ReaderSonya
@readersonya.bsky.social
Denver-adjacent person. In favor of Democracy and Choice. Striving for optimism despite all indications to the contrary. Tell me what you're reading. I occasionally talk about reading on booktube. https://www.youtube.com/@anenthusiasticreader
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mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.
August 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.
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I like my lovers like I like my coffee, which is to say existing in the physical world
July 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I like my lovers like I like my coffee, which is to say existing in the physical world
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Just a reminder that generative AI is theft of labor and intellectual property, uses vast amounts of energy/ water, provides at best mediocre results (if not outright lies or misinformation), actually affects your ability to think over time (mind duh), and is in general a really fucking bad idea.
June 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Just a reminder that generative AI is theft of labor and intellectual property, uses vast amounts of energy/ water, provides at best mediocre results (if not outright lies or misinformation), actually affects your ability to think over time (mind duh), and is in general a really fucking bad idea.
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You know how I know MAGA is desperate and floundering? All they talk about is Joe Biden and strange conspiracies about his health.
Well, he isn't President, folks.
You know who is? A really old Donald Trump, who is 78, doesn't look healthy, and is underwater in the ratings.
Well, he isn't President, folks.
You know who is? A really old Donald Trump, who is 78, doesn't look healthy, and is underwater in the ratings.
May 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
You know how I know MAGA is desperate and floundering? All they talk about is Joe Biden and strange conspiracies about his health.
Well, he isn't President, folks.
You know who is? A really old Donald Trump, who is 78, doesn't look healthy, and is underwater in the ratings.
Well, he isn't President, folks.
You know who is? A really old Donald Trump, who is 78, doesn't look healthy, and is underwater in the ratings.
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I don’t know man, what could it possibly be?
May 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I don’t know man, what could it possibly be?
This may explain a lot.
The former staffers, who spoke to The Sun on the condition of anonymity, said they felt mistreated and taken advantage of by the congresswoman, especially when her mental health issues led to a pair of harrowing incidents last year.
coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/y...
coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/y...
Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman
The Congresswoman twice appeared to attempt suicide last year in situations witnessed by staffers. Aides asked that a safety plan be implemented, but say they were rebuffed.
coloradosun.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This may explain a lot.
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“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
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this would be so funny if this guy wasn’t president
April 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
this would be so funny if this guy wasn’t president
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This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.
April 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.
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WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
March 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
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🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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UPDATE from the AMA: new flu vaccines, updates on measles, bird flu, long COVID, and more.
The AMA is doing these weekly updates on YouTube because the orange freak has ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsBa...
The AMA is doing these weekly updates on YouTube because the orange freak has ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsBa...
What outbreaks are happening right now? Measles, avian influenza, long COVID kids and vaccine news
YouTube video by American Medical Association (AMA)
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
UPDATE from the AMA: new flu vaccines, updates on measles, bird flu, long COVID, and more.
The AMA is doing these weekly updates on YouTube because the orange freak has ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsBa...
The AMA is doing these weekly updates on YouTube because the orange freak has ordered the CDC to stop communicating with the public.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsBa...
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We've got some big news: Heavyweight officially has a new home Pushkin Industries. Tell your friends, your exes… tell the strangers on the subway! And be sure to subscribe to the feed to hear about new episodes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns
Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We've got some big news: Heavyweight officially has a new home Pushkin Industries. Tell your friends, your exes… tell the strangers on the subway! And be sure to subscribe to the feed to hear about new episodes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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FYI, Amazon will no longer enable the downloading of ebooks to exterior devices starting February 26th.
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
Replying to @BookishbyJennaavh I got you! 🫶 #thecozyarchivist #ebooks #ereader #kindle #kindlegirlie #kindlealternative #boox #booxgocolor7 #kobo
TikTok video by candice🍿📚🏁
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February 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
FYI, Amazon will no longer enable the downloading of ebooks to exterior devices starting February 26th.
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
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Time for a parliamentary-style shadow cabinet.
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Time for a parliamentary-style shadow cabinet.
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AI is an insult
every time I see a mutual post some piece of AI shit, I die a little more inside - why don't you just stab me with a fucking ice pick instead
December 31, 2024 at 5:53 PM
AI is an insult
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Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
November 27, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
This is such a fun thread about children’s literature. Are You My Mother had such an influence on me as a kid.
Story time: As Dr. Seuss's biographer, I have people come up to me a LOT and tell me how much they loved his books GO, DOG. GO! and ARE YOU MY MOTHER? as kids.
And with good reason! Those are both great books!
There's just one problem . . .
And with good reason! Those are both great books!
There's just one problem . . .
November 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
This is such a fun thread about children’s literature. Are You My Mother had such an influence on me as a kid.
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“We must refuse to participate in a mass delusion. We must refuse to accept that the ignorance on display is a congenital condition rather than a choice. All of us should refuse to pretend that any of this is normal and that these voters are just woefully misunderstood.” 🎯,
@roxanegay.bsky.social.
@roxanegay.bsky.social.
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:59 PM
“We must refuse to participate in a mass delusion. We must refuse to accept that the ignorance on display is a congenital condition rather than a choice. All of us should refuse to pretend that any of this is normal and that these voters are just woefully misunderstood.” 🎯,
@roxanegay.bsky.social.
@roxanegay.bsky.social.
I miss the T ritual of #FridayReads. I'm at the very end of Bleak House, maybe 70 pages left. All the strings to be tied. It's a welcome diversion from Bleak Real Life.
November 15, 2024 at 2:31 PM
I miss the T ritual of #FridayReads. I'm at the very end of Bleak House, maybe 70 pages left. All the strings to be tied. It's a welcome diversion from Bleak Real Life.
So many new followers, many from Colorado. Hi.
November 13, 2024 at 3:31 PM
So many new followers, many from Colorado. Hi.
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Writing tip: If your novel is a failure, have you considered whether it might be because your novel refused to appear on Joe Rogan, because it spent too much time with Liz Cheney, or because inflation?
November 10, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Writing tip: If your novel is a failure, have you considered whether it might be because your novel refused to appear on Joe Rogan, because it spent too much time with Liz Cheney, or because inflation?
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Seems like now would be a very good time indeed to get HPV and Covid vaccines, since the very extreme & extraordinarily dangerous anti-vaccine activist who will soon be in charge of the nation’s health policies has both of these vaccines in his sights 😢
November 9, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Seems like now would be a very good time indeed to get HPV and Covid vaccines, since the very extreme & extraordinarily dangerous anti-vaccine activist who will soon be in charge of the nation’s health policies has both of these vaccines in his sights 😢