companies are sourcing millions of printed books for AI labs that scan them for training data, then destroy them. printed books are more valuable because they're free of AI slop, and AI labs know destroying them is an "optics problem." www.404media.co/ai-companies...

The thing about someone ‘improperly receiving benefits’ is I don’t care. Oh no did someone get food or health care? Good!

Hey queers, where do y’all get cute swim trunks? Preferably ones without netting.

"I don't like being called cis" "I don't like being called white" "I don't like being called abled" That's because you view yourself as "normal" or "the default" and everyone else as *not*. Viewing yourself as the baseline is just another form of prejudice. It's just a more implicit type.

National security should mean everyone has housing, food, healthcare, and clean and air water.

Here’s me looking cute on the Hill for all of 10 minutes before the hellmouth opened up and melted me 🤣😭

Why do I feel like they got Trump to back permanent DST by pointing out it’s almost his initials? 🙄

Credit scores are such scams. Instead of gaining points for reducing my debt by over $20K (thanks student loan forgiveness!), I *lost* points because I have a “lower credit history” now 🙄

Dem politicians coming out of the woodwork to normalize and soften a shitty person who sacrificed us for personal power? Lessons are not being learned.

RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...

Caught up on X-Men 97 and 😳😭

Sorry for the lack of skeets lately 😅 Here’s a Seattle/Port Angeles/Victoria vacay photo dump (feat. @willbrightback.bsky.social):

"Hey if this is your flyer, I’m not going, I’m not donating, I’m not sharing. Don’t ask me."

Seeing a lot of very long winded ways to avoid saying the word rape 😒

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

It’s tiiimmeee 💃🪩

This framing positions the back and forth debate as the ultimate end goal of politics rather than improving things for people as best you can.

Nbd just me being a silly slut post endoscopy

Colorado Bloomfies tomorrow is the last day to return your ballots for the primary election! Drop them off by 7 PM (don’t mail, it won’t get there in time)

I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.

And now it’s posted on my loan portal 😍

Got my official letter confirming my public service loan forgiveness!!

America cannot have a multiracial, multicultural democracy if the United States Supreme Court is allowed to continue to exist in its current form

If you’re looking for a sign from the universe today, here it is <3

… and in conclusion, abolish ICE 🌈

‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...

NEW in Bolts: A Colorado law meant to curb solitary in jails, but our monthslong investigation shows how judges almost always approve requests to put people with serious mental illness in extended isolation. In partnership with the Boulder Reporting Lab:

The silly little ritual of Supreme Court opinion days is a perfect illustration of the justices’ self-absorption. “We’re gonna decide cases but it’s a SURPRISE which ones, so just keep refreshing this browser tab to find out who still has civil rights!” Profoundly stupid institution. I loathe it.

Boo hiss 🍅🍅

I feel incredibly lucky to have been raised by 2 gay dads. Even before I realized I was queer myself, it was so powerful to see that you could have a full, happy life as a queer adult. Happy Fathers’ Day 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Relaxing visit to the park with this handsome fella

Happy Juneteenth, frens!

It’s Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Island & issued General Order No. 3. It announced that “all slaves are free.” This story of this one event was commemorated through the diaspora of Black Americans for more than 150 years before becoming a national holiday.

Commentary: The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights is an irrational, far-right, arguably unconstitutional handicap on Colorado’s ability to thrive and self-govern. With its flaws becoming harder to ignore, efforts to skirt or reform it are building.

Widow’s Bay finale was so good (even though I calmed the big twist a few episodes ago). Can’t wait for next season!

Translation: some incumbents would rather let democracy die than have to actually work to get re-elected

Monday? Again? The audacity.

oh hey, happy pride month 👋 🏳️‍🌈

It’s pretty safe to assume this always the case with this regime. They are fascists and will not just roll over because they were told no politely.

First dip in the pool this season 😎

A packed venue! Love to see so much support for local queer artists 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A special pride month reminder, brought to you by local bus stop graffiti:

It’s a shame we don’t have better candidates for CO Gov

This pride month I'm gonna bang the fucking sign over and over again. Blaming homophobia on closeted queer folks *absolves the cishet community of the violence they have done against us*. It is blaming the queer community for our own subjugation. Don't fucking do that. Call it out for what it is.

Groceries are expensive. Eat cum.

The Trump administration’s new regulations say having a medical condition alone isn’t enough to avoid Medicaid work requirements. “This is a recipe for disaster,” one patient advocate says. kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/tru...

S I G H 🙄🙄🙄