The updated COVID/histamine link thread because people keep tagging me in to explain it and I keep intending to update the post from 2023 (synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html) and just not having the capacity because of my own health shit so here is a thread I can pin

This is the kind of shit that would get you punished by the gods in the Odyssey.

I know some of us have been in this a long time. But this is the win, this is the work, this is that momentum that resentment and rage doesn't sustain. He's here now. That's hope. That's a future.

there are so many other points I could make but I really do think @garyalexander.bsky.social said it best when he said it seems like the current dem strategy is that they want the republicans to become so evil people just vote for dems by default

i think it's important that fandom puritans that clutch their pearls over things they find "problematic" know that they've contributed to a lot of censorship policies that we see today as well as the mandatory IDs policies under the guise of "for the children"

oh hey, New York Presbyterian has put out the call to recruit scabs from the NYSNA members on strike! And they have a web form to do so! And it just so happens that I know that the employee IDs are six digits, and the CWID is three letters followed by four digits and then [at]nyp[dot]org!

I feel like now is a good time to remind everybody that I just really love Rand al'Thor

When we overthrow the tech bros I only want monster fuckers and furry porn artists running the internet and tech.

finally beat Silksong @willikins.bsky.social it was indeed stressful 😂

thought I'd try with a new post, hopefully this can get more eyes on it? I'm offering tarot commissions in this style for March, 3 slots, starting price 50€. It can be major or minor arcana. To grab one you can reach out to [email protected] ! tos: lyannacomm.carrd.co

“The very first rubber dick to touch government-issued leather boots triggered a full-blown chemical weapons response.”

we're all out here doing our best, but for some folks, they're out here living with the knowledge that "doing our best" does not include accommodating their needs at even a basic level for inclusion and community

I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliation against people recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc) in North Carolina. I focus on press, but victims do NOT need to be a journalist. Everyone has right to record. Our friends @aclunc.bsky.social would also love to hear from you:

Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now.

Help Windmill mushroom workers get their union contract. They voted for the UFW in 2022 but the company won't budge. WA Supreme Court just agreed to hear their case. This means a court battle and the cost that goes with it. Donate to help workers win: act.seiu.org/a/windmillco...

CALL FOR MUTUAL AID: My tattoo artist was detained yesterday with a friend. The agents broke a car window. ICE still has custody of my tattoo artist's phone. They're raising funds for legal support to get property back and fix the car. V3nmo: @ kayla-felten "lizzie and ray" in memo.

wake my ass up, I'll call into work so I can sleep later after I've had a proper bask

me accidentally interacting with a wretched person I had blocked on the Old Site is a GREAT way to begin my evening 😂

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

You're doing better than you think you are. The only way out is through, and luckily we have each other. And ducklings. Good night ❤️ 🐣 🪶

Things we don't need to hear: "it's over, they've won" "if we even have elections again" "just wait till martial law" "I'm waiting for the next shooting" Don't be a DOOMER. You will be muted or blocked. We are feral, we are joyous, we are pissed, we are mobilized. We are not doomed.

The only way these fascist chucklefucks make this work is by succeeding in manufacturing the *appearance* of inevitability, because they *do not* have the force or skill to win a straight fight. In short, the only weapon that can deliver them victory is you: the fool doomer whose nihilism is poison

morale is everything. doomers have none, they've handed over their platform to the voice of despair. that sucks for them, but the rest of us aren't responsible for creating hope for them. I've tried--it's never enough. there is SO MUCH good shit people are doing that goes unsung. remember that.

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please listen to me very carefully right now: Learn to take and celebrate small short wins, to build momentum and morale, or you and everyone you need to fight beside you will be burned out, demoralized, and demotivated before the next big opportunity comes along.

In case anyone wants to retail therapy, these are from a really great indie artist. She’s wonderful! They’re available publicly now, and in support of her community all proceeds are going to @alotrolado-org.bsky.social

"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives

Call your reps + please read the thread. Do it now, please. Script.

Called all three. They'll be hearing from me every day until this is over.

The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.

starting off 2026 by finally playing Silksong

changed my mind. new years resolution is to make more soup. inspired by @mathewlreyes.bsky.social need recommendations for soups that could be made vegetarian or already are vegetarian. @mostlybree.kitrocha.com you conquered bread but do you know soup???

my new year's resolution is to question how much I need this graduate degree it was very hard to work full time and do school full time, especially given the dual whammy of ADHD and perfectionism. I clashed hard with one of my instructors and it caused me a lot of anxiety maybe now isn't the time

IF A SNEEZE HAS NEVER FORCED YOU TO GO HOME AND CHANGE YOUR CLOTHING, I DON'T WANNA HEAR ONE WORD ABOUT TAMPONS FROM YOU, THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY.

We were in first place in this film award voting. A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours. Now it's personal. Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS. Reshare? VOTE! www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...

I don't trust people who end social media posts or replies with 🙂 it's creepy

Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable. (Published Aug. 2024)

Reminder: I am from the US, which specifically passed a law to protect against UK defamation judgements, which this crowd of raging bigots abuse horribly thanks to funding from the money Head Bigot JK Rowling earns from Harry Potter franchise revenue to file bullshit lawsuits as financial terrorism

Oh, I had one of those! Except instead of being about how Elvis was a groomer, it was every time I posted that ULINE was literally run by theocracy-craving disinfo-peddling fascists and we should all stop using their services. Think I'll post this link again! He hates it. refuseuline.com

happy solstice ❄️

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

You see someone come on on a chair and then get up and walk off, it doesn’t mean shit. You don’t know what they’re dealing with and why they did that. Truly mind your own business.

"We don't want to be Luddites --" brother, Luddites were opposed to bosses concentrating wealth by using technology to make inferior product with warehouses fulls of starving exploited child labor. You don't have to wear the team jersey but respect the game.

Union Santa for 2025: COMPLETED.

why are people already pre-emptively blaming the people who rightfully think Gavin Newsom sucks and should not be the president and will not vote for him for VALID REASONS for "Trump's third term" what the fuck kind of disinformation fuckassery is this

why does this have Malazan energy but urban why do I feel like Steve would be so into this

There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom

turning "guess I'll die" into a money saving strategy is... actually pretty true to form. but for fuck's sake

y'all I am struggling with the idea that I did my best on something and it wasn't good enough. real talk, I think that I was not set up for success and I'm being punished for an instructor's failure to set expectations and provide a balanced framework for assessment alternative: I did a bad job