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Alex Samaras (he/him)

@bioalex.bsky.social

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It’s not enough to be not; be anti-. Anti-fascist. Anti-racist. Anti-sexist. Anti-bigot. Anti-capitalist. #CapitalismPoisonsEverything Expect a whole sort of general mishmash of my interests & passions, w/ a lot of #Splatoon3 stuff.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · Apr 1

When cruelty is the point, as it so very clearly is with these fascists, every act of kindness is an act of resistance.

Be kind, look out for each other, and stomp your boots on the faces of fascism.

Street art painted on a wall in Athens Greece in 2017 depicting a boot slamming into the face of a fascist giving a nazi salute

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 8h

Life for the civilians who survived in Gaza is in ruins. They're homeless, jobless and hungry, and rely entirely on our direct donations to survive and rebuild.

Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and make a home. And to others. ❤️ 🙏

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 6h

Please share

LUBNA 🫶🏼 @lubi1200.bsky.social · 7h

💔Today is my birthday, and the world has forgotten me. No calls, no messages, not even a single donation for my sick child. We sit hungry, broken, invisible… while life goes on around us. If even a spark of humanity remains in you, please don’t let us vanish into nothing.❤️‍🩹
tinyurl.com/HelpRamiFamily

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 6h

Here’s a beautiful tree.

(don’t mind the human; I’m just there for scale. I’m 170cm tall, so my wingspan should also be in that neighborhood)

Photograph of me leaning against a humongous double-trunked redwood tree with my arms outstretched and maybe spanning 1/4 of the way across the base. The tree towers up to the forest canopy beyond which is a partly cloudy sky

Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 6h

Doesn’t the “mute thread” function cover that? Though I don’t know if, for example, you do it on a reply within a thread, whether or not it only mutes from that reply downward or if it also mutes upthread. Regardless, it should mute any interactions with that specific post & any response to it.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 7h

I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 6h

I love how good the Switch and Switch 2 (and presumably SteamDeck?) are at this. If it’s an offline game, don’t even have to pause. Many times in Dark Souls if I was at a quiet place, I’d just hit the power button to sleep my Switch, go do some chores, come back, wake up the Switch, and carry on.😎👍🏼

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 6h

Fantastic 🧵 that both celebrates Jane Goodall AND reminds us that she did not work alone & the contributions of the locals she’d relied on to do her research are so often overlooked and ignored.

Decolonizing science does not minimalize those who inspire us; it gives more from whom to be inspired.

Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 9d

As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and she’s inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare.

However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)

Photo of Jane Goodall in the center, signing a book, with three women standing slightly hunched behind her. A very young Michelle is to the right, smiling.

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geneva @gdbee.bsky.social · 7h

🌈 ramen noodles

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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frayed @frayed-symphony.bsky.social · 1d

Some coloured #Splatoon sketches
#art

A pink-orange hued sketch of Marina from Splatoon 2 smiling at the camera, hands on her DJ deck

A yellow and green coloured sketch of Marie from Splatoon, running as she holds her umbrella for a swing. A random squid is jumping in the background

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MoodyRover @moodyrover.bsky.social · 1d

9: Hunter

#Splatoon #splatoonart #splatober

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SCARY Vaneela 🦑🕸️ @vanvanvilla.bsky.social · 2d

I FINALLY BROKE MY ARTBLOCK !!! but honestly it looks shit on camera cries

I wanted to use the metallic paint markers my mom bought me 😋😋 this is summer nights concept art !!

#splatoon #art #squidsisters

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 1d

As someone currently doing the bicycle nomad thing and so camping under the open sky far more often than not, hard disagree. I don’t want to share these wonderful spaces with those taking and following orders from a fascist dictator piece of shit.

