Sage Sharp (they/them)
@sagesharp.bsky.social
I want a tech future that is open, inclusive, and diverse.
📋 Code of Conduct enforcement workshops https://otter.technology
🌿 Blog https://sage.thesharps.us
🌊🌲📷 nature photography
🪡 embroidery
🐍 Python
🏳️🌈 queer joy
My views are my own.
📋 Code of Conduct enforcement workshops https://otter.technology
🌿 Blog https://sage.thesharps.us
🌊🌲📷 nature photography
🪡 embroidery
🐍 Python
🏳️🌈 queer joy
My views are my own.
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One of these guys is running for Congress on an explicitly pro-LGBTQ platform. Hell yeah. www.advocate.com/politics/dyl...
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
One of these guys is running for Congress on an explicitly pro-LGBTQ platform. Hell yeah. www.advocate.com/politics/dyl...
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despite all the fear mongering about trans people and the attempts to abandon and actively harm us from both political parties in the US, transitioning is still the greatest decision i’ve ever made, only regret i have is not doing it younger, and that it has only made my life infinitely better
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
despite all the fear mongering about trans people and the attempts to abandon and actively harm us from both political parties in the US, transitioning is still the greatest decision i’ve ever made, only regret i have is not doing it younger, and that it has only made my life infinitely better
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White people aren't doing well... Every Black and brown person on the PLANET reading this and thinking my mom's childhood friend's second cousin is considered our Aunt... LOSERS...
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
White people aren't doing well... Every Black and brown person on the PLANET reading this and thinking my mom's childhood friend's second cousin is considered our Aunt... LOSERS...
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this should be required viewing in order to access the internet imo. youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
this should be required viewing in order to access the internet imo. youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
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IIRC, this is the second round of layoffs in FB's AI division
Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports reut.rs/4opgmAI
Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports
Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its Superintelligence Labs artificial intelligence unit, Axios reported on Wednesday.
reut.rs
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
IIRC, this is the second round of layoffs in FB's AI division
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Turns out, Japan's first female PM is an anti-gay Margaret Thatcher lover who Donald Trump praises and who wants to return the country to traditional gender roles.
www.them.us/story/sanae-...
www.them.us/story/sanae-...
Japan’s First Female Prime Minster: Gays Are “Fine” But No Same-Sex Marriage
“There should be no prejudice against sexual orientation or gender identity,” Sanae Takaichi once said.
www.them.us
October 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Turns out, Japan's first female PM is an anti-gay Margaret Thatcher lover who Donald Trump praises and who wants to return the country to traditional gender roles.
www.them.us/story/sanae-...
www.them.us/story/sanae-...
"Wrestling is pretty much indistinguishable from drag."
T Boy Wrestling queers it up, inviting wrestlers who are "trans men, nonbinary people, butch lesbians or gender-nonconforming people."
#TransJoy
#TransMasc
www.wweek.com/culture/2025...
T Boy Wrestling queers it up, inviting wrestlers who are "trans men, nonbinary people, butch lesbians or gender-nonconforming people."
#TransJoy
#TransMasc
www.wweek.com/culture/2025...
T Boy Wrestling Gives Oregonians Their Moment on the Mat
T Boy Wrestling gives Oregonians their moment on the mat.
www.wweek.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"Wrestling is pretty much indistinguishable from drag."
T Boy Wrestling queers it up, inviting wrestlers who are "trans men, nonbinary people, butch lesbians or gender-nonconforming people."
#TransJoy
#TransMasc
www.wweek.com/culture/2025...
T Boy Wrestling queers it up, inviting wrestlers who are "trans men, nonbinary people, butch lesbians or gender-nonconforming people."
#TransJoy
#TransMasc
www.wweek.com/culture/2025...
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Hello @darthbluesky.bsky.social please meet Morag Spudlet Parker.
She would like your attention please (and treats)
She would like your attention please (and treats)
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Hello @darthbluesky.bsky.social please meet Morag Spudlet Parker.
She would like your attention please (and treats)
She would like your attention please (and treats)
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As a fashion historian, I will die on this hill: the point of having blue hair and nose rings (or spiky nails or stripper heels or tattoos or an all-black wardrobe) is not to look pretty or cool. It's to look (and feel) powerful--something many young American women crave right now. And it's working.
Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.
October 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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This is still one of the coolest DIY project I've seen from COVID-conscious community which would fit nicely with goths and rivetheads
github.com/ashumate/CO2...
github.com/ashumate/CO2...
October 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This is still one of the coolest DIY project I've seen from COVID-conscious community which would fit nicely with goths and rivetheads
github.com/ashumate/CO2...
github.com/ashumate/CO2...
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AI in the West is continuing the pattern of plundering from others for profit instead doing something that actually makes people’s lives better
They’ll steal your data to optimize their tech and sell your model as part of Saas
Salesforce made a pitch to my company earlier this year:
Their (mandatory) “tools” would monitor our sales team in order to build AI sales models.
By spying on best practices they’d create a virtual sales team & my company could fire 30-50% of our team within 3 years.
I retired immediately.
Their (mandatory) “tools” would monitor our sales team in order to build AI sales models.
By spying on best practices they’d create a virtual sales team & my company could fire 30-50% of our team within 3 years.
I retired immediately.
October 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
AI in the West is continuing the pattern of plundering from others for profit instead doing something that actually makes people’s lives better
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October 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Looking to do some reading this weekend? Check out our Beyond Do No Harm reading guide, which shares articles, books + more for anyone wanting to dive deeper into topics around criminalization of care or providing care for criminalized populations: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
October 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Looking to do some reading this weekend? Check out our Beyond Do No Harm reading guide, which shares articles, books + more for anyone wanting to dive deeper into topics around criminalization of care or providing care for criminalized populations: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
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Fascists like Trump are capitalizing on all of this. In both directions, unfortunately.
