Julia Carrie Wong
@joolia.bsky.social
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Julia Carrie Wong
@joolia.bsky.social
· Apr 8
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
I tried to write about empathy and ended up writing about fascism again
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You may (as I do) need a diverting Friday read. This is a terrific short article about how, in the gulf between humans and other animals, ideas about sexual orientation often pull the wool over our eyes.
I interviewed the farmer with a flock of gay sheep, found out why there are no current plans for a flock of lesbian sheep, and felt conflicted about biological essentialism.
Just not that into ewes: ‘gay sheep’ escape slaughter and take over a New York catwalk
Designer Michael Schmidt’s 36-piece collection was made from the wool of rams who have shown same-sex attraction
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
You may (as I do) need a diverting Friday read. This is a terrific short article about how, in the gulf between humans and other animals, ideas about sexual orientation often pull the wool over our eyes.
I interviewed the farmer with a flock of gay sheep, found out why there are no current plans for a flock of lesbian sheep, and felt conflicted about biological essentialism.
Just not that into ewes: ‘gay sheep’ escape slaughter and take over a New York catwalk
Designer Michael Schmidt’s 36-piece collection was made from the wool of rams who have shown same-sex attraction
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I interviewed the farmer with a flock of gay sheep, found out why there are no current plans for a flock of lesbian sheep, and felt conflicted about biological essentialism.
My phone autocorrected ChatGPT to Charcot. Nature is healing.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My phone autocorrected ChatGPT to Charcot. Nature is healing.
the real victim in all this is Joan Didion
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
the real victim in all this is Joan Didion
it would suck to lose at chess to a baby
Three-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest player to earn official rating
Indian boy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha practises for four to five hours each day and beat multiple adults to secure record-breaking status
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
it would suck to lose at chess to a baby
I still do the crossword every day even though I no longer enjoy it bc my streak is so long I feel bad about stopping what is wrong with me
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I still do the crossword every day even though I no longer enjoy it bc my streak is so long I feel bad about stopping what is wrong with me
it's not lowering the bar when you do it for men, it's actually a really important step toward addressing the male loneliness crisis
Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
it's not lowering the bar when you do it for men, it's actually a really important step toward addressing the male loneliness crisis
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A first-of-its-kind Texas law takes effect today. It aims to dam the flood of abortion pills into the red state — by letting people sue one another.
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Has a Texas law created ‘abortion bounty hunters’? – podcast
In this special episode, the Guardian US reproductive health and justice reporter Carter Sherman speaks to people who are using, providing and protecting abortion pills and those fighting against them...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A first-of-its-kind Texas law takes effect today. It aims to dam the flood of abortion pills into the red state — by letting people sue one another.
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
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Great photos, great story:
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Great photos, great story:
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
not to speak ill of the dead but I found that albino alligator utterly terrifying
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
not to speak ill of the dead but I found that albino alligator utterly terrifying
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I am looking to speak with individuals about their affordability concerns and issues they're experiencing this holiday season and the impact on their families.
Please reach out to me at [email protected] or direct message me here.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
Please reach out to me at [email protected] or direct message me here.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
‘I can’t get a single present’: millions in US barely scraping by amid holidays
As of November, 15.6 million workers in the US are still affected by the pandemic’s economic downturn
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I am looking to speak with individuals about their affordability concerns and issues they're experiencing this holiday season and the impact on their families.
Please reach out to me at [email protected] or direct message me here.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
Please reach out to me at [email protected] or direct message me here.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
I'm sorry I saw this and now you have to too
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I'm sorry I saw this and now you have to too
did anyone ever get anywhere on this
ok I’m sorry to ever say anything but what the fuck does she think a canto is
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
did anyone ever get anywhere on this
no you're spending too much time trying to construct a lede about homosexual farm animals that takes advantage of the consonance of "flehmen" and "flaming" to make a bad pun
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
no you're spending too much time trying to construct a lede about homosexual farm animals that takes advantage of the consonance of "flehmen" and "flaming" to make a bad pun
icymi Georgie wore sunglasses
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
icymi Georgie wore sunglasses
SESTINA (2026) - He knows how to save the world. He just needs to write the right prompt - in trochaic tetrameter. Starring Liam Neeson.
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
SESTINA (2026) - He knows how to save the world. He just needs to write the right prompt - in trochaic tetrameter. Starring Liam Neeson.
but what about the bamboo
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
but what about the bamboo
one of the weird occupational hazards of being paid to think in public is the clear tendency to stop thinking at all
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
one of the weird occupational hazards of being paid to think in public is the clear tendency to stop thinking at all
ok what do we think looks better with this yarn, the half fisherman’s rib (left) or garter (right) ?
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
ok what do we think looks better with this yarn, the half fisherman’s rib (left) or garter (right) ?
honestly really devastated that i didn’t know about the gay sheep situation
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
honestly really devastated that i didn’t know about the gay sheep situation
well what else would you call them
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
well what else would you call them