Nostr notes by Aleen

Any Portland, OR people have a health insurance broker they'd ...

2026-11-02T23:53:37Z

Any Portland, OR people have a health insurance broker they'd recommend?

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri/117445755203041743 I used to ...

2026-10-15T16:35:05Z

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@lexfri/117445755203041743

I used to volunteer at (& very, very briefly was an executive director of) a nonprofit whose mission was to help girls & trans youth get into programming.

We were all-in on Apple products. We taught them Swift & used Xcode on MacBooks. The kids made iPhone games.

We gave demos on campus at Apple. Tim Cook shouted out the organization by name on stage.

Apple never gave us a single dollar. Not even an Apple Pencil or iPod touch.

But they spent $25,000,000 to kiss the ass of a wannabe dictator.

people are freaking out about the bubonic plague but covid is ...

2026-10-08T05:18:31Z

people are freaking out about the bubonic plague but covid is still doing very real damage and people don't give a single solitary fuck

"This was too well-written to be considered a romance." ...

2026-09-03T20:42:35Z

"This was too well-written to be considered a romance."

annnnnnnddddd fuck right off

"People over the age of 40 can't identify AI photos." ...

2026-08-10T04:05:47Z

"People over the age of 40 can't identify AI photos."

Fuck right off 😘

I guess I just don't understand why people want to outsource ...

2026-06-08T17:48:55Z

I guess I just don't understand why people want to outsource their thinking. If you don't have your own thoughts, who even are you?

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@ArcMother/116637421181347584 What ...

2026-05-25T22:16:17Z

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@ArcMother/116637421181347584

What you're doing is upholding the stereotype that fat = lazy, incapable, undesirable, bad (or that queerness is wrong and unnatural or that income is tied to worth or that disability is shameful or...).

You cannot use their bullying techniques because those techniques perpetuate harm. The very premise of these attacks is flawed, AND they also actively hurt people who are not your target.
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it's still fat shaming if you're talking about someone ...

2026-05-25T19:11:01Z

it's still fat shaming if you're talking about someone reprehensible

it's amazing how many problems we could solve if we just ...

2026-04-30T17:41:46Z

it's amazing how many problems we could solve if we

just

taxed

billionaires

(and also stopped treating corporations like they're people)

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2026-04-22T16:03:57Z

Trans people deserve to live and have happy, fulfilled lives.

I hope you're relatively okay!

2026-01-14T16:02:28Z

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I hope you're relatively okay!

Have any hints for #knitting with yarn held quadruple? 😬 ...

2025-12-17T01:43:09Z

Have any hints for #knitting with yarn held quadruple? 😬

hundreds of years ago, a weird little cult of Protestants fled ...

2025-12-13T16:04:33Z

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hundreds of years ago, a weird little cult of Protestants fled England because their ideas were too extreme for their neighbors and now we have a huge af country where people earnestly say things like, "If we give them anything that hints at financial help, they won't be productive members of society!"

and guess what? All of that is tied up with the way we think ...

2025-12-13T15:49:44Z

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and guess what? All of that is tied up with the way we think about and treat unhoused people.

So creating walkable cities is also about UBI, affordable housing, and accessible universal healthcare.

I walked 4.5 downtown Portland blocks yesterday (Apple maps says ...

2025-12-13T15:43:15Z

I walked 4.5 downtown Portland blocks yesterday (Apple maps says it was .2 miles) and my back was 10000% done until I sat for 10 minutes. Public transit is great, but it's impossible for me now.

We cannot advocate for fewer cars and fewer car-friendly roads without also advocating for people who can't walk or bike far. Not just disabled people like me, but also the elderly, kids, and even people who have colds or who didn't sleep well the night before.
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115712625838816313

Honestly, it's been pretty easy to do zero war crimes in my ...

2025-11-04T14:37:20Z

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Honestly, it's been pretty easy to do zero war crimes in my life.

once again reminded to live a life which doesn't prompt ...

2025-11-04T14:35:59Z

once again reminded to live a life which doesn't prompt celebration when I die

The Trump administration's refusal to pay SNAP benefits is ...

