Nostr notes by Tiffany Li

me as a kid, reading the fable about the emperor who has no ...

2026-03-16T19:17:17Z

me as a kid, reading the fable about the emperor who has no clothes: what a dumb story

me today, living through the current political situation: ok i get it now

The Pope warns against using AI to write sermons, both because it ...

2026-02-27T07:14:24Z

The Pope warns against using AI to write sermons, both because it weakens priestly skills and because AI “will never be able to share faith”

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-priests-ai

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny ...

2026-01-31T20:46:56Z

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father from U.S. immigration detention. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0.pdf

It’s fine for your nervous system to constantly be in fight or ...

2026-01-24T18:51:59Z

It’s fine for your nervous system to constantly be in fight or flight mode, right? Asking on behalf of an entire country

What really sticks with me: Her son is just 6 years old, and he ...

2026-01-08T03:35:23Z

What really sticks with me: Her son is just 6 years old, and he already lost his father in 2023. Now, not even 3 years later, his mother has been killed. The boy is now an orphan. At 6 years old. https://www.startribune.com/she-was-an-amazing-human-being-mother-identifies-woman-shot-killed-by-ice-agent/601559922

I keep thinking about that Reddit post that asked people how it ...

2026-01-07T18:03:33Z

I keep thinking about that Reddit post that asked people how it feels to live under oppressive regimes, and one person was like, yeah, you can still check out trendy new cafes and order matcha lattes, you just also know you don’t have any rights anymore 🤷🏻‍♀️

“Historians, librarians and volunteers are racing to document ...

2025-11-05T13:02:49Z

“Historians, librarians and volunteers are racing to document museum displays and historical records they fear the Trump administration will remove or alter.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-04/volunteers-race-preserve-history-museums-national-parks-trump

Becoming a parent is realizing you’ve gone from main character ...

2025-09-10T00:26:32Z

Becoming a parent is realizing you’ve gone from main character to backstory

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2025-09-08T16:21:34Z

I will vote for any candidate that can do these 3 things: 1. Stop ...

2025-08-22T18:04:07Z

I will vote for any candidate that can do these 3 things:

1. Stop the authoritarian takeover of America

2. Restore and revitalize public services

3. Don’t spam my phone

ICE abducted a mother and her 7-month-old baby (a U.S. citizen) ...

2025-08-09T19:37:25Z

ICE abducted a mother and her 7-month-old baby (a U.S. citizen) and locked them in a hotel, with no phone, no way to contact family or a lawyer, and no records in any system for anyone to find them.

https://theintercept.com/2025/08/07/ice-immigrant-detention-airport-hotel-chicago-mvm/

Love talking to my European relatives. We’ll say things like ...

2025-08-05T22:43:06Z

Love talking to my European relatives. We’ll say things like “We went to Costco today!” and they’ll tell us “We went to our family friend’s castle.”

Parental leave at my school is relatively good (by US standards), ...

2025-07-29T17:28:31Z

Parental leave at my school is relatively good (by US standards), but whenever people say “How lucky!” I have to correct them. No, it wasn’t luck. This is a legally-binding policy my union fought for. Don’t minimize the fight.

Make art! Even if you’re bad at it! Who cares? Life is short, ...

2025-07-19T13:08:49Z

Make art! Even if you’re bad at it! Who cares? Life is short, and it’s fun to engage creatively with the world. Draw, sculpt, sing, dance…whatever art is to you, make it and enjoy it!

Called customer service, which directed me to the online chat, ...

2025-07-16T01:17:37Z

Called customer service, which directed me to the online chat, which directed me to the web form, which directed me to email, which directed me to CALL THE PHONE LINE AGAIN

Thinking about the “Lie to me” scene from Buffy frequently ...

2025-07-12T23:55:30Z

Thinking about the “Lie to me” scene from Buffy frequently these days

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2025-07-06T05:12:49Z

“He’s easily bruising. He has bone pain. He looks pale .… ...

2025-06-29T00:28:48Z

“He’s easily bruising. He has bone pain. He looks pale .… He has also lost his appetite …. His mom is terrified that these are symptoms that his leukemia situation might be deteriorating.”

A 6-year-old with cancer is languishing in a U.S. detention camp. Who will answer for this cruelty?

https://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/family-files-for-release-in-lawsuit-considered-20396546.php

What’s the worst detail in this story? The mother forced to use ...

2025-06-21T20:23:43Z

What’s the worst detail in this story?

The mother forced to use unclean water to make formula for her baby?

The child with cancer now facing relapse symptoms?

The 16-year-old trying to be strong for her 2 younger siblings and mom, all trapped in the camp together?

This is America. Don’t look away.

https://apnews.com/article/migrants-child-supervision-texas-e4994b2b6786717ea79a4be230e476bf

Damning whistleblower report on the many, many ways DOGE is ...

2025-04-15T16:46:57Z

Damning whistleblower report on the many, many ways DOGE is putting our personal privacy and national cybersecurity interests at risk, starting with the sensitive labor data at the National Labor Relations Board. Talk about an insider threat 😔
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

This entire time, all of us studying the breakdown of the rule of ...

2025-04-08T17:20:49Z

This entire time, all of us studying the breakdown of the rule of law in America kept saying it’s still up to the courts. Fed courts were holding. Admin was (barely) complying. We just had to wait for SCOTUS. Well, joke’s on us…

The main question here is what the constitutional limits are for ...

2025-04-05T02:11:43Z

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The main question here is what the constitutional limits are for states that seek to negotiate independently with foreign nations (traditionally a federal power).

Interesting essay by law prof Curtis A. Bradley on this topic:
https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2338&context=public_law_and_legal_theory

California is the world’s 6th largest economy by GDP, bigger ...

2025-04-05T02:10:03Z

California is the world’s 6th largest economy by GDP, bigger than most nations. This is not a minor announcement. https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414

It’s fun to read a serious academic article on quantum ...

2025-03-25T19:18:30Z

It’s fun to read a serious academic article on quantum computing’s risks for national security when apparently the real risk is VP, SecDef, and other White House officials just accidentally including the editor-in-chief of a popular magazine in their group chat on when to bomb a foreign country

I have a new op-ed in @npub1lhu…w3jw today, on DOGE's ...

2025-03-17T19:41:56Z

I have a new op-ed in sfchronicle (npub1lhu…w3jw) today, on DOGE's privacy invasions and historical parallels that should concern us all: "From IBM and the Holocaust to Japanese incarceration, history shows danger of DOGE privacy invasions."

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/doge-privacy-violations-20213726.php

Don’t worry, everyone! The U.S. still has allies. No, not the ...

2025-03-07T18:22:21Z

Don’t worry, everyone! The U.S. still has allies. No, not the ones you’re thinking about. But we definitely have nations on our side! No, it’s not that side. But it is a side. An axis, if you will.

Second person has died of measles—an easily preventable ...

2025-03-06T22:29:37Z

Second person has died of measles—an easily preventable disease—in America, a wealthy, developed country, in 2025, a time when vaccines are accessible and effective. A tragedy that didn’t have to happen. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03/06/measles-death-outbreak-new-mexico/

My job requires writing, which means a lot of rejections. ...

2025-03-05T01:24:00Z

My job requires writing, which means a lot of rejections. Unfortunately my hobby is also writing, which means even more rejections. Maybe what I’m truly passionate about is just collecting rejections.

Unfortunately I have to skip every country song now because I do ...

2025-02-21T03:33:53Z

Unfortunately I have to skip every country song now because I do not have time to look up where each artist stands on controversial subjects like if presidents should obey laws

Dating Tip: Women love being told you’re dating them “to ...

2025-02-17T23:08:18Z

Dating Tip: Women love being told you’re dating them “to advance a sociopolitical strategy.” It’s not creepy or off-putting at all.

Linguistically, “DEI” is now the new “critical race ...

2025-01-30T19:30:16Z

Linguistically, “DEI” is now the new “critical race theory”: a scapegoat phrase used devoid of any of its actual meaning by people who never understood the original in the first place

Mastodon becoming a nonprofit is undoubtedly the right move 👏 ...

2025-01-13T20:56:30Z

Mastodon becoming a nonprofit is undoubtedly the right move 👏 👏

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/mastodon-becomes-nonprofit-to-make-sure-its-never-ruined-by-billionaire-ceo/

New Meta policy makes sense because Texas, unlike California, is ...

2025-01-07T21:30:58Z

New Meta policy makes sense because Texas, unlike California, is famously full of politically neutral people

Live your life so that hundreds of thousands of people do not ...

2024-12-05T20:29:22Z

Live your life so that hundreds of thousands of people do not celebrate your untimely death

Big fan of Interior Chinatown on Hulu. If you like mindbending ...

2024-12-04T01:45:50Z

Big fan of Interior Chinatown on Hulu. If you like mindbending mystery shows, with comedy and heart, and meaningful themes around identity and what it means to play a part in society, you’ll like this. And it’s a 10-ep limited series. Perfect holiday binge!

In case you missed it, the President of South Korea declared ...

2024-12-03T17:38:32Z

In case you missed it, the President of South Korea declared martial law!? But Parliament has already voted to rescind, and military appears to be backing Parliament. All within 3 hours! https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-997c22ac93f6a9bece68454597e577c1

America is a nation of dreamers, and right now our dream is to ...

2024-11-26T16:51:16Z

America is a nation of dreamers, and right now our dream is to have a trade war with Canada

I know we’re supposed to become more conservative as we age, ...

2024-11-18T17:53:26Z

I know we’re supposed to become more conservative as we age, but I’ve become quite radical. For example, I believe government should exist and should help people.

The Internet used to be fun! And then we stopped capitalizing the ...

2024-11-16T17:33:02Z

The Internet used to be fun! And then we stopped capitalizing the word and look what happened

A book I found useful the last time we went through this national ...

2024-11-14T22:26:41Z

A book I found useful the last time we went through this national nightmare was Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny.” Short book with lessons on how to fight and survive an authoritarian state.

Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.

Amazon is problematic for all sorts of reasons, but at least they ...

2024-10-20T19:07:46Z

Amazon is problematic for all sorts of reasons, but at least they don’t make you wait next to a call button for hours because shampoo is now behind lock and key

One of the saddest things about the average American suburb is ...

2024-10-15T21:53:48Z

One of the saddest things about the average American suburb is the inability to take a little walk to a little coffee shop for a little treat

In general, I don’t buy the claims of social media addiction as ...

2024-10-15T21:42:01Z

In general, I don’t buy the claims of social media addiction as a crisis that tech companies have to solve.

Every new media form has faced these criticisms. Books, TV, video games, and now social media. Our norms for communication and socialization are just changing once again.

No one has more faith in me than the drivers who tailgate my car ...

2024-10-15T21:01:11Z

No one has more faith in me than the drivers who tailgate my car when we’re stopped on a steep hill. Thank you for believing in me 💕

San Francisco is such a welcoming city! You can be gay (and work ...

2024-10-14T17:43:37Z

San Francisco is such a welcoming city! You can be gay (and work in tech), straight (and work in tech), bi (and work in tech), or whatever you want (as long as you also work in tech)

One time a high school teacher asked us which historical era we ...

2024-10-04T15:50:48Z

One time a high school teacher asked us which historical era we wished we could experience, and I will never forget the way her face fell when my friend said “the 80s”

Taylor Swift says AI deepfakes falsely claiming she supported ...

2024-09-11T03:45:20Z

Taylor Swift says AI deepfakes falsely claiming she supported Trump led her to publicly endorse Harris. “The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”

Imagine you ask Trump what his favorite Pokemon is ...

2024-09-11T03:30:19Z

Imagine you ask Trump what his favorite Pokemon is

Cut the mic! How have debate moderators learned nothing in 8 ...

2024-09-11T02:28:48Z

Cut the mic! How have debate moderators learned nothing in 8 years? If someone repeatedly goes over time and interrupts, CUT THE MIC.

#USPresidentialDebate

If we talk about the weather and you say “it’s a hot one,” ...

2024-09-05T20:40:15Z

If we talk about the weather and you say “it’s a hot one,” note that I will not be listening to anything you say after because the entirety of the 1999 Santana and Rob Thomas hit “Smooth” will now be playing in my head

Teaching my AI & Law students how machine learning works, ...

2024-08-22T20:36:54Z

Teaching my AI & Law students how machine learning works, using stuffed animals and office decor 🧸

Really sad SNL is on break because you know Bowen Yang would have ...

2024-08-08T17:23:48Z

Really sad SNL is on break because you know Bowen Yang would have killed as the couch

The real way I know I’m getting older is I appreciate old ...

2024-08-07T15:33:58Z

The real way I know I’m getting older is I appreciate old people snacks now. Give me all the wheat crackers and sour dried fruits and hard candies in shiny foil wrappers (not too sweet)

I was interviewed on local ABC News last night, on deepfakes, ...

2024-07-30T19:57:33Z

I was interviewed on local ABC News last night, on deepfakes, Elon Musk, and Kamala Harris: https://abc7news.com/post/elon-musk-fire-sharing-fake-ai-kamala-harris/15119725/