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Alex Samaras (he/him)

@bioalex.bsky.social

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It’s not enough to be not; be anti-. Anti-fascist. Anti-racist. Anti-sexist. Anti-bigot. Anti-capitalist. #CapitalismPoisonsEverything Expect a whole sort of general mishmash of my interests & passions, w/ a lot of #Splatoon3 stuff.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · Apr 1

When cruelty is the point, as it so very clearly is with these fascists, every act of kindness is an act of resistance.

Be kind, look out for each other, and stomp your boots on the faces of fascism.

Street art painted on a wall in Athens Greece in 2017 depicting a boot slamming into the face of a fascist giving a nazi salute

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14h

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Temp Ra @shorttempura.bsky.social · 1d

Daybreaking Rainmaker Legend #splatoon

splatoon illustration of a pink inkling holding the rainmaker, a kraken royale behind him. as it is raining, the clouds in the night sky are spiraling. below, shiver, frye and big man are gathered around a map with a variety of objects and equipment lying around

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Capitalists Are Absurd @sanefacade.blacksky.app · 11h

This was something that was solidified for me in/after 2020 protests against police brutality: both of these parties (and our entire economy) are deeply invested in both the prison and military industrial complexes, and those investments inevitably lead to what we're seeing now.

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 12h

In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 10h

Whiteness (especially in the US) in a nutshell: enjoying the spoils of someone else’s hard work every damn day.

Also capitalism in a nutshell. Probably why late stage capitalism is such a white supremacist endeavor.

Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 10h

Trans rights protect EVERY GENDER. Just like the rights black people fought for protect EVERY RACE. Including white people! Y'all are enjoying the spoils of someone else's hard work every damn day.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 11h

Trans rights are civil rights. If you aren't willing to die on the hill of trans rights, then you aren't willing to die on the hill of Black rights. Of Jewish rights. Of disabled rights. Of gay rights. Of anyone's rights. Human rights.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 12h

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 1d

Our ancestors were called uncivilized because their connection to nature challenged the capitalist obsession with controlling land.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 10h

It has seemed to me that the practical goal state of capitalism IS slavery. Someone does all the work at as little cost as the capitalist can get away with, & the capitalist reaps all the profits. Owning those who do the work means the least cost for the work.
#CapitalismPoisonsEverything

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 11h

I read somewhere recently that what the rich really want is slavery and it's hard not to read this article through that lens

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 11h

Pretty sure they are already freaking out about it. Saw some others cross posting reactions from the Nazi site. Doesn’t matter she’s worked for Nintendo for 15+ years.

EWWW A GURRRRRRL! WOKETENDO IS RUUUUIIIINNNEEED! 🙄

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Jiko 自自 🔜 Oktofest @jiko.bsky.social · 12h

hope
#art #digitalart #Splatoon #Agent8

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1d

hades gals 💀🌸

fanart of Melinoe from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (dark jeans, orange top), she has a big tattoo on her right arm, and is about to tie her hair with a hair band (is this how it's called in english ?)
her eyes are closed, she has nice arm muscles and looks extremely lesbian

fanart of Nemesis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (red jeans, black crop top with the Hades sigil as a pattern on it), moon shaped necklace, tattoos on her left arm and pecs, as she's about to tie her hair using a green hairband, her eyes closed
(green light on her right side cause she's standing next to Melinoe's glowing arm, off camera)

fanart of Eris, from Hades 2, she's sitting, right leg with her knee bent, in front of her
right hand on her right foot, left hand on her face, framing her left eye between two fingers
she's wearing big sneakers, micro shorts, some sort of sweater with stripes showing her shoulders
she has apple tree branch tattoos on her thigh and left shoulder

fanart of Medea from Hades 2, but wearing modern clothes (tiny leather shorts with double belt, red/purple leather crop top), a nose ring, necklaces, also big tattoo covering the entire left arm (a snake, a moon crescent, flowers and leaves)
She's sitting, resting on her left hand, her right hand next to her face, conjuring some plague magic that bathes her in green light

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Cyra 杨金丽 @cyrabaine.com · 14h

Hi, I'm Cyra! And it’s my BIRTHDAY! 🎂🎉

I'm freelance illustrator who loves to paint gorgeous fantasy ladies AND some video game fanarts on the side! It would be the greatest gift for me today if you ❤️ and 🔄 my artworks! Best of all, it costs you $0 to do so!

