OnyxTay
@onyxtay.bsky.social
20sYO just trying to figure things out
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I'm not 100%, but I think there's two problems with this:
-GCism isn't grassroots. It's pretty clearly been dark money boosted.
-I sincerely don't believe their infrastructure would function for anything pro-social. The vector of their 'peaking' worked because of the content, which was hate.
-GCism isn't grassroots. It's pretty clearly been dark money boosted.
-I sincerely don't believe their infrastructure would function for anything pro-social. The vector of their 'peaking' worked because of the content, which was hate.
People want to hear this even less, but the left/liberals need to study the TERF movement as an example of wildly successful organising and cultural engineering by an extremely niche, mostly online micro-community.
people don't want to hear this, but it's why elite persuasion matters
the uk becoming the most trans-exclusionary developed democracy in the world under a labour gov was not a bottom up thing—it was the other side reaching the people who matter
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...
the uk becoming the most trans-exclusionary developed democracy in the world under a labour gov was not a bottom up thing—it was the other side reaching the people who matter
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...
July 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
I'm not 100%, but I think there's two problems with this:
-GCism isn't grassroots. It's pretty clearly been dark money boosted.
-I sincerely don't believe their infrastructure would function for anything pro-social. The vector of their 'peaking' worked because of the content, which was hate.
-GCism isn't grassroots. It's pretty clearly been dark money boosted.
-I sincerely don't believe their infrastructure would function for anything pro-social. The vector of their 'peaking' worked because of the content, which was hate.
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Exactly. The best predictor of an organised anti trans movement happening is if gay marriage is legalised.
Here in Australia one anti gay marriage org immediately changed to an anti trans one.
Here in Australia one anti gay marriage org immediately changed to an anti trans one.
So..if I'm gonna get into it without being paid to write a column, yeah, I mean the reason I pinned the 'start' of this swing on 2015 is that's when Obergefell was handed down.
The -IMMEDIATE- response from Family Research Council was a set of policy briefs specifically targeting trans Title IX.
The -IMMEDIATE- response from Family Research Council was a set of policy briefs specifically targeting trans Title IX.
September 22, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Exactly. The best predictor of an organised anti trans movement happening is if gay marriage is legalised.
Here in Australia one anti gay marriage org immediately changed to an anti trans one.
Here in Australia one anti gay marriage org immediately changed to an anti trans one.
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my ass is too fat my jokes are too funny they're gonna kill me
my friend Pocket Deer has been temporarily suspended from bluesky for promoting harm against dads and kiwifarmers
June 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
my ass is too fat my jokes are too funny they're gonna kill me
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Every time I travel by boat I'm like "I'll bring a book! I'll read on the boat!" And then something about the environment of the boat just summons the "you cannot use this item in this location" error message
June 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Every time I travel by boat I'm like "I'll bring a book! I'll read on the boat!" And then something about the environment of the boat just summons the "you cannot use this item in this location" error message
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The calculator industry didn't end up being 40% of the stock market. Digital clocks didn't threaten that everyone's degrees would be useless and that no-one with an independent mind would ever find employment.
June 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The calculator industry didn't end up being 40% of the stock market. Digital clocks didn't threaten that everyone's degrees would be useless and that no-one with an independent mind would ever find employment.
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Someone has to pay for the costs of using massive building sized GPU clusters to role play your submissive AI waifu while doing your coursework for you and feeding you things to say in job interviews.
None of that is efficient stuff to calculate and all of it costs tokens.
None of that is efficient stuff to calculate and all of it costs tokens.
June 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Someone has to pay for the costs of using massive building sized GPU clusters to role play your submissive AI waifu while doing your coursework for you and feeding you things to say in job interviews.
None of that is efficient stuff to calculate and all of it costs tokens.
None of that is efficient stuff to calculate and all of it costs tokens.
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Fundamentally, running massive table multiplications in GPUs to answer what time it is is a very inefficient way to do computing but people like the promise of getting rid of nerds insisting they learn how the box works.
AI is an "I don't want to learn how things work for them to be useful" tool.
AI is an "I don't want to learn how things work for them to be useful" tool.
June 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Fundamentally, running massive table multiplications in GPUs to answer what time it is is a very inefficient way to do computing but people like the promise of getting rid of nerds insisting they learn how the box works.
AI is an "I don't want to learn how things work for them to be useful" tool.
AI is an "I don't want to learn how things work for them to be useful" tool.
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This “we used to just politely disagree with each other” bullshit seems to ignore most of the history of lgbtq+, women’s rights, civil rights, blah blah blah
June 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
This “we used to just politely disagree with each other” bullshit seems to ignore most of the history of lgbtq+, women’s rights, civil rights, blah blah blah
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14. One last thing. Water. Access to potable water is a serious issue across Indian Country. The fault lies pretty universally with Corporate America being given carte blanche by the US government to strip resources and pollute with no concern for the effect on tribal people.
