Gates Palissery
@gateskp.bsky.social
Quietly queer writer on the road to publication & AMMR9 mentee. Actually Autistic. Huge Geek. Marathon runner. PhD doing science policy work. She/they 🏳️🌈
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Gates Palissery
@gateskp.bsky.social
· Apr 6
My program sent this out so I guess it's really official now!
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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This is why I'm holding onto my phone bookshop.org/p/books/coba...
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is why I'm holding onto my phone bookshop.org/p/books/coba...
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Every year for Thanksgiving, we talk about a real turkey. This year, it’s 1937’s Parnell, aka Clark Gable’s worst movie. And wFin Dwyer of the Irish History Podcast stopped by to tell us all about the real Parnell, who probably deserved a better movie.
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Episode 76: Parnell, Clark Gable's Worst Movie, about Charles Stewart Parnell, with Guest Star Fin Dwyer of the Irish History Podcast
Podcast Episode · Biopic: A Podcast Story · 11/25/2025 · 1h 35m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Every year for Thanksgiving, we talk about a real turkey. This year, it’s 1937’s Parnell, aka Clark Gable’s worst movie. And wFin Dwyer of the Irish History Podcast stopped by to tell us all about the real Parnell, who probably deserved a better movie.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
One of my mum's cookbooks is 50+ years old and falling apart. I told her I'd help fix it.
All the AI garbage makes it hard to trust the internet for anything anymore. It's really bad for everyone!
All the AI garbage makes it hard to trust the internet for anything anymore. It's really bad for everyone!
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One of my mum's cookbooks is 50+ years old and falling apart. I told her I'd help fix it.
All the AI garbage makes it hard to trust the internet for anything anymore. It's really bad for everyone!
All the AI garbage makes it hard to trust the internet for anything anymore. It's really bad for everyone!
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
Seconding this.
As someone who doesn't drink (for multiple reasons), if I'm hosting, I tell people to BYOB if they want alcohol because I only have (fun!) nonalcoholic options.
As someone who doesn't drink (for multiple reasons), if I'm hosting, I tell people to BYOB if they want alcohol because I only have (fun!) nonalcoholic options.
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Seconding this.
As someone who doesn't drink (for multiple reasons), if I'm hosting, I tell people to BYOB if they want alcohol because I only have (fun!) nonalcoholic options.
As someone who doesn't drink (for multiple reasons), if I'm hosting, I tell people to BYOB if they want alcohol because I only have (fun!) nonalcoholic options.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
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Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
Such a delightful story!
“I think our bill was $74,000 on broken windows,” said Ranahan. “And the crazy thing is, everyone loved it. The people, the neighborhood, they still come out to me and talk to me about it.”
(via The Browser)
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
(via The Browser)
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unforgettable TV ad
The million-dollar shoot resulted in $74,000 in broken windows.
www.sfgate.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Such a delightful story!
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An important & well-done story. I recognized Sabeti's name immediately from her involvement w/ the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, which I had been documenting closely w/ my students. So good to see good things emerging out of that very scary time. #GlobalHealth #EpiSky
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
An important & well-done story. I recognized Sabeti's name immediately from her involvement w/ the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, which I had been documenting closely w/ my students. So good to see good things emerging out of that very scary time. #GlobalHealth #EpiSky
Immediately thought of this last night when my phone asked if I wanted to connect to the STOVE.
evergreen
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Immediately thought of this last night when my phone asked if I wanted to connect to the STOVE.
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
My phone just asked if I wanted to connect to my mum's new stove...
NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. NEVER.
NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. NEVER.
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My phone just asked if I wanted to connect to my mum's new stove...
NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. NEVER.
NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. NEVER.
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Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
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Trust is difficult to build and easy to destroy. It's going to take a long, long time for the CDC to regain its credibility, which was probably already shaky after covid.
We're going to need trusted resources in public health more than ever before.
We're going to need trusted resources in public health more than ever before.
i think the credibility of CDC is burned for a generation. it will be more feasible to focus our limited resources elsewhere. i don’t see CDC as being able to effectively lead public health responses or be involved in much policy at all after this
The latest update to US CDC's website on autism and vaccination is, sadly, a major blow to the credibility of this institution. Because it undermines faith in any impartiality. It's going to take a major effort to reconstruct its status, assuming it even survives the next few years.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trust is difficult to build and easy to destroy. It's going to take a long, long time for the CDC to regain its credibility, which was probably already shaky after covid.
We're going to need trusted resources in public health more than ever before.
We're going to need trusted resources in public health more than ever before.
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i think the credibility of CDC is burned for a generation. it will be more feasible to focus our limited resources elsewhere. i don’t see CDC as being able to effectively lead public health responses or be involved in much policy at all after this
The latest update to US CDC's website on autism and vaccination is, sadly, a major blow to the credibility of this institution. Because it undermines faith in any impartiality. It's going to take a major effort to reconstruct its status, assuming it even survives the next few years.
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
i think the credibility of CDC is burned for a generation. it will be more feasible to focus our limited resources elsewhere. i don’t see CDC as being able to effectively lead public health responses or be involved in much policy at all after this
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Carnicerias, Mercardos, Indian and Asian grocers are a great source of stuff that tastes good and is less expensive than the Kroger monopoly or the Safeway Private Equity Hedge Fund outlets.
But take care with sweet spices & yellow-orange-brown ones. Lead powder is sweet, colorful, cheap, and HEAVY.
But take care with sweet spices & yellow-orange-brown ones. Lead powder is sweet, colorful, cheap, and HEAVY.
April 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Carnicerias, Mercardos, Indian and Asian grocers are a great source of stuff that tastes good and is less expensive than the Kroger monopoly or the Safeway Private Equity Hedge Fund outlets.
But take care with sweet spices & yellow-orange-brown ones. Lead powder is sweet, colorful, cheap, and HEAVY.
But take care with sweet spices & yellow-orange-brown ones. Lead powder is sweet, colorful, cheap, and HEAVY.
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Dear people who may soon suffer food insecurity
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips
April 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Dear people who may soon suffer food insecurity
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips