Gremlin
@alastoravasarala.bsky.social
Nonbinary ~ AuDHD ~ Queerdo
Kindness is free
Snark feeds the inner demons
We contain multitudes
Kindness is free
Snark feeds the inner demons
We contain multitudes
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Of all the things destructive to the constitutional order of the United States, one of the worst is wealthy sociopaths feeling entitled to be free of criticism, and the willingness of sleazy lawyers to take their money to enforce that feeling of entitlement.
Over on x, David sacks is melting down about The New York Times reporting on his many conflicts of interest
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Of all the things destructive to the constitutional order of the United States, one of the worst is wealthy sociopaths feeling entitled to be free of criticism, and the willingness of sleazy lawyers to take their money to enforce that feeling of entitlement.
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since it came up backchannel: that nyt oped today on why we need to go full speed with autonomous cars because (if you squint) waymos are pretty safe is dumb as fuck, please log this as my opinion on this matter.
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
since it came up backchannel: that nyt oped today on why we need to go full speed with autonomous cars because (if you squint) waymos are pretty safe is dumb as fuck, please log this as my opinion on this matter.
Pete Hagueseth and the Dept of War Crimes
Blowing up boats and murdering folks is a war crime, especially when there is no evidence to support the decision.
Hegseth is in charge of the Pentagon and he’s the one giving illegal orders, but he’ll blame Admiral Bradley to save his own skin.
Hegseth should be removed and held accountable.
Hegseth is in charge of the Pentagon and he’s the one giving illegal orders, but he’ll blame Admiral Bradley to save his own skin.
Hegseth should be removed and held accountable.
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Pete Hagueseth and the Dept of War Crimes
Burbrrrburr AI brrburbur
See also: why I donate to Wikipedia and dont invest in AI.
You can remove AI summaries from your google search results by adding "-ai" on the end.
See also: why I donate to Wikipedia and dont invest in AI.
You can remove AI summaries from your google search results by adding "-ai" on the end.
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Burbrrrburr AI brrburbur
See also: why I donate to Wikipedia and dont invest in AI.
You can remove AI summaries from your google search results by adding "-ai" on the end.
See also: why I donate to Wikipedia and dont invest in AI.
You can remove AI summaries from your google search results by adding "-ai" on the end.
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An important reminder. Thank you, Alyson 💙
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
An important reminder. Thank you, Alyson 💙
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"So, you're retiring early once you hit $1.5 million net worth. As a US resident, are you aware that a single medical crisis can wipe that out? Especially if we return to pre-ACA status quo of insurance companies discriminating on the basis of health status (often measured by utilization)?"
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"So, you're retiring early once you hit $1.5 million net worth. As a US resident, are you aware that a single medical crisis can wipe that out? Especially if we return to pre-ACA status quo of insurance companies discriminating on the basis of health status (often measured by utilization)?"
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lol ya, she’s getting on that Riley Gaines train
Here’s the TPUSA version of events at OU.
Not surprisingly, they lie about what happened — she wasn’t flunked for quoting the Bible; she never even quoted it — and accuse the instructor, whom they name, as being “mentally ill”
Not surprisingly, they lie about what happened — she wasn’t flunked for quoting the Bible; she never even quoted it — and accuse the instructor, whom they name, as being “mentally ill”
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
lol ya, she’s getting on that Riley Gaines train
Bari Weiss made her entire personality a mediocre rerun. Her incurious, bigoted navel gazing can now harm more people with the reach she's been elevated to.
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Bari Weiss made her entire personality a mediocre rerun. Her incurious, bigoted navel gazing can now harm more people with the reach she's been elevated to.
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it's not as if the CIA has ever trained someone to infiltrate & kill or otherwise engage - possible fatally - with violent groups, using promises that they'll be taken care of and remain safe afterward, only to abandon those very people, setting off a chain of events resulting in tragedy years later
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
it's not as if the CIA has ever trained someone to infiltrate & kill or otherwise engage - possible fatally - with violent groups, using promises that they'll be taken care of and remain safe afterward, only to abandon those very people, setting off a chain of events resulting in tragedy years later
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"Those with the most to gain from capitalism want us to forget the good things that happened under socialism, lest we try to do anything to change a system in which wealth flows up into the hands of the rich and powerful. ... [T]reat people's basic needs as a shared responsibility."
What if the stories we were told about socialism were incomplete?
Kristen R. Ghodsee reflects on The Red Riviera and what everyday life under socialism reveals about equality, solidarity, and dignity—and why those lessons matter in 2025.
Kristen R. Ghodsee reflects on The Red Riviera and what everyday life under socialism reveals about equality, solidarity, and dignity—and why those lessons matter in 2025.
What Socialism Got Right
Writing "The Red Riviera" taught me that even flawed socialist systems offered insights into equality, solidarity, and the dignity of everyday life.
inthesetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"Those with the most to gain from capitalism want us to forget the good things that happened under socialism, lest we try to do anything to change a system in which wealth flows up into the hands of the rich and powerful. ... [T]reat people's basic needs as a shared responsibility."
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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My situation is very tight at the moment, and the holidays are making it significantly worse. So I'm asking for help. I hate to keep sharing this and hope that it will pass soon.
Thank you so much to those who've helped! Anything means everything, even a boost, and I appreciate you all very much.
Thank you so much to those who've helped! Anything means everything, even a boost, and I appreciate you all very much.
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
My situation is very tight at the moment, and the holidays are making it significantly worse. So I'm asking for help. I hate to keep sharing this and hope that it will pass soon.
Thank you so much to those who've helped! Anything means everything, even a boost, and I appreciate you all very much.
Thank you so much to those who've helped! Anything means everything, even a boost, and I appreciate you all very much.
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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This is extremely bad and worrisome for obvious reasons, but it's worth pointing out that this was obviously the student's goal
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is extremely bad and worrisome for obvious reasons, but it's worth pointing out that this was obviously the student's goal
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
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I've been made aware that Kyle Kulinski/Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social posted an openly fascist and racist meme on Twitter against Indians, mocking a real disabled Indian man.
Absolutely abhorrent and despicable behavior for a "leftist", and the tweet is still up.
x.com/KyleKulinski...
Absolutely abhorrent and despicable behavior for a "leftist", and the tweet is still up.
x.com/KyleKulinski...
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I've been made aware that Kyle Kulinski/Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social posted an openly fascist and racist meme on Twitter against Indians, mocking a real disabled Indian man.
Absolutely abhorrent and despicable behavior for a "leftist", and the tweet is still up.
x.com/KyleKulinski...
Absolutely abhorrent and despicable behavior for a "leftist", and the tweet is still up.
x.com/KyleKulinski...
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We could really, really use grocery money, every donation helps a lot.
$200 to meet our goal!
$200 to meet our goal!
Hello everyone. We are a disabled, schizophrenic, transgender system living in Poland, and we need help making rent and covering bills, as we aren't able work due to our disabilities. Our goal is $600- every donation is a huge help.
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We could really, really use grocery money, every donation helps a lot.
$200 to meet our goal!
$200 to meet our goal!
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ICE is staging in a garage on Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan ahead of what neighbors believe is a planned large-scale raid of Canal
Street this afternoon.
Estimated 20-25 agents inside, with more steadily joining, some taken by surprise and caught with their masks down.
Street this afternoon.
Estimated 20-25 agents inside, with more steadily joining, some taken by surprise and caught with their masks down.
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
ICE is staging in a garage on Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan ahead of what neighbors believe is a planned large-scale raid of Canal
Street this afternoon.
Estimated 20-25 agents inside, with more steadily joining, some taken by surprise and caught with their masks down.
Street this afternoon.
Estimated 20-25 agents inside, with more steadily joining, some taken by surprise and caught with their masks down.
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Weather it’s Joe Biden pardoning kids who were caught with a couple ounces of weed or Donald Trump pardoning the Honduran president who smuggled in 400 tons of cocaine, both presidents were soft on drugs.
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Weather it’s Joe Biden pardoning kids who were caught with a couple ounces of weed or Donald Trump pardoning the Honduran president who smuggled in 400 tons of cocaine, both presidents were soft on drugs.
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So all this AI has really accomplished is say "yes, the event in the thread is real, because the poster said it's real, and an AI generated summary of the thread pretending to be a news article includes the poster saying it's real, and that's enough for me."
Job's done, pack it up, boys.
Job's done, pack it up, boys.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
So all this AI has really accomplished is say "yes, the event in the thread is real, because the poster said it's real, and an AI generated summary of the thread pretending to be a news article includes the poster saying it's real, and that's enough for me."
Job's done, pack it up, boys.
Job's done, pack it up, boys.
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nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
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honestly, if you said the goal of this administration was to make cocaine as cheap and plentiful as possible, it would explain like 75% of their actions
in the midst of our supposed campaign against Venezuelan drug traffickers the President of the United States has chosen to pardon the Former President of Honduras, freeing him from his long prison sentence earned for trafficking more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
honestly, if you said the goal of this administration was to make cocaine as cheap and plentiful as possible, it would explain like 75% of their actions
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If your admin says "but we need to prepare students for AI-driven careers," you can calmly say no. Reiterate that AI-integration is the result of wild capitalist greed, the technologies themselves aren't "generative" or useful in most careers, and students should focus on process-based learning.
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If your admin says "but we need to prepare students for AI-driven careers," you can calmly say no. Reiterate that AI-integration is the result of wild capitalist greed, the technologies themselves aren't "generative" or useful in most careers, and students should focus on process-based learning.
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NEW: The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations. Lopez is facing four federal felonies from protesting federal agents carrying out an operation in Minneapolis in June.
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Poet's Federal Trial Set For February, Community Continues Support - UNICORN RIOT
The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset for Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations.
unicornriot.ninja
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
NEW: The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations. Lopez is facing four federal felonies from protesting federal agents carrying out an operation in Minneapolis in June.
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