Sailor Sarcasm

Kids Online Safety Act reintroduced in Senate. Advocates fear it'll block LGBTQ+ content online. - LGBTQ Nation Supporters say it has protections for free speech, but others worry platforms will block content to comply.

hi, folks!

KOSA’s back in congress. the project 2025 people want KOSA to pass & openly say they’ll use it to attack abortion & LGBTQ people. it's also got a lot of democratic support.

2 other censorship bills—IODA & SCREEN—are up, too. all must be stopped.

long thread! call scripts at the end.🧵

The number one thing that people should take from this is that Hoyo is willing to replace striking actors

If you believe they’re willing to do that, you shouldn’t have much trouble accepting that they’ll replace working actors with AI.

After five years
I am not tired
of wearing a mask,
and after five years
I am not tired
of taking precautions,
and after five years
I am not tired
of paying attention,
but after five years
I am just tired
I am just so very tired.

welp i'm back on my arcane bullshit.

(I never left)

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education published the information collection for the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA®) form in the Federal Register, the first public step in the FAFSA development process. The Department is on track to launch the 2026-27 FAFSA by Oct. 1, 2025 as mandated by the FAFSA Deadline Act. The Department also announced that current and future FAFSA forms will rightfully reflect the biological reality that there are only two sexes: male and female. Department officials will remove “nonbinary” as a gender identification option from the current year’s FAFSA form. “The Trump Administration will correct the failures of the last Administration and ensure students and families can easily access the FAFSA form in a timely manner,” said Acting Under Secretary James Bergeron. “Resolving ongoing problems with the 2024-25 form, reflecting biological reality by referencing sex identifiers, and beginning the process for the 2026-27 form on-time will allow the Department to earn back the trust of the American people. Families and students depend on the FAFSA form to plan their futures, and any release delays or unnecessary politicization of the form is wholly unacceptable.”

Screenshot showing open comment form on federal register site

Department of Education FAFSA changes are open for public comment. The changes include requiring trans students to misgender themselves and removes the nonbinary option on forms. Note: comment period is 60 days, and comments are publicly visible.

Form here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

New research suggests
that “COVID-19
may accelerate dangerous
hardening of the arteries”
and while this explains
how Covid-19
hardens the heart
it does not explain
why so many of us
have hardened our hearts
towards each other.

Yeah, I think I'm going to schedule some for pick-up after work, and treat myself. Sometimes a gal just needs crispy chimkins.

I am cold. I am exhausted. I really just want some Korean fried chicken.

But that’s not a TT issue. It’s also Insta and Reddit and Snapchat and 4chan and Xitter…

I’m against the ban because it comes down to free speech, and the reasoning behind it is bullshit. Meta has leaked my data more than TikTok ever could & it never should have been shoved into an aid package.

It is entirely valid, and goes to show how important parental involvement, and monitoring your child’s access to the Internet, is for their mental health!

I think we had very different FYPs! Mine was all cute animals, videogame meta, and artists live-streaming their process and selling their merch.

Apologies, my friends,
I failed,
I keep telling myself
that if I keep trying
eventually
I will find the right words
to convince people
that we must try
to take care of each other,
I know, my friends,
that this week I failed,
but I’ll keep trying
my friends, I’ll keep trying.

No no no. First you put your shoebox full of grass under your bed at midnight so that the steeds of los Reyes get their well-deserved snacks, and you get your presents!

Mardi Gras season prep starts TOMORROW. :D

Journal #14 - New Trial with EA Play Try out Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s new demo

Curious about #dragonage new game but haven’t tried it? There is a 5 hour trial up on ea play!

Like Tom Holland's Lip Sync battle, we repost this every time it comes across the TL.

HELLO YOUR FACE

All I want to do is play Veilguard, and I caaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't and I hate it.

Time to figure out if I can upgrade my current set-up, or if I have to start a whole new build.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #441,702! lol

HOW DID I NOT PICK SLAYERS I QUOTE THAT CONSTANTLY.

Top four shows that got you into anime.

Think nothing
of your disappointing summer.

The book
you were hoping to write
remains unwritten.
 
The trip
you were hoping to take
remains untaken.
 
The love
you were hoping to find
remains unfound.
 
You survived
another pandemic summer
and that is enough
to hope for.

Hey fellow folks who are still at zero covid infections--

Evidently this survey could use some more control responses, let's help them out please. 🙏

In clinical trials of new treatments, when the treatment is clearly and obviously immediately effective it is sometimes considered unethical to continue to withhold it from the control group. Pretty sure we passed that milestone about a decade ago with basic income experiments.

An image by @midearthling.bsky.social of the four hobbits from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings around a table preparing for dinner: from left to right, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Frodo is holding a pot of steaming soup. Sam, decked out in a hobbit apron, is setting four bowls on the table. Merry is smoking a pipe and laughing. Pippin is playing a lute and singing to entertain his friends.

Are you a fan of The Lord of the Rings? Do you identify as nonreligious? Would you be interested in talking to me for 1-2 hours about why you love Tolkien?

If you answered 'yes' I would love it if you filled out this questionnaire for my PhD research!

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Star Trek Fandom Survey 2023 Hello! I'm a data scientist with an anthropology degree and an interest in looking at the socio-demographics, personalities, and values of Star Trek fans. If you're not really a fan please still take ...

my friend is conducting an anonymous survey about star trek watchers (and also people like me who have only vague exposure to the star trek universe)

maybe fill it out if you have strong opinions about star trek (or if you don’t?)

How am I supposed to endure the crippling monotony of a Monday without my tiny pocket friends?

Nooooo... come back, Discord.

via discordstatus.com -- "We are aware of an issue impacting Discord latency and errors. The team is online and investigating now."

Nooooooooo.

I feel that.

I had that realization with my mom recently. She's 600 miles away, and can no longer drive the distance to come up here (she doesn't fly). We used to alternate who visited whom, but COVID & finances have really impacted my ability to go to Iowa.