Travel deep enough into the Backrooms and you will find Bjork.

@pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 2d ago

Björk in 1996, by Takashi Homma

One conspiracy theory I actually might believe is It's Putin All The Way Down

Mike Jensen@mikejjensen.bsky.social · 2d ago

Russia influence operations and US influencers have been pushing for Alberta separatism disinfowatch.org/wp-content/u...

🚨Hunger Strike Happening "Noah" Amber Smith, a trans woman locked in Mens Central Jail, has not been receiving her T blockers. She's been on hunger strike for two days. While on the phone, the nurses denied her meds agin. She informed the cops shes on hunger strike. They made her hang up the ph-

It’s also worth pointing out that Substack still doesn’t have a disability category, and it prevents free newsletters from showing in the leaderboard or best seller ranking. Disabled creators aren’t particularly welcomed there, they’re just priced out of the alternatives.

Just a gentle reminder that many disabled creators can’t paywall their newsletters without losing their disability benefits. They’re producing content entirely for free. Most Substack alternatives charge creators who don’t paywall, and disabled people can’t afford that. We need better options!

Paris Marx@parismarx.com · 2d ago

getting tired of people on the left still launching substack newsletters after all the reporting on that company in recent years

there is NO sexual interest or kink or anything that can't be spun as morally wrong or counter to the interests of society or dangerous or predatory. ITS ALL THE SAME DEGENERACY TO THE RIGHT WING. Trying to throw us babs out of the boat isn't going to save you.

Periodic reminder that there is no level of "toning it down" that will ever be acceptable to people whose goal is for you to not exist at all.

Cargie@cargie.baby · 2w ago

Everyone is into some weird thing that some young fash will think is "degenerate". If you are gay, queer, non-binary, trans, if you are into latex, or bdsm, or dubcon, or inflation, or pooltoys, anything that isn't a married cis het christian couple having sex for procreation, you're a freak too

BRAND NEW VIDEO: not only my most thorough take-down of these anti-trans talking points, but it explains why women & minority groups are often stereotyped as "contagious" & "excessively sexual." it compiles a decade of my work, so please watch & "like" & share so others see it! youtu.be/rJq9ran4Sdc

Transgender "Social Contagion," "Grooming," & the Stigma-Contamination Mindset

YouTube video by Julia Serano

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It's a facade in the same way as the Pink Ladies anti migrant group which tries to steep racist mythologies and anti migrant sentiment in supposed concerns for the safety of white British women.

The biggest factions here are functionally the women's auxiliaries to the Christian right (like Caroline Farrow) and the English Nationalist far right (like Kellie Jay Keen/Posie Parker). Presenting their politics as supposed to be something to do with women's rights is largely a facade.

I want to be abundantly clear: the GC movement tidily presents itself as a single issue campaign most of the time, mostly for organisations like WRN to evade being identified as far right groups.

> see some political action and consider getting involved > ask if its performative cruelty or street theatre > they don't understand > pull out a copy of society of the spectacle and try to explain the difference > they laugh "it's a good political action" > it's a coked up pogrom as the cops watch

Gotta love it when full-on Nazi language starts appearing in WSJ headlines.

Laura K. Nelson@lauraknelson.bsky.social · 2w ago

I haven't read this yet but come on with that headline. The study of sociology. The study, of soci-ology.

The claim “RFK Jr. does not fuck chickens” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr. fucks chickens.

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Crip Dyke@cripdyke.bsky.social · 2w ago

9/9 So when you hear, "It's less than 10 we shouldn't pay attention to this!" that's wrong. The number we should be paying attention to is 33,000. Bigots have bullied 33,000 trans kids out of the opportunity to play games with their friends. 33,000 kids is a lot. More than enough to matter.

I wrote about a non-AI, generative cut-up art system built on top of ATProto, inspired by an esoteric piece of software commissioned by Bowie in the 90s.

ver.ooo · The Atmospheric Verbasizer

Bowie’s Verbasizer for the ATProto network

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ooo.ver.basizer@basizer.ver.ooo · 4w ago

Introducing the Atmospheric Verbasizer: Bowie's cut-up machine, pointed at the whole network. A new broadcast every hour. #atproto

I was a 911 dispatcher for a decade. To really understand how terrible an idea it is to have AI answer 911 calls, I'll present you with a single real-life call: Upon answer, the caller calmly began ordering a pizza. Large, pepperoni. Side order of chicken wings. To be delivered promptly.

Alex Hanna@alexhanna.bsky.social · 2w ago

AI has no place in 911 calls. From Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000’s latest episode “State of Emergency”. (with @emilymbender.bsky.social)

This is what's bothering me too. I've been hanging out in anti AI communities under various alts, and bringing up actual problems is depressingly unpopular "Hey so are we going to talk about the, uh. The surveillance state. And the bombing -" - no the real problem is when Grandma sends you slop.

this is what's happening in primaries now; Ds who sort of kind of indicate they want to abandon the multiracial coalition are getting their asses handed to them by a base that won't have it.

it's very notable that in the face of a powerful fascist movement, Ds really do not have the option to abandon Black people the way Rs did post Reconstruction. because doing that would destroy them electorally; they wouldn't be a party any more.

Incredible work

A fun publishing fact: If you go to buy an author's book and the paperback is $24.99, chances are that it is print on demand-- because it is out of print-- and it will be a weird size with weird paper, and this is not the author's choice or fault. This is how publishers avoid giving our rights back.

Every Republican ever

Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Haha

What if I told you the rest of the world pays LESS money per capita for universal health care than the USA? What if I told you it would actually be cheaper to cover everyone under a single payer? Suddenly begs the question of what "fiscal conservatism" really means 🤔

Plain Simple Natalie 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🦀@nattygo.me · 2w ago

This is simply not true

Huh. Just noticed that it says 'women owned' on the side of Buzzballs, so I looked that up and it was but was taken over in 2024 and the women who had owned it stayed involved until January 2025. Owned now by the Sazerac Company, which is run by a very blokey sounding 'William Goldring'

I feel very similarly in California.

Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · last mo.

My life has changed from what it was before Trump took office. Being in Massachusetts is protective, but not perfectly. And the biggest mindfuck is that other Americans don't seem to know it. My sky has fallen and they tappa-tap on their keyboards like "Why is Erin Reed making trans people panic?"

If you have anything to spare, I ask from the bottom of my heart to please help my sweet friend El make rent. It's due *Wednesday*, we are coming down to the wire on this. They really need our help!! They are trying so hard, and dealing with grief and disability.

El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · last mo.

Short $775 to make rent, due Wed.! I’m a disabled freelancer struggling w/ a tricky body + brain, while trying to cope with the still-recent loss of my longtime canine companion. Small amounts add up; shares reach more people. Please help if you can. 💜 Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

I just released a video today outling the bill's roots, how the same companies that let you pay for your groceries are deciding what corporate-friendly only expressions get to be online at all and what it means for trans artists, identity, and queer kids. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHan...

Online Safety Bill Hurts Kids It Claims to Protect (And They're Wrong Because the System's Broken)

YouTube video by Toroth Talks

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The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...

Just remember: when Trump said he "lifted" families off of SNAP—he really means he cut them out of it.   Now over 800,000 kids—AT LEAST—aren’t getting the help they need.

SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented

SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.

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