Risa
@risachase.bsky.social
Collector and curator of Things I Find Interesting. Currently Crocheting. Join Your Damn Union. she/her
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I’ve literally been saying this since I was a teenager:
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I’ve literally been saying this since I was a teenager:
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To anyone that needs clarification, "your best" is what you can accomplish without damage to your physical, mental and emotional health, not what you can accomplish by destroying them
February 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
To anyone that needs clarification, "your best" is what you can accomplish without damage to your physical, mental and emotional health, not what you can accomplish by destroying them
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I see the issue. When we said we would replace human workers with machines you assumed the machines would work. That's on you
August 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I see the issue. When we said we would replace human workers with machines you assumed the machines would work. That's on you
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Oh NOOOOOOOO. Did someone scrape their work without permission, credit, nor recompense to create and sell a cheaper knock off of your work and replace and/or devalue your work with that theft? That must SUCK SO MUCH.
Google says its flagship AI chatbot, Gemini, has been inundated by “commercially motivated” actors who are trying to clone it by repeatedly prompting it.
Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini
Google says private companies and researchers are trying to copy Gemini’s capabilities by repeatedly prompting it at scale.
nbcnews.to
February 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Oh NOOOOOOOO. Did someone scrape their work without permission, credit, nor recompense to create and sell a cheaper knock off of your work and replace and/or devalue your work with that theft? That must SUCK SO MUCH.
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I'm just going to say a thing.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
February 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I'm just going to say a thing.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
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Nobody talks about it, but physically and mentally disabled people are losing access to community through internet ID laws and real life ugly laws and are at extreme risk. I know there is a lot happening but please don't forget about disabled people.
February 13, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Nobody talks about it, but physically and mentally disabled people are losing access to community through internet ID laws and real life ugly laws and are at extreme risk. I know there is a lot happening but please don't forget about disabled people.
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I was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago after an attack of full body neuropathy. I’ve been really lucky that I haven’t had any subsequent attacks. Still, the possibility always hangs over me, and the possibility of taking that stress from others was joyous to me. This is so awful.
Moderna has 2 trials for EBV vaccines in Phase 1/2 and Phase 2. EBV is now widely believed to be a causative agent for Multiple Sclerosis. Just under 3 million people in the world, about 1 million in the US have MS.
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trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago after an attack of full body neuropathy. I’ve been really lucky that I haven’t had any subsequent attacks. Still, the possibility always hangs over me, and the possibility of taking that stress from others was joyous to me. This is so awful.
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This is your regular reminder that in the year 2000, Paul Rudd, with frosted tips, appeared in the Hong Kong film GEN-Y COPS as a bad guy (kinda). In the movie, he does martial arts, fights a robot, and, most shocking of all, does an entire scene in Cantonese.
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This is your regular reminder that in the year 2000, Paul Rudd, with frosted tips, appeared in the Hong Kong film GEN-Y COPS as a bad guy (kinda). In the movie, he does martial arts, fights a robot, and, most shocking of all, does an entire scene in Cantonese.
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Backlash after jerseys of nations ‘involved in major conflict’ banned from A-League multicultural round
Backlash after jerseys of nations ‘involved in major conflict’ banned from A-League multicultural round
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Attire that ‘may cause offence or incite tension’ will not be allowed
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Civil liberties group says APL should be ‘ashamed’ of decision
The A-League has been accused of undermining social cohesion after banning fans from wearing jerseys of nations “currently involved in major conflicts” ahead of this week’s multicultural round.
On Thursday evening, Western Sydney Wanderers posted a tile to social media announcing “acceptable” and “prohibited” attire for Friday’s multicultural round men’s-women’s double header at Commbank Stadium in Parramatta. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Backlash after jerseys of nations ‘involved in major conflict’ banned from A-League multicultural round
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Just watched the Biggs Cut with my wife. Deeply satisfying. I completely get why 80% of Biggs was cut from the final film, BUT if you don't care about pacing and are just interested in character development, SO MUCH ABOUT LUKE ONLY MAKES SENSE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH BIGGS
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Good morning, U.S. East Coast; I have a present for you:
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Just watched the Biggs Cut with my wife. Deeply satisfying. I completely get why 80% of Biggs was cut from the final film, BUT if you don't care about pacing and are just interested in character development, SO MUCH ABOUT LUKE ONLY MAKES SENSE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH BIGGS
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what sucks is i'm seeing this energy filter to the retail side as well and less excitement about books that aren't *already* successes from booksellers! it's the WORST!!
one of my least favorite new publishing "truths" is that books only deserve consistent marketing & publicity if they are already doing well, it's the new "needs experience to get experience" 🤡
February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
what sucks is i'm seeing this energy filter to the retail side as well and less excitement about books that aren't *already* successes from booksellers! it's the WORST!!
