Ember Babiak (they/them)
@wendybabiak.bsky.social
Poet (CONSPIRACY OF LEAVES, Plain View Press), butterfly-hummingbird gardener, mama to two adult humans, one tiny dog, and a tinier parrot. Two-spirit. AuDHD. Spoonie. Married. (No DMs). Wondering human.
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Books by Brian Dale Babiak MD
A static showcase website featuring two books by Dr. Brian Dale Babiak MD with links to Amazon
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I’ve edited four creative non-fiction books authored by my husband. He’s a polymath psychiatrist obsessed with the brain and consciousness.
If you wanna better understand your noggin and how it interacts with the world, and how you can manage it, check them out.
braintales.us
If you wanna better understand your noggin and how it interacts with the world, and how you can manage it, check them out.
braintales.us
“We’re in the middle of a trans genocide,” bi comedienne Margaret Cho says - LGBTQ Nation
August 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
“We’re in the middle of a trans genocide,” bi comedienne Margaret Cho says - LGBTQ Nation
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See?
White professor ‘ MattGPT ‘ whose most recent book contained fabricated quotations, non-existent source references, & left ChatGPT URLs accidentally embedded in footnotes is sad about Jason Arday’s death but still wants Arday & all black academia held to higher standards than his own writing .
August 16, 2026 at 1:45 AM
See?
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Ah! So this is how we end up dressing in the form fitting rubber suits that are a common cyberpunk staple.
August 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Ah! So this is how we end up dressing in the form fitting rubber suits that are a common cyberpunk staple.
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Stavros Halkias: I don't wanna do the both sides bullshit because it's not true. One side is worse than the other, objectively speaking. One side is disappearing people and one side wants children to have healthcare. A lot of stand up comics happened to have some of the dumbest opinions on Earth
August 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Stavros Halkias: I don't wanna do the both sides bullshit because it's not true. One side is worse than the other, objectively speaking. One side is disappearing people and one side wants children to have healthcare. A lot of stand up comics happened to have some of the dumbest opinions on Earth
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Before they announce any more food recalls, maybe we should recall RFK Jr.
August 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Before they announce any more food recalls, maybe we should recall RFK Jr.
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The people within these walls are suffering so severely that as many as 140 people are going on a hunger strike over concerns about access to nutrition and medical care. It is egregious and immoral. Watch to learn more.
ICE must be abolished. Stay loud.
ICE must be abolished. Stay loud.
August 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The people within these walls are suffering so severely that as many as 140 people are going on a hunger strike over concerns about access to nutrition and medical care. It is egregious and immoral. Watch to learn more.
ICE must be abolished. Stay loud.
ICE must be abolished. Stay loud.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA
i think we’ll know for sure they’re worried when there’s a weird campaign like “harry potter is for everyone 🫶🌈 “ starring some vaugely queer-appearing people talking about how much hummelgorph meant to them “growing up as a weird kid with not many friends.”
yea 100%, i’ve been saying this too
there have been so many stories about good movies being failures cause they couldn’t outgross their ad spend
this feels like frantically looking at the ip toychest and grabbing whatever
there have been so many stories about good movies being failures cause they couldn’t outgross their ad spend
this feels like frantically looking at the ip toychest and grabbing whatever
August 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Now, look, I don't know if the poor fellow plagarized or not. But I know when NYT publishes an op ed by Jesse Singal on plagarism accusations against a Black British academic no one in the US has heard of it's not really a story about plagarism any more than the stories about Claudine Gay were.
August 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Now, look, I don't know if the poor fellow plagarized or not. But I know when NYT publishes an op ed by Jesse Singal on plagarism accusations against a Black British academic no one in the US has heard of it's not really a story about plagarism any more than the stories about Claudine Gay were.
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If you never looked into the Claudine Gay scandal (Dec '23 - Jan '24) you can be forgiven for thinking she plagarized.
Her colleagues at the time protested that the examples of "plagarism" Rufo found were things like commonly used definitional phrases, not actual plagarism. It didn't matter.
Her colleagues at the time protested that the examples of "plagarism" Rufo found were things like commonly used definitional phrases, not actual plagarism. It didn't matter.
August 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If you never looked into the Claudine Gay scandal (Dec '23 - Jan '24) you can be forgiven for thinking she plagarized.
Her colleagues at the time protested that the examples of "plagarism" Rufo found were things like commonly used definitional phrases, not actual plagarism. It didn't matter.
Her colleagues at the time protested that the examples of "plagarism" Rufo found were things like commonly used definitional phrases, not actual plagarism. It didn't matter.
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On the left, the villain—a professor who was hounded to death after Rightists made him a target for their culture-war grievances.
On the right, the hero—a man who committed domestic violence & openly questioned the validity of criminalising pædophilia.
I leave you to judge the morality at play.
On the right, the hero—a man who committed domestic violence & openly questioned the validity of criminalising pædophilia.
I leave you to judge the morality at play.
August 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
On the left, the villain—a professor who was hounded to death after Rightists made him a target for their culture-war grievances.
On the right, the hero—a man who committed domestic violence & openly questioned the validity of criminalising pædophilia.
I leave you to judge the morality at play.
On the right, the hero—a man who committed domestic violence & openly questioned the validity of criminalising pædophilia.
I leave you to judge the morality at play.
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“You can’t blame people for what they’re born into and what they’re taught as children, but you can hold them accountable for what they become as adults.”
@monacharen.bsky.social & @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Mark Twain outgrew prejudices of his time and became a fierce critic of them.
@monacharen.bsky.social & @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Mark Twain outgrew prejudices of his time and became a fierce critic of them.
August 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
“You can’t blame people for what they’re born into and what they’re taught as children, but you can hold them accountable for what they become as adults.”
@monacharen.bsky.social & @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Mark Twain outgrew prejudices of his time and became a fierce critic of them.
@monacharen.bsky.social & @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Mark Twain outgrew prejudices of his time and became a fierce critic of them.
I’m deleting this app at the end of the day. I’ve decided that this sort of platform isn’t a net positive for my mental health. I’m not deleting my account, though I will be locking down comments, since I won’t be checking.
You can find me at my blog, if you’d like to chat. Some of you are great.💜🙏🏼
You can find me at my blog, if you’d like to chat. Some of you are great.💜🙏🏼
August 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I’m deleting this app at the end of the day. I’ve decided that this sort of platform isn’t a net positive for my mental health. I’m not deleting my account, though I will be locking down comments, since I won’t be checking.
You can find me at my blog, if you’d like to chat. Some of you are great.💜🙏🏼
You can find me at my blog, if you’d like to chat. Some of you are great.💜🙏🏼
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They were warned.
August 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
They were warned.
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Still not a trans person or a drag queen
August 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Still not a trans person or a drag queen
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After winning Teacher of the Year award at a conference in TX, UMD Professor Kibret was detained by ICE at the airport.
3 weeks later he’s still in custody.
He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now.
www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...
3 weeks later he’s still in custody.
He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now.
www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...
Maryland professor Berhanu Kibret remains in ICE custody
ICE confirmed Kibret is being held at Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma, more than 250 miles from the airport.
www.wbaltv.com
August 15, 2026 at 12:59 AM
After winning Teacher of the Year award at a conference in TX, UMD Professor Kibret was detained by ICE at the airport.
3 weeks later he’s still in custody.
He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now.
www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...
3 weeks later he’s still in custody.
He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now.
www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...
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I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks
And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified
Revolting
And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified
Revolting
August 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks
And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified
Revolting
And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified
Revolting
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight.
This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service
meidasnews.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight.
This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
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God almighty 🤯
August 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM
God almighty 🤯
Most vindicated?
I’ve been going on about climate change since graduating college in 1991.
I’ve been going on about climate change since graduating college in 1991.
August 15, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Most vindicated?
I’ve been going on about climate change since graduating college in 1991.
I’ve been going on about climate change since graduating college in 1991.
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Kind of hard for Bluesky people to argue this was all about academic standards when these guys are openly crowing that it was about race
In the wake of Arday's death, Nathan Cofnas (who led the X mob against him) states his motivation. Beyond whistleblowing, he states that after a 'revolution' removes professors like Arday, it will open opportunities for him to become 'head of the department of eugenics and race science at Harvard'.
August 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Kind of hard for Bluesky people to argue this was all about academic standards when these guys are openly crowing that it was about race
This whole thread, y’all.
Tbh, this is probably the most important thing in a thread of important things.
The degree to which our society (right and left) acts as though trans people aren’t even people, let alone people facing a heretofore unimaginable campaign of legislative and social genocide, cannot be understated.
The degree to which our society (right and left) acts as though trans people aren’t even people, let alone people facing a heretofore unimaginable campaign of legislative and social genocide, cannot be understated.
the reason we ask for material help is because we're routinely denied it *constantly.* we aren't trying to hoard resources here, we're just trying to make ends meet and be seen as actual people who matter.
yet we're also expected to smile all the time, never speak up, and 'know our place.'
yet we're also expected to smile all the time, never speak up, and 'know our place.'
August 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
This whole thread, y’all.
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if personhood is achieved in and through society then the conditions of our society shape the conditions of personhood.
we live in a transphobic society that is trying to legislate trans people into oblivion AND our progressivism often deals in rhetoric that says trans personhood is less than.
we live in a transphobic society that is trying to legislate trans people into oblivion AND our progressivism often deals in rhetoric that says trans personhood is less than.
August 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
if personhood is achieved in and through society then the conditions of our society shape the conditions of personhood.
we live in a transphobic society that is trying to legislate trans people into oblivion AND our progressivism often deals in rhetoric that says trans personhood is less than.
we live in a transphobic society that is trying to legislate trans people into oblivion AND our progressivism often deals in rhetoric that says trans personhood is less than.
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Tbh, this is probably the most important thing in a thread of important things.
The degree to which our society (right and left) acts as though trans people aren’t even people, let alone people facing a heretofore unimaginable campaign of legislative and social genocide, cannot be understated.
The degree to which our society (right and left) acts as though trans people aren’t even people, let alone people facing a heretofore unimaginable campaign of legislative and social genocide, cannot be understated.
the reason we ask for material help is because we're routinely denied it *constantly.* we aren't trying to hoard resources here, we're just trying to make ends meet and be seen as actual people who matter.
yet we're also expected to smile all the time, never speak up, and 'know our place.'
yet we're also expected to smile all the time, never speak up, and 'know our place.'
August 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Tbh, this is probably the most important thing in a thread of important things.
The degree to which our society (right and left) acts as though trans people aren’t even people, let alone people facing a heretofore unimaginable campaign of legislative and social genocide, cannot be understated.
The degree to which our society (right and left) acts as though trans people aren’t even people, let alone people facing a heretofore unimaginable campaign of legislative and social genocide, cannot be understated.
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Gotta watch what you're saying about this. In CA, they're using grinders to cut down the aluminum poles, which can be recycled for cash. I'm sure nobody wants to hurt a corporation or their profits, in spite of their participation in the surveillance state.
I keep hearing a lot about these cameras and the only fact I’ve been able to verify is that each one contains 2-3 lbs of copper and 1-2 grams of gold
Ironclad surveillance dictum: any failure of surveillance tech will be used as a rationale for more surveillance tech, and any success of surveillance tech will also be used as a rationale for more surveillance tech.
August 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Gotta watch what you're saying about this. In CA, they're using grinders to cut down the aluminum poles, which can be recycled for cash. I'm sure nobody wants to hurt a corporation or their profits, in spite of their participation in the surveillance state.
I’m adding footnotes to my novel, and I’m putting one on a word that’s followed by a comma. Do I put it before or after the comma? Strunk & White doesn’t say.
August 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I’m adding footnotes to my novel, and I’m putting one on a word that’s followed by a comma. Do I put it before or after the comma? Strunk & White doesn’t say.