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@kylleran.bsky.social
Father of two awesome kids. Activist, anarchist, transhumanist and humanist. Former: sociology professor, online wellbeing researcher, 1/4 of Posthuman Studios and co-creator of Eclipse Phase RPG. Currently: Working on games and play at Innoplaytion.
okay, we're starting with this Step 1. call your own rep if you haven't already! Step 2. sign this (cis women only please! cis guys, you can help by boosting) Step 3. much depends on the success and reach of step 2; lots of options if this blows up actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
Not In Our Name: Cisgender Women Against Trans Bathroom Bans
House Representative Nancy Mace and the Congressional GOP have launched a campaign of harassment not just against newly-elected trans Democrat Rep Sarah McBride of Delaware, but against all trans and ...
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Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · 2y agoI don’t know what the right mechanism is for this, exactly, because congressional phone calls are more about the tally and I’m not convinced hashtags or petitions move the needle; but like - how do we collect and shove in the Dems’ face a gigantic list of cis women saying “fuck no, not in our name”
As much as I'd like to say missing Gencon this year is some sort of principled stance against the regressive govt in Indiana, the truth is I just don't have the resources to go this year. But best of luck to everyone that is able to attend, and I hope you have a great con.
Ha ha ha... What the actual fuck are we doing here?
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2w agoWe admire great works of art, architecture and engineering. Why not debt?
So apropos of the authoritarians getting control of esports to make it another form of sports washing, if anyone is looking to try to start up, or build up an esports ecosystem countering this one. I am absolutely on board to help you out with any resources or expertise I have.
Nathan Grayson@nathangrayson.bsky.social · 2w agoI'm just saying
Can't wait for the FP to come out in support of trepanation.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2w agoLook who’s taking the side of explosive diarrhea
TL;DR on this - Rich assholes want to feel better about being rich assholes, but don't want to change any of their rich asshole behavior.
Luke O'Neil@lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 2w ago
It's a lot of fun to check your retirement account and see that the fund manager has invested in SpaceX and you're down 15% from this point last year.
I had to open the c:/ drive command line on Windows today to do a manual directory change and my kids think I'm a wizard now.
Really excited to see the 'X struck by a bullet fired by a cop' get applied to AI crimes.
Sky News@news.sky.com · 2w agoOpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident'
Can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding.
Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago
Dude looks like what GPT would vomit up if the prompt was 'date rapist' and that left hand definitely lives in the uncanny valley.
Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2w agoHis father-in-law (and the grandfather of the white appearing baby he’s holding) is Dinesh D’Souza, who was born in India and first set foot in the US at the age of 17.
Looking for some reading to help you understand a way to a better society? Try some of these! And for anyone who lives near me you're welcome to borrow my copies of the ones I have. (Just ask!)
Theo Slade@theoslade.bsky.social · 2w agoI recently finished creating web page versions of all the books from this list @rechelon.bsky.social made that before were only online as photo scans and EPUBs: thelul.org/library/will... #anarchism #anarchy #history #ideology #philosophy
I mean, we were doing a shit job keeping nazis out of the military before Trump 2, and now we're not even trying to keep them out so maybe the 'adversary' is actually inside with us and letting them get blown the fuck in dumb wars up is kinda good actually?
James Who Lives in Queens@jamesfromqueensny.bsky.social · 2w agoThat’s terrible to say. 99% of our troops want no part of war. You’ll want them when the adversary is at your door. We just don’t that to be them, but they don’t, either. Have to dump the leaders.
I think it is incumbent upon the good people of Bluesky (except for the AI dorks) to make sure any journos and politicos from Twitter coming over get bullied relentlessly so they don't fuck up the vibes we've cultivated here. And also so they are constantly reminded they suck.
Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · 2w agoBluesky knew the strait of Hormuz, Graham Platner, and AIPAC democrats were all cooked months before the experts did. Meanwhile Twitter was convinced Spencer Pratt would win and the Odyssey would bomb. Which site is the not-real-life echo chamber again?
Decoy Font, a font designed to be readable to humans but can trick AI scanning recognition into reading decoy text hidden in the letters. Wonder which state will offer this as a premium option for license plates? @greatdismal.bsky.social www.mixfont.com/experiments/...
Decoy Font: A TTF font that hides what you type
Decoy Font combines every letter with a decoy, making it harder for AI to read what you type. Type a message to try it out or download the TTF directly.
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Imagine wrecking modern economic systems and ushering in the worst oligarchy in centuries because you really really want to be able to fuck your 12-year-old cousin but the government said 'no'
Cato Institute@cato.org · 3w ago"The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus." — Milton Friedman. They were driven by individual liberty and free markets. And they always will be.
Senator Moreno is the failson of a car dealership owner who was convicted of stealing wages from his employees. He is also, according to multiple people who grew up with him, a blithering idiot with a tenuous grasp on reading, writing and arithmetic. But he is rich, so he gets to be a senator.
Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 3w agoSen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) intro'd a bill to revoke visas from Canadian officials + express a sense of Congress that the Canadian ambassador is a “persona non grata” til the smoke is gone. “We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Moreno, who may not understand how climate change works
I’ve been making this article for some time. There is plenty of data that points to coordination, leadership, accountability, etc….
Active Club Assessment: Q1 2026
The Active Club network is a group of white supremacists focused on building a “counter culture” of white men through fitness and combat sports.
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Jared Holt@jaredlholt.bsky.social · 3w agoWhite supremacist "active club" groups claim they organize under a leaderless, decentralized structure. But what if that's not entirely true? My latest unpacks some odd patterns I saw that might indicate these groups are less autonomous than they claim to be. openmeasures.io/telegram-act...
the vast majority of agricultural labor in the USA is done by undocumented latinos in an illegal kafala system-type employment arrangement with millionaire plantation owners and a small force of overseers who LARP as rugged cowboys. if you do not understand this you are not a serious leftist.
🏳️⚧️ june | יוֹכֶבֶד🪬@jwlic.bsky.social · 3w agopeople do not fucking understand how agriculture is actually done in this country. they still have this little house on the prairie image of a white guy in overalls and a straw hat with a pitchfork, not overseers in ATVs driving around a 10,000 acre property at night to police mexican farm workers
There is a woman on this cruise with a Jan 6 tattoo. Upper arm half sleeve with what appears (its a pretty shitty tattoo and pretty blurry) to be art showing someone climbing the wall surrounded by the text "Remember our brave patriots" in that Constitution font.
I mean I was teaching undergraduates about sexual assault and consent in 1997 as part of freshman orientation. But sure, yeah it's definitely something that men don't know.
Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 3w ago“'Most every guy I know did what he’s being accused of at one point or another with their girlfriend at some point after a night of drinking,' complained the Donald Trump-loving comedian Adam Carolla." www.salon.com/2026/07/15/m...
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Look, I'm not trying to bring race into the discussion here, but when it's white kids doing these "teen takeover activities" they just call it an ICE raid.
The Charlotte Observer@charlotteobserver.com · 3w agoCharlotte joins major cities across the U.S. in grappling with the rise in disruptive “teen takeover” activities.