Robin St. Clare

@robinwrites.bsky.social

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Pathologist 🔬 and writer of spooky spec fic. Philly expat in Carolina. Disabled POTSie. Ace is the place for me. 🇪🇨🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 she/her

"I do like a challenge," he says. "So if, out of some weird alignment of the stars, somebody handed the Dragon Age franchise back to me and said, 'Breathe the life back into this baby', that'd be a tough one, but I think that'd be an interesting thing to do. To go back to the basics of what made Dragon Age appeal to so many people in the first place. And go somewhere dark and dangerous, and do things that will make people upset. I think that's what I would want to do with it."
Photo of a lawn with trees in the background. There are two fawns standing next to each other and behind them an adult deer
Two large cooling towers of a nuclear power plant letting out columns of billowing steam
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⚽ The biggest soccer tournament on the world is here! While you're cheering for your team, make sure your home's plumbing is ready for the season too.
Photo of an oracle deck box on a dark wood background. It says Oracle of the Divine - a deck and guidebook. Yoshi Yoshitani. Inspired by mythology and legends around the world. There is beautiful artwork of Amaterasu.
Photo of an outside space. In the foreground is a paved circular area with black iron benches. Behind them is a wooded area with different kinds of trees and plants. It looks peaceful. It is a sunny day with blue skies
Photo of a door with a placard hanging next to it telling what the room is. The sign originally said "storage" but the S T O are gone so it just says "RAGE"
A bald eagle perched on a tree branch at the Charleston aquarium.
Solas from Dragon Age. He looks kind of sad or melancholy.
The Al agent was set to complete a routine task in the PocketOS staging environment. However, it came up against a barrier "and decided — entirely on its own initiative — to 'fix' the problem by deleting a Railway volume," writes Crane, as he starts to describe the difficult-to-believe series of unfortunate events.
Photo of what looks like a driveway but with nice tan and pink paver stones. The sides are landscaped with bushes and nice plants. Nestled under the bush is a curled up black and white cat.
Picture of some sort of cartoon pirate (I do not know the origin), overlaid by a transparent bi pride flag on the left and transparent ace pride sign on the right. Caption says "so do you like boys or girls?" and the pirate answers "well yes, but actually no"
Screenshot of package tracking updates. Mon, Apr 6 6:16am On FedEx vehicle for delivery Mon, Apr 6 6:02am Arrived at FedEx hub Sat, Apr 4 7:05pm Departed FedEx hub Sat, Apr 4 8:47am International shipment release - Import
Using SRY to establish biological sex is wrong because all it tells you is whether or not the gene is present. It does not tell you how SRY is functioning, whether a testis has formed, whether testosterone is produced and, if so, whether it can be used by the body.
In 2022, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, the Exxon-Saudi partnership, began to draw water while the desalination facility meant to supply it still didn't even exist on paper.
Screenshot of a... tweet I guess? "Not me randomly getting a brainstorm in the shower for my idea (that I didn't ask for) for a YA dark academia meets Hanna meets The Room series of games meets a tiny bit of Catherine House, spoiler alert: the villain is colonialism" 7:04 PM • Dec 29, 2020
Orange and white tabby lying splayed across a couch cushion, his head turned so he's looking at the room upside down with a mischievous expression
Orange cat licking a hardwood floor, as you do
Screenshot of weather app showing the lows on Monday and Tuesday of 7 and 3 degrees Fahrenheit
Orange tabby cat curled up asleep on a large black subwoofer
Giant Christmas tree with colorful lights outside City Hall
Word cloud of my most used words, among them eagles, game, flyeaglesfly, birds, go birds. Also prominent are book, keep, watch, favorite, morning. Villanova is small. Should do more Nova posting.
We conducted a quasi-experimental field study on the Milan metro, observing 138 rides. In the control condition, a female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train with an observer. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%, OR =3.393, p < 0.001).
cynikal_optimist on threads: The Democratic Party is basically the HR party of U.S. Politics. People mistakenly think they will help us but they're actually there to protect the institution.
You've been kidnapped Your kidnappers allow you keep posting on social media to pretend everything is alright. What would you post that would alarm your followers, without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help?
