Kevin Cantú
@killerswan.bsky.social
I occasionally say interesting things.
they / them 🏳️⚧️
Berkeley, CA
they / them 🏳️⚧️
Berkeley, CA
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"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads.
There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves." [Akira]
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xvgvrz37sybdzkl3bom5c4wh/bafkreigp5lrawstmohll6yhilkyo7lt4memnockmedvxsahnbrkupjx6bm@jpeg)
my firmest belief?
"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves."
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end
"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves."
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end
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Beyond all this, Monica Lewinski has turned the shitstorm that comes with being a public relations punching bag for the world's most powerful man into a platform from which she has supported and uplifted countless other women.
Monica Lewinski is a hero, and everyone needs to get off her lawn.
Monica Lewinski is a hero, and everyone needs to get off her lawn.
Monica Lewinski went through Hell because of Bill Clinton and she was 21 when she started working for him.
Please leave that poor woman be in all the funning. She was destroyed by the public and he kept on keeping on as the president.
Please leave that poor woman be in all the funning. She was destroyed by the public and he kept on keeping on as the president.
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Beyond all this, Monica Lewinski has turned the shitstorm that comes with being a public relations punching bag for the world's most powerful man into a platform from which she has supported and uplifted countless other women.
Monica Lewinski is a hero, and everyone needs to get off her lawn.
Monica Lewinski is a hero, and everyone needs to get off her lawn.
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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Spike: "Your Holiness, PLEASE."
[jersey handoff]
Leo: "I'll . . . pray for you."
Spike: "Thank you! Thank you so much."
Leo: "Try to restrain your expectations."
[jersey handoff]
Leo: "I'll . . . pray for you."
Spike: "Thank you! Thank you so much."
Leo: "Try to restrain your expectations."
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Spike: "Your Holiness, PLEASE."
[jersey handoff]
Leo: "I'll . . . pray for you."
Spike: "Thank you! Thank you so much."
Leo: "Try to restrain your expectations."
[jersey handoff]
Leo: "I'll . . . pray for you."
Spike: "Thank you! Thank you so much."
Leo: "Try to restrain your expectations."
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I don’t know how many diseases we need to go through this more where women get it more frequently so people immediately decide it doesn’t exist.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I don’t know how many diseases we need to go through this more where women get it more frequently so people immediately decide it doesn’t exist.
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A huge complaint I have seen about long covid by assholes is “it’s only (rainbow haired, queer, progressive etc) women bitching about it, so o know it’s not real.”
As usual, it’s misogyny.
As usual, it’s misogyny.
Medical Dialogues: 'Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why'
'Research published in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID..'
medicaldialogues.in/pulmonology/...
'Research published in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID..'
medicaldialogues.in/pulmonology/...
Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID: Here’s why
Research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why women with long COVID-especially those who develop chronic fatigue syndrome-tend to...
medicaldialogues.in
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
A huge complaint I have seen about long covid by assholes is “it’s only (rainbow haired, queer, progressive etc) women bitching about it, so o know it’s not real.”
As usual, it’s misogyny.
As usual, it’s misogyny.
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when I told my husband I was going to call them wreaths instead of rings he was like "ah yes. so sonic cannot get them"
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
when I told my husband I was going to call them wreaths instead of rings he was like "ah yes. so sonic cannot get them"
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If I’ve got my timeline right, this is Larry Summers emailing his buddy Jeff Epstein for advice on how to creep on younger women *a couple days* after the publication of the Miami Herald piece that made him the country’s most infamous sexual predator.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If I’ve got my timeline right, this is Larry Summers emailing his buddy Jeff Epstein for advice on how to creep on younger women *a couple days* after the publication of the Miami Herald piece that made him the country’s most infamous sexual predator.
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
forbidden candy canes!
I have a series of new glass mini wreaths in the shop. They're gorgeous on Christmas trees but also look great as wall hangings. $50.
I'm going to be adding more new stuff over the next few days as my health allows and will give 10% of this weekend's sales to the Roadrunner Food Bank.
nora.jewelry
I'm going to be adding more new stuff over the next few days as my health allows and will give 10% of this weekend's sales to the Roadrunner Food Bank.
nora.jewelry
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
forbidden candy canes!
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i made these by getting the kind of terracotta saucers you use for plants and putting a small one in a bigger one and putting glass in between. felt like a genius move even though i had to smash the inner saucer to get them out lol. i have another batch that should come out without smashing in now
I have a series of new glass mini wreaths in the shop. They're gorgeous on Christmas trees but also look great as wall hangings. $50.
