Jim O’Neill
@jimoneill.net
he/him. Anti-capitalist, Covid-cautious UX designer & leftperson. Formerly New England, now Sonoma County CA. Husband & dad. Free Palestine.
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Just saying, I'll do a book cover illustration for $200.
www.shaenon.com
www.shaenon.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just saying, I'll do a book cover illustration for $200.
www.shaenon.com
www.shaenon.com
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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'The Enchanted Forest ' (1920)
Maud & Miska Petersham
Maud & Miska Petersham
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
'The Enchanted Forest ' (1920)
Maud & Miska Petersham
Maud & Miska Petersham
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We’re over halfway through our end-of-year fundraiser, and we’re not where we need to be to keep our vital work going. We have three weeks left to hit our goals of $60,000 and 200 monthly supporters.
The #LongCOVID community needs us — we need you! the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
The #LongCOVID community needs us — we need you! the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We’re over halfway through our end-of-year fundraiser, and we’re not where we need to be to keep our vital work going. We have three weeks left to hit our goals of $60,000 and 200 monthly supporters.
The #LongCOVID community needs us — we need you! the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
The #LongCOVID community needs us — we need you! the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
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So chicken farms have started spending millions of dollars putting in state of the art air filtration and circulation systems - because culling whole flocks to mitigate avian flu is expensive - but we have done zero to improve air quality in schools - because kids are expendable I guess.
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So chicken farms have started spending millions of dollars putting in state of the art air filtration and circulation systems - because culling whole flocks to mitigate avian flu is expensive - but we have done zero to improve air quality in schools - because kids are expendable I guess.
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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HEY! I need you guys on board to help protect the internet. I've been doing my part, but I am finally tapped out of my energy.
Please head to badinternetbills.com and help us contact all representatives to say NO to these censorship bills!
Follow @fightforthefuture.org to stay updated!
Please head to badinternetbills.com and help us contact all representatives to say NO to these censorship bills!
Follow @fightforthefuture.org to stay updated!
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
badinternetbills.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
HEY! I need you guys on board to help protect the internet. I've been doing my part, but I am finally tapped out of my energy.
Please head to badinternetbills.com and help us contact all representatives to say NO to these censorship bills!
Follow @fightforthefuture.org to stay updated!
Please head to badinternetbills.com and help us contact all representatives to say NO to these censorship bills!
Follow @fightforthefuture.org to stay updated!
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It’s not every day that you see a septuagenarian blues singer put on a hard hat and take a chisel to a wall — but that's what happened last weekend, when a group of community members gathered to preserve the facade of Esther's Orbit Room.
✍️ @reveleth.com
📸 @amir.photo
✍️ @reveleth.com
📸 @amir.photo
This Oakland Community Destroyed a Wall to Preserve Black History
On a chilly Saturday afternoon under the inescapable sound of the BART train, a group of community members took apart the facade of Esther’s Orbit Room.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It’s not every day that you see a septuagenarian blues singer put on a hard hat and take a chisel to a wall — but that's what happened last weekend, when a group of community members gathered to preserve the facade of Esther's Orbit Room.
✍️ @reveleth.com
📸 @amir.photo
✍️ @reveleth.com
📸 @amir.photo
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When this "AI" bubble pops, the men pretending they weren't pushing the hype, like "critics" whose position is "AGI is real but LLMs aren't the way," who were in eugenicist and "AI existential risk"🙄 circles, will get specials discussing what they saw coming, when its the women who told you so.
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
When this "AI" bubble pops, the men pretending they weren't pushing the hype, like "critics" whose position is "AGI is real but LLMs aren't the way," who were in eugenicist and "AI existential risk"🙄 circles, will get specials discussing what they saw coming, when its the women who told you so.
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Please take the measles threat seriously, it is only going to get worse
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www.patreon.com/posts/123491...
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Please take the measles threat seriously, it is only going to get worse
www.patreon.com/posts/123491...
www.patreon.com/posts/123491...
