Greg Dean
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Greg Dean
@gregdean.bsky.social
Joyless commie.
Zero money, zero influence, zero capacity.
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Time to start my neotraditional Christmas watch party.
A thread of some of the best relevant videos on YouTube.
Please join me in watching some of these all-time bangers,
and check out their channels and whatnot.

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Xmas - YouTube
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.

We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.

🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.

This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Any one of these massive AAA videogame companies could file suit against the 6-piece Chicken McNobody ringleaders harassing their employees, and that they don't is a choice. I said before of goobergate that the industry enjoys having a bunch of unpaid Pinkertons around too much to ever give it up.
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
FRANKENSTEIN | How To Remake A Monster
YouTube video by In/Frame/Out
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Witches For Palestine zine workshop is this SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER! donations go directly to Palestinian Families

❓What: An online workshop making mini-zines

🖥️Where: Online

💸How: minimum 5GBP donation to Https://PayPal.me/Giasgirl1

📨 email receipt to [email protected]
#witchsky
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Massive Remove Trump Rally Rocks DC, Judge Blocks ICE’s Illegal Data Sharing, and Hochul Stands Tall Against Stefanik's Extremism
Momentum Shift: Massive Remove Trump Rally Rocks DC, Judge Blocks ICE’s Illegal Data Sharing, and Hochul Stands Tall Against Stefanik's Extremism
Resistance against Trump is growing stronger every day
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Home Depot on defense for their horrific enabling of ICE crimes. That means Ain't Buying It boycott is already working and it's not even Thanksgiving yet!

www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
Home Depot speaks out about ICE involvement as boycott calls grow
The retailer's premises have become a key target of immigration enforcement activities in recent months.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Haven't seen this yet but wholeheartedly seconding this

Caelan puts out some of the best deep dive investigation pieces on YouTube. They also have a really similar sense of humour to me so that helps

If you haven't seen their AI coverage I could not implore you enough do so
Caelan Conrad has completely stolen the mantle from the youtube skeptic community and they're a criminally under-subbed creator you should check out if you like deep scientific debunking of things like conversion therapy

youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w?...
I Failed Conversion Therapy
YouTube video by Dr. Caelan Conrad
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Please tell us about disabled communists and anarchists we have not already covered.
See zine 1 here: files.libcom.org/files/2025-0...
See zine 2 here: files.libcom.org/files/2025-0...
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed.

I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
New article on ★ daiz.moe

Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...

A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!

Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
daiz.moe
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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A few hot(?) takes on Trump's meeting with Mamdani:

youtube.com/shorts/HKtlc...
Communist Reacts to Trump Meeting Mamdani
YouTube video by NonCompete
youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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This was a battle of optics which Mamdani won resoundingly. If you think this was some kind of victory for "normalising fascism" or whatever, it's worth noting that MAGA influencers are crashing out about this.

*They* don't think it's a Trump victory. Don't pretend it is on their behalf.
if you guys are ditching mamdani after he managed to throw the entire fucking republican party into complete total chaos and disarray while they rip each other apart, got trump to admit he's a fascist on-screen, and might've got him to leave ny alone for now with one meeting....... yall, come on
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Judith Butler in 2021
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Heads up: popular antivirus program Malwarebytes posted this warning about Google training it's AI on our emails. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Apparently this is being gradually rolled out, so if the settings aren't enabled yet you may need to check back later to make sure they're disabled
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Liberals aren't ready for what's coming in 2026. As communists, we have to be prepared.

youtube.com/shorts/RizO7...
Are we ready for what's coming?
YouTube video by NonCompete
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy

A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation

laist.com/news/arts-an...
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.

"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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And as always, don't harass the bell ringers. They're often vulnerable people pressured into doing the SA's work or volunteers from other organizations who've been told this is a nice way to give back during the holidays. They're not the problem.
I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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On January 13, the Supreme Court is going to hear arguments over state laws targeting transgender girls in sports. This from @pablo.show and @motherjones.com is a great explainer on why the right-wing legal movement needs this issue to push trans people out of public life altogether
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Please share widely
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Why isn't there a Tony Hawk Pro Skater game franchise but it's ice skating and it's for girls.
Ice ballet, ice gymnastics, ice racing, ice parkour, ice punk, ice dancing, ice disco, all the ice skating, all of it, and it's for girls.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM