E.St.V.M.
@estvm.bsky.social
Posting the occasional Edna St. Vincent Millay poem, random science, and other thoughts. But mostly political ravings. Proud Progressive/Democratic Socialist. All views explicitly mine.
The Washington Post: Fascism is a Two Way Street - Obey in Advance
Ah yes, the new, “free markets and liberties”-focused Washington Post:
January 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Washington Post: Fascism is a Two Way Street - Obey in Advance
To think of disobedient minorities as rebels or traitors is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution..."
-Hannah Arendt
-Hannah Arendt
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
To think of disobedient minorities as rebels or traitors is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution..."
-Hannah Arendt
-Hannah Arendt
With apologies to Florence Reece and Pete Seeger:
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
They say in Minnesota
ICE shot a woman there
Gunned her down in the street
Out in the open air
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
(1/3)
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
They say in Minnesota
ICE shot a woman there
Gunned her down in the street
Out in the open air
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
(1/3)
January 13, 2026 at 12:22 PM
With apologies to Florence Reece and Pete Seeger:
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
They say in Minnesota
ICE shot a woman there
Gunned her down in the street
Out in the open air
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
(1/3)
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
They say in Minnesota
ICE shot a woman there
Gunned her down in the street
Out in the open air
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
(1/3)
From my favorite midwest nice curmudgeon.
Abolish ICE
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
From my favorite midwest nice curmudgeon.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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At best they're the SA, at worst, future SS. Jackbooted Nazi thugs, all of them.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
At best they're the SA, at worst, future SS. Jackbooted Nazi thugs, all of them.
Maybe ICE should stop hiring cowards who seem to be in constant fear for their life? If you're yellow-bellied, maybe don't go into a job that puts you in high stress situations. Like, become a librarian or something. Of course that assumes they can read.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Maybe ICE should stop hiring cowards who seem to be in constant fear for their life? If you're yellow-bellied, maybe don't go into a job that puts you in high stress situations. Like, become a librarian or something. Of course that assumes they can read.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
"Absolutely speaking, the more money, the less virtue."
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"Absolutely speaking, the more money, the less virtue."
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
-Henry David Thoreau
Finding a lot to recommend in Thoreau, but also a lot I disagree with. This statement definitely rings true though.
"Witness the present Mexican war, the work of a comparatively few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for, in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure."
-Henry David Thoreau
-Henry David Thoreau
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Witness the present Mexican war, the work of a comparatively few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for, in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure."
-Henry David Thoreau
-Henry David Thoreau
So I guess we learned nothing from Iraq.
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
So I guess we learned nothing from Iraq.
"Cause we're the cops of the world, boys,
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
Cops of the World
YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"Cause we're the cops of the world, boys,
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
We're the cops of the world.
We pick and choose as we please, boy,
Pick and choose as we please.
You'd best get down on your knees boy,
Best get down on your knees."
youtu.be/fgrehW44g5s?...
From "Remember Me" by a Phil Ochs (1/2)
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
From "Remember Me" by a Phil Ochs (1/2)
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
"When the Fascists started marching many millions had to pay;
We saw them rise to power but we looked the other way.
It happened once before and it can happen once again--
Will you show me that I didn't die in vain."
One More Year of Good TImes
YouTube video by Country Joe McDonald - Topic
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Me in IRL, but with coffee and dogs.
☕️📖 Nothing like spending a cozy morning curled up under a blanket with a cup of tea and a book on my lap to keep me company while I endlessly scroll my phone
December 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Me in IRL, but with coffee and dogs.
"Well what'ya think we are?"
"Nazis"
"Nazis"
I'm once again politely asking Bluesky developers to allow us to attach multiple photos and videos in one post.
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Well what'ya think we are?"
"Nazis"
"Nazis"
"No artist is ever completely separated from the political and social currents of his time, and if he is, he is avoiding a certain amount of responsibility to his public, his character, and his art."
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"No artist is ever completely separated from the political and social currents of his time, and if he is, he is avoiding a certain amount of responsibility to his public, his character, and his art."
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
-Protest-singer Phil Ochs, 1961
The feeling when
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The feeling when
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
You realize
Why
The front of your legs are cool
And the backs are warm:
Your dog switched sides.
There a word for that?
And fuck Reagan for ignoring the beginning of the pandemic.
December 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
And fuck Reagan for ignoring the beginning of the pandemic.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
"Oh, workers can you stand it?
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
December 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"Oh, workers can you stand it?
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize."
-"Which Side Are You On," by Pete Seeger
Learning about the banality of evil makes it all the more horrifying. The insurance industry and slavery:
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...
When Insurance Companies Insured Slaves
YouTube video by Brandon Fisichella
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Learning about the banality of evil makes it all the more horrifying. The insurance industry and slavery:
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...
youtu.be/MCrm2nPldIU?...