AfterTheHavoc
@afterthehavoc.cryptoanarchy.network
It's really neat that I get to be one of the weirdos who lives in your phone. Here to post about scifi, TTRPGs, politics, civics and other nerd shit. On a quest to be the world's OK-ist swordsman.
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Another hundred users, another disclaimer! Hi, I'm Havoc. I'm an outspoken antitheist and an anarchist. I regularly delete my posts out of a belief that we should take less stock in a permanent record of our thoughts, and a general desire to make being found slightly more difficult.
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I've been working on California state policy the entire time Newsom has been governor, and I can assure you that it has not been doing "just fine" with a governor who has always been more focused on podcasting and promotion-seeking than doing his job.
Newsom is the antidote to Trump. We need Newsom's fearsomeness to attack Trump. California is doing just fine with Newsom away for a few days.
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I've been working on California state policy the entire time Newsom has been governor, and I can assure you that it has not been doing "just fine" with a governor who has always been more focused on podcasting and promotion-seeking than doing his job.
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Lunch is Caribbean jerk marinated mahi-mahi with some pineapple and steamed white rice. 🍽️
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Lunch is Caribbean jerk marinated mahi-mahi with some pineapple and steamed white rice. 🍽️
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Side with trans people by buying a heat pump and riding a bicycle.
This is known to be a deliberate strategy. The links are right there, but people STILL don't actually like... do anything with that information.
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Fossil Fuel Billionaires Are Bankrolling the Anti-Trans Movement | Atmos
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Side with trans people by buying a heat pump and riding a bicycle.
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
My dad, whose brain was broken by Reagan, does this all the time and it drives me nuts. Professor of history, WWII special interest, can only call a government doing evil authoritarian shit Communism.
Americans, seeing fascism, will call it literally anything else: communism, anarchism, Maoism, Stalinism, etc.
Like their eyes just glaze right past it, it doesn't process.
And even if they do actually notice the fascism, they don't notice its basis in centuries of domestic homegrown tradition.
Like their eyes just glaze right past it, it doesn't process.
And even if they do actually notice the fascism, they don't notice its basis in centuries of domestic homegrown tradition.
January 21, 2026 at 1:50 AM
My dad, whose brain was broken by Reagan, does this all the time and it drives me nuts. Professor of history, WWII special interest, can only call a government doing evil authoritarian shit Communism.
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Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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I think it's actually going to be reasonably successful, I've seen far more businesses committing to closing than any other proposed general strike action I've been aware of this decade
Minnesota is really doing a general strike on Friday btw.
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 AM
I think it's actually going to be reasonably successful, I've seen far more businesses committing to closing than any other proposed general strike action I've been aware of this decade
Just got to #StarTrek #TOS S03E02 The Enterprise Incident in my rewatch. A good heist episode, but holy crap Starfleet Intelligence gambled on that one. Risking the fleet flagship on Kirk and Spock's ability to bluff repeatedly and the Romulans to...not Just Shoot Them is some CIA harebrained shit.
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Why not, looks like there's some fun in here somewhere.
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Why not, looks like there's some fun in here somewhere.
Every big account I have ever seen comment about it is that going viral is awful and there's little point to it. Nobody's going to get as much reach on here like in the peak Twitter days, and that's just fine and probably healthier for everyone.
January 20, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Every big account I have ever seen comment about it is that going viral is awful and there's little point to it. Nobody's going to get as much reach on here like in the peak Twitter days, and that's just fine and probably healthier for everyone.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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Immediately on my watchlist. Every idea in the trailer comes across as fresh. But the fact that the full title of the game starts with the name of the dev?? Gotta be the most confident, baller move I’ve seen in a good long time. This is a capital-F “Fuck yeah” video game.
My action skydiving racing FPS Aerial_Knight’s DropShot drops Feb 17 on PS5, Xbox, and PC.
You play as a guy bitten by a radioactive dragon, taking down mercs, dragons, tanks, and cows… all while trying not to mess up your fro.
