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Beyond threat--they are being damaged every damn day now.
Three things that make the U.S. the envy of the world:
1) Professionalized military with strong norm of civilian control
2) Higher education and cutting-edge scientific research
3) Ability to welcome immigrants and attract the “best and the brightest”
All three are under threat.
1) Professionalized military with strong norm of civilian control
2) Higher education and cutting-edge scientific research
3) Ability to welcome immigrants and attract the “best and the brightest”
All three are under threat.
February 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Beyond threat--they are being damaged every damn day now.
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Wrong. Bad take.
Bluesky should be for whatever an individual needs or wants, and if that is a place to retreat to and watch cat videos, that's completely fine.
Bluesky should be for whatever an individual needs or wants, and if that is a place to retreat to and watch cat videos, that's completely fine.
I firmly believe we STILL have to be political on this platform.
BlueSky cannot be a retreat from politics and confrontation.
It is only by passionately and assuredly nailing our colours to the mast, albeit in a civilised and respectful fashion, do we even begin to start to change hearts & minds.
BlueSky cannot be a retreat from politics and confrontation.
It is only by passionately and assuredly nailing our colours to the mast, albeit in a civilised and respectful fashion, do we even begin to start to change hearts & minds.
December 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Wrong. Bad take.
Bluesky should be for whatever an individual needs or wants, and if that is a place to retreat to and watch cat videos, that's completely fine.
Bluesky should be for whatever an individual needs or wants, and if that is a place to retreat to and watch cat videos, that's completely fine.
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Maybe we should tell students that assignments aren't tests but training, like going to the gym.
December 12, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Maybe we should tell students that assignments aren't tests but training, like going to the gym.
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They own enough super yachts, islands, and politicians. TAX THE FUCKING BILLIONAIRES.
December 12, 2024 at 6:29 AM
They own enough super yachts, islands, and politicians. TAX THE FUCKING BILLIONAIRES.
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I encourage folks who have some level of privilege—like my fellow straight white guys— to act when you see an opportunity to stand up to jerks who are being anti-trans, racist, anti-semitic, or homophobic.
Sometimes it’s as simple as saying:
“Stop that. You’re being a jerk.”
Sometimes it’s as simple as saying:
“Stop that. You’re being a jerk.”
December 11, 2024 at 1:09 AM
I encourage folks who have some level of privilege—like my fellow straight white guys— to act when you see an opportunity to stand up to jerks who are being anti-trans, racist, anti-semitic, or homophobic.
Sometimes it’s as simple as saying:
“Stop that. You’re being a jerk.”
Sometimes it’s as simple as saying:
“Stop that. You’re being a jerk.”
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I’m going to start writing Boiling Frog Skeets:
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
December 11, 2024 at 3:17 AM
I’m going to start writing Boiling Frog Skeets:
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
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There are a lot of things I don't like. Types of books, genres of movies, kinds of music. So...
I don't read, watch, or listen to them.
No one is forcing anyone to ingest Things they don't like. People need to stop thinking everyone should create Things for their specific temperament.
I don't read, watch, or listen to them.
No one is forcing anyone to ingest Things they don't like. People need to stop thinking everyone should create Things for their specific temperament.
December 11, 2024 at 4:52 AM
There are a lot of things I don't like. Types of books, genres of movies, kinds of music. So...
I don't read, watch, or listen to them.
No one is forcing anyone to ingest Things they don't like. People need to stop thinking everyone should create Things for their specific temperament.
I don't read, watch, or listen to them.
No one is forcing anyone to ingest Things they don't like. People need to stop thinking everyone should create Things for their specific temperament.
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to all trans folx: the torrential onslaught of transphobic hate that we are facing is a storm of reaction. it will eventually pass over us.
you have to survive the maelstrom. if you do nothing else for the next four years, you have to live.
you have to survive the maelstrom. if you do nothing else for the next four years, you have to live.
December 10, 2024 at 8:44 PM
to all trans folx: the torrential onslaught of transphobic hate that we are facing is a storm of reaction. it will eventually pass over us.
you have to survive the maelstrom. if you do nothing else for the next four years, you have to live.
you have to survive the maelstrom. if you do nothing else for the next four years, you have to live.
