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Ron The Anarchist
@ronanarchist.bsky.social
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Heya! I'm a weirdo that makes videos on youtube sometimes. They're not very good, but be nice to me; I'm incredibly emotionally vulnerable.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX7gQJZG4T8j6eFruOdF_Zw

I also do IRL activism sometimes, but don't tell anyone.
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illinois-eagle.bsky.social
The organization empowers seniors to get involved with progressive issues.
Th!rd Act mobilizing in Illinois – Illinois Eagle
The organization empowers seniors to get involved with progressive issues.
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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illinois-eagle.bsky.social
Local progressive groups get ready to respond to far-right group coming to campus.
Turning Point USA returning to UIUC April 8 – Illinois Eagle
Local progressive groups get ready to respond to far-right group coming to campus.
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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illinois-eagle.bsky.social
Demands for transparency came from both the public and alderpersons.
Even Springfield City Council members are tired of hostility towards speakers – Illinois Eagle
Demands for transparency came from both the public and alderpersons.
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
This is something that people I know (including me) have been discussing locally. That's a mistake people made during Baby Bush's administration. Protests all over the place, but they barely got covered on the news.

No, if we want to make ourselves noticed, we need to disrupt things.
dawnxianamoon.bsky.social Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · Apr 7
To sum up: An estimated 5 million people protested in 50 states but the stories were deliberately relegated to the back of most major newspapers.
Screenshot: And Rupert Murdoch’s media properties? The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal made no mention whatsoever of the protests on either their April 6 or April 7 front pages. Surprise, surprise. This isn’t just bad journalism. It’s a deliberate editorial choice that speaks volumes about how establishment media downplays collective action challenging power. When hundreds of thousands of people coordinate across an entire nation to protest governmental policies, that’s not a page 18 story. That’s not a “see more in section B” situation. That’s front-page news. Period.
April 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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dawnxianamoon.bsky.social
To sum up: An estimated 5 million people protested in 50 states but the stories were deliberately relegated to the back of most major newspapers.
Screenshot: And Rupert Murdoch’s media properties? The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal made no mention whatsoever of the protests on either their April 6 or April 7 front pages. Surprise, surprise. This isn’t just bad journalism. It’s a deliberate editorial choice that speaks volumes about how establishment media downplays collective action challenging power. When hundreds of thousands of people coordinate across an entire nation to protest governmental policies, that’s not a page 18 story. That’s not a “see more in section B” situation. That’s front-page news. Period.
April 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
This is an aspect of fascism that isn't discussed enough; the politicization of EVERYTHING.

Support of anything and everything becomes a statement, either of loyalty to the in-group or of disloyalty to it. It's part of the obsession with purity. You can't be pure if you aren't using pure tools.
April 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
An average midwesterner's response to news of incoming tornado-adjacent weather --
April 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
@scifianarchy42.bsky.social
*tents fingers*

Opinions on Harlan Ellison?
February 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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propublica.org
Did you know only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life?

Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic.

Read @lisalsong.bsky.social ⬇️
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually…
propub.li
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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illinois-eagle.bsky.social
Illinois students who protested Gaza genocide are facing felony mob charges
illinoiseagle.com/2024/11/26/i...
Illinois students who protested Gaza genocide are facing felony mob charges – Illinois Eagle
The state's attorney is prosecuting University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students over last April's encampments.
illinoiseagle.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:08 PM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
A woman named Sonya Massey was killed by the Sangamon County Sherrif's Department, and have been incredibly cagey about the details. I made a video going over what the community knows and doesn't know. If anyone could share this, I'd appreciate it a great deal.

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The Death of Sonya Massey
SOURCES 1) Press Release form Sangamon County Sheriff's Department – https://www.facebook.com/sangamoncountysheriff/posts/pfbid02BvofziL2DC27v7vBFs3Qn9yCXUn75t1DtUVypwdAErr1XzDW9DwMjgtC7GhCzPEol 2) Coroner’s Report on Sonya Massey – https://www.facebook.com/sangamoncountycoroner/posts/pfbid022NM5oUTYQ4MeytbXYEJmEhQBZmj8NnPfBkPVyoCC3tysFNL2DqeYVF34WM6TpsUwl 3) State Journal Register article, “Woman Shot And Killed By Deputy While Investagating Potential Break-In Near Springfield” – https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/07/07/woman-shot-and-killed-by-springfield-area-deputy-during-break-in-investigation/74316549007/ 4) WAND report, “Coroner identifies woman shot and killed by Sangamon Co. deputies” – https://www.wandtv.com/news/coroner-identifies-woman-shot-and-killed-by-sangamon-co-deputies/article_fc197a4c-3c64-11ef-bdb6-17777aa64bfa.html 5) WAND report, “Community members want answers after woman shot by deputies” – https://www.wandtv.com/news/community-members-want-answers-after-woman-shot-by-deputies/article_9b5d6e52-3d77-11ef-a3b2-f7bf6aa1e237.html 6) Second Press Release From The Sangamon County Sheriff's Department (released after this video was filmed and the bulk of it was edited) – https://www.facebook.com/sangamoncountysheriff/posts/pfbid02PRCvjrzzocTojxsnjMZWBVKMEDWaiEa6cqigARNyB74CdBUY4ctBMygfEHJ9UpjTl7) 7) Press Release from The Illinois State Police – https://isp.illinois.gov/Media/CompletePressRelease/982
youtu.be
July 11, 2024 at 2:16 PM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
Just re-watched this video in the proccess of writing another essay, and I've got to say that it really holds up. Drags a bit at the beginning, but that's on purpose.

