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@ben.vampirefriday.org
General nerd in the PNW. Amateur musician. Former photographer. Occasional podcaster but we don't have to talk about that. He/They
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We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We used to call this subtweeting and also yes
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Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
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I don't have a PhD in basic logic, but I'm not sure you can have both of these things at the same time.
January 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I don't have a PhD in basic logic, but I'm not sure you can have both of these things at the same time.
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This is what I meant when I wrote that "we can overthrow them with a union of care."
"At schools, volunteers are forming human chains as students and employees enter and leave, with whistles to blow if ICE shows up.
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Inside Minneapolis’s Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers
Renee Nicole Good lived in a community where residents by the thousands are using text alerts, whistles and Google documents to shadow federal agents
www.wsj.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is what I meant when I wrote that "we can overthrow them with a union of care."
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Bro!!! Bro, your petard, bro!!! Look out, dude!!!! That thing could straight up hoist you!!! Bro!! BRO!!!!
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Bro!!! Bro, your petard, bro!!! Look out, dude!!!! That thing could straight up hoist you!!! Bro!! BRO!!!!
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nothing annoys me more than people who want to feel like they have special information going "do you know this CAN work..."
shut up, use water, use water, use water. got something else you want to urge people to use bc you saw a street medic use it once? shut up. use water.
shut up, use water, use water, use water. got something else you want to urge people to use bc you saw a street medic use it once? shut up. use water.
Really want to emphasize this. Don't use shit like LAW or milk in your eyes. If you don't know what LAW is, great, don't bother. I've worked in chemistry labs and production floors most of my adult life, including with lachrymators and irritants. Use water. Just water. That's it.
Hey, you! :)
Here: activisthandbook.org/wellbeing/ri..., has a link to a 56-pg field guide. And also, a giant freaking 486-pg book for medics.
Short one is closer to what you want. Relevant bit for pepper spray ⬇️
(RCAs) = Riot control agents AKA pepper spray (OC) and tear gas (CS and or CN).
Here: activisthandbook.org/wellbeing/ri..., has a link to a 56-pg field guide. And also, a giant freaking 486-pg book for medics.
Short one is closer to what you want. Relevant bit for pepper spray ⬇️
(RCAs) = Riot control agents AKA pepper spray (OC) and tear gas (CS and or CN).
January 11, 2026 at 1:52 AM
nothing annoys me more than people who want to feel like they have special information going "do you know this CAN work..."
shut up, use water, use water, use water. got something else you want to urge people to use bc you saw a street medic use it once? shut up. use water.
shut up, use water, use water, use water. got something else you want to urge people to use bc you saw a street medic use it once? shut up. use water.
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the first candidate to run in a program of mass imprisoning AI company executives will earn my vote
"To all the haters out there, keep it up. It's working."
—@davidgerard.co.uk
—@davidgerard.co.uk
US voters hate AI — and politicians are noticing
YouTube video by Pivot to AI
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
the first candidate to run in a program of mass imprisoning AI company executives will earn my vote
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ring ring ring ring ring ring ring antifaphone
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
ring ring ring ring ring ring ring antifaphone
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Anyone who votes for that should resign.
Senate Democrats are CURRENTLY negotiating a plan to INCREASE ICE funding by another 10%
SCOOP: Senate Negotiators Eye Another ICE Funding Increase
GOP pushes for even more "operational capacity" while Schumer and Jeffries balk at drawing red lines, fearing "Defund" optics.
migrantinsider.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Anyone who votes for that should resign.
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Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
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except for Ben Shapiro’s wife
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
except for Ben Shapiro’s wife
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Boar's Head, again. Listeria, again. Pecorino cheese
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Boar's Head, again. Listeria, again. Pecorino cheese
I don’t want to tell the freakin’ pope what to do but it would be incredibly funny* if the first American pope excommunicated the American vice president.
*not that funny given all the fucked up circumstances around it. But still like, pretty good, y’know?
*not that funny given all the fucked up circumstances around it. But still like, pretty good, y’know?
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I don’t want to tell the freakin’ pope what to do but it would be incredibly funny* if the first American pope excommunicated the American vice president.
*not that funny given all the fucked up circumstances around it. But still like, pretty good, y’know?
*not that funny given all the fucked up circumstances around it. But still like, pretty good, y’know?
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me: I want cars to be seen as the deadly weapons they are
monkey’s paw:
monkey’s paw:
a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object
ALT: a cartoon hand reaching out towards a purple object
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
me: I want cars to be seen as the deadly weapons they are
monkey’s paw:
monkey’s paw:
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Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines?
Previously, several of these companies, like Apple, IBM, and Disney, have paused advertising on X in response to antisemitic content. But antisemitism on X never slowed, sexual abuse imagery increased, and all of these companies quietly resumed advertising anyways.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines?
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i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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I know it takes varying amounts of time, money, and knowhow, but I advocate more than ever for taking control of your digital life.
Whether that is a less invasive service, or a self-hosted one, or getting back into physical media.
Whether that is a less invasive service, or a self-hosted one, or getting back into physical media.
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
January 7, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I know it takes varying amounts of time, money, and knowhow, but I advocate more than ever for taking control of your digital life.
Whether that is a less invasive service, or a self-hosted one, or getting back into physical media.
Whether that is a less invasive service, or a self-hosted one, or getting back into physical media.
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No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
We must speak plainly: January 6th was an attempted coup. It was an effort to nullify millions of lawful votes and subvert the will of the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
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Just thinking about how my local mall in the 90s had a giant sculpture of Yosemite Sam using a fish as a fleshlight
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Just thinking about how my local mall in the 90s had a giant sculpture of Yosemite Sam using a fish as a fleshlight
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Legislators address car infrastructure because it affects them. They cut transit infrastructure because it doesn’t.
I’m so glad we have folks like Angelita who use transit every day and are willing to fight for it and who understand just how necessary it is.
I’m so glad we have folks like Angelita who use transit every day and are willing to fight for it and who understand just how necessary it is.
Due to a lack of federal and state dollars, TriMet is cutting multiple key bus lines I take.
I can’t drive. I don’t have a car. Not sure what people are supposed to do other than rage against the state legislators who let this happen 🤷🏻♀️
Feel free to name and shame in the replies!
I can’t drive. I don’t have a car. Not sure what people are supposed to do other than rage against the state legislators who let this happen 🤷🏻♀️
Feel free to name and shame in the replies!
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Legislators address car infrastructure because it affects them. They cut transit infrastructure because it doesn’t.
I’m so glad we have folks like Angelita who use transit every day and are willing to fight for it and who understand just how necessary it is.
I’m so glad we have folks like Angelita who use transit every day and are willing to fight for it and who understand just how necessary it is.