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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 9h

A cartoon by Asher Perlman. #NewYorkerCartoons

See more cartoons from this week’s issue: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pEDcks

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 1d

The only thing less useful than a political action you think is useless is complaining on the internet about that action.

For fuck's sake, just do the thing you want to do! The people you're complaining about won't be convinced by your posts, but they might be convinced by your effective actions.

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Darryl Cunningham @acmedarryl.bsky.social · 2d

I recognise only one king. Jack ‘King’ Kirby.

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Kristofer Goldsmith @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings is tomorrow. Fascists will be there—and we’re ready for them.

Use Task Force Butler’s guides to document hate groups & hold ICE accountable.

📘 taskforcebutler.org/community
📘 taskforcebutler.org/streetteams

🧵 Read: onoffense.substack.com/p/how-to-hol...

How to Hold Fascist Agitators Accountable at 'No Kings' Protests

Use these antifascist tools developed by the veterans of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism to expose hate groups and ICE during tomorrow’s No Kings protest.

onoffense.substack.com

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The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 3d

When people ask how I'm doing these days.
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Warren Zevon My Shits Fucked Up

YouTube video by RTBrandy

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The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 5d

Today was no good.

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 5d

That sucked. Brush your teeth kids.

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 5d

Ok. Now I'm getting two teeth pulled. Wish me luck.

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 5d

Ok. Now I'm getting two teeth pulled. Wish me luck.

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 5d

SWEET FUCK WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET A DENTIST TO LOOK AT YOUR FUCKIBG TEETH

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 6d

My tooth is so fucked right now and getting an appointment is such a headache. I'm gonna end up ripping all my teeth out myself.

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 6d

My tooth is so fucked right now and getting an appointment is such a headache. I'm gonna end up ripping all my teeth out myself.

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 6d

Pussy Toupee. Good band name.

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The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 6d

Joy is an act of resistance.

Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 6d

War torn Portland.
I am

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Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 7d

anarchists when you tell them "no kings means no government"

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The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 8d

Rerecorded it and the fucking Rode Wireless is buzzing the whole time. I'm gonna fucking lose it.

The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 9d

I am going to have to record my Andor/Space Liberals video for a third time because I had the audio settings set wrong. Please kill me.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 9d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 9d

I am going to have to record my Andor/Space Liberals video for a third time because I had the audio settings set wrong. Please kill me.

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 10d

Now with #AltText

A black background has white text at the top that says “amphifa.” Two flags over each other, common antifa flags, have a black flag and a green one. An image of a green frog facing left with a blue ascot sits on the black flag. Circling the flags is the text, “amphibians against fascism.”

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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 12d

looked at this article on stream today - highly recommended if you're trying to make sense of why so much of the discussion on political violence taking place right now feels . . . off.

www.bostonreview.net/articles/wha...

What Is Political Violence? - Boston Review

Pundits and politicians conceal the truth: it’s all around us, perpetrated by our political system itself.

www.bostonreview.net

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The Onion @theonion.com · 11d

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

theonion.com

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 11d

Simply marching in the streets once every few months will not stop fascism. We have to draw people into concrete organizing and activity. No one else is going to do this for us.

Whether there are two of you or two hundred of you, this guide goes over what you can do.

crimethinc.com/NoKings2025

An anarchist red and black flag with an image of a sword run through a crown and the words "No Kings"

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 11d

It'd be exciting to develop tiny ESP32 powered AirTag-like-devices that operate on encrypted LoRa channels.

If stuck on in the wheel well of an ICE vehicle, you'd have a tracking system that would evolve into a technological arms race between the open source community and agoraphobic rent-a-cops.

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bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 12d

if anyone out there has a love of halloween records or just spooky music in general and you want to write about it for IHTOV for halloween, my dms are open 👻

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Krime @krime.bsky.social · 12d

Join the club
www.krime.uk

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The Curmudgeon @thecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 12d

Now do Ypsilanti! #StopTheDataCenter

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 12d

Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and has been linked to multiple corruption scandals involving city contracts.

Trump megadonor at center of Detroit scandals hosts fundraiser for Duggan - Detroit Metro Times

Mayor Mike Duggan is scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday night hosted by a wealthy businessman who donated $100,000 to a Donald Trump political action committee and ha...

www.metrotimes.com

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