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Ron Takes Lonerbox Seriously: The "Semantics" Question
You can tell I was in a rush to finish this one because I forgot to tell you why I was kicked off twitter this week.My Ko-Fi, if you think this is worth supp...
youtu.be
July 6, 2024 at 5:23 AM
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propublica.org
NEW: ProPublica identified a group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers.

www.propublica.org/article/poli...
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
ProPublica identified a group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than ...
www.propublica.org
June 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
Alright, I've recorded, edited, and posted six shorts over the last three days.

I'm gonna take a break and see if I can get Skyrim up and working again. Last I checked, Mod Manager wasn't working with the annaversery edition, and people were outrageously mad about it.
June 18, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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tkingfisher.com
I am 47 years old, happily married, successful in my field, and still angry about Secret of NIMH’s total betrayal of the rats of NIMH’s scientific and rational ethos.
June 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
DOJ unseals indictment against doctor accused of stealing private health records from Texas Children's Hospital to leak to Chris Rufo to attack gender-affirming care
Doctor accused of illegally obtaining Texas Children's patient information
Dr. Eithan Haim has described himself as a whistleblower who sought to expose the Texas Children's Hospital transgender medicine program.
www.houstonchronicle.com
June 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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propublica.org
A whistleblower repeatedly tried to get the software giant to fix a security flaw that left millions of Microsoft users exposed. Here's what you need to know:

www.propublica.org/article/micr...
Nine Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures
What you need to know about how a whistleblower repeatedly tried to get the software giant to fix a security flaw that left millions of Microsoft users exposed.
www.propublica.org
June 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
Here's the short for yesterday; it's about a case out of minnenapolis where a juror was offered a duffel bag full of money to vote to acquit people accused of PPP Fraud.

youtube.com/shorts/urdcL...
Quickpoint Shorts: Pandemic Fraud Payoff
My Ko-Fi, if you think this is worth supporting -- http://ko-fi.com/rugged_ronAssociated Press article, "Fraud Trial Juror Reports Getting $120,000 and promi...
youtube.com
June 18, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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joshsternberg.com
We're not sending our best to media leadership positions. Holy shit.

Medium CEO on Threads says to @bcmerchant.bsky.social that the journalists the company hired, then laid off, SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!
Here's a fun one: The Atlantic posted my piece about companies embracing Al-free branding on Threads, and the CEO of Medium said it was the first to embrace a "pro human" stance. Medium of course laid me and 70 of my peers off, which I argued didn't seem very pro human. the_coach_life 1d @brianmerchant not sure if you've heard of Medium but pretty sure we were one of the first to go Pro Human as a marketing position. brianmerchant glad you have that policy with regard to Al. however, both myself and the editor of this piece were humans laid off by medium along with ~70 others when it terminated its human-staffed editorial arm so perhaps calling medium pro-human is a stretch the_coach_life Do you actually think that was a mistake to do the layoff aside from it probably stung regardless of severance? I had been on the sidelines advising not to hire an editorial arm at all. There's plenty of existing media homes for editors. Why on earth would a blogging platform be yet another one?.. Another former Medium editor, Paul Smalera responded to Medium CEO: The staff there, especially editors, staked and lent their professional reputations to bringing the highest possibly quality talent to Medium because the message was that it was being set up and funded to compete for the long haul with the best publications around, all of whom have developed economically viable business models. Shame on us for not realizing it would be yet another rug pull. Medium CEO responded: Ok, I had to look you up and so I get that you were there for this. Were you being told that these publications had economically viable models? I think people believed that but that they hadn't made a rigorous case. So that does sound like a bait and switch. I'm sorry that Medium did that to you and I think the six month buyout was the official corporate apology. Medium CEO continues: However, I wasn't there for that, didn't make promises, and see it differently. It was blatantly obvious to me that none of the editorial work was economically viable. So, yes, I do judge you all at least a little bit for not seeing that regardless of what the bosses said. I don't think directness is callous. You're all in a fucked up struggling industry. That is begging you to to expand your skillset to evaluate the business side. Fin: I've never heard anyone make the case after the fact that this model could have worked. And so, if you're going to rehash it, I think being bitter about the layoff is the wrong part to rehash. Do you wish you or Medium had done enough work earlier to know that they shouldn't have hired
June 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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attackerman.bsky.social
“It’s your fault for believing what we told you when we hired you” is a perfect encapsulation of the id of every media executive
joshsternberg.com Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · Jun 17
We're not sending our best to media leadership positions. Holy shit.

