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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 8h

up your protest sign game!
(i love these, lili)

Lili Chin she/her @lilichin.bsky.social · 1d

What are you doing on October 18th? These are FREE to download an print. #nokings
doggiedrawings.net/products/pro...

FREE downloadable images that you can print and use at protest events or to stick on walls. I originally hand-painted these on black foam board (see photos) but I have now redrawn these so that they a...

doggiedrawings.net

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 8h

Grateful! For the good parts of an imperfect memory. For practical time-lapse effects. For bright enough stars.

Black background with a rather faint design of blue-toned grid lines and random dots giving computer/sci-fi vibes. Bright aqua text duplicates the content of the post (except I've misspelled "time-lapse" in it--left out the hyphen--but I am too tired to fix it), then says: #grateful, Amber Bird, amberbird.com

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 12h

Jewish law & Bible scholarship don't think the word in the 10 Commandments for "steal" is about, like, shoplifting.

Look at eg Genesis 40:15, Exodus 21:16 , Deuteronomy 24:7--

the commandment is not to steal people. Don't kidnap.

Though you shouldn't need the Bible to teach you that. #AbolishICE

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Mad Carew @madcarew.bsky.social · 16d

“This is not a time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for.” — Henry Rollins.

“He”, in the quote below, is Joe Strummer, Punk Rock Warlord.

La La La Llorona @marisasandlin.bsky.social · 16d

He stopped at my door and looked me in the eye, and I’ll never, ever forget this. I repeated it recently. He said, “Jim, our job is to protect empathy at all costs, and to live groovy lives.”

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 13h

oh no. i forgot that the active child song from that gutting scene in the magicians is in this slightly sad scene in old guard. came out to have good time...honestly feeling so attacked...etc

amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 14h

anyway, motivations matter and fights can be like dance, can be engaging storytelling, can be thrilling. so please stop ruining all that "can be" for me. i'd threaten to hit you, but that seems potentially antithetical to my point 😂

amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 14h

i want to note that i haven't lost interest in all fight scenes. or even in all media that is heavy on fights. but so much of it just feels like the reasons there are fights (both the in-media reasons and the real-world writer/director ones) are...not strong or compelling.

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 15h

re-watching old guard (so i can watch #2). that first fight scene has me thinking about what still interests me in fight scenes. (i feel like media is oversaturated with them these days to the point where mostly i now use them for wee breaks. soz. and i hate that cos i have LOVED a good fight scene)

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Elisabeth Van Every @e-van-every.bsky.social · 19h

I am in pain about 80% of the time (the type & severity vary but it's very common), and the vast majority of people never even know. And my pain rating of 6 is someone else's 10. This is meaningless bullshit that will primarily be used to deny people pain relief and care.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

Facial expressions common to all humans! 🙃

PainChek is one of these behavioral models, and it acts like a camera‑based thermometer, but for pain: A care worker opens the app and holds a phone 30 centimeters from a person’s face. For three seconds, a neural network looks for nine particular microscopic movements—upper‑lip raise, brow pinch, cheek tension, and so on—that research has linked most strongly to pain. Then the screen flashes a score of 0 to 42. “There’s a catalogue of ‘action‑unit codes’—facial expressions common to all humans. Nine of those are associated with pain,” explains Kreshnik Hoti, a senior research scientist with PainChek and a co-inventor of the device. This system is built directly on the foundation of FACS. After the scan, the app walks the user through a yes‑or‑no checklist of other signs, like groaning, “guarding,” and sleep disruption, and stores the result on a cloud dashboard that can show trends.

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 18h

and related to prev repost...this little thread
as an autistic person who knows many autistic people? yeah.
(and, for me, it's disrespectful if you ignore my preference. calling me a "person with autism" after i tell you i'm an autistic person makes me not trust you or want to interact with you.)

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 20h

side rant: when are newsrooms going to get over parents' ablest squick about their kids and start using identity first language?

"disabled person" not "person who is great!! except for this icky disability!!"

"autistic person" not "person with a lil' case of the autisms"

etc

mcie.org

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 18h

it's hell for anyone, but for an autistic person? i can't know his autistic traits, but i know mine (and those of assorted others) and i just...i'm gonna go scream in enraged feral autistic now

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 21h

FLAMES OUT OF THE SIDE OF MY FACE

there is no forgiveness for these horrors, ever

Teen with autism who was missing for days found in federal custody

A teenager with autism who was missing for days is in federal custody.

www.kswo.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h

Los Angeles County voted to declare a state of emergency in response to federal ICE raids. Normally reserved for natural disasters, the declaration allows the county to mobilize resources and offer assistance to residents impacted by the raids.

