Ironica
@ironica.bsky.social
4th gen Angeleno. Descendant of immigrants from a refugee boat called the Mayflower. Hablo español.
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This by Courtney Maum is where I am too. I am grateful to her for the words...
October 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This by Courtney Maum is where I am too. I am grateful to her for the words...
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Great thread with a detailed but legible summary of the study and its results.
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
October 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Great thread with a detailed but legible summary of the study and its results.
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We’ve been handling some things backwards !
www.scottsantens.com/the-toothpas...
www.scottsantens.com/the-toothpas...
The Toothpaste Argument for Universal Basic Income
The following argument is based on the words of the late Götz Werner, who was a long-time supporter of the concept of unconditional basic income in Germany, who gained a unique understanding of UBI as...
www.scottsantens.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
We’ve been handling some things backwards !
www.scottsantens.com/the-toothpas...
www.scottsantens.com/the-toothpas...
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October 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Hi yeah quick question uh what? also how and why
October 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Hi yeah quick question uh what? also how and why
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Time for this classic again.
September 30, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Time for this classic again.
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I’ve been a media witness to two federal executions. One was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The other, a week later, was a drug kingpin named Juan Raul Garza.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
The Tennessean: Christa Pike still alive after administered drugs, attorneys say
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
October 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I’ve been a media witness to two federal executions. One was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The other, a week later, was a drug kingpin named Juan Raul Garza.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
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I'm not a football fan or anything, but grew up with one as my primary caregiver... And she constantly had ethical dilemmas about the sport, especially the way college athletes are treated.
Can Orange County* please elect this guy who actually has the experience to fix it?
Can Orange County* please elect this guy who actually has the experience to fix it?
Let me give you the actual solution to this problem.
Universities and colleges have to hire football players as union employees (AFL-CIO, same as the NFL), with no requirement to attend school. They get health and retirement benefits, and are limited to a five year employment contract.
Universities and colleges have to hire football players as union employees (AFL-CIO, same as the NFL), with no requirement to attend school. They get health and retirement benefits, and are limited to a five year employment contract.
Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill to regulate payments to college athletes and limit transfers
September 29, 2026 at 8:47 AM
I'm not a football fan or anything, but grew up with one as my primary caregiver... And she constantly had ethical dilemmas about the sport, especially the way college athletes are treated.
Can Orange County* please elect this guy who actually has the experience to fix it?
Can Orange County* please elect this guy who actually has the experience to fix it?
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When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.
September 24, 2026 at 2:36 PM
When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.
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As a fond aficionado and practitioner of various American aphorisms, colloquialisms, and idioms--and as a person with a very crowded and often chaotic calendar--this tracks.
September 28, 2026 at 3:01 AM
As a fond aficionado and practitioner of various American aphorisms, colloquialisms, and idioms--and as a person with a very crowded and often chaotic calendar--this tracks.
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this bigot is a republican
"Gov Gavin Newsom over the weekend vetoed legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state."
He was "worried about constraints on the governor's power to approve extraditions".
www.ebar.com/story/170505...
He was "worried about constraints on the governor's power to approve extraditions".
www.ebar.com/story/170505...
Newsom vetoes bill aimed at protecting providers of transgender care
Governor Gavin Newsom used his veto pen over the weekend to ax legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state.
www.ebar.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:37 AM
this bigot is a republican
Brennan Lee Mulligan literally auctioned the shirt off his back to raise money for Nithya Raman's campaign. That's commitment.
September 20, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Brennan Lee Mulligan literally auctioned the shirt off his back to raise money for Nithya Raman's campaign. That's commitment.
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Happy Baby Safety Month.
September 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Happy Baby Safety Month.
Just learned of the deadly crash where a speeding SUV T-boned a Metro bus, killing 3 and injuring several others at Nordhoff and DeSoto (line 166 eastbound).
If you think "wow, buses are dangerous!" consider that if this collision had been with a car, it probably would have gone flying into a bldg.
If you think "wow, buses are dangerous!" consider that if this collision had been with a car, it probably would have gone flying into a bldg.
September 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Just learned of the deadly crash where a speeding SUV T-boned a Metro bus, killing 3 and injuring several others at Nordhoff and DeSoto (line 166 eastbound).
If you think "wow, buses are dangerous!" consider that if this collision had been with a car, it probably would have gone flying into a bldg.
If you think "wow, buses are dangerous!" consider that if this collision had been with a car, it probably would have gone flying into a bldg.
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Fielding questions re: this article w/bizarre factual errors. First, there's no "Montecito County" in CA. Second, 2 fires are actually in *Monterey,* & 3rd in *Mendocino*. Third, 60k ac have *not* burned in either fictional Montecito nor real Mendocino.🤨
Three Montecito County fires near Big Sur have burned nearly 60,000 acres
In Mendocino County, the total area burned by three fires grew to nearly 60,000 acres on Saturday.
www.latimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Fielding questions re: this article w/bizarre factual errors. First, there's no "Montecito County" in CA. Second, 2 fires are actually in *Monterey,* & 3rd in *Mendocino*. Third, 60k ac have *not* burned in either fictional Montecito nor real Mendocino.🤨
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the New Yorkiest 9/11 thread ... intrigue, romance, pre-uber ride-shares, getting stuck on Long Island, narcissistic startup founders, corrupt politicians, oh my!
So I was in NYC on 9/11 and my then future husband was in Chicago sleeping through it because 9/11 is his birthday and he’d had an epic bday night out the night before
September 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
the New Yorkiest 9/11 thread ... intrigue, romance, pre-uber ride-shares, getting stuck on Long Island, narcissistic startup founders, corrupt politicians, oh my!
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September 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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![A screenshot from Tumblr, which has an screenshot from a tweet from Oct 8, 2017. Twitter user Melanie Dione, username @beauty_jackson, tweets "'Some women use birth control for...' I use it for sex. A human activity. Idgaf [I don't give a fuck] if you don't think I should be having sex. I use it because I want sex and don't want kids. Die mad about it." The screenshot is added to the Tumblr post and adds, "we need to give this tweet credit for I'm pretty sure coming "die mad about it." Tumblr user invertpriveleges adds a graph showing the usage of the phrase over time, which only starts to spike after October 2017. They say, "checks out, thank you Melanie"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sve3ub44p3cqpjlcehn54p2b/bafkreidr4tcee54kc6nq3rugxnsa5oeeguhzxdyfl27xy5f2fa6zwsp2ku)
It's getting easier to remember and type in my work network password. Must be almost time to change it again.
September 10, 2026 at 6:12 AM
It's getting easier to remember and type in my work network password. Must be almost time to change it again.
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Google Maps Shrugs, Renames Lake Union to Lake Confederacy: tinyurl.com/54sx3nm
September 9, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Google Maps Shrugs, Renames Lake Union to Lake Confederacy: tinyurl.com/54sx3nm