Medium CEO on Threads says to @bcmerchant.bsky.social that the journalists the company hired, then laid off, SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!
Here's a fun one: The Atlantic posted my piece about companies embracing Al-free branding on Threads, and the CEO of Medium said it was the first to embrace a "pro human" stance. Medium of course laid me and 70 of my peers off, which I argued didn't seem very pro human. the_coach_life 1d @brianmerchant not sure if you've heard of Medium but pretty sure we were one of the first to go Pro Human as a marketing position. brianmerchant glad you have that policy with regard to Al. however, both myself and the editor of this piece were humans laid off by medium along with ~70 others when it terminated its human-staffed editorial arm so perhaps calling medium pro-human is a stretch the_coach_life Do you actually think that was a mistake to do the layoff aside from it probably stung regardless of severance? I had been on the sidelines advising not to hire an editorial arm at all. There's plenty of existing media homes for editors. Why on earth would a blogging platform be yet another one?.. Another former Medium editor, Paul Smalera responded to Medium CEO: The staff there, especially editors, staked and lent their professional reputations to bringing the highest possibly quality talent to Medium because the message was that it was being set up and funded to compete for the long haul with the best publications around, all of whom have developed economically viable business models. Shame on us for not realizing it would be yet another rug pull. Medium CEO responded: Ok, I had to look you up and so I get that you were there for this. Were you being told that these publications had economically viable models? I think people believed that but that they hadn't made a rigorous case. So that does sound like a bait and switch. I'm sorry that Medium did that to you and I think the six month buyout was the official corporate apology. Medium CEO continues: However, I wasn't there for that, didn't make promises, and see it differently. It was blatantly obvious to me that none of the editorial work was economically viable. So, yes, I do judge you all at least a little bit for not seeing that regardless of what the bosses said. I don't think directness is callous. You're all in a fucked up struggling industry. That is begging you to to expand your skillset to evaluate the business side. Fin: I've never heard anyone make the case after the fact that this model could have worked. And so, if you're going to rehash it, I think being bitter about the layoff is the wrong part to rehash. Do you wish you or Medium had done enough work earlier to know that they shouldn't have hired
June 17, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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capitolfax.bsky.social
Today’s quotable
* Hannah Meisel… Since Pritzker’s office initially announced the administration’s intent to demolish and rebuild the prisons in March, IDOC has given few additional details on plans, which officials say are still taking shape. But a late April filing to…
dlvr.it
June 17, 2024 at 4:43 PM
ronanarchist.bsky.social
The apocalypse pile has gotten bigger. It's taller than the speaker now. I took out my tape measure and checked.

Everything above The Late Great Planet Earth is new.
June 16, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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recombobulating.bsky.social
This response is so gaslighting 😭

They aren't backing down on the actual issue they are still insisting it is a problem located in the minds of Black people, not in the institutions.

They're trying to say they just made a little oopsie with word choice and people should stop being mean to them.
magpie.tips lyndsay @magpie.tips · Jun 13
How it started / how it's going
June 13, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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not-jam.itch.io
Today marks four years since I released my first game :)

Thanks for joining me on my journey!
Pixel art in a faux-NES game style. At the top is the HUD, with a small minimap on the left; then two small icons, one depicting a game controller and one depicting a mouse and pen, with text indicating the imagined player has 13 and 21 of each respectively; button prompts for A and B button indicating that A will provide music (depicted by a quaver symbol) and B scripts. At the far right side of the HUD is text stating "Fonts Free on Friday!" The main body of the image is dominated by the text "Thank you for four years", with tiles depicting a walled off area, occasional randomly scattered dirt and rock tiles, and three sprites depicting goblins. The first wears a purple cape and mask, and seems almost vampiric. The next is clad in blue and wears a hat, and is giving the viewer the finger. The final goblin wears a red jacked and glasses and has it's fist raised in an aggressive fashion.
June 12, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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propublica.org
Microsoft has long downplayed its role in the 2020 "SolarWinds" attack — one of the largest cyberattacks in U.S. history — but a new ProPublica investigation reveals that the tech giant ignored warnings that could have stemmed the damage... 🧵
www.propublica.org/article/micr...
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says
Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Se...
www.propublica.org
June 13, 2024 at 10:52 AM