Amygeek

@amygeek
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NYer forever but happily living in the PNW. Technologist, photographer, traveler, queer, sober, chemo survivor, seeker.
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“Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death with a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird, I think you’re focusing on the wrong shit.”

- Wanda Sykes

This thread is pretty long but there is A LOT more to this story and I'm continuing to investigate.

I'll provide updates once the facts are confirmed.

#mikamatters

RT @[email protected]

1. This is Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman

On March 31, she was killed when an alleged white nationalist ran her over on the side of a highway

Her killer is not currently facing any charges for killing Mika

Mika matters

This is her story

🧵

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1661006191525531648

Judd Legum on Twitter

“1. This is Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman On March 31, she was killed when an alleged white nationalist ran her over on the side of a highway Her killer is not currently facing any charges for killing Mika Mika matters This is her story 🧵”

Twitter
This statement (from the LA Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in response to their disinvitation the a Pride event run by the by LA Dodgers) is really something.

Hey #Seattle people! This beaver lives at the pond at the north end of Golden Gardens park. Shooting with a telephoto lens gives the illusion of being up close and personal, but I was not actually anywhere near this cute little critter. I watched it cross the pond a couple times bringing grass to its home.

#SonyAlpha #WildlifePhotography #animal #NaturePhotography #UrbanWildlife

President Biden cites facts that white supremacy terror is America’s greatest domestic security threat—and MAGAs lose their minds.

Here’s the thing.

I’m Muslim. I don’t feel attacked when people condemn the Taliban because Taliban do not represent Muslims and I proudly take the lead in condemning Taliban terrorism.

If you’re MAGA white and feel personally attacked when Biden condemns white supremacy terror—you are absolutely telling on yourself.

BREAKING: Justice Thomas and his wife Ginni have been using Harlan Crow’s Netflix password for years.

Just came across this gem.

Ronald Reagan in a drag show ~~cross dressing~~ in "This Is the Army". Quite an army, rawr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_the_Army

Edit: It may be this photo is someone else, Reagan just does the opening show call. Anyway, Reagan is in the show, even if this isn't him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbBZRnWoPbY

This Is the Army - Wikipedia

I'm not arguing w the fact that AI poses risks. I AM ceaselessly annoyed by the pattern

This is not new or novel. It was women -
@timnitGebru, @mmitchell_ai, me, et al - who rang the AI alarm years ago & were retaliated against, pushed out for doing so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html

‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead

For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.

The New York Times
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