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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It’s funny how often “blue no matter who” is just an excuse to bully people into committing to support a declared candidate who is essentially a Trumper.
new rule:
if you cannot name the republican they would be beating (because they do not exist yet, or haven't won their primary yet, etc), you cannot say "vote blue no matter who" about an election
this is a objectively a fair and sane rule
if you cannot name the republican they would be beating (because they do not exist yet, or haven't won their primary yet, etc), you cannot say "vote blue no matter who" about an election
this is a objectively a fair and sane rule
February 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
It’s funny how often “blue no matter who” is just an excuse to bully people into committing to support a declared candidate who is essentially a Trumper.
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new rule:
if you cannot name the republican they would be beating (because they do not exist yet, or haven't won their primary yet, etc), you cannot say "vote blue no matter who" about an election
this is a objectively a fair and sane rule
if you cannot name the republican they would be beating (because they do not exist yet, or haven't won their primary yet, etc), you cannot say "vote blue no matter who" about an election
this is a objectively a fair and sane rule
February 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
new rule:
if you cannot name the republican they would be beating (because they do not exist yet, or haven't won their primary yet, etc), you cannot say "vote blue no matter who" about an election
this is a objectively a fair and sane rule
if you cannot name the republican they would be beating (because they do not exist yet, or haven't won their primary yet, etc), you cannot say "vote blue no matter who" about an election
this is a objectively a fair and sane rule
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Nothing makes it more impossible to know if individual accounts are who they claim to be than @moderation.bsky.app blowing away accounts from actual Palestinians in Gaza whose identities have been independently confirmed
As it stands if someone wants to impersonate someone how could I know ‽
As it stands if someone wants to impersonate someone how could I know ‽
February 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Nothing makes it more impossible to know if individual accounts are who they claim to be than @moderation.bsky.app blowing away accounts from actual Palestinians in Gaza whose identities have been independently confirmed
As it stands if someone wants to impersonate someone how could I know ‽
As it stands if someone wants to impersonate someone how could I know ‽
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Voting for anybody taking #Palantir money is voting for your own suffering.
Really wish people in my neck of the woods would pay attention to stuff like this
There’s also a progressive candidate running who HASN’T taken money from Palantir partners @mikesacks.bsky.social :
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Voting for anybody taking #Palantir money is voting for your own suffering.
Garry Tan already has “the torment nexus” secretly trademarked.
It’s going to be the new YIMBY newspaper in San Francisco.
#Deadpan
It’s going to be the new YIMBY newspaper in San Francisco.
#Deadpan
Eventually they're just going to actually call one of these "the torment nexus" and the loop of irony and horror will be complete.
Meta has secured a patent for an AI system designed to simulate a user’s social media activity, including the ability to continue posting after the user’s death.
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Garry Tan already has “the torment nexus” secretly trademarked.
It’s going to be the new YIMBY newspaper in San Francisco.
#Deadpan
It’s going to be the new YIMBY newspaper in San Francisco.
#Deadpan
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Eventually they're just going to actually call one of these "the torment nexus" and the loop of irony and horror will be complete.
Meta has secured a patent for an AI system designed to simulate a user’s social media activity, including the ability to continue posting after the user’s death.
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Eventually they're just going to actually call one of these "the torment nexus" and the loop of irony and horror will be complete.
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Seems like a good time to revisit our Neuromancer episode with @nocartridge.bsky.social huh?
The Computer is my Friend: Neuromancer, ft. Trevor Strunk
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February 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Seems like a good time to revisit our Neuromancer episode with @nocartridge.bsky.social huh?
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And while you're at it, check out Jacob's conversation on @eclecticradical.bsky.social about Gibson just a couple of days ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
The Eclectic Radical: Burning Chrome
YouTube video by eclecticradical
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February 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
And while you're at it, check out Jacob's conversation on @eclecticradical.bsky.social about Gibson just a couple of days ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8q...
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I dunno.
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
Pretty sure the Greeks did not mean THIS depth of abysmal when they coined ‘kakistocracy’.
His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
February 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I dunno.
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
I dunno.
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
Pretty sure the Greeks did not mean THIS depth of abysmal when they coined ‘kakistocracy’.
His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
February 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I dunno.
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
Trump has real Dionysius the Younger energy, don’t you think? 🤔
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Pretty sure the Greeks did not mean THIS depth of abysmal when they coined ‘kakistocracy’.
His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.
it's even worse than first reported
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
the fucking guy caused an inflight disruption so bad the pilot had to leave the command deck then he was like I RELIEVE U OF DUTY
absolute toddler baby shit brained government at the highest levels
February 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Pretty sure the Greeks did not mean THIS depth of abysmal when they coined ‘kakistocracy’.
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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.
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...
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New #MutualAid Update:
Next rent due on Friday, 2/27.
Need $300 right now for a couple of critical bills now coming due. Additional $500 by next week covers rent.
Will by applying for SS Retirement next month; SSDI appeal still ongoing.
Thanks for your continued support!!
💸💕 🙏🏿🙏🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Next rent due on Friday, 2/27.
Need $300 right now for a couple of critical bills now coming due. Additional $500 by next week covers rent.
Will by applying for SS Retirement next month; SSDI appeal still ongoing.
Thanks for your continued support!!
💸💕 🙏🏿🙏🏿👍🏿👍🏿
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
New #MutualAid Update:
Next rent due on Friday, 2/27.
Need $300 right now for a couple of critical bills now coming due. Additional $500 by next week covers rent.
Will by applying for SS Retirement next month; SSDI appeal still ongoing.
Thanks for your continued support!!
💸💕 🙏🏿🙏🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Next rent due on Friday, 2/27.
Need $300 right now for a couple of critical bills now coming due. Additional $500 by next week covers rent.
Will by applying for SS Retirement next month; SSDI appeal still ongoing.
Thanks for your continued support!!
💸💕 🙏🏿🙏🏿👍🏿👍🏿
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Happy Lunar New Year!! here's to new beginnings and a better spring!
새해복많이받으세요
Chúc mừng Năm Mới
新年快乐
Ramadan Mubarak
Laissez les bons temps rouler
however you celebrate the beginning of spring, I hope it connects you more with your heart and your community
Chúc mừng Năm Mới
新年快乐
Ramadan Mubarak
Laissez les bons temps rouler
however you celebrate the beginning of spring, I hope it connects you more with your heart and your community
February 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Happy Lunar New Year!! here's to new beginnings and a better spring!
Absolutely!
The late David Graeber always said that people made the world the way it is, so people can change it.
The late David Graeber always said that people made the world the way it is, so people can change it.
The future will be better, and it will be beautiful, and it will be because we didn't give up.
It's cheesy, but it's true.
It's cheesy, but it's true.
February 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Absolutely!
The late David Graeber always said that people made the world the way it is, so people can change it.
The late David Graeber always said that people made the world the way it is, so people can change it.
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The future will be better, and it will be beautiful, and it will be because we didn't give up.
It's cheesy, but it's true.
It's cheesy, but it's true.
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The future will be better, and it will be beautiful, and it will be because we didn't give up.
It's cheesy, but it's true.
It's cheesy, but it's true.
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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
Msocialistshelf.bsky.social
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