Feminist/white/Jewish/parent/writer. Solidarity is action (Mia McKenzie). Courage then action then hope. Interested in trauma. I write songs and stuff sometimes. (Like ptsdthemusical.net) I mostly curate and comment. Bike riding is the best fun. she/her
Sometimes, not even that. I've been building an authoritarian tracker tool, and in doing so, uncovered filters Claude has been using to protect the government from negative sentiment keywords. It tells me it only does this so my work will hold up better against hostile readers 🙄
The goal is to satisfy the *emotions* behind every information need without providing real information.
Matt SeyboldThe cross-platform enshittification of search functionality is such an infuriating exercise of authoritarian creep. They would like to kill the inclination to find information & enforce satisfaction with be fed information.
If you've ever met a single white conservative, you know that the mere presence of non-white people scares them, freaks them out, etc. You can't "chill out" when your simple existence pisses them off.
Big Ol’ MushWhen I say a politics of white reconciliation based on a premise of anti-Blackness people act as if I’m spinning shit out of thin air but…
Most of Trump's political opinions are opportunistic, but he is a sincere racist. He also sincerely believes that it's not just okay, but admirable to beat and rape women. So he adores any man credibly accused of abuse. www.salon.com/2024/12/05/w...
Trump tried to build an anti-#MeToo Cabinet, but it's backfiringRepeated abuse accusations are not impressive on a resumewww.salon.comHis work "experience" was a stint at Lululemon, but Trump boosted him into Congress. But allegedly beating your 2-year-old daughter, allegedly hitting your wife and girlfriend, and allegedly throwing a girl downstairs for saying "no thanks"? That's the kind of resume Trump adores.
Mother JonesRep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told Mother Jones the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation:
This Panic World about prediction markets is a good one, and got me thinking about how what libertarian/Polymarket freaks/incels/whatever you call them think is "rationality" never is. It's always just assuming some emotions are valid and others aren't. Example.... youtu.be/8rcVgrcB8fk?...
The Sicko Who Invented Prediction MarketsYouTube video by Panic Worldyoutu.beWhen right-wingers say, "I don't care if you're gay, just don't rub it in my face," this is what they mean: second class status. You can't be open, much less celebrate your relationships. In exchange for silence, they'll leave you alone. (Except for occasional sodomy arrests.)
Another example of how the billionaire class wants to create a surveillance society under the guise of "safety." You can't buy a tube of toothpaste without handing over a bunch of data about yourself. You now need to provide your name, address, date of birth, etc. to an app.
Tressie McMillan CottomThese apps, in my experience, don’t work. I’ve walked away from every purchase but one that has used these because they do not work. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
This isn’t complicated. They want teen girls to have babies. It’s an efficient way to derail their education and keep them in low-paid jobs forever. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...
The Trump Admin’s New Teen Pregnancy Prevention Plan Hinges on MAHA and AbstinenceThis story was originally published by States Newsroom. The Trump administration has...talkingpointsmemo.com
In 2022, Mitch McConnell voted down a proposal to extend seven sick days to railroad workers. So far in 2026, he has taken over six weeks of medical leave. By his own lights, he should be terminated from his job and the US Government should claw back his last six weeks of salary.
fascist pervert who doesn't know how to mind her own fucking business
JK Rowling says to photograph women in toilets just in case they're transgender - LGBTQ NationHer advice will result in cisgender women getting harassed and bullied while they're trying to pee in peace.www.lgbtqnation.com
Meanwhile, Mayo is getting its ass sued off because it covered up the 67% error rate in its patient care AI tools www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Lawsuit alleges Mayo Clinic cuts corners with AI, putting patient care and privacy at riskA former Mayo Clinic official is suing her former employer, alleging she was demoted and then fired after blowing the whistle on how the hospital’s rush to incorporate AI into their operations put pat...www.mprnews.orgTaylor NoakesWords cannot describe how much I despise this person’s contempt for how hard real scientists work It’s the kind of attitude you can only get from inheriting a fortune from an Apartheid era emerald mine finance.yahoo.com/sectors/heal...
Do yourself a favor & read this epic @mirandayaver.bsky.social piece It's one of my lode stars right now. The gaslighting from MAHA/MAGA dudes is very extreme, & this piece reminds us that we cannot let their calls for "civility" derail the resistance 2/2 mirandayaver.substack.com/p/bless-thei...
Bless Their Hearts"Be civil" is not the prescription for this moment.mirandayaver.substack.comI've been scolded for not being more "civil" toward the MAHA men who are destroying public health, health research & science (RFK Jr, Jay Bhattacharya, Trump) But, to quote the inspirational @mirandayaver.bsky.social, "Do we really need to be civil with those who are killing our public health?" 1/2
CaffeineIsLifeYour main gig IS health. You absolutely have a right to be livid to the point of throwing out profanities over this bullshit. If anything, I think there should be MORE of this kind of strong message put forth from educators.
Proud to have 3 exhibits published from our Mellon-sponsored “Virality of Racial Terror” project, which three VRT grad student researchers are presenting about at #dh2026 this week Links to all three at www.vrt.viraltexts.org
The Virality of Racial Terror – Exhibits for the Virality of Racial Terror Projectwww.vrt.viraltexts.orgMatthew KollmerWe also have digital exhibits. You can learn more about DUSLR at: www.vrt.viraltexts.org/index.php/du... Or check out my two related short papers at #DH2026 — Friday at 2pm (Daejeon time). More on that soon!