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Uphill Into A Headwind @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 1d

And sadly, all good things must come to an end. Goodbye, Avenue of the Giants, perhaps my favorite route to #bicycle in the entire US. Hello again US101 with all of your truck traffic (but hey, quite a lot of wide shoulders!).
#BikeSky #BicycleTravel #California

Photograph of a wider part of the Eel River giving way to a broad far bank rising to a forest covered mountain under a clear blue sky

Photograph near the end of the Avenue of the Giants with Forest on the left side of the road and the Eel River and more Forest on the right under a blue sky with a bright sun

Selfie of me on my bicycle wearing a lime green bicycle helmet, a forest green buff, and a black tank top, looking sad because I’ve come to the end of the Avenue of the Giants.

Photograph of the on ramp to US101 at the end of the Avenue of the Giants with signs saying Freeway Entrance US 101 on both sides of the on ramp

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, no one can be told what the ride is. You have to feel it for yourself.

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Uphill Into A Headwind @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 1d

Heh. As I was taking my phone off the QuadLock mount to take some pictures of the Avenue of the Giants, I accidentally pressed the photo button & got the first shot, which isn’t bad if you ignore my head intruding. 😅 Anyway, the Avenue is a magical place.
🌲🌲🚵🏼‍♂️🌲🌲
#BikeSky #BicycleTravel #California

Photograph looking straight up under redwood trees showing them towering up into the forest canopy beyond which is clear blue sky

Photograph of the Avenue of the Giants between towering redwood trees

Photograph of a huge redwood tree trunk in the foreground with towering redwoods in the forest beyond

Selfie of me on my bicycle wearing a life green bicycle helmet, a lime green windbreaker, and my backpack. The photo is aimed upwards to show the redwood trees towering over me

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Uphill Into A Headwind @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 1d

The Eel River is a constant companion along the Avenue of the Giants. Both times I’ve seen it (now & back in 2021) it has seemed to be running a bit shallow, but I’m sure that’s fine. Totally fine. Right? 😥

Still it is mighty pretty when it shows itself though the trees. 🌲🚵🏼‍♂️👍🏼
#BikeSky #BicycleTravel

Photograph of The Eel River near the Avenue of the Giants with redwood forests growing along it and reflected in its still waters all under a clear blue sky

Photograph of the Eel River near the Avenue of the Giants showing redwood forests growing along its banks and reflected in its still waters

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Temp Ra @shorttempura.bsky.social · 4d

Daybreaking Rainmaker Legend #splatoon

splatoon illustration of a pink inkling holding the rainmaker, a kraken royale behind him. as it is raining, the clouds in the night sky are spiraling. below, shiver, frye and big man are gathered around a map with a variety of objects and equipment lying around

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Capitalists Are Absurd @sanefacade.blacksky.app · 3d

This was something that was solidified for me in/after 2020 protests against police brutality: both of these parties (and our entire economy) are deeply invested in both the prison and military industrial complexes, and those investments inevitably lead to what we're seeing now.

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3d

In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 3d

Whiteness (especially in the US) in a nutshell: enjoying the spoils of someone else’s hard work every damn day.

Also capitalism in a nutshell. Probably why late stage capitalism is such a white supremacist endeavor.

Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 3d

Trans rights protect EVERY GENDER. Just like the rights black people fought for protect EVERY RACE. Including white people! Y'all are enjoying the spoils of someone else's hard work every damn day.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 3d

Trans rights are civil rights. If you aren't willing to die on the hill of trans rights, then you aren't willing to die on the hill of Black rights. Of Jewish rights. Of disabled rights. Of gay rights. Of anyone's rights. Human rights.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 3d

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 4d

Our ancestors were called uncivilized because their connection to nature challenged the capitalist obsession with controlling land.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 3d

It has seemed to me that the practical goal state of capitalism IS slavery. Someone does all the work at as little cost as the capitalist can get away with, & the capitalist reaps all the profits. Owning those who do the work means the least cost for the work.
#CapitalismPoisonsEverything

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

I read somewhere recently that what the rich really want is slavery and it's hard not to read this article through that lens

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org