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@shy-magpie

Queer; Jewish; SF/F/H Fan; still not sure what goes in these things; over 30; they/them;

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Just as no one other than anti-Semites are saying that Talmudic law is taking over America, the same is true regarding Sharia.

12.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Regarding the disgusting canard about Muslims trying to impose sharia law: the β€œbasis” is the recognition of sharia courts’ rulings as legally binding arbitrations.

This is no different than the legal recognition of a Beis Din’s Halakhic rulings.

No one is being compelled to follow sharia law.

12.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm also confused about whether there is any real purpose left in putting a ©️me on every page that doesn't have creative commons stuff. Last edited, which template I used, written if I know it, are all more useful to me and I'd think they cover it. I doubt I'll ever have any contributors so...🧡

12.03.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure if it's watching this genAI nonsense or lack of sleep that's making me want to set my terms page as "what isn't written by me is mostly creative commons, if you're here to learn cool, if you're hear to steal you're not reading this but for the record Mr. Rogers is disappointed in you"🧡

12.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Work on my site continues at a decent pace, I will need to come back fresher to figure out which bits of css from the header I failed to use for the footer causing it to look different. Found out about the accessibility issues that explain why to use li for breadcrumbs. 1/

12.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The reason I want students to have to struggle with difficult texts is because I want them to have the capacity to make meaning in and of the world on their own.

11.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 560 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

Oh, and look, here's that class action suit! That anyone with half a brain would have seen coming! From, like, a million miles away!

Just because you work in tech doesn't mean you're smart.

11.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 1431 πŸ” 276 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 11

The whole point of defending the right for uncomfortable, or even reprehensible fiction to have the right to exist isnt that its all cool and nothing is ever wrong with it

Its that government/corpo organizations will NEVER look at things with the """nuance""" you think is so self evident

11.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 2655 πŸ” 1237 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 29

I don't think grammarly should just get to do "sorry deleting now" after ventriloquizing living and dead people without their consent to make money

11.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 3553 πŸ” 653 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 40

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11.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Provide Know Your Rights information to local communities.

Choose to be a protester or observer, OR a volunteer who delivers meals/food or provides transportation to school kids.
Mixing the two puts our immigrant communities at risk because ICE & DHS sometimes follow people.

Share Know Your Rights information.

11.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg what???

11.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 0

Hating men is not decentering them. Cutting men out of your life is not decentering them. Having quality friendships across genders and appreciating the beauty of others as works of art instead of consumable objects on display for sale is decentering them.

11.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

One more.
Happy Birthday, Douglas Adams πŸ’”

β€œAll you really need to know for the moment is that the Universe is a lot more complicated than you might think, even if you start from a position of thinking it’s pretty damn complicated in the first place.”

11.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Contrary to what "move fast & break things" tech bros would have you believe, "it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission" is not a legal defense. If our court system has any shred of decency left they'll toss extra damages on for anyone suing these ...types to discourage the next round the same

11.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please use every We The People cell in your body for this

11.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 1523 πŸ” 1486 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4
Facebook post by Nekima Levy Armstrong:

"Friends, A Breaking News headline just appeared in the Star Tribune, claiming that the national Target boycott ended today. This is false. The writer of the story, Carson Hartzog, is fully aware that the Target boycott was launched in Minneapolis on February 1, 2025. I have spoken to her several times since then, yet she failed to reach out to me, Jaylani Hussein, or Monique Cullars Doty, the three founders of the national Target boycott for the story. Carson even used the photo from our press conference that includes my daughter, Assata Joy and Ms. Rosemary Nevils, an elder in our community, to try to add legitimacy to a bogus story. 
I am once again disgusted by the Star Tribune and their attempts to minimize and erase the voices of our community. 
The nationwide Target Boycott is not over, unless and until Target reverses its decision to rollback Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as we said from the beginning. β€œPastor” Jamal Bryant does not speak for us or our community and has zero authority to end the nationwide boycott of Target, a company that is headquartered in Minneapolis. 
Please don’t believe the hype and these attempts to rescue Target from the effects of capitulating to the Trump Administration. Target rolled back DEI because of Donald Trump. They donated $1 million to the Trump/Vance inauguration committee. Target also allowed ICE to stage in its parking lots during Operation Metro Surge.
The nationwide boycott of Target is successful and it will continue. Please continue to shop elsewhere."

