Kevin Cantú
@killerswan.bsky.social
I occasionally say interesting things.
they / them 🏳️⚧️
Berkeley, CA
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Berkeley, CA
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"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads.
There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves." [Akira]
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xvgvrz37sybdzkl3bom5c4wh/bafkreigp5lrawstmohll6yhilkyo7lt4memnockmedvxsahnbrkupjx6bm@jpeg)
my firmest belief?
"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves."
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end
"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves."
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end
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Just dropping this here for context.
They called it the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina when this happened. Which is not so far removed from your current lived experience.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisone...
They called it the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina when this happened. Which is not so far removed from your current lived experience.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisone...
Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Just dropping this here for context.
They called it the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina when this happened. Which is not so far removed from your current lived experience.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisone...
They called it the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina when this happened. Which is not so far removed from your current lived experience.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisone...
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She was flying DOMESTICALLY. Holy effin crap.
This has the vibes of Argentina and Chile in the 1970s and I’m very serious when I say that.
This has the vibes of Argentina and Chile in the 1970s and I’m very serious when I say that.
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
She was flying DOMESTICALLY. Holy effin crap.
This has the vibes of Argentina and Chile in the 1970s and I’m very serious when I say that.
This has the vibes of Argentina and Chile in the 1970s and I’m very serious when I say that.
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Reminder that any encrypted chat is only as safe as the people in it.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
The FBI accessed and spied on a Signal group chat that was organizing immigrant “court watch” efforts in NYC.
I feel like this should be bigger news.
You aren’t supposed to be able to spy on Signal chats.
Were they invited? How did they get access? Was there a warrant?
I feel like this should be bigger news.
You aren’t supposed to be able to spy on Signal chats.
Were they invited? How did they get access? Was there a warrant?
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 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Reminder that any encrypted chat is only as safe as the people in it.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
This article deeply implies that the FBI had an informant inside the group, potentially even the creator of the group itself.
I will say it again:
No encryption is safe against adding the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
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💙✨️ New Art for Patrons ✨️💙
www.patreon.com/LittleEvil0n...
www.patreon.com/LittleEvil0n...
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
💙✨️ New Art for Patrons ✨️💙
www.patreon.com/LittleEvil0n...
www.patreon.com/LittleEvil0n...
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Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
-sea otters (Northern California)
-rhino hornbills (Borneo)
-leatherback turtles laying eggs on a beach by full moonlight (Costa Rica)
-giant albatross (NZ)
-a moose (Alaska)
-sea otters (Northern California)
-rhino hornbills (Borneo)
-leatherback turtles laying eggs on a beach by full moonlight (Costa Rica)
-giant albatross (NZ)
-a moose (Alaska)
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Me:
- turkey vultures in their nest (they act just like big crows)
- great horned and snowy owls (by happenstance, big enough to be legit)
- quail families
- roadrunners who are wonderfully as ridiculous in real life as the cartoon one
Me:
- turkey vultures in their nest (they act just like big crows)
- great horned and snowy owls (by happenstance, big enough to be legit)
- quail families
- roadrunners who are wonderfully as ridiculous in real life as the cartoon one
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Grizzly, Kodiak
- Black bear
- Bald eagle
- Red tailed hawk
- Monarch butterfly (before they were endangered)
- Grizzly, Kodiak
- Black bear
- Bald eagle
- Red tailed hawk
- Monarch butterfly (before they were endangered)
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
-sea otters (Northern California)
-rhino hornbills (Borneo)
-leatherback turtles laying eggs on a beach by full moonlight (Costa Rica)
-giant albatross (NZ)
-a moose (Alaska)
-sea otters (Northern California)
-rhino hornbills (Borneo)
-leatherback turtles laying eggs on a beach by full moonlight (Costa Rica)
-giant albatross (NZ)
-a moose (Alaska)
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the snowy owl, a friend and I interrupted with a fresh kill in the snow
and it definitely moved back and forth between branches above us using teleportation like the girl in The Ring
its ancestors definitely ate some of my ancestors
and it definitely moved back and forth between branches above us using teleportation like the girl in The Ring
its ancestors definitely ate some of my ancestors
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
the snowy owl, a friend and I interrupted with a fresh kill in the snow
and it definitely moved back and forth between branches above us using teleportation like the girl in The Ring
its ancestors definitely ate some of my ancestors
and it definitely moved back and forth between branches above us using teleportation like the girl in The Ring
its ancestors definitely ate some of my ancestors
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Me:
- turkey vultures in their nest (they act just like big crows)
- great horned and snowy owls (by happenstance, big enough to be legit)
- quail families
- roadrunners who are wonderfully as ridiculous in real life as the cartoon one
Me:
- turkey vultures in their nest (they act just like big crows)
- great horned and snowy owls (by happenstance, big enough to be legit)
- quail families
- roadrunners who are wonderfully as ridiculous in real life as the cartoon one
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Grizzly, Kodiak
- Black bear
- Bald eagle
- Red tailed hawk
- Monarch butterfly (before they were endangered)
- Grizzly, Kodiak
- Black bear
- Bald eagle
- Red tailed hawk
- Monarch butterfly (before they were endangered)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Elephant
- Moose
- Alligator
- Brown Bear
- Mountain Goat
Listed in decreasing order of proximity. The elephant was a quarter mile away. Moose, about the same. Alligator? 15 feet. Bear? 10 feet (through a window). Goat? TOO DAMN CLOSE.
