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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · Oct 16

Fascism is not an opinion it is a death threat. It's like letting a fox talk its way into your hen house by accusing you of fox intolerance. Don't fall for it. The fox isn't trying to be included, it wants to kill, and is willing to manipulate us into giving an opportunity.

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 12h

Streaming services are not at all obligated to do this. Only legacy media: radio and tv stations.

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 12h

I moved to Tidal. It was EASY.

Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 13h

Oh we're just getting started. www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-26...

Spotify hit with boycott calls after airing Trump's ICE ads: 'Don’t stream fascism'

Outrage over Spotify running advertisements for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramped up on Tuesday, with the progressive advocacy group Indivisible urging users to cancel their subscriptions ...

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 2d

Canceled and moved to Tidal. I was able to use another app to transfer my playlists.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 3d

lol

Screenshot of my current feed:

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.... • 8m
Jesus. 26 athletes stranded. This is basically the plot of "Alive."

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra....
I want to die
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April Wolfe @aprilwolfe.bsky.social • 1m
I want to die
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Mathew Kumar@mathewkumar.com • 9m
This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now l have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
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Corey Atad
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jeeeeeeeesus christ

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 3d

I'll never be OK with the way this regime has turned places like the USDA into empty shells spewing propaganda.

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 4d

I was so sad when he died. The world was immediately a friendlier place for white supremacists and such like.

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 4d

There are probably some efficiencies there, tho I had to purchase separate insurance for the ADU and my taxes and mortgage were were higher accordingly. Its true that my market has high rents, a big factor. I wished I had 50 rentals whenever it was open because so many people needed a place.

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 4d

This is all true, and my purchase pretty much immediately lost $125K in value in the real estate crash which showed me that I was a poor person playing a rich person's game which is a bold maneuver.

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 5d

In 2005 (haha!) we bought a run down house with a tiny MIL house and rented the MIL to make the mortage doable. We probably netted 9000 a year. We did the repairs. Houses are constantly falling apart. But if I had five, I could quit a day job. I'd feel rich if I had 5 actual houses in decent hoods.

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 6d

I'll have to think about that. It's true. But there are factors without which they could not succeed that could be considered causes. We'll never change that "want," for one thing, but we can change the enabling factors.

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 6d

In my area, 5 houses would be a minimum million dollar real estate portfolio. Wonder if any of those mom and pops would adopt me?

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 6d

Someone who owns five rental properties is probably in the highest income bracket of my community. They might not be a soulless corporation, but it means something that a small fraction of the population owns 5 houses each and the rest can't afford one, or even to rent one with one salary.

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 6d

I'd also like to say that generalized anxiety is not a character failing, it's a chemical imbalance. It's OK to address it that way.

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 7d

Medication. I currently use passiflora which is "generally accepted as safe" by the [former] FDA, though I would much prefer a pharmaceutical. I just haven't had the umph to pursue that route. I find it pretty effective. It has a similar mechanism to benzos, but is not addictive.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 9d

We need a worldwide Spotify boycott NOW! Add some comments and hit repost so this gets to more people.

#BoycottSpotify #FuckICE #CancelSpotify

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Soyweiser @soyweiser.bsky.social · 7d

This also combines with the story that if you create a leftwing/progressive movement, the misogynists are a danger. They are seemingly (I'm repeating what I heard from others) a target for becoming informants: theanarchistlibrary.org/library/cour...

Why Misogynists Make Great Informants

Courtney Desiree Morris Why Misogynists Make Great Informants How Gender Violence on the Left Enables State Violence in Radical Movements

theanarchistlibrary.org

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 9d

It sounds like the sort of meaningless preference that powerful people fixate on as extremely important to have catered to.

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 9d

If Dems win by running Nazis, what has been won exactly? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes comes to mind. Fascism is truly poisonous. The pandering and capitulation I'm seeing are just as disgusting as the true believers. What a fun moment in history.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10d

just a reminder that there were people of the time — and of the same class and station — who saw this stuff and thought, "yeah this is bullshit"

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 10d

I was on visition with my Bio Dad and we we were at the movie theater perusing the offerings. He nixed 'The Lost Boys' because it was rated R. A cute girl he wanted to date walked over. She was seeing that vampire movie, heard it was great. Suddenly, we were seeing it too. 😶

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 10d

Scar was smart, self-aware, effective, sexy, and very lean, but lol.

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 11d

I was just about to advise my son to treat all customer service workers as if their dog just died. What you see is the front they have to put on no matter what, and they aren't there to be a captive audience for people's comedic stylings. Anyway, proceed with caution.

esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 11d

In the context of an authoritarian leader of your country sitting every bit of his military leadership in a room and telling them that he plans to use them in the "war zones" of US cities, that feds should do whatever they feel they need to when it comes to protesters... your concerns are rational.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 13d

I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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esmependergast.bsky.social @esmependergast.bsky.social · 15d

When people are oppressed, they have to choose whether an uphill battle or appeasement represents their own best position. :( For those that choose the battle, even they often don't think it serves themselves but rather their decendants.