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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they)

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Trans masc, queer, single parent. Space nerd, anthropologist, obsessed with Fallout and analyzing games' underlying messages. Also I just really like silly, cute things.[...] View full profile at https://app.wafrn.net/blog/Elindur

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · Jul 26

Hey y'all, someone I know was arrested during this protest. The protesters are predictably being treated inhumanely by the jail staff and held in solitary in many cases. Please share this around, and donate if you're able, they may be facing fed charges.

www.givesendgo.com/supportdfwpr...

Support DFW Anti ICE Protesters

Español abajo Support DFW Anti ICE ProtestersOn the night of July 4th, local police arrested 10 people outside the ICE Prairieland detention facility in Alva...

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 20m

BEEP BOOP THIS IS NORA'S AUTOMATED STRETCH CHECK. today is Wednesday. everyone do your stretchies. 💪🤖

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 22m

I keep looking at these in actual awe. Your attention to detail in everything you do is amazing, especially that Aerith cosplay. I hope you can get back to it, you're next level with these!

Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 31m

I blame all the chicken nuggets I ate as a kid, I think there were chemicals in the batter that turned me frickin' gay /s

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 6h

The COO of bluesky, Rose, is following the heritage foundation account on bluesky.

Soyweiser @soyweiser.bsky.social · 7h

She is the COO en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_o... of bsky. This is worrying because after the 'we are turning waffles into an anti-trans thing' by the CEO the CEO started to follow a transphobe. Shows a pattern.

Wonder when we find out one of them follows the discovery institute.

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 54m

I really hope this changes the catholic church. So many people (myself included) have been traumatized by catholicism, and this feels like it may be a shift toward inclusivity and the embracing of marginalized people rather than harming them with regressive dogma.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1h

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 2h

"Nobody's free until everybody's free" - Fannie Lou Hamer, the Founding of the National Women’s Political Caucus, Washington, D.C., July 10, 1971

Why should any trans person vote for a party that's saying "We don't care if you die, you're too unpopular" do you even HEAR yourself?!

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 2h

So AI's body count doesn't just include those who followed its advice on how to die. It now has an arson body count as well. Can we just ban this from the internet, and save it for things like examining material that's damaging to the people who'd otherwise have to view horrific stuff?

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 3h

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 3h

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 3h

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12d

I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 5h

HAIR HAS BEEN FIXED I now look androgynous-leaning-masc in the perfect way and I am so relieved, this stylist is AMAZING. Plus she only charged me $22 for my cut so like, immediately going to her from here on out.

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Little Tunny 🐌🤝🧂 @littletunny.bsky.social · 4d

to be honest I've always found it kinda fun to end up being a little bit crappy at whatever I try to do... Takes a lot of pressure off, and I feel like everyone can tell when you're doing something just for the love of the game

A puppy with rollerblades skedaddles across the screen. The text is written in alphabet fridge magnet letters and reads NOT THE BEST, BUT HAVIN FUN

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 7h

Looks like the queen's gonna be okay.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dolly Parton's sister 'didn't mean to scare anyone' with call for prayers

The singer's sister had asked fans to pray for her after the star postponed gigs due to health issues.

www.bbc.com

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 7h

[re: calling out behavior i see out there specifically from usamericans]
Yup! Add to it the genocide and slavery through which the western hemisphere was colonized, and the ground is soaked to the bedrock with the blood of BIPOC. People have to stop being shocked by where we are now.

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 7h

*Doña Quixote has entered the chat*

Bloody Marla 🏳️‍⚧️ @desperatemarlas.bsky.social · 22h

trump: transgenders and windmills all over the place

This is a real quote. This is the most horrific thing he can conjure up

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 7h

[calling out behavior i see out there specifically from usamericans]
As a USian, this shit makes me want to scream. "It's like *insert whaever country here*" no, it's like the US. This is literally happening on our soil. American Exceptionalism ™ is a disease that's gonna kill us here.

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 7h

This explains absolutely everything about what's happening on bluesky, I'd encourage everyone to get the hell off there and find another instance to use, because they're going full fash over there already. They're speedrunning twitter enshittification.

Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 15d

Um.

Just um. Yeah.

This is a problem.

Is bluesky safe?

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 7h

Hi, fellow white person here inviting you to sit down and shut up. Read this: https://letterfromjail.com/ and pay attention to the part about the white moderate of which Dr. King speaks, because it's you. Do better, and stop using "mentally unstable" as an insult, you're being ableist and racist.

Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 8h

I didn't know John Fugelsang had written a book, nor that his parents are a former nun and a former friar, which is just WILD to me but also makes me wanna get this book even more. I'm gonna have to shift some stuff in the budget and try to get it, I REALLY want this book.

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 8h

And then there’s @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ‘s new jawn:

Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 8h

And then there’s @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ‘s new jawn:

Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

bookshop.org

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 8h

Pretty sure this is exactly what R.E.M. was envisioning with the line "It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel FINE!"

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 22h

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 8h

Running on 3 hours of sleep, spite, and the knowledge that today I finally get my fucked up haircut fixed. However, after that haircut I might just pass out for a while bc I am not a functional human being atm.

Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 8h

This is part of why I adore Monty so much. He's a lil shit and the epitome of "I woke up today and I'm making it everyone's problem". I know people say "I love my asshole son" about characters a lot but *I love my asshole son so much*.

Eel-AIEEEE (Eli, he/they) @elindur.at.app.wafrn.net · 17h

My daytime favorite is Weshammer. Way more energetic, more snarky commentary, goes just as deep on lore dives, and (what made me instantly sub) points out that Nurgle operates like an abuser. I absolutely adore him for that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUPp4O9BS2o