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I think the best thing the left can do RE: AI is push as much regulation as they can and then say “Also let’s make human dignity job-independent”.
Good way to reframe uni healthcare, housing assistance, and maybe some form of basic income
Good way to reframe uni healthcare, housing assistance, and maybe some form of basic income
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I think the best thing the left can do RE: AI is push as much regulation as they can and then say “Also let’s make human dignity job-independent”.
Good way to reframe uni healthcare, housing assistance, and maybe some form of basic income
Good way to reframe uni healthcare, housing assistance, and maybe some form of basic income
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James Van Der Beek was part of one of the most influential shows of a certain era, a show that loomed large to a certain generation of critics. Beyond that, he was talented, willing to poke fun at himself & seemed like a good man. Extremely sad news. Way, way too young. 💚 people.com/james-van-de...
James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek Star and Father of 6, Dies at 48 After Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has died after he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in August 2024. The actor was best known for playing Dawson Leery on 'Dawson's Creek'.
people.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
James Van Der Beek was part of one of the most influential shows of a certain era, a show that loomed large to a certain generation of critics. Beyond that, he was talented, willing to poke fun at himself & seemed like a good man. Extremely sad news. Way, way too young. 💚 people.com/james-van-de...
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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I feel bad for ivermectin, which genuinely is amazing stuff that won a deserved Nobel Prize but is now forever associated with crank antiscience
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I feel bad for ivermectin, which genuinely is amazing stuff that won a deserved Nobel Prize but is now forever associated with crank antiscience
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I cannot express how much I hope that what ultimately brings these motherfuckers down are the women who survived them as children.
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I cannot express how much I hope that what ultimately brings these motherfuckers down are the women who survived them as children.
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If I ever ask for this call the police
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
If I ever ask for this call the police
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Everyone reading this is a pandemic survivor. Billions of us are still alive thanks to advances in medical research that are being rolled back by MAGA and MAHA.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Everyone reading this is a pandemic survivor. Billions of us are still alive thanks to advances in medical research that are being rolled back by MAGA and MAHA.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
50 million people died in the last global pandemic. This time, it was about one-seventh of that. Still too many & we're going backwards.
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Also, idk who needs to hear this but you can buy yourself flowers just because you deserve something bright and pretty and you're worth having nice things
Do this especially if you’re buying flowers for you Grandma who’s been living in the same town for 50 years. The florist probably knows her and (hopefully) likes her.
Tell your friends. Even if the only florist you can find nearby is in the Kroger produce section. There is a person putting those arrangements together and they WILL work with you and you WILL get better results with a pro who’s given a free hand
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Also, idk who needs to hear this but you can buy yourself flowers just because you deserve something bright and pretty and you're worth having nice things
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The only reason you go to the mattresses to keep the masks on is because you know people are gonna find pardoned J6ers and guys on those sex offender lists who couldn't get jobs elsewhere amongst the ranks
Rep. Kennedy: Will you commit to immediately unmasking every ICE agent and requiring them to wear standard uniforms with identifiable badges?
ICE Chief Lyons: No.
Rep. Kennedy: Your answer is completely unacceptable.
ICE Chief Lyons: No.
Rep. Kennedy: Your answer is completely unacceptable.
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The only reason you go to the mattresses to keep the masks on is because you know people are gonna find pardoned J6ers and guys on those sex offender lists who couldn't get jobs elsewhere amongst the ranks
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Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
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the idea that making art is embarrassing if you don't do it well enough to make a career out of it is an objectively harmful and toxic brainworm.
An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 AM
the idea that making art is embarrassing if you don't do it well enough to make a career out of it is an objectively harmful and toxic brainworm.