Cacao Byproduct
@cacaobyproduct.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ ⚧️ Writer, artist, musician, immigration stuff
NB & ND (#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD) any pronouns tbh
vampire alien cat robot
Not male, not female, but a secret, third thing
Sourdough fundamentalist
Views my own only
NB & ND (#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD) any pronouns tbh
vampire alien cat robot
Not male, not female, but a secret, third thing
Sourdough fundamentalist
Views my own only
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Yuri Manga recommendation thread
Criteria:
I want something pleasant to read with interesting art
I prefer stories about adults (I don't like school stories)
I prefer something substantive - not necessarily serious, just something interesting and not generic
Disfavor male gaze or creepy shit
Criteria:
I want something pleasant to read with interesting art
I prefer stories about adults (I don't like school stories)
I prefer something substantive - not necessarily serious, just something interesting and not generic
Disfavor male gaze or creepy shit
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i think it is a massive fucking problem that the first best use for LLMs was to cheat in school
Ill be clear about why I am so angry and critical about it: Im seeing a good portion of my students who have imbibed the notion that they dont have to read, think or write for themselves because ChatGPT/CoPilot will do their thinking for them, and its terrifying. It should scare all of us.
February 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
i think it is a massive fucking problem that the first best use for LLMs was to cheat in school
I mean he said it
Trump on the SAVE America Act: "It will assure the security of our crooked elections"
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I mean he said it
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
It’s so funny that grapefruit, marked by its distinct bitterness, also fucks with so many meds you may be taking
What a toxic fruit relationship
I love grapefruit btw!
What a toxic fruit relationship
I love grapefruit btw!
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
It’s so funny that grapefruit, marked by its distinct bitterness, also fucks with so many meds you may be taking
What a toxic fruit relationship
I love grapefruit btw!
What a toxic fruit relationship
I love grapefruit btw!
I’m a vegetarian so assume away all the meats
Zero for zero otherwise, I’m a food slut I guess
Zero for zero otherwise, I’m a food slut I guess
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I’m a vegetarian so assume away all the meats
Zero for zero otherwise, I’m a food slut I guess
Zero for zero otherwise, I’m a food slut I guess
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"Some were as young as 13, and at least half of those taken in so far became pregnant as a result of rape, sources said."
The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"Some were as young as 13, and at least half of those taken in so far became pregnant as a result of rape, sources said."
Olympics by Bravo
Yikes. This Olympics is so messy. Theres the Norwegian skier who admitted to cheating on his partner just after medaling, and the French biathlon woman who won gold but apparently nearly got kicked off the team for stealing her teammates credit card numbers. 😬😬😬
for those of you who don’t know, the French team is made up of an emotional abuser and a woman who actively defends her rapist boyfriend
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Olympics by Bravo
The Dems are losers at being the opposition and it shows that our “democracy” has been, at best, a Lee Kuan Yew capitalist dictatorship the entire time, play-acting at democracy via electoral proceduralism
I know this seems like it should be impossible, but both of these statements are true: Trump's judicial nominees all refuse to denounce the January 6 insurrection or say that he lost the 2020 election, and ALSO, some Senate Dems keep voting to confirm those nominees to life-tenured judgeships
Why Are Senate Democrats Still Voting to Confirm Trump’s Judicial Nominees?
Democrats on the Judiciary Committee keep decrying Trump nominees as unqualified extremists. They also keep voting to confirm them.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The Dems are losers at being the opposition and it shows that our “democracy” has been, at best, a Lee Kuan Yew capitalist dictatorship the entire time, play-acting at democracy via electoral proceduralism
Reimagining Milan Kundera’s classic novel but focused on a cute cat and a cute dog
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BABY
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BABY
February 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Reimagining Milan Kundera’s classic novel but focused on a cute cat and a cute dog
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BABY
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BABY
From mouth bones to mouth tankobons
February 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
From mouth bones to mouth tankobons
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The International Auschwitz Committee is calling for a ban on Germany’s Far Right AfD, Der Spiegel reports.
Eva Umlauf, an Auschwitz survivor and the committee’s President, said the AfD attacks democracy and uses Nazi-era references that are unbearable for Holocaust survivors.
Eva Umlauf, an Auschwitz survivor and the committee’s President, said the AfD attacks democracy and uses Nazi-era references that are unbearable for Holocaust survivors.
February 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
The International Auschwitz Committee is calling for a ban on Germany’s Far Right AfD, Der Spiegel reports.
Eva Umlauf, an Auschwitz survivor and the committee’s President, said the AfD attacks democracy and uses Nazi-era references that are unbearable for Holocaust survivors.
Eva Umlauf, an Auschwitz survivor and the committee’s President, said the AfD attacks democracy and uses Nazi-era references that are unbearable for Holocaust survivors.
