Justine Larbalestier

@larbalestier.bsky.social

Aussie USian Novelist & clothes wearer, who loves the WNBA. The Mortons published by Penguin (ANZ, Canada, USA) is out NOW. Fascism=bad. @DrJustineFancyPants on Insta. She/her/hers.

https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/the-mortons/

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I didn't truly understand how deep #fatphobia goes until I got sick & suddenly struggled to keep weight on. In a life threatening way.

I was showered with compliments on my figure. Too many folks were *envious*. Of an autoimmune disease.

Many of my symptoms are the same as GLP-1 side effects.

@gillianbrockell.comReposted by @larbalestier.bsky.social

Aminata Seck has been freed.

"I'm just ready to go back to school, get my master's and get this surgery done,” she said.

ICE kept her in pain in detention for two months for no reason. www.espn.com/womens-colle...

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com

ICE snatched up a Senegalese college basketball player with an ACL injury in a Kentucky airport. She’s “in so much pain” and needs surgery, but is being transferred from camp to camp with little more than ibuprofen. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

A picture of Amina Seck in her Kentucky State jersey on a basketball court.
espn.comKentucky State player released on bond from ICE custodyKentucky State University women's basketball center Aminata Seck was released on bond Wednesday after spending two months in ICE custody.
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@sojo83.bsky.socialReposted by @larbalestier.bsky.social

Meta’s LA data center will use “more than four times the electricity used to power all of New Orleans on the hottest summer day.” !!!!!!

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Haha. Lol. I frequently can't remember what I wrote yesterday. Or, um, today. That stat illustrates that our team making it to the finals is unlikely but it's not, like, a law of physics! (As you know, I think it's unlikely cause Atlanta are outplaying us & have a bigger chip on their shoulder.)

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I totally agree that Atlanta v GSV is the likely finals. It'll be epic. I want it! That stat is overwhelming but it's also pretty small. There haven't been that many five game series in the W. Some team is def gunna come back from 0-2. I'd love it to be the Liberty.

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I fully expect GSV to win this because they're playing better and are way deeper than the Aces.

But that stat is less impressive when you consider that there haven't been that many 5 game series in #wnba history.

@older.bsky.socialReposted by @larbalestier.bsky.social

there was streaming before the big companies, and they criminalized it when it was free because it was unfair to artists, and now that it's for-profit it's legal and it's still fucking unfair to artists.

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What I really mean is we get A LOT of turnovers; they're really good at scoring off them whether it was us being careless or them stealing the ball. Anything can happen in the playoffs. I mean, I didn't think Dallas v GSV would be so close!

@rbreich.bsky.socialReposted by @larbalestier.bsky.social

AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.

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Huh. That's not what I saw. I agree about the first half. Though barely. But that third quarter we played way worse than them. It wasn't just bad from us it was actively good from them. Without Grey! They just have way more of a chip on their shoulder. And they have DB!

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