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"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
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It's wild that No matter how many times its shown AI doesn't give accurate information, people still continue to use it
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It's wild that No matter how many times its shown AI doesn't give accurate information, people still continue to use it
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credit: Kelly Hayes, thank you @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
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bless and protect antifascists everywhere
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bless and protect antifascists everywhere
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
credit: Kelly Hayes, thank you @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
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bless and protect antifascists everywhere
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
bless and protect antifascists everywhere
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Over at @coyotemedia.org my colleagues and I are trying to build a new, worker-owned outlet in the Bay Area. We've already broken stories and had impact. To continue that work we need more members, plain and simple. And now you can get a discount!
🎁 Use COYOTE2026 for 15% off an annual membership.
🎁 Use COYOTE2026 for 15% off an annual membership.
COYOTE
Independent journalism with a bite!
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December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Over at @coyotemedia.org my colleagues and I are trying to build a new, worker-owned outlet in the Bay Area. We've already broken stories and had impact. To continue that work we need more members, plain and simple. And now you can get a discount!
🎁 Use COYOTE2026 for 15% off an annual membership.
🎁 Use COYOTE2026 for 15% off an annual membership.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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"We are two white minors who've always had the privilege to live in America unbothered. It changes the way ICE thinks they can treat us. White privilege has an effect on how we're treated. It's horrible, but I'm going to use my white privilege"
16 & 17 year old boys with more courage than Congress.
16 & 17 year old boys with more courage than Congress.
December 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"We are two white minors who've always had the privilege to live in America unbothered. It changes the way ICE thinks they can treat us. White privilege has an effect on how we're treated. It's horrible, but I'm going to use my white privilege"
16 & 17 year old boys with more courage than Congress.
16 & 17 year old boys with more courage than Congress.
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It’s still not too late to start wearing a mask.
It can be scary feeling like the lone masker, but it’s worth it.
You will be healthier. You will be keeping your community healthy. You may even encourage someone else to mask.
Masking is community care.
If you can’t afford a respirator:
It can be scary feeling like the lone masker, but it’s worth it.
You will be healthier. You will be keeping your community healthy. You may even encourage someone else to mask.
Masking is community care.
If you can’t afford a respirator:
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
It’s still not too late to start wearing a mask.
It can be scary feeling like the lone masker, but it’s worth it.
You will be healthier. You will be keeping your community healthy. You may even encourage someone else to mask.
Masking is community care.
If you can’t afford a respirator:
It can be scary feeling like the lone masker, but it’s worth it.
You will be healthier. You will be keeping your community healthy. You may even encourage someone else to mask.
Masking is community care.
If you can’t afford a respirator:
A lovely thread and profile. I’m grateful to have gotten this history lesson today!
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A lovely thread and profile. I’m grateful to have gotten this history lesson today!
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Every revolution was impossible until it wasn’t.
Get organized. Study liberation theory. Set up networks of mutual aid. We have a world to win.
Get organized. Study liberation theory. Set up networks of mutual aid. We have a world to win.
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Every revolution was impossible until it wasn’t.
Get organized. Study liberation theory. Set up networks of mutual aid. We have a world to win.
Get organized. Study liberation theory. Set up networks of mutual aid. We have a world to win.
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I know so many great people who are doing so much. If you are isolated from people who are trying their best, I can understand feeling like no one's doing anything, but really, you just need to find the people who are trying and try with them — or maybe encourage some new folks to try alongside you.
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I know so many great people who are doing so much. If you are isolated from people who are trying their best, I can understand feeling like no one's doing anything, but really, you just need to find the people who are trying and try with them — or maybe encourage some new folks to try alongside you.
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
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I started following Evan and Assigned Media back on the old site and I would highly recommend to any cis, straight person who is seeking to improve themselves. Easy to understand, written for eveyone, and dedicated to the Truth. Trans rights now and forever
We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I started following Evan and Assigned Media back on the old site and I would highly recommend to any cis, straight person who is seeking to improve themselves. Easy to understand, written for eveyone, and dedicated to the Truth. Trans rights now and forever
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Got COVID. I mask 90% of the time in public but I guess I got unlucky. Anyway wear a mask for fucks sake, please. The pandemic never ended, people are still getting sick and this can cause long-term health issues. Which I'm now deeply worried I could get.
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Got COVID. I mask 90% of the time in public but I guess I got unlucky. Anyway wear a mask for fucks sake, please. The pandemic never ended, people are still getting sick and this can cause long-term health issues. Which I'm now deeply worried I could get.