Blank meme template of Gimli and Legolas fighting side by side even though Gimli never thought he would do that with an elf
3 of 20 There are three branches of government. Why? • To cut down on bureaucracy • So one part does not become too powerful • To make government decisions faster and more efficiently • To give the president control over all government decisions
Screenshot of webpage. We don't want to see you go. But if you must, can you tell us the main reason why? - I'm using other services - It's temporary, I'll be back - I don't like ads - Payment or other account issues - Cost is too expensive - Due to personal reasons (life change) - Technical issues (buffering, devices, features) - Content availability (shows, moves or sports not available) [this has been selected]
Screenshot from Reddit of a post in r/bullcity (the Durham subreddit) titled "I respect you as a sex worker but I loathe your littering." Underneath is a photo of assorted trash on the ground.
After 12 hours together over two days, I've mostly given up taking notes while we ride to the AFL-CIO event in Brewer; I've too much material already. We start talking about science fiction again and Platner takes it upon himself to preach the gospel of Andor to the young comms guy who's been babysitting me, the only person in the car who isn't already a believer. Platner calls it one of the best television shows ever, alongside Battlestar Galactica and The Wire. "Somehow," he says, "they convinced Disney to do an entire show about the realities of violent resistance." Platner's friend Chris, who served with him in Iraq, is driving and nods vigorously. "It's not pretty. You might fight beside bad people. You need them." I've written before that the left's embrace of Andor is part of a recognition that things might get quite bad, that people are bracing themselves for violence somewhere over the horizon. I share my theory: "I think people are really preparing for Andor." They both chuckle. Almost in unison, they say: "People aren't ready." "Take it from an infantryman." Platner adds, "You're never ready. People think they are, but they're not." He turns around in the front seat and stabs a thick finger at the notebook that I had set aside. "Write this down," he says. "No matter which way it goes -taking the Senate or the fall of democracy-whatever the eventuality, the work remains the same." "You have to build things for people to access. You have to build the apparatus for change, even if no one else shows up. If you don't build the movement, it won't be there when the day for action comes. It's thankless. People live their entire lives building something they may never see succeed. And you do it anyway."
Screenshot of an iphone lock screen. The wallpaper is a photo of post-Super Bowl Jalen Hurts standing on the field with a euphoric expression looking up into the air full of green confetti while photojournalists take his picture. It is Saturday, July 26 at 1:08 pm (in green letters naturally). I have 77% battery life because your girl keeps her phone charged.
Screenshot of a skeet. "Horrible a kid has to go through it, but no one deserves dead and disabled kids more than republicans. July 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM"
Photo of Scully and Mulder looking at the camera with serious expressions
21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' 23 And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness! From the gospel of Matthew chapter 7
Pumpkin, an orange and white tabby, curled up on a cream sofa and pink blanket. His paw is covering his eyes.
Screenshot of Carrot weather app iPhone widget showing today's weather every two hours from 8a to 10p: thunderstorm, thunderstorm, thunderstorm, thunderstorm, rain, thunderstorm, thunderstorm, thunderstorm. Chance of precipitation ranges from 85-92% also it is raining right now so you can call that 100%.
Some high-level examples of how Al was deployed include: • Al pretending to be a victim of rape • Al acting as a trauma counselor specializing in abuse • Al accusing members of a religious group of "caus[ing] the deaths of hundreds of innocent traders and farmers and villagers." • Al posing as a black man opposed to Black Lives Matter • Al posing as a person who received substandard care in a foreign hospital.
Photo of a leafy green tree with two chickens standing on a branch
It's unclear how State Police, who have a 24/7 detail assigned to Shapiro and additional security at the governor's residence, allowed Balmer to enter the property, start a fire, then break into the building and start two more fires before fleeing on foot without apprehension.
It's a video I recorded of my phone screen in iMessage. There's one text on screen and it's... shivering......?
Screenshot of a message that popped up in my feed. A little i with a circle around it next to text that reads: We ran out of posts from your follows. Here's the latest from Discover.
Screenshot from Poshmark. On top it says "just picked for you" (I highlighted "for you"). Underneath is a listing for a t-shirt described as "unisex patriotic veteran t-s...". The shirt is black with an overly busy American flag design with that ridiculous snake from the Gadsden flag. The text says "I am politically incorrect, I say merry Christmas, God bless America, I own guns, eat bacon". There's more below but I can't make it out and I'm sure it's equally horrible.
Noah Kahan singing soulfully on stage. His hair is in french braids and honestly it's pretty cute.
Photo of a medium sized Coach handbag. The design on the body is multiple circles of purple, black, white, and gray and it has black straps and detailing.
A video of chaotic Philly news clips
Columbia University. Student Activist Detained by Department of Homeland Security. Following Threats of Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Students The arrest comes on the heels of the Department of State's announcement that it plans to deport students affiliated with pro-Palestine protests. The student, who is Palestinian, is a lawful permanent resident of the United States. NEW YORK, NEW YORK-On March 8, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and recent graduate student at Columbia University, at his place of residence, an apartment building owned by the university. The DHS agents said that the U.S. Department of State had revoked Khalil's green card.
Photo of an open drawer from a card catalogue, a hand is holding the cards open to show 352/P442D Peterson, Lorin Westcott, The Day of the Mugwump.
Screenshot of Carrot weather app showing the precipitation forecast for Wednesday February 19. Heavy snow throughout the day and night. Precipitation chance 100%, 14.21" of snow
Jalen Hurts stands on the field as green confetti rains down, smiling up to the heavens with the face of an angel as Erin Andrews gazes in admiration
An aesthetic in a grid. Top row: a ghostly image of a woman standing superimposed on the woman sitting in a chair as if rising from it; an orange glowing moon in a night sky; a tribal type mask from which a man's face is partially peeking from behind Bottom row: a woman standing on a deserted street at night staring up at the glow of a streetlamp; a darkened room lit by a few candles in front of a ouija board
UCSF University of California San Francisco February 6, 2025 Charles D. Baker President, National Collegiate Athletic Association 700 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 Dear Mr. Baker: I am writing to resign from the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) effective immediately. Unfortunately, your recent decision to issue a blanket ban on trans female participation in women's sports does not align with medial or scientific consensus. I cannot in good conscience participate in this kind of politicization of science and medicine at the expense of some of our most vulnerable student athletes. I am immensely grateful for my time with CSMAS and have been consistently impressed by the academic and medical rigor the committee brings to ensuring competitive fairness and the safety of student athletes. I am particularly thankful to have had the opportunity to work with the other physician members of the committee. Their compassion and scientific expertise have been unparalleled. However, it is clear that your decision was based on politics and not science, as the CSMAS membership was not consulted prior to the decision. Sincerely, Jack 2. Tulan Jack L. Turban MD MHS Director, Gender Psychiatry Program Contributing Editor, JAACAP Academic Editor, PLoS One Assistant Professor, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Affiliate Faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies University of California, San Francisco
Quote tweet from Ken Martin @kenmartin73. " 'From the river to the sea' is a chant used by extremists to support the destruction of Israel. It is appalling to embrace this rhetoric in this statement, which also doesn't even acknowledge the slaughter of Israeli & American civilians. This is disgusting @TwinCitiesDSA." What he quote tweeted: Tweet from Twin Cities DSA @twincitiesDSA on 10/9/23 "Twin Cities DSA Statement of Solidarity with Palestine" followed by a link to twincitiesdsa.org
Jalen Hurts walking into the stadium. He is wearing a fitted black long-sleeve T, pressed tan slacks, and some kind of black military-looking beret sorry I dont know hats. He is grinning broadly and it looks like the sun breaking through the clouds.
Screenshot of an app with a central "solar wheel" showing the progression of the sun throughout the day. Underneath it has hours from/until for sunrise and sunset
COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY January 24, 2025 Mr. Sergio Gor Director of Presidential Personnel The White House Dear Mr. Gor: I am writing in response to your email sent to me and other Inspectors General earlier this evening wherein you informed each of us that "due to changing prioritics, your position as Inspector General. is terminated, effective immediately." As Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), I recommend that you reach out to White House Counsel to discuss your intended course of action. At this point, we do not believe the actions taken are legally sufficient to dismiss Presidentially Appointed, Senate Confirmed Inspectors General. Specifically, based upon the 2022 amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978, the President must notify Congress 30 days prior to removal of an IG and provide "substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons" for such removal. 5 U.S.C. § 403(b), as amended by the section 5202(a) of the Securing Inspector General Independence Act of 2022 (Title LIl, Subtitle A, of P.L. 117-263, 136 Stat. 2395, 3222). The requirement to provide the substantive rationale, including detailed and case specific reasons, was added to better enable Congress to engage on and respond to a proposed removal of an Inspector General in order to protect the independence of Inspectors General. Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at Hannibal. Ware@sba.gov. Sincerely, Hannibal "Mike" Ware CIGIE Chairperson
"It's also sort of an art work, just me unleashing shear unadulterated rage at how things are going. I was just sick and tired of how the internet is evolving into a money extraction panopticon, how the world as a whole is slipping into fascism and oligarchs are calling all the shots - and it's gotten bad enough we can't boycott or vote our way out, we have to start causing real pain to those above for any change to occur."
A large tree with spreading branches covered in pink blossoms. A few people are sitting on a circumferential bench underneath. An azure blue sky behind it.