Count Kermit
@countkermit.bsky.social
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looked up the clip just because sometimes people change his words for captions that end up innocently reshared, but upon finding it decided to share the video because hearing him say it makes it 1000% more definitely true and everyone will listen/believe more than reading it written out
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
looked up the clip just because sometimes people change his words for captions that end up innocently reshared, but upon finding it decided to share the video because hearing him say it makes it 1000% more definitely true and everyone will listen/believe more than reading it written out
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Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
May 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
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taps the sign
America’s Right-Wing Propaganda Problem Might Be Terminal - Dame Magazine
America’s descent into mass delusion isn’t happenstance. The demise of courageous journalism isn’t a happy accident. Its replacement with engagement-chasing infotainment and propaganda isn’t an error....
www.damemagazine.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
taps the sign
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It's been some time since I watched this, but imo it is one of the very best explanations of why you should not allow yourself to be interviewed by the police.
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
Don't Talk to the Police
YouTube video by Regent University School of Law
youtu.be
May 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It's been some time since I watched this, but imo it is one of the very best explanations of why you should not allow yourself to be interviewed by the police.
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...
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So my girlfriend is an amazing stop motion animator, and she recently did a medieval cat themed bumper for Adult Swim!
Sharing it here because she only has Instagram and I think everyone needs to see her animations. She's so freaking talented, y'alls. PLEASE go follow her!
Sharing it here because she only has Instagram and I think everyone needs to see her animations. She's so freaking talented, y'alls. PLEASE go follow her!
May 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So my girlfriend is an amazing stop motion animator, and she recently did a medieval cat themed bumper for Adult Swim!
Sharing it here because she only has Instagram and I think everyone needs to see her animations. She's so freaking talented, y'alls. PLEASE go follow her!
Sharing it here because she only has Instagram and I think everyone needs to see her animations. She's so freaking talented, y'alls. PLEASE go follow her!
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How (and why) the Internet Archive is saving the day. Brilliant work from BBC News
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh98...
Can the Internet Archive save our digital history? | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
How (and why) the Internet Archive is saving the day. Brilliant work from BBC News
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh98...
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I think this aspect of Trump's gulag deal with Bukele is really underappreciated ... for all the talk about "cleaning up the gangs" the US government's belief is that he is collaborating with them www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...
April 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I think this aspect of Trump's gulag deal with Bukele is really underappreciated ... for all the talk about "cleaning up the gangs" the US government's belief is that he is collaborating with them www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...
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I love my echo chamber where everyone values the humanity of other people and enjoys the arts.
April 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I love my echo chamber where everyone values the humanity of other people and enjoys the arts.
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This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
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The FDA was literally created because in the 1880s, milk sellers were thinning milk with chalk, cow brains, and formaldehyde to make more money. Like milk specifically was a main driving force behind the creation of the FDA.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
April 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The FDA was literally created because in the 1880s, milk sellers were thinning milk with chalk, cow brains, and formaldehyde to make more money. Like milk specifically was a main driving force behind the creation of the FDA.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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The number of international students hit by the Trump administration's visa actions is likely much larger than reported. For example, Northwest Missouri State has 43 revocations--twice as many as the University of Michigan. The regional public angle here deserves more attention.
Five Key Takeaways From Tracking Student Visa Revocations
More than 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges have had their visas revoked, but who they are—and why they’ve been targeted—is still largely unknown.
www.insidehighered.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The number of international students hit by the Trump administration's visa actions is likely much larger than reported. For example, Northwest Missouri State has 43 revocations--twice as many as the University of Michigan. The regional public angle here deserves more attention.
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We cannot let the Wayback Machine get deep-sixed, as it may be the only place we can find some govt docs/sites that this regime alters or "disappears." NPR article: is.gd/BsVRpI
Donate: archive.org/donate
FAQ: help.archive.org/help/categor...
(The Internet Archive is a US 501c3 non-profit org.)
Donate: archive.org/donate
FAQ: help.archive.org/help/categor...
(The Internet Archive is a US 501c3 non-profit org.)
April 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
We cannot let the Wayback Machine get deep-sixed, as it may be the only place we can find some govt docs/sites that this regime alters or "disappears." NPR article: is.gd/BsVRpI
Donate: archive.org/donate
FAQ: help.archive.org/help/categor...
(The Internet Archive is a US 501c3 non-profit org.)
Donate: archive.org/donate
FAQ: help.archive.org/help/categor...
(The Internet Archive is a US 501c3 non-profit org.)
