Genie Este
@geneeste.bsky.social
✡️ | She/they | Writer, reader, lover of fannish things | Permanent soapbox resident | All opinions my own
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I take that back, I have a second response.
Some of you are allowing the fact that Mitch McConnell is a fascist motherfucker to justify, in your minds, being vilely ableist.
And you can all stop that shit right now. Immediately.
There are no passes for violent oppressive bigotry. NONE.
Some of you are allowing the fact that Mitch McConnell is a fascist motherfucker to justify, in your minds, being vilely ableist.
And you can all stop that shit right now. Immediately.
There are no passes for violent oppressive bigotry. NONE.
My only response to this is nearly 3 months out of work, still getting paid because there are no formal leave rules in the US Senate, and this fascist motherfucker had a brand new $90,000 wheelchair van while I crowd funded thousands of dollars to buy a used one and still can't get one. 
1. BREAKING
Senator Mitch McConnell seen in public for the first time in months as he announces his return to vote in the U.S. Senate.
Senator Mitch McConnell seen in public for the first time in months as he announces his return to vote in the U.S. Senate.
September 14, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I take that back, I have a second response.
Some of you are allowing the fact that Mitch McConnell is a fascist motherfucker to justify, in your minds, being vilely ableist.
And you can all stop that shit right now. Immediately.
There are no passes for violent oppressive bigotry. NONE.
Some of you are allowing the fact that Mitch McConnell is a fascist motherfucker to justify, in your minds, being vilely ableist.
And you can all stop that shit right now. Immediately.
There are no passes for violent oppressive bigotry. NONE.
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Requiring your employees to denounce violence against executives — and only executives — while calling it a “Solidarity Pledge” is some I don’t even know fuckin what
December 9, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Requiring your employees to denounce violence against executives — and only executives — while calling it a “Solidarity Pledge” is some I don’t even know fuckin what
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One of fascism's main tactics is to physically and mentally exhaust you. To flood the zone with outrageous bullshit, to make you bite on a dozen pump-fakes — so that when the real shot comes, you're too worn out to react.
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
November 14, 2024 at 1:59 AM
One of fascism's main tactics is to physically and mentally exhaust you. To flood the zone with outrageous bullshit, to make you bite on a dozen pump-fakes — so that when the real shot comes, you're too worn out to react.
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous
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Ask yourself whether your current doom-scrolling and information consumption rate is sustainable for a year.
Make the adjustment. It's time to settle in for a long protracted fight.
You can't be effective if you're reacting to every new shock before it's even confirmed. And they know this.
Make the adjustment. It's time to settle in for a long protracted fight.
You can't be effective if you're reacting to every new shock before it's even confirmed. And they know this.
November 14, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Ask yourself whether your current doom-scrolling and information consumption rate is sustainable for a year.
Make the adjustment. It's time to settle in for a long protracted fight.
You can't be effective if you're reacting to every new shock before it's even confirmed. And they know this.
Make the adjustment. It's time to settle in for a long protracted fight.
You can't be effective if you're reacting to every new shock before it's even confirmed. And they know this.
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Hint: "Send all the Jews THERE to be cannon fodder for the war of Gog and Magog" is a Cliffs' Notes version of the thing.
November 12, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Hint: "Send all the Jews THERE to be cannon fodder for the war of Gog and Magog" is a Cliffs' Notes version of the thing.
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PLEASE DO THIS.
I AM BEGGING. I am involved with vetting works for the Igntye awards. AND it would REALLY help if venues both print and online put the word counts at the top of short stories, novelettes and novellas.
I am not understanding why this isn't just done after all this time.
I AM BEGGING. I am involved with vetting works for the Igntye awards. AND it would REALLY help if venues both print and online put the word counts at the top of short stories, novelettes and novellas.
I am not understanding why this isn't just done after all this time.
5) Another little thing, but please also put the word count on the stories. It's a huge help for me as a reviewer (and for readers deciding on what to nominate for various award categories). I hate having to copy and paste everything into a google doc and do a word count.
November 13, 2024 at 12:21 AM
PLEASE DO THIS.
I AM BEGGING. I am involved with vetting works for the Igntye awards. AND it would REALLY help if venues both print and online put the word counts at the top of short stories, novelettes and novellas.
I am not understanding why this isn't just done after all this time.
I AM BEGGING. I am involved with vetting works for the Igntye awards. AND it would REALLY help if venues both print and online put the word counts at the top of short stories, novelettes and novellas.
I am not understanding why this isn't just done after all this time.
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So she has an alibi.
November 13, 2024 at 1:20 AM
So she has an alibi.
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I am very excited that @wireddotcom.bsky.social is HIRING. We'll be listing 3 roles this month, and more in January.
We're hiring a CULTURE EDITOR, which is an incredible opportunity for someone who wants to get really weird on the internet:
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We're hiring a CULTURE EDITOR, which is an incredible opportunity for someone who wants to get really weird on the internet:
condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
Senior Editor, Culture
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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November 12, 2024 at 10:19 PM
I am very excited that @wireddotcom.bsky.social is HIRING. We'll be listing 3 roles this month, and more in January.
We're hiring a CULTURE EDITOR, which is an incredible opportunity for someone who wants to get really weird on the internet:
condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
We're hiring a CULTURE EDITOR, which is an incredible opportunity for someone who wants to get really weird on the internet:
condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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All the Trump cabinet announcements are like “And I’ve named this parrot that only knows how to say racial slurs to be Secretary of the Interior”
November 13, 2024 at 12:19 AM
All the Trump cabinet announcements are like “And I’ve named this parrot that only knows how to say racial slurs to be Secretary of the Interior”
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You know what’s worse, to me, than the fact that some men have had to overhear the phrase “toxic masculinity”? The fact that one in five women will be raped.
