Ian
@capeoian.bsky.social
Watching democracy die with despair, and trying to avert it. he/him
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None of the people in the boats the US has illegally bombed are "in the fight" because the US is not at war, no matter how much the Trump regime insists
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
None of the people in the boats the US has illegally bombed are "in the fight" because the US is not at war, no matter how much the Trump regime insists
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Japan Day 4
By brilliant coincidence, right around the corner from our Asakusa hotel was Mr. Danger’s Steakhouse, run by deathmatch legend Mitsuhiro Matsunaga. Alas, we didn’t have time to “shop the Matsunaga,” but today was deathmatch day.
By brilliant coincidence, right around the corner from our Asakusa hotel was Mr. Danger’s Steakhouse, run by deathmatch legend Mitsuhiro Matsunaga. Alas, we didn’t have time to “shop the Matsunaga,” but today was deathmatch day.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Japan Day 4
By brilliant coincidence, right around the corner from our Asakusa hotel was Mr. Danger’s Steakhouse, run by deathmatch legend Mitsuhiro Matsunaga. Alas, we didn’t have time to “shop the Matsunaga,” but today was deathmatch day.
By brilliant coincidence, right around the corner from our Asakusa hotel was Mr. Danger’s Steakhouse, run by deathmatch legend Mitsuhiro Matsunaga. Alas, we didn’t have time to “shop the Matsunaga,” but today was deathmatch day.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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I am having a bit of a rough time financially while I try to plow through my current workload, and so if anyone would be interested in throwing a few bucks my way, you can get the books I have available on my Gumroad or support my Patreon! ☺️☺️☺️ links below!
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I am having a bit of a rough time financially while I try to plow through my current workload, and so if anyone would be interested in throwing a few bucks my way, you can get the books I have available on my Gumroad or support my Patreon! ☺️☺️☺️ links below!
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A little known thing about #lizards that I've not seen written about in detail concerns NOSTRIL VALVES. These are deployed when lizards submerge their heads, either in swimming or drinking. Here's Flame with valve not deployed, and deployed. Cont...
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A little known thing about #lizards that I've not seen written about in detail concerns NOSTRIL VALVES. These are deployed when lizards submerge their heads, either in swimming or drinking. Here's Flame with valve not deployed, and deployed. Cont...
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Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
share.inquirer.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
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Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
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Masked thugs knocked out a peaceful protester outside the ICE facility in Portland then dragged his unconscious body away on a utility cart. Witnesses screamed, “He is not moving!” Another woman was tackled. This is state violence.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Masked thugs knocked out a peaceful protester outside the ICE facility in Portland then dragged his unconscious body away on a utility cart. Witnesses screamed, “He is not moving!” Another woman was tackled. This is state violence.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
We document it so no one can deny it.
Share it everywhere.
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if you can name 3 of these dipshits I will pay u $1 million
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if you can name 3 of these dipshits I will pay u $1 million
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"The catch is that the tactic seemed to work regardless of whether the claims were true or false."
New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature.
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP
Voters’ minds are hard to change. AI chatbots are surprisingly good at it.
New research suggests AI chatbots can shift people’s political views more effectively than campaign ads on TV.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The catch is that the tactic seemed to work regardless of whether the claims were true or false."
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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An entire room full of powerful old white people smiling and laughing as the president dehumanizes black immigrants and the first black president.
Just fucking pathetic.
Just fucking pathetic.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
An entire room full of powerful old white people smiling and laughing as the president dehumanizes black immigrants and the first black president.
Just fucking pathetic.
Just fucking pathetic.
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My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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incredible photos here from a liquor store nearby with an accompanying story. the holiday season has begun here in RVA! (yes the raccoon is okay)
www.wric.com/news/weird-n...
www.wric.com/news/weird-n...
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
incredible photos here from a liquor store nearby with an accompanying story. the holiday season has begun here in RVA! (yes the raccoon is okay)
www.wric.com/news/weird-n...
www.wric.com/news/weird-n...
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A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.
Thanks
Thanks
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.
Thanks
Thanks
So the Giants are just not even going to try?
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
So the Giants are just not even going to try?
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Hazel 🦮
Adult female Pit Bull Terrier
Adoptable from Show Me Your Pitties Rescue (Cool, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/hazel-79754164/ca/san-diego/show-me-your-pitties-rescue-ca3259/
Adult female Pit Bull Terrier
Adoptable from Show Me Your Pitties Rescue (Cool, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/hazel-79754164/ca/san-diego/show-me-your-pitties-rescue-ca3259/
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Hazel 🦮
Adult female Pit Bull Terrier
Adoptable from Show Me Your Pitties Rescue (Cool, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/hazel-79754164/ca/san-diego/show-me-your-pitties-rescue-ca3259/
Adult female Pit Bull Terrier
Adoptable from Show Me Your Pitties Rescue (Cool, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/hazel-79754164/ca/san-diego/show-me-your-pitties-rescue-ca3259/
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Delroy Lindo on unpacking themes with Ryan Coogler in 'Sinners'. For more of our interview go here: blackgirlnerds.com/delroy-lindo...
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Delroy Lindo on unpacking themes with Ryan Coogler in 'Sinners'. For more of our interview go here: blackgirlnerds.com/delroy-lindo...
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Looks like Trump and Hegseth might be preparing to throw the military under the bus on the second strike.
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Looks like Trump and Hegseth might be preparing to throw the military under the bus on the second strike.
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
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Time for Bradley to blow the whistle.
REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Time for Bradley to blow the whistle.
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Part of being an adult is realizing that you never have to use anything but your favorite spoon and favorite fork to eat out of your favorite bowl. The cops can't do shit about it.
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Part of being an adult is realizing that you never have to use anything but your favorite spoon and favorite fork to eat out of your favorite bowl. The cops can't do shit about it.