Still Victoria
@dragonswrite.bsky.social
Intersectional or bullshit.
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Right wing billionaires now control TikTok. It's unsafe.
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Right wing billionaires now control TikTok. It's unsafe.
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If you spend money on anything Harry Potter, you are funding this.
If you think it's okay to continue being a fan and talking about it and putting your Hogwarts House in your profile since you already bought the books/movies, Rowling had stated the continued fandom shows you support her bigotry.
If you think it's okay to continue being a fan and talking about it and putting your Hogwarts House in your profile since you already bought the books/movies, Rowling had stated the continued fandom shows you support her bigotry.
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
If you spend money on anything Harry Potter, you are funding this.
If you think it's okay to continue being a fan and talking about it and putting your Hogwarts House in your profile since you already bought the books/movies, Rowling had stated the continued fandom shows you support her bigotry.
If you think it's okay to continue being a fan and talking about it and putting your Hogwarts House in your profile since you already bought the books/movies, Rowling had stated the continued fandom shows you support her bigotry.
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please pause your doomscrolling for this breaking news re: dogs and fries 👇
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
please pause your doomscrolling for this breaking news re: dogs and fries 👇
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this is a WILD story
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 AM
this is a WILD story
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
Checking Goodreads 2x a day to see if they'll let me add my 2026 goal yet. I know they won't. Why won't they let me. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
December 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Checking Goodreads 2x a day to see if they'll let me add my 2026 goal yet. I know they won't. Why won't they let me. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
How much for a car radio that plays everything except Taylor Swift and Christmas music???
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How much for a car radio that plays everything except Taylor Swift and Christmas music???
All I'm going to say is Glass Onion > Knives Out > WUDM and if you disagree I don't care.
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
All I'm going to say is Glass Onion > Knives Out > WUDM and if you disagree I don't care.
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"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
support fill the dishes — My Grandfather's Cat
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
There's absolutely nothing wrong* with either of the novels I'm currently reading, but man am I going to need something fun to read after this
*one of them is brilliant but pedantically overwritten and the other is a downer with horrible family dynamics
*one of them is brilliant but pedantically overwritten and the other is a downer with horrible family dynamics
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
There's absolutely nothing wrong* with either of the novels I'm currently reading, but man am I going to need something fun to read after this
*one of them is brilliant but pedantically overwritten and the other is a downer with horrible family dynamics
*one of them is brilliant but pedantically overwritten and the other is a downer with horrible family dynamics
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I will keep banging on this drum: if we want to fight fascism, we're going to have to normalize masking because no one is coming to save us
CDC cuts mean Canada’s flu shots could be a lot less effective next year https://macleans.ca/society/health/canadas-flu-seasons-are-about-to-get-a-lot-worse/
Canada’s Flu Seasons Are About to Get a Lot Worse - Macleans.ca
Our flu shots rely on U.S. health data. Without it, the whole health system will suffer.
macleans.ca
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I will keep banging on this drum: if we want to fight fascism, we're going to have to normalize masking because no one is coming to save us
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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"
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Remember if it was capable of “revolutionizing” art, film or music - it would’ve produced something of cultural value already.
Instead all its made is endless piles of derivative slop because that’s all its capable of.
Instead all its made is endless piles of derivative slop because that’s all its capable of.
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Remember if it was capable of “revolutionizing” art, film or music - it would’ve produced something of cultural value already.
Instead all its made is endless piles of derivative slop because that’s all its capable of.
Instead all its made is endless piles of derivative slop because that’s all its capable of.
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Hahahahhaha Goodreads choice awards are always such a mixed bag. but I want to play too:
Fantasy:
Read: 3/20
Heard of: 7/20
SciFi:
Read: 0/20 (ouch! I did DNF one of them though)
Heard of: 7/20
Fantasy:
Read: 3/20
Heard of: 7/20
SciFi:
Read: 0/20 (ouch! I did DNF one of them though)
Heard of: 7/20
ooh okay I want to play
Romance:
Heard of: 10/20
Read: 1/20
Planning to read: 5/20
Romantasy:
Heard of: 14/20
Read: 5/20, currently reading another 2
Planning to read: 4/20
Romance:
Heard of: 10/20
Read: 1/20
Planning to read: 5/20
Romantasy:
Heard of: 14/20
Read: 5/20, currently reading another 2
Planning to read: 4/20
Ahhh Goodreads Choice Awards season. Time to feel massively humbled about my knowledge of contemporary literature.
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Hahahahhaha Goodreads choice awards are always such a mixed bag. but I want to play too:
Fantasy:
Read: 3/20
Heard of: 7/20
SciFi:
Read: 0/20 (ouch! I did DNF one of them though)
Heard of: 7/20
Fantasy:
Read: 3/20
Heard of: 7/20
SciFi:
Read: 0/20 (ouch! I did DNF one of them though)
Heard of: 7/20
Amazing how all it takes is two days of snow for the construction in my neighbourhood to grind to a halt and make me aware of just how much the constant background noise of it was piling onto the stress in my body. It's so quiet now. omg
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Amazing how all it takes is two days of snow for the construction in my neighbourhood to grind to a halt and make me aware of just how much the constant background noise of it was piling onto the stress in my body. It's so quiet now. omg
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
I'm actually loving Daylight Savings this time around because I get to stay up an hour later and, crucially, /sleep in an hour later/ every single day, and it's everything. Now if I could skip the spring adjustment and only do the fall one, once a year, that'd be grand.
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I'm actually loving Daylight Savings this time around because I get to stay up an hour later and, crucially, /sleep in an hour later/ every single day, and it's everything. Now if I could skip the spring adjustment and only do the fall one, once a year, that'd be grand.
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
First Hallowe'en in the new house and the second-largest spider I've ever encountered has moved into my garage. Does this count as decorations?
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
First Hallowe'en in the new house and the second-largest spider I've ever encountered has moved into my garage. Does this count as decorations?