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@safety.bsky.app @moderation.bsky.app here is jesse singal openly skirting around blocks here, on *this platform* not just on twitter. once again asking his followers to harass another user on his behalf
this makes at least 3 examples. (✨, alejandra, cortland)
this makes at least 3 examples. (✨, alejandra, cortland)
I've blocked Singal but honestly he likes to do this so I feel like it's open season on creepy incels. Here Singal is, announcing that he's trying to get around the block on this platform by sending his little goons after Cortland.
Inappropriate behavior, but one I expect from him.
Inappropriate behavior, but one I expect from him.
December 10, 2024 at 11:35 PM
@safety.bsky.app @moderation.bsky.app here is jesse singal openly skirting around blocks here, on *this platform* not just on twitter. once again asking his followers to harass another user on his behalf
this makes at least 3 examples. (✨, alejandra, cortland)
this makes at least 3 examples. (✨, alejandra, cortland)
People check out "Inazama Delivery". It is about a package courier pig trying to help a shark-costumed alien get back home.
youtu.be/6dYI75Pik0M?...
youtu.be/6dYI75Pik0M?...
イナズマデリバリーシーズン１ フルバージョンーInazma Delivery Season 1st all episodesー
YouTube video by INAZMA DELIVERY 公式チャンネル
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 10:39 PM
People check out "Inazama Delivery". It is about a package courier pig trying to help a shark-costumed alien get back home.
youtu.be/6dYI75Pik0M?...
youtu.be/6dYI75Pik0M?...
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I don’t want anyone in government to be my “daddy.”
Senator Eric Schmitt: Daddy’s home and he’s coming back to The White House
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I don’t want anyone in government to be my “daddy.”
Read this comic if you ever feel lost in this world.
Also, @reimenayee.com, you are going into my list of artists to contact in the event that I ever start work on my dream projects.
Also, @reimenayee.com, you are going into my list of artists to contact in the event that I ever start work on my dream projects.
December 1, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Read this comic if you ever feel lost in this world.
Also, @reimenayee.com, you are going into my list of artists to contact in the event that I ever start work on my dream projects.
Also, @reimenayee.com, you are going into my list of artists to contact in the event that I ever start work on my dream projects.
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I mean Jesus Christ if you fight people notice. Even if you have some short term losses, it creates momentum. It changes things. People with any degree of awareness and any desire for improvement don’t want norms or bipartisanship. They want to fight. Give us some fucking fighters.
Obama's '08 campaign won the biggest margin of victory in the last 30+ years. Within hours of his inauguration, Republicans went to dinner and agreed to oppose him on every single item. Two years later, they won 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats.
So this the kind of Trump admin that progressives on the Hill and some leftists want to play clever game of footsie with around issues on anti trust and credit card fees?
December 1, 2024 at 3:47 AM
I mean Jesus Christ if you fight people notice. Even if you have some short term losses, it creates momentum. It changes things. People with any degree of awareness and any desire for improvement don’t want norms or bipartisanship. They want to fight. Give us some fucking fighters.
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Support for Trump’s tariffs means higher prices on everything. Gas, food, housing, everything.
Every politician should be asked if they support higher prices on everything due to Trump’s tariffs.
Every politician should be asked if they support higher prices on everything due to Trump’s tariffs.
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Support for Trump’s tariffs means higher prices on everything. Gas, food, housing, everything.
Every politician should be asked if they support higher prices on everything due to Trump’s tariffs.
Every politician should be asked if they support higher prices on everything due to Trump’s tariffs.
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If you’re not worried about Russ Vought you’re not paying attention
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-Constitutional’ vision for second term
Russ Vought, the former president’s budget director, is laying the groundwork for a broad expansion of presidential powers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 PM
If you’re not worried about Russ Vought you’re not paying attention
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
From the mind of the animator #LollypopMan comes a short story about clients with vague requirements.
youtu.be/WAvchbP2kXM?...
youtu.be/WAvchbP2kXM?...
