Some great new reaction images to use when people are obtuse on BlueSky.
GenAI is a fascist tool, using it makes you complicit in their crimes and you support what it stands for; taking over our critical thinking, making our children stupid, and stealing our creativity. Stop using that shit, for ANYTHING.
El Sayed: "When it comes to trans rights, this is the right to get the health care that you need...It’s the right not to be discriminated against by your government because of who you are. Because what tends to happen is they come for theirs, then they come for yours"
Have you read the article "American Gentry" by @patrickwyman.bsky.social? For me, this article is where the penny dropped and why rural areas feel so stunted. As someone who grew up rural and left ASAP as an adult it connected the all the dots. patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...
American Gentry
Local Power and the Social Order
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People want a Wicker Man to make the harvest good again. I think we should put the Nazi guys who deserve to be burned alive in the Wicker Man.
wilp@youaretraffic.bsky.social · 5d agoif voters think democrats are weak on crime, one weird trick to fix it and other problems would be burying miller under the jail
And when is Israel going to disarm? Isn’t it odd that no one is talking about a govt that has murdered over 65,000 Palestinians, of whom 75% are women & children? Despite a “ceasefire”, the IOF continues its deadly attacks on Palestinians. That’s just structural violence under a diff name. #r4today
“I’m segmenting this carcass with a band saw when I see this dude by the offal separator who has to be 17, maybe even 18,” said Justin Henderson
Meatpacking Plant Workers Weirded Out By Guy Older Than 16
HOLCOMB, KS—Confused and even disturbed at the sight of a new employee who recently appeared on the processing line, workers at local meatpacking plant Carlyle Foods confirmed Thursday that they were ...
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Most rural areas have a ruling class. And they want cheap unfree workers & to pass their fiefdoms on tax-free forever. It ain't rocket science. The fact that we're scared to talk about THAT, ime, is what's costing us a lot of rural voters!
Also, as we all know, there are lots of rural areas that don't vote GOP. Coincidentally, they're all the rural areas that aren't majority-white. We do ourselves a real disservice pretending the "rural-urban divide" in politics is real. It ain't. Full stop.
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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when people bring up trans women in sports reply with “the safest and best solution to your problem is to only allow trans people to play in sports” This does two things: 1. puts the problem on the other person as a problem they have, not you 2. blocks the frame and resets it
we should charge the C-suite with fraud and theft if they take a tax credit meant to keep people employed and then cut staff anyway.
Paula Wirth@paulawirth.bsky.social · last wk.Pixar receives a $26.2 Million Tax credit to keep film jobs in CA, and immediately lays off 10% of its work force, after making over a billion from Toy Story 5, the highest-grossing film of 2026.
Every last IDF soldier needs to face trials, and ultimately punishment, for their war crimes. They’re all guilty of the worst atrocities the world has ever seen. I really hope this boy will be okay.
Bus and train windows should never be covered with advertising wrappers. I’m fine with selling ad space on the sides - I’ll take public transit funding where I can - but covering the windows makes it worse for riders. It takes away the pleasure of watching the city & makes it harder to see my stop.
Street drugs are cheaper and stronger than they’ve ever been, and they’re far more likely to kill you. The government’s advice hasn’t changed much since Nancy Reagan, but drugs have. Now, scientists are writing their own rules and we have a guide here. Read more: www.playboy.com/read/politic...
Squishiness on trans rights is a dealbreaker for me because (a) it’s a straightforward issue of personal freedom and bodily autonomy much like abortion, and (b) the right is obviously coming after us cis gays next.
ashley 🌹@clearlyashley.bsky.social · 7d agotrans rights frankly is a top 5, potentially top 3 issue for me despite not being trans and not having any trans family being bigoted against trans folks not only hurts my trans friends and every trans person but is so predictive of further bigotry
Good-faith concern on this issue would be going, "hmm, professional sports leagues should probably have some standards in place to ensure trans competitors aren't getting an unfair advantage," googling for 5 minutes, realizing every sports league already has those standards and dropping it.
Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 6d agoi don't believe anyone has "good-faith" concerns about trans women in sports in 2026. there's been too much time to hear the actual evidence, the actual people affected, and the role the debate plays in attempts to purge trans people from American life. anybody picking that side has made a choice
Are you in @demsocialists.bsky.social or a union? 10 free issues. Solidarity starts here. inthesetimes.com/union inthesetimes.com/dsa
Is anyone more cartoonishly pathetic than the weak little babies yelling at Fauci The saddest YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME toddlers who just couldn’t fuckin pitch in like everybody else
The promise of New York City is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: this place would welcome anyone seeking refuge or a better life.
As of this week, hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their legal status. Most have lost work permits as well. That's left many people unable to support themselves. Here is a verified link to a fundraiser supporting Haitians in Springfield. Please drop links to other fundraisers in the replies.
Stand with Haitian Families in Crisis
Build the Emergency Fund that protects families when everything feels uncertain. The end of TPS. Increasing ICE actions. Families losing work authorization overnight. For Haitian parents and children ...
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My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
Important anti fascist skill to learn is being brave enough to yell "shut the fuck up" at someone in public
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
“If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Transgender Refugee Crisis
If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.
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am i to understand this organization would like us to donate to its survival
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · last wk.breaking: Wikimedia Foundation says it will not voluntarily recognize its workers union, instead insisting on an election held under Trump's NLRB. Wiki Foundation execs dodged this question at its massive conference last week. www.404media.co/wikimedia-wa...
Fucking nazi shit. Anyone that uses a.i. for anything, is a scumbag collaborator
Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · last wk.“AI Companies Are Still Buying Up Old Books by the Pallet – Then Shredding Them” 7/21/26
OK see THAT'S why you've only got the four fingers per hand
Out of Context Mickey Mouse Comics@oocmickeycomics.bsky.social · last wk.
Props to the brave students in India who forced the resignation of the Modi government’s education minister. These brave students staged a peaceful sit-in protest that lasted a month, went on hunger strike, and endured violence from the Delhi police. (1/2)
Cockroach Solidarity from Abroad: Rebuild an Inclusive, Secular, Democratic India, Brick by Brick - The Wire
The cockroach youth uprising has already pushed through collective fear, and changed what Indians of all ages believe is possible.
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This president is allowed to savagely lie about transgender Americans, and Muslim-Americans, and Haitan or Somali immigrants and more because he's America's Special Little Boy. No consequences for him or for the entire party that has his back.
Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · last wk.It's wild that the president of the united states holds rallies where he regularly spends at least a few minutes just slandering and insulting an entire group of people and it's just treated like no big deal