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Mystic Mikester

@mysticmikester.com

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The world we are building is already inside us. All my memes are open source, you are welcome to take them and set them free.

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Jan 7

I'm a queer survivor of abuse, addiction, and homelessness, living w/ bipolar & HIV. I do radical memes & commentary because I love it and to supplement disability income.

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 26

I really can't think of anything more shameful than to be a "real man" if a real man is defined the way these people do

i don't want to be emotionally stunted, preoccupied with my own imagined victimhood, never take responsibily for
harm that I did, blame women and
minorities for the problems caused by politicians I voted for, plunging
america into despotism while i cheer

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 19

“Silence of the Whales” morning reflection: mystimikester.com/si...

A majestic whale is shown swimming beneath the surface of the ocean.

Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 18

A photorealistic AI generated image of Donald Trump hugging a stereotypical depiction of satan with red body and horns, smiling at the camera like a happy couple giving a thumbs up. The caption reads “Pray for your pedo king”.

Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 17

Art is a Weapon We Could All Be Using: https://mikester.xyz/2025/08/17/art-is-a-weapon-we.html

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 17

NEW: Astounding scenes on the streets of Tel Aviv tonight as 300,000 join an anti-war protest.

(🎥 Noga Tarnopolsky)

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 17

I don’t know who needs to hear this but I’m seeing reports of national guard members refusing to work with ICE being court martialed so the time to prepare is now. Remember “just following orders” didn’t work for the nazis and it won’t work for you.

Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 17

This kind of low energy fear bait is tiresome and ignorant: https://mikester.xyz/2025/08/17/this-kind-of-low-energy.html

Yaz and Feras The Podcast on Instagram: "ChatGPT came up with this caption 🤯 #podcast #funnyvideos #yazandferas #comedy #funny #ai #chatgpt"

1M likes, 14K comments - yazandferas on March 27, 2025: "ChatGPT came up with this caption 🤯 #podcast #funnyvideos #yazandferas #comedy #funny #ai #chatgpt".

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 17

The tweet by Sarah Jeong humorously suggests a radical, psychedelic-inspired idea: *"What if we destroy capitalism by feminizing having money?"*—implying a playful, subversive reimagining of wealth and power dynamics. The tone is whimsical ("extremely on-mushrooms voice"), blending satire with a critique of systemic inequality.

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 16

A person is soaking their feet in a bowl, with text suggesting various benefits of using apple cider vinegar, followed by a controversial statement about the president being a pedophile.

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 16

Pastel illustration of a tall rainbow-rose cake topped with a glittering trans flag. Two scowling coworkers glare at it while a joyful non-binary baker in a flour-dusted apron raises a piping bag in triumph, confetti sprinkles flying.

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 150 University of California law professors (and counting) have now signed this open letter to the UC Regents and other officials, explaining the flagrant illegality of the Trump Administration’s UCLA funding cut offs, and urging the UC to fight back. sites.google.com/view/uclawfa...

Dear President Milliken, Regents, and Governor Newsom,
As faculty members of University of California law schools, we endorse Governor Newsom's commitment to resist the Trump Administration's unlawful actions taken against the University of California, Los Angeles. The Governor is on firm legal ground. The Trump Administration's termination and suspension of federal funds has violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in numerous ways. Governor Newsom and the University of California Regents will protect the vital interests not only of Californians but of all Americans if they defend the University of California's rights.
The U.S. Department of Justice notified UCLA on July 29, 2025, that it had found that UCLA had "violated its obligations under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." Chancellor Frenk subsequently announced that
"the federal government claims antisemitism and bias as the reasons" for federal grant terminations. UCLA faces losses of at least $584 million, funding that has supported vital research on matters ranging from treatments for pancreatic cancer to advances in online security.
The Trump Administration has made no pretense of following the law. Title VI permits a federal agency to terminate funding only if it has found that the particular program receiving that funding has violated the law's non-discrimination provisions. Funding cannot disappear just because the agency's policy or political preferences differ from the institution's.
Moreover, the agency can act only after following specific procedural steps. Importantly, Title VI requires a formal administrative hearing—a proceeding much like a trial-before the agency can terminate funding. At the hearing, the agency would have the burden of proving the university's alleged violations of Title VI before an impartial decision-maker. If the agency prevails at the hearing, the university or other interested persons could appea…

factually supported and consistent with civil rights laws. Without the steps Title VI requires, there is no protection against an administration alleging discrimination as a pretext to force compliance with its policy or partisan preferences. Title VI's procedures guarantee the constitutional due process requirement that no person can be deprived of liberty or property without fair notice and opportunity to be heard. They protect the university and its members' academic freedom, an endowment essential to scientific research, intellectual discovery, and open debate.
We are deeply committed to the core principle of non-discrimination codified in Title VI and in the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. The principle that no person may suffer discrimination because of race, color, or national origin protects equality and ensures fairness in political as well as social life. Allegations of discrimination deserve serious and careful consideration and, where established, effective redress. But this enforcement effort must follow the law.
We urge Governor Newsom and the UC Regents to continue to stand up for the fundamental principles of the rule of law, due process, and equal protection. A defense of the University of California's rights in court will model respect for these bedrock principles of equality and fairness, and it will ensure that the government honors them. The Trump Administration's failure to abide by the law subverts these principles by denying the University of California a fair opportunity to contest the government's charges of unlawful discrimination before an impartial decisionmaker. It is precisely because we cherish the principles of the Civil Rights Act and the Constitution that we encourage Governor Newsom, the UC Regents, and the University of California to fight back.
Through its grantmaking powers, the federal government wields vast influence over social and economic life. If not held to account by the procedural protections enacted by Congres…

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Mystic Mikester @mysticmikester.com · Aug 16