Haley Paterson

Game Freak if you make that dog bipedal I’m going to lose my marbles intentionally

I finished my book blanket!!! One square for every book I finished in 2025! :) #crochet #booksky

Kansas just invalidated the drivers licenses of every trans person in the state. They’re being told to surrender their current licenses and get new ones listing their birth sex. No grace period. Get caught driving with your now-invalid license and you’re looking at jail and a fine.

Repeatedly watching how she pulls the mic away when he speaks on private equity & I can't stop thinking about the way that our employment system forces people into craven cowards that have to do real-time self-preservation calculus that results in actions that conflict entirely with class solidarity

As a Black man with Tourette Syndrome, the Public Advocate has some thoughts on BAFTA, Pt. 1:

Hear about his experience with Coprolalia, his thoughts on how BAFTA mishandled the moment, and the need for care for all who are harmed:

Full video: youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs

A picture of me in a wedding dress walking down a flight of stairs.

My husband and me during our first dance.

From left to right: my maid of honor, my husband, and me.

Some wedding photos! I’m so happy with how they turned out. The actual day has already become a blur, so I’m thankful for the wonderful job our photographer did.

Rmeinder to authors who have any ability to negotiate in contracts: make sure your audio contract precludes this.

New Virginia Law Eliminates Out-of-Pocket Cost for Breast Cancer Imaging

anyway for VA people, there's a very cool law newly in effect! they can't charge us for breast cancer screenings, including MRIs! in! theory!

www.vbcf.org/imaging-law/

If there is an afterlife, I hope Virginia Giuffre knows that Prince Andrew got arrested.

Important things happening in cville. Add this to your calendar. I am looking forward to learning more about these efforts!

It's so striking to me all the essays about the death of the humanities and who and what to blame and blah blah blah and the answer is pretty much the undergraduate business major and everything it represents.

Went out for brunch. Had two very pleasant stranger interactions (one with a man who noticed me pick up trash from the ground, another with a dad and his daughter about MCR concerts) and then had the waiter tell us our meal had been paid for. God I love people. Happy Valentine’s Day.

I JUST downloaded the Merlin app like 10 minutes ago so I can learn to birdwatch before my honeymoon lol

Macbeth: SHIT

My oldest son is a concert percussionist. He often gets film concert gigs to play the soundtracks live. He's done LOTR, he'll be doing Star Wars in a few months, and he turned down doing Harry Potter. These are choices anyone can make.

this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth

so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.

Thank you, Dr. Crow :)

The connections among Epstein, AI oligarchs, cognitive scientists, eugenicists, misogynists, rapists, and outright fascists are so strong it's stunning that they are not outlined in every account of AI development and deployment.

If you are bullish on AI you might want to check yourself.

"Every manufacturer of this technology, every police department with a policy makes very clear that face recognition technology is not capable of providing a positive identification, that it makes mistakes, and that it's only for generating leads," says Nathan Wessler, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Records reviewed by WIRED also show that DHS's hasty approval of Fortify last May was enabled by dismantling centralized privacy reviews and quietly removing department-wide limits on facial recognition-changes overseen by a former Heritage Foundation lawyer and Project 2025 contributor, who now serves in a senior DHS privacy role.

Important AI reporting on the growing surveillance state by Wired—once again showing that it doesn’t matter if these systems work well or not, they will be deployed regardless by people in power:
www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...

This is all political review-bombing. There's no way Brett Ratner made a bad movie.

Thank you! 😊

A woman in a wedding gown. Her gown and veil have floral details. She is holding a bouquet of flowers and is standing against a brick wall with a large safe built into the wall that is slightly taller than her.

A picture of a hand showing off a wedding band. In the background is promotional material for a screening of The Room, including a fake red rose, a special menu, and a football-shaped stress ball.

Pictures from the weekend—the first is me on my wedding day, and the second is our first date out as a married couple (we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to see a screening of The Room, the best worst movie ever made).

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Witch Hat Atelier vol 10 by Kamome Shirahama edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is variegated yellow, variegated blue, and lavender to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is teal, pink, and blue to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters and a crocheted granny square. From the center going outward, the granny square is white, blue, and green to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole and a crocheted granny square. From the center going outward, the granny square is yellow, variegated blue, and hot pink to match the cover of the book.

Another round of books I’ve read this month :) #crochet #booksky

A picture of a hand holding The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin and a crocheted granny square. From the center going outward, the granny square is gold, green, and teal to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Cat + Gamer vol 1 by Wataru Nadatani edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is sage green, black, and white to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui and a crocheted granny square. From the center going outward, the granny square is variegated blue, variegated purple, and variegated orange to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Witch Hat Atelier vol 9 by Kamome Shirahama edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is variegated orange, red, and black to match the cover of the book.

I read these back in early-mid October. I only remember because I ordered The Stone Sky during banned book week. The Broken Earth trilogy is cemented in my favorite books of all time. #crochet #booksky

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Witch Hat Atelier vol 6 by Kamome Shirahama edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is blue, black, and white to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding Animal Farm by George Orwell and a crocheted granny square. From the center going outward, the granny square is light pink, white, and dark brown to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Witch Hat Atelier vol 7 by Kamome Shirahama edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is yellow, teal, and gray to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Witch Hat Atelier vol 7 by Kamome Shirahama edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is orange, beige, and sage green to match the cover of the book.

Today’s round of granny squares. Animal Farm is a new favorite :) #crochet #booksky

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Lights Out by Navessa Allen edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is black, light blue, and black to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson and a crocheted granny square. From the center going outward, the granny square is light purple, gray, and dark purple to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Witch Hat Atelier vol 4 by Kamome Shirahama edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is yellow, light blue, and beige to match the cover of the book.

A picture of a hand holding a crocheted granny square with the cover of Witch Hat Atelier vol 5 by Kamome Shirahama edited onto the photo. From the center going outward, the granny square is variegated yellow, light pink, and teal to match the cover of the book.

I really have not been good about posting my granny squares, lol. Time for more bulk posts! #crochet #booksky

this sounds made up but i checked my phone in a parking lot in chattanooga and shouted "HE WON!!!" and several women screamed like their bff just got engaged. just a little anecdote for when they start telling us candidates like mamdani could never win anywhere else

Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and Democratic Socialist, has won the New York City mayoral election, per Decision Desk HQ.

Mamdani is expected to win decisively, and Decision Desk called the race just three minutes after the polls closed.

A selfie of a man and a woman. They are both dressed as members of Team Rocket. The woman is holding a plush pokeball.

Happy Halloween! We had a great time passing out candy as Team Rocket 🥰 #pokemon