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π© @skyrdle.com creator
π https://xorientation.com writer
π https://kamigotchi.io team
π¦ zen existentialist
π ATL
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After almost 11 years together, many of which we basically saw each other as spouses, Mandy and I are married. π₯°
Went to the courthouse yesterday and just had a small intimate ceremony today. It was snowing outside as it happened.
Went to the courthouse yesterday and just had a small intimate ceremony today. It was snowing outside as it happened.
This song still slaps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sp...
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
This song still slaps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sp...
TFW you go to the PTA meeting but it's actually just a bunch of people who want to talk about One Battle After Another
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
TFW you go to the PTA meeting but it's actually just a bunch of people who want to talk about One Battle After Another
I feel you completely. I was born with a collapsed lung and spent the first couple of weeks of my life in the ICU.
Without modern medicine, I'd be dead on arrival.
Instead, I survived and have ~97% of normal lung function in that lung. A few hours ago, I ran for an hour without getting winded.
Without modern medicine, I'd be dead on arrival.
Instead, I survived and have ~97% of normal lung function in that lung. A few hours ago, I ran for an hour without getting winded.
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I feel you completely. I was born with a collapsed lung and spent the first couple of weeks of my life in the ICU.
Without modern medicine, I'd be dead on arrival.
Instead, I survived and have ~97% of normal lung function in that lung. A few hours ago, I ran for an hour without getting winded.
Without modern medicine, I'd be dead on arrival.
Instead, I survived and have ~97% of normal lung function in that lung. A few hours ago, I ran for an hour without getting winded.
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anyone using language like "perversion of the natural order" is 98% of the way to fascism already
transgenderism *is* transhumanism
eyeglasses *are* a perversion of the natural order
appeal to nature fallacies are dumb, stop letting "tech bros" negatively polarize you against genuinely good and cool things
eyeglasses *are* a perversion of the natural order
appeal to nature fallacies are dumb, stop letting "tech bros" negatively polarize you against genuinely good and cool things
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 AM
anyone using language like "perversion of the natural order" is 98% of the way to fascism already
the whole point of technology is to subvert "the natural order," because the natural order is disease and decay and suffering and famine
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
the whole point of technology is to subvert "the natural order," because the natural order is disease and decay and suffering and famine
transgenderism *is* transhumanism
eyeglasses *are* a perversion of the natural order
appeal to nature fallacies are dumb, stop letting "tech bros" negatively polarize you against genuinely good and cool things
eyeglasses *are* a perversion of the natural order
appeal to nature fallacies are dumb, stop letting "tech bros" negatively polarize you against genuinely good and cool things
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
transgenderism *is* transhumanism
eyeglasses *are* a perversion of the natural order
appeal to nature fallacies are dumb, stop letting "tech bros" negatively polarize you against genuinely good and cool things
eyeglasses *are* a perversion of the natural order
appeal to nature fallacies are dumb, stop letting "tech bros" negatively polarize you against genuinely good and cool things
tired: spending a bajillion dollars on a ring
wired: getting a ring that's reasonably priced and looked like it's an artifact from a fantasy novel
wired: getting a ring that's reasonably priced and looked like it's an artifact from a fantasy novel
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
tired: spending a bajillion dollars on a ring
wired: getting a ring that's reasonably priced and looked like it's an artifact from a fantasy novel
wired: getting a ring that's reasonably priced and looked like it's an artifact from a fantasy novel
Germans in the 1800s wanting cheap land
Ulster Scots in the 1700s wanting to be able to be Presbyterian in peace
Also a handful of English, including John Alden, who never intended to stay in the US but was hired as the Mayflower's cooper and then fell in love with Priscilla and stayed
Ulster Scots in the 1700s wanting to be able to be Presbyterian in peace
Also a handful of English, including John Alden, who never intended to stay in the US but was hired as the Mayflower's cooper and then fell in love with Priscilla and stayed
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Germans in the 1800s wanting cheap land
Ulster Scots in the 1700s wanting to be able to be Presbyterian in peace
Also a handful of English, including John Alden, who never intended to stay in the US but was hired as the Mayflower's cooper and then fell in love with Priscilla and stayed
Ulster Scots in the 1700s wanting to be able to be Presbyterian in peace
Also a handful of English, including John Alden, who never intended to stay in the US but was hired as the Mayflower's cooper and then fell in love with Priscilla and stayed
Take care of yourself and your mental health first and foremost. Relaxing myself and not paying too much to the feed.
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Take care of yourself and your mental health first and foremost. Relaxing myself and not paying too much to the feed.
The most virulent British transphobe is a lifelong Labour voter (JK Rowling)
February 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The most virulent British transphobe is a lifelong Labour voter (JK Rowling)
The key difference here is that the UK has deeply entrenched "left-wing" TERFy transphobia in a way the US never has.
That said, don't vote for him in the primary and strive for better.
That said, don't vote for him in the primary and strive for better.
The problem with Newsom I see is he could very well end up becoming another Keir Starmer who in the UK was also voted for "lesser evil" reasons but actually drove Labour into an even more transphobic direction than even the effing Tories once were.
