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@precatlady.bsky.social
(they/she) Average social science doer, DIYer, cat lady, and occasional poster of frustrated local politics comments. Some know me as a digital public archaeologist. Personal account. Very tired, as portrayed by Muffin the foster cat.
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This reminded me of some informal anarchist writing in recent years about people who respond to hearing they harmed someone by listing the ways they are fragile, marginalized, or helpless (I'd guess it was @butchanarchy.bsky.social but can't quite place it)
Loved this essay from @ijeomaoluo.bsky.social ijeomaoluo.substack.com/p/the-symbio...
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SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.
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Replying to @stephlamy.bsky.social
Social media reports : A water cannon truck has been deployed at Place de la Bastille in Paris. These weapons can cause serious injuries, including brain trauma and fractures. phr.org/our-work/res...
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Rape as a tool of political violence was the natural escalation point to allowing an adjudicated rapist to become President. I think I'll just start shrieking at the top of my lungs at anyone who tells me I'm overreacting from this point forward. No words, just the feral sound of unbridled rage.
oh my GOD
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Replying to @espiers.bsky.social
I asked her how early students start dealing with these issues. 5th grade, she said. You can learn more about them here: www.schoolsconsentproject.com/en-us/home
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Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
I'm not saying people should stick around to help people close to them who do horrendous things get back on a path to being less horrible, but unless you have been in the very unusual position to succeed at it like I have, I don't really want to hear your excuse for minimizing abuse distant from you
I'm not saying people should stick around to help people close to them who do horrendous things get back on a path to being less horrible, but unless you have been in the very unusual position to succeed at it like I have, I don't really want to hear your excuse for minimizing abuse distant from you
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Replying to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Most people aren't talking about the kind of transformations we really need, because I think a lot of folks have surrendered to the idea of living in a "rape-prone" society. The satisfaction of occasionally punishing some of the most egregious actors is all many are allowing themselves to hope for.
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Replying to @sarahmackattack.bsky.social
I cannot overemphasize that this is a fight we can win, but we need as many voices as possible here. The kids of Philly cannot afford to lose our flagship biodiversity museum. The Philly school district closed 17 schools this year. We need to turn this around for our kids and the culture of Philly.
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We are beyond thrilled to share that the @freedom.press has published a piece in @theintercept.com about this ridiculous fee for two records requests. Please give it a read and give us a follow to show your support ⤵️
NEW from DSM: Today we come to you with the absurd news that the Eugene Police Department wants us to pay more than $2.6 million for two records requests. Our editorial ⤵
It would appear many states are so committed are they to maintaining the shroedingers murder dynamic of lethal injection that they just keep trying instead of going back to the quite effective but slightly less fake-nonviolent firing squad
"Gov. Lee calls off executions for rest of 2026" www.tennessean.com/story/news/c... Ah, yeah, I think so, buddy. But, also, let's be clear how little this is: Bill Lee calls off ... one execution date.
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Replying to @nbedera.bsky.social
To put it another way, you can’t just tell your sons they need to take accountability—you need to hold them accountable. Start with small stuff. Don’t shield them for the consequences of their actions. Walk them through the process of doing the wrong thing and turning it into the right thing.
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I want to make another point here, that I think Faine does an excellent job of highlighting: there isn't anything particularly wrong with putting on sex parties with consenting adults A big issue here is that women are being pressured to attend in order to network *professionally*
Women trying to succeed in Silicon Valley AI and effective altruist spaces are reporting feeling serious social pressure to attend sex parties - where people have reported being sexually assaulted, like below. Events like Aella’s “Slutcon,” which is happening again this weekend.
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30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MOVING A BOX OF ZINES. For some context about why booksellers are concerned about being convicted as "antifa" under Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7), here's that wild, heartbreaking story of Daniel Estrada: inkstickmedia.com/a-prairielan...