Plausibly calling real videos fake is as much a danger as people believing fake videos are real.
Trump in Sept: “If something happens really bad, just blame AI.”
Plausibly calling real videos fake is as much a danger as people believing fake videos are real.
Trump in Sept: “If something happens really bad, just blame AI.”
Trump Blames AI for Weird Video of Stuff Being Tossed Out White House Window
gizmodo.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Fascists like Trump are capitalizing on all of this. In both directions, unfortunately.
Plausibly calling real videos fake is as much a danger as people believing fake videos are real.
Trump in Sept: “If something happens really bad, just blame AI.”
Plausibly calling real videos fake is as much a danger as people believing fake videos are real.
Trump in Sept: “If something happens really bad, just blame AI.”
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Good news for transgender people at MIT.
Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.
The latest from reporter S. Baum.
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Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.
The latest from reporter S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
MIT Rejects Trump’s Bid to Institute Trans Bathroom, Athletics Ban
“A government that can reward colleges and universities for speech it favors today can punish them for speech it dislikes tomorrow.”
www.erininthemorning.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Good news for transgender people at MIT.
Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.
The latest from reporter S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.
The latest from reporter S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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The fake AI version:
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The fake AI version:
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This is real, but I also just saw an AI-generated version of this and oh boy are we going to have some trouble verifying things in the next few years.
Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”
October 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is real, but I also just saw an AI-generated version of this and oh boy are we going to have some trouble verifying things in the next few years.
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1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.
And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.
This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.
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And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.
This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents
The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.
And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.
This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.
This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Actually, I think the far-right is accurately identifying an existential issue.
So many of the most vehement far-right were either heavily bullied or did the bullying.
Teaching empathy to the next generation is fundamentally at odds with conservative political philosophy.
That's why they hate it.
So many of the most vehement far-right were either heavily bullied or did the bullying.
Teaching empathy to the next generation is fundamentally at odds with conservative political philosophy.
That's why they hate it.
October 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Actually, I think the far-right is accurately identifying an existential issue.
So many of the most vehement far-right were either heavily bullied or did the bullying.
Teaching empathy to the next generation is fundamentally at odds with conservative political philosophy.
That's why they hate it.
So many of the most vehement far-right were either heavily bullied or did the bullying.
Teaching empathy to the next generation is fundamentally at odds with conservative political philosophy.
That's why they hate it.
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Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
www.bloomberg.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.
Read this in @bloomberg.com👇
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Awareness is not absolution.
Action, consistent, accountable, antiracist action, is the only path to integrity.
#Mediocre #FacilitatedConversations #Antiracism #Whiteness #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #ProfitWithoutOppression #Accountability #GoodWhitePeople #KimCrayton
Action, consistent, accountable, antiracist action, is the only path to integrity.
#Mediocre #FacilitatedConversations #Antiracism #Whiteness #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #ProfitWithoutOppression #Accountability #GoodWhitePeople #KimCrayton
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Awareness is not absolution.
Action, consistent, accountable, antiracist action, is the only path to integrity.
#Mediocre #FacilitatedConversations #Antiracism #Whiteness #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #ProfitWithoutOppression #Accountability #GoodWhitePeople #KimCrayton
Action, consistent, accountable, antiracist action, is the only path to integrity.
#Mediocre #FacilitatedConversations #Antiracism #Whiteness #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #ProfitWithoutOppression #Accountability #GoodWhitePeople #KimCrayton
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So when I ask, how do you feel knowing that whiteness requires your complicity, I’m really asking…what are you willing to do now that you know?
Because you can’t opt out of the system, but you can refuse to perform your role in maintaining it.
Discomfort is not harm.
Because you can’t opt out of the system, but you can refuse to perform your role in maintaining it.
Discomfort is not harm.
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So when I ask, how do you feel knowing that whiteness requires your complicity, I’m really asking…what are you willing to do now that you know?
Because you can’t opt out of the system, but you can refuse to perform your role in maintaining it.
Discomfort is not harm.
Because you can’t opt out of the system, but you can refuse to perform your role in maintaining it.
Discomfort is not harm.
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Whiteness was built to function without your consent.
It’s the operating system you were born into.
One that rewards compliance and punishes disruption.
It scripts your behavior, shapes your institutions, and trains you to see its outcomes as “normal.”
It’s the operating system you were born into.
One that rewards compliance and punishes disruption.
It scripts your behavior, shapes your institutions, and trains you to see its outcomes as “normal.”
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Whiteness was built to function without your consent.
It’s the operating system you were born into.
One that rewards compliance and punishes disruption.
It scripts your behavior, shapes your institutions, and trains you to see its outcomes as “normal.”
It’s the operating system you were born into.
One that rewards compliance and punishes disruption.
It scripts your behavior, shapes your institutions, and trains you to see its outcomes as “normal.”
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That racism requires malice.
That complicity requires a choice.
But whiteness doesn’t need your active participation to thrive.
It only needs your silence.
Your comfort.
Your faith that being “a white good person” and not like them, is enough.
That complicity requires a choice.
But whiteness doesn’t need your active participation to thrive.
It only needs your silence.
Your comfort.
Your faith that being “a white good person” and not like them, is enough.
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
That racism requires malice.
That complicity requires a choice.
But whiteness doesn’t need your active participation to thrive.
It only needs your silence.
Your comfort.
Your faith that being “a white good person” and not like them, is enough.
That complicity requires a choice.
But whiteness doesn’t need your active participation to thrive.
It only needs your silence.
Your comfort.
Your faith that being “a white good person” and not like them, is enough.