Jenn Spirko (she/her)

Ouch 😅

Every accusation is a confession.

"Let’s be clear: this is not religious persecution. It’s a test. And you can study for tests. You don’t even have to study that hard. You just have to believe in Jesus." buff.ly/oFYteni

From the opening of this report: "A vast gaping wound of earth...." I'm so tired off all the evil, y'all. Just worn out.

"Remember, our goal isn’t simply to defeat evil. It’s to defeat evil in a way that won’t force us to then listen to the people who helped us win."

So sad about BioWare closing. Venture capitalism keeps killing jobs and art. It’s so sad

I've heard several people have this exact experience. I hope everyone is double checking their ballots!

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I am waaaaaayyyy overdue for a shower, but I'm so dang cold all the time (due to anemia/kidney disease) that I can't stand the thought of it. I need a steam room I guess!

Wow

M. Night Shyamalan's YouTube channel (which is something he has now) came out of nowhere with this great line.

question for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?

From battleground candidates to Elon Musk, Republicans can’t stop posting wistfully about Rhodesia, the defunct white supremacist state in southern Africa. Mother Jones' @timothypmurphy.bsky.social reports: tinyurl.com/yuey69vp

Repost if $30k would change your life right now

Absolutely outrageous. Good for this actor for standing up for her show, her fellow castmates and her own hard damn work. I hope the school district gets dragged in the law courts and in the court of public opinion.

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!

Yep. Boys playing girls' sports is in Volume 2 of Das Kapital, right after the foreign workers section. Marx and Engels were all over that.

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer Utility out here with the good content

This was a choice. Remember this.

The thing about JKR and telling folks not to buy Harry Potter shit is it isn't because we think it can take away her fortune and platform. She's so rich she would still be rich if she never sold another book It is because it is literally the smallest possible hurdle to clear to value trans lives

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

PSA: This is blasphemy. Jesus was not a 6-foot guy with roid rage; Jesus was a 1st century Palestinian Jew murdered by a police state. “Uhh he wasn’t tolerant” get outta here! He told you to *love* your enemy & broke down walls of ethnic hatred. Also, why is this description *extremely* homoerotic?

Hey, Reagan was a traitor. He made a deal to delay to release of Iran's hostages for political gain. And that was BEFORE the Iran-Contra arms deal. Plus, he want just a doddering old guy who was "mentally failing." He was poisonously vindictive and let many, many people die of AIDS bc of his bigotry

"It’s painful, but with my technique, you can read entire sentences without requiring additional stimulus. Confused and irritated? Perfect. Those are crucial parts of the reading experience!" buff.ly/oZe8zx4

Post a vampire that isn't Dracula

"A dozen orcs stormed the Palantir offices in Seattle this week to apply for jobs at the surveillance tech company. Palantir's militarized AI products attracted the horde of orcs, who hoped that their history of serving the Dark Lords would land them a gig. Unfortunately, Palantir didn't bite." 🤣

I'm giving myself an A+ on eating healthfully, financial good sense and lack of procrastination. Wow, grading myself is fun and easy!

This is hard to read

The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”

I got my favorite parking spot this morning, and it's just ridiculous how much such a silly detail brightens this vale of tears.

This estate sale is going to be the death of me. Pun sorta intended.

Oh. Oh no. I hope I don't have to drive anywhere on Sat.

For the first time (ever?), I was so tired and ill this year that I missed Talk Like a Pirate Day, Mabon/Fall Equinox AND Hobbit Day. Shew.

Fat Bear Week let's goooooo

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

My how times have changed