Zhael
@zhael.bsky.social
Amateur pianist and composer, physics student, art lover, leftist and anti-fascist, cat dad, horror enthusiast, reader of things.
Completely out of patience with people.
(he/him)
Completely out of patience with people.
(he/him)
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Okay but if we don't acknowledge that America was always fascist, then we can and will respond by dialing back America to a time when it was still fascist, but less visibly so.
That's not a solution.
That's not a solution.
I've said this before, but "america was always fascist" is simply not an effective messaging strategy for fighting an american fascist movement. you should not cede them control of the national identity! that's what they want!
People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Okay but if we don't acknowledge that America was always fascist, then we can and will respond by dialing back America to a time when it was still fascist, but less visibly so.
That's not a solution.
That's not a solution.
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Nearly two hundred and fifty years is not "a bit." Wealthy white men who want to own people and commit genocide have always been in power.
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Nearly two hundred and fifty years is not "a bit." Wealthy white men who want to own people and commit genocide have always been in power.
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the people who were scolded relentlessly for celebrating this moment nine years ago have been completely vindicated. punching a nazi in the face now polls higher than any member of congress.
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
Well, it’s the 9th anniversary of this today. No special reason for mentioning it now, obviously
January 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM
the people who were scolded relentlessly for celebrating this moment nine years ago have been completely vindicated. punching a nazi in the face now polls higher than any member of congress.
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
(source: i made it up but it feels very true in my heart)
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No expensive sound system, no high-end noise-cancelling headphones will EVER sound better than THESE.
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
No expensive sound system, no high-end noise-cancelling headphones will EVER sound better than THESE.
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Ersatz is OUT!
The indie pilot I've been solo-animating for 1.5 years is now on youtube. Check it out!
youtu.be/yf2tBjHvx9s?...
The indie pilot I've been solo-animating for 1.5 years is now on youtube. Check it out!
youtu.be/yf2tBjHvx9s?...
ERSATZ | PILOT
YouTube video by saint greaver
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Ersatz is OUT!
The indie pilot I've been solo-animating for 1.5 years is now on youtube. Check it out!
youtu.be/yf2tBjHvx9s?...
The indie pilot I've been solo-animating for 1.5 years is now on youtube. Check it out!
youtu.be/yf2tBjHvx9s?...
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this is beautiful in so so many ways.
January 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
this is beautiful in so so many ways.
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not one of these pig bitch nazis has ever had to deal with a fiftieth of the flak any given trans woman catches just for being trans, but the government would like you to believe that getting your feelings hurt is sufficient provocation to shoot unarmed people in the face while screaming slurs
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 AM
not one of these pig bitch nazis has ever had to deal with a fiftieth of the flak any given trans woman catches just for being trans, but the government would like you to believe that getting your feelings hurt is sufficient provocation to shoot unarmed people in the face while screaming slurs
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What all this self-pitying sludge about ICE agents feeling depressed and scared is forcing into our collective forebrain is the knowledge that our culture has placed a premium not just on creating classes of men who kill and torture at will, but on forcing the rest of us to love them at gunpoint.
January 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM
What all this self-pitying sludge about ICE agents feeling depressed and scared is forcing into our collective forebrain is the knowledge that our culture has placed a premium not just on creating classes of men who kill and torture at will, but on forcing the rest of us to love them at gunpoint.
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Why would they want to abolish something they voted to create and have voted to increase the budget for every single time it's come up?
Let's stop pretending they're an opposition party. Some members are opposed to ICE. But they're doing it in spite of party leadership.
Let's stop pretending they're an opposition party. Some members are opposed to ICE. But they're doing it in spite of party leadership.
Is "Abolish ICE" the new "Defund the Police," or is it the right message for the moment? Dems disagree. @lauren-egan.bsky.social:
Dems Are Begging Their Own to Drop ‘Abolish ICE’
A new memo circulating on Capitol Hill urges Democratic lawmakers to instead embrace reforming the agency.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Why would they want to abolish something they voted to create and have voted to increase the budget for every single time it's come up?
