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Autumn the Red Sage, Past & Future Pope

@redsage.bsky.social

liminal being. she/they. bi/pan. nonbinary possum. professional email expert. art / tech / politics / too many reposts. childless hedonist. i follow a lot of interesting smart people. oakland, ca. -><-

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Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d ago

Good-faith concern on this issue would be going, "hmm, professional sports leagues should probably have some standards in place to ensure trans competitors aren't getting an unfair advantage," googling for 5 minutes, realizing every sports league already has those standards and dropping it.

Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 6d ago

i don't believe anyone has "good-faith" concerns about trans women in sports in 2026. there's been too much time to hear the actual evidence, the actual people affected, and the role the debate plays in attempts to purge trans people from American life. anybody picking that side has made a choice

Ian Campbell@neurovagrant.bsky.social · 2w ago

I was a 911 dispatcher for a decade. To really understand how terrible an idea it is to have AI answer 911 calls, I'll present you with a single real-life call: Upon answer, the caller calmly began ordering a pizza. Large, pepperoni. Side order of chicken wings. To be delivered promptly.

Alex Hanna@alexhanna.bsky.social · 2w ago

AI has no place in 911 calls. From Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000’s latest episode “State of Emergency”. (with @emilymbender.bsky.social)

Kivan@kivanbay.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fun game: if someone is being a smug prick about The Odyssey and talking about accuracy, try enthusiastically asking them what their favorite translation is. Do it friendly, not adversarial. You are so excited to hear which version they like best. Enjoy their panic as they try to bullshit out of it.

Autumn the Red Sage, Past & Future Pope@redsage.bsky.social · 2w ago

Bay Area NIMBY folks should read this article on supermarket vacancies. There are allegations that Albertson's (Safeway, etc.) is keeping some stores empty to block competitors, and may be proposing housing when they close stores to prevent grocery competition. www.sfgate.com/food/article...

Albertsons is infuriating Bay Area shoppers over vacant grocery stores

The company is focusing on housing projects, but not all include grocery stores.

sfgate.com

The Sian from Atlantis@parthenoid.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is one of those things that I fought with myself over doing. But the fact is, the UK is a hostile environment for trans people. There is no other way I can get this. So this is a thing I have launched, and for it to succeed, it needs reach. Help me out? gofund.me/b12b11677

Donate to I'm not going back, organized by Sian Penny

My name is Sian and I am crowdfunding for gender confirming surgeries. Note that the goal on this pa… Sian Penny needs your support for I'm not going back

gofund.me

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@kendrawrites.com · 4w ago

My favorite NYC building almost collapsed story is the old Citicorp building in midtown that failed to factor in cornering winds until an MIT grad student emailed them to ask about it, and then they had to secretly fix the building at night

Structural Integrity - 99% Invisible

When it was built in 1977, Citicorp Center (later renamed Citigroup Center, now called 601 Lexington) was, at 59 stories, the seventh-tallest building in the world. You can pick it out of the New York...

99percentinvisible.org

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · last mo.

A self-proclaimed “demon-hunter” and “Cajun Karate expert” named Victor Marx is currently leading the pack in the Colorado GOP gubernatorial primary. So let’s commission some more stories about how the Democrats have gone off the rails.

He's said he was forced to kill a man as a child and, when asked by 9News how many people he'd killed as an adult, he replied, "Does it matter?" He once ran martial arts schools in Hawaii and is a black belt in "Cajun Karate," a form of martial arts created by his dad, Karl. He describes himself as a "high-risk humanitarian" who trains law enforcement and provides trauma relief to people in the United States and overseas, including in conflict zones. Another humanitarian confirmed that Marx was in Iraq a decade ago and that, though he was largely behind the front lines, he was present when medical workers came under fire at least twice.Marx also talks frequently about praying to free people from demons that, he's said, can be attracted by porn or unmarried couples living together. In one 2023 podcast, Marx said that he "hunts demons" and that, after his dog identified a supernatural presence in a couple at a pool, he set a woman free from "five demons that had been assigned to her." In an interview with The Denver Post, Marx said it didn't matter if reporters believed him and that he was comfortable with scrutiny of his background, even as it's drawn incredulity from comedians on national television.