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Amethyst (they/them)

@amethystcrystals.bsky.social

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Non-binary bisexual libertarian socialist wokescold. Pride, feminism, BLM, socialism etc are all cool. Any criticism I make of liberalism is from a leftist perspective. Do not DM me. I can't respond. FREE PALESTINE BlueSky must be trialed.

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's been over halfway for a while. I'm sure we can get this higher!

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · Aug 15

This is an urgent appeal to help the family of Aya and Emad. Please donate if you can. Even if you can't donate, reposting will help.

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Urgent appeal: Help the family of Aya and Emad

I am Aya, married to Imad, and we have a two-year-old daughter named Lara. Our life was peaceful and stable, and we had a beautiful home that represented security and warmth. We experienced unforgetta...

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NO GODS, NO MASTERS, BISEXUAL DISASTERS 🇵🇸 🇺🇦🔞 @travisteatime.bsky.social · 26m

If cops are congratulating you on your protest, it probably ain't much of a protest.

Kerbal Engineering Systems @kerbalsystems.bsky.social · 8h

Austin PD's statement was even more explicitly pro-protest, they literally thanked everyone for coming out lol

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 2h

Liberals will still say it's pragmatic to vote Labour and that Green party voters are splitting the vote because ultimately, liberals like Labour.

Also, this is a post I made a while ago that's sort of relevant:

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · Aug 2

Come on Shaun, you know the rules. When third parties can't win liberal votes, it's the party's fault, and the party is splitting the vote. But, of course, when liberal parties can't win leftist votes, it's the voters' fault, and the voters are splitting the vote. No flaws here in this logic /s

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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · 10h

The image is a comic strip featuring a meeting about "anti-homeless architecture." In the first panel, a person at the head of a table asks for ideas. The second panel shows three people offering suggestions. Two of them suggest "armrests on benches" and "spikes everywhere," while the third person suggests "houses?" In the third panel, the person who suggested "houses" is shown being thrown out of a window

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 3h

This wasn't the unproductive parting.

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 18h

Guess we got to listen to the teacher then. They sound like an expert. /s

My teacher taught me that communism's a form of government and that the nazis were anarchists.

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 22h

I saw someone claim that Zohran Mamdani is going to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.

Y'know what? If Zohran Mamdani arrests Benjamin Netanyahu, I'll actually do what I said in the post below. I'll give myself one boob and no more.

/jk I wouldn't actually do that.

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 18d

I'm always baffled by people who claim that trans people should "compromise" with transphobes.

Like, how am I supposed to compromise on my transition with people who don't want me to transition? Like, alright, I'll just grow one boob, then 🙄.

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 22h

Yep, this statement from Mamdani makes it okay that he supports Israel's existence 👍 /s.

HasanAbi fans literally glazing Zohran Mamdani over a statement that doesn't sound too dissimilar imo from the kind of lip service you'd get from Ethan Klein.

www.reddit.com/r/Hasan_Pike...

From the Hasan_Piker community on Reddit: Zohran Mamdani's statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 23h

Now this is just ridiculous. Zohran Mamdani never actually said he isn't anti-zionist, but you can tell he isn't anti-zionist anyway because he supports Israel's "right" to exist.

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 23h

You've just made me realise that I've been arguing with that pink flower pfp person for about 48 hours 😵‍💫

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 23h

I genuinely thought you were engaging in good faith, or I wouldn't have stuck around this long. But you've been making personal ad hominem attacks, and you called @ilysxmmit.bsky.social "dearest", which is patronising and weird.

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 23h

No one invited them because this is a public platform, so they don't need an invite.

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hⒶllow 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 🇺🇦 ☭ @hallowxd.bsky.social · 1d

france fell to the nazis. clearly, france is incapable of protecting itself. abolish france.

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 1d

Not only is BadEmpanada an abhorrent transphobe, but he is far from the only leftist who has criticised liberal zionism. Others have criticised HasanAbi for glazing Matt Duss, Graham Platner and Zohran Mamdani. We don't need to talk as though BE invented anti-imperialism.

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 1d

Same vibe as "You must protest Hitler without mentioning the Holocaust!"

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 1d

If you'd avoid somebody with "🇷🇺" in their bio, why would you ever have "🇺🇸" in your bio?

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 1d

I love that I couldn't tell if this was about transphobic "socialists" or "pro-trans" capitalists. It could be about either, since they both consume liberal propaganda about capitalism being responsible for trans rights.

May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 4d

"Transsexuality is bourgeois" reflects the common belief that medicine, technology, and any improvements to quality of life are owed to capitalism. The reality is that capitalism holds these improvements hostage for the sake of wealth.

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Eve Samhain, God Smacker @lawlessvictory.bsky.social · 1d

The cruel, greedy, and powerful people are the ones writing those rules. Our basic instincts are to cooperate and help each other. How many times have you seen someone in desperate need only to force yourself from helping because you "can't" for any number of reasons?

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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 4d

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Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 1d

I know I've made two quote posts ok the same post now, but I noticed the irony of how OP used the word "personal" and had to point it out.

Amethyst (they/them) @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 1d

Something I've just realised is the irony of using the phrase "personal policy demands" pejoratively to describe supporting Palestine, while more-or-less making a post telling people to only protest about domestic policy i.e. the stuff that affects them personally.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Leave your Palestinian flags at home on Saturday. Leave ALL your personal policy demands at home. Saturday is about one thing only: Defending democracy & the rule of law. No fucking kings in America. That’s it. That’s our ONLY message. My #NoKings rant.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...