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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
The UK when desperately poor people need money: "stop asking the government for money, work hard and earn it yourself"
The UK, when a Brit actually does work hard to earn money: "no"
The UK, when a Brit actually does work hard to earn money: "no"
Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games
www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...
www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The UK when desperately poor people need money: "stop asking the government for money, work hard and earn it yourself"
The UK, when a Brit actually does work hard to earn money: "no"
The UK, when a Brit actually does work hard to earn money: "no"
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In our modern puritanical culture being horny is an act of resistance
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In our modern puritanical culture being horny is an act of resistance
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Calling authors petit bourgeoisie is indeed insane. We are artisans and we deserve to profit from our labor.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.
![A quote-tweet with the profile blocked out because I won’t be accused of sending flying monkeys at this digital turd.
counterpoint: pirate everything all the time. pirate a sandwich. download a car. abscond from from small business owner mindset with your brain
[High Priestess, Low Patie... • @cherie... • 14h
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.]
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every time vulgar leftism pipes in from the sidelines of petit bourgeoisdom i am forced to become 8.75% more marxist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x2ssvkga34xug334b66hvrje/bafkreigp2f33rtfu62kqjygnsxhg3jxxs6udwuyisipmyqrh5ew4c6kbyi@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Calling authors petit bourgeoisie is indeed insane. We are artisans and we deserve to profit from our labor.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
That said, digital piracy has never been shown to represent actual lost sales, and may in fact DRIVE sales. I think authors should cool out about it.
All debate on the ethics of piracy aside, nothing about what this person is doing is Marxist. You're not doing Marxist analysis by calling writers and artists "petty-bourgeois", you're abusing Marxist terminology as thin cover for being an asshole to people who you for some reason despise.
We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
All debate on the ethics of piracy aside, nothing about what this person is doing is Marxist. You're not doing Marxist analysis by calling writers and artists "petty-bourgeois", you're abusing Marxist terminology as thin cover for being an asshole to people who you for some reason despise.
Everything about this screams less "give me all your money or the economy gets it" and more "please please please give us money!"
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Everything about this screams less "give me all your money or the economy gets it" and more "please please please give us money!"
They must be getting really desperate to get investors to buy in if they're printing this ridiculous shit
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
They must be getting really desperate to get investors to buy in if they're printing this ridiculous shit
Why does it seem like Labour are trying to be more authoritarian than the Tories on literally everything? This is shit so extreme no Tory would ever have uttered it.
MoJ considering ‘extreme’ proposal to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases
MoJ considering ‘extreme’ proposal to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases
The radical plan from David Lammy has been criticised by senior lawyers, who say it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
Jury trials for all except the most serious crimes such as rape, murder and manslaughter are set to be scrapped under radical proposals drawn up by David Lammy.
In proposals that drew a swift backlash from senior lawyers, who said that they would not reduce court backlogs and could “destroy justice as we know it”, the justice secretary has proposed that juries will only pass judgment on public interest offences with possible prison sentences of more than five years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Why does it seem like Labour are trying to be more authoritarian than the Tories on literally everything? This is shit so extreme no Tory would ever have uttered it.
The media has never really been consumer friendly but it's interesting how they're just open about it
2008-2024: Stop wasting your money by buying the newest iPhone!
2025: Why isn't anyone buying the newest iPhone?!
2025: Why isn't anyone buying the newest iPhone?!
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The media has never really been consumer friendly but it's interesting how they're just open about it
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2008-2024: Stop wasting your money by buying the newest iPhone!
2025: Why isn't anyone buying the newest iPhone?!
2025: Why isn't anyone buying the newest iPhone?!
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
2008-2024: Stop wasting your money by buying the newest iPhone!
2025: Why isn't anyone buying the newest iPhone?!
2025: Why isn't anyone buying the newest iPhone?!
TERFs are a protected class here inasmuch as they're allowed to maliciously harass *children* with the full knowledge that the state and its handmaidens in the media will protect them from legal consequences. If he wasn't a celebrity with TERF views he'd already be wasting away in a prison cell.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
TERFs are a protected class here inasmuch as they're allowed to maliciously harass *children* with the full knowledge that the state and its handmaidens in the media will protect them from legal consequences. If he wasn't a celebrity with TERF views he'd already be wasting away in a prison cell.
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When ever one of those AI bros tires to tell you that artist are gatekeeping art remember that pros, armatures, hobbyist all stopped what they where doing to provide guidance to a newbie artist over the shared experience that "this one angle is hard to draw"
The "Frieren Looking Up" Art Trend attracted some Big Names in Animation! Excited for Season 2?
