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Decolonial secular humanist & analyst. Autistic & ADHD, white, Mad. I got hit by a car end of 2020 and my hand doesn't work properly now.
There is no absolute objective frame of reference.
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There is no absolute objective frame of reference.
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COVID kills. Wear a mask N95+
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@recombobulating.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Fascism isn't a disease. Fascism isn't a disability. Fascism isn't a lack of education. Fascism isn't foreign.
Fascism is a defence of established power and privilege through the dehumanisation of anyone that challenges it.
Fascism is a defence of established power and privilege through the dehumanisation of anyone that challenges it.
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I think there'd be a lot more analysis of the connections between puritanism and fascism if the west wasn't still so dominated by their ideology of the saved chosen few Vs the irredeemably sinful masses
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I think there'd be a lot more analysis of the connections between puritanism and fascism if the west wasn't still so dominated by their ideology of the saved chosen few Vs the irredeemably sinful masses
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really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
I keep going back to this wikipedia article because there are so many parallels
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
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the fear of 'becoming' a minority is a fear of having to treat Other people as human beings
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
white men have always been a minority
the only way to make them the majority was and is to deny the humanity of everybody else
the only way to make them the majority was and is to deny the humanity of everybody else
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
the fear of 'becoming' a minority is a fear of having to treat Other people as human beings
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
that's what they think hell is
a world where they cannot be supreme and untouchable
it is also known as material reality
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the original purpose of academia was for rich white men to come up with reasons why they actually deserved the shit they stole and would definitely get into heaven
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
the original purpose of academia was for rich white men to come up with reasons why they actually deserved the shit they stole and would definitely get into heaven
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
the Enlightenment is when they thought they proved it conclusively and would therefore always be protected by the divine/natural order
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this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
Jonathan Swift didn't invent the people who are fluent in the good grammar of civility and have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
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Wow an article that erases me as the only living survivor of the #YourSlipIsShowingHashtag, probably because if you include me then you're not just talking about Black women, you're talking about a Black transmasculine person. 🫠🫠🫠
Another great piece from one of my co-fellows in the OpEd Project Technology in the Public Interest program.
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming - www.essence.com/news/money-c...
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming - www.essence.com/news/money-c...
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming | Essence
For years, Black women have sounded the alarm about digital manipulation. X’s new policies prove how right they were.
www.essence.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Wow an article that erases me as the only living survivor of the #YourSlipIsShowingHashtag, probably because if you include me then you're not just talking about Black women, you're talking about a Black transmasculine person. 🫠🫠🫠
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the 'bait' is the promise of peace and safety in exchange for obedience and compliance
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
January 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
the 'bait' is the promise of peace and safety in exchange for obedience and compliance
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
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all personal banking should be handled by the post office, which should be an offshoot of the library, dedicated primarily to the universal right of fair and efficient interlibrary loan. most of what we treat as private possessions should instead be loaned from the library. it's really quite simple
I just think we should be building vast subterranean libraries. and I don't think that's weird
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
all personal banking should be handled by the post office, which should be an offshoot of the library, dedicated primarily to the universal right of fair and efficient interlibrary loan. most of what we treat as private possessions should instead be loaned from the library. it's really quite simple
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the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford blamed AI for the decision
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford blamed AI for the decision
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
the headline and summary here are just outright blatant lies
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
there was an apology over an error in the report
there was no suggestion at all that the error was responsible for the decision, or that the decision was wrong
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Humanity will win
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Humanity will win
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
I don't know when and I don't know how
But I know that those who oppose it cannot win because the level of absolute power and control they demand can never be established in reality. That is why they are so angry and so desperate.
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there's no such thing as "parental rights" btw. there is only "believing that another person is your property"
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
there's no such thing as "parental rights" btw. there is only "believing that another person is your property"
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I’m so scared. I’ve been wanting to leave the US for years as I’m BLACK, DISABLED, and a LESBIAN! I just want to be safe and heal.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
Donate to Help Zenzi & Carrot Heal in Safety, organized by Zenzi Zeme
I am working on updating this but until then the reason I have a GoFundMe is because I a… Zenzi Zeme needs your support for Help Zenzi & Carrot Heal in Safety
gofund.me
January 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I’m so scared. I’ve been wanting to leave the US for years as I’m BLACK, DISABLED, and a LESBIAN! I just want to be safe and heal.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
Please if you can donate to my GoFundMe. I have friends in a few places that can help me get settled. I still have medical needs as well like acupuncture & my tooth.
this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
Jonathan Swift didn't invent the people who are fluent in the good grammar of civility and have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
He wrote A Modest Proposal about those people.
