some of the nicest and sweetest people on this app are trans, struggling and nevertheless remain so strong in spite of it all. You deserve to have your hopes and dreams come true. 💗

So apparently someone in the larger Memphis trans world is a Wu-style pick me who likes to misgender other trans folks It will surprise no one to know that now that I know about her, she is no longer welcome at any event I help organize

It's a beautiful day to get out and vote, #Memphis! And if you want someone on your county commission who stands up to ICE and fights Elon Musk, instead of taking his money -- vote Chipman, for a Change!

Them: "You're just another tax-and-spend liberal" Me: Yes? That's literally one of the jobs of government? Them: "Shared prosperity is socialism!" Me: So... what? Words have definitions? Them: "She's a socialist!" Me: Thanks for noticing!

Saw this meme and I did it. Opening line to Neuromancer.

🎵 It's beginning to smell a lot like fascism Everywhere you go In Palantir's old Slack Where we build the tracking maps But the pay's so good 🎵

Y'all, it has been a week. But the sun is shining today, unlike yesterday, and it's a great day to vote in #Memphis! Early voting sites are open 8-4pm today!

A poll worker, to me, earlier this week: "Are you the only normal person who's running in this election?" Me: "Not a day goes by I don't ask myself the same question"

To use AI as part of a larger communication strategy is malpractice. And replacing the connection of reading to your kid while they fall asleep with the soulless clanker's digitized voice is truly horrific, dystopian fail-parenting -- and why would you even *want* to do that?

One day people will realize that using genAI for search is a terrible idea, but today is not that day

Anyone who doesn't think trans candidates have to work several times harder in their campaigns ought to see how I post a reel on Meta and almost instantly have 50+ bigoted comments and laugh reacts

#Memphis, it's time to choose. Do you vote for the same old establishment politics that recycles people across offices? Or do you want a fresh voice with a bold, progressive vision to transfer privilege into shared prosperity for everyone? The choice is clear: Lena Chipman, for a change.

Listening to someone behind me in the line to pick up my little one argue with Gemini on their phone to summarize some data into a PDF for one of their clients "Summarize the data into a PDF for our clients" "No, summarize it into a PDF" "I said summarize it into a PDF *without* losing data"

Truly the only time one might have an advantage in politics as a trans person is when you're running to represent a district that has a substantial leftist presence in a large gayborhood 😅

Important posting metaphor: Bluesky is as if a bunch of people started a sports bar, but because the local big club got taken over by a creep, a lot of the goths and alt kids are now hanging out in the bar all the time, and the owners don't know what to do about it since they have no other customers

I can't believe I'm hearing in a meeting someone saying generative AI should be used to screen software engineers and to define how a development organization should be structured. Apparently they also want the genAI to write the requirements, the stories, and do all the architecture and design

Okay, saddle up, folks: we need ALL OF YOU!: Besides the TN Leg's awful voucher sneak-attack today, they've ALSO gone back to a dormant 2025 bill forcing every. single. level. of local government to remove any policy that doesn't comport w/the state's binary definition of sex: Write! bit.ly/3QCov9o

As a certified brat, malicious compliance is my favorite form of compliance in all things, of course

I look forward to, when I'm elected to the county commission, coming up with innovative new ways for the mandated contract in Shelby County to actively impede ICE activities. "Gosh, it sure is tough we have to fill out these carbon paper forms on typewriters with three witnesses and a notary..."

When I'm doing advocacy work or actions, or mutual aid events, I try not to make a big deal out of it; I don't wear campaign swag, I don't introduce myself as a candidate, etc. I'm there *for that group* as just another person trying to help out. I'll talk about it if asked, but it isn't my show.

Listening to someone who specializes in digital marketing here at the cowork talk about how people are leaving Substack "in droves" and how discoverability and payouts there are terrible And I'm thinking that we heard that here among Bsky trans folks first, because we are always right 😎

PILOTs and other tax abatements are often misused in Shelby County. @mlk50.com found that PILOTs for affordable housing often result in properties being taken over and units crumbling while absentee landlords collect rent and reduced property taxes.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy, and must be treated accordingly

According to one of our local papers -- which is normally a generally fair organization -- I'm a "transgender activist." Always nice to see local media playing the same games as the national outlets.

