Maria Bustillos
@mariabustillos.com
I help run @flaminghydra.com and its parent cooperative, the Brick House.
Digital ownership rights, archives and libraries, fun, and press freedom are some things I love.
maria | at | flaminghydra | dot | com
mariabustillos.com | thebrick.house
Digital ownership rights, archives and libraries, fun, and press freedom are some things I love.
maria | at | flaminghydra | dot | com
mariabustillos.com | thebrick.house
The focus group language will continue until the whole country is jailed and enslaved
While millions of Americans struggle to afford groceries, Donald Trump wants to spend their taxpayer dollars on invading foreign countries.
That's not America first.
That's not America first.
This is NOT America first.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The focus group language will continue until the whole country is jailed and enslaved
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Wrote about repetition in life in my latest for @flaminghydra.com! How many times might we say the same thing or do the same action in the course of a lifetime? The thought is one that haunts me
ALSO TODAY: @brianhioe.bsky.social on repeating patterns. “I take the same commute and walk the same streets, day in and day out. I consider a set of political and social issues that transform in subtle ways, day by day, year after year, and yet never really change.” flaminghydra.com/my-catchphra...
My Catchphrase
A friend drew a caricature of me at a sketching event the other day, and wrote “It’s one of those things” beneath it, like a caption.
“Do I say that a lot?” I asked. Apparently, I do. On reflection, ...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Wrote about repetition in life in my latest for @flaminghydra.com! How many times might we say the same thing or do the same action in the course of a lifetime? The thought is one that haunts me
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Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
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I knew “Sinners” wasn’t gonna win as many awards as it actually deserved because look at how hard the media tried to make it look like a flop in the FIRST place
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I knew “Sinners” wasn’t gonna win as many awards as it actually deserved because look at how hard the media tried to make it look like a flop in the FIRST place
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I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
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I would literally (not ironically) greet them as liberators
January 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I would literally (not ironically) greet them as liberators
U.S. Congress, hi! Jerome Powell has delivered the perfect impeachment rationale for you. Time to get going on allll your impeaching!
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
January 12, 2026 at 1:31 AM
U.S. Congress, hi! Jerome Powell has delivered the perfect impeachment rationale for you. Time to get going on allll your impeaching!
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
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the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
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‘CBS News - America’s place to see BS news’ - Nikki Glaser
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
‘CBS News - America’s place to see BS news’ - Nikki Glaser
I also want french fries
brava!!
brava!!
January 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I also want french fries
brava!!
brava!!
O rly, in fact I'm looking forward to seeing him get the similarly long-awaited Andrew Cuomo treatment
Rahm Emanuel is coming — whether Democrats like it or not.
Rahm Emanuel targets GOP and Dems as he tests 2028 campaign for president
The former Chicago mayor wants to lead a post-Trump "renewal wing" of the Democratic Party.
www.axios.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
O rly, in fact I'm looking forward to seeing him get the similarly long-awaited Andrew Cuomo treatment
so memorable, both
January 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
so memorable, both
@benehrenreich.bsky.social re: the world
flaminghydra.com/here-and-the...
@josie.zone Inglourious Basterds
flaminghydra.com/inglourious-...
@swordsjew.bsky.social new clothes
flaminghydra.com/new-clothes/
@zeets.bsky.social Tai Chi
flaminghydra.com/chi-from-the...
hope you love it as I do
2/2
flaminghydra.com/here-and-the...
@josie.zone Inglourious Basterds
flaminghydra.com/inglourious-...
@swordsjew.bsky.social new clothes
flaminghydra.com/new-clothes/
@zeets.bsky.social Tai Chi
flaminghydra.com/chi-from-the...
hope you love it as I do
2/2
Chi from the Cosmos
Anyone who has ever spent time in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City has likely seen the old people there practicing Tai Chi. Classes and meetups are happening all over, from the commun...
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January 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
@benehrenreich.bsky.social re: the world
flaminghydra.com/here-and-the...
@josie.zone Inglourious Basterds
flaminghydra.com/inglourious-...
@swordsjew.bsky.social new clothes
flaminghydra.com/new-clothes/
@zeets.bsky.social Tai Chi
flaminghydra.com/chi-from-the...
hope you love it as I do
2/2
flaminghydra.com/here-and-the...
@josie.zone Inglourious Basterds
flaminghydra.com/inglourious-...
@swordsjew.bsky.social new clothes
flaminghydra.com/new-clothes/
@zeets.bsky.social Tai Chi
flaminghydra.com/chi-from-the...
hope you love it as I do
2/2
So many!!! omg this is exciting
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
flaminghydra.com/winning-isnt...
1/2
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
flaminghydra.com/winning-isnt...
1/2
January 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
So many!!! omg this is exciting
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
flaminghydra.com/winning-isnt...
1/2
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
flaminghydra.com/winning-isnt...
1/2
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Good morning, we're in The Guardian alongside some greats
How independent journalism is a form of resistance: ‘I’m not answering to anyone’
Trump’s attacks on mainstream media have opened a window for journalists who want to operate independently
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Good morning, we're in The Guardian alongside some greats
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
tappin the sign, here just in case
Sometimes blocking isn't quite enough. If you wanted to tho you could go to Settings: Moderation: Muted words & tags, and put in Thomas Chatterton Williams
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
tappin the sign, here just in case
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man, etc.
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man, etc.
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The pathetic flopsweat performances of Noem and Homan on the Sunday news shows is a good reminder that when you staff an administration with hateful stupid thugs, they'll handle the "fucking around" part well enough but will be utterly useless when the "finding out" begins.
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The pathetic flopsweat performances of Noem and Homan on the Sunday news shows is a good reminder that when you staff an administration with hateful stupid thugs, they'll handle the "fucking around" part well enough but will be utterly useless when the "finding out" begins.
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At an event this weekend, @repdexteror.bsky.social, who is part of this effort, repeatedly called on the crowd to stay loud, keep calling congress, and continue voicing strong support to hold reps accountable for impeaching Noem
January 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
At an event this weekend, @repdexteror.bsky.social, who is part of this effort, repeatedly called on the crowd to stay loud, keep calling congress, and continue voicing strong support to hold reps accountable for impeaching Noem
YES PLEASE
How do regular citizens show support/donate for this??
How do regular citizens show support/donate for this??
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
YES PLEASE
How do regular citizens show support/donate for this??
How do regular citizens show support/donate for this??
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Presumably given the BBC’s concern with balance and treating all perspectives as equally valid, Kuenssberg will also be interviewing one of Epstein’s victims
January 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Presumably given the BBC’s concern with balance and treating all perspectives as equally valid, Kuenssberg will also be interviewing one of Epstein’s victims
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If I was advising the EU—and I 100% should be—my advice is that you prepare three sets of sanction packages:
1. Deliberate targeting of personal/corporate assets of Trump, Musk, Andressen, Sacks, etc like they’re Russian oligarchs by doing stuff like seizing Gigafactory Berlin. This gets used first.
1. Deliberate targeting of personal/corporate assets of Trump, Musk, Andressen, Sacks, etc like they’re Russian oligarchs by doing stuff like seizing Gigafactory Berlin. This gets used first.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
If I was advising the EU—and I 100% should be—my advice is that you prepare three sets of sanction packages:
1. Deliberate targeting of personal/corporate assets of Trump, Musk, Andressen, Sacks, etc like they’re Russian oligarchs by doing stuff like seizing Gigafactory Berlin. This gets used first.
1. Deliberate targeting of personal/corporate assets of Trump, Musk, Andressen, Sacks, etc like they’re Russian oligarchs by doing stuff like seizing Gigafactory Berlin. This gets used first.
Thank you for the bracing story!!
I mean this is IRL basically happening in the U.S. and I am going batshit insane
I mean this is IRL basically happening in the U.S. and I am going batshit insane
January 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Thank you for the bracing story!!
I mean this is IRL basically happening in the U.S. and I am going batshit insane
I mean this is IRL basically happening in the U.S. and I am going batshit insane
Followed!! She got me, all right
In my feeble defense, on a day when the IRL news was crazier still.
In my feeble defense, on a day when the IRL news was crazier still.
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Followed!! She got me, all right
In my feeble defense, on a day when the IRL news was crazier still.
In my feeble defense, on a day when the IRL news was crazier still.