Quinn
@drquinn.bsky.social
I’m here for a social media site that doesn’t actively support fascism, transphobia, or racism, so we can build a world that doesn’t either. I’m used to disappointment.
Me: What’s going on in math class?
Child: We finished parabolas and started the quadratic equation, which is really fun! I love quadratic equations.
I don’t understand him, but I love him.
Child: We finished parabolas and started the quadratic equation, which is really fun! I love quadratic equations.
I don’t understand him, but I love him.
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Me: What’s going on in math class?
Child: We finished parabolas and started the quadratic equation, which is really fun! I love quadratic equations.
I don’t understand him, but I love him.
Child: We finished parabolas and started the quadratic equation, which is really fun! I love quadratic equations.
I don’t understand him, but I love him.
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
ICE and border patrol are not making our communities safer. They're terrorizing our communities. The Senate needs to stop funding for ICE, Kristi Noem needs to be impeached, and ICE needs to get their asses out of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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If you really want a white man as a candidate for 2028, may I recommend Van Hollen over noted MAGA-friendly transphobic circus peanut Gavin Newsom.
"The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now" -- Senator Van Hollen
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 AM
If you really want a white man as a candidate for 2028, may I recommend Van Hollen over noted MAGA-friendly transphobic circus peanut Gavin Newsom.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was the victim’s name.
He was a nurse.
ICE executed a nurse.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
He was a nurse.
ICE executed a nurse.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was the victim’s name.
He was a nurse.
ICE executed a nurse.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
He was a nurse.
ICE executed a nurse.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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![4 frame comic. In the first frame, JD Vance is in Greenland. Text reads : praxis is a start-up funded
by american billionaires and
Trump backers such as jd Vance's
puppeteer Peter Thiel and open
AI's Sam Altman. its aim is to
create "freedom cities" outside
of democratic regulations and
managed by a "king-ceo leading
citizen-shareholders."*
Second frame shows some houses of Nuuk, in Greenland. Text reads : in 2023, praxis founder dryden
brown went to greenlAND TO
Attempt buying it (or at least
a sizeable chunk of it), without
success. he said in 2025 : "we
think Greenland is a very in-
teresting place. we view it as
one of the last frontiers
on earth."**
Third frame shows an iceberg. Text reads : he spoke for many. in April
2025, Reuters reported that
tech investors in silicon valley
were "promoting the frozen
island as a site for a so-called
freedom city, a libertarian utopia
[sic] with minimal regulation."***
Fourth frame shows a Twitter screenshot reading 'according to plan." Text reads : since then, ken Bowery, Who co-
founded a venture-capital firm
with his PayPal buddy Peter thiel,
has been appointed u.s. ambassador
to Denmark, with the express order
to lead greenland-acquisition
negotiations. praxis reacted to
the news by posting on Twitter:
Sources are indicated at the bottom of the first three frames from Le Monde (Peter Thiel, the libertarian billionaire waging war on government), The New Republic (The oligarchs pushing for conquest of Greenland) and Reuters (Greenland freedom city? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vcmpg73bt2wudku3nqgx33yx/bafkreibarlgqfhsaccjj2ujgezf4r5huqmxeh47fkcbz35hapjktlsp6mi@jpeg)
“I’m a bot.” - my kid just now, after doing something bone-headed.
I hadn’t heard this GenZ slang before, and I love it.
I hadn’t heard this GenZ slang before, and I love it.
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“I’m a bot.” - my kid just now, after doing something bone-headed.
I hadn’t heard this GenZ slang before, and I love it.
I hadn’t heard this GenZ slang before, and I love it.
@mikethompson.house.gov I know you’re not part of this caucus. You’re a Blue Dog, but the time for bipartisanship has passed. Please join efforts like these. Progressive leadership is our only path forward right now. Where are you on this proposal?
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
@mikethompson.house.gov I know you’re not part of this caucus. You’re a Blue Dog, but the time for bipartisanship has passed. Please join efforts like these. Progressive leadership is our only path forward right now. Where are you on this proposal?
@reptedlieu.bsky.social When you say they can’t trample rights, but agency heads say they can and should kill anyone who says no to them, who will agents follow?
What would make you say Abolish ICE? Do they have to shoot a rep? Because they will. It’s coming.
Dismantle.
Prosecute.
Abolish.
What would make you say Abolish ICE? Do they have to shoot a rep? Because they will. It’s coming.
Dismantle.
Prosecute.
Abolish.
Note that invisibly before all of our very eyes: Each of these lawless acts, playing out, now close to literally every hour of every day, strengthens the bond between leader, henchmen and foot soldiers, and their collective investment to hold onto power.
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
@reptedlieu.bsky.social When you say they can’t trample rights, but agency heads say they can and should kill anyone who says no to them, who will agents follow?
What would make you say Abolish ICE? Do they have to shoot a rep? Because they will. It’s coming.
Dismantle.
Prosecute.
Abolish.
What would make you say Abolish ICE? Do they have to shoot a rep? Because they will. It’s coming.
Dismantle.
Prosecute.
Abolish.
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
This is why students see it as a way to write their essays: their success has always been measured in “words written” rather than “meaning made.” Our whole system prepared them to rely on a plagiarism-machines that make meaningless words and sound smart to people who aren’t paying attention. /1
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
December 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is why students see it as a way to write their essays: their success has always been measured in “words written” rather than “meaning made.” Our whole system prepared them to rely on a plagiarism-machines that make meaningless words and sound smart to people who aren’t paying attention. /1
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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It's just so fashionable right now
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's just so fashionable right now
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I'm going to do my best to alt text this because holy crap, everyone should know.
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm going to do my best to alt text this because holy crap, everyone should know.
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WHAT?! Gavin “Let’s sanewash Charlie Kirk and also I hate homeless people” Newsom?? This is the guy they want us to believe is a radical leftist?!!! Governor #Neoliberalism4evahcorporationsarebaewealthcapsarebad ??? Bwahahahahahahahahahaha
Wow, attacking Newsom as a radical leftist.
Genius strategy guys. No notes.
Genius strategy guys. No notes.
December 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
WHAT?! Gavin “Let’s sanewash Charlie Kirk and also I hate homeless people” Newsom?? This is the guy they want us to believe is a radical leftist?!!! Governor #Neoliberalism4evahcorporationsarebaewealthcapsarebad ??? Bwahahahahahahahahahaha
If CEOs don't love what they do, then why do we trust them with whole companies? If they *do* love what they do, why do we have to pay them? If a CEO CEOs for anything but love of the organization, why would anyone want to work for them? They shouldn't CEO for money, is all I'm saying.
"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist
December 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If CEOs don't love what they do, then why do we trust them with whole companies? If they *do* love what they do, why do we have to pay them? If a CEO CEOs for anything but love of the organization, why would anyone want to work for them? They shouldn't CEO for money, is all I'm saying.
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There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
Of all the wonderful lines in the newly late Tom Stoppard's Hamlet fanfic "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead," I come back to this one a lot, lately:
"There must have been a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said no. But somehow we missed it.
We'll know better next time."
"There must have been a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said no. But somehow we missed it.
We'll know better next time."
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Of all the wonderful lines in the newly late Tom Stoppard's Hamlet fanfic "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead," I come back to this one a lot, lately:
"There must have been a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said no. But somehow we missed it.
We'll know better next time."
"There must have been a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said no. But somehow we missed it.
We'll know better next time."
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“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
I never tire of having this conversation with the older kid: “This song you’re loving is from TMBG’s Flood. It came out about 20 years before you were born. That’s like me jamming out to Perry Cuomo’s Hot Diggity in high school. It’s an oldie. You like old people music.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I never tire of having this conversation with the older kid: “This song you’re loving is from TMBG’s Flood. It came out about 20 years before you were born. That’s like me jamming out to Perry Cuomo’s Hot Diggity in high school. It’s an oldie. You like old people music.”
This is a shocking, shocking revelation for Republican Mouthpiece The New York Times.
*Who* could have predicted that the Newspaper of Conservative Record would protect Republicans and attack Democrats?
*Who* could have predicted that the Newspaper of Conservative Record would protect Republicans and attack Democrats?
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is a shocking, shocking revelation for Republican Mouthpiece The New York Times.
*Who* could have predicted that the Newspaper of Conservative Record would protect Republicans and attack Democrats?
*Who* could have predicted that the Newspaper of Conservative Record would protect Republicans and attack Democrats?
I took a meeting in my car today instead of grabbing a table. $SBUX closed my local store in retaliation for unionizing, so I’m not giving them money anymore, but in my house we don’t cross pickets even to make them look busy and successful and sit without buying to do Zoom!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I took a meeting in my car today instead of grabbing a table. $SBUX closed my local store in retaliation for unionizing, so I’m not giving them money anymore, but in my house we don’t cross pickets even to make them look busy and successful and sit without buying to do Zoom!
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/3 I am informed it’s normal to get more intolerant as I get older and I think I am absolutely getting less tolerant of other people’s absolute bullshit.
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
/3 I am informed it’s normal to get more intolerant as I get older and I think I am absolutely getting less tolerant of other people’s absolute bullshit.
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Nothing is sacred.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Nothing is sacred.