Let's stop pretending they're an opposition party. Some members are opposed to ICE. But they're doing it in spite of party leadership.
Let's stop pretending they're an opposition party. Some members are opposed to ICE. But they're doing it in spite of party leadership.
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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This is a nice write-up of current thinking about Little Red Dots, the enigmatic sources from the distant universe that have been confounding astronomers since JWST started taking observations. 🧪
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This is a nice write-up of current thinking about Little Red Dots, the enigmatic sources from the distant universe that have been confounding astronomers since JWST started taking observations. 🧪
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Remember everyone, "don't take the bait" or else they'll come after you!
*Gets note from off-stage* Oh. I guess they'll go after anyone they want regardless of cause or reason. So don't worry about "taking the bait."
Fucking riot.
*Gets note from off-stage* Oh. I guess they'll go after anyone they want regardless of cause or reason. So don't worry about "taking the bait."
Fucking riot.
Well that simpering statement from Tim Walz last night really worked well www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Remember everyone, "don't take the bait" or else they'll come after you!
*Gets note from off-stage* Oh. I guess they'll go after anyone they want regardless of cause or reason. So don't worry about "taking the bait."
Fucking riot.
*Gets note from off-stage* Oh. I guess they'll go after anyone they want regardless of cause or reason. So don't worry about "taking the bait."
Fucking riot.
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Cannot stress enough that you can just do stuff. You don't need permission. You can just do stuff because it needs to be done by someone.
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Cannot stress enough that you can just do stuff. You don't need permission. You can just do stuff because it needs to be done by someone.
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Every Democrat who doesn't, at a minimum, support the explicit and immediate abolition of ICE is an existential threat to human life and should be permanently removed from governance. Period.
January 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Every Democrat who doesn't, at a minimum, support the explicit and immediate abolition of ICE is an existential threat to human life and should be permanently removed from governance. Period.
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This is right in line with the organization that gave us such hits as "murdering Fred Hampton" and "murdering MLK Jr" and "murdering Bobby Hutton" and then their subsequent campaigns to erase their work.
Kash Patel issues orders: no investigation of the homicide perpetrated by Jonathan Ross, but do what you can to pick up dirt that can be used to smear the 37-year-old mother of three that he murdered. This is your FBI.
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This is right in line with the organization that gave us such hits as "murdering Fred Hampton" and "murdering MLK Jr" and "murdering Bobby Hutton" and then their subsequent campaigns to erase their work.
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costco should be allowed to sell weed. i want the Kirkland Select Kush. a 300-count fish oil pill sized bottle of 5mg gummies would fix this country
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
costco should be allowed to sell weed. i want the Kirkland Select Kush. a 300-count fish oil pill sized bottle of 5mg gummies would fix this country
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I’m begging you people to get perspective. He’s doing evil because he’s evil.
Whatever is in those Epstein files, it must be horrendous. We have murder, war and pestilence in the form of a government agency unleashed on this once great nation in order to deflect
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I’m begging you people to get perspective. He’s doing evil because he’s evil.
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If he wants to declare martial law, he will. It won't be based on reality. I don't know why some people continue to say: "be peaceful or he'll invoke martial law." Are you all living in this country in 2026???? Haven't you seen them make things up out of whole cloth???? Are you 10 years old?
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
If he wants to declare martial law, he will. It won't be based on reality. I don't know why some people continue to say: "be peaceful or he'll invoke martial law." Are you all living in this country in 2026???? Haven't you seen them make things up out of whole cloth???? Are you 10 years old?
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They will never understand why we say they're parts of the same exact machine, even when they tell us.
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
They will never understand why we say they're parts of the same exact machine, even when they tell us.
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i think responding to people protesting the cops executing people in the street for no reason by saying they are "taking the bait" is profoundly disrespectful
January 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
i think responding to people protesting the cops executing people in the street for no reason by saying they are "taking the bait" is profoundly disrespectful