I'm going to be adding more new stuff over the next few days as my health allows and will give 10% of this weekend's sales to the Roadrunner Food Bank.
nora.jewelry
I'm going to be adding more new stuff over the next few days as my health allows and will give 10% of this weekend's sales to the Roadrunner Food Bank.
nora.jewelry
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
i made these by getting the kind of terracotta saucers you use for plants and putting a small one in a bigger one and putting glass in between. felt like a genius move even though i had to smash the inner saucer to get them out lol. i have another batch that should come out without smashing in now
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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ASL interpreters in predicaments is one of my favorite genres of viral video. (Music nsfw) www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dn6HJ2/
*this was a 21+ event* Imagine being the ASL interpreter at a drag show and having to sign those lyrics The knees on this queen are impressive! #aslinterpreter #asl #dragshow #viral #fyp
TikTok video by Kathryn
www.tiktok.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ASL interpreters in predicaments is one of my favorite genres of viral video. (Music nsfw) www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dn6HJ2/
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🗣If you are impacted by Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) there is support and information out there to help you.
👇You can find out more below:
www.pbcfoundation.org.uk
👇You can find out more below:
www.pbcfoundation.org.uk
PBC Foundation | Support for those with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
The PBC Foundation offers support to people with PBC, as well as their friends and family. See the support we offer those with PBC.
www.pbcfoundation.org.uk
January 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🗣If you are impacted by Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) there is support and information out there to help you.
👇You can find out more below:
www.pbcfoundation.org.uk
👇You can find out more below:
www.pbcfoundation.org.uk
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#PBCmonth, we raise our voices for every person living with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Thanks to medical and scientific progress, new treatments have been approved & are bringing hope to thousands of patients. But we need more – we need #equal access and #reimbursement across all European countries
Thanks to medical and scientific progress, new treatments have been approved & are bringing hope to thousands of patients. But we need more – we need #equal access and #reimbursement across all European countries
September 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
#PBCmonth, we raise our voices for every person living with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Thanks to medical and scientific progress, new treatments have been approved & are bringing hope to thousands of patients. But we need more – we need #equal access and #reimbursement across all European countries
Thanks to medical and scientific progress, new treatments have been approved & are bringing hope to thousands of patients. But we need more – we need #equal access and #reimbursement across all European countries
yeah! don’t link to the line-steppers!
youtu.be/t2ZAZOZNZhg?...
youtu.be/t2ZAZOZNZhg?...
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
yeah! don’t link to the line-steppers!
youtu.be/t2ZAZOZNZhg?...
youtu.be/t2ZAZOZNZhg?...
Change a letter make a singer less appealing:
Johnny Fash
Johnny Fash
Change a letter make a singer less appealing:
Ick Spice
Ick Spice
Change a letter, make a singer less appealing:
Frack Sinatra
Frack Sinatra
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Change a letter make a singer less appealing:
Johnny Fash
Johnny Fash
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Random musing on detransition narratives
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Random musing on detransition narratives
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“We adopted #rustlang for its security and are seeing a 1000x reduction in memory safety vulnerability density ... with Rust changes having a 4x lower rollback rate and spending 25% less time in code review, the safer path is now also the faster one.”
security.googleblog.com/2025/11/rust...
security.googleblog.com/2025/11/rust...
Rust in Android: move fast and fix things
Posted by Jeff Vander Stoep, Android Last year, we wrote about why a memory safety strategy that focuses on vulnerability prevention in ...
security.googleblog.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“We adopted #rustlang for its security and are seeing a 1000x reduction in memory safety vulnerability density ... with Rust changes having a 4x lower rollback rate and spending 25% less time in code review, the safer path is now also the faster one.”
security.googleblog.com/2025/11/rust...
security.googleblog.com/2025/11/rust...
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when your example of 'barely legal' is just literally illegal
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
when your example of 'barely legal' is just literally illegal
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their fucking minds over MeToo, because they thought they were invincible and the little people, the women they've been abusing their entire lives, dared to fight back and suddenly there were Consequences, even if they were miniscule, for their abuse
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
their fucking minds over MeToo, because they thought they were invincible and the little people, the women they've been abusing their entire lives, dared to fight back and suddenly there were Consequences, even if they were miniscule, for their abuse
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Why did Epstein and his friends communicate all of this shit blatantly unencrypted over their fucking emails? Because men like them have ruled this country for 500 years. They think they're invincible, that no one will ever challenge them. It's why they're losing
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Why did Epstein and his friends communicate all of this shit blatantly unencrypted over their fucking emails? Because men like them have ruled this country for 500 years. They think they're invincible, that no one will ever challenge them. It's why they're losing
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.