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Brooke

@brooklynmarie.bsky.social

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Tlönista. Shitposting merrily downward. Weird plant, cat, books lady. Sci-fi, fantasy, art, jazz, etc. Profile photo is a selfie with the bottom half of my face hilariously covered by my cat's. Banner pic is of crows in a tree.

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · Jan 25

What we are all experiencing is called "resilience targeting." It is a deliberate attack favored by many of todays shitlords, and is a fairly well known theory in disinfo and climate circles; it's just that everyone seems to be in denial that it's an attack. Today might be a good day to read up

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 7m

So glad I could pass this along, it's wonderful!

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 9m

I think my guy is actually made of worms

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 38m

That's exactly the impression I got

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 39m

Isn't it great!!

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 40m

Same, haha

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 40m

Oh yeah, big sam over here

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

I've met him briefly a couple times and the overwhelming impression I've always gotten is that there is absolutely nothing going on in that empty head of his

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2h

Wolf being absolutely destroyed in Jeopardy by Andy Richter

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

What a dipshit.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

🧵

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 18h

Okay the edible is kicking in and I'm still exhausted (but much better) after last night's grief storm.

So let's talk about why Heinlein is so beloved by many, while so many others walk up to that table with boxes of problematic going 'how in the fuck'

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STABITHA🔪🔪🔪 @crabitha.slutmo.de · 2h

wow, wouldnt have thought this would go down this way considering Everything Else

NPR @npr.org · 2h

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

Robert Roberson granted stay of execution

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of Robert Roberson a week before it was scheduled to occur.

n.pr

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

God yes

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

I woke up next to it :(

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

Oh I got into getting all the strays fixed and vaxxed around here a few years back, because I think a lot of oldsters with cats passed away in 2020-2021 and no one was taking care of the now abandoned pets, and taking that chore on oneself runs a real risk of accumulating animals, I NOW KNOW

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

Exactly like that. And I don't know how to find a lot of the counterculture any more, as so much of that is (quite rightly) youth driven and I hate, hate the idea of being some gen x loser hanging around the kids like a bad smell

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

My partner very thoughtfully brought home two and hid one of them from me lmao

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

Getting another cat will fix me

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

I'm working my way through this bag of "Halloween" chocolates. As if any sane person should be expected to keep chocolates in the house that long only to give them away to grimy little strangers in disguise

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

My true personality always comes out :(

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

I ended up hating mastodon after ugly experiences of my own. The bounce thing is because it just really seems as though this place is about to go real corporate

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

Very :(

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

Some of this is coming from pressure I'm feeling to be more professional on here again and start promoting my work but I really don't want to cross those streams any more than I already have

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

❤️❤️❤️ likewise and I will!!