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“Language shapes thought. I want to equip you with the language of liberation”

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · Jun 27

Enlightenment Socialism is what happens when socialism is stripped down to its Enlightenment roots, and builds up again from first principles. It starts with a radical truth: Every human is sovereign. Not by decree of a state or corporation, but because dignity is inseparable from simply being alive

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 18h

Currently learning how to play the harmonica so we all got something to do when we’re thrown in the gulags

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 1d

My favorite way to make myself depressed is Soviet time capsule messages

www.russiabeyond.com/history/3266...

Soviet time capsules: messages from the past with lessons to teach us in 2017
"We're a little jealous of all you who are celebrating the centenary of our Soviet motherland"
Arkhangelsk
"You are talking with representatives of other galaxies about scientific and cultural collaborations"
Novosibirsk
"You have eliminated harmful bacteria and viruses, ageing and sickness"
Tiraspol
"We address you, those who don't know what war is"
Okulovka

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah idk how i’m supposed to keep doing this job thing for the next 30-40 years. I might go clinically insane

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson: Please stop calling us nazis

Me to all my communist minions I’ve radicalized through social media:

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 2d

Wtf happened to that hawk tuah girl? I’m almost willing to believe she morphed into karoline leavitt

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 2d

Tbh I’m ready for another quarantine

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 3d

Starting the second book now. I hear this is when the story actually starts to pick up so I’m excited to see where it goes

Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 25d

Attempting to start The Wheel of Time for the 3rd time

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely crazy how Kamala Harris can release a whole book detailing how Biden and his team essentially sabotaged the presidential campaign in an effort to preserve his legacy… And TO THIS DAY you’ll see liberals come on here and blame leftists for “costing her the election”

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 6d

Simpson “Don’t make me tap the sign” meme
“All of your fears about socialism have become reality under capitalism”

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 7d

It’s almost like Trump and his friends think they may need to go to Argentina in a few years or something.

Spooky Connections @spookyconnections.bsky.social · 8d

US taxpayers forked about $20 billion to, the pro-Israel / pro-Trump, President Javier Milei of Argentina who then performed a rock concert advertising and celebrating the publishing of his new book.

Meanwhile the average Argentinian is living in extreme poverty. 🧵
#spookyconnections

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 8d

This week feels like it’s been dragging on forever

Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 9d

They don’t want us to realize that these are essentially working class revolutions

Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 10d

Framing the protests around the world as “gen z protests” is insidious mark my words

Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 9d

I wanted to post this here because it will probably be taken down soon. This is an excerpt from an essay by Brandon King. He was banned from TikTok and I wanted to share some of his work in support. Go give him a follow substack.com/@brandonking...

Brandon King For MN-20A | Substack

Hotel Janitor, Pamphleteer, Philosopher of Becoming, Running for Minnesota State House (MN-20A) I only use my Patreon as a tip jar. https://www.patreon.com/c/brandonkingm/membership

substack.com

Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 9d

The Masked State: How ICE Turned Anonymity Into Authority.

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 10d

Anybody else losing interest/having a hard time focusing on work, hobbies, home-life… basically everything, because it feels like the world is teetering on a knife’s edge?

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Lady KILLma @ladykalma.bsky.social · 10d

Honestly the political misery on here is getting so bad that it's making me dread even opening the app. I get that it's often essential but I don't have the spoons for a fraction of it. If I unfollow you in the next couple of days please understand its not you it's me.

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 11d

Stephen Miller is a traitor and needs to be treated as such.

Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 11d

This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 12d

Cool to see the cultural zeitgeist has finally broken free from the Taylor Swift spell

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 13d

This has to be a made up statistic

The Independent @the-independent.com · 14d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

www.independent.co.uk

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 13d

“If you wish to see a virgin on-screen"
…
Excuse me????

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human
Tilly Norwood doesn't need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That's because she's Al.

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cassie⟢⚰︎𓍊𓋼 @novuhhhh.bsky.social · 14d

good morning! free palestine! trans rights are human rights! fuck fascism!

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 15d

Whenever America erupts, I hope we go as hard as Nepal, Madagascar, Morocco, Indonesia & The Philippines

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 15d

It’s kinda funny when students book time in the recording studio and think it means they get to come in without supervision and mess around. Like, you really thought you’d be left alone with $100k+ worth of equipment?😂

Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 16d

Because at some point, we should expect more than silence from the protectors of this country’s ideals.

So, to those protectors, I ask again:

What’s on your mind?

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Ry 🦥 @basedsocialism.bsky.social · 16d

But whatever subtext we can gleam from the silence, doesnt matter. Because we cant find solace in silence. What did silence do for Kilmar Abrego Garcia? What good was silence for Mahmoud Khalil? Jonathan Guerrero? Or any person who now has to fear for their life because of the color of their skin?

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