@evan

I remember a time when I had zero... sigh

@evan

I feel less patriotic every year TBH. As I just (re)posted a bit ago, I have no love for the US, but I'm stuck here and resigned to it.

https://funcrunch.medium.com/america-love-it-or-leave-it-d7f3802fc2c2?sk=5e02e25d16d471e76ba5d2558e3732d6

@evan

Very sorry for your loss.

(FWIW, I don't drink *or* drive, which means I can't be a designated driver)

@evan - I haven't had an alcoholic drink since 2009. I don't judge those who do though, as long as they don't drink and drive.

@evan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xwsZ5vC5Oc

@evan

I guessed this was a sub-toot (and found the relevant thread you replied to); not weighing in there.

In any case, animal agriculture is one of the largest contributors to climate change. But whenever vegans like myself point that out, we're told that our personal consumption habits don't make a difference as long as multinational corporations keep doing yadda yadda whatever, I don't have the strength to argue back. I'm a vegan for ethical reasons first and foremost anyway.

@evan

My vote in this poll for Newsom is in no way an endorsement of him (https://funcrunch.medium.com/governor-newsom-support-trans-people-0d5c6abaa7b3?sk=1a7f33b8a99745258748327eb72d912e), but I think Dems will pick him as a "safe" choice (straight white moderate man).

I belong to no political party, and don't endorse any of the other candidates in this poll either.

@evan

*Relatively* safe. Being Black and trans is still an issue even in San Francisco.

@evan

University: Northwestern. Got a good education there, but no loyalty to them.
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/trading-truth-transphobia-northwestern-university

Political party: None.
https://funcrunch.medium.com/my-gender-is-not-binary-and-neither-are-my-politics-e872c131f66e?sk=7b2e5f3f259405fb51f51b3c1950b39c

Fediverse instance: @medium. Concerned that they haven't been posting here,* and don't know how long this instance will last.

City: San Francisco, one of the few places in the US I feel *relatively* safe as a queer Black trans person.

* I helped manage this instance briefly as a contractor in 2025; almost no activity since then.

@evan

To clarify, I voted for city. Though I have no particular loyalty to the US, San Francisco has been my home for 23 years.

@evan

Sounds like Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, or any number of other "cozy" games that don't focus on combat. (Which doesn't really help your analogy, admittedly)

Reposting this story as I am still dismayed whenever I see a fellow progressive writer is hosted on #Substack. This platform continues to willingly host - and monetize - white supremacist newsletters with literal Nazi insignia.

https://funcrunch.org/blog/2025/09/01/support-for-substack-is-normalizing-the-nazi-bar/

@jeffjarvis

I'm no fan of Trump or his supporters, but our country was responsible for quite a lot of bloodshed and other shameful activities well before he was born.

@leon_p_smith @evacide @tomhead

Maybe the living experts that Grammarly has appropriated can put together a class-action lawsuit. Some big names in the list, including Stephen King and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

https://www.wired.com/story/grammarly-is-offering-expert-ai-reviews-from-your-favorite-authors-dead-or-alive/

@jessamyn @evacide

As said in this Verge article: "I don’t use Grammarly, and the only reason I found out my name was appropriated is because two journalists at The Verge decided to test it. "

https://www.theverge.com/tech/891822/grammarly-superhuman-expert-review-names-without-permission-opt-out-email

@jessamyn @evacide

Agreed, 100% unethical whether it's legal or not.

Tux has a new friend!

(#Plushie acquired a couple weeks ago from the @Mastodon store; finally got around to taking a pic)

#plushtodon

Today in @assignedmedia.org, I report on a #BlackHistoryMonth celebration of #ballroom culture, held by the #Transgender District in #SanFrancisco.

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/joy-and-family-ballroom-culture

#BlackMastodon

@evan

As a trans person who expects to get harassed by the TSA, I have to expect delays, hence I arrive at least two hours before departure. That said, I've always hated flying, and haven't flown since I was last groped by the TSA in 2018.

https://funcrunch.medium.com/security-theater-in-pink-and-blue-cb7c16c6f74a?sk=3701c3e40c24d56254675ed0a45e2c46

This is right up my #Wikipedia alley: Cal prof Juana María Rodríguez teaching students to edit LGBTQ+ articles, with an emphasis on queer and #trans PoC.

https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/uc-berkeley-students-add-more-than-300-000-wikipedia-edits-documenting-lgbtq-history/article_a469e53f-e6b4-49d4-a845-95be927b5772.html

cc @wmlgbt