Symora
@glitchesbrew.bsky.social
aesthetic appreciator, overanalyzer, and ostensible writer - she/they️⚧️ - ever finding the loveliest common denominator
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It feels like we ran out of things to say around 2022 at the latest and have been chasing our tails for years tbh. The world feels older. Even the Trumpy propaganda is "We will make it 1956 America again 1939 Germanyishly" rather than offering an actual future.
I see we’re at the “are asians white” stage of playing the 2016 hits
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It feels like we ran out of things to say around 2022 at the latest and have been chasing our tails for years tbh. The world feels older. Even the Trumpy propaganda is "We will make it 1956 America again 1939 Germanyishly" rather than offering an actual future.
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someone in discord once asked me to try to summarize jfk's assorted medical problems from memory
January 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM
someone in discord once asked me to try to summarize jfk's assorted medical problems from memory
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"If I create enough noise, my friends can get away." These kids have more courage than our elected reps or any of the rest of us.
nine years old
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"If I create enough noise, my friends can get away." These kids have more courage than our elected reps or any of the rest of us.
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WAIT YEATS'S "The Second Coming" IS A FLU PANDEMIC POEM??? what the fuck
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
WAIT YEATS'S "The Second Coming" IS A FLU PANDEMIC POEM??? what the fuck
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This something I want people to understand. If you don’t get their names, they’re just gone. There’s no arrest record and the snatch-and-grabs can last seconds. People simply disappear and we can’t find out who they are or what happened to them.
They seem to be making a habit of it.
This child was taken 10 days ago, no idea who he is, if he is with his family or even if his family knows what happened to him.
This child was taken 10 days ago, no idea who he is, if he is with his family or even if his family knows what happened to him.
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This something I want people to understand. If you don’t get their names, they’re just gone. There’s no arrest record and the snatch-and-grabs can last seconds. People simply disappear and we can’t find out who they are or what happened to them.
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We defeated SOPA and PIPA, but this bill makes those ones look almost tame by comparison.
JFC this bill is dystopian. It basically mandates putting DRM and spyware on all 3-D printers, all in the name of gun control (and if you think it will stop with firearms, I have a bridge to sell you). This would wipe out the maker movement at a time when it's finally starting to become accessible.
No Longer Fiction. The 3D Printing Ban Is Here
YouTube video by Loyal Moses
youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM
We defeated SOPA and PIPA, but this bill makes those ones look almost tame by comparison.
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Or smuggling banned .stl files and firmware on their cybernetic implants like in Johnny Mnemonic.
Fortunately, the implants needed to do so already exist:
https://youtu.be/yjUxmezRHhU
Fortunately, the implants needed to do so already exist:
https://youtu.be/yjUxmezRHhU
Potential future gig for the hopeful minor cyberpunk protagonist: smuggling RepRap parts
JFC this bill is dystopian. It basically mandates putting DRM and spyware on all 3-D printers, all in the name of gun control (and if you think it will stop with firearms, I have a bridge to sell you). This would wipe out the maker movement at a time when it's finally starting to become accessible.
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Or smuggling banned .stl files and firmware on their cybernetic implants like in Johnny Mnemonic.
Fortunately, the implants needed to do so already exist:
https://youtu.be/yjUxmezRHhU
Fortunately, the implants needed to do so already exist:
https://youtu.be/yjUxmezRHhU
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JFC this bill is dystopian. It basically mandates putting DRM and spyware on all 3-D printers, all in the name of gun control (and if you think it will stop with firearms, I have a bridge to sell you). This would wipe out the maker movement at a time when it's finally starting to become accessible.
No Longer Fiction. The 3D Printing Ban Is Here
YouTube video by Loyal Moses
youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
JFC this bill is dystopian. It basically mandates putting DRM and spyware on all 3-D printers, all in the name of gun control (and if you think it will stop with firearms, I have a bridge to sell you). This would wipe out the maker movement at a time when it's finally starting to become accessible.
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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This is not materially different from Josef Mengele. The concept is to deliberately expose people to serious harm so you can gather more data on what you already know will hurt them. It's not some big coincidence the Nuremberg Code expressly prohibits everything resembling this kind of "science."
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This is not materially different from Josef Mengele. The concept is to deliberately expose people to serious harm so you can gather more data on what you already know will hurt them. It's not some big coincidence the Nuremberg Code expressly prohibits everything resembling this kind of "science."