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のど🐟 @kaj33.bsky.social · 1d

OLホタルちゃん

#Splatoon #Marie #ホタルちゃん

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Blue 9 (they/them) @odinscrow.bsky.social · 1d

Telling liberals they're doing a fascism by throwing marginalized people under the bus on the off chance it'll stave off the "greater evil" a few more years isn't "in-fighting". The "lesser evil" is still fucking evil, and so are they.

Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 1d

Folks who tell you that it’s okay to temporarily sacrifice a marginalized group in order to win

Do not care about the marginalized group

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 1d

🤏🌟

Hades II comic
Melinoë (she looks very cool and powerful)
Melinoë when Selene calls her “little star” (she is a cute baby star being held by Selene)

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Fuck Gavin Newsom. I will never vote for him and you shouldn't either.

Excerpt from an article discussing LGBT+ protections in California legislation. It states that Governor Newsom neither signed nor vetoed certain bills. One bill strengthened protections under Sen. Scott Wiener’s “State of Refuge” law. The highlighted portion reads: “At least four bills directly addressed trans protections,” followed by examples such as healthcare and patient confidentiality, streamlining legal name and gender changes, nondiscrimination in health insurance, and inclusive homelessness programs.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Please donate or share

Saeed @saed-in-gaza.bsky.social · 1d

Hi guys, I am Saeed and I support my large family of 11 people. We depend entirely on your funding and support to by able to live and provide food and sustenance. Without you, our lives become more difficult. I feel sorry for what is happening to us,

I hope you will help us 😔🙏

gofund.me/a0a540b8

Donate to Gaza Emergency Appeal - Help My Family, organized by Marina Reilly

Dear Comrade, In a world full of challenges, there are moments when assistanc… Marina Reilly needs your support for Gaza Emergency Appeal - Help My Family

gofund.me

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🟠Kyoffee☕✨ @kyocallscats.bsky.social · 1d

Marie Grandfest concept art outfit 💚🤍✨
#Splatoon #Splatoon3 #splatoonart #Marie #SquidSisters

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“Google has filed a patent for a face-detection activation system that would eliminate the need for ‘Hey Google’ hotwords by automatically triggering its Gemini AI assistant when a user's phone detects their face nearby.” 😩

Perplexity

Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.

www.perplexity.ai

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 1d

This was my thought as well. I’d avoided all early access stuff and spoilers waiting for the final release, and while I was stoked, it did seem to have very little fanfare on release.

But I am loving it as much as, if not more than Hades 1. 🤩🥰

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky keeps deleting Abo Jameel's fundraiser so you should definitely donate or share today

Abo jameel @sadmohammed12.bsky.social · 1d

Only $300 between hunger, shelter, and my kids lives. Don't let us collapse while we call on you. Don't let our voices die. We are now in your hearts. Don't let us down and leave us lost between hunger and oppression. You are love for us.
Im vetted by
@mommunism.bsky.social
shorturl.at/hcCSb

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 1d

Umm, pretty much the entirety of US history can be summed up as “We can’t have nice things because Black People would also get those nice things”, so I wouldn’t call this “testing” a strategy so much as applying the white supremacy that has ruled this country from the start. 😡

Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 1d

"Republicans are testing an insidious political strategy: Can they get a majority of voters to oppose programs that clearly benefit American citizens, on the grounds that a tiny fraction of the money might also end up ... helping illegal immigrants?"

Self-destructive nativism. We have to defeat it.

When in Doubt, Blame the Immigrants

No. You’re not experiencing déjà vu. The current Republican government shutdown talking point is the same one they’ve trotted out before.

www.thebulwark.com

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Jude "BE NOT AFRAID #4 Out Now" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 1d

Here I am, talking about how the second wave became TERFy, why it didn't need to, and how feminism can be better for everybody.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

"As much as our enemies are louder and crueler, and in many cases more powerful than ever, we have more allies than ever too."

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist @judedoyle.bsky.social

Jude Doyle On Manhood After Patriarchy — Assigned

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist author Jude Doyle.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1d

Common grackle presents a gorgeous profile
#birds 🌿

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artelsia @artelsia.bsky.social · 1d

Lara Croft

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