Windrake
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Childless cat lady🐈⬛ Happily married. Women's rights=human rights.❤️is❤️ She/her. Humanistic 🔯. Fan of 📖#Discworld #Shakespeare #GoodOmens Poe #LOTR #HGTTG Dickens Jules Verne 🎞️ #STNG #StarTrek #Cosmos #DoctorWho
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Windrake
@windrake.bsky.social
· Oct 22
“Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”
― Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
No religion ever made it this clear. Families could stay together, and wars might even be averted if they did. But religions would go out of business. #Discworld
― Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
No religion ever made it this clear. Families could stay together, and wars might even be averted if they did. But religions would go out of business. #Discworld
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as someone from the US who now lives in a country with exclusively privatized delivery services, the USPS is one of the greatest institutions of all time and I agree with Terry Pratchett and the US constitution about the necessity of delivering the mail
January 18, 2026 at 10:52 PM
as someone from the US who now lives in a country with exclusively privatized delivery services, the USPS is one of the greatest institutions of all time and I agree with Terry Pratchett and the US constitution about the necessity of delivering the mail
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Terry Pratchett said is best and most succinctly: Evil begins when people are treated as things.
In the US, 'ownership' of children is practically baked into the culture, which is also why women are routinely infantilized as if we don't know how to live autonomously.
In the US, 'ownership' of children is practically baked into the culture, which is also why women are routinely infantilized as if we don't know how to live autonomously.
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Terry Pratchett said is best and most succinctly: Evil begins when people are treated as things.
In the US, 'ownership' of children is practically baked into the culture, which is also why women are routinely infantilized as if we don't know how to live autonomously.
In the US, 'ownership' of children is practically baked into the culture, which is also why women are routinely infantilized as if we don't know how to live autonomously.
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This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it
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Indeed. Everyone wants to be the *second* person to oppose the administration and not the *first*.
I always wondered, when I read Suetonius, how everyone could put up with Caligula for so long.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Indeed. Everyone wants to be the *second* person to oppose the administration and not the *first*.
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As Pratchett said:
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
As Pratchett said:
Clarity looks suspicious in a low-information environment, and those with power exploit that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxd...
How Power Really Wins (The Traitors Strategy) - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Clarity looks suspicious in a low-information environment, and those with power exploit that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxd...
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In "The Time Monster" on Doctor Who, he makes a Time-flow Analogue. It measures the flow of time and can jam it. He makes it out of kitchen junk and tea leaves.
On #Discworld, witches make Shambles to measure and amplify magic, using stuff in their pockets and a living thing.
They're the same.
On #Discworld, witches make Shambles to measure and amplify magic, using stuff in their pockets and a living thing.
They're the same.
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In "The Time Monster" on Doctor Who, he makes a Time-flow Analogue. It measures the flow of time and can jam it. He makes it out of kitchen junk and tea leaves.
On #Discworld, witches make Shambles to measure and amplify magic, using stuff in their pockets and a living thing.
They're the same.
On #Discworld, witches make Shambles to measure and amplify magic, using stuff in their pockets and a living thing.
They're the same.
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Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Why light matters this Christmas
youtu.be/sx6Auou_L4U?...
This is the first in a six-video Christmas series exploring light, not just as a festival symbol, but as a political and economic necessity.
youtu.be/sx6Auou_L4U?...
This is the first in a six-video Christmas series exploring light, not just as a festival symbol, but as a political and economic necessity.
Why light matters this Christmas
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Why light matters this Christmas
youtu.be/sx6Auou_L4U?...
This is the first in a six-video Christmas series exploring light, not just as a festival symbol, but as a political and economic necessity.
youtu.be/sx6Auou_L4U?...
This is the first in a six-video Christmas series exploring light, not just as a festival symbol, but as a political and economic necessity.
Economic fairness is a story the wealthy tell themselves until someone shows them reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI24...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI24...
Dickens Was An Economist - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Economic fairness is a story the wealthy tell themselves until someone shows them reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI24...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI24...
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Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
“It's a Wonderful Life” Tried to Warn Us
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
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“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
--Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (1948- 2015)
From Pratchett’s essay “Let There Be Dragons” (1998)
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #terrypratchett
--Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (1948- 2015)
From Pratchett’s essay “Let There Be Dragons” (1998)
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #terrypratchett
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
--Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (1948- 2015)
From Pratchett’s essay “Let There Be Dragons” (1998)
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #terrypratchett
--Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (1948- 2015)
From Pratchett’s essay “Let There Be Dragons” (1998)
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #terrypratchett
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So if anyone wants to support a blue indie bookstore in red territory, we've got 20 copies of the Good Omens graphic novel. All the proceeds went to the Pratchett estate. thehauntedbookshopmobile.square.site/product/dora...
The Haunted Book Shop in Mobile, Alabama
thehauntedbookshopmobile.square.site
December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So if anyone wants to support a blue indie bookstore in red territory, we've got 20 copies of the Good Omens graphic novel. All the proceeds went to the Pratchett estate. thehauntedbookshopmobile.square.site/product/dora...
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Federal tax prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level in decades — dropping 27% the past year.
This comes after Trump made deep cuts to the IRS.
DOJ agents were reportedly also told not to prioritize tax prosecutions.
Tax cheats must be thrilled.
This comes after Trump made deep cuts to the IRS.
DOJ agents were reportedly also told not to prioritize tax prosecutions.
Tax cheats must be thrilled.
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Federal tax prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level in decades — dropping 27% the past year.
This comes after Trump made deep cuts to the IRS.
DOJ agents were reportedly also told not to prioritize tax prosecutions.
Tax cheats must be thrilled.
This comes after Trump made deep cuts to the IRS.
DOJ agents were reportedly also told not to prioritize tax prosecutions.
Tax cheats must be thrilled.
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AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water.
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects.
So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends.
See how this works?
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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-Bust up monopolies
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
-Bust up monopolies
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
-Boost unions
-$20/hr fed minimum wage
-Ban Wall Street from buying homes
-Pass M4A
-Universal childcare
-Get rid of Trump’s tariffs
-Enact UBI
-Tax the rich
These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.
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Let’s be clear: Every year the retirement age is raised is a 7% benefit cut.
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let’s be clear: Every year the retirement age is raised is a 7% benefit cut.
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
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Expiring ACA tax credits will hit small businesses especially hard. Meanwhile, 74% of small business owners are worried that their business won’t survive due to Trump’s tariffs.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Expiring ACA tax credits will hit small businesses especially hard. Meanwhile, 74% of small business owners are worried that their business won’t survive due to Trump’s tariffs.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
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Remember to shop small on Cyber Monday and during the holidays. You'll be supporting your communities and your neighbors, not just padding the profits of some massive corporation or funding the next yacht purchase by a billionaire CEO.
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Remember to shop small on Cyber Monday and during the holidays. You'll be supporting your communities and your neighbors, not just padding the profits of some massive corporation or funding the next yacht purchase by a billionaire CEO.
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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?