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I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
doom is cope, everybody's saying it
Please don’t approvingly share absolute horseshit like this written by someone who is deeply miserable and wants you to be miserable too.
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
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They said we couldnt do it they said the hyades would never sing but we did it folks. we made the black star rise and twin suns sink beneath the lake. Carcosa *mouthing the words* car coze ah
January 23, 2026 at 6:40 AM
They said we couldnt do it they said the hyades would never sing but we did it folks. we made the black star rise and twin suns sink beneath the lake. Carcosa *mouthing the words* car coze ah
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they’ve been assuring everyone this is the case for at least 15 years. It’s always been “next year you’ll see, there’s going to be a flood of regretful detransitioners,” and it just never happens. Instead study after study shows people are have an incredibly high satisfaction rate from transition.
If you're not familiar with just how unhinged the "Gender Critical" movement is, this thousand strong class action thing might just seem like a random ass-pull, but what it is is that they believe there's going to be some moment where all trans people will just suddenly stop being trans all at once.
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/numb...
Remember how The Times claimed there was a 1,000 family class action against the Tavistock clinic?
We got a FOI out of them, it never happened.
"The Trust confirms that it has not received any complaints which have been persued by law firm Pogust Goodhead"
Remember how The Times claimed there was a 1,000 family class action against the Tavistock clinic?
We got a FOI out of them, it never happened.
"The Trust confirms that it has not received any complaints which have been persued by law firm Pogust Goodhead"
January 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
they’ve been assuring everyone this is the case for at least 15 years. It’s always been “next year you’ll see, there’s going to be a flood of regretful detransitioners,” and it just never happens. Instead study after study shows people are have an incredibly high satisfaction rate from transition.
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don't worry, they don't make you hallucinate tiny elves. the tiny elves are real and steal your missing socks and whatnot and the mushrooms are the only way to see them.
the idea of hallucinating dozens of elves or whatever is terrifying to me www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
don't worry, they don't make you hallucinate tiny elves. the tiny elves are real and steal your missing socks and whatnot and the mushrooms are the only way to see them.
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Had completely missed this yesterday but it's an excellent example of the fact that they are MUCH weaker than anyone has behaved for the past year.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Had completely missed this yesterday but it's an excellent example of the fact that they are MUCH weaker than anyone has behaved for the past year.
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Tzeentch mental health poster
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Tzeentch mental health poster
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Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now.
⚠️~132 million: Number of people under alerts for snow, sleet, & freezing rain.
A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, & freezing rain from the Southern Rockies & Plains beginning Friday (Jan. 23), spreading eastward toward New England this weekend.
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A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, & freezing rain from the Southern Rockies & Plains beginning Friday (Jan. 23), spreading eastward toward New England this weekend.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now. Prepare now.
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Dragonball Z on the TV at the bar. Never seen it before. It seems to revolve around a constantly weeping child with a monkey tail. Appalling.
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Dragonball Z on the TV at the bar. Never seen it before. It seems to revolve around a constantly weeping child with a monkey tail. Appalling.
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one of the strangest and most frustrating things about being alive today is that we have science and research on basically every issue, but it always gets pushed aside in favor of some guy who thought about it for one minute and thinks he knows the answer
Why is crime falling? We asked the worst and dumbest people in America to explain it
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
one of the strangest and most frustrating things about being alive today is that we have science and research on basically every issue, but it always gets pushed aside in favor of some guy who thought about it for one minute and thinks he knows the answer
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TikTok is now under “US” ownership.
Lots of red flags in the terms of service and privacy policy.
Lots of red flags in the terms of service and privacy policy.
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 AM
TikTok is now under “US” ownership.
Lots of red flags in the terms of service and privacy policy.
Lots of red flags in the terms of service and privacy policy.
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interesting thing about paradise lost is that the poem itself is sort of invisible for an epic. you can see its influence in everything from literature to the English language to theology to video games to anime but nobody's setting out to make a nolan version of this one
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
interesting thing about paradise lost is that the poem itself is sort of invisible for an epic. you can see its influence in everything from literature to the English language to theology to video games to anime but nobody's setting out to make a nolan version of this one
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It’s exciting to note they haven’t figured out exactly what’s causing the hallucinations and also that it’s like CONSISTENTLY little dudes.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It’s exciting to note they haven’t figured out exactly what’s causing the hallucinations and also that it’s like CONSISTENTLY little dudes.
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