Facebook post by Nekima Levy Armstrong: "Friends, A Breaking News headline just appeared in the Star Tribune, claiming that the national Target boycott ended today. This is false. The writer of the story, Carson Hartzog, is fully aware that the Target boycott was launched in Minneapolis on February 1, 2025. I have spoken to her several times since then, yet she failed to reach out to me, Jaylani Hussein, or Monique Cullars Doty, the three founders of the national Target boycott for the story. Carson even used the photo from our press conference that includes my daughter, Assata Joy and Ms. Rosemary Nevils, an elder in our community, to try to add legitimacy to a bogus story. I am once again disgusted by the Star Tribune and their attempts to minimize and erase the voices of our community. The nationwide Target Boycott is not over, unless and until Target reverses its decision to rollback Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as we said from the beginning. β€œPastor” Jamal Bryant does not speak for us or our community and has zero authority to end the nationwide boycott of Target, a company that is headquartered in Minneapolis. Please don’t believe the hype and these attempts to rescue Target from the effects of capitulating to the Trump Administration. Target rolled back DEI because of Donald Trump. They donated $1 million to the Trump/Vance inauguration committee. Target also allowed ICE to stage in its parking lots during Operation Metro Surge. The nationwide boycott of Target is successful and it will continue. Please continue to shop elsewhere."

Nekima on the Target boycott.

11.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 1889 πŸ” 991 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 167

There is something so utterly magical about stop motion (and about T.rex, obviously).
I am so grateful to artists like Lucas for keeping the medium alive in the digital era.

11.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustrated icons representing celebrating, St. Patrick's Day, and different types of transportation surround big bold words reading Safe Ride Home all on a green background.

Illustrated icons representing celebrating, St. Patrick's Day, and different types of transportation surround big bold words reading Safe Ride Home all on a green background.

PBOT and the City of Portland wants to get everyone home safely from their St. Patrick's Day celebrations. That's why PBOT is offering discounts on taxi, Lyft, and Uber rides as part of itsβ€―Safe Ride Homeβ€―program.
www.portland.gov/transportati...

11.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Isolating & masking would reduce the spread even if it turns out to be a different respiratory virus

11.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post from Transplanar RPG - YouTube πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ SCHEDULE UPDATE! πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Greetings, Transplanerds! We hope you've all been having a happy and healthy week so far. Here in the Transplanarverse, we're st...

On our off-weeks, we'll be hosting Community Streams or just taking some good time to recover and recuperate. Check out our announcements on Discord or Youtube for a more comprehensive overview of our upcoming schedule of events!

/ end 🧡

11.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

❌ SCHEDULE CHANGE ❌

Given the reduced capacity of our beloved producer following a serious injury, we are shifting our stream schedule to EVERY OTHER WEEK.

New episodes of The Chaos Protocol will be hosted on our usual Saturdays at 8PM ET on Twitch & Youtube β€” just fortnightly, for now! 🧡

11.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've yet to see a way to do this out of vague notions of creating friction (none of which stops someone using their phone to take a picture of the screen) that doesn't create huge accessibility issues. If nothing else a lot of people use highlighting as an accessibility tool.

11.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Target boycott ends with no concessions to DEI rollbacks. Here's why A yearlong national boycott of Target over its DEI rollbacks has ended without concessions or changes to the company's diversity policy. Here's why.

Full credit to @jguynn.bsky.social's piece in the USA Today which frames it much more honestly:

11.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

If you’re looking for house cleaning, office cleaning or interior painting LMK.

I can connect you to folks looking for work!

11.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Clip Studio Paint Version 5.0 Graphic showing off the new features as follows:

- Smart Shape: showing off a drawing of a chibi anime male character with a dog on a planet with the ring around the planet being snapped into an elipsis!
- 3D Hand Model: showing off a hand model with the fingers stretched out and some curled over, showing how you can pose the hands more in detail than ever before!
- More features in Simple Mode: showing a simple animation timeline  of a witch character and a small cat.
- Boosted drawing performance: showing off a new settings menu to prioritize performance over brush quality when drawing!

Clip Studio Paint Version 5.0 Graphic showing off the new features as follows: - Smart Shape: showing off a drawing of a chibi anime male character with a dog on a planet with the ring around the planet being snapped into an elipsis! - 3D Hand Model: showing off a hand model with the fingers stretched out and some curled over, showing how you can pose the hands more in detail than ever before! - More features in Simple Mode: showing a simple animation timeline of a witch character and a small cat. - Boosted drawing performance: showing off a new settings menu to prioritize performance over brush quality when drawing!

Clip Studio Paint 5.0 is out NOW!
And on sale for up to 50% off!!

You can get a PRO perpetual license for only $30.99 right now and the annual license (if on iPad, like me) for only $13.49!

Sale ends 3/17 @ 1am PDT so get it here while you can !

Using my link helps support me a bit too πŸ’œ

11.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thread

11.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Short thread

11.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got a unique challenge. I'd love input from people who are familiar with the plant life of Puerto Rico & the horticulture trade.

I've been volunteering with a park group, adding more native plants in specific areas of the park.

We're about to refurb planters, which are concrete & get hot as hell.

11.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

My invoice terms for the 220ish days of using my name and likeness to sell shitty editing advice is, nonetheless, Net 30.

11.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0