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himham @himham.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly. Some protests are about the opposition. Some are about morale for the home team. Others are for the media.

Some are simply to maintain your sanity and demonstrate your autonomy when you have no other means to do so.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 17h

Union for US Capitol Police:

"My officers are on duty today protecting the Capitol complex.. Friday, they missed their first FULL paycheck.The longer the shutdown drags on, the harder it becomes for my officers. Banks & landlords do not give my officers a pass because we are in shutdown.."

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 16h

Here's some info from someone who exposes ports (safely).

Self-Hosting in Public — Securely.

YouTube video by Imran

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 16h

Except it doesn't say that.

Let's not make things up or spread lies.

constitution.congress.gov

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 16h

Protests are not intended to "annoy Trump".

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, but the effort in California is broadly successful and in those other states they're actually facing a lot of issues, even on top of the issues that we thought they'd face.

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 17h

Self host your music guys! Digital sovereignty is digital freedom.

I know it's hard to get into, but it's *worth* getting into.

And then you never have to ask ethical questions about your streaming service because you are the streaming service.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Spotify platforms Joe Rogan and other right wing manosphere accounts.

They barely pay the artists.

There are plenty of reasons to boycott them.

Now they’re allowing ICE recruitment ads in their “commercials”.

They’ve bent a knee, and we should all cancel.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 17h

Jesus man, leave some for the rest of the zionists

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 17h

I don't like the framing that Greg is using because protesting is about much more than going to a demonstration or march.

That's not called protesting, guys. That's going to an organized protest.

Everything you do can be protesting if you do it right.

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 17h

I honestly feel like the biggest result of this shutdown has just been Democrats not having to defend the congressional record anymore because there's no regular session.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19h

Last Sunday, @demiforillinois.bsky.social, @raygunsite.com and I hosted a No Kings protest sign-making party with the best problem:

So many people showed up, we ran out of table space.

This is what community care looks like.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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🩵 HinaTheBlue 🩵 @hinatheblue.bsky.social · 18h

Doing my part o7
Copy pasted this to at least 8 or 9 investors. Implemented many sentences from @goodnighteye.bsky.social (also alt text)

Hello dear Automattic-Team,

My apologies in advance for my English, as it is not my native language.
I am contacting you because of concerns about your investor relationship with Bluesky.

I am a Bluesky user and have a front seat in the current safety moderation crisis that especially the CEO, Jay, is responsible for. For the past weeks and months, the moderation team of Bluesky is failing to protect its vulnerable user base of marginalized groups such as trans people, people of color and sex workers. All who were some of the earliest adopters of the site, while bending Terms of Service to allow hateful people like JD Vance and Jesse Singal to avoid consequences altogether. Those TOS are not being enforced when it comes to such people who spread harmful misinformation, harassment and encouragement of violence towards trans people. Meanwhile, trans people and POC who voice their opinions about the Bluesky moderation and its CEOs and point out the abuse of TOS, are getting permanently banned and shut down.

We users are angry about this unfair treatment and tried everything to appeal for change, but instead of hearing people out and taking their concerns seriously, the CEO Jay is unable to take the criticism and instead openly mocks her user base, calls them harassers who "don't pay her anyway" and keeps on hiding any voices against her while earning the applause of people like Singal.

I have been made aware that your company is a major investor in Bluesky, and that your company values empathy.
I honestly don't think that you will find that empathy in a company such as Bluesky as it failed time and time again to demonstrate it.
The app is also tanking in reviews because of Jay's behavior and the unfair ToS; the score on Google Play went from 3.4 to 1.4 within weeks. With that in mind, I question whether it is wise to continue your investment. An unstable company head and an angry user base does not sound like a sustainable business venture.

People are already migrating to Mastodon and deleting their accounts. If this goes on, it will become a sinking ship real soon.

If you want to read further into the situation, I recommend looking into this article:
https://plutopsyche.medium.com/blueskys-ceo-meltdown-how-leadership-continues-to-fail-its-most-marginalized-users-8bfa7a8824b4

Thank you for hearing me out and I hope that my words could reach you.

