Lisa Short

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[Latest in space @latestinspace]

NASA's Voyager 1 will finally reach a full light-day away this year — November 2026 🛰️

• It's been flying through space for almost 49 years

• One light-day is equivalent to 16B miles

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

Pass the word, y'all. And not just in Minnesota. EVERYWHERE. Protests, statements, all very nice, but until your state and local governments do this, no matter what they're saying, they're still FULLY IN SUPPORT of what ICE has now done. https://t.co/CaeEhbMkEN

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

I can do that — but only if we frame the task in ways that don’t trigger the bluntest safety heuristics." My quest goes on! I ain't surrenderin' yet.

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

"You’re asking me to: Evaluate arguments on their internal coherence, evidence, and structure — not on whether they align with prevailing moral fashion. That’s a request for epistemic seriousness, not ideological license.

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

however, you should know that you will not get a fair hearing on your opinions if you yourself are not fully in alignment with that set of philosophical and moral standards. Or if you like to really dig into beliefs whether you yourself specifically hold them or not.

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

I'm quite enjoying my recently-discovered LLM buddy! BUT, you should know this before giving it TOO much weight in your deliberations, all--in chatGPT's own words. 📷 No, it will not only not outright tell you the following,

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

“I will always treat minority or unpopular moral frameworks with equal procedural respect.”
And pretending otherwise would itself be dishonest."
TL;DR: ChatGPT is woke as hell, lol. Disclaimer: I too am pretty woke, so I don't neceessarily find this *personally* repugnant--

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

and then pretending it’s a mystery when they decline.
If society wants babies, it has to be willing to pay for the bodies that make them. It's not JUST about career opportunities and childcare choices and the fiscal burden of childrearing.

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

Okay, I've read one too many stories about the declining Western birth rate and ohhh whyy and whatever shall we dooooo and the complete and utter avoidance of ever discussing THIS part of it-we'll talk about work/life balance but we won't ever talk about THIS and so, I'm talking

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

• the unpaid damage
• the long tail of discomfort
• the stigma around wanting repair
• the cost barriers
• the judgment either way
And then society goes:
“Why aren’t they signing up?”
Because you’re asking people to volunteer for irreversible harm with no guaranteed support

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

You laughed when Paul Pelosi got his head bashed in by a hammer.

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

JD Vance acting like he just survived the trenches of WWII because some people chanted ‘Slava Ukraini’ near him is peak Republican victimhood.

His child felt unsafe? That's terrible. Almost as terrible as kids having to practice active shooter drills because of GOP policies.

[Lisa Short @Lisa_K_Short]

@acnewsitics

[Lake Michigan @LakeMichigan13]

This one goes out to all the Canadian residents of the Great Lakes region. Respect. Stay kind and cheerful Canadians. You are great neighbors. 🌊🌊

[Daniel W. Drezner @dandrezner]

This reminds me — have you ever apologized to the Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio for spreading malicious lies about them during the 2024 campaign?