Freelance - Short Film
YouTube video by #LollypopMan
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 3:02 AM
From the mind of the animator #LollypopMan comes a short story about clients with vague requirements.
youtu.be/WAvchbP2kXM?...
youtu.be/WAvchbP2kXM?...
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Biden & Harris should not go to his inauguration.
He’s refusing FBI background checks.
He’ll use the military to carry out mass deportations.
He’s trying to bypass Senate confirmations.
He’s declared war on the DOJ & FBI.
That’s just the start. Biden & Harris shouldn’t go. Do not normalize him.
He’s refusing FBI background checks.
He’ll use the military to carry out mass deportations.
He’s trying to bypass Senate confirmations.
He’s declared war on the DOJ & FBI.
That’s just the start. Biden & Harris shouldn’t go. Do not normalize him.
November 26, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Biden & Harris should not go to his inauguration.
He’s refusing FBI background checks.
He’ll use the military to carry out mass deportations.
He’s trying to bypass Senate confirmations.
He’s declared war on the DOJ & FBI.
That’s just the start. Biden & Harris shouldn’t go. Do not normalize him.
He’s refusing FBI background checks.
He’ll use the military to carry out mass deportations.
He’s trying to bypass Senate confirmations.
He’s declared war on the DOJ & FBI.
That’s just the start. Biden & Harris shouldn’t go. Do not normalize him.
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Trump’s pick to chair the FCC signals willingness to revoke broadcasting licenses that the Trump admin deems as not operating “in the public interest.”
By doing so, he’s also implicitly coercing outlets to engage in self-censorship.
Controlling the media is a way authoritarians consolidate power.
By doing so, he’s also implicitly coercing outlets to engage in self-censorship.
Controlling the media is a way authoritarians consolidate power.
November 24, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Trump’s pick to chair the FCC signals willingness to revoke broadcasting licenses that the Trump admin deems as not operating “in the public interest.”
By doing so, he’s also implicitly coercing outlets to engage in self-censorship.
Controlling the media is a way authoritarians consolidate power.
By doing so, he’s also implicitly coercing outlets to engage in self-censorship.
Controlling the media is a way authoritarians consolidate power.
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This is my basic social contract for social media. Don’t try to force others to post according to your personal sensibilities if you CHOSE to follow them. Unless it’s an obviously reportable offense, simply unfollow, mute, block, or move on. You control your timeline and I control mine.
One more time for new arrivals:
You have your account. Do whatever you’d like with it.
And if I do something you don’t like, you can ignore it, or mute or block me.
But if you reply to tell me what to post or not to post, or how to do it, I’m just going to block you immediately.
You have your account. Do whatever you’d like with it.
And if I do something you don’t like, you can ignore it, or mute or block me.
But if you reply to tell me what to post or not to post, or how to do it, I’m just going to block you immediately.
November 24, 2024 at 6:59 PM
This is my basic social contract for social media. Don’t try to force others to post according to your personal sensibilities if you CHOSE to follow them. Unless it’s an obviously reportable offense, simply unfollow, mute, block, or move on. You control your timeline and I control mine.
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Things I’m tired of explaining to people on Twitter:
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
November 23, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Things I’m tired of explaining to people on Twitter:
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
• Yes, scientists know more than you do.
• No, your own “research” is not better than peer-reviewed data.
• Your vs. You’re
• No, Hitler did not have a point.
• A constitutional republic is a form of democracy.
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NEW YORK: Make sure Majority Leader Schumer hears from you! Tell Sen. Schumer you’re disappointed by his deal that will let Trump fill 4 critical judicial vacancies instead of filling them now with pro-democracy judges. We expect Democrats to fight back on GOP obstruction efforts, not reward them!
Tell Senator Schumer You’re Disappointed He Isn’t Fighting to Confirm ALL Judicial Nominees
The final session of Congress is in full swing and we’ve been putting the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats to do everything they can to clear the decks and confirm all j...
act.indivisible.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM
NEW YORK: Make sure Majority Leader Schumer hears from you! Tell Sen. Schumer you’re disappointed by his deal that will let Trump fill 4 critical judicial vacancies instead of filling them now with pro-democracy judges. We expect Democrats to fight back on GOP obstruction efforts, not reward them!