phyphor
@phyphor.one-dash.org
Likes geeky things & people (JoCo, MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Kevin Smith etc)
Agender/Abrupt/Alive
It/It/Its pronouns (genuinely)
Quoigender
My maternal grandparents fled Austria to avoid persecution by the Nazis about a century ago;
Never Again for anyone!
Agender/Abrupt/Alive
It/It/Its pronouns (genuinely)
Quoigender
My maternal grandparents fled Austria to avoid persecution by the Nazis about a century ago;
Never Again for anyone!
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“There is no statute of limitations on murder.”
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“There is no statute of limitations on murder.”
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This is called Universal Design, where something is designed technically to help people with disabilities but ends up helping a whole bunch of other people too.
Curb cuts is perhaps the most famous example of this - it's for people in wheelchairs, but everyone uses them.
Curb cuts is perhaps the most famous example of this - it's for people in wheelchairs, but everyone uses them.
This is great. I think the whole idea of accommodation should rightly be an invitation to reject an ableist, eugenicist approach to the world and instead ask "What if we want to give *everyone* the chance to do their best?"
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is called Universal Design, where something is designed technically to help people with disabilities but ends up helping a whole bunch of other people too.
Curb cuts is perhaps the most famous example of this - it's for people in wheelchairs, but everyone uses them.
Curb cuts is perhaps the most famous example of this - it's for people in wheelchairs, but everyone uses them.
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It was in fact a Rabbi who told me nineteen years ago that she wouldn't visit Israel, no matter how much it meant to her, until she could take the trip with a Palestinian friend and be equally welcome and safe everywhere.
So that was my context.
So that was my context.
Also apropos nothing else, public opinion was turning against Israel before TikTok went mainstream
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It was in fact a Rabbi who told me nineteen years ago that she wouldn't visit Israel, no matter how much it meant to her, until she could take the trip with a Palestinian friend and be equally welcome and safe everywhere.
So that was my context.
So that was my context.
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ultimately, the cost of trans exclusion needs to be higher than the cost of inclusion. right now, that isn't the case.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
ultimately, the cost of trans exclusion needs to be higher than the cost of inclusion. right now, that isn't the case.
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"I spoke to one 80-year-old woman who has been in our organisation for decades, who said it was one of the greatest experiences of her life, and the only place in her 80 years where she’s been treated as a woman with respect.”
What does this do for women's rights?
What does this do for women's rights?
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"I spoke to one 80-year-old woman who has been in our organisation for decades, who said it was one of the greatest experiences of her life, and the only place in her 80 years where she’s been treated as a woman with respect.”
What does this do for women's rights?
What does this do for women's rights?
We've been able to synthesise vitamin D, to add it to our diet, for a while now.
This is useful because most of us don't get enough sun (and getting too much sun is bad because cancer), so the only beneficial effect from the mutation that lead to some of us having less melanin is redundant.
This is useful because most of us don't get enough sun (and getting too much sun is bad because cancer), so the only beneficial effect from the mutation that lead to some of us having less melanin is redundant.
Anytime you encounter this in the wild, just reply "so?"
The only reason anyone would care if white people "went extinct" (and, Christ, get a grip) would be if they thought white people were inherently superior for some reason. Make them say that with their whole chest.
The only reason anyone would care if white people "went extinct" (and, Christ, get a grip) would be if they thought white people were inherently superior for some reason. Make them say that with their whole chest.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
We've been able to synthesise vitamin D, to add it to our diet, for a while now.
This is useful because most of us don't get enough sun (and getting too much sun is bad because cancer), so the only beneficial effect from the mutation that lead to some of us having less melanin is redundant.
This is useful because most of us don't get enough sun (and getting too much sun is bad because cancer), so the only beneficial effect from the mutation that lead to some of us having less melanin is redundant.
I would happily champion this more except:
1) Britain isn't going to be a large economy for much longer
2) I'm not really feeling very charitable towards Labour right now, considering the everything that is going on
1) Britain isn't going to be a large economy for much longer
2) I'm not really feeling very charitable towards Labour right now, considering the everything that is going on
'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I would happily champion this more except:
1) Britain isn't going to be a large economy for much longer
2) I'm not really feeling very charitable towards Labour right now, considering the everything that is going on
1) Britain isn't going to be a large economy for much longer
2) I'm not really feeling very charitable towards Labour right now, considering the everything that is going on
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This is an important thread.
It's hard to explain how much damage people can do to their children, for all sorts of reasons, and when you try to discuss ways to help improve things it's harder, still, to ensure you stay away from eugenics.
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It's hard to explain how much damage people can do to their children, for all sorts of reasons, and when you try to discuss ways to help improve things it's harder, still, to ensure you stay away from eugenics.
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We've done such a disservice to so many people by only portraying trauma as PTSD experienced by armed combatants. The number of traumatised people that I've had to explain to that childhood emotional neglect is one of the most damaging ways you can be traumatised is just, way too high
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is an important thread.
It's hard to explain how much damage people can do to their children, for all sorts of reasons, and when you try to discuss ways to help improve things it's harder, still, to ensure you stay away from eugenics.
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It's hard to explain how much damage people can do to their children, for all sorts of reasons, and when you try to discuss ways to help improve things it's harder, still, to ensure you stay away from eugenics.
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Instead of funding things, and possibly even helping reduce crime rates by supporting people, instead we're just going to do away with jury trials!
This government is frighteningly horrific.
This government is frighteningly horrific.
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Instead of funding things, and possibly even helping reduce crime rates by supporting people, instead we're just going to do away with jury trials!
This government is frighteningly horrific.
This government is frighteningly horrific.
This is a good thread.
I love talking about myself and other topics I know stuff about, so I'm not harmed by being asked about trans issues, or disability, or polyam, or other such things, but I recognise that the constant questioning can be oppressive to many and I am an exception.
I love talking about myself and other topics I know stuff about, so I'm not harmed by being asked about trans issues, or disability, or polyam, or other such things, but I recognise that the constant questioning can be oppressive to many and I am an exception.
Shortly after I came out as trans, @katta.bsky.social introduced me to the concept of Epistemic Exploitation, and it has haunted me ever since.
"Epistemic exploitation occurs when privileged persons compel marginalized persons to educate them about the nature of their oppression."
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"Epistemic exploitation occurs when privileged persons compel marginalized persons to educate them about the nature of their oppression."
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December 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is a good thread.
I love talking about myself and other topics I know stuff about, so I'm not harmed by being asked about trans issues, or disability, or polyam, or other such things, but I recognise that the constant questioning can be oppressive to many and I am an exception.
I love talking about myself and other topics I know stuff about, so I'm not harmed by being asked about trans issues, or disability, or polyam, or other such things, but I recognise that the constant questioning can be oppressive to many and I am an exception.
@thenewsatglenn.bsky.social you should read this thread!
It gives you some interesting Christmas movie facts¹ for the Bud Pod podcast!
It gives you some interesting Christmas movie facts¹ for the Bud Pod podcast!
Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but not intentionally. They rented the office to film in over the Christmas break and the decorations were already up. McTiernan didn't want to have to take them down and put them back up (risking losing his deposit) so he rewrote the script to set it at Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
@thenewsatglenn.bsky.social you should read this thread!
It gives you some interesting Christmas movie facts¹ for the Bud Pod podcast!
It gives you some interesting Christmas movie facts¹ for the Bud Pod podcast!
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If you let transphobes into your organisation, they'll dedicate their lives to making it a transphobia-focused organisation (i.e. one that chiefly exists to support and spread transphobia). Doesn't matter if it's a political party, a business, a charity, or a human rights commission.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you let transphobes into your organisation, they'll dedicate their lives to making it a transphobia-focused organisation (i.e. one that chiefly exists to support and spread transphobia). Doesn't matter if it's a political party, a business, a charity, or a human rights commission.
The IDF continues to kill children during a ceasefire because they can.
Bastards.
Bastards.
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The IDF continues to kill children during a ceasefire because they can.
Bastards.
Bastards.
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when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
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“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
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Over on X, people like Nick Fuentes thrive
On Bluesky, autistic disability advocate AJ Link, president of the Nat’l Disabled Legal Professionals Assn (and an expert in space law) is banned
Singal? Bluesky changed the TOS to accommodate him
The racism and fascism are overt
On Bluesky, autistic disability advocate AJ Link, president of the Nat’l Disabled Legal Professionals Assn (and an expert in space law) is banned
Singal? Bluesky changed the TOS to accommodate him
The racism and fascism are overt
Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Over on X, people like Nick Fuentes thrive
On Bluesky, autistic disability advocate AJ Link, president of the Nat’l Disabled Legal Professionals Assn (and an expert in space law) is banned
Singal? Bluesky changed the TOS to accommodate him
The racism and fascism are overt
On Bluesky, autistic disability advocate AJ Link, president of the Nat’l Disabled Legal Professionals Assn (and an expert in space law) is banned
Singal? Bluesky changed the TOS to accommodate him
The racism and fascism are overt
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The rules of poasting are similar to politics:
1) never stop posting
2) never apologize (different from never taking the L)
3) no tottenkampf tattoos
1) never stop posting
2) never apologize (different from never taking the L)
3) no tottenkampf tattoos
you can think of politics like posting: do you build an organic following by only posting carefully-workshopped missives designed with the intent of virality, or do you build one by never shutting the fuck up? anyone with an online-native following knows it's almost always the latter.
if you have a name for this concept you probably call it "the attention economy" but frankly I've come around to the idea that what is really at issue here is the act of doing politics itself, which is an exercise in never shutting up
December 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The rules of poasting are similar to politics:
1) never stop posting
2) never apologize (different from never taking the L)
3) no tottenkampf tattoos
1) never stop posting
2) never apologize (different from never taking the L)
3) no tottenkampf tattoos
Fuck Brilliant.
