Amy Alex Parent
@amyinorbit.bsky.social
I make pixel planes go woosh! Lanky roller derby skater, full time queer👩🏻💻💫🏳️🌈 (I’m an expensive sushi)
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hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
Board the Mothership.
YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC
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January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
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Just Israel making good money off of its own genocide every which way, whether that's "battle tested" weaponry, or being the only party that can sell to Palestinians life-saving goods that Israel prohibits from entering Gaza any other way.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations
Sources say generators and tent poles restricted from humanitarian organisations but commercial shipments allowed in
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Just Israel making good money off of its own genocide every which way, whether that's "battle tested" weaponry, or being the only party that can sell to Palestinians life-saving goods that Israel prohibits from entering Gaza any other way.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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This photosynthetic magic trick allows for the big finale: some sacoglossan sea slugs can detach their own heads from their body (which contains the gut!) & live on photosynthesis for a few weeks while the body regrows from the head!
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
This Sea Slug Can Chop Off Its Head and Grow an Entire New Body--Twice
It is one of the “most extreme” examples of regeneration ever seen
www.scientificamerican.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This photosynthetic magic trick allows for the big finale: some sacoglossan sea slugs can detach their own heads from their body (which contains the gut!) & live on photosynthesis for a few weeks while the body regrows from the head!
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
The body, unfortunately, cannot grow a new head.
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Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
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Transition, medical or otherwise, should be available to anyone who asks for it. Bodily autonomy includes allowing people to transition for no other reason than them saying they want to.
Oh and everyone responsible for the current state of trans healthcare on the NHS needs to be held accountable.
Oh and everyone responsible for the current state of trans healthcare on the NHS needs to be held accountable.
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Transition, medical or otherwise, should be available to anyone who asks for it. Bodily autonomy includes allowing people to transition for no other reason than them saying they want to.
Oh and everyone responsible for the current state of trans healthcare on the NHS needs to be held accountable.
Oh and everyone responsible for the current state of trans healthcare on the NHS needs to be held accountable.
Last repost: the BMA’s position is good in that the UK’s approach to everything trans is dogshit at the moment, and the BMA’s take isn’t.
That being said: fuck “specialist” services. Informed consent is the only way to go that doesn’t gatekeep transition.
That being said: fuck “specialist” services. Informed consent is the only way to go that doesn’t gatekeep transition.
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Last repost: the BMA’s position is good in that the UK’s approach to everything trans is dogshit at the moment, and the BMA’s take isn’t.
That being said: fuck “specialist” services. Informed consent is the only way to go that doesn’t gatekeep transition.
That being said: fuck “specialist” services. Informed consent is the only way to go that doesn’t gatekeep transition.
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For trans people who see this and feel their heart rate rise: it's good. Click through. It's positive, short and direct.
The BMA has published an updated policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings.
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...
Policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings
Our policy position is centred around the need to advocate for equitable access to healthcare, create safe and inclusive workplaces for trans and non-binary people working in healthcare settings, and ...
www.bma.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
For trans people who see this and feel their heart rate rise: it's good. Click through. It's positive, short and direct.
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Feeling festive? Buy a trans person a blood test!
gofund.me/9ab28a116
gofund.me/9ab28a116
Donate to Blood tests for trans people in Edinburgh, organized by Josie Giles
We're raising money for a pilot scheme to provide free blood tests to trans peop… Josie Giles needs your support for Blood tests for trans people in Edinburgh
gofund.me
December 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Feeling festive? Buy a trans person a blood test!
gofund.me/9ab28a116
gofund.me/9ab28a116
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Reminder, the guy who runs ChatGPT is being sued by his little sister for sexually abusing her for a decade: www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/b...
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reminder, the guy who runs ChatGPT is being sued by his little sister for sexually abusing her for a decade: www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/b...
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"The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial."
www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n...
www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n...
Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on...
www.lemkininstitute.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial."
www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n...
www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n...
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So idk let’s maybe stay a bit critical of this incredibly convenient narrative from a crisis management AI company that dismisses criticism of the white feminist billionaire, even if that narrative does kind of sort of align with bad things that we know do happen online
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So idk let’s maybe stay a bit critical of this incredibly convenient narrative from a crisis management AI company that dismisses criticism of the white feminist billionaire, even if that narrative does kind of sort of align with bad things that we know do happen online
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💥 Seventy thousand women have now signed our letter. Seventy thousand women saying clearly that exclusion is not in our name and that trans people deserve dignity, safety and belonging.
🙏 Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
#NotInOurName #Love #Inclusion #WomenUnite
🙏 Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
#NotInOurName #Love #Inclusion #WomenUnite
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💥 Seventy thousand women have now signed our letter. Seventy thousand women saying clearly that exclusion is not in our name and that trans people deserve dignity, safety and belonging.
🙏 Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
#NotInOurName #Love #Inclusion #WomenUnite
🙏 Sign and share: notinourname.org.uk
#NotInOurName #Love #Inclusion #WomenUnite
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Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion.
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion.
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
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I had to deal with this awkward and humiliating line of questioning that has absolutely no relevance to trans healthcare
And I had to wait three years for it.
And they denied my application.
The NGS is inhumane and not fit for purpose.
And I had to wait three years for it.
And they denied my application.
The NGS is inhumane and not fit for purpose.
There is absolutely no excuse or reason why this line of questioning should be allowed to continue in a free and open society in Ireland #SpéirGorm trans people should no longer be subject to this tortuous human rights violation they call healthcare! Fuck the NGS!
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December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I had to deal with this awkward and humiliating line of questioning that has absolutely no relevance to trans healthcare
And I had to wait three years for it.
And they denied my application.
The NGS is inhumane and not fit for purpose.
And I had to wait three years for it.
And they denied my application.
The NGS is inhumane and not fit for purpose.
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If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
Like, I'm sorry the fascists are giving you difficult choices. But that's what fascists fucking do. The only legit answer is "fuck you make me". The only answer that shows you have actual fucking principles not preferences is "fuck you make me". And that sucks. But here we are.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
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i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
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As always, the West will dismantle itself for Israel's genocide. Now the UK is openly replacing impartial judges days before important Palestine cases wrap up, without any explanation or clarification. Any pretense of fairness in the legal system is gone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
As always, the West will dismantle itself for Israel's genocide. Now the UK is openly replacing impartial judges days before important Palestine cases wrap up, without any explanation or clarification. Any pretense of fairness in the legal system is gone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
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I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
I’m sick of writing about dead trans people | Xtra Magazine
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
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It's not normal for a professor to start a class discussing how they "regret" being best buddies with a child sex trafficker and asking them for advice on how to abuse their position to coerce sex from former students.
He shouldn't be there at all. This is an institutional failure.
He shouldn't be there at all. This is an institutional failure.
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It's not normal for a professor to start a class discussing how they "regret" being best buddies with a child sex trafficker and asking them for advice on how to abuse their position to coerce sex from former students.
He shouldn't be there at all. This is an institutional failure.
He shouldn't be there at all. This is an institutional failure.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?