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Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · Feb 8

We're 10 years into the 4chan war, and I don't know if my Senator even knows what 4chan is.

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1h

A portrait of Ned Ludd with the caption "Ned Ludd was right" above and
"smash the mainframes" below

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 2h

Hey guys! Guess who got... yellled aaat!

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 20h

Yes, you're welcome to read my replies elsewhere but the tldr is that I've been volunteering doing this exact thing for my local committee, and having this fight directly with them

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1d

Same, and we're coming out of an era where our local judicial slates were identical on both sides, decided ahead of time by the classic dudes in the smoky room. There was specific incentive to keep it obscure. Now they're shocked that people don't know how it works and it makes me want to scream

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1d

I've responded elsewhere, but I am actively involved with recruiting for my local committee, and have been working on this specific goal for months. There's a thread in the QT.

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1d

I responded elsewhere, but I am doing the work, actively finding and recruiting people to join our local committee. This has been a particular thorn in my side

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1d

My only point is that it's a two way battle, and many of these committees are dropping the ball. I can't, for example, get anyone to commit to a happy hour after a canvass event. They want people to show up at Starbucks, buy their own coffee, and fuck off with their walk list.

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1d

This is 100% a fault of the Dems on the local level. If 15 indivisible groups pop up, and the committee can't be bothered to reach out, it's a problem.

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1d

Yes I have done that, and I've been actively recruiting people for this purpose. One of the things I've been trying to explain to my local committee that we need to spend more time educating our base on how this works at the local level. It's shockingly opaque to most peole.

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 1d

If only those local Democratic operations would target their currently energized base instead of the imaginary swing voting Baileys of Massapequa

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

from my WIFL interview with @jdandeneau.bsky.social

I don’t know how many people have actually internalized this, but the vast majority of local Democratic operations are staffed and run by blue-haired little old ladies who have been doing this for 40 years and are funding it with bake sales, and are keeping the flame alive in a time when parties are as weak as they’ve ever been. If you are under the age of 50 and you show up and act normal for, like, 3 months, they will do whatever you want because they’re so excited to have a young person there. Parties are weak right now because of some factors that are outside of our control, but a lot of factors are within our control and the big one is that we just haven’t paid enough attention to the atomic-level units, and party infrastructure. If you strengthen those, then party identity as a whole will follow. Party strength as a whole will follow.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

The thing about the Nazi chat is these people turned the country upside down and got a lot of people fired to be able to say those things in comfort.

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 2d

To expand even a bit more, making the ONLY acceptable rating a 5 is highly damaging. Some of my favorite places are 3s and that's okay, damn it.

Amos Posner @amosposner.bsky.social · 2d

I think businesses asking people to rate every single experience has furthered this damage. We shouldn't have this many opinions about this many things, and we certainly shouldn't expect other busy people to care if we do.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d

few ideas have damaged the average psyche more than ‘the customer is always right.’ it should be a little bit humiliating, being a customer. you should walk into any service transaction knowing that the other person, and not you, is in control over whether you get your treats

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 3d

Shamelessly stolen

A crab that is green and vaguely cabbage looking - with the caption "You either die a brassica or you live long enough to see yourself become a crab"

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 3d

jfc

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Spider. @vaspider.gay · 3d

I would also just like to point out that it is currently 52° in Portland, & we've gotten about half an inch of rain today.

A lot of people were literally nuts out for freedom in some rather cold rain today. I'm willing to bet that most of the people turning their noses up aren't willing to do that.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 3d

The "you wouldn't download a car" screen but it reads "you wouldn't scrape all the art ever made and use it to create an Anime titty generator"

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 3d

Cyrano GPT

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 5d

Boooooooo lol

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah we are in Regime Politics territory now and everyone of these people needs to be hired by organizations like CA DOJ fucking ASAP. You need people with guns and the legal authority and training to use them who are not predisposed towards the regime, and you need them now.

Philip Bagley @pb102.bsky.social · 5d

And hiring damn near every FBI guy booted by Trump and his enablers they can get their hands on

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 5d

As a former 'hamster, the bagelry doesn't have a veggie friendly cream cheese? seriously? That's honestly a bit shocking

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 5d

Egg everything, scallion cream cheese.

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Tamper Proof Lid @readuction.bsky.social · 7d

Around this time of year, brits will wear ‘poppies’ out of deep respect for the international heroin trade

Malicae @malicae.bsky.social · 7d

Paul Simon is mine

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 7d

now that i teach i cannot express enough how much i want to read whatever a 19 year old comes up with at 2am on their roommate's vyvanse. that nonsense is worth 100000x any AI output

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 7d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes