Aine Bethany (she/they)
@ainebet.bsky.social
A little bit hooman and a little bit fae 🧚♀️
Queer, adoptee, hairstylist, service dog mom/handler, plant mom, neurodivergent, disabled, weirdo, just wanting a bit more love in the world and to talk to people who agree.
Queer, adoptee, hairstylist, service dog mom/handler, plant mom, neurodivergent, disabled, weirdo, just wanting a bit more love in the world and to talk to people who agree.
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I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
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Good news finally!
Researchers try bold new approach in a race to better treat autoimmune diseases
There's a new frontier in treating autoimmune diseases. Today's treatments tamp down the friendly fire but don't fix what's causing it.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Good news finally!
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my neighbor cat is definitely a wizard
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
my neighbor cat is definitely a wizard
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
They've apparently learned a lot about how Epstein-Barr can trigger some people to get lupus. Interesting article. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
Stanford researchers solve medical enigma in major new study
The Epstein-Barr virus is extremely common and can spread through saliva.
www.sfgate.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Working on a project. I can't tell you about it. It's a secret project. But it's really cool and I'm excited about it.
Okay, it's a sandwich. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's special because I'm toasting it.
Okay, it's a sandwich. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's special because I'm toasting it.
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Working on a project. I can't tell you about it. It's a secret project. But it's really cool and I'm excited about it.
Okay, it's a sandwich. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's special because I'm toasting it.
Okay, it's a sandwich. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's special because I'm toasting it.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Add this to the list of reasons to be uncomfortable with ChatGPT: the New York Times will be reading your chats to determine if you tried to get around their paywall. Just think of the fun ways your conversations can be shared to other potential plaintiffs! arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
OpenAI slams court order that lets NYT read 20 million complete user chats
OpenAI: NYT wants evidence of ChatGPT users trying to get around news paywall.
arstechnica.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Add this to the list of reasons to be uncomfortable with ChatGPT: the New York Times will be reading your chats to determine if you tried to get around their paywall. Just think of the fun ways your conversations can be shared to other potential plaintiffs! arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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#Adoptees are diagnosed at higher rates with ADHD due to interaction of genes with environmental stressors such as systemic inequities and trauma related to adoption.
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Why Adoptees Have Higher Rates of ADHD
Adoptees’ higher ADHD rates reflect genetic, prenatal, and social factors, highlighting the need for trauma-informed, adoption-competent care and systemic equity.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#Adoptees are diagnosed at higher rates with ADHD due to interaction of genes with environmental stressors such as systemic inequities and trauma related to adoption.
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
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BREAKING: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the underage girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reut.rs/4hZV3nw
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the underage girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reut.rs/4hZV3nw
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Anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
President Trump's anti-trans passport policy is now in effect, but our lawsuit challenging it isn't over yet.
President Trump's anti-trans passport policy is now in effect, but our lawsuit challenging it isn't over yet.
Q & A: Orr v. Trump | American Civil Liberties Union
Following a January 2025 Executive Order from President Donald Trump, the State Department began barring people from obtaining passports with a sex designation on them that is not the same as their sex assigned at birth. In response, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit challenging the State Department's policy on behalf of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people.
www.aclu.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
President Trump's anti-trans passport policy is now in effect, but our lawsuit challenging it isn't over yet.
President Trump's anti-trans passport policy is now in effect, but our lawsuit challenging it isn't over yet.
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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
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i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
Why Costco Went All in on Kirkland — and How It Paid Off | WSJ Case Study
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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It’s the #OreCup final between native #Copper and #Molybdenite.
What’s your favourite thing you’ve learned about ores this week?
Ready to vote?
What’s your favourite thing you’ve learned about ores this week?
Ready to vote?
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It’s the #OreCup final between native #Copper and #Molybdenite.
What’s your favourite thing you’ve learned about ores this week?
Ready to vote?
What’s your favourite thing you’ve learned about ores this week?
