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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0

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Fascism walks in through bureaucratic channels masquerading as governance. Large chip on my shoulder: Jalapeño flavor. #TeamGladis #OFMD saved my broken brain. Takes orders from @feistytheecat.bsky.social

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 1d

I'm really tired, I'm very old, I've been doing this too long to even quantify my commitment to fighting these fuckers.

But we're very close to FIGHTING them back into their caves.

FIGHT NOW.

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 1d

Alrighty, Antifa regulars.

I'm not a tactician. I'm not anyone, really.

But I am a generalist: I know enough about just about everything from the banal to the arcane to connect a lot of dots.

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 25m

#WeAreAntifa

Alt National Archives @altnatarchives.altgov.info · 51m

I just want to mention I’ve added #Antifa to my bsky profile. You know, just in case there’s any doubt or you can’t tell that I’m an ANTI FASCIST.

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

Amazingly, I've had far better messaging since 2017 than they have regarding this thorny problem.

ANTI = AGAINST

FA = FASCIST

any questions?

FUCK FASCISTS

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 12h

CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

*stares into the blackest reaches of space, in complete stupefaction until I turn into a pillar of dessicated bones*

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

Noem: “We are hoping…we will get more and more information about the network and how we can route them out and eliminate them from the existence of American society…Antifa is just as sophisticated as MS-13, as TDA, as ISIS, as Hezbollah, as Hamas, as all of them. They are just as dangerous.”

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 11h

If anyone’s struggled to keep up with my threads on why the genAI bubble
Is a bubble, here’s a simplified pictorial explanation, the plug is OpenAI and the sockets are Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD

A power strip with the plug end plugged in to one of the sockets

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

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Short hand: Ultimate authority to do whatever the fuck he wants, however he wants, no brakes.

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 9h

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

ffs

The Verge @theverge.com · 5h

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

buff.ly

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

The voice of reason being Rand Paul is a real fucking problem, you guys.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Rand Paul: "I think blowing up speedboats in the Caribbean isn't necessarily the answer."

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

Most people aren't that flexible, I don't think.

People move into a space and put down roots. Plus, like me, I just ported all my old shit over here.

Just do good T&S, Bluesky. I'm fucking tired.

Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 5h

so the devs are going all in defending Jesse Singal and making this platform a safe space for TERFs

I know posters generally dislike Mastodon & understand why, but the influx of bksy shitposters this week has really improved the vibe + the Phanpy app also does wonders making it poster friendly

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4h

ICE/DHS are already violating habeas corpus by black bagging immigrants and American citizens but what handpicked right-wing media in the room are doing is prompting them to disappear anyone and everyone protesting the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

Why you gotta do us like that

jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 4h

donald trump has died

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

More like this, please.

Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · 4h

Jim Lee promises that DC will never use AI, saying "AI doesn't dream, feel, or make art."

Iconic Artist Jim Lee Takes Firm Anti-AI Stance at DC Comics

nerdist.com

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 4h

You've been mislabeled as MAGA

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 4h

“Who” is, objectively, the funniest possible response here

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

Amazingly, I've had far better messaging since 2017 than they have regarding this thorny problem.

ANTI = AGAINST

FA = FASCIST

any questions?

FUCK FASCISTS

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

My music algorithm has me confused with some deep-cuts obscure tracks person.

I am not that person.

a man with a beard is making a funny face and says not me .

ALT: a man with a beard is making a funny face and says not me .

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

That Posobiec was an absolutely disreputable far-right douche canoe in Fatberg Tyrannis's First Adventure and is now in the White House for an "Antifascist" roundtable tells you everything you need to know:

They are fascists.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

WE HAD NICE THINGS ONCE😭🏴‍☠️

petrichor #CrewForLife #SaveOFMD @gheyandwoke.bsky.social · Jul 11

I made this one early in the renewal campaign days 😆

Multi-panel Ant-Man meme. Ant Man says: "So OFMD got cancelled?" Luis says, "Yeah, but we weren't ready to let it go. So we started harassing Max in their social media posts and called them on the phone. Casey Bloys said the numbers weren't there even though they totally were. Then he called on Gay Twitter to support The Gilded Age and Gay Twitter was like hell nah. We accused Zaslav of insider trading."

Luis continues: "We raised $20k to put a billboard in Times Square. And to fly a plane over Max's headquarters. OFMD got nominated for a GLAAD award and Max said jack shit about it. All this time we're getting the petition up to like 85k signatures. Dad came on Instagram and pitched the show to other streamers. So since then we've been contacting Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV."

Luis continues: "Astroglide joined the crew and we did a watch-along with them and #LubeAsACrew was trending. We did that twice. Then Max said they were worried about violence in season 2, Dad called bullshit. We started getting a lot of major press coverage for our campaign. Dad posts a picture of a street in NYC and we all freak out. Some drama goes down with Renew As a Crew, idk."

Luis continues: "We do a bunch of watchalongs of related shows and movies. Season 2 airs in the UK and we get Wee John Wondays again. Rhys joins Cameo and makes heartwarming videos that make us cry. Dad's been really quiet so we hope he's in negotiations. And that's been the first 30 days in the gravy basket."

Ant-Man stares at Luis.

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

Fan-fucking-tastic.

The Cipher Brief @thecipherbrief.bsky.social · 6h

As the U.S. government shut down, the Red Hat breach hit at the perfect moment. Coincidence—or statecraft? Adversaries are weaponizing America’s divisions and timing strikes for maximum impact. Read more @thecipherbrief 👇
#Cybersecurity #RedHat #ransomware #NatSec

A Deniable Attack with Strategic Precision: Why the Red Hat Breach Looks More Like Statecraft Than Mere Crime

www.thecipherbrief.com

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

Exceptionally terrible when paired with a country so apathetic that voting became a chore and democracy was negotiable.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 6h

this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5h

I was talking about this very thing with the hubs the other day, and it's essentially an honor system, which works if everyone agrees on the basic tenets of "law."

But we're witnessing what happens when the honor system is ignored completely by an entire power structure.

The Southern Dad @thesoutherndad.bsky.social · 6h

So many in the US don't understand how weak the legal framework is to hold these fuckers accountable.

We're going to need our own London Agreement before we can Nuremberg these Chucklefucks.

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 6h

before you go out there, glance at this guide first. use it as your digital checklist.

Attending a Protest

For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power acco...

ssd.eff.org

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 6h

This is sad and true.

Follow Tracker @for.shame.wtf · 7h

Some of you are blaming @jay.bsky.team or @bsky.app in general, or claiming that this is being forced by @moderation.bsky.app. That could not be further from the truth. I'm shutting it down of my own volition because some of you can't be trusted to use this information reasonably and responsibly.

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 6h

Secretary PuppySnuffer barely escaped Portland after facing this:

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

#WarRavagedPortland

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