Listening to someone who specializes in digital marketing here at the cowork talk about how people are leaving Substack "in droves" and how discoverability and payouts there are terrible
And I'm thinking that we heard that here among Bsky trans folks first, because we are always right 😎
PILOTs and other tax abatements are often misused in Shelby County. @mlk50.com found that PILOTs for affordable housing often result in properties being taken over and units crumbling while absentee landlords collect rent and reduced property taxes.
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy, and must be treated accordingly
A screenshot from the Daily Memphian, showing Lena as a "technology consultant and transgender activist."
According to one of our local papers -- which is normally a generally fair organization -- I'm a "transgender activist."
Always nice to see local media playing the same games as the national outlets.
Why doesn't Bluesky add an edit function (Wrong answers only)
Wasn't able to convince Claude that "edit function" meant something other than adding an Edit menu, or a button that sends your post to a professional editor
My hobby: coming up with new meanings for lowercase software names
grapheneos? The new breakfast cereal, now with more graphite!
@samanthaisgay.bsky.social and I have a new diet rock band, The Chinese Peptides
Can't stop won't stop
Lena in her vegan leather moto jacket standing in front of a polling station where it's been raining
It may be cold and it may be rainy but I'm out here doing the work at this poll (and looking fly)
It's very telling, looking at the analytics for my campaign ads on Facebook, that *all* of the transphobic comments and reactions come from men
Literally every one
Memphis for All endorses Lena Chipman for Shelby County Commission District 13
🚨 Endorsement Alert! 🚨
I'm proud to be endorsed by Memphis for All for County Commission District 13! They recognize my commitment to creating a more equitable future for Memphis and Shelby County -- one where government makes your life better instead of serving the wealthy and connected.
Not all money is good money.
A current MSCS board member who's running for the Shelby County Commission (home of #Memphis) has taken campaign contributions from an xAI employee and sponsored the schools taking Musk money for infrastructure.
Me? I'm going to get him out of our town instead.
Yeah, it's pretty icky as a very out trans person running for office 😔 Especially as I'm running ads there now too.
Instagram is a bit better around here, but honestly if not for my constituents being there, I wouldn't use Meta at all. When I'm elected, I'm going to use Bsky for official comms
Have I mentioned today how much I hate Meta and having to engage on that platform?
Because wow, I hate having to use Meta to reach voters
Not everything that breaks is technically the fault of vibe coding but the kind of culture that would foster vibe coding is the kind that produces a lot of shit that breaks.
The existence of the triscuit implies an entire field of numberscuits, including negative, imaginary, and transcendental ones. We can explore the space of transfinite-scuits and in this 378 post thread I will...
Yes indeed! I'm a regular at our two pinball bars here (Game Over in Southaven and Flip Side, once it reopens, next to Crosstown), and I own a Theatre of Magic table with one of my partners!
My favorite modern table is probably Sword of Rage, though Dune and Deadpool are close seconds!
This chocolate has a salted caramel thing going on too which makes it even better!
Definitely the best drink I've had at a car dealership service department
$110 for an engine air filter replacement?
Are they out of their collective minds?
I'll just grab one from AutoZone for $10 and do it myself
Hot chocolate with a double shot of espresso may be my new favorite hot drink
Seriously, sometimes people ask me if I'm the only normal person in the race, given that I go to shows, like to dance, play pinball...
Not beating the "young men want another mommy" charges here
Surprisingly literally no one who lives in #Memphis.
I said in a forum recently that the task force was a net negative across the board, and this is further evidence to support my position. They're not reducing crime -- they're using pretextual traffic stops to disappear immigrants.
Early voting has started in #Memphis and Shelby County! If you want someone who will stand up to Elon Musk instead of taking his money while he poisons our kids, and if you're sick of the establishment picking your candidate instead of your voice mattering -- I'd appreciate your vote.
She was a boy
He was a girl
Can I make it any more genderqueer?
Disturbing the peace in Illinois is a felony if you do it with two or more other people. It's called "mob action."
Possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine is a felony in Illinois.
Possession of a blank prescription form is a felony in Illinois.
"Felony" is way broader than you think.
I love candidate forums, especially when we don't know the questions in advance
As a mental primary character, with high Int and Wits, they're a great place for me to share my leftist vision and, of course, flex 😎
"Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law," folks.
Every day is a good day for Shut The Fuck Up Friday, whether it's not talking to the cops or not blabbing on socials
I would watch this
Once again, I find myself in the situation of having to fight tooth and nail with two different specialty pharmacies and insurance companies to get Apretude, which we should just be handing out like (injectable) candy to anyone who wants it.