November 7, 2024 at 4:54 PM
You know what’s worse, to me, than the fact that some men have had to overhear the phrase “toxic masculinity”? The fact that one in five women will be raped.
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The complaint about the phrase “toxic masculinity” is a classic reversal of victim and offender: the moral emergency is not the sexist violence and degradation that women are complaining about, but the way that overhearing their complaints makes men feel.
November 7, 2024 at 4:53 PM
The complaint about the phrase “toxic masculinity” is a classic reversal of victim and offender: the moral emergency is not the sexist violence and degradation that women are complaining about, but the way that overhearing their complaints makes men feel.
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No one really believes there is. The grievance is that the second wave’s advances have been too persistent, and that women have become more emboldened to discuss sexism in their lives. The Republicans want to reverse this, making sexism more potent and its pain less speakable. That’s their appeal.
there is no "toxic masculinity" messaging from professional politicians
November 7, 2024 at 4:52 PM
No one really believes there is. The grievance is that the second wave’s advances have been too persistent, and that women have become more emboldened to discuss sexism in their lives. The Republicans want to reverse this, making sexism more potent and its pain less speakable. That’s their appeal.
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NEW: Ohio gov. Mike DeWine says in a press conference that Springfield has received at least 33 separate bomb threats
Two elementary schools had to be evacuated in Springfield, Ohio, this morning because of safety threats, the FIFTH day in row that threats have disrupted life here. Wittenberg University and Clark State College moved classes online today after bomb and shooting threats this weekend.
Springfield evacuates two elementary schools; third school day in a row affected
Springfield City School District evacuates two elementary schools as third school day in a row is affected by threats.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
September 16, 2024 at 9:45 PM
NEW: Ohio gov. Mike DeWine says in a press conference that Springfield has received at least 33 separate bomb threats
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the girlies are spreading the word
September 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
the girlies are spreading the word
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,799,296!
Not too bad, considering how late I am to everything.
Not too bad, considering how late I am to everything.
September 17, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,799,296!
Not too bad, considering how late I am to everything.
Not too bad, considering how late I am to everything.
If you’re Jewish and have managed to find a Jewish community that isn’t totally uncritical about what’s happening right now, can you reply? I’m aching for one and I’m having a real hard time right now. (Please only reply if you’re Jewish or help a Jewish family member maintain their community).
May 11, 2024 at 6:59 PM
If you’re Jewish and have managed to find a Jewish community that isn’t totally uncritical about what’s happening right now, can you reply? I’m aching for one and I’m having a real hard time right now. (Please only reply if you’re Jewish or help a Jewish family member maintain their community).
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“Part of the problem is that items critical for hospitals are banned by Israel which says they can be used by Hamas for military purposes. The list of items it considers dual-use include some water disinfection materials.”
Volunteer U.S. docs in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis
Because of the Israeli operation, they lack the most basic supplies and must face the decision whether to let one patient die to save another. They also say malnutrition is contributing to deaths.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2024 at 9:17 PM
“Part of the problem is that items critical for hospitals are banned by Israel which says they can be used by Hamas for military purposes. The list of items it considers dual-use include some water disinfection materials.”
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“my god, there is nowhere to go.”
May 7, 2024 at 3:48 AM
“my god, there is nowhere to go.”
Going to see The Mummy in a theater with Mr Genie on Saturday and I’m ridiculously excited about it. That movie is one of my great loves.
May 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Going to see The Mummy in a theater with Mr Genie on Saturday and I’m ridiculously excited about it. That movie is one of my great loves.
We just finished watching Galaxy Quest, and I was joking with our 10yo, who is a tiny raging lesbian, that it was good despite the straight people kissing. Then Mr Genie joked that she exists bc straight people kissed, to which she yelled from upstairs: “MOM’S *BISEXUAL!*”
I love our family.
I love our family.
February 24, 2024 at 3:51 AM
We just finished watching Galaxy Quest, and I was joking with our 10yo, who is a tiny raging lesbian, that it was good despite the straight people kissing. Then Mr Genie joked that she exists bc straight people kissed, to which she yelled from upstairs: “MOM’S *BISEXUAL!*”
I love our family.
I love our family.
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One in 100 people in Gaza has been killed since Oct 7; one in 120 children is dead.
UNICEF estimated that in the coming weeks “at least 10,000 children under 5 yrs will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, known as severe wasting, & will need therapeutic foods.”
This is a choice.
UNICEF estimated that in the coming weeks “at least 10,000 children under 5 yrs will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, known as severe wasting, & will need therapeutic foods.”
This is a choice.
One in 100 people in Gaza has been killed since October 7 | CNN
About one in every 100 people in Gaza has been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7, according to Palestinian statistics.
www.cnn.com
January 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM
One in 100 people in Gaza has been killed since Oct 7; one in 120 children is dead.
UNICEF estimated that in the coming weeks “at least 10,000 children under 5 yrs will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, known as severe wasting, & will need therapeutic foods.”
This is a choice.
UNICEF estimated that in the coming weeks “at least 10,000 children under 5 yrs will suffer the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, known as severe wasting, & will need therapeutic foods.”
This is a choice.