Crone Cold Kate Sherrod

@KateOfMind
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The Iambic Pentamistress. Sonneteeer, book/film blogger, insect fancier, under-treated spoonie, 21st century Leveler, reader of SFF both in and out of translation. You may know me as Ossipago on the birdsite or some games. Wyoming is home but I'm the squarest peg here. She/она/她/ela

Game idea:

Space Invaders, but you're a solar-punk satellite and you hunt Starlinks.

The term “antisemitism” has been misused by right wing pundits ever since they realized how easily one can smear left wing and progressive organizations with it. A Trump administration that couldn't care less about all forms of discrimination doesn't make an exception for jew-hatred, unless they've got something to gain by pretending to do so.

We must never have this word become synonymous with ridicule and keep using it with the meaning and respect it and the topic desperately needs.

Vietnam ends maternal deaths in remote mountain communes. Vietnam has recorded zero maternal deaths over four years across 60 disadvantaged mountain communes after a $2 million programme brought culturally tailored care closer to ethnic minority women. Asia News Network https://asianews.network/vietnams-mountainous-communes-record-zero-maternal-deaths-after-four-years-of-intervention/
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Vietnam’s mountainous communes record zero maternal deaths after four years of intervention

The project was carried out in 60 particularly disadvantaged communes across six provinces: Lai Chau, Bac Kan, Son La, Gia Lai, Dak Nong, and Kon Tum.

I really, truly hate how accurate this is.
#politics #democrats

New standard for measuring pocket size just dropped.

#makers #sewing #feminism #dnd #ttrpg #gaming

Our friend eVOTErra in #Arizona has assembled this guide to encourage people to vote in the primaries. In every state, we need people who will really stand up to the Nazis and not just look out for Number One. Please consider his recs and above all, vote!

https://podvibes.co/@evoterra/116829949648312999

So, today I was called a "Luddite" because I don't like AI.

Call me what you want, but when it comes to folks losing their jobs, data centers sucking up our water and causing higher energy bills for people already struggling, LLMs being trained on stolen data, and so many other ethical issues, I won't budge or back down on how I feel.

I will proudly accept the Luddite label. I've been around for nearly 60 years and have had a pretty shitty go of it the past 5 or so years. You can't hurt my feelings.

#noai #fuckai

I like N95 masking actually

"Oh you feel entitled to my face? MY FACE ISN'T FOR YOU TO SEE"

“A new search engine that allows users to search Nazi party records in order to find out whether their ancestors were card-carrying members has been accessed millions of times since it was launched earlier this month.

The huge database has been made available by the German newspaper Die Zeit in a bid to ‘end the silence born of misplaced shame,’ according to an editorial from the publication. It is run in conjunction with archives in Germany and the United States.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/europe/german-search-engine-nazi-relatives-scli-intl

New German search engine lets people check whether their relatives were Nazis

A new search engine that allows users to search Nazi party records in order to find out whether their ancestors were card-carrying members has been accessed millions of times since it was launched earlier this month.

CNN

The funniest thing about the #goose presentation is how completely it misses the whole point of the fable.

In the original story, the goose has been providing a steady stream of golden eggs. But the farmer gets greedy, and decides that if he cuts open the goose, he can get ALL the golden eggs inside the goose at once. But after killing the goose, he finds no eggs inside, and is left with nothing.

This is a story about the financial class, #AI, and the #Internet economy.