LA County officials approve emergency declaration over immigration raids

The move allows the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants.

abc7.com

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 18h

this!

i have been saddened by some unexpected reactions and thoughtlessness from folks i thought would have more care for me.
i mostly have a mindset that lets me weather this ok so far, but that's me and that's now. and even i would love to do less weathering, as it were.

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 22h

Also, re. masking: Even if you don't normally mask, if you have friends/acquaintances who do and you're willing to go places with them, eat outdoors, use air filters, mask when you hang out, etc., please TELL THEM. A lot of us are afraid to ask for fear of ending a friendship (or never starting one)

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 22h

I'm not trying to be a dick.

But they picked two fat republicans for a bunch of jokes when the young republicans said the worst shit imaginable.

My fat ass is out there fighting for what's right.

Stop equating fat with bad or less. Stop telling ME I'm one annoyance away from being your target.

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 19h

anyone have recs for her?
(i can't help. i need to feel like i am in absolute solitude to work.)

Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 22h

if you have a favorite co-working/writing Twitch streamer who
- does work sessions of 45+ minutes (longer better)
- spends more time working than chatting
- is on around this time of day
please let me know!

(there's *nothing* wrong with chattiness, but I struggle with it when trying to work)

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 19h

staring at the camera like i'm in one of those shows

and if certain blokes take that as me staring at them in a way that says i told them so? well. at least the message will have been delivered without me having to make actual eye contact with them

The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 1d

Robert Noot, 29, was first attracted to Kelsey Dacey, 26, due to her artistic vibe, her emotional intensity and her insistence that the TV volume always be on an even number, unless the number is a multiple of five.

Man upset to discover manic pixie dream girl just regular autistic woman

A man who thought his quirky girlfriend would magically fix all his debilitating personal issues has been left “hurt and disappointed” after she transpired to be an ordinary autistic woman, it has…

thedailytism.com

amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 19h

lolsob
(insert something pithy about a 'leave the leaves' campaign)
(rage and cry more)

The Needling @theneedling.com · 1d

ICE Detains Leaves as They Turn Brown: tinyurl.com/37euaejk

Masked ICE agents throwing bags of brown leaves in unmarked van

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 19h

really appreciating now that my dietician urged me to get my macros and such via food (rather than supplements and the like) whenever possible ✨

and apparently the chocolate ones are the worst, so i really wouldn't have stood a chance 😅

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 1d

Grateful! For better dishes. For smart emotional choices. For cinnamon sugar.

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 1d

good thread on pairing absurdity (which is a useful tactic!) with action (which is necessary to make the absurdity actually Something)

talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 1d

as charming and whimsical as some will view this, it bears noting that absurdity—not militancy or might—are what people have chosen to repeat from the portland standoffs against ICE.

why is that?

what purpose does this serve?

a mini 🧵:

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Kitty Chandler @mightybattlecat.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve long thought that no one could successfully follow Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier but apparently I was wrong.

Coliseum of Comics @coliseumofcomics.com · 1d

Laurence Fishburne wants to play Charles Xavier in MCU's version of the X-Men

Laurence Fishburne wants to play Charles Xavier in MCU's version of X-Men

Laurence Fishburne is pitching himself to play Professor Charles Xavier in the MCU's version of the X-Men: 'What do you think about Laurence Fishburne as Professor X?'

ew.com

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Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 1d

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 2d

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things"
- Peter Drucker

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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 1d

like once a week I think about that guy who said he had to constantly remind conservative kids not to do slurs in groupchats. Not because it was bad to do slurs but because it might impede them professionally

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 1d

currently loosening a plank in my own floor

The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 1d

"... she has now stowed her phone under a loose plank in the floor, she can hear every message coming through as a testament to her shame."

AuDHD woman’s unread messages beating damningly under floorboards

An auDHD woman is being tortured by the tell-tale sound of her countless unread notifications pinging underneath the floorboards, it has been reported. Navya Randhawa, 30, knows her emails, texts and…

thedailytism.com

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amber bird @amberbird.bsky.social · 1d

very happy birthday! may you have all the goodness (and keep being exactly the kind of epically cringeworthy you are 💜)