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Stefan Mesch
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queer | journalist | 42 | v.a. Deutschlandfunk Kultur | Buch 2023: "Unnützes Wissen für Marvel-Nerds" (mit Lino Wirag) | Buch 2024: "Unnützes Wissen über Manga und Anime" (mit Jasmin Dose, Jan Lukas Kuhn) | he/him | mail: smesch @ gmx . net
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Stefan Mesch @smeschmesch.bsky.social · Mar 31
I've been self-isolating since the start of the pandemic (March 2020):

my mom, two sisters and me get vaccinations and do medical appointments. but I never meet other people indoors, or visit stores, or travel.

if we saw each other before 2020 and you wonder why we never met again: that is why.
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coopercooperco.bsky.social
Opened Bluesky and immediately saw their CTO posting about how impressive AI is lmao
February 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
💡 !

alles, was Data bei #StarTrekTNG passiert, nochmal ansehen mit der Frage:

"du hast Daten. was machst du mit/aus diesen Daten?"

(dass "ich habe extrem viele Daten" oft nicht reicht, um einer Situation gerecht zu werden, wird an Data dauernd klar.)
tante.cc tante @tante.cc · 1d
"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."

No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
February 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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sebibrux.bsky.social
Das IOC hält am Nazi-Shirt der Spiele von 1936 fest. Gerade deshalb darf Berlin 2036 keine Olympischen Spiele mit diesem IOC ausrichten. Das Jubiläum der NS Propagandaspiele verlangt maximale Sensibilität, historische Klarheit und eine eindeutige Abgrenzung. gruene-fraktion.berlin/pressemittei...
IOC verteidigt Nazi-Shirt von 1936 – Berlin darf kein Austragungsort der Spiele 2036 werden
Das IOC verteidigt das Nazi-Shirt „Germany Berlin 1936 Olympic Games“ in seinem Shop. Die Grünen fordern den Regierenden Bürgermeister auf, daraus seine Konsequenzen für die Berliner Bewerbung für 203...
gruene-fraktion.berlin
February 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
CN Death

my ex said I was the biggest "Dawson's Creek" fan he knew and wanted to know how I felt about the passing of James Van Der Beek. ⬇️
thanks, it's messy. he moved to Texas, his wife is anti-vax, and I never liked him as a person. so: I really hope the radio station I freelance for does not ask me to talk about him, because I have nothing nice to say (well: he did play fratboys and smirky assholes REALLY well, that's something). "Dawson's Creek" discourse annoys me because I think by now, queer people often like "Scream" and enjoy the feminist, the self-referential, the witty and the "Look at these alienated underdog characters!" aspects of "Scream". I never watched parts 4 to 7, but I wish more people understood that "Dawson's Creek" is by the same creator and has the same sensibility. I'm not saying it's great, but it's not just some retrograde nostalgia white supremacy "The Gap" commercial. in episode 2, Joey wants a kiss and says "just a kiss, I'm not talking about anything involving leather straps and crisco." (not saying it's good that a 15-yo had that dialogue in 1998. but yeah: the caustic, witty verbosity resonated with me, ofc.)
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
CN Tod

James van der Beek und die christlichen Tradwife-Vibes seiner Familienfotos haben mir seit Jahren nur noch: Angst gemacht.

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
James Van Der Beek's Influencer Wife Is Peddling Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Instagram
Kimberly Van Der Beek, a wellness influencer, uses her platform to post photos of her family, their Texas compound, and Covid misinformation.
www.rollingstone.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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brodnig.bsky.social
Ich muss ja sagen: Seitdem Ray Ban mit Meta kooperiert und seitdem offensichtlich ist, dass diese Smart Glasses oft missbräuchlich gegen Frauen eingesetzt werden, hat sich mein Blick auf die Marke Ray Ban massiv verschoben

Weil sie ermöglichen mit eine Form von surveillance tech
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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souplemur.bsky.social
CN #Eugenik
Mit am meisten ärgert mich an den Berichten zu masketragenden Olympiateilnehmenden die deutlichst mitschwingende Erzählung/Pseudoerklärung nach dem Motto: „Ja, SIE sin zu Höchstleistungen berufen, für ~uns alle~.. darum müssen sie sich eben besonders vor Infektionen schützen!💁‍♂️“ 🤢
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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teresabuecker.bsky.social
Social-Media-Verbot und Sexkaufverbot folgen der gleichen Logik: Dinge verbieten, ohne die tiefer liegenden Strukturen zu adressieren und sich davon entlasten, viel komplexere Fragen angehen zu müssen.

Und es ist eine Mär, die komplexen Dinge würden nach einem Verbot angegangen oder finanziert.
February 11, 2026 at 8:04 AM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
CN Transfeindlichkeit

es ist jetzt normal, dass rechte Accounts bei jedem Gewaltakt sagen: "das war eine trans Person!" Ziel ist auch, zu sagen: Hormone/trans Healthcare muss verboten werden, denn Hormone machen gewalttätig.
theserfstv.bsky.social The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d
An image of a trans person (who lives on the other side of the country) is circulating online because of a bunch of far right accounts on social media are claiming it's the Tumbler mass shooter. This individual had nothing to do with it.

These kind of lies get innocent LGBTQ+ people hurt or killed
The Pleb Reporter @truckdriverpleb (a far right big twitter account based in Canada often amplified by Elon Musk etc) admitting that he posted an image of an innocent trans person that he believed to be a mass murderer before it had been verified. Because it's being so widely shared he's not seeking out to try and stop people from sharing his original post and undoing the damage he's done, ends with "sincere apologies"
February 11, 2026 at 7:35 AM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
CN Faschismus

redet oft und viel über Promis, die mit Rechten zusammen sind.
color-theory.bsky.social Stevo @color-theory.bsky.social · 1d
Ralf Schumacher heiratet seinen Front National Twink
February 11, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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mmitchell.bsky.social
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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czedwards.bsky.social
With alt-text:
Screen capture of model language to use with a Ring camera return: Customer Service Chat Like-New Ring Floodlight Cam Agent: Upon checking here the return window for this item has expired already we no longer accept the return. But no worries, let me go ahead and check my other option here for you. Customer: Yall did change the terms of service. I bought what I thought was a secure device. It is not. I refuse to let Amazon sell my footage so ICE can kidnap brown people in my community. Agent: I understand your concern. In this case, let me go ahead and give you an exemption to help you create a return label so you can return it and get your money back. May I know if you want a printable label or a Qr code? End this chat Send a message
February 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.

Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
"I'm proud to be here to represent Team USA, and to represent our country. But we'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been for everybody. This stuff is happening right, right around where we live" "I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution," Ruohonen continued, "and it allows us to (have) freedom of press, freedom of speech, protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures, and makes it that we have to have probable cause to be pulled over. And what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of grey. It's clear." "I really love what's been happening there now with people coming out, showing the love, the compassion, integrity and respect for others that they don't know, and helping them out," Ruohonen said. "And we love Minnesota for that. "And I want to make it clear that we are out here, we love our country. We're playing for the U.S. We're playing for Team USA. And we're playing for each other, and we're playing for our family and our friends that sacrificed so much to be here today. And that doesn't change anything. "Because what the Olympics means is excellence, respect, friendship, and we all, I think, exemplify that. And we are playing for the people of Minnesota and the people around the country who share those same values. That compassion, that love and that respect."
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
ich melde mich bei 200 Leuten nicht, die mir wichtig sind. und ich höre von 200 Leuten nichts, ohne, an ihnen zu zweifeln.

es war halt vor 5 Jahren einfacher, kurz ein Insta-Foto zu liken oder einen Facebook-Beitrag.
February 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
"ich bin von Facebook weg und jetzt sehe ich mal, wer sich noch bei mir meldet: fast niemand.

so siehts nämlich aus, die sind alle gegen mich!"

nein. das ist SO toxisch gedacht:

nehmt "man meldet sich" bitte NIE als Test für "nur, wer sich meldet, findet mich gut und legt Wert auf mich."
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
(ich poste das, um Leuten zu sagen, dass es soziale Kosten hat: ihr verliert mich, und hoffentlich auch viele andere.

darum auch meine vielen Postings gegen den PEN Berlin, der dauernd Springer-Stimmen und z.B. Leute wie Boris Palmer auf Bühnen bringt.)
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
CN Rechtsruck

ja - ich blocke oft Leute, die an meiner Uni studiert haben und dann bei Axel Springer schreiben.
hummushomies.bsky.social Hummus @hummushomies.bsky.social · 2d
Oh nein, ein ehemaliger office-crush von mir arbeitet jetzt einfach bei focus online
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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ajcousins.bsky.social
💯👇
"Our response should not be "This response to Bad Bunny's inclusion shows how divided we are, how can we stop this polarization?" Our response should be uncooperative: "The response to Bad Bunny's inclusion shows just how racist our society is. Racists are angry about the halftime show? Good! Everything about our society should make racists feel alienated. How do we make racists feel even more alienated from even more of society??"
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
smeschmesch.bsky.social
this looked like an artistic way to show the character (Edward) and his piano skills.

a few pages later, we find out that he can manifest these notations in-universe, from soot.

so: any character who was around to watch him could actually SEE these physical notations floating up. #ShadowsHouse
Edward from "Shadows House", playing a piano. the piano is encircled by music notations, spiralling up in the air.
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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jeannetteoho.bsky.social
Happy Black History Month! ✨️ Es gibt so viel tolle Literatur von Schwarzen Autor*innen - ich empfehle mal ein paar meiner Lieblingsbücher ⬇️

#blackhistorymonth #SchwarzeLiteratur #lesetipps
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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stonerprincesss.edm.blue
reminding me of one my absolute favorite posts of any app of all time
tweet by smittenmittens from 6/5/24 saying: It's on Tubu. It's literally on Heebee. It's on Poodee with ads. It's literally on Dippy. You can probably find it on Weeno. Dude it's on Gumpy. It's a Pheebo original. It's on Poob. You can watch it on Poob. You can go to Po
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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hummushomies.bsky.social
Niemand:

Bürgerliche Journalisten über den Faschismus: "Manche sagen so, manche sagen so"
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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scarletmagus.bsky.social
"Magus, why do you care if Discord/Tumblr/whatever platform restricts or removes NSFW features?"

Because I'm a trans person living in America, and these fascist fucks have been wanting to legally define trans existence as inherently obscene for years:

www.them.us/story/trans-...
A Bill That Would Ban Pornography in the U.S. Also Takes Aim at Trans People
The bill was introduced by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a longtime ally of the Heritage Foundation, which authored Project 2025.
www.them.us
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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pancakesyndrome.bsky.social
this is fucking abhorrent. The catholic church is one of the world anti-trans movement's biggest backers. They gave us "gender ideology" vs "traditional roles". Pope Leo himself rants about it. He opposed Peru's education system teaching that trans people existing. Fuck you traitors and opportunists
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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capitolhunters.bsky.social
Yes. Miller knows those people can't all be deported. He knows they will be in camps. We need to understand: many, many people in Trump's circle read about the Nazis, openly admire Hitler, and want to emulate what Hitler did. We have to accept how serious this is - we cannot hide from it.
capitolhunters.bsky.social capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · Nov 12
Dear all saying no worries, Trump can't round up 10M immigrants because their work is needed for the US economy: please, remember that MOST of the camps in Germany from 1938 were "Arbeitslager" - labor camps. Deporting people is hard. But locking people up and making them work, that's been done. 1/
Image of forced laborers in German-occupied Poland in the late 1930s or early 1940s, wearing the same striped uniforms that were worn in extermination camps.
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 AM