Pihko Misit

@smokepaw.bsky.social

Generic Black Werewolf #47 Athlete. Public Worker. Outdoorsman. Conservationist. Traveler. History Buff.

Absolutely fascinating watching the confusion in England as to why masked men are allowed to march wherever they want and intimidate whoever they feel like while the police and politicians do nothing. *waves from Northern Ireland*

Ok Boomer, but no. To be the “Party of the Future” means you: 1, Put People, the public, first and foremost. 2, Investigations, trials, convictions and heavy sentences for facists and their enablers. 3, Enact the Green New Deal. 4, TAX THE RICH INTO OBLIVION.

CalMatters@calmatters.org · 5d ago

Opinion | Democrats have lost Silicon Valley. Here's what it will take to win it back If Democrats want to become the party of the future again, they need to stop treating the people building the future like political enemies.

I've always loved Steve Buscemi as an actor, but I love him even more as a person! He was a firefighter from 1980 to 1984, he returned to his old firehouse to volunteer on 9/11, he worked five consecutive 12-hour shifts, and he asked for NO public credit! THAT is what a hero looks like, people!

Sassy0210@sassy0210.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Manchurian Cantaloupe awarded himself a first responder award for being at ground zero on 9/11. You know who doesn’t have to lie because he was ACTUALLY there… quietly volunteering at his old firehouse? Actor Steve Buscemi. HERO ❤️‍🔥 time.com/6095709/stev...

It is crystal clear how terrified the wealthy are of California Prop 40. The commercials, the billboards, the constant barrage of “No on 40!” messages. Tells me everything I want to know!

In light of recent events: If you vote for far right parties: unfollow and block me, you're less than trash. Fuck nazis. Fuck terfs. Fuck homophobes. Fuck transphobes. Fuck racists. Your skin colour doesn't make you any better than any other human being on this planet.

It is crystal clear how terrified the wealthy are of California Prop 40. The commercials, the billboards, the constant barrage of “No on 40!” messages. Tells me everything I want to know!

a lot of people want to believe that right-wing beliefs are rooted in some legitimate material grievance. that makes it easier to imagine that if we simply solved the material problem, they’d deradicalize. but they won’t, because they aren’t disillusioned, they’re just morons.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · last wk.

I know this is a common belief, but it’s not true. If people went anti-vaxx/MAHA because they were excluded from the medical establishment, we would see sky-high rates among poor people, minorities and the uninsured. We don’t.

People who make high-quality hyper niche fan art of like one or two things and post regularly: you have no idea how much you're keeping a good chunk of the internet well-nourished and sane, thank you for your service

If you're wondering why authors are getting so rabid here: First Anthropic stole our books. Then we got denied compensation because of US unjust copyright law and publishers failing to meet their contractual obligations. Then publishers and agents apparently claimed author shares. Now this.

Trent Kallust@badger597.bsky.social · last wk.

@courtneymilan.com I just pulled this from a post over on Facebook, felt like it might be info worth sharing...

From Laura Resnick:

"Absolutely furious right now. 

The Anthropic settlement admin, in the huge AI copyright infringement case, is sending claimants information about claim disputes, disagreements or confusion over allocation of the settlement funds, etc.

Someone using the name "Stephen Edgington" is claiming 100% ownership and 100% of the settlement $ for more than 20 of my copyrighted books. I've never heard of this person, and I'm the sole copyright holder in every instance. So I have to upload my copyright documentation for every damn book to refute his fraudulent claim."

The Supreme Court blocked the student loan forgiveness despite there being explicit statutory authority for Biden to do it and allowed the Iran War despite an explicit Constitutional prohibition on anyone besides Congress declaring a war.

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last wk.

It gets worse when you remember that the Strait of Hormuz was open before the war started. So we’re spending $40B and people are dying on both sides to return to the status quo from January. Everything is socialism unless it’s money for killing people in pointless forever wars.

TERMINUS (2007) 
Acrylic on Canvas - 36" X 48" 

Growing up in the fifties and sixties most of us fully expected the progress so evident in society and the space sciences to continue at the same headlong pace they had shown during those years. 1/4

A boy in a white shirt, olive shorts, and black sneakers stands tip-toed on electrical conduit mounted along a buttressed barricade. With hands set on the top edge of the barrier, he stares out at crescent moon visible between wispy clouds in a dusky blue and orange sky. Paint on the panels of the barricade alternates between white and red, heavily weathered to reveal rough metal texture. Each panel carries an orange sign labeled A13 through A17 running from right to left. A “NO TRESPASSING” sign on the upper right of the barrier hangs near a circled 5-pointed star in fading white paint. At the center of the barricade, the pole of an exit sign is bent at its base leaving the arrow angled up at 45°. A narrow wedge of parking lot sneaks into the lower panel with four yellow stanchions striped in black, a single traffic cone, and yellow stripes demarcating parking spaces.

The US is a fully-formed Failed State. Full Stop. There is no easy remediation at this point. Balkanization is likely the future, and I am bittersweet with this prospect.