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For an alt-text shorthand this how to.
April 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
For an alt-text shorthand this how to.
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"World-making is an intentional and detail-oriented process; what can be made can be remade, over and over again. I want you to leave this space having exercised you ability to locate the seams. Leave this place looking for the threads of this world around us."
you’ve been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress).
i was not going to publish this essay because i don’t like to yell but here the fuck i am.
web.archive.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"World-making is an intentional and detail-oriented process; what can be made can be remade, over and over again. I want you to leave this space having exercised you ability to locate the seams. Leave this place looking for the threads of this world around us."
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The broligarchs have executed a hostile takeover of the US, just like an invading colonial power: they've come to pillage and plunder every form of wealth we have (especially our data).
April 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The broligarchs have executed a hostile takeover of the US, just like an invading colonial power: they've come to pillage and plunder every form of wealth we have (especially our data).
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A friend and I put together this spreadsheet tracking those shipped off to El Salvador. We’re thinking it
could be useful pressuring electeds to follow Van Hollen’s lead / shame them. If nothing else, it can be a way of refusing to memory hole these people, which feels worthwhile in itself
could be useful pressuring electeds to follow Van Hollen’s lead / shame them. If nothing else, it can be a way of refusing to memory hole these people, which feels worthwhile in itself
Venezuelans deported to El Salvador
docs.google.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A friend and I put together this spreadsheet tracking those shipped off to El Salvador. We’re thinking it
could be useful pressuring electeds to follow Van Hollen’s lead / shame them. If nothing else, it can be a way of refusing to memory hole these people, which feels worthwhile in itself
could be useful pressuring electeds to follow Van Hollen’s lead / shame them. If nothing else, it can be a way of refusing to memory hole these people, which feels worthwhile in itself
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this is excellent newrepublic.com/article/1935...
How the Radical Right Captured the Culture
Blame Hollywood’s “unwokening” and the extraordinary rise of right-wing podcasters on slop: intellectually bereft, emotionally sterile content that’s shaped by data and optimized for clicks.
newrepublic.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
this is excellent newrepublic.com/article/1935...
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Our DOGE tracker is updated with a whole slew of new names, and now you can filter by agency to see which of the DOGErs have been where. Great work by @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, @kirstenberg.bsky.social and others!
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
April 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our DOGE tracker is updated with a whole slew of new names, and now you can filter by agency to see which of the DOGErs have been where. Great work by @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, @kirstenberg.bsky.social and others!
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
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the core of tech bro fascism is a bunch of dudes who simultaneously hate artists and the creative process more than anything and lack the ability to interpret reality outside of what they've been taught by movies and TV
While there is a lot to say about this image, the thing that stands out to me the most - what IMO makes genAI a specifically right wing phenomenon - is the craving for approval. It is not enough to be able to generate robot lingerie warrior lady. They NEED to also be praised for doing it.
This is so funny
April 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
the core of tech bro fascism is a bunch of dudes who simultaneously hate artists and the creative process more than anything and lack the ability to interpret reality outside of what they've been taught by movies and TV
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🛠️ | TOOLS
Tableau website tracking disappeared people:
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Also follow @disappearedtracker.bsky.social
Tableau website tracking disappeared people:
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Also follow @disappearedtracker.bsky.social
public.tableau.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
🛠️ | TOOLS
Tableau website tracking disappeared people:
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Also follow @disappearedtracker.bsky.social
Tableau website tracking disappeared people:
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Also follow @disappearedtracker.bsky.social
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The cowardly capitulation of universities will only embolden the administration to crack down further on those institutions. Those who show weakness invite a greater spectacle of abuse, given that acts of submission excite rather than satiate the fascists.
April 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The cowardly capitulation of universities will only embolden the administration to crack down further on those institutions. Those who show weakness invite a greater spectacle of abuse, given that acts of submission excite rather than satiate the fascists.
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the post office is such an incredible, beautiful thing. i would die to protect it.
April 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
the post office is such an incredible, beautiful thing. i would die to protect it.
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What of your data does DOGE have access to? The folks at New America made a tool to show you based on your life circumstances and interactions with the federal government. www.newamerica.org/oti/briefs/q...
Quiz: What Does DOGE Know About You?
The Department of Government Efficiency has unauthorized access to millions of Americans’ data. Take New America’s quiz to see how much of your data is at risk.
www.newamerica.org
April 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What of your data does DOGE have access to? The folks at New America made a tool to show you based on your life circumstances and interactions with the federal government. www.newamerica.org/oti/briefs/q...