June 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
14. One last thing. Water. Access to potable water is a serious issue across Indian Country. The fault lies pretty universally with Corporate America being given carte blanche by the US government to strip resources and pollute with no concern for the effect on tribal people.
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1. One of the frustrating things about social media is having to repeat things that I thought were common knowledge. Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, most beans and squash, and chocolate originated in the Americas. Indigenous Religions weren't decriminalized until 1978 and not fully legalized until 1994.
June 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
1. One of the frustrating things about social media is having to repeat things that I thought were common knowledge. Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, most beans and squash, and chocolate originated in the Americas. Indigenous Religions weren't decriminalized until 1978 and not fully legalized until 1994.
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FLOWERSTEEL - MISSION 3 (1/4)
#flowersteel
#flowersteel
June 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
FLOWERSTEEL - MISSION 3 (1/4)
#flowersteel
#flowersteel
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“Following a thorough review, the EPA has found that napalm, with its ability to burn at temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, is highly effective for both weed management and pest control,” said Administrator Lee Zeldin
EPA Approves Use Of Napalm As Pesticide
WASHINGTON—Saying they saw no reason to limit any potential agricultural use of the flammable combination of gelling agents and gasoline, officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved...
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June 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Following a thorough review, the EPA has found that napalm, with its ability to burn at temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, is highly effective for both weed management and pest control,” said Administrator Lee Zeldin
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Im not gonna say Im a magnet for unexplained medical bullshit.
Instead, Im going to say the world is vast and doctors know only enough about the human body to fill a thimble.
And they hate to see me commin’.
Instead, Im going to say the world is vast and doctors know only enough about the human body to fill a thimble.
And they hate to see me commin’.
June 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Im not gonna say Im a magnet for unexplained medical bullshit.
Instead, Im going to say the world is vast and doctors know only enough about the human body to fill a thimble.
And they hate to see me commin’.
Instead, Im going to say the world is vast and doctors know only enough about the human body to fill a thimble.
And they hate to see me commin’.
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What, you don’t think encyclicals were in the training data for AI systems? Of course they were, they’re publicly available documents.
“I know AI when I see it” is how we got the M-Dash Paratroopers, the Oxford Comma Brigade, and the Citation Infantry.
You may have read a lot of AI gen text —
“I know AI when I see it” is how we got the M-Dash Paratroopers, the Oxford Comma Brigade, and the Citation Infantry.
You may have read a lot of AI gen text —
June 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
What, you don’t think encyclicals were in the training data for AI systems? Of course they were, they’re publicly available documents.
“I know AI when I see it” is how we got the M-Dash Paratroopers, the Oxford Comma Brigade, and the Citation Infantry.
You may have read a lot of AI gen text —
“I know AI when I see it” is how we got the M-Dash Paratroopers, the Oxford Comma Brigade, and the Citation Infantry.
You may have read a lot of AI gen text —
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This.
Is.
What.
Untreated.
River.
Water.
Does.
The Reflecting Pool uses untreated Potomac River water. It’s supposed to cycle in on one end and out the other, slowly.
The only way to have a still, non-algae’d reflecting pool in DC in Summer is to have a pool that’s 80% chlorine by volume.
Is.
What.
Untreated.
River.
Water.
Does.
The Reflecting Pool uses untreated Potomac River water. It’s supposed to cycle in on one end and out the other, slowly.
The only way to have a still, non-algae’d reflecting pool in DC in Summer is to have a pool that’s 80% chlorine by volume.
Algae resurfaces in reflecting pool after multimillion-dollar fixes
Algae resurfaces in reflecting pool after multimillion-dollar fixes
The Interior Department said the algae is residual after supply lines sat dormant for weeks.
dlvr.it
June 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
This.
Is.
What.
Untreated.
River.
Water.
Does.
The Reflecting Pool uses untreated Potomac River water. It’s supposed to cycle in on one end and out the other, slowly.
The only way to have a still, non-algae’d reflecting pool in DC in Summer is to have a pool that’s 80% chlorine by volume.
Is.
What.
Untreated.
River.
Water.
Does.
The Reflecting Pool uses untreated Potomac River water. It’s supposed to cycle in on one end and out the other, slowly.
The only way to have a still, non-algae’d reflecting pool in DC in Summer is to have a pool that’s 80% chlorine by volume.
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By comparison, let me give you my 2020 game of the year:
Cloudpunk.
An ~eight hour game, with no combat, where you are functionally an uber air-taxi driver on your first night shift in a cyberpunk city.
Cloudpunk.
An ~eight hour game, with no combat, where you are functionally an uber air-taxi driver on your first night shift in a cyberpunk city.
June 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
By comparison, let me give you my 2020 game of the year:
Cloudpunk.
An ~eight hour game, with no combat, where you are functionally an uber air-taxi driver on your first night shift in a cyberpunk city.
Cloudpunk.
