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CosmoShidan

@cosmoshidan.bsky.social

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I am a person with mild autism, with an interest in philosophy, poetry, anime, Space opera, Cosmic horror, sword-and-sorcery, and post-colonial libertarian socialism non-fiction and fiction.

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CosmoShidan @cosmoshidan.bsky.social · Dec 28

A little Blake's 7 meme on anti-capitalist/anti-fascist/anti-authoritarian stances.

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The Antifa Lorax @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social · 4h

I can finally see myself in the revolution

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The Antifa Lorax @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social · 4h

I sincerely just wanna frog costume and dance. Like, put music on or have headphones in there and just vibe for a while.

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 6h

And he’s a dancing machine. Passersby are either delighted or just move on like they see dancing frogs on Clark Street every day.

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Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 6h

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6h

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Moscow's latest attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure 'cynical and calculated'.

Russian strikes in Ukraine leave 20 wounded, thousands more in darkness

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Moscow's latest attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure 'cynical and calculated'.

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CosmoShidan @cosmoshidan.bsky.social · 19h

Ha! Looks like the officials got their just desserts! globalnews.ca/news/1147137...

Man arrested for Halloween display depicting local officials in body bags: police - National | Globalnews.ca

Accused Kentucky man Stephan Marcum allegedly displayed fake hanging body bags labelled 'District Judge,' 'SIS,' 'C.A.,' 'Zoning Mgr' and 'Mayor.'

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 5d

Sophie Ellis-Bextor hits out at transphobia: “These people make trans people their whole personality and spend their entire day being angry” 💯

“There was a time when Pride felt like a celebration of the shoulders people were able to stand on, but now it feels like an absolute political necessity”

Sophie Ellis-Bextor hits out at transphobia: "These people make trans people their whole personality"

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has criticised increasing levels of transphobia in the UK and overseas in a new interview.

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CosmoShidan @cosmoshidan.bsky.social · 23h

He’s getting advice from his chiropractor. That is my guess. But I digress.

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Lucifer Baby @samaelmorningstar.bsky.social · 5d

This man had a stroke and tried to keep it hidden and now he disappears again from the public a second time its clear his health is going down the drain.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

The protests are on one block. Nothing is burning down. His justification for sending in troops is all based on lies.

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CosmoShidan @cosmoshidan.bsky.social · 23h

Get ready for bubble fallout.

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Lucifer Baby @samaelmorningstar.bsky.social · 4d

Guys the US economy is being held on AI bubble right now the economy is gonna crash guys

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 4d

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.

When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.

Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where systemically marginalized users could feel safer, but…

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 4d

Especially ridiculous as Sam Harris has constantly complained about the evil left 'demonizing wealth' esp billionaires who he thinks can do so much good. 🫠

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froge (they/them) ⋆˙⟡ virtual froggy idol @hypofroge.bsky.social · 1d

If you’d like to help offset the cost of the medication, I’ve made a new goal over on Ko-Fi dedicated to that. As always, I appreciate any help but it is never expected. 💗

#MutualAid 💸💞

ko-fi.com/hypofroge/go...

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 23h

Idk just read around the typos

Im so pissed rn

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 23h

This is a cool project. use-it.travel - USE-IT provides maps made by young locals, not commercial, free and up-to-date.

USE-IT Europe | Free maps, made by locals

USE-IT provides maps made by young locals, not commercial, free and up-to-date. We are a European network of young map-makers sharing the best of tips to help you act like a local in our cities.

use-it.travel

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 23h

📣 Hands Off Tish James
📆 Friday, October 10
⏰ 5:30 – 7pm EDT
📍Foley Square (Pearl Street & Centre St, NYC)

#HandsOffTish

More info:
www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

Solidarity Rally Hands Off Tish James Friday 10/10 Foley Square, 5:30pm

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Until All of Us Are Free @solidarity5ever.bsky.social · 23h

I've long maintained absurdity is a viable protest strategy. It's not the only one, and it's not always appropriate, but fascists hate life. And life is absurd.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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The Antifa Lorax @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing

Distribute Aid @distributeaid.org · 2d

For anyone needing a boost today- check out the kind folks of Nashville coming together to build 100 everything-but-the-meds HRT kits for trans people in their community 💜

That’s a year’s worth of harm reduction supplies for 100 people. Thank you Nashville, with more to come!

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

As soon as I saw this location on the list I assumed it was just because it’s a highly visible location downtown. We all know there’s no legit security need.

Almost everything they do is to create social media content and terror.