Give it a Wishlist it means a lot 🙂
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You play as a guy bitten by a radioactive dragon, taking down mercs, dragons, tanks, and cows… all while trying not to mess up your fro.
Give it a Wishlist it means a lot 🙂
youtu.be/Hl0ylC9SYuw?...
Aerial_Knight's DropShot - Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
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January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Immediately on my watchlist. Every idea in the trailer comes across as fresh. But the fact that the full title of the game starts with the name of the dev?? Gotta be the most confident, baller move I’ve seen in a good long time. This is a capital-F “Fuck yeah” video game.
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Shares in Hanwha Aerospace (seller of Korean, ie non-US, howitzers to Nato states) are up 40% so far this year.
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Shares in Hanwha Aerospace (seller of Korean, ie non-US, howitzers to Nato states) are up 40% so far this year.
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![My friends check in from time to time.
Text: I got rubber-bulleted by ICE just on my way back from work. Ouch.
Text: Hey I'm gonna observe tomorrow at the protest. I'll text every hour, and if you don't hear from me, please call [number] and give them my identifying information. I'd probably be at the Whipple. Okay?
Text: They knocked on my door, but I'm okay.
I demanded a signed judicial warrant, and they couldn’t provide one, so they left.
I’m worried all the time.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cb6uhto6bwvcx4anaq55konv/bafkreiejn4yr42v63dgduydsv6fnjqqci2yfdwj6sishctyicaqfyrcouy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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fantasy football (2027): the Philadelphia Eagles are isekai’d into a fantasy world full of high magic and royal intrigue
January 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
fantasy football (2027): the Philadelphia Eagles are isekai’d into a fantasy world full of high magic and royal intrigue
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You just described stop and frisk only they're including white people now
Being required to present proof of citizenship to someone not required to present proof they're actually law enforcement is one hell of a dichotomy
January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
You just described stop and frisk only they're including white people now
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Society parried the ozone layer, acid rain, and Y2K back to back and instead of going "wow, parrying is badass" a lot of people went "society didn't even get hit so I guess there's no need to learn how to parry" and instantly took a thousand hits
we live in a sick society that thinks preventing problems is a waste of time and effort and hey, guess why everything sucks now
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Society parried the ozone layer, acid rain, and Y2K back to back and instead of going "wow, parrying is badass" a lot of people went "society didn't even get hit so I guess there's no need to learn how to parry" and instantly took a thousand hits
Heehee sewer socialism.
Mayor Sean Ryan sat down with Buffalo News climate and environment reporter Mackenzie Shuman to discuss his agenda for making Buffalo cleaner and healthier.
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Trees, sewers and money: Mayor Sean Ryan's environmental priorities for Buffalo
Mayor Sean Ryan sat down with Buffalo News climate and environment reporter Mackenzie Shuman to discuss his agenda for making Buffalo cleaner and healthier.
buffalonews.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Heehee sewer socialism.
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Has anyone seen a good chronology of events so far in Minneapolis piece? I am struggling to keep up with the escalations and want to get a more solid grasp.
January 18, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Has anyone seen a good chronology of events so far in Minneapolis piece? I am struggling to keep up with the escalations and want to get a more solid grasp.
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I hate AI almost as much as I hate ICE. I write about stuff on my reader-supported blog, and this one's been getting shared around again lately, so I figured, hey, I've got a really big $350 doctor's visit cost coming up.
paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
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paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
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using chatgpt and other ai writing tools makes you unhireable. here’s why
AI isn’t just pie in the sky, it’s a cow pie in the sky.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I hate AI almost as much as I hate ICE. I write about stuff on my reader-supported blog, and this one's been getting shared around again lately, so I figured, hey, I've got a really big $350 doctor's visit cost coming up.
paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
I hope to remember to be a voice of optimism and defiance here. Morale is part of the battle, and the longer we keep going the closer we get to victory.
half the userbase of this website is addicted to the dopamine hit that comes with "all is loss" bad news. they want to spiral out and resent you when you tell them something tethered to reality.
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I hope to remember to be a voice of optimism and defiance here. Morale is part of the battle, and the longer we keep going the closer we get to victory.