Chris Richards
@eclecticradical.bsky.social
@TheEclecticRad on Twitter and @EclecticRadical on Patreon, Substack, and YouTube! This is the place to find my content and to hit me up on Bluesky!
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What have sex workers and free speech advocates been saying about age check laws and policies re: adult material and how they will lead to anti-queer discrimination? 🤔
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This morning I was joined by Jacob from @workerslit.bsky.social for a discussion that started with William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy and spread from there: corporate power, technological/spiritual transcendence, and the question of whether there is any hope.
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The Eclectic Radical: Burning Chrome
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February 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This morning I was joined by Jacob from @workerslit.bsky.social for a discussion that started with William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy and spread from there: corporate power, technological/spiritual transcendence, and the question of whether there is any hope.
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I have been personally harmed by this post (obligatory parentheses to tell you I think you’re doing great, champ)
the AuDHD urge to put additional context in parentheses in texts so others know there’s more than one thought happening at the same time
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I have been personally harmed by this post (obligatory parentheses to tell you I think you’re doing great, champ)
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We transcended 😎
February 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
We transcended 😎
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Jacob went on the Eclectic Radical to talk about William Gibson! Go check it out!
On Sunday Feb 15th, the wonderful comrades from socialistshelf.bsky.social will be making a return appearance on the Eclectic Radical!
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
Bluesky
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February 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Jacob went on the Eclectic Radical to talk about William Gibson! Go check it out!
This morning I was joined by Jacob from @workerslit.bsky.social for a discussion that started with William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy and spread from there: corporate power, technological/spiritual transcendence, and the question of whether there is any hope.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
The Eclectic Radical: Burning Chrome
YouTube video by eclecticradical
m.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This morning I was joined by Jacob from @workerslit.bsky.social for a discussion that started with William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy and spread from there: corporate power, technological/spiritual transcendence, and the question of whether there is any hope.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
Captain America literally joined the protesters and beat up the cops during a police riot.
Surely people have more energy for other, more constructive things than constantly trying to dunk on people saying superheroes are progressive
February 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Captain America literally joined the protesters and beat up the cops during a police riot.
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Surely people have more energy for other, more constructive things than constantly trying to dunk on people saying superheroes are progressive
February 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Surely people have more energy for other, more constructive things than constantly trying to dunk on people saying superheroes are progressive
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Please
Let my
Life
Matter
Let my
Life
Matter
If you support
Transgender woman
Like me
And do not
Want to see
Me die
Here is a
Way to help
Me
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Transgender woman
Like me
And do not
Want to see
Me die
Here is a
Way to help
Me
#supportttans
#transcrowdfund
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Lilith survive
hi I am Lilith I am 19 trans who also has learning difficulties and autism I am needing help with my life Medical housing food I broke my leg and am not able to work I was riding my bike to work and f...
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February 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Please
Let my
Life
Matter
Let my
Life
Matter
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On Sunday Feb 15th, the wonderful comrades from socialistshelf.bsky.social will be making a return appearance on the Eclectic Radical!
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
Bluesky
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February 15, 2026 at 12:25 AM
On Sunday Feb 15th, the wonderful comrades from socialistshelf.bsky.social will be making a return appearance on the Eclectic Radical!
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
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The people pushing the line that Long COVID is completely psychosomatic don’t have a solution for the “social problems” they say cause psychosomatic illness, which means they’re useless even if they’re right.
If you have #LongCOVID, you might want to skip this book - written by a neurologist, whose book, The Age of Diagnosis, "ostensibly makes the case for Long Covid being a (predominantly) psychosomatic condition":
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Suzanne O’Sullivan’s new book ‘The Age of Diagnosis’ and her curious characterisation of Long Covid as a psychosomatic condition – BJGP Life
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February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The people pushing the line that Long COVID is completely psychosomatic don’t have a solution for the “social problems” they say cause psychosomatic illness, which means they’re useless even if they’re right.