I signed up ages ago but don't really use it. I didn't mind paying for a service I wasn't using much, until I lost my job, at which point I cancelled all recurring subscriptions, including Brilliant.
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I signed up ages ago but don't really use it. I didn't mind paying for a service I wasn't using much, until I lost my job, at which point I cancelled all recurring subscriptions, including Brilliant.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Fuck Brilliant.
I signed up ages ago but don't really use it. I didn't mind paying for a service I wasn't using much, until I lost my job, at which point I cancelled all recurring subscriptions, including Brilliant.
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I signed up ages ago but don't really use it. I didn't mind paying for a service I wasn't using much, until I lost my job, at which point I cancelled all recurring subscriptions, including Brilliant.
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I've hated myself for almost 50 years so please trust me that I can hate AI¹ as long as it takes.
¹ we don't have AI, we have LLMs and they're shit
¹ we don't have AI, we have LLMs and they're shit
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I've hated myself for almost 50 years so please trust me that I can hate AI¹ as long as it takes.
¹ we don't have AI, we have LLMs and they're shit
¹ we don't have AI, we have LLMs and they're shit
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right-wingers love to complain about "fake jobs" centered around gender studies or woke whatever but they're also the prime demographic of the most fake job of all - saying slurs online and getting infinite free money from wealthy right-wing oil baron donations after receiving mild backlash
December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
right-wingers love to complain about "fake jobs" centered around gender studies or woke whatever but they're also the prime demographic of the most fake job of all - saying slurs online and getting infinite free money from wealthy right-wing oil baron donations after receiving mild backlash
GNU Terry Pratchett
Hogfather belongs in any top 5 Discworld list and the way Death behaves as the Hogfather is a big reason why
a lot of things ARE unfair, and when you see them from the perspective of the seven foot anthropomorphic personification of The End, there's no reason they should be that way at all
a lot of things ARE unfair, and when you see them from the perspective of the seven foot anthropomorphic personification of The End, there's no reason they should be that way at all
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
GNU Terry Pratchett
But, then again, this is one reason why I can never make it in politics (including C-level executive positions).
As a manager, if and when my team fucks up it is my fault:
They don't have the right policies & procedures
They don't have the right tools
They haven't had the right training
If, and only if, all three are well documented then *maybe* it's on the team-member, but even then maybe they're overworked?
They don't have the right policies & procedures
They don't have the right tools
They haven't had the right training
If, and only if, all three are well documented then *maybe* it's on the team-member, but even then maybe they're overworked?
and if at the end of the investigation you find that the real reason for this was indeed the gross negligence of an employee, yes, they should be sacked
and if the outcome is that it's an organisational weakness that many had warned the leaders about but they've done nothing, they should be sacked
and if the outcome is that it's an organisational weakness that many had warned the leaders about but they've done nothing, they should be sacked
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
But, then again, this is one reason why I can never make it in politics (including C-level executive positions).
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Thread.
A quick thread on the academic freedom angle to the OU situation:
First, grading is part of academic freedom b/c it involves instructors applying their disciplinary expertise - both when they set assignments, and when they grade student work
First, grading is part of academic freedom b/c it involves instructors applying their disciplinary expertise - both when they set assignments, and when they grade student work
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thread.
As a manager, if and when my team fucks up it is my fault:
They don't have the right policies & procedures
They don't have the right tools
They haven't had the right training
If, and only if, all three are well documented then *maybe* it's on the team-member, but even then maybe they're overworked?
They don't have the right policies & procedures
They don't have the right tools
They haven't had the right training
If, and only if, all three are well documented then *maybe* it's on the team-member, but even then maybe they're overworked?
and if at the end of the investigation you find that the real reason for this was indeed the gross negligence of an employee, yes, they should be sacked
and if the outcome is that it's an organisational weakness that many had warned the leaders about but they've done nothing, they should be sacked
and if the outcome is that it's an organisational weakness that many had warned the leaders about but they've done nothing, they should be sacked
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As a manager, if and when my team fucks up it is my fault:
They don't have the right policies & procedures
They don't have the right tools
They haven't had the right training
If, and only if, all three are well documented then *maybe* it's on the team-member, but even then maybe they're overworked?
They don't have the right policies & procedures
They don't have the right tools
They haven't had the right training
If, and only if, all three are well documented then *maybe* it's on the team-member, but even then maybe they're overworked?