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kallastra.bsky.social
Former Sexy Murder Poet, Current Basically Pleasant Bureaucrat. (H/T Liam Bright). Here to play academic and learn. Interests: philosophy, poetry, knitting, spinning, law, community, running when health permits
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I actually genuinely and fully believe what happened recently was that everyone mass left twitter, the Blue Wave and follow farm grifters saw their audience and $ disappearing and raced over here. Then a shit ton of people realized this site couldn’t be monetized and left.

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This is the best thing I’ve seen today and I need a source. Bluesky, please help. Credit to whoever this rad group is.

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Stop everything. Stop it all and read this. Thank you for the reminders about what really matters, @helendecruz.net

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

"No matter how much charcoal you filter your water through, you will return to dust... How much of that time will you spend triple-checking labels for dyes and seed oils, and judging other people as unworthy of life if they don’t do the same?" buttondown.com/theswordandt...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Who owns. your pleasure? May 28 is Masturbation Day. How are you celebrating? www.feministgiant.com/p/the-wonder...

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

making bacon is a lot like raising children: it’s best to both neglect it and watch it like a hawk simultaneously

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Bless the person or persons who started the TikTok trend of “Hot Girls have clean rooms” because I can walk *on the floor* in my 13 yo’s bedroom for first time in eons

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Quick question if you're under 30 do you know what SASE means, in the context of writing, without looking it up

submitted 3 days ago • 25 comments

Psst! Hey! I know you’re tired, behind at work, not in great shape right now, falling down on your friendships, mildly neglecting your partner, and too busy to enjoy a second of your life, but don’t forget your mom is also pretty disappointed in you!

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Oh fuck now it’s Monday this fucking sucks

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Skypeople, resolve a debate: Are horror and thriller genres somewhat synonymous, actually? (Side with me, not @khetix.bsky.social )

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

You cannot empathize with fascists to change their mind. They don't care about facts and your act of doing so is seen as a weakness to be exploited and jeered at.

submitted 6 days ago • 18 comments

You know what text I read as an undergraduate suddenly seems very relevant in the world? The Technology of Enchantment and the Enchantment of Technology by Alfred Gell

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

this is a superb essay. Fav quote: “We need to map all the points along the way from marrying a guy who genuinely agrees that parenting duties should be split equally to being the only person in the house with the password to the gymnastics Parent Portal or who knows to sort outgrown clothes.”

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

diaperlectical materialism

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I’m the guy who invents new bathroom faucet designs for every hotel. You might know me from Knob That Goes The Other Way and Joystick That’s Hard To Turn Off. Lately I’ve been lacking inspiration, even thinking about hanging it up. I’ve had a good run, but — wait, never mind: Ball You Turn Diagonal

submitted 7 days ago • 263 comments

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 7!! SAVE THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE! MAKE A COMMENT TODAY!!! news.chanda.science/archive/urge...

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

Fun fact: international students’ cannot generally qualify for scholarships. They must pay full tuition. But their tuition cannot legally go to endowments. They go directly to operating costs. This gives schools financial wiggle room to create scholarships for working class Americans.

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

woke up while yelling (in dream) “stop abusing your priors” I’d really like to know what I meant

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The public comment period has extended to June 7! Go to bit.ly/FUNCommentToolkit to find out how to submit your comment to Regulations.gov.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Proudly so.

submitted 9 days ago • 29 comments