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Sounds very interesting
#SciFiSky
#SciFiSky
On Sunday Feb 15th, the wonderful comrades from socialistshelf.bsky.social will be making a return appearance on the Eclectic Radical!
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
Bluesky
Msocialistshelf.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Sounds very interesting
#SciFiSky
#SciFiSky
On Sunday Feb 15th, the wonderful comrades from socialistshelf.bsky.social will be making a return appearance on the Eclectic Radical!
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
Bluesky
Msocialistshelf.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 12:25 AM
On Sunday Feb 15th, the wonderful comrades from socialistshelf.bsky.social will be making a return appearance on the Eclectic Radical!
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
We’ll be talking about the work of 1980s SF author William Gibson and how his dystopian future became our very real present.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
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Become ungovernable
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Become ungovernable
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You won't need to tax them after you take back all your stuff.
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
You won't need to tax them after you take back all your stuff.
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Don't psychosomatic symptoms deserve treatment, too?
February 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Don't psychosomatic symptoms deserve treatment, too?
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Let me tale this moment to beat my fave dead horse: Cartesian dualism is a scam.
February 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Let me tale this moment to beat my fave dead horse: Cartesian dualism is a scam.
Fun fact: Captain James Cook was struck in the heart by a dart on Valentine’s Day.
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Fun fact: Captain James Cook was struck in the heart by a dart on Valentine’s Day.
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That’s because they’re using “psychosomatic” to mean “made up” instead of “a complicated outgrowth of having a unified bodymind that requires alternative approaches.” Like when doctors call pain “anxiety” bc they don’t want to deal with you.
February 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
That’s because they’re using “psychosomatic” to mean “made up” instead of “a complicated outgrowth of having a unified bodymind that requires alternative approaches.” Like when doctors call pain “anxiety” bc they don’t want to deal with you.
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lol. It’s all about the second coming.
Ah yes. Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day quite like a crucifix thong
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
lol. It’s all about the second coming.
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Any amount helps, and if you don’t have any, boost! 🙏
Please. This family needs us.
Any amount helps, and if you don’t have any, boost! 🙏
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Myfamily consists 15people,my parents suffer chronic illnesses freezing
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Saveus before its too late
verified
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February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
PLEASE HELP!!
Please. This family needs us.
Any amount helps, and if you don’t have any, boost! 🙏
Please. This family needs us.
Any amount helps, and if you don’t have any, boost! 🙏
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A really great doctor once told me "psychosomatic doesn't mean the symptoms aren't real and anyone who says otherwise doesn't understand what that word means" and I think about that a lot.
February 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A really great doctor once told me "psychosomatic doesn't mean the symptoms aren't real and anyone who says otherwise doesn't understand what that word means" and I think about that a lot.
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I had a psychotic break that was attributed to depression. I didn't believe it was and begged for an MRI. The psychiatrist wouldn't send me for it. Later my Rheum did and turned out I had brain lesions consistent with CNS lupus. It gets complicated.
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I had a psychotic break that was attributed to depression. I didn't believe it was and begged for an MRI. The psychiatrist wouldn't send me for it. Later my Rheum did and turned out I had brain lesions consistent with CNS lupus. It gets complicated.
Correct, which means Kristi Noem is talking about using federal government policing power to suppress the votes of everyone they don’t believe is “100% American.”
Which is code for conservative white Christians.
Which is code for conservative white Christians.
When they say the ‘right’ people, they mean the white people.
Full-blown fascism.
Full-blown fascism.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Correct, which means Kristi Noem is talking about using federal government policing power to suppress the votes of everyone they don’t believe is “100% American.”
Which is code for conservative white Christians.
Which is code for conservative white Christians.
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When they say the ‘right’ people, they mean the white people.
Full-blown fascism.
Full-blown fascism.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
When they say the ‘right’ people, they mean the white people.
Full-blown fascism.
Full-blown fascism.
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Just a reminder that neurologists thought MS was psychosomatic until MRIs proved them wrong.
February 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Just a reminder that neurologists thought MS was psychosomatic until MRIs proved them wrong.