Categories are fake, there will always be weird edge cases where the boundaries fail, this is just a fact. The question is not "is this category REAL or TRUE" the question is "is this category USEFUL" because categories are tools, not features of the universe.

However, "but what if they're Autistic?” is not that. It's either saying that some folks should get a free pass regardless of the impact of their behavior, or it's saying that Autistic people can't treat others with respect and so it's discriminatory to expect it of them. Both are gross, and false.

I don’t know how many members of the military will receive the message but it simply could not be clearer that this administration doesn’t give a flying fuck about anyone it’s putting in harm’s way

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 2d ago

“wE CarE abOUt tHe tRooPS” shut up no you fucking don’t, they’re just cannon fodder for your bloodlust

“What if the confederate flag I fly in my yard was one I stole from Walmart?” That’s what you sound like when you say you’re gonna pirate Harry Potter.

Joseph Fink, we're going to win@planetoffinks.bsky.social · 3d ago

What if I pirate/buy second hand/etc. my Harry Potter stuff? You are still keeping her cultural relevance alive, which is how she keeps getting big money deals Also, you are immersing yourself in the creative output of a bigot. It is time to let it go. You are required to let it go.

I am an incredibly strong swimmer who used to be rescue-certified, and part of water rescue is knowing when a lake does not fucking want you in it and not letting any of the people in your group go near it

it's not an exaggeration to say that jk rowling is the world's most powerful and prominent transphobe outside of elon musk it's easy to not buy a tesla and it's easy to not watch the harry potter tv show

The Verge@theverge.com · 3d ago

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

Because he lacks empathy, nothing is bad till it happens to him. This is typical Republican behavior.

If buying isn't owning then piracy can't be theft. Any reasonable corporation knows that.

VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 4d ago

Sony says "reasonable consumers" know they don’t own the digital PlayStation games they buy. It argues that it's "not plausible" to suggest that when they buy a digital game they actually believe they're "obtaining ownership" of it. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...

Meet Dr. Mariangela Hungaria. Her advancements have been used on more than 40 million hectares in Brazil, saving farmers up to $40,000,000,000USD a year while avoiding more than 180 million metric tons of CO2 emissions per year.

This is like thirdhand but there was a Tumblr post where someone quoted someone they knew who said something like, "Abusers groom their character witnesses as surely as they groom their victims" #abuse

This right here is why the saying goes "If you want someone's measure, look at how they treat the wait staff". If they're an asshole other people but nice to you it means they think you have ability to make them face consequences, not that they have a nice side.

Lev Mirov@thelionmachine.bsky.social · 5d ago

"she's always nice to ME, I'm sure it's a misunderstanding" Congratulations on being chosen as a character witness. Almost no bully is rude and mean to people they think have social power they can leverage advantageously, or who will make a stink if they're an asshole.

You know what would help the film industry in the United States, Senator? If the US government would stop sending unidentifiable, heavily-armed, masked men into our communities to kidnap, rape and kill our neighbors. Yes, women and children are being raped in DHS detention facilities. Spare me.

The reason JKR is suddenly saying more and more “moderate” seeming things is not because her views are “moderate”, you daft shits. It’s because she is registering that her extremely overtly transphobic points are now making her very unpopular.

I pronounced 'deviant' to rhyme with 'defiant' for ages until someone pointed it out to me. ... Oddly enough, I never mispronounced 'deviation'; I just never made the connection.

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 5d ago

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

"I've been invited into enough Shabbat" = "How do you do, fellow kids?"

Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 6d ago

Even worse in context. The thing about philosemites is that they love Jews precisely up to the point where you stop validating their fantasy version of Judaism, and not one inch further.

It isn't as if people havent tried to help him.

“My marriage ended when I refused to stop fighting for the rights of my wife” is one of those things that should make you check yourself

I was infected with rabies as a child. Got the (series of) shots and lived. If there is the *slightest* chance you have been exposed seek treatment immediately. It is 100% fatal without immediate treatment.

These letters remind us that trans allyship isn't abstract, it's personal. It's choosing to stand with trans+ people through difficult times and making sure they know they're loved, respected and welcome. 💗 #WithTheT Add your voice ✍️ notinourname.org.uk

This figure was achieved through extremely low standards. That’s why so many American products are banned in Europe. Since the 2000s, the U.S. has tried to work around these restrictions through customs tariffs. The Argentinian beef shipment to Florida had been rejected by Chinese authorities.

Yeah, that says "You are guaranteed to die of rabies. You are not guaranteed to die of rabies post-exposure vaccination. Take the vaccine to prevent exposure from becoming rabies, because there's a chance we can keep you alive from whatever reaction, and no chance we can keep you alive from rabies"

Cults send members out to do unpleasant and abrasive evangelizing in order to isolate their member and "prove" the rest of the world is hostile to them and their ideals

Ela Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)@ela-bambust.bsky.social · 6d ago

men have figured out a new dating technique and it's "less personal grooming" it's a bold strategy cotton let's see if it works out for them

You can split everyone who fell for the idiotic horseshit about defending free speech from leftist totalitarianism into two broad categories: far right cranks who always knew it was a dumb scam, and easily led idiots who didn’t stop to ask and didn’t really care.

Rabies is 100% fatal if untreated. Please help spread the word about the exposure at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in North Carolina. The vaccine is incredibly effective and will save your life. Also…. Rabies at a petting zoo!?!? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.

nbcnews.com

maybe you saw this and thought "it feels like this is the fiftieth time i've seen this one story"? nope you just saw fifty different stories once

Had a TERF troll come to my event at Edinburgh today, who wanted to defend the “lovely Jo Rowling” during my q&a. Reader, my reply was impassioned. I didn’t insult her or call her a name; but I robustly and heatedly defended the lives of young trans people against very unlovely billionaires.

Really tried of the genre of bsky discourse that goes: "Here is an incredibly pointless thing I use LLMs for, now please bsky be normal about it." >>

Ok, I'm waiting for 2 things: the Hugo's and a specific email. I will be very sad if both go negative, and it would be freaking life changing if both go positive. I'd take a 50/50 happily, tho. The problem is THE WAITING.

You can just say "No, shut up." You can. It really is that simple. He can't make you.

MapQuest@mapquest.com · last wk.

We’re not changing it.

I frickin’ ADORE people like this. “I have spent my life acquiring a very specific set of skills. I can’t do anything if you’re kidnapped, but I can ID 800 different types of sea urchin.”

Scott “Dioscoreal yams” Cave@hellabarnes.bsky.social · last wk.

here comes iNaturalist user da_willow_pervert here to ID every willow I’ve seen since 2022