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 19h

The same as always.

Don't platform him at all, or you're sacrificing your reputation and I won't feel bad about you losing it.

himham @himham.bsky.social · 19h

The "algorithm" and navigation on YouTube are basically the worst part.

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himham @himham.bsky.social · Jun 12

I'm not playing games anymore.

Senator Warren, why did you allow this unanimous consent call to go in yesterday for this candidate if you don't want to vote for him?

Why are you pretending to oppose something you didn't try to stop?

Same question to every congressional Democrat.

Stop lying.

Page S3328 of the Senate Congressional Record, from yesterday, June 11th:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2025-06-11/pdf/CREC-2025-06-11.pdf

WAIVING QUORUM CALL
Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
sent to waive the mandatory quorum
call with respect to the Long nomina-
tion.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. BARRASSO. I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to
call the roll.
Mr. SCHATZ. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent that the order for
the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, it is so ordered

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 20h

"But just this weekend, Illinois State Police descended upon the relatively peaceful protest at the Broadview ICE facility, unleashing batons and other less lethal crowd control measures."

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

For my newsletter today, I wrote about the American police state and how Democrats are going to have to kill it if they have any hope of rebuilding from the authoritarian Trump regime. www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...

Democrats Must Kill Their Inner Cops

Who needs the National Guard when your state troopers are perfectly willing to crack protester skulls all on their own? Listen, Illinois governor JB Pritzker is not perfect, but he's my guy. Or at le...

www.burnsnotice.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

For my newsletter today, I wrote about the American police state and how Democrats are going to have to kill it if they have any hope of rebuilding from the authoritarian Trump regime. www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...

Democrats Must Kill Their Inner Cops

Who needs the National Guard when your state troopers are perfectly willing to crack protester skulls all on their own? Listen, Illinois governor JB Pritzker is not perfect, but he's my guy. Or at le...

www.burnsnotice.com

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Duchess Van Hoof @duchess-van-hoof.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, the Dem establishment loves it when cops beat up protestors, or murder people in the streets.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

For my newsletter today, I wrote about the American police state and how Democrats are going to have to kill it if they have any hope of rebuilding from the authoritarian Trump regime. www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...

Democrats Must Kill Their Inner Cops

Who needs the National Guard when your state troopers are perfectly willing to crack protester skulls all on their own? Listen, Illinois governor JB Pritzker is not perfect, but he's my guy. Or at le...

www.burnsnotice.com

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Duchess Van Hoof @duchess-van-hoof.bsky.social · 1d

Told ya.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 20h

You guys need to stop letting the media say *the economy* when all they mean is the stock market and the portfolios of billionaires.

You are the economy.

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 20h

De-arresting is a risky and questionably-legal protest tactic in which arrestees are removed from police custody before they're locked away.

De-Arresting: Important Legal Information for Street Actions |

De-Arresting: Important Legal Information for Street Actions Since the George Floyd Uprisings that began in May 2020, the tactic of “de-arresting” (attempting to return arrestee(s) from police custody...

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 20h

Kettling is when the cops try to corral you into a small space.

Not only is it a vulnerable position, it allows them to easily trigger a panic in the group, which will then be used as justification for further force.

How to win at kettling

Anarch*ish* How to win at kettling a guide for non-policemen 2011

theanarchistlibrary.org

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himham @himham.bsky.social · 20h

Cops may challenge you. Be ready so that you can hold the line and neutralize their tactics.

For your own safety, you should know about: Tear gas, KETTLING, and De-arresting.

Preparing for, Protecting Against, and Treating Tear Gas and Other Chemical Irritant Exposure: A Protestor’s Guide - PHR

Deceptively known as “less-lethal,” these weapons can in fact cause severe injuries and even death when used with excessive force. Physicians for Human Rights has worked extensively on the health impa...

phr.org

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