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She/her. The beerier half of the #bOrgCast. Christian, geek, mother of two humans, two dogs and a cat. Also have tropical fish. Snooker fan. Trans ally.

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Steve Gisselbrechtstevegis_ssg@mas.to
2024-01-21

I want to rescue this from my account on the birdsite but I once got into arguing with TERFs (it happens, try not to judge me too harshly) and as a biologist I just wanted to push back a little on the "it's just biology" line, so I wrote the following:

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Dr. Redfern Jon BarrettRedfern
2024-01-21

I’m an immigrant to Germany having moved here 14 years ago. I gained my citizenship in 2020. Most of my friends here are immigrants. My partner is an immigrant. It’s been truly frightening to hear the far-right planning mass deportations of naturalised citizens.

But 1.5 million people marched against that today. 350,000 demonstrated in alone. That gives me so much hope. Tolerant people are not a minority, and we won’t let them frame it that way. Never, ever again.

Now ban the AfD.

Three people outside the German Bundestag with other protestors in the background. A progress flag is in the foreground.
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2024-01-21

Whoever did this to their house, I adore them so much

A photograph of an old square house with external stairways. The stairways are decorated in red a blue. At the top is a cartoon gorilla. A cartoon burning barrel tumbles down towards Mario. It's a hommage to Donkey Kong but on a real house
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2024-01-21

What's behind the reactionary right's constant attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)?

It's the "conservative moral hierarchy" as outlined by @georgelakoff in "Moral Politics" (1996) and subsequent books. Whenever there's a question about a right-wing policy or views, consult this list and you'll find the answer.

George Lakoff's description of the conservative moral hierarchy, showing: God above Man, Man above Nature, Strong above Weak, Rich above Poor, Employers above Employees, Adults above Children, Western culture above other cultures, America above other Countries, Men above Women, Whites above Nonwhites, Christians above non-Christians, Straights above Gays,
2024-01-21

6 player King of Tokyo #BoardGames

King of Tokyo board with Mecha Dragon in Tokyo City & Space Penguin in Tokyo Bay & 3 power cards above the board
2024-01-07

Hello #Bookstodon peeps! Just got a kindle specifically for reading without waking hubby when I can’t sleep. Looking for short stories & short story anthology recommendations especially sci-fi, fantasy, weird fiction & crime. Many thanks

2024-01-01

Happy New Year!

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cultured nyc 🇺🇦culturednyc
2023-12-26

@the_etrain If you kill someone with Frankincense, that would be myrrhder.

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2023-12-26

Cookie spends a few minutes rolling around after she eats

#DogsOfMastodon #Dogs

A senior Cavalier King Charles spaniel upside down on a couch
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2023-12-26
Today is the most sacred day in the cat calendar.
Images of cats in cardboard boxes
2023-12-26
Cream Frenchie asleep, nose resting on my hand. Bedding and room mostly blue, tv on in background
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Joshua HollandJoshuaHolland
2023-12-19

On another site, some chud demanded that someone "define a woman" and she replied, "it's a person who covers their drink when they see you in a bar."

Just the perfect response.

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2023-12-04

Behind Door 03 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the strange history of the lights at Slaybrook Hall - in text and #podcast

hypnogoria.com/ghosts_of_chris
#ghosts #AdventCalendar #Christmas #history #folklore

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2023-11-26

"far-right populist" sounds nicer than "far-wrong racist"

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2023-11-25

Swapped all the labels on my wife's spice rack. She hasn't noticed yet, but the thyme is cumin.

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2023-11-24

Anyone in the UK collect or have an interest in old hand operated sewing machines? I've had this in my shed for years and it needs to go to a new home.

Old hand operated sewing machine
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Gareth Halfacreeghalfacree
2023-11-24

Dear Microsoft. Here is a list of things I want the Start Menu to do:

* Show my installed programs
* Search my local files
* Provide access to system settings

Here is a list of things I do *not* want the Start Menu to do:

* Show the weather for a randomly-selected town near my network's public IP infrastructure
* Show tabloid headlines
* Show programs I *don't* have installed
* Search the web via Bing
* Show adverts(!)
* Attempt to engage me in conversation with a hallucinating LLM

Thanks.

2023-11-24

Snuggled with Delilah watching #RogueOne & drinking beer #DogsOfMastodon

Cream Frenchie snuggled in the crook of my arm

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