Irian Greenleaf
@orm-irian.bsky.social
genderless animist/feral buddhist, also plural so mostly use we/us instead of I/me - this is emphatically not a couples thing nor a royalty thing :) - (we're earhartsease on tumblr in case that's relevant)
we will keep campaigning for people to call it "simulated intelligence"
Dr Allison Andrews@doctorallisona.bsky.social · 18h ago‘AI’ (really ‘machine learning’) is no more than a complex regression algorithm. Literally, a line of best fit with extra steps. A series of sums on a computer processor. It does not think, it does not make decisions, it does not feel. It is not conscious, and it is certainly not sentient.
Top medical groups say current evidence shows these vaccines protect against severe illness and death.
US medical groups issue vaccine guidance, urge jabs for flu, COVID and RSV
Top medical groups say current evidence shows these vaccines protect against severe illness and death.
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@jesszafarris.com question for you about "kludge" we just heard someone from the US pronounce it to rhyme with goodge, we've always heard it rhyme with budge we went to the dictionaries, in our case SOED and then OED - but they contradict each other! SOED /klʌdʒ/, OED /kluːdʒ/, neither has both
wow, the OED website is pretty broken rn - you can still look up words, but most of their other links are broken - can't contact them, can't submit/query words
if any disabled person out there wants to go and see Broken Social Scene at the O2 Arena in London on 12th September with a friend, we have tickets we can't use but can transfer - has to be a disabled ticket holder, it's that kind of ticket (please spread this around)
sigh, 'twas ever thus: well enough for archery? thunderstorm alert
Reddit user pkunfcj has collated advice on what people in Wales can do to fight back against the trans surgical ban:: - writing to Senedd members and the First Minister (with an example email) - complain through patient advocacy services - complain to the health board - organise protests
pkunfcj's comment on "Welsh Gender Service Review - Cancelled surgeries"
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A glacier collapse high in the Himalayas on Wednesday triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border.
Satellite images show destruction from Nepal-Tibet floods
A glacier collapse high in the Himalayas on Wednesday triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border.
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I couldn't eat any more of my words rn I'm too full of rue
I’ve updated my overview of the Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports to include multiple alternate archives + profiles of all listed groups. They’re actively attempting to suppress them, excluding them from Internet Archive, & sending DMCA takedowns.  www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
2026 Amnesty International UK anti-rights reports – Transgender Map
In 2026, the United Kingdom's national entity for Amnesty International released two reports which listed many prominent organizations engaged in anti-transgender activism, focusing on UK-specific gro...
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Begging cis people not to press the button that makes children kill themselves. “But it’s such a pretty button,” they protest, sweat pouring down their face from the effort of not pushing it. “It looks like so much fun to press.” Dead children, we remind them. “...what kind of children?” they ask.
the song "total eclipse of the heart" contains the line "turn around, bright eyes" and is essential advice on how to avoid retinal damage when viewing the eclipse
the space cowboy happily snuggled up with his word cowboys, after a wild night at the spacebar
this really threw us until we tried saying it in a us accent - but may we also suggest: short for kebabette, in honour of our aunt with the ludicrous name
Opinion Editor @ Bluesky@dly.bsky.social · 7mo agokebab is actually short for kerobert
🚨 BREAKING We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help. Join us in fighting back 👇
We’re supporting a legal challenge against the code of practice | Good Law Project
The government’s transphobic statutory guidance is now up and running – we’re fighting back
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The government's transphonic guidance comes into law today putting service providers, women's organisations and trans people in an impossible situation. Please support the Good Law Project in their fight back against this pernicious piece of legislation. Every £ helps!
Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · last mo.The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to stand still and take it, we're supporting a legal challenge led by a trans person and a trans inclusive organisation. But we can only do this together. Will you join us?👇 goodlaw.social/ldco
what's a pirate's least favourite letter? it's h because it's the Planck Constant
duelling horticulturists choose pistils at dawn
Barba Papa 🏳️🌈 The Bear Did Lady@thebeardidlady.bsky.social · last mo.Dueling urologists choose piss tools at dawn.
a mysterious difference between uk and us english is in the us it rhymes with anus, whilst in the uk it rhymes with penis - make of this what you will, but we always have to skip that part of the svu intro
Chestbursty@chestrovert.bsky.social · last mo.Pulling "heinous" off my lexical bench and into regular use
I, for one, am [checks notes] totally unsurprised.
Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · last mo.Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
this reminds us of an advert in a prominent us glossy magazine for buddhists that was for electrically turned prayer wheels, so you can leave them running while you go and do more important things 😂 (the point of them, to tibetan buddhists, is that you do the turning)
Sen. Lemon Gogurt@ugarles.bsky.social · last mo.pulled over with a hundred empty wine shots on the passenger seat. i can walk on water but not in a straight line. i am speaking aramaic as i am directed to the back seat of the squad car.
fare thee well Asteryn Sloane, nonbinary composer and therapist, went way too young ☀️🌿 youtu.be/JvIXlhPdLo0
Heart Nectar
YouTube video by Asteryth Sloane - Topic
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Women trans allies, please sign
Stéphanie says… 🏴☠️🦈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️@stephaniejane.bsky.social · last mo.108,000 signatures from cis women has been reached. These are women who say that trans people are no threat to them! With the EHRC guidelines about to be implemented, their voices are now more important than ever! If you agree with them, and have not already signed, please do👇 Notinourname.org.uk