Ready to vote?
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Hey, have some *good* political news this morning: SCOTUS has declined to hear a case that was viewed as a possible vehicle to overturn Obergefell and gay marriage:
apnews.com/article/supr...
apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hey, have some *good* political news this morning: SCOTUS has declined to hear a case that was viewed as a possible vehicle to overturn Obergefell and gay marriage:
apnews.com/article/supr...
apnews.com/article/supr...
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tomorrow is world adoption day i guess, it’s wild how many holidays and months we have to be like “doesn’t it rule that you were permanently separated from your family and identity and that someone was able to buy you like a product? isn’t that an amazing and healthy system that has zero downsides?”
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
tomorrow is world adoption day i guess, it’s wild how many holidays and months we have to be like “doesn’t it rule that you were permanently separated from your family and identity and that someone was able to buy you like a product? isn’t that an amazing and healthy system that has zero downsides?”
"We starve the machine." "When the beast goes hungry long enough,
it eats itself." #BlackOutTheSystem
it eats itself." #BlackOutTheSystem
@50501movement.bsky.social Black Out the Oligarchs' favorite week. Black out Black Friday. Please share on social media and anywhere else you can, including with friends and family. This is important.
"The beast is bleeding. Time to twist the knife."
buymeacoffee.com/psychopete/d...
"The beast is bleeding. Time to twist the knife."
buymeacoffee.com/psychopete/d...
🖤 Don't Feed the Beast: Black Out Black Friday — Psycho Pete
Post by Psycho Pete
buymeacoffee.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"We starve the machine." "When the beast goes hungry long enough,
it eats itself." #BlackOutTheSystem
it eats itself." #BlackOutTheSystem
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Periodic reminder to USE ALT TEXT when posting images!
Blind and visually impaired people deserve to be able to partake of the content you post.
manningkrull.com/digital-phil...
Blind and visually impaired people deserve to be able to partake of the content you post.
manningkrull.com/digital-phil...
Alt text 101 for Bluesky | Digital Philosophy by Manning Krull
Hi! You may be here because I or someone else sent you this link in response to a conversation about alt text on Bluesky. Welcome! Here's some basic info about alt text, its importance, and how to wri...
manningkrull.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Periodic reminder to USE ALT TEXT when posting images!
Blind and visually impaired people deserve to be able to partake of the content you post.
manningkrull.com/digital-phil...
Blind and visually impaired people deserve to be able to partake of the content you post.
manningkrull.com/digital-phil...
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Government attorneys filed a layout of the Broadview facility and in court, brought up the fact that there are showers at the processing center, but they do not work.
"One is reminded of Auschwitz. There were showers there that didn't work, too." - Judge Robert Gettleman
American Auschwitz is here
"One is reminded of Auschwitz. There were showers there that didn't work, too." - Judge Robert Gettleman
American Auschwitz is here
Witnesses testify to alleged unsanitary, squalid conditions inside Broadview ICE facility
The question on Tuesday was, what happens inside the walls of the Broadway immigration detention center where attorneys, politicians and protesters have been turned away? The stories from court are sh...
abc7chicago.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Government attorneys filed a layout of the Broadview facility and in court, brought up the fact that there are showers at the processing center, but they do not work.
"One is reminded of Auschwitz. There were showers there that didn't work, too." - Judge Robert Gettleman
American Auschwitz is here
"One is reminded of Auschwitz. There were showers there that didn't work, too." - Judge Robert Gettleman
American Auschwitz is here
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go folksy go brokesy
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
go folksy go brokesy
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me: you know that ceviche restaurant in peru that does the dance routines? they did “spaghetti”
my long-suffering husband: that’s cool 🙂
my long-suffering husband: that’s cool 🙂
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
me: you know that ceviche restaurant in peru that does the dance routines? they did “spaghetti”
my long-suffering husband: that’s cool 🙂
my long-suffering husband: that’s cool 🙂
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM