Erin (Astoreth)
@astoreth.bsky.social
She/her. I write and play games sometimes. Purple is the best color. Icon by DZ_Zey.
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
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Take 3 minutes today and go do this. Read the answers carefully (as they try to be sneaky with a few of them).
For the record: Fuck AI.
For the record: Fuck AI.
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Take 3 minutes today and go do this. Read the answers carefully (as they try to be sneaky with a few of them).
For the record: Fuck AI.
For the record: Fuck AI.
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annual repost of Trashed Bathrooms
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
annual repost of Trashed Bathrooms
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The SNAP requirements are ridiculous and the amount of aid much too low. I don't care about "waste, fraud, and abuse" because I would like much more aid going to recipients, since the goal is to help people be adequately nourished. UBI for the win, also.
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
The SNAP requirements are ridiculous and the amount of aid much too low. I don't care about "waste, fraud, and abuse" because I would like much more aid going to recipients, since the goal is to help people be adequately nourished. UBI for the win, also.
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Despite threats, billionaires don't leave the largest population centers, because it's where there is the most money to be had from the collective value generated by human beings, and despite what they insist, they don't generate wealth; they collect it.
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Despite threats, billionaires don't leave the largest population centers, because it's where there is the most money to be had from the collective value generated by human beings, and despite what they insist, they don't generate wealth; they collect it.
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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Disney needs an ironic take on everything because a fairy tale played straight is dumb or cringe or whatever. Maleficent can't just be a mommy devil she has to be an SA victim.
✌️Lore✌️is best left in the margins or the underdrawing of a painting. You can vaguely see its form but it's intangible.
✌️Lore✌️is best left in the margins or the underdrawing of a painting. You can vaguely see its form but it's intangible.
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Disney needs an ironic take on everything because a fairy tale played straight is dumb or cringe or whatever. Maleficent can't just be a mommy devil she has to be an SA victim.
✌️Lore✌️is best left in the margins or the underdrawing of a painting. You can vaguely see its form but it's intangible.
✌️Lore✌️is best left in the margins or the underdrawing of a painting. You can vaguely see its form but it's intangible.
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Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.
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THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor (2018)
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor - Longreads
It's a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.
longreads.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor (2018)
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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For me argentina is the easiest one because there's 40 million people on SNAP and we're giving milei 40 billion. "The president could give every hungry family a thousand dollars right now but he's giving it to argentina instead for no reason at all. He hates america"
“They’ve got money for ICE and golden ballrooms but not for hungry families” is so easy it’s almost funny
Johnson: Snap benefits is a unique situation. I got a summary of the legal analysis…the contingency funds are not legally available to cover the benefits right now
October 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For me argentina is the easiest one because there's 40 million people on SNAP and we're giving milei 40 billion. "The president could give every hungry family a thousand dollars right now but he's giving it to argentina instead for no reason at all. He hates america"
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It's all about rich white people who don't want merit based anything
and to make the professional and leadership class once more closed to all but the children of the rich, who can afford postsecondary academics without going deep into debt.
Here's part of the agenda:
theintercept.com/2022/08/25/s...
And for the rest, see the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 book.
Here's part of the agenda:
theintercept.com/2022/08/25/s...
And for the rest, see the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 book.
The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous "Educated Proletariat”
In 1970, Roger Freeman, who also worked for Nixon, revealed the right’s motivation for coming decades of attacks on higher education.
theintercept.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It's all about rich white people who don't want merit based anything
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I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.
October 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.
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kinda crazy how every single “just give people enough money to afford some basic stuff” experiments yield the exact same positive results that everyone benefits from every time, huh
Anyway, back to toiling
Anyway, back to toiling
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
kinda crazy how every single “just give people enough money to afford some basic stuff” experiments yield the exact same positive results that everyone benefits from every time, huh
Anyway, back to toiling
Anyway, back to toiling
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Whenever I see something “powered by AI”
September 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Whenever I see something “powered by AI”
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"Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" is a great line
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" is a great line