Big fans and want to help promote Go Man 2!!!

I just bought a tray of Red Vines Black Licorice, I'd went to Kalyustan's and gotten walnuts in syrup and Eric went and bought me bourbon (still no ID) so I'm having licorice and a walnut old fashioned and I've never been happier.

I was unprepared for how difficult and nerve wracking the reverse process of this video would be

Rose Schmits@roseschmits.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The long awaited time lapse of how i wrap my tentacle pots for shipping! Lots of bubblewrap around all the limbs then layered up to make a big ball and then secured in the box with paper all around!

yes, and unfailingly predictive of absolute cowardice. If someone waffles on trans rights, they're wrong and gross, but also, you know they're just spineless losers who don't care about anything. nope, bye, next.

ashley 🌹@clearlyashley.bsky.social · 7d ago

trans rights frankly is a top 5, potentially top 3 issue for me despite not being trans and not having any trans family being bigoted against trans folks not only hurts my trans friends and every trans person but is so predictive of further bigotry