Amber Ying 應 緣
@amberying.com
Robots and neuroscience and sex. (But not that way.) Disabled and glorious. Leftist activist who works in biotech. Taiwanese American. Queer AF. #BiInSci. Sincere and earnest. Our struggles are intertwined. (she/they) #CambMA
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Amber Ying 應 緣
@amberying.com
· Nov 12
#Introduction: Hello! My name is Amber Ying (應 緣) and I am a Taiwanese American non-binary woman living in Greater Boston. I work in biotech but am also a local grassroots organizer. My interests include cats, D&D, neuroscience, keto baking, and tarot! Let’s get to know each other!
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Fundraising for @psabortionfund.bsky.social came up short, if anyone can donate today
January 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Fundraising for @psabortionfund.bsky.social came up short, if anyone can donate today
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AI is nothing like the brain. And that’s okay.
The Year in Biology | Quanta Magazine
Take a jaunt through a jungle of strange neurons underlying your sense of touch, hundreds of millions of years of animal evolution and the dense neural networks of brains and AIs.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
AI is nothing like the brain. And that’s okay.
I was prepared for the changes to my body during pregnancy but I didn’t do enough research on how much my body wouldn’t change after. In short, very few of my old clothes fit anymore and I am torn between modifying my body and getting new clothes.
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I was prepared for the changes to my body during pregnancy but I didn’t do enough research on how much my body wouldn’t change after. In short, very few of my old clothes fit anymore and I am torn between modifying my body and getting new clothes.
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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Reposting with alt text!
January 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Reposting with alt text!
Back in undergrad when I was studying computer science, this dude I hooked up with told me that I was surprisingly smart, not like those psychology majors.
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
January 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Back in undergrad when I was studying computer science, this dude I hooked up with told me that I was surprisingly smart, not like those psychology majors.
The art of cat acting: youtu.be/AycqebrmBkM?...
The Art of Cat Acting
YouTube video by Alex Boucher
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The art of cat acting: youtu.be/AycqebrmBkM?...
Nancy Drew is public domain!
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Nancy Drew is public domain!
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this is such an important thing to recognize and call out
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
this is such an important thing to recognize and call out
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
TIL what a Razor Scooter is.
January 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
TIL what a Razor Scooter is.
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A little-noticed provision in the TRUMP AI Act would ban big tech platforms, including ostensibly Google, from distributing "sexual material harmful to minors" — a phrase routinely used by conservatives to ban not only porn, but sex ed, LGBTQ literature and repro rights resources.
The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act is every bit as bad as you would expect. Maybe worse.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s latest is an anti-tech omnibus, combining years' worth of dangerous policy ideas into one big, bad bill.
reason.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A little-noticed provision in the TRUMP AI Act would ban big tech platforms, including ostensibly Google, from distributing "sexual material harmful to minors" — a phrase routinely used by conservatives to ban not only porn, but sex ed, LGBTQ literature and repro rights resources.
Taiwan also does something similar: The Lunar New Year is the date when everyone ages up.
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Taiwan also does something similar: The Lunar New Year is the date when everyone ages up.
In other news, Lexapro feels like a weighted blanket on my brain.
Happy New Year! I'm on Lexapro now!
January 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
In other news, Lexapro feels like a weighted blanket on my brain.
This year will mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and I am going to hate this year for all its weird nationalist celebrations.
January 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This year will mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and I am going to hate this year for all its weird nationalist celebrations.
For most of my life, I have lived in the future, where I left the present behind to strive towards my personal and career goals. Now that I have achieved much of what I have wanted and worked for, I find that I don't need much for myself.
January 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
For most of my life, I have lived in the future, where I left the present behind to strive towards my personal and career goals. Now that I have achieved much of what I have wanted and worked for, I find that I don't need much for myself.
Personally, I think it's crass, imposing, and ableist to be intensely interested in the details about someone else's health without their consent. I don't care if they are POTUS. Their health is none of your business.
January 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Personally, I think it's crass, imposing, and ableist to be intensely interested in the details about someone else's health without their consent. I don't care if they are POTUS. Their health is none of your business.
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BECOME UNGOVERNABLE
January 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
BECOME UNGOVERNABLE
Happy New Year! I'm on Lexapro now!
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Happy New Year! I'm on Lexapro now!
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A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
Instead of being a NORMIE and going to a NYE party, I'm gonna be playing a neurotic kobold cleric in a D&D one-shot game WITH MY FRIENDS LIKE A COOL KID.
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Instead of being a NORMIE and going to a NYE party, I'm gonna be playing a neurotic kobold cleric in a D&D one-shot game WITH MY FRIENDS LIKE A COOL KID.
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It's that time of year ..
.. when my fingers crack because it's so fucking dry omg.
.. when my fingers crack because it's so fucking dry omg.
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's that time of year ..
.. when my fingers crack because it's so fucking dry omg.
.. when my fingers crack because it's so fucking dry omg.
Happy New Year (Eve)!
December 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy New Year (Eve)!