katsylver
@katsylver.bsky.social
thirtysomething geek & absolute weirdo.
morally ambiguous & occasionally a threat.
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ Ⓐ//Ⓔ we keep us safe
they/them
#alaskasky
https://linktr.ee/katsylver
Check out @redcurrentdistro.com
morally ambiguous & occasionally a threat.
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ Ⓐ//Ⓔ we keep us safe
they/them
#alaskasky
https://linktr.ee/katsylver
Check out @redcurrentdistro.com
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katsylver
@katsylver.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Today I got called out by my therapist for referring to my body as a "meat suit."
Apparently, "that's depersonalization" & "we need to talk more about this."
Listen. I am just a pile of tangled neurons piloting this dilapidated rig of meat & bones. Don't yell at me.
Apparently, "that's depersonalization" & "we need to talk more about this."
Listen. I am just a pile of tangled neurons piloting this dilapidated rig of meat & bones. Don't yell at me.
My 14yo is rummaging through my tote of early-aughts rave nostalgia. I'm high on memories & they're deeply embarrassed by me. Fabulous! 🪩
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My 14yo is rummaging through my tote of early-aughts rave nostalgia. I'm high on memories & they're deeply embarrassed by me. Fabulous! 🪩
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"Alex Nguyen, a spokesman for Mr. Schumer, disputed that notion. 'Our North Star is winning the Senate majority in 2026 & any decision is made to achieve that goal,' he said in a statement."
YES. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
All you care about is party power, not ppl, not the constitution. Fight for *US.*
YES. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
All you care about is party power, not ppl, not the constitution. Fight for *US.*
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"Alex Nguyen, a spokesman for Mr. Schumer, disputed that notion. 'Our North Star is winning the Senate majority in 2026 & any decision is made to achieve that goal,' he said in a statement."
YES. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
All you care about is party power, not ppl, not the constitution. Fight for *US.*
YES. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
All you care about is party power, not ppl, not the constitution. Fight for *US.*
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We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
Went out to a weekly solidarity meeting to request some help assembling zines for @redcurrentdistro.com. The response was tremendous & I am so grateful for people in my community who show up to do whatever needs doing. Movement work is done in so many ways by so many hands.
#alaskasky
#alaskasky
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Went out to a weekly solidarity meeting to request some help assembling zines for @redcurrentdistro.com. The response was tremendous & I am so grateful for people in my community who show up to do whatever needs doing. Movement work is done in so many ways by so many hands.
#alaskasky
#alaskasky
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99% of Discourse could be avoided if people simply accepted that multiple things can be true at the same time, and often are. The universe isn't divided neatly into heroes and villains. Humans are messy and complicated. Everyone always thinks they're the good guy, no matter how awful they are.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
99% of Discourse could be avoided if people simply accepted that multiple things can be true at the same time, and often are. The universe isn't divided neatly into heroes and villains. Humans are messy and complicated. Everyone always thinks they're the good guy, no matter how awful they are.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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“The boxed materials aren’t Molotov cocktails, pipe bombs, or whatever MAGA officials claim ‘Antifa’ uses to wage its imaginary war on America. As prosecutors laid out in the July criminal complaint that led to the indictment, they were zines and pamphlets.”
"The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine" @theintercept.com - The Anarchist Library is linked in the article
read here:
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
read here:
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“The boxed materials aren’t Molotov cocktails, pipe bombs, or whatever MAGA officials claim ‘Antifa’ uses to wage its imaginary war on America. As prosecutors laid out in the July criminal complaint that led to the indictment, they were zines and pamphlets.”
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Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
Happy Holidays! 40% OFF ALL Haymarket Books
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
For one-stop shopping, check out our eleven curated gift bundles: each includes 5 books for $5...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
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“Water-damaged homes are now frozen in place, with the remnants of their evacuated residents lives’ still scattered throughout the community.”
An Alaska’s News Source crew was on the ground in Kipnuk Saturday to see how recovery is coming along.
Halong impacts: Flood-damaged homes now frozen while repair work continues in Kipnuk
An Alaska’s News Source crew was on the ground in Kipnuk Saturday to see how recovery is coming along.
www.alaskasnewssource.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Water-damaged homes are now frozen in place, with the remnants of their evacuated residents lives’ still scattered throughout the community.”
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
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We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
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No lie detected.
AOC has said this about Marjorie Taylor Greene retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
No lie detected.