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
When ever one of those AI bros tires to tell you that artist are gatekeeping art remember that pros, armatures, hobbyist all stopped what they where doing to provide guidance to a newbie artist over the shared experience that "this one angle is hard to draw"
This reads like a parody of a Telegraph article
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This reads like a parody of a Telegraph article
You're probably talking about a certain type of progressive more than "progressives" in general, but to the extent that that's happening how is anyone surprised? The British left doesn't have any values whatsoever and actively scorn people who stick up for any principles higher than wielding power.
All the supposedly progressive people saying 'Nigel Farage's racism doesn't matter. His fans love it'.
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
It matters whether the leader of the party leading all the opinion polls is an outright racist. It matters if he called black people 'wogs' and said 'gas them' to Jews. Not everything is a game
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
You're probably talking about a certain type of progressive more than "progressives" in general, but to the extent that that's happening how is anyone surprised? The British left doesn't have any values whatsoever and actively scorn people who stick up for any principles higher than wielding power.
Indie devs once again proving why they're the only devs that actually care about the thing they're making.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Indie devs once again proving why they're the only devs that actually care about the thing they're making.
Not only is the UK not immune to right-wing Christian politics, but literally all the TERFs have been backed by right-wing Christian groups such as the Alliance Defending Freedom. They're here alright, but they lack a strong base of support so the TERFs and SWERFs do their work for them.
Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out | Lamorna Ash
Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out | Lamorna Ash
Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences, says author Lamorna Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Not only is the UK not immune to right-wing Christian politics, but literally all the TERFs have been backed by right-wing Christian groups such as the Alliance Defending Freedom. They're here alright, but they lack a strong base of support so the TERFs and SWERFs do their work for them.
Crabs
Butter
Pizza?
What kind of strange recipe is this?
Butter
Pizza?
What kind of strange recipe is this?
the first 3 words you see will define your 2026 😭
Money
New car
Pussy
Money
New car
Pussy
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Crabs
Butter
Pizza?
What kind of strange recipe is this?
Butter
Pizza?
What kind of strange recipe is this?
Are they talking about bringing back the extended family unit? Because something tells me that might actually make things worse.
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Are they talking about bringing back the extended family unit? Because something tells me that might actually make things worse.
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If your entire economy is based on middle class spending then maybe you shouldn't have actively destroyed the middle class
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
If your entire economy is based on middle class spending then maybe you shouldn't have actively destroyed the middle class
As far as art is concerned, realism is basically just the opinion that art should be a painstaking reproduction of objective reality, or rather an idea of objective reality. It's so boring like if you want realism get a camera and take a picture.
“realism” is such a funny descriptor for a worldview/art movement/etc. “what’s up, i believe in things that i think are true”
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As far as art is concerned, realism is basically just the opinion that art should be a painstaking reproduction of objective reality, or rather an idea of objective reality. It's so boring like if you want realism get a camera and take a picture.
Love how they're just saying openly "we're here to take their oil". They're not even pretending that it's about "spreading democracy" or some other bullshit. No they're just straight up telling you that they're just invading Venezuela to take their oil, and that's basically all that matters.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Love how they're just saying openly "we're here to take their oil". They're not even pretending that it's about "spreading democracy" or some other bullshit. No they're just straight up telling you that they're just invading Venezuela to take their oil, and that's basically all that matters.
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when curiosity, at whatever stage, is met with punishment and shame, you cannot act surprised when everyone seeks the quickest answers
you've conditioned them to fear confusion and uncertainty, which are potent catalysts for becoming more capable
you've conditioned them to fear confusion and uncertainty, which are potent catalysts for becoming more capable
the phrase "its not my job to educate you" has done insane damage to the trans liberation movement btw
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when curiosity, at whatever stage, is met with punishment and shame, you cannot act surprised when everyone seeks the quickest answers
you've conditioned them to fear confusion and uncertainty, which are potent catalysts for becoming more capable
you've conditioned them to fear confusion and uncertainty, which are potent catalysts for becoming more capable
They listen far too much to anti-porn feminists, and they care far too much about being seen as good feminists to tell them to fuck off even when said feminists are shown to be actively collaborating with conservatives.
There has been a noticeable reticence in left and liberal circles to voice full-throated support for pornography, even as it's become increasingly clear what the open end goals of the censorship movement are
In a lot of ways other leftists chose this path folks. They shrugged and didn’t care when Patreon banned a ton of hypnosis and TF creators, or when YouTube started their ASMR crackdown. Now it’s coming for queer porn creators, more and more. Who will stand up?
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
They listen far too much to anti-porn feminists, and they care far too much about being seen as good feminists to tell them to fuck off even when said feminists are shown to be actively collaborating with conservatives.