Why doesn't Bluesky add an edit function (Wrong answers only) Wasn't able to convince Claude that "edit function" meant something other than adding an Edit menu, or a button that sends your post to a professional editor

My hobby: coming up with new meanings for lowercase software names grapheneos? The new breakfast cereal, now with more graphite!

@samanthaisgay.bsky.social and I have a new diet rock band, The Chinese Peptides

Can't stop won't stop

It may be cold and it may be rainy but I'm out here doing the work at this poll (and looking fly)

It's very telling, looking at the analytics for my campaign ads on Facebook, that *all* of the transphobic comments and reactions come from men Literally every one

🚨 Endorsement Alert! 🚨 I'm proud to be endorsed by Memphis for All for County Commission District 13! They recognize my commitment to creating a more equitable future for Memphis and Shelby County -- one where government makes your life better instead of serving the wealthy and connected.

Not all money is good money. A current MSCS board member who's running for the Shelby County Commission (home of #Memphis) has taken campaign contributions from an xAI employee and sponsored the schools taking Musk money for infrastructure. Me? I'm going to get him out of our town instead.

Have I mentioned today how much I hate Meta and having to engage on that platform? Because wow, I hate having to use Meta to reach voters

Not everything that breaks is technically the fault of vibe coding but the kind of culture that would foster vibe coding is the kind that produces a lot of shit that breaks.

$110 for an engine air filter replacement? Are they out of their collective minds? I'll just grab one from AutoZone for $10 and do it myself

Hot chocolate with a double shot of espresso may be my new favorite hot drink

Seriously, sometimes people ask me if I'm the only normal person in the race, given that I go to shows, like to dance, play pinball...

Surprisingly literally no one who lives in #Memphis. I said in a forum recently that the task force was a net negative across the board, and this is further evidence to support my position. They're not reducing crime -- they're using pretextual traffic stops to disappear immigrants.

Early voting has started in #Memphis and Shelby County! If you want someone who will stand up to Elon Musk instead of taking his money while he poisons our kids, and if you're sick of the establishment picking your candidate instead of your voice mattering -- I'd appreciate your vote.

She was a boy He was a girl Can I make it any more genderqueer?

Disturbing the peace in Illinois is a felony if you do it with two or more other people. It's called "mob action." Possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine is a felony in Illinois. Possession of a blank prescription form is a felony in Illinois. "Felony" is way broader than you think.

I love candidate forums, especially when we don't know the questions in advance As a mental primary character, with high Int and Wits, they're a great place for me to share my leftist vision and, of course, flex 😎

"Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law," folks. Every day is a good day for Shut The Fuck Up Friday, whether it's not talking to the cops or not blabbing on socials

Once again, I find myself in the situation of having to fight tooth and nail with two different specialty pharmacies and insurance companies to get Apretude, which we should just be handing out like (injectable) candy to anyone who wants it.

I love when some local pundit says a candidate is the "smart choice" because they're "well-connected politically" So... vote for them not because they're a good candidate with good ideas who'd be good at the job, but because you think they'll win anyway?

Y'know, if your CEO can be emulated by a chatbot, perhaps he's not the genius visionary the market thinks he is.

Young Democrats endorsing the most establishment candidates they can find with no relevant expertise; basketball players endorsing mayoral candidates; unions endorsing people with no platform-- A lot of the candidate endorsements in #Memphis right now are, well, this.

This. Their discourse is the same kneejerk supremacist coded remark as the misgendering trans people if they don't "deserve" it. Nothing legitimizes supremacist ideals.

Cursed ramen from another dimension

EDM in #Memphis last night at the New Daisy Theatre! We've had other EDM shows over the last year at Growlers (such as Crystal Method and Sonica Gothico) and Minglewood (United We Rave); this is our latest big headliner show featuring PROPPA. And honestly, I needed the dancing (and to be cute)