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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 22

Dear Slayers,

This letter is 5 years old, but still relevant to your battles. Open it when you are ready.

Much Love, as Always,
You Watcher

Dear Slayers

Dear Slayers, Your path is dangerous and difficult, but you don’t have to go alone. Here are some things I have been collecting in anticipation of your arrival. We have much work to do, but you wer...

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · 20d

2/2 since apparently we need to say things like this;

I'm NOT advocating throwing these ppl in ovens, I'm just saying once they build themselves into ovens, please use your energies elsewhere, as other people need it more and fucked themselves over less.

(We need better crit reading skills ffs...)

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · 20d

I'm getting real tired of having my Rights (as laid of in the Bill of Rights) infringed upon and having these Charlie Kirk gargling motherfuckers do nothing or not even notice.

They're going to "just ask questions" until they, too are in an oven. Please, no one shed tears or try to save them. Karma

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Sep 1

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I'm also not complaining that cops think they are "powning the libtards" by using their personal phones to video record protestors.

1) thanks for occupying your hands, boys.

2) thanks for self tracking and uploading to The Big Giant Head

3) thanks for making a 2nd video recording

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Now there's a way for us to tag men who are making their phones available as evidence for divorce proceedings.

We've seen how this can make or break a woman's case in some cases, so it's worth it to quietly and quickly spread this info.

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Sep 1

@burbnbougie.bsky.social my partner was just telling me about how there's new rules around cops who are using their personal phones to record protesters. now the phone itself is now able to be subpoenaed.

As someone trying to be a girl's girl, I see this as an opportunity to give back to women ...

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Aug 18

@kresling.bsky.social man, I love your work so much. It's an honor. Been following you for like 20 years. Your Madagascar Journal really twisted me up for a while - left me thinking about so many things.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Aug 18

Does anyone remember that Zelensky was once his country's Jon Stewart?

When there's low hanging fruit right in front of him and he DOESN'T look right into the camera like it's The Office, I sure do.

He wouldn't even have to speak a word.

Irony is a universal language, comrade.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jul 25

Part of yesterday's sadistic E.O. involves tracking homeless people on the sex offender's registry.

So they're only a danger if they can't afford a mansion, is that the deal?

Cause that sure seems like the deal.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 21

It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Remember when Kerry was apparently too much of a "flip flopper" to be president?

Pepperidge Farms remembers. And also I do because I don't drink enough, and I'm not old enough for the lead stare.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jul 8

The actual "American Party" is older than Elon Musk.

I have said it before, I will say it again:

This is "gaypop" all over again.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jul 1

I see, so Musk basically just announced that he's going to start a new kind of music and he will call it "gaypop." Got it.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jun 15

Someone needs to join the ranks of the unemployed.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jun 15

This dog is named after a baby fascist. Weird.

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donna the dead. @andshewasdonna.bsky.social · Jun 15

I'm just gonna keep re-posting this until my fingers bleed. bsky.app/profile/jyse...

Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · Jun 15

There a reason the protests are being covered differently from the Tea Party

The Tea Party was a front for the wealth class that owns the media and were used to demonize necessary reform

These protests were democratic and populist, which the wealth class and its media opposes

Hope that helps

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Well planned cities are the most sustainable option that we have.

Please learn more about the science and art of city planning. It's not a secret magic, there's plenty of free info, people on YT are practically begging the public to learn.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jun 10

I recently saw a comments section about ecology where a vast swath of ppl genuinely thought that it would be better for the earth if everyone abandoned cities to live a cottagecore style life.

Sorry, that's bull from those invested in land sales, trad wife sales, forced birthing, etc.

David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Jun 10

We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · Jun 10

This administration is TRYING to cause a food famine. Not only have there been a systematic dismantling of food protections thus far, but attacking CA and specifically LA is a GREAT way to disrupt food production in the U.S.

Like tell me you work for outside forces without telling me, right?

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 24

"Death is not the elephant in the room, Death is the room."

This is why I participate, begrudgingly, in this Life that I was given, although I did not ask for it. Death is the room, the windows, the curtains.

thinking through the fear of death

YouTube video by ALOK

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 22

Dear Slayers,

This letter is 5 years old, but still relevant to your battles. Open it when you are ready.

Much Love, as Always,
You Watcher

Dear Slayers

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 22

This is what I do during Trump years; work on resource lists.

Please comment about any out of date links or suggested additions.

Resources

Abortion access: U.S. Aid Access https://aidaccess.org/ Non U.S. Women on Web https://www.womenonweb.org/ Birth Control: AfterPill Emergency - Prepare Beforehand AfterPill is affordable emergency ...

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 22

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And I will be the first to point out that this advice is also pretty rubbish in the sense that trans people need to SEE us standing up for them.

HOWEVER, I dare you to do better than arguing with strangers on the internets. Reach out IN PERSON. Make connections. Be a safe space. Amen.

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 22

We've allowed rage bait to dull our appropriate sense or outrage and anger.

This is why regressives obsess over trans people so much, as hateful people will rage that these ppl exist & well-meaning ppl will knee-jerk rage that they are questions trans existence in this way.

Take power, scroll past

Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 8

Trumpism is a CULT, so it's important for the rest of us to self educate on CULTS. Learn what "Deconstruction" means in terms of leaving cults, esp fundamentalist christianity.

This channel is a very good place to start:

www.youtube.com/@CultstoCons...

Cults to Consciousness

Survivor stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups & people. Cults to Consciousness is a YouTube channel and podcast, hosted by Shelise Ann Sola—a former devout Mormon / CSA...

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Begrudging Participant @imameanieinabottle.bsky.social · May 5

I think all the most VIP of the paranoid Boomers submit key phrases and he pulls them randomly on balls, like calling Bingo numbers.

I'm waiting for him to declare The History Channel mandatory for high school graduation and limit each citizen's intake of dark green vegetables.