ICE is not just an attack on communities, it is oppressing any regional culture not considered to be “American“ enough.
Polygon - Unapologetically Pro-Human
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Be unapologetically pro-human. Interpretation of that is left as an exercise for the reader.
What was google thinking with this feature? What did they even think the most common use would be? www.npr.org/2026/07/31/n...
Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky
Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.
npr.org
If you claim to fight for the ideals of a country, but instantly decline, without thought, the idea of forming a new government to further those ideals, then you’re not a patriot, you’re a nationalist.
There is a real danger in implying American patriotism through ideals is unquestionably righteous.
Pete Hegseth calling himself the “secretary of war” makes it really easy to call him the “secretary of war crimes“, the latter being a more accurate title.
Tom Homan (implicitly) “There will be a threat of bloodshed or there will be bloodshed”
M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social · 3w agoFuck ICESTAPO And Fuck Tom Homan.......🖕🏻
By definition of art, you cannot replace art with an irreflective production.
The most frightening dystopia is the one where people in the dystopia don’t believe they are in a dystopia.
When you ban current social media platforms for people under the age of 16, you are gazing with the same superficiality as the people who ban books in schools.
I genuinely think that money is addictive, and, while a feature of society, promotes a competitive spirit in humanity, to the detriment of our common good.
Thinking in terms of country instead of humanity is dangerous, and yet I still see that thinking pattern in most of the most popular people on bluesky.
every empire believes its violence is temporary. but history knows better.
Honestly, we need the 2012 San Diego firework show error to happen in Washingto D.C. (video for reference) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVh...
San Diego Fireworks 2012, LOUD and up close
YouTube video by Dan Roy (danwroy)
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The World Cup should be held every year. It's living proof that a majority of humanity is actually decent, sane, and appreciates joy and community.
Why do we, as a species, default to excessive vengeance when an individual human has the perception that an injustice to themself has occurred? What good does vengeance, beyond the quantity required for justice, bring? If anything, it creates more injustice in the world.
Rule 1 of protesting: if there is a “designated protest zone” AVOID IT. That is how authorities arrest protesters.
🧮 Seattle Data Nerd ⁘⁙⁚ 💡@dpsea.bsky.social · last mo.Something wrong when Free Speech is only allowed in some places, but guns are now allowed anywhere if the property owner likes it or not? Does this also include stadiums? #SCOTUS #FIFA #SEATTLE
Hey, Dems, let's do this: Instead of centrists freaking out about the success of progressives, maybe we could take Mamdani as a model and focus on listening to and delivering for the voters. What if we had big competition among candidates to see who could do most for voters? Just imagine.
HAPPY FRIDAY TO EVERYONE WHO HATES SLOP