An ~eight hour game, with no combat, where you are functionally an uber air-taxi driver on your first night shift in a cyberpunk city.
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If someone /in/ the setting is believing that makes someone less human, fine. That's worth exploring.
If the /setting/ believes that, then it's garbage.
Beyond that, as to the presence of 'Cyberpsychosis' as a mechanic in the Cyberpunk TTRPG (and similar things, like Shadowrun with Essence),
If the /setting/ believes that, then it's garbage.
Beyond that, as to the presence of 'Cyberpsychosis' as a mechanic in the Cyberpunk TTRPG (and similar things, like Shadowrun with Essence),
June 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
If someone /in/ the setting is believing that makes someone less human, fine. That's worth exploring.
If the /setting/ believes that, then it's garbage.
Beyond that, as to the presence of 'Cyberpsychosis' as a mechanic in the Cyberpunk TTRPG (and similar things, like Shadowrun with Essence),
If the /setting/ believes that, then it's garbage.
Beyond that, as to the presence of 'Cyberpsychosis' as a mechanic in the Cyberpunk TTRPG (and similar things, like Shadowrun with Essence),
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And you know how easy it would have been to fix this?
The corps don't treat your body as sacred. We do.
Sure, this person was a victim. Fine, they're a conventionally attractive woman you're saving in the tropiest way.
You pull her naked body out of the bath, and wrap her in the shower curtain.
The corps don't treat your body as sacred. We do.
Sure, this person was a victim. Fine, they're a conventionally attractive woman you're saving in the tropiest way.
You pull her naked body out of the bath, and wrap her in the shower curtain.
June 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
And you know how easy it would have been to fix this?
The corps don't treat your body as sacred. We do.
Sure, this person was a victim. Fine, they're a conventionally attractive woman you're saving in the tropiest way.
You pull her naked body out of the bath, and wrap her in the shower curtain.
The corps don't treat your body as sacred. We do.
Sure, this person was a victim. Fine, they're a conventionally attractive woman you're saving in the tropiest way.
You pull her naked body out of the bath, and wrap her in the shower curtain.
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Because the powers in-universe say No.
Does the narrative agree with them? Does it buy the ideology of the corporations? Does it say that only a few people matter?
Do people - all people, not just the elect - own their own bodies, their own future?
Should they?
Does the narrative agree with them? Does it buy the ideology of the corporations? Does it say that only a few people matter?
Do people - all people, not just the elect - own their own bodies, their own future?
Should they?
June 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Because the powers in-universe say No.
Does the narrative agree with them? Does it buy the ideology of the corporations? Does it say that only a few people matter?
Do people - all people, not just the elect - own their own bodies, their own future?
Should they?
Does the narrative agree with them? Does it buy the ideology of the corporations? Does it say that only a few people matter?
Do people - all people, not just the elect - own their own bodies, their own future?
Should they?
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It's always wild to find out that an author of transhuman sci-fi is an outspoken transmisogynist. Like, pump the brakes, buddy – you think personhood is mutable but gender is innate?
June 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
It's always wild to find out that an author of transhuman sci-fi is an outspoken transmisogynist. Like, pump the brakes, buddy – you think personhood is mutable but gender is innate?
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The greatest war for the soul of Cyberpunk is between
[If need be I will stand in the ashes of this city to build a new one that's safe for my people]
And
[Tech will make me better than all of those dirty poors]
And
[Oooh neon Kanji!]
[If need be I will stand in the ashes of this city to build a new one that's safe for my people]
And
[Tech will make me better than all of those dirty poors]
And
[Oooh neon Kanji!]
It's always wild to find out that an author of transhuman sci-fi is an outspoken transmisogynist. Like, pump the brakes, buddy – you think personhood is mutable but gender is innate?
June 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The greatest war for the soul of Cyberpunk is between
[If need be I will stand in the ashes of this city to build a new one that's safe for my people]
And
[Tech will make me better than all of those dirty poors]
And
[Oooh neon Kanji!]
[If need be I will stand in the ashes of this city to build a new one that's safe for my people]
And
[Tech will make me better than all of those dirty poors]
And
[Oooh neon Kanji!]
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The houses of ethnic minorities in Belfast didn’t ’go on fire’ last night - as my radio has told me - they were set alight
June 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The houses of ethnic minorities in Belfast didn’t ’go on fire’ last night - as my radio has told me - they were set alight
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Yes. I think it's quite obvious to anyone that the average GC man fantasy oscillates between SAing and "revenge" killing trans women for existing
June 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Yes. I think it's quite obvious to anyone that the average GC man fantasy oscillates between SAing and "revenge" killing trans women for existing
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How has so much of specifically the British media caught this brain disease where they talk like this and don't realise they're completely delusional?
I gather this guy is a respected journalist in the UK. He just posted this on a trans woman's linkedin post. I don't think he knows her personally. What is happening to people?
June 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
How has so much of specifically the British media caught this brain disease where they talk like this and don't realise they're completely delusional?