JDKessey
@jdkessey.bsky.social
Filmmaker, Writer, Proud Bisexual. Self-taught Chinese Historian. Stole the Lindbergh Baby.
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JDKessey
@jdkessey.bsky.social
· Aug 15
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for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
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Rf kuang decided to headline a literary festival in DUBAI?
a man carrying a box in front of a sign that says no parking fire lane
ALT: a man carrying a box in front of a sign that says no parking fire lane
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Rf kuang decided to headline a literary festival in DUBAI?
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That's honestly the key. Online-reliant communities are extremely vulnerable to intoxication.
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
That's honestly the key. Online-reliant communities are extremely vulnerable to intoxication.
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conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
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The plan is to have a real print run of this, to make it possible for people to more easily pass these around in policymaking circles. At a lower price point (and free for patrons; specific tier info to be determined) a downloadable PDF will also be available. gofund.me/162cdfb0b
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Investing in a positive vision for a liberal future, rather than remaining in a defensive crouch on behalf of a liberal past.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The plan is to have a real print run of this, to make it possible for people to more easily pass these around in policymaking circles. At a lower price point (and free for patrons; specific tier info to be determined) a downloadable PDF will also be available. gofund.me/162cdfb0b
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The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival
The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival
At Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School – the first Aboriginal bilingual school in New South Wales – success is judged by an unconventional metric: happiness
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Read more from Guardian Australia’s Speaking to country series here
There are several words for “morning” in the Gumbaynggirr language but bambuuda is Anne-Marie Briggs’ favourite. Drawn from bamburr, meaning soft and gentle, it speaks to the quiet moments before sunrise, literally translating as “in the softness”.
“Doesn’t it just melt your heart?” says Anne-Marie, sitting at the kitchen table of the Coffs Harbour home she shares with her 12-year-old son, Darruy.
Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom school students sing and dance to start the day Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival
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no, the CCP is *obsessed* with color revolutions and spends a lot of time trying to portray them as inauthentic and CIA backed
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
no, the CCP is *obsessed* with color revolutions and spends a lot of time trying to portray them as inauthentic and CIA backed
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absolutely
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
absolutely
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I was trying to track down the source of Gramsci's "time of monsters" quote and found that it's a "mistranslation" (ie he just made it up) by Slavoj Zizek. Gramsci's line clearly translates as "morbid symptoms" instead. Mad that you can just rewrite a famous quote and get it widely accepted.
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I was trying to track down the source of Gramsci's "time of monsters" quote and found that it's a "mistranslation" (ie he just made it up) by Slavoj Zizek. Gramsci's line clearly translates as "morbid symptoms" instead. Mad that you can just rewrite a famous quote and get it widely accepted.
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incredible to see the U.S. right echoing the Chinese Communist Party.
Wild how people like this, just like russians, still can’t comprehend that the Revolution of Dignity wasn’t staged. It was Ukrainians choosing freedom over fear. Imperialists and small minds always assume someone else must be pulling the strings, because they’ve never seen a nation with a spine.
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
incredible to see the U.S. right echoing the Chinese Communist Party.
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One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
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A couple of months ago I wrote this (sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/10/misa...) while trying to set down my more pessimistic thoughts about society. So you can imagine how embarrassed I am now that Your Party are completely proving me wrong!
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A couple of months ago I wrote this (sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/10/misa...) while trying to set down my more pessimistic thoughts about society. So you can imagine how embarrassed I am now that Your Party are completely proving me wrong!
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Patreon Early Access:
#313.1 - Tibet
Tibet, Xizang, Bod - holy, remote, isolated... and a massive pain-in-the-ass to try to administer from Beijing.
www.patreon.com/posts/144776506
#313.1 - Tibet
Tibet, Xizang, Bod - holy, remote, isolated... and a massive pain-in-the-ass to try to administer from Beijing.
www.patreon.com/posts/144776506
313.1 Early Access: Tibet | Chris Stewart
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December 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Patreon Early Access:
#313.1 - Tibet
Tibet, Xizang, Bod - holy, remote, isolated... and a massive pain-in-the-ass to try to administer from Beijing.
www.patreon.com/posts/144776506
#313.1 - Tibet
Tibet, Xizang, Bod - holy, remote, isolated... and a massive pain-in-the-ass to try to administer from Beijing.
www.patreon.com/posts/144776506
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Thank you Justin! Now, between GoFundMe, our matched donation, and patrons, we're at $130k! An incredible first six days gofund.me/cea47f510
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you Justin! Now, between GoFundMe, our matched donation, and patrons, we're at $130k! An incredible first six days gofund.me/cea47f510
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AI is in fact capable of totally replacing one (1) specific human artist
I feel like this is one he might actually have done
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
AI is in fact capable of totally replacing one (1) specific human artist
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admittedly it's been years and nobody has figured out that the Australian PM is just the former Australian PM in slightly different glasses
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
admittedly it's been years and nobody has figured out that the Australian PM is just the former Australian PM in slightly different glasses
When no one responds all they're left with is themselves and their deeds. A terrible fate.
In related news, a bunch of transphobes have been trying to start an argument with me for the last couple of days and why would I engage in that when I could do pretty much anything else instead?
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
When no one responds all they're left with is themselves and their deeds. A terrible fate.
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"I welcome their hatred"
The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"I welcome their hatred"
TFW Pierce Brosnan chooses video games over deep and meaningful sex with his girlfriend.
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
TFW Pierce Brosnan chooses video games over deep and meaningful sex with his girlfriend.
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This is honestly the funniest show you could ever do this to.
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This is honestly the funniest show you could ever do this to.
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Have we gotten to the part where the White women educate the Asians about internalized racism, which is the only explanation for criticizing an autocratic government that isn't White.
I always enjoy that part. I feel so much safer thanks to their heroic ability to see the world as binary.
I always enjoy that part. I feel so much safer thanks to their heroic ability to see the world as binary.
November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Have we gotten to the part where the White women educate the Asians about internalized racism, which is the only explanation for criticizing an autocratic government that isn't White.
I always enjoy that part. I feel so much safer thanks to their heroic ability to see the world as binary.
I always enjoy that part. I feel so much safer thanks to their heroic ability to see the world as binary.
Reminder that right after her little speech she literally goes 'I'm right actually.'
This screams « I got called out but my white woman victimhood fragility can’t handle it »
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reminder that right after her little speech she literally goes 'I'm right actually.'
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They can’t ever fail minorities. They can only be failed
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
They can’t ever fail minorities. They can only be failed
A lot of white people on here are realising that China and Hong Kong are real places and not some fiction that you can project your wants and desires onto.
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A lot of white people on here are realising that China and Hong Kong are real places and not some fiction that you can project your wants and desires onto.