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Fiction writer and political blogger, Mutual aid organizer and anarchist
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internethippo.bsky.social
For decades the Right has daydreamed about saving their country from monsters, they finally got the chance and it turns out they love the monsters. The monsters are even monstrous in the exact ways they fantasized about! You never have to listen to these guys about anything again
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
A year ago: We need TAXES on the WEALTHY

Now: We need a cleansing fire
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
One reason this filth remains niche slop for virulent racists and has no broader appeal is most people live in the world and don't understand what he's on about. He's pitching to a country that exists only in his fantasies. Despite some complaints most people don't think America is a desolate ruin
gbbranstetter.bsky.social Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 6d
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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alexbaumhardt.bsky.social
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
pestthewriter.bsky.social
My monthly round-up of #CallToAction for upcoming executions in the US is live! Read about issues in my full blog post or skip right to the actions in the thread below
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💬 0  🔁 1  ❤️ 0 · Unethical Executions In Feburary · February has three executions scheduled in the US. Florida clearly intends to keep up with last year's horrifying execution pace (even if it mea…
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February 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Report on two at-risk political prisoners and the general lack of transparency in Iran's judicial system, with special regard to death penalty cases
#endthedeathpenalty #iran #savebehzadpanahi #savemehdifarid
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · Save Behzad Panahi and Mehdi Farid · Behzad Panahi and Mehdi Farid are two prisoners sentenced to death by Iran's shitty judicial system. They are likely being held for political r…
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January 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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pestthewriter.bsky.social
#SaveAhmadrezaDjalali

Dr. Djalali is a swedish national sentenced to death in #Iran, likely as part of ploy to strong-arm political concessions from European Countries.

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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · Save Ahmadreza Djalali · Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali (sometimes written Ahmad Reza) is an Iranian-Swedish medical doctor and researcher with a specialization in disaster medicine (ie. me…
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November 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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pestthewriter.bsky.social
BDS Stickers! Free and ready to print and slap on your water bottles or laptop cases or (legal) places in your neighborhood!

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Black square with a red tear across it. Has the Disney Plus logo with "Promoting Genocide" under it in white text. White square with a red gradient and darker red "tech lines" flowing down from the top. The Intel logo is in the middle with the words "Powering Genocide" underneath it. The words Re/Max sells STOLEN LAND over a black and white farm landscape. White square with blood dripping down from the top. The words "Promoting Genocide" are written within the blood over the Reebok logo.
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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pavlovforgoths.com
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence lies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't. By magicmosshka, yesterday's
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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josie.zone
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

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First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles, What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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rmbodenheimer.bsky.social
And the most disappointing part of it is that even people like Tim Walz are preemptively victim-blaming protesters: “don’t allow them to bring in the national guard.”
It feels eerily similar to the way people blame victims of domestic violence for provoking their abusers.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26d
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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rincewind.run
the thing about “ICE needs training” is that Jonathan Ross was a ten year DHS vet and a firearms instructor

he’s the kind of guy they get training from

the whole institution is rotten, throw it out
owillis.bsky.social Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 25d
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.

No. ABOLISH ICE.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach

KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait

WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
pestthewriter.bsky.social
Report on two at-risk political prisoners and the general lack of transparency in Iran's judicial system, with special regard to death penalty cases
#endthedeathpenalty #iran #savebehzadpanahi #savemehdifarid
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January 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
pestthewriter.bsky.social
New post rounding up petitions against upcoming #USexecutions this month and a #recap2025 for the use of the death penalty.
check it out
#prisonabolition #endthedeathpenalty
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · US Executions in January 2026 · Welcome to 2026, y'all. 2025 was a rough year for anti-death penalty advocates. On the heels of Trump's pro-execution rhetoric, the number of execu…
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January 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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anarchistquotes.com
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.

