Toby
@cattosandgaming.bsky.social
Aussie 🇦🇺 queer 🌈 transmasc 🏳️⚧️ neurodivergent
Mostly over here to keep informed about the unfolding horrors in the US
Mostly over here to keep informed about the unfolding horrors in the US
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Toby
@cattosandgaming.bsky.social
· Jan 23
gonna make a little thread of threads of my threads on understanding/surviving the current sociopolitical moment so that people can just 📌 one thing if they want a place to reread all of these
(I’ve been told they’re useful, scroll past with no ill will if not to you!)
(I’ve been told they’re useful, scroll past with no ill will if not to you!)
This thread of threads is helpful! (a reassuring anchor in an otherwise ocean of chaos we're in rn)
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
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A play in two acts.
April 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A play in two acts.
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Founder of Signal 👀 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Founder of Signal 👀 🔥
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Trump just named the new Air Force fighter jet F-47.
Funny, I’ve been saying F-47 a lot recently.😎
Funny, I’ve been saying F-47 a lot recently.😎
March 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trump just named the new Air Force fighter jet F-47.
Funny, I’ve been saying F-47 a lot recently.😎
Funny, I’ve been saying F-47 a lot recently.😎
An important reminder 🧵
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
An important reminder 🧵
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I’ll always be on the side of Congresswoman Sarah McBride. Bigots can go to hell.
March 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’ll always be on the side of Congresswoman Sarah McBride. Bigots can go to hell.
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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
Her whole speech is 🔥
This incredible speech : We will not go back to the margins!” - Carla Antonelli, of the Spanish leftist party Sumar 🏳️⚧️ part 1
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Her whole speech is 🔥
🚨 They've fired the three highest lawyers for the US defence forces, paving the way for them to employ yes men who will let them use the military to do whatever they like...
Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
This is the most dangerous move yet
The canary is gasping for air
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🚨 They've fired the three highest lawyers for the US defence forces, paving the way for them to employ yes men who will let them use the military to do whatever they like...
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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
February 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
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Are people finally waking up?
The real fight isn’t about bathrooms or drag queens—it’s about who holds power & at whose expense. Culture war is just a distraction, keeping working people too busy fighting each other rather than noticing who’s actually robbing us blind: billionaires—not each other!
The real fight isn’t about bathrooms or drag queens—it’s about who holds power & at whose expense. Culture war is just a distraction, keeping working people too busy fighting each other rather than noticing who’s actually robbing us blind: billionaires—not each other!
February 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Are people finally waking up?
The real fight isn’t about bathrooms or drag queens—it’s about who holds power & at whose expense. Culture war is just a distraction, keeping working people too busy fighting each other rather than noticing who’s actually robbing us blind: billionaires—not each other!
The real fight isn’t about bathrooms or drag queens—it’s about who holds power & at whose expense. Culture war is just a distraction, keeping working people too busy fighting each other rather than noticing who’s actually robbing us blind: billionaires—not each other!
"Riding a political tide of disillusionment and despair, a far-right patriot captures the presidency with thundering rhetoric, demanding respect for American authority and threatening military retaliation or economic reprisal."
An article from 2010 (!) about how US could collapse by 2025.
An article from 2010 (!) about how US could collapse by 2025.
How America will collapse (by 2025)
Four scenarios that could spell the end of the United States as we know it -- in the very near future
www.salon.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"Riding a political tide of disillusionment and despair, a far-right patriot captures the presidency with thundering rhetoric, demanding respect for American authority and threatening military retaliation or economic reprisal."
An article from 2010 (!) about how US could collapse by 2025.
An article from 2010 (!) about how US could collapse by 2025.
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History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
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I’m not doomscrolling I’m just in my calamity era
February 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’m not doomscrolling I’m just in my calamity era
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The new Macklemore video everyone’s talking about. You might think it’s about Palestine, but it’s bigger than that. It’s about social media controlling what we see, hear, and think. It’s a call to action.
Whew… “fucked up.”
youtu.be/sn9EKC9nqU4?...
Whew… “fucked up.”
youtu.be/sn9EKC9nqU4?...
MACKLEMORE - fucked up (official video)
YouTube video by Macklemore
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.
February 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.
Blatant corruption in the US Department of Justice. This is a great read
February 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Blatant corruption in the US Department of Justice. This is a great read
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The visual of Serena Williams fine as ever and glowing while Crip walking will live in my head rent free forever. It’s really getting me through. Cuz the misogynoir she has had to deal with for so long… whew.
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The visual of Serena Williams fine as ever and glowing while Crip walking will live in my head rent free forever. It’s really getting me through. Cuz the misogynoir she has had to deal with for so long… whew.