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Obligatory plug for relevant merch i made
Tranarchy Shirt
Nothing says "fuck the gender binary" like a comfy cotton shirt adorned with a symbol of rebellion. Perfect for casual Fridays at a corporate office or family reunions where Aunt Mildred asks too many...
transgender.gay
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Obligatory plug for relevant merch i made
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The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
Oh no I thought of a pun involving Married at First Sight and Guts’s eye’s さいごの見
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Oh no I thought of a pun involving Married at First Sight and Guts’s eye’s さいごの見
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I don't get why Congress and Courts are not charging senior and non-senior administration officials with both contempt and perjury all the time under this regime
If she’s not charged with both contempt of Congress and perjury before Congress, the whole world will know that Congress is a powerless sham.
February 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I don't get why Congress and Courts are not charging senior and non-senior administration officials with both contempt and perjury all the time under this regime
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If she’s not charged with both contempt of Congress and perjury before Congress, the whole world will know that Congress is a powerless sham.
February 12, 2026 at 6:10 AM
If she’s not charged with both contempt of Congress and perjury before Congress, the whole world will know that Congress is a powerless sham.
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I don’t have much respect for Congress but this is way out of fucking pocket for anyone, let alone the Attorney General, an unelected political appointee who is legally subject to oversight by the elected officials she’s insulting.
Pam Bondi throws a fit:
"You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer"
"You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer"
February 12, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I don’t have much respect for Congress but this is way out of fucking pocket for anyone, let alone the Attorney General, an unelected political appointee who is legally subject to oversight by the elected officials she’s insulting.
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The SAVE Act has passed the House, making it harder for 69 million American women to vote.
This isn’t about voter fraud or undocumented immigrants.
This is about suppressing the female vote.
They want to repeal the 19th and this is a step in that direction.
This isn’t about voter fraud or undocumented immigrants.
This is about suppressing the female vote.
They want to repeal the 19th and this is a step in that direction.
February 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM
The SAVE Act has passed the House, making it harder for 69 million American women to vote.
This isn’t about voter fraud or undocumented immigrants.
This is about suppressing the female vote.
They want to repeal the 19th and this is a step in that direction.
This isn’t about voter fraud or undocumented immigrants.
This is about suppressing the female vote.
They want to repeal the 19th and this is a step in that direction.
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Seattle people: If you could use a Pottery Barn Teen full-size loft bed with desk and dresser built-in, I am selling one for my daughter (she & her SO are getting a queen).
It cost us about $3K a few years back. We're happy with a modest offer plus come get it. Requires an 8 ft ceiling!!
It cost us about $3K a few years back. We're happy with a modest offer plus come get it. Requires an 8 ft ceiling!!
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Seattle people: If you could use a Pottery Barn Teen full-size loft bed with desk and dresser built-in, I am selling one for my daughter (she & her SO are getting a queen).
It cost us about $3K a few years back. We're happy with a modest offer plus come get it. Requires an 8 ft ceiling!!
It cost us about $3K a few years back. We're happy with a modest offer plus come get it. Requires an 8 ft ceiling!!
I cannot know what I don't know. People please tell me about your food cultures, and I'll happily tell you about the food I grew up with or otherwise eat
Since we're talking fiber, I mentioned to a friend that I grew up eating beans at least four times a week. And when we got white rice as opposed to some form of rice and beans we would eat the rice with a bean sauce.
Anyway here's a recipe I have not made and cannot vouch for
Anyway here's a recipe I have not made and cannot vouch for
Sòs pwa, Haitian Bean Sauce - Tchakayiti
Sòs pwa, Haiti's popular bean sauce is served daily on top of rice, polenta or millet. I've always been fond of the whole beans left in it. Recipe here.
tchakayiti.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I cannot know what I don't know. People please tell me about your food cultures, and I'll happily tell you about the food I grew up with or otherwise eat
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Since we're talking fiber, I mentioned to a friend that I grew up eating beans at least four times a week. And when we got white rice as opposed to some form of rice and beans we would eat the rice with a bean sauce.
Anyway here's a recipe I have not made and cannot vouch for
Anyway here's a recipe I have not made and cannot vouch for
Sòs pwa, Haitian Bean Sauce - Tchakayiti
Sòs pwa, Haiti's popular bean sauce is served daily on top of rice, polenta or millet. I've always been fond of the whole beans left in it. Recipe here.
tchakayiti.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Since we're talking fiber, I mentioned to a friend that I grew up eating beans at least four times a week. And when we got white rice as opposed to some form of rice and beans we would eat the rice with a bean sauce.
Anyway here's a recipe I have not made and cannot vouch for
Anyway here's a recipe I have not made and cannot vouch for
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I guess this is going in my Social and Political Philosophy class as an example of whiteness leveraging our political structures for racist ends.
Call your fucking senators.
Call your fucking senators.
Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I guess this is going in my Social and Political Philosophy class as an example of whiteness leveraging our political structures for racist ends.
Call your fucking senators.
Call your fucking senators.
Are you a Pincay v Andrews (9th Cir. 2004) poser, a Pincay v Andrews (9th Cir. 2003) enjoyer, or did you appreciate Pincay v Andrews (9th Cir. 2001) before it was cool
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Are you a Pincay v Andrews (9th Cir. 2004) poser, a Pincay v Andrews (9th Cir. 2003) enjoyer, or did you appreciate Pincay v Andrews (9th Cir. 2001) before it was cool