- Elephant
- Moose
- Alligator
- Brown Bear
- Mountain Goat
Listed in decreasing order of proximity. The elephant was a quarter mile away. Moose, about the same. Alligator? 15 feet. Bear? 10 feet (through a window). Goat? TOO DAMN CLOSE.
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Me:
- turkey vultures in their nest (they act just like big crows)
- great horned and snowy owls (by happenstance, big enough to be legit)
- quail families
- roadrunners who are wonderfully as ridiculous in real life as the cartoon one
Me:
- turkey vultures in their nest (they act just like big crows)
- great horned and snowy owls (by happenstance, big enough to be legit)
- quail families
- roadrunners who are wonderfully as ridiculous in real life as the cartoon one
I’m watching a couple at the bakery having a super heavy conversation 🍵
she’s trying so hard
he’s unwilling to, like, speak audibly
she’s trying so hard
he’s unwilling to, like, speak audibly
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I’m watching a couple at the bakery having a super heavy conversation 🍵
she’s trying so hard
he’s unwilling to, like, speak audibly
she’s trying so hard
he’s unwilling to, like, speak audibly
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RT with Alttext ✍️📷
What a great headline
What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
RT with Alttext ✍️📷
What a great headline
What a great headline
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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"No one really saves anyone else. She taught me how to save myself." - Amos Burton, The Expanse S5:E2 "The Churn"
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"No one really saves anyone else. She taught me how to save myself." - Amos Burton, The Expanse S5:E2 "The Churn"
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fuck it we ball. im high enough i think i dont care if this flops
(Vere uses he/him)
(Vere uses he/him)
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
fuck it we ball. im high enough i think i dont care if this flops
(Vere uses he/him)
(Vere uses he/him)
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🚨THANKSGIVING EMERGENCY HOTLINE IS OPEN🚨
I have been cooking everything but the pies for Thanksgiving for over 20 years, let me know if you need advice!
I have been cooking everything but the pies for Thanksgiving for over 20 years, let me know if you need advice!
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚨THANKSGIVING EMERGENCY HOTLINE IS OPEN🚨
I have been cooking everything but the pies for Thanksgiving for over 20 years, let me know if you need advice!
I have been cooking everything but the pies for Thanksgiving for over 20 years, let me know if you need advice!
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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Not to sound too corny or like a version of 2019 woke that would be insufferable now but I do hope that everyone who has difficult or painful relationships with their family finds comfort, love, and belonging today.
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Not to sound too corny or like a version of 2019 woke that would be insufferable now but I do hope that everyone who has difficult or painful relationships with their family finds comfort, love, and belonging today.
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I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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Just a reminder for no reason that our federal government likes to lie. Especially now.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Just a reminder for no reason that our federal government likes to lie. Especially now.
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If the rest of medicine was like this, the influence of the MAHA movement would go from sky-high to virtually subterranean. There’s this erroneous notion that it’s a fait accompli and public health is just dead, and it freaks me out.
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
If the rest of medicine was like this, the influence of the MAHA movement would go from sky-high to virtually subterranean. There’s this erroneous notion that it’s a fait accompli and public health is just dead, and it freaks me out.
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AAP has been dragged through the coals by the right for so many things. Yet they remain steadfast and fiercely in defense of science and bodily autonomy (yes, those go together!)
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
AAP has been dragged through the coals by the right for so many things. Yet they remain steadfast and fiercely in defense of science and bodily autonomy (yes, those go together!)
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"Every day makes clear that the claim that Me Too went too far is simply a lie."
www.thecut.com/article/why-...
www.thecut.com/article/why-...
Me Too Forever
Why the backlash was so short-lived.
www.thecut.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Every day makes clear that the claim that Me Too went too far is simply a lie."
www.thecut.com/article/why-...
www.thecut.com/article/why-...
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“Under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being."
— Robert Anton Wilson
— Robert Anton Wilson
"Assume everyone I interact with online is struggling with their mental health" has only become a more important guiding principle in the past couple years
My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“Under the present brutal and primitive conditions on this planet, every person you meet should be regarded as one of the walking wounded. we have never seen a man or woman not slightly deranged by either anxiety or grief. we have never seen a totally sane human being."
— Robert Anton Wilson
— Robert Anton Wilson
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👍👍
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
👍👍
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
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I’m gonna boost this again cause we really haven’t gotten very many applications but we could really really use the engineering help esp if you’re an experienced Rust dev
Having a set of folks who are willing and able to commit to just 5 hours a week would make a world of difference for the project
Having a set of folks who are willing and able to commit to just 5 hours a week would make a world of difference for the project
We're looking for dev volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle—experienced engineers who care about fast, efficient software and making the best of the Web as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship.
Apply here:
Apply here:
Sand Witch Circle Application (Developer)
Conjured Ink is seeking out Free and Open Source developer volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle. We're looking for experienced engineers who care about fast, resource-efficient software and making the best of the Web Platform as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship. Professional experience with our tools isn't needed, but a willingness to learn and grow with the organization is.
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m gonna boost this again cause we really haven’t gotten very many applications but we could really really use the engineering help esp if you’re an experienced Rust dev
Having a set of folks who are willing and able to commit to just 5 hours a week would make a world of difference for the project
Having a set of folks who are willing and able to commit to just 5 hours a week would make a world of difference for the project