Liz Whitmere
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Liz Whitmere
@lizwhitmere.bsky.social
· Feb 27
youtu.be/skNO_IcRUXM
Starring @melaniescrofano.bsky.social (Wynonna Earp, Surreal Estate) @seanbaek.bsky.social (The Expanse, Killjoys) @stephbelding.bsky.social (Shadowhunter, Ghosts) Peter Keleghan (Workin Moms, one million other things), Rayisa Kondracki (Wynonna Earp), Chelsea Muirhead (Warrior)
Starring @melaniescrofano.bsky.social (Wynonna Earp, Surreal Estate) @seanbaek.bsky.social (The Expanse, Killjoys) @stephbelding.bsky.social (Shadowhunter, Ghosts) Peter Keleghan (Workin Moms, one million other things), Rayisa Kondracki (Wynonna Earp), Chelsea Muirhead (Warrior)
It’s finally out!
Dark comedy, body horror, menopause, cult of wellness, medical gaslighting and so much more.
Dark comedy, body horror, menopause, cult of wellness, medical gaslighting and so much more.
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This is true to an almost scary degree.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is true to an almost scary degree.
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Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying.
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying.
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Omg. Beautiful.
This is from an article on IGN and I lost it at the juxtaposition.
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Omg. Beautiful.
I’ve always used accurate words for body parts with my kids, sometimes to the consternation of mom acquaintances who don’t know the difference between vulva and vagina and don’t understand why it might be useful to identify which part of your body is, for example, hurting or itchy or whatever.
Hi. I transcribe child forensic interviews
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
It’s okay to name butts. It's okay to laugh about them. It is developmentally appropriate and healthy for toddlers (let alone fifth graders) to name body parts. We all have bums. What is the fear here? 5/
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I’ve always used accurate words for body parts with my kids, sometimes to the consternation of mom acquaintances who don’t know the difference between vulva and vagina and don’t understand why it might be useful to identify which part of your body is, for example, hurting or itchy or whatever.
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Just learned CDN federal funding for public schools has not been provided this year, and school boards are not supporting it either.
As a result, kids will be going hungry daily.
We feed at least 15 kids daily at my school alone😓
Every public school in ON needs help.
Help if you can
As a result, kids will be going hungry daily.
We feed at least 15 kids daily at my school alone😓
Every public school in ON needs help.
Help if you can
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just learned CDN federal funding for public schools has not been provided this year, and school boards are not supporting it either.
As a result, kids will be going hungry daily.
We feed at least 15 kids daily at my school alone😓
Every public school in ON needs help.
Help if you can
As a result, kids will be going hungry daily.
We feed at least 15 kids daily at my school alone😓
Every public school in ON needs help.
Help if you can
Gotta say, “compute” as a noun is topping my list of least favourite words of 2025
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Gotta say, “compute” as a noun is topping my list of least favourite words of 2025
This is really not it. It’s not difficult. The answer is to make those accommodations universal. Ta-dah!
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is really not it. It’s not difficult. The answer is to make those accommodations universal. Ta-dah!
Me: what do you think the plant this seed pod came off of is called?
Kid: trilobial ballsack tree
Me: (looking it up) …huh. pretty close.
#bladdernut #treesky #botanysky #sillyplantnames
Kid: trilobial ballsack tree
Me: (looking it up) …huh. pretty close.
#bladdernut #treesky #botanysky #sillyplantnames
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Me: what do you think the plant this seed pod came off of is called?
Kid: trilobial ballsack tree
Me: (looking it up) …huh. pretty close.
#bladdernut #treesky #botanysky #sillyplantnames
Kid: trilobial ballsack tree
Me: (looking it up) …huh. pretty close.
#bladdernut #treesky #botanysky #sillyplantnames
It’s nice to feel seen @nicemosaics.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It’s nice to feel seen @nicemosaics.bsky.social
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
“look out mama there’s a white boy coming round the mountain”
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“look out mama there’s a white boy coming round the mountain”
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COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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For World AIDS Day 2025: the stigma of HIV & AIDS was so strong that many avoided talking about their diagnosis until their final days.
In other cases, the families kept the secret for decades after.