Ursula K. Le Guin
December 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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rosethornranger.bsky.social
This perfectly outlines the issues with political parties and democracy. By tying together resources, by tying together different bits of action, you have to either put up with the creepy guy eroding your boundaries, or not get anything. Free association is accessibility

#meme #anarchism
An image of a woman with the word "no" being painted on their face over their eyes. Under is a tumblr post by "lazyPacific" that says "Image you're at a party. A guy offers you a drink. You say no. He says 'come on, one drink!' you say 'no thanks'. Later, he brings you a soda. 'I know you said you didn't want a drink, but I was getting one for myself and you looked thirst.' For you to refuse at this point makes you the asshole. He's just being nice, right? Predators use the social contract and our own good hearts and fear of being rude against us. If you drink the drink, yo're teaching him that it just takes a little persistence on his part to overcome your 'no'. If you say 'really, i appreciate it, but no thanks' and put the drink down and walk away from it, you're the one who looks rude in that moment. But the fact is, you didn't ask for the drink and you don't want the drink and you don't have to drink it just to make sure guy feel validated" - the art of "no" (jennifer P.)
December 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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rosethornranger.bsky.social
Liberals would rather work with neo-nazis than anarchists, that is why their main focus is "saving democracy"

#meme #anarchism #anarchyMeme #antifa #antiFascist
A tweet by the onion. It says "the onion debunks some common myths about white supremacism in america. There is a link (trib.al/8oolkO6). There is an attached image of the text "myth: The alt-right movement is secretly a neo-nazi movement" and "fact: the alt-right movement is openly a neo-nazi movement"
December 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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rosethornranger.bsky.social
Disabled people are one of the main targets of police brutality. Disabled organizing and the fight against ableism are not minor things, they are an essential component of anti-state action. Without accessibility, you are not anti-state. CW police brutality

#meme #anarchism #anarchyMeme
A tumblr post by a person called Unbossed with a reply by someone called CandidlyAutistic. The first says "Treat a cop just like you treat a gun when you don't know whether it's loaded or not. Assume that it is loaded and that it could cause someone's death at any time. Remember that a cop, unlike most firearms, has no safety mechanism or standard method for "clearing" them. Never point a cop at anyone whose blood you could not accept having on your hands." The next post says "Those of you who are here for the autism, search "autism police brutality" and read the NYT article. If you are allistic, if you have autistic kids, if you teach autistics, if your brother's mother's niece's cousin is autistic, then look at the statistics on how much more likely we are to have encounters with the police. Then look at how much more likely we are to have violence used against us by police. Next, look at the videos and see just how many of those interactions show autistic exhibiting typical autistic behavior. Finally, pay close attention to how many of those are initially escalated by the police. Yelling. D4opping their voice. Hand on weapon. Giving non-explicit orders. Telling them to calm down. Telling them to do something unclear (drop the weapon when they are holding a cellphone, toy gun, a screwdriver, a stick, a knife, a toy train - all real examples, or anything that has a more explicit name). Walking closer when autistics can't back away. Running up. Sirens on. Flashing lights. Radios making noise. Loved ones telling the police the autistic doesn't understand. This is what happens when you point the police at one of us. Then go back and look at how many of those autistics are POC. How many are specifically black. And view it through the lens of institutional racism and anti-blackness and white supremacy on top of all the ableism. Ask yourself, is it worth being the person who pushed the first domino that started the machine that ultimately killed a person? Because that is the risk when you call the police."
December 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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rosethornranger.bsky.social
If your goal is building more participation the best way to do that is make it so more people are able to be involved. Make sure people wear masks so immunocompromised people are able to join in

#meme #anarchism #anarchyMeme
A tweet by DirrHope (dirrHope) with the text: "I love wearing a mask because it allows me to unmask. Constantly monitoring my facial expressions to perform for people is a massive waste of my energy as an autistic person. Wearing a mask is freeing! It is accessibility! I will never stop! The tweet is dated 5/3/23.
December 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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godlessbitch.bsky.social
Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the managementiof our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners Edward Abbey
December 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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divyampersaud.com
Six families & a displacement camp of fifteen more urgently need:

- Emergency healthcare for four women & two toddlers
- Food - they're still malnourished!
- Shelter (two families)
- Winter supplies like blankets + clothes
- Newborn supplies!

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Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
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December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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futch.life
The quoted meme of red-button choice with the fuck AI option extended: "RAM & storage prices return to normal & capital loses power & energy & water & land are less wasted & critical thinking is less damaged & oligarches lose a major avenue for propaganda & fewer people experience psychotic breaks & creativity is actually valued & the code that materally impacts your life has fewer bugs &" the last line is partially cropped
December 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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moviessilently.bsky.social
This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM