Dik Tater 🥔
@chaensaw.com
Avocadoan, ex-AVC, Toast friend, antifascist, militant trans ally, neurodivergent, he/him. 🏳️🌈
Heh, flashbacks of me and my only LTR Sean dancing shirtless at a gay bar in downtown Portland twenty years ago
December 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Heh, flashbacks of me and my only LTR Sean dancing shirtless at a gay bar in downtown Portland twenty years ago
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When my mom graduated from college in the mid 1970s job ads in the newspaper had two sections - jobs for men and jobs for women. Sometimes the same job would be listed in both sections, with a lower wage for women.
This is no longer (openly, explicitly) a thing.
This is no longer (openly, explicitly) a thing.
Free-lovers in the 19th century were called insane sluts for wanting to go on dates and have boyfriends.
Women breaking into the professions in the 1880s were told that doing law or medicine would make their wombs wither and their minds go insane.
Women breaking into the professions in the 1880s were told that doing law or medicine would make their wombs wither and their minds go insane.
December 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
When my mom graduated from college in the mid 1970s job ads in the newspaper had two sections - jobs for men and jobs for women. Sometimes the same job would be listed in both sections, with a lower wage for women.
This is no longer (openly, explicitly) a thing.
This is no longer (openly, explicitly) a thing.
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I somehow missed that Dan Savage was on Bluesky now. If you missed the memo, consider this your reminder that Dan Savage is a racist transphobe who has allied himself with Jesse Singal (!) and written racist screeds attacking Black people while dismissing the racism of white gays.
December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I somehow missed that Dan Savage was on Bluesky now. If you missed the memo, consider this your reminder that Dan Savage is a racist transphobe who has allied himself with Jesse Singal (!) and written racist screeds attacking Black people while dismissing the racism of white gays.
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I chose the subtitle very consciously.
December 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I chose the subtitle very consciously.
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Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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Of all the sins of AI, this is an unexpected and deeply annoying one
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Of all the sins of AI, this is an unexpected and deeply annoying one
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They totally threw Bill Clinton under the bus with photos of him being inappropriate with teenagers in the files. I'm a big fan of him being thrown under the bus I just think we all know there's a whole more folks who can fit under that bus.
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
They totally threw Bill Clinton under the bus with photos of him being inappropriate with teenagers in the files. I'm a big fan of him being thrown under the bus I just think we all know there's a whole more folks who can fit under that bus.
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This is my comfort
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is my comfort
I just realized I don’t have to work again for 9 days and don’t have to be back in the office til Jan 5 🤩
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I just realized I don’t have to work again for 9 days and don’t have to be back in the office til Jan 5 🤩
Since he loves having things named after him, I’m calling this the Trump head screwdriver.
December 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Since he loves having things named after him, I’m calling this the Trump head screwdriver.
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I totally agree with the Jewish Council here.
I will continually speak out against the Netanyahu Govt’s killing of 20,000 innocent children in Gaza.
That appalling action has caused so much anti-semitism around the world.
I will continually speak out against the Netanyahu Govt’s killing of 20,000 innocent children in Gaza.
That appalling action has caused so much anti-semitism around the world.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I totally agree with the Jewish Council here.
I will continually speak out against the Netanyahu Govt’s killing of 20,000 innocent children in Gaza.
That appalling action has caused so much anti-semitism around the world.
I will continually speak out against the Netanyahu Govt’s killing of 20,000 innocent children in Gaza.
That appalling action has caused so much anti-semitism around the world.
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Writing a gay vampire horror porn: EJACULA
"He doesn't vant your blood."
"He doesn't vant your blood."
December 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Writing a gay vampire horror porn: EJACULA
"He doesn't vant your blood."
"He doesn't vant your blood."
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This is a bit of technical legalese, but the basic point is that if the UK forcibly outs trans people then it will probably be in breach of its trade agreements with the EU.
UK Key economic sectors face post-BREXIT challenge in 2026: the Gender Critical Data Chickens come home to roost.
Today, Trans Exile Network, which helps trans+ people, their families and anyone perceived as trans to flee the UK in the present climate released the following update.
Today, Trans Exile Network, which helps trans+ people, their families and anyone perceived as trans to flee the UK in the present climate released the following update.
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is a bit of technical legalese, but the basic point is that if the UK forcibly outs trans people then it will probably be in breach of its trade agreements with the EU.
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when your plan was suicide by cop but then it turns out kash patel is in charge of the cops
An autopsy determined the suspect in the Brown University shooting and MIT professor's killing had been dead for two days when found.
Brown attack suspect died the two days before his body was found, autopsy finds
An autopsy has found that the man suspected in last weekend’s attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later had been dead for two days when found.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
when your plan was suicide by cop but then it turns out kash patel is in charge of the cops
I don’t think it’s supposed to be like this 6 days before Xmas in Colorado.
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I don’t think it’s supposed to be like this 6 days before Xmas in Colorado.
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I can *100% assure you* that if this report found that trans people & "wokeness" tanked the Harris campaign, the DNC would release it in a heartbeat
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I can *100% assure you* that if this report found that trans people & "wokeness" tanked the Harris campaign, the DNC would release it in a heartbeat
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Jeanette Vizguerra’s detention has been an example of the Trump administration’s bigoted immigration policy. They claim to be going after the worst of the worst, but instead they are going after mothers with U.S.-born children and advocates like Jeanette.
coloradosun.com/2025/12/19/j...
coloradosun.com/2025/12/19/j...
Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra gets bond hearing after 9 months in ICE detention
The immigration judge overseeing the hearing said she needed more time to decide whether Vizguerra should be released
coloradosun.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Jeanette Vizguerra’s detention has been an example of the Trump administration’s bigoted immigration policy. They claim to be going after the worst of the worst, but instead they are going after mothers with U.S.-born children and advocates like Jeanette.
coloradosun.com/2025/12/19/j...
coloradosun.com/2025/12/19/j...
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Holy shit this is actually kind of hilarious.
Whoa... those plaques 47 put up are even worse than I thought... Read the Alt Text. It's like a fourth-grade book report.
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Holy shit this is actually kind of hilarious.
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Cheap Nation Falling Apart https://theonion.com/cheap-nation-falling-apart-1850156543/
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cheap Nation Falling Apart https://theonion.com/cheap-nation-falling-apart-1850156543/
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Oh, you stupid motherfuckers.
I'm glad I'm no longer a part of this organisation.
I'm glad I'm no longer a part of this organisation.
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
Read on, and vote well!
We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Oh, you stupid motherfuckers.
I'm glad I'm no longer a part of this organisation.
I'm glad I'm no longer a part of this organisation.
Modern Democrats: campaign on it, never actually do it.
Confirmed: House Democratic leaders have decided to use a stock trading ban bill as a campaign issue rather than actually pass something that had the GOP support to advance.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries Undercuts Congressional Stock Trading Ban - The American Prospect
A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
prospect.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Modern Democrats: campaign on it, never actually do it.