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i didn’t know “testing” was a synonym for “breaking” you learn something new every day ✨
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
i didn’t know “testing” was a synonym for “breaking” you learn something new every day ✨
Majority of the protest events held in Anchorage took place in Town Square Park which has the city's first pole cam investment. Footage from these cams & other surveillance in Anc is being fed into AI programs to generate evidence & reports. Cops aren't physically present but they are there.
New: cops used Flock AI-enabled cameras to monitor No Kings protests around the country. Also monitored No Hands protests and protests against DOGE.
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Majority of the protest events held in Anchorage took place in Town Square Park which has the city's first pole cam investment. Footage from these cams & other surveillance in Anc is being fed into AI programs to generate evidence & reports. Cops aren't physically present but they are there.
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it’s really cool that local governments and police departments all over the country have thrown millions of dollars at license plate readers and ai cameras without one ounce of critical thought about why that might be a bad idea
New: cops used Flock AI-enabled cameras to monitor No Kings protests around the country. Also monitored No Hands protests and protests against DOGE.
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
it’s really cool that local governments and police departments all over the country have thrown millions of dollars at license plate readers and ai cameras without one ounce of critical thought about why that might be a bad idea
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Note that the completely legal activities are detailed, while the claims of "violent instructions" or descriptions of intended violent activities are... completely without evidence or detail.
Documenting the legal system and its agents IS COMPLETELY LEGAL AND NONVIOLENT!
Documenting the legal system and its agents IS COMPLETELY LEGAL AND NONVIOLENT!
A “joint situational information report” from the FBI and the New York police department (NYPD), dated 28 August 2025, quoted from a chat on Signal, the encrypted messaging app, and also characterized the court watchers as “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Note that the completely legal activities are detailed, while the claims of "violent instructions" or descriptions of intended violent activities are... completely without evidence or detail.
Documenting the legal system and its agents IS COMPLETELY LEGAL AND NONVIOLENT!
Documenting the legal system and its agents IS COMPLETELY LEGAL AND NONVIOLENT!
I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
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Actively learn from what's happening in other cities re: DHS and ICE.
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Actively learn from what's happening in other cities re: DHS and ICE.
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When an aspiring dictator says he wants to put to death those who oppose his lawlessness, we should believe him. He's pushing boundaries, as all abusers do, and grooming people to do the dirty work and grooming the public to accept his abuse of power.
Trump follows up this post by calling for these Democratic lawmakers to be put to death
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When an aspiring dictator says he wants to put to death those who oppose his lawlessness, we should believe him. He's pushing boundaries, as all abusers do, and grooming people to do the dirty work and grooming the public to accept his abuse of power.
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Trump follows up this post by calling for these Democratic lawmakers to be put to death
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Trump follows up this post by calling for these Democratic lawmakers to be put to death
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Made the front page of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner today. I also have a letter to the editor about NANA.
These ICE contracts use the same violence inflicted on Alaska Natives during the boarding school era- separating families and denying access to language and culture.
It is white supremacy.
These ICE contracts use the same violence inflicted on Alaska Natives during the boarding school era- separating families and denying access to language and culture.
It is white supremacy.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Made the front page of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner today. I also have a letter to the editor about NANA.
These ICE contracts use the same violence inflicted on Alaska Natives during the boarding school era- separating families and denying access to language and culture.
It is white supremacy.
These ICE contracts use the same violence inflicted on Alaska Natives during the boarding school era- separating families and denying access to language and culture.
It is white supremacy.
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many talented journalists have noted that when you investigate the political beliefs of most anti-trans advocates, they often tend to also be alleged pedophiles who are fanatically opposed to abortion.
bodily autonomy is a very unpopular political belief amongst sex criminals.
bodily autonomy is a very unpopular political belief amongst sex criminals.
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
many talented journalists have noted that when you investigate the political beliefs of most anti-trans advocates, they often tend to also be alleged pedophiles who are fanatically opposed to abortion.
bodily autonomy is a very unpopular political belief amongst sex criminals.
bodily autonomy is a very unpopular political belief amongst sex criminals.
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For the love of all that is holy stop using AI to produce slop making fun of Trump. It’s lame as shit and only normalized a technology that’s economically, environmentally, and intellectually destructive.
It’s using fascist tools and thinking you’re fighting fascism. Stop.
It’s using fascist tools and thinking you’re fighting fascism. Stop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For the love of all that is holy stop using AI to produce slop making fun of Trump. It’s lame as shit and only normalized a technology that’s economically, environmentally, and intellectually destructive.
It’s using fascist tools and thinking you’re fighting fascism. Stop.
It’s using fascist tools and thinking you’re fighting fascism. Stop.