Sister Curry
@sistercurry.bsky.social
Avid reader, dog-lover, AT LASHER. Short, dumpy, and usually cranky. PhD in American Lit, retired as IT project manager from a Deep Red state posing as a 3rd world country. But the food around here is pretty tasty.
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From the chapter “But Then It Was Too Late” in They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45 by Milton Mayer.
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
From the chapter “But Then It Was Too Late” in They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45 by Milton Mayer.
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After being down for a few months, we are happy to report that the @orcasound.bsky.social North San Juan Channel was redeployed today and we are back to live-streaming! This is a great time of year to listen for Southern Residents, Bigg's, and humpbacks.
live.orcasound.net/listen/north...
#orcas
live.orcasound.net/listen/north...
#orcas
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
After being down for a few months, we are happy to report that the @orcasound.bsky.social North San Juan Channel was redeployed today and we are back to live-streaming! This is a great time of year to listen for Southern Residents, Bigg's, and humpbacks.
live.orcasound.net/listen/north...
#orcas
live.orcasound.net/listen/north...
#orcas
You're at Bonnie.
I need you at Clyde.
I need you at Clyde.
You're at Snoopy.
I need you at Charlie Brown.
I need you at Charlie Brown.
You’re at Lilo.
I need you at Stitch.
I need you at Stitch.
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
You're at Bonnie.
I need you at Clyde.
I need you at Clyde.
I've tried to clean up my potty mouth with asterisks @profanity.accountant
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I've tried to clean up my potty mouth with asterisks @profanity.accountant
--Bison
--Badger
--Porcupine
--Deer
--Prairie dog
--Badger
--Porcupine
--Deer
--Prairie dog
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
- Hedgehog
- Toad
- Kingfisher
- Squirrel
- Fox
- Hedgehog
- Toad
- Kingfisher
- Squirrel
- Fox
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
--Bison
--Badger
--Porcupine
--Deer
--Prairie dog
--Badger
--Porcupine
--Deer
--Prairie dog
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Those judges have ruled against the administration more than 700 times since ICE implemented its draconian new policy on July 8.
Only 8 judges have side with ICE’s position. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Only 8 judges have side with ICE’s position. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Those judges have ruled against the administration more than 700 times since ICE implemented its draconian new policy on July 8.
Only 8 judges have side with ICE’s position. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Only 8 judges have side with ICE’s position. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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Republicans and Democrats are standing together, clearly saying that Members of Congress should not be able to trade stocks.
We get sensitive, classified information. We should be trusted with that to help our constituents, not pad our wallets.
We get sensitive, classified information. We should be trusted with that to help our constituents, not pad our wallets.
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Republicans and Democrats are standing together, clearly saying that Members of Congress should not be able to trade stocks.
We get sensitive, classified information. We should be trusted with that to help our constituents, not pad our wallets.
We get sensitive, classified information. We should be trusted with that to help our constituents, not pad our wallets.
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Imagine if the DNC made it a national priority to coordinate free food & medical aid through its local offices in response to the fascist crisis. Imagine the politics of empowerment & possibility that would emerge.
The way the Black Panthers understood food aid as a crucial form of self defense against the capitalist machinery of the racial state remains essential to the struggle against fascism today.
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Imagine if the DNC made it a national priority to coordinate free food & medical aid through its local offices in response to the fascist crisis. Imagine the politics of empowerment & possibility that would emerge.
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Incredible.
Heartbreaking stuff. And more good journalism from @charlotteobserver.com which has been a part of an incredible effort from local media to cover this past week’s attack on our city.
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Incredible.
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But first she'll collect her pension
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
But first she'll collect her pension
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I feel like this deserves adding to the list of Stories Of Things That Were Actually Other Things.
And yes, it's absolutely real: www.lepoint.fr/astronomie/l...
The scientist quoted as saying: “I also think that if I hadn’t said it was a James Webb photo, it wouldn’t have been so successful.” 😂
And yes, it's absolutely real: www.lepoint.fr/astronomie/l...
The scientist quoted as saying: “I also think that if I hadn’t said it was a James Webb photo, it wouldn’t have been so successful.” 😂
November 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I feel like this deserves adding to the list of Stories Of Things That Were Actually Other Things.
And yes, it's absolutely real: www.lepoint.fr/astronomie/l...
The scientist quoted as saying: “I also think that if I hadn’t said it was a James Webb photo, it wouldn’t have been so successful.” 😂
And yes, it's absolutely real: www.lepoint.fr/astronomie/l...
The scientist quoted as saying: “I also think that if I hadn’t said it was a James Webb photo, it wouldn’t have been so successful.” 😂
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
No words. 🙄
#LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has appointed Dr. Robert Malone, a scientist and conspiracy theorist who gained fame by spreading vaccine misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, as an adjunct professor. #lalege #lagov
LSU biomedical research center adds outspoken anti-vaccine advocate to faculty • Louisiana Illuminator
LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has appointed Dr. Robert Malone who gained fame by spreading vaccine misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic as an adjunct professor
lailluminator.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
No words. 🙄
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Every edgy romance story needs a Schrödinger’s worm.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Every edgy romance story needs a Schrödinger’s worm.
Reality Bites:
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Angry as I am at what I considered capitulation, I am willing to consider this alternate assessment. Worth a read.
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Angry as I am at what I considered capitulation, I am willing to consider this alternate assessment. Worth a read.
Reality Bites:
Trump’s Voters Have Just Found Out They’re on the Menu
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Reality Bites:
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Angry as I am at what I considered capitulation, I am willing to consider this alternate assessment. Worth a read.
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Angry as I am at what I considered capitulation, I am willing to consider this alternate assessment. Worth a read.
💯
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
💯
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
Removal of these plaques is both reprehensible and immoral.
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Removal of these plaques is both reprehensible and immoral.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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Afghanistan cost taxpayers $2.3 trillion. We got zilch in return.
They've trained us to think that it's weakness to have government social programs. Actually, it's social investment.
Our taxes SHOULD go to education, healthcare, maternity, & other supporting systems instead of wasted on war. 🧵
They've trained us to think that it's weakness to have government social programs. Actually, it's social investment.
Our taxes SHOULD go to education, healthcare, maternity, & other supporting systems instead of wasted on war. 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Afghanistan cost taxpayers $2.3 trillion. We got zilch in return.
They've trained us to think that it's weakness to have government social programs. Actually, it's social investment.
Our taxes SHOULD go to education, healthcare, maternity, & other supporting systems instead of wasted on war. 🧵
They've trained us to think that it's weakness to have government social programs. Actually, it's social investment.
Our taxes SHOULD go to education, healthcare, maternity, & other supporting systems instead of wasted on war. 🧵
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Donald Trump continues to find shockingly unqualified and disgusting people to pardon. His latest, Cade Cothren, is a prime example. We can’t let these shameful and corrupt pardons fly under the radar—please share. youtube.com/shorts/WoZIt...
Trump pardons another truly disgusting person: Cade Cothren
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Donald Trump continues to find shockingly unqualified and disgusting people to pardon. His latest, Cade Cothren, is a prime example. We can’t let these shameful and corrupt pardons fly under the radar—please share. youtube.com/shorts/WoZIt...
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
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Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
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NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.