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Blank Willbur

@blankwillbur.bsky.social

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Gen-X Nerd, Walker of Ancient Forests, Lover of Music, Cheeba-Believer, Loves a Good Constitutional-Democracy, Anti-authoritarian, Anti-theist, "Radicalized" by Sesame Street & Star Trek. 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘-𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 25d

They're coming for us.

Stop marching and yelling, and help your neighbors, before you're the target..

First they came for our immigrants/PoC.
But I didn't 𝘿𝙊 anything, because I wasn't an immigrant or PoC

Then they came for they came for the educators
But I didn't 𝘿𝙊 anything, because I wasn't an educator

Then they came for the LGBTQ people
I didn't DO anything, because I wasn't LGBTQ .

Then they came for they came for the Leftists
I didn't 𝘿𝙊 anything, because I wasn't a Leftist.

Then they came for me.
But there was no one left to do anything for me.

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 39m

Not on TikTok, as it's enemy brainwashing, but yeah, not surprised at all... Sick with sorrow at it, but not surprised.

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 41m

I bet you felt very superior typing that.

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 59m

Those books weren't published, when I was a lad, but I was lucky to have most of my grandmother's brothers and sisters, who served against the Nazis and Fascists & were happy to tell me all about the horrors they witnessed & the hate they held for people like those now in control of the US

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

I'm sure that the some people making their own costumes, for the street parties, will stop the gestapo raids and forestall the dismantling of the last vestiges of US democracy. 👌

a man wearing a black t-shirt with the words `` oh my '' on it is making a funny face .

ALT: a man wearing a black t-shirt with the words `` oh my '' on it is making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

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🕸️🕷️ 🥀 Nani🥀🕷️🕸️ @sinmachine.is.severed.fyi · 5h

Politicians are NOT coming to “save us.”

We are our liberators.

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

I suggest more of us, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴, do something to prevent their nightly and daily trips out into our cities to assault, murder and kidnap innocents.

And buying frog costumes from Bezos (that's where they come from, you know) and having dance parties outside gestapo facilities isn't doing that.

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

Really though, that's already the case in the former USA. See "Social Media Algorithms".

It's just the US doesn't have the iron control to implement it from a governmental-policy level... for a few more months at least.

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

An interesting product category. Don't you agree?

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

General Rogers and Admiral Roddenberry recruited me into ANTIFA when I was only 3 and a half years old.

An image of Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers, in a red sweater, putting on tennis shoes.

A picture of Gene Roddenberry, dressed in a uniform from "Star Trek II".

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

I'll pass on giving money to Bezos for an inflatable costume, which he can then use to continue his support and collaboration with the fascist regime.

Stop having street parties, and DO something.

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

And what? have street parties to yell at fascists while they occasionally assault and kidnap us, costumes notwithstanding, while they continue their main job, kidnapping thousands and disappearing thousands of vulnerable American citizens?

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

"𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶"

𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚙𝚘 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚔𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞...

Fixed that for you. Your mask is off, everyone sees you're all talk and no real ally to American democracy.

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 1h

My questions is: Why won't these people do something themselves?

I keep hearing, "Trump wants a war". He's already waging one, & winning, "bigly", & happy about it.

Meanwhile Americans are funding his partners, like Bezos & Zuckerburg by buying their products & hosting their ads.

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 2h

If you're continuing to buy from Amazon, use Meta products, or purchase Apple or Microsoft products, surprise: You're a supporter of the fascist regime!

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 2h

The fascist regime is already waging war. In fact, it's thankful people aren't actually resisting...

Maybe if people actually tried to stop the gestapo from terrorizing, assaulting, kidnapping and even murdering Americans, they wouldn't be so bold...

bsky.app/profile/kjep...

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is shocked at how easy it was to turn the US into a personalist dictatorship (we're squarely on the way but not quite there) & claims to be having a lot of fun

All these actions reflect a buoyed commander-in-chief who feels emboldened to go further after feeling as though he has faced surprisingly little resistance to his ambitious agenda in the first 9 months. He has even remarked to aides that he is shocked how easy it is all proven to be.

While the war in Ukraine continues to bedevil Trump, causing him the most frustrations, he doesn't face the discontent, sniping and disagreements that characterized his first term, said David Urban, a long time ally. " This time, he's having way more fun," Urban said.

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 2h

"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺?!"

Not resisting fascism? Can't call it resistance when people are pumping money into regime supporters like Bezos, to acquire their funny costumes they wear while not stopping the fascists from terrorizing, kidnapping assaulting and murdering Americans.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 4h

This story rounding up the autocratization of American government & society makes my blood run cold

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear

Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.

www.wsj.com

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 3h

All these "protests" aren't resistance, they're shitty theater.

The Fascists certainly don't think they're resistance, the inflatable costume shit has actually *emboldened* them to terrorize, assault, kidnap and murder more innocents.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is shocked at how easy it was to turn the US into a personalist dictatorship (we're squarely on the way but not quite there) & claims to be having a lot of fun

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Samantha is the spectre haunting bluesky 👻 @bolshevikmilf.bsky.social · 3h

i believe that if you oppose fascism it's bad to spread very obvious AI slop about the protests because all that does is make it easier for the fascists to say 'none of that is happening, that's why you all are posting AI slop about it.'

it's bad even before you get into how all use of AI is bad.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4h

They're talking about killing leftist activists. They're talking about murdering people organizing in defense of immigrant communities, doing mutual aid work, and protesting their violence. They are talking about murdering people like me and my friends. We must do more than acknowledge it's fascism.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 9h

Happy belated 45th birthday to the guy that turned arcade video games into a global phenomenon... Mr. Pac Man..

Released, October 10, 1980

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 13h

Playing tonight: Romance of the Three Kingdoms

(I still own my boxed Amiga edition from [𝘮𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦] years ago.)

Title Screen for "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8, Remake" a turn-based strategy game, set in historical China

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 18h

TRUMP ISN'T IN CHARGE.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 18h

Naw, they don't care about these semi-mythical "Epstein Files".

They are just not going to seat any Dems, in 2026, and Adelita is just their trial-run.

They published it all on their site.... But maybe a DNC veal-pen org, like MoveOn would rather not message on the truth.

🤷‍♂️

Blank Willbur @blankwillbur.bsky.social · 19h

They're not afraid of the "Epstein Files"...

The shut down is part of their plan (see Project 2026) to totally deconstruct US government and re-make it in their fascist image.

They refuse to seat a duly-elected Dem, because they're previewing a 2026 strategy to see if they get away with it.

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 20h

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh