Gigi
@apracticalmess.bsky.social
Puzzle enthusiast, socialist, donut lover
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That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
August 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
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The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
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ICE now has more funding than the ENTIRE military of Russia.
A country that is LITERALLY invading another country.
A country that is LITERALLY invading another country.
July 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
ICE now has more funding than the ENTIRE military of Russia.
A country that is LITERALLY invading another country.
A country that is LITERALLY invading another country.
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I'd ask all of you and @jcbslide.bsky.social to think about these questions:
Can we know what’s true?
Can we debate and decide fairly?
Can we hold power accountable?
If you answer "no" to those questions, then I'd argue you aren't living in a functional democracy, just a performance of one.
Can we know what’s true?
Can we debate and decide fairly?
Can we hold power accountable?
If you answer "no" to those questions, then I'd argue you aren't living in a functional democracy, just a performance of one.
July 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'd ask all of you and @jcbslide.bsky.social to think about these questions:
Can we know what’s true?
Can we debate and decide fairly?
Can we hold power accountable?
If you answer "no" to those questions, then I'd argue you aren't living in a functional democracy, just a performance of one.
Can we know what’s true?
Can we debate and decide fairly?
Can we hold power accountable?
If you answer "no" to those questions, then I'd argue you aren't living in a functional democracy, just a performance of one.
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I really wish rather than saying, "Kash Patel is bad," Dems would say, "If Kash Patel kills investigations into corruption, right wing terrorism, and Russian spying, you will be responsible."
February 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I really wish rather than saying, "Kash Patel is bad," Dems would say, "If Kash Patel kills investigations into corruption, right wing terrorism, and Russian spying, you will be responsible."
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Totally agree.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
January 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Totally agree.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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"The obedient always think about themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly."
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson
January 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"The obedient always think about themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly."
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson
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I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
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FUN FACT: Measles, polio, diphtheria, mumps, rubella and tetanus are six once-common illnesses that vaccines have contained for decades, saving many millions of lives.
December 13, 2024 at 6:59 PM
FUN FACT: Measles, polio, diphtheria, mumps, rubella and tetanus are six once-common illnesses that vaccines have contained for decades, saving many millions of lives.
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“If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny.
-Timothy Snyder, “On Tyranny”
He’s speaking literally.
-Timothy Snyder, “On Tyranny”
He’s speaking literally.
December 12, 2024 at 10:55 PM
“If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny.
-Timothy Snyder, “On Tyranny”
He’s speaking literally.
-Timothy Snyder, “On Tyranny”
He’s speaking literally.
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Just look at the difference in CEO salary as compared to our peer nations,
December 10, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Just look at the difference in CEO salary as compared to our peer nations,
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What Banksy says…
December 4, 2024 at 8:59 PM
What Banksy says…
Happy Thanksgiving you guys! This is a picture of red oak leaves taken about two weeks ago.
November 28, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Happy Thanksgiving you guys! This is a picture of red oak leaves taken about two weeks ago.
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its always 'get people working'. it's never
- make childcare affordable
- run better transport so people can get to jobs
- raise attainment for people of all backgrounds
- improve healthcare for long term sick
- make workplaces accessible
- champion flexible working
So it never works.
- make childcare affordable
- run better transport so people can get to jobs
- raise attainment for people of all backgrounds
- improve healthcare for long term sick
- make workplaces accessible
- champion flexible working
So it never works.
November 26, 2024 at 9:45 AM
its always 'get people working'. it's never
- make childcare affordable
- run better transport so people can get to jobs
- raise attainment for people of all backgrounds
- improve healthcare for long term sick
- make workplaces accessible
- champion flexible working
So it never works.
- make childcare affordable
- run better transport so people can get to jobs
- raise attainment for people of all backgrounds
- improve healthcare for long term sick
- make workplaces accessible
- champion flexible working
So it never works.
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Things I’m tired of explaining to people on Twitter:
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
November 23, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Things I’m tired of explaining to people on Twitter:
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
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Lots of talk about protecting your daughters from predatory men and not enough talk about teaching your sons not to emulate them.
November 16, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Lots of talk about protecting your daughters from predatory men and not enough talk about teaching your sons not to emulate them.
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Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to remind everyone that a vote is not a valentine, you aren’t confessing your love for the candidate. It’s a chess move for the world you want to live in.
February 14, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to remind everyone that a vote is not a valentine, you aren’t confessing your love for the candidate. It’s a chess move for the world you want to live in.
Ok, I'm here. Now what?
February 20, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Ok, I'm here. Now what?