February 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
The key difference here is that the UK has deeply entrenched "left-wing" TERFy transphobia in a way the US never has.
That said, don't vote for him in the primary and strive for better.
That said, don't vote for him in the primary and strive for better.
> Do you think it's at all possible that a man with no convictions like Newsom could end up doing more damage in the long term?
No, not compared to outright fascists.
No, not compared to outright fascists.
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
> Do you think it's at all possible that a man with no convictions like Newsom could end up doing more damage in the long term?
No, not compared to outright fascists.
No, not compared to outright fascists.
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leftists π€ gavin newsom
pretending gavin newsom is the front-runner in a primary that hasn't started
pretending gavin newsom is the front-runner in a primary that hasn't started
Who's pretending the primary has already started and he's already won, besides Gavin Newsom?
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
leftists π€ gavin newsom
pretending gavin newsom is the front-runner in a primary that hasn't started
pretending gavin newsom is the front-runner in a primary that hasn't started
All in favor of finding a better candidate. There's a lot of time before the primary still, and I do think Newsom will probably fizzle out.
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
All in favor of finding a better candidate. There's a lot of time before the primary still, and I do think Newsom will probably fizzle out.
Newsom is against trans women in sports but generally wants us to be able to safely exist as ourselves.
Trump wants us dead or forcibly detransitioned.
Trans people deserve better. But I'll take the former over the latter in a heartbeat.
Trump wants us dead or forcibly detransitioned.
Trans people deserve better. But I'll take the former over the latter in a heartbeat.
February 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Newsom is against trans women in sports but generally wants us to be able to safely exist as ourselves.
Trump wants us dead or forcibly detransitioned.
Trans people deserve better. But I'll take the former over the latter in a heartbeat.
Trump wants us dead or forcibly detransitioned.
Trans people deserve better. But I'll take the former over the latter in a heartbeat.
I'm being told it's a betrayal of trans people to vote for Newsom should he make it to the general.
I'm trans. I felt betrayed that a lot of people refused to vote for Kamala. It's made my life a lot harder she lost, even if she's not perfect.
Same would apply to Newsom.
I'm trans. I felt betrayed that a lot of people refused to vote for Kamala. It's made my life a lot harder she lost, even if she's not perfect.
Same would apply to Newsom.
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I'm being told it's a betrayal of trans people to vote for Newsom should he make it to the general.
I'm trans. I felt betrayed that a lot of people refused to vote for Kamala. It's made my life a lot harder she lost, even if she's not perfect.
Same would apply to Newsom.
I'm trans. I felt betrayed that a lot of people refused to vote for Kamala. It's made my life a lot harder she lost, even if she's not perfect.
Same would apply to Newsom.
average Bluesky political discussion
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
average Bluesky political discussion
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Not to be too vulnerable on main or anything but its really lowkey problematic that you're getting out of the bucket [presses tips of crab pincers together, uwu face]
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Not to be too vulnerable on main or anything but its really lowkey problematic that you're getting out of the bucket [presses tips of crab pincers together, uwu face]
I hope you are having fun punching that strawman and have a lovely rest of your day
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I hope you are having fun punching that strawman and have a lovely rest of your day
Like I do think we could hypothetically put a data center in space if we tried. I do think that's within our capabilities.
But it'll wind up being so cost prohibitive that it feels like there's no way in hell it's actually a sound financial decision.
But it'll wind up being so cost prohibitive that it feels like there's no way in hell it's actually a sound financial decision.
February 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Like I do think we could hypothetically put a data center in space if we tried. I do think that's within our capabilities.
But it'll wind up being so cost prohibitive that it feels like there's no way in hell it's actually a sound financial decision.
But it'll wind up being so cost prohibitive that it feels like there's no way in hell it's actually a sound financial decision.
One of the things I've yet to see any super compelling solution to is cosmic radiation.
You can harden electronics against radiation (what is done with spacecraft already), but then the costs go up by more than an order of power.
You can harden electronics against radiation (what is done with spacecraft already), but then the costs go up by more than an order of power.
February 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
One of the things I've yet to see any super compelling solution to is cosmic radiation.
You can harden electronics against radiation (what is done with spacecraft already), but then the costs go up by more than an order of power.
You can harden electronics against radiation (what is done with spacecraft already), but then the costs go up by more than an order of power.
Part of the goal is having robots permanently onboard that can maintain things.
I'm pretty skeptical of the concept being worth it, though, at least with our current level of tech.
I'm pretty skeptical of the concept being worth it, though, at least with our current level of tech.
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Part of the goal is having robots permanently onboard that can maintain things.
I'm pretty skeptical of the concept being worth it, though, at least with our current level of tech.
I'm pretty skeptical of the concept being worth it, though, at least with our current level of tech.
Not wasting time arguing with people who clearly are incapable of telling the difference between "I like Gavin Newsom" and "I hate Gavin Newsom and would never vote for him in a primary, but it's still worth having him win over a Republican if it comes to it"
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Not wasting time arguing with people who clearly are incapable of telling the difference between "I like Gavin Newsom" and "I hate Gavin Newsom and would never vote for him in a primary, but it's still worth having him win over a Republican if it comes to it"