In 1729.
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
this also quite neatly demonstrates the fact that pointing out the problem in the properly polite and civilised way doesn't mean that the people causing the problem will listen or change their stance
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
cos they're still using this tactic and they're still expecting it to work
really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
I keep going back to this wikipedia article because there are so many parallels
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
really fed up with people blaming sci-fi authors for 'inventing' these concepts
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
the fictional iterations were inspired by, and reactions to, political ideology they encountered in real life
they were predicting the horrors of liberal modernism
they didn't create them
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manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
they haven't convinced that many people TBF
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
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I keep going back to this wikipedia article because there are so many parallels
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
"Bentham's argument... provided a rationale for making relief unpleasant so that people would not claim it, 'stigmatising' relief so that it became 'an object of wholesome horror'"
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_La...
September 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Yes, ableist language undergirds eugenics. All slurs undergird system violence against the marginalized groups they refer to. Slurs for disabled people that come down from history dehumanize us so that atrocities can be done to us. Watch now as they rise while RFK implements eugenics.
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Yes, ableist language undergirds eugenics. All slurs undergird system violence against the marginalized groups they refer to. Slurs for disabled people that come down from history dehumanize us so that atrocities can be done to us. Watch now as they rise while RFK implements eugenics.
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It’s important to share this. So I can reach those who can help instead of those who go out of their way to made an impossible and difficult situation even harder.
linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MARequest #♿️ #URGENT #MutualAidVoid
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January 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
It’s important to share this. So I can reach those who can help instead of those who go out of their way to made an impossible and difficult situation even harder.
linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MARequest #♿️ #URGENT #MutualAidVoid
linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MARequest #♿️ #URGENT #MutualAidVoid
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They’re opposed to preventative healthcare policy because they believe they’re an intervention in the natural eugenic hierarchy, framing this as an issue of “government overreach” while they’re literally banning healthcare for disfavored groups assists in that effort.
California now requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid to reduce birth defects among Latinos. Public health officials have lauded these efforts, but some conservatives say it’s another form of government overreach.
California is adding a supplement to tortillas. RFK Jr. calls it ‘insanity’.
California now requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid to reduce birth defects among Latinos. Some conservatives oppose it, citing government overreach.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
They’re opposed to preventative healthcare policy because they believe they’re an intervention in the natural eugenic hierarchy, framing this as an issue of “government overreach” while they’re literally banning healthcare for disfavored groups assists in that effort.
the 'bait' is the promise of peace and safety in exchange for obedience and compliance
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
January 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
the 'bait' is the promise of peace and safety in exchange for obedience and compliance
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
the people protesting and resisting haven't taken it
the people saying they shouldn't do that have
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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for most of the history of 'liberal democracy' the only people who were allowed to vote were white men who owned property
that is the era they are so nostalgic for, that they are so desperate to return to
the good old days when they were the only people who really counted as people
that is the era they are so nostalgic for, that they are so desperate to return to
the good old days when they were the only people who really counted as people
they live in a privately educated bubble that teaches them that nothing has fundamentally changed since the 18th century and they're endlessly confused and angry about the world refusing to live up to that
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
for most of the history of 'liberal democracy' the only people who were allowed to vote were white men who owned property
that is the era they are so nostalgic for, that they are so desperate to return to
the good old days when they were the only people who really counted as people
that is the era they are so nostalgic for, that they are so desperate to return to
the good old days when they were the only people who really counted as people
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Nothing changes if nothing changes - BE THE CHANGE >> linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
469 needed and 40 mins to deadline
ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY
469 needed and 40 mins to deadline
ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY
January 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Nothing changes if nothing changes - BE THE CHANGE >> linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
469 needed and 40 mins to deadline
ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY
469 needed and 40 mins to deadline
ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY
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Over and over again the story is the same. Building social housing works, building renewable energy works, building schools and hospitals works. Government can do good things. The Thatcherite consensus of mewling self-imposed incapacity is wrong.
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Over and over again the story is the same. Building social housing works, building renewable energy works, building schools and hospitals works. Government can do good things. The Thatcherite consensus of mewling self-imposed incapacity is wrong.