2025-10-30T18:28:52Z

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The Trump administration's refusal to pay SNAP benefits is galling to me on a very personal level.

I can't change their minds. I don't have billions of dollars to give to people who need help. But I can do some good. Will you join me in donating to your local food pantry?

If you want to tell me how much you've donated, J and I will contribute that amount to United Food Bank (up to $1000). We're matching $200 in donations so far!

I grew up on food stamps and free school lunches. I remember ...

2025-10-30T18:20:16Z

I grew up on food stamps and free school lunches. I remember going to food pantries and walking out with peanut butter and shelf-stable cheese in stark white containers with black lettering.

I didn't always like what we had to eat (I hated peanut butter!), but I was lucky enough to never go hungry.

Tim Cook is a fascist. (here's a source: ...

2025-10-23T20:56:59Z

Tim Cook is a fascist.

(here's a source: https://time.com/7327752/trump-white-house-ballroom-funding-donors/)
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115424013741504066

I don't even really care about the White House but the ...

2025-10-20T21:36:29Z

I don't even really care about the White House but the symbolism of it being unceremoniously destroyed is so on-the-nose it took my breath away.

I regret to inform you that I completely forgot ...

2025-10-09T22:19:26Z

I regret to inform you that I completely forgot #SirSqueakertonTheFirst's fifth birthday last week.

FIFTH! Can you believe it?

really never would have anticipated that I'd still still ...

2025-10-07T19:12:13Z

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really never would have anticipated that I'd still still struggle to be a functional adult at 42

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2025-10-07T19:11:13Z

I've been so responsible today I can't even

no idea 😂 I'll see how I'm feeling when I reach the ...

2025-09-18T14:37:25Z

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no idea 😂

I'll see how I'm feeling when I reach the mohair-optional sections, I guess. I don't usually like the way his MKALs look so I wanted to have some variety available to me to try to exert more control.

Today's Yarn Helper is #RavenBaby!!! Yarn is for Stephen ...

2025-09-16T22:42:38Z

Today's Yarn Helper is #RavenBaby!!!

Yarn is for Stephen West's #MusiKAL, which I said I wasn't going to do! #knitting

If you support fascist policies, you're a fascist. Tim Cook ...

2025-09-05T11:22:34Z

If you support fascist policies, you're a fascist.

Tim Cook is a fascist.

https://www.businessinsider.com/whos-who-tech-leaders-attended-dinner-white-house-altman-pichai-2025-9

I always manage to forget how hard it is to find apartments with ...

2025-07-31T13:21:58Z

I always manage to forget how hard it is to find apartments with zero carpeting.

Ripping apart the project I've been working on for two days, ...

2025-07-12T23:13:58Z

Ripping apart the project I've been working on for two days, mentally shouting, "WE ARE LEARNING THINGS!"

It kind of helps. #knitting

This is not a technically wonderful photo but it's still a ...

2025-07-03T03:04:23Z

This is not a technically wonderful photo but it's still a wonderful photo.

#SirSqueakertonTheFirst #CatsOfMastodon

You need technical writers. No, your engineers cannot do it in ...

2025-06-17T15:44:43Z

You need technical writers. No, your engineers cannot do it in their spare time. No, your CS people cannot do it in their spare time. No, nobody in your organization will just write docs as you need them. No, today's hot LLM cannot be trusted to produce documentation with accurate information.

Hire people who know what they're doing.
https://mastodon.ie/@osslate/114697647245458421

I saw this yesterday and can't stop thinking about it. #covid ...

2025-05-28T16:23:00Z

I saw this yesterday and can't stop thinking about it.

#covid #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver

I keep typing and deleting and typing and deleting but what it ...

2025-05-22T21:55:22Z

I keep typing and deleting and typing and deleting but what it all boils down to is this:

Trans people deserve to have good lives. By necessity, this means that trans people deserve access to easy, affordable healthcare.

Don't come to the US. If you absolutely have to for some ...

2025-03-24T19:43:30Z

Don't come to the US.

If you absolutely have to for some reason, this guide might be beneficial for boarder crossings.

But really, just stay away.

https://www.wired.com/2017/02/guide-getting-past-customs-digital-privacy-intact/

Trans people have a right to exist and live happy, fulfilled ...

2025-01-30T00:31:56Z

Trans people have a right to exist and live happy, fulfilled lives. They deserve gender-affirming care. They deserve to use the fucking bathroom without being side-eyed or accosted.

Your reminder that norovirus doesn't care how much hand ...

2025-01-06T02:12:06Z

Your reminder that norovirus doesn't care how much hand sanitizer you use. Wash your hands like it's early 2020.
https://youtu.be/3zElj70dYJ4

My only goal for today is to finish this shawl. #knitting ...

2024-12-31T22:02:55Z

My only goal for today is to finish this shawl. #knitting

Blanket was delivered to its tiny human so now I can share the ...

2024-12-20T19:48:16Z

Blanket was delivered to its tiny human so now I can share the hasty pics I took. #knitting

What's your favorite to-do app? A native iPhone app is a ...

2024-12-03T17:17:49Z

What's your favorite to-do app?

A native iPhone app is a must, bonus points for Mac and iPad apps. I have already considered Things, OmniFocus, and Reminders.

Someone talk me out of #knitting this. (Ravelry project page: ...

2024-11-24T21:29:49Z

Someone talk me out of #knitting this.

(Ravelry project page: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/MoniqueB/the-shetland-stars-square-shawl-outlander)

Does anyone know of a Hobonichi Weeks-style planner in an A5-ish ...

2024-10-26T21:42:04Z

Does anyone know of a Hobonichi Weeks-style planner in an A5-ish size with awesome paper? I know Leuchtturm1917 makes one, but I don't like their paper. There's Traveler's Company. Anyone else? #planner #FountainPen #stationery

Is it possible to be an adult in 2024 and not be deeply exhausted ...

2024-10-03T05:58:59Z

Is it possible to be an adult in 2024 and not be deeply exhausted all the time?

Okay, does anyone in want to adopt the absolute sweetest black ...

2024-09-16T18:04:47Z

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Okay, does anyone in want to adopt the absolute sweetest black cat in the world? I'm obsessed with her. The first time I saw her, she ran up to me and wanted skritches.

She hated the cat carrier yesterday, but the second she was out, she was looking for affection.

She can't be more than six months old.

We're in #Phoenix, but I'd be willing to take her to #Tucson or #Flagstaff. #CatsOfMastodon

Just kidding, she wanted to be held immediately after we let her ...

2024-09-16T00:56:36Z

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Just kidding, she wanted to be held immediately after we let her out of the carrier 😭

Cat was deemed not sick enough to surrender. I'm sure ...

2024-09-16T00:00:28Z

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Cat was deemed not sick enough to surrender.

I'm sure she's traumatized enough that she'll never let me pick her up again 😂

We have decided to try to capture the cat and take them to an ...

2024-09-15T06:56:04Z

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We have decided to try to capture the cat and take them to an emergency vet tomorrow. Hopefully they'll take them so they can get good care.

Came home and squeezed Squeaks McGee, which helped 🖤

2024-09-15T01:26:34Z

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Came home and squeezed Squeaks McGee, which helped 🖤

I'm pretty sure 75% of that was a trauma response which is w ...

2024-09-15T00:09:26Z

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I'm pretty sure 75% of that was a trauma response which is w i l d

sweet skinny black cat in J's mom's backyard with a ...

2024-09-15T00:06:39Z

sweet skinny black cat in J's mom's backyard with a respiratory infection propelled me into a 10-minute sobbing jag

Okay #MechanicalKeyboard experts: I want to replace my Cherry ...

2024-08-12T23:45:56Z

Okay #MechanicalKeyboard experts:

I want to replace my Cherry blue switches with something quieter but with good feedback. What should I get?

I love the clicky keyboard, but my office is too close to my spouse's for me to use it.

Hey! There's a massive recall on Boar's Head and Old ...

2024-07-31T18:34:11Z

Hey! There's a massive recall on Boar's Head and Old Country meat products. Check your fridge if you buy their stuff. Nobody wants listeriosis.

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/boars-head-provisions-co--expands-recall-ready-eat-meat-and-poultry-products-due