Freddie Mercury, Liberace, Rock Hudson, Gia Carangi, Anthony Perkins... and Isaac Asimov.
In other cases, the families kept the secret for decades after.
Freddie Mercury, Liberace, Rock Hudson, Gia Carangi, Anthony Perkins... and Isaac Asimov.
In 1983, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov had triple bypass surgery at NYU Medical Center, during which he contracted HIV from transfusions.
His doctors advised him not to disclose his status because of anti-AIDS sentiment.
He died 1992 from AIDS-related complications.
His doctors advised him not to disclose his status because of anti-AIDS sentiment.
He died 1992 from AIDS-related complications.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
For World AIDS Day 2025: the stigma of HIV & AIDS was so strong that many avoided talking about their diagnosis until their final days.
In other cases, the families kept the secret for decades after.
Freddie Mercury, Liberace, Rock Hudson, Gia Carangi, Anthony Perkins... and Isaac Asimov.
In other cases, the families kept the secret for decades after.
Freddie Mercury, Liberace, Rock Hudson, Gia Carangi, Anthony Perkins... and Isaac Asimov.
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Scripts for Healthcare Professionals to help them STFU Friday:
Can neither confirm nor deny
I'm sorry, I'll need to check the validity of this ROI
I need my patient to confirm consent
What's the fax number again?
I don't know where I put that
We archived those files
You're not entitled to that info
Can neither confirm nor deny
I'm sorry, I'll need to check the validity of this ROI
I need my patient to confirm consent
What's the fax number again?
I don't know where I put that
We archived those files
You're not entitled to that info
April 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Scripts for Healthcare Professionals to help them STFU Friday:
Can neither confirm nor deny
I'm sorry, I'll need to check the validity of this ROI
I need my patient to confirm consent
What's the fax number again?
I don't know where I put that
We archived those files
You're not entitled to that info
Can neither confirm nor deny
I'm sorry, I'll need to check the validity of this ROI
I need my patient to confirm consent
What's the fax number again?
I don't know where I put that
We archived those files
You're not entitled to that info
It’s deeply disappointing.
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s deeply disappointing.
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The CDC has carefully monitored the VAERS database of reported vaccine reactions. Medical professionals investigate any deaths for causal links.
There are ZERO child deaths causally linked to covid vaccinations. 183 US children died from covid. #vaccineswork
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
There are ZERO child deaths causally linked to covid vaccinations. 183 US children died from covid. #vaccineswork
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The CDC has carefully monitored the VAERS database of reported vaccine reactions. Medical professionals investigate any deaths for causal links.
There are ZERO child deaths causally linked to covid vaccinations. 183 US children died from covid. #vaccineswork
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
There are ZERO child deaths causally linked to covid vaccinations. 183 US children died from covid. #vaccineswork
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
LONG thread. Read the whole thing.
The updated COVID/histamine link thread because people keep tagging me in to explain it and I keep intending to update the post from 2023 (synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html) and just not having the capacity because of my own health shit so here is a thread I can pin
Captcha Check
synecdochic.dreamwidth.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
LONG thread. Read the whole thing.
This made my kid snort
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This made my kid snort
Feeling better and better about our household zero-tolerance policy for AI, but really really concerned for…uh…well, everybody.
At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Feeling better and better about our household zero-tolerance policy for AI, but really really concerned for…uh…well, everybody.
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'this'll make you laugh'
November 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
'this'll make you laugh'
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In short we don't like "AI" because we can see a fucking used car salesman coming a mile away and yet you keep insisting there are five lights.
We're not all stupid and we're not all gullible, and we won't blindly accept an obvious scam.
You fucking ruined every product you've touched you assholes
We're not all stupid and we're not all gullible, and we won't blindly accept an obvious scam.
You fucking ruined every product you've touched you assholes
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In short we don't like "AI" because we can see a fucking used car salesman coming a mile away and yet you keep insisting there are five lights.
We're not all stupid and we're not all gullible, and we won't blindly accept an obvious scam.
You fucking ruined every product you've touched you assholes
We're not all stupid and we're not all gullible, and we won't blindly accept an obvious scam.
You fucking ruined every product you've touched you assholes
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NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.