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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 18h

And I'm having a very cranky day, the news is generally terrible, and I'm too tired to do anything about it, so today is a day to improve personal morale, and Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is vastly improving to personal morale.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 18h

My least favorite great-uncle's father was a Rear Admiral in the Coast Guard. He retired to Argentina and was killed in a hit and run. His son was a white supremacist, one of the early manifestations of the current party.

So, you see, I genetically hate Nazis. A lot. For multiple reasons.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 18h

My great-great uncle was a medic on a ship in Pearl Harbor. He survived because he was in sick bay that day, his ship didn't. Two others were at Iwo Jima as medics (due to the Seventh Day Adventist religious rules that forbade them to commit violence, all my relatives in that era were medics).

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 18h

Is it super dramatized and inaccurate? Yes? Does watching gorgeous people wittily doing terrible things to Nazis cheer me up immensely? Yes. Therefore, I am watching The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Again.

(In case you wondered where I stood on the issue of that particular scum...)

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly, I have so many at this point...

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 5d

I'm really excited to see this project, which includes someone I've worked with many times. It's smart, timely, and from the voices of firsthand experience.

www.instagram.com/p/DPKQ-upCsvJ/

frmrfedsnfriends on Instagram: "📡 At the end of Andor’s Ghorman Massacre, the distress call sounds brutally real. That’s because it is. This is how people sound w…"

📡 At the end of Andor’s Ghorman Massacre, the distress call sounds brutally real. That’s because it is. This is how people sound when subjected to mass violence.The hardest part of atrocity prevention is managing the emotional weight — without becoming desensitized.💔 Painful doesn’t mean pointless.✨ We’re fortunate to be part of prevention work that can save lives.🎥 Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izJR7hXoOs8&t=303s☕ Support: https://ko-fi.com/frmrfedsnfriends#andor #starwars #ghormanmassacre #atrocityprevention #neveragain

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Mathew Foresta @mathewforesta.bsky.social · 6d

Turning Point USA running Mark Bray out of the country is in and of itself an act of political violence.

Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 7d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 6d

Update: drove back by as some scent dogs were being unloaded by handlers in civilian clothes. Might be a missing persons issue. Just...weird location and a lot of unmarked vans and out of uniform guys.

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Huldra House @huldrahouse.bsky.social · 6d

Whatever works in Rise in Glorious Raiment is down to @jaymgates.bsky.social as excellent series editor and friend of the show, who is amazing and whose own work (as an editor/anthologist, as a writer, in all capacities) you should seek out. And whatever doesn't work here is on me. :)

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 6d

This South Side Weekly report on the Chicago building raid is well worth reading. Most striking to me are the indications of collusion between federal authorities and the building owner and management to effect a mass eviction at the blighted property. southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 6d

Fucking vampires.

Amazon got a 100 percent property tax abatement... and has fires on the regular.

futurism.com/future-socie...

First Responders Are Being Overwhelmed by Data Center Fires

First responders in a small Ohio town have answered 84 emergencies between two Amazon data centers, all on the taxpayer's dime.

futurism.com

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 6d

I've been told to use an infrared machine for additional injury recovery (old shoulder injury) which was all well and good until I turned out the lights to relax and now there's a demonic glow emanating from my room.

I do TRY to keep that hidden...

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 7d

Three big black dogs who need to be underfoot but are also ninjas and a tendency to keep the house dark has done wonders for my balance, reaction time, and reflexes.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 8d

I spent all afternoon doing yard work and have that lovely "I've done enough on the to-do list to just relax the rest of the evening" feeling.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 13d

I gave him cookies and told him you said hello! He sneezed on me.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 13d

I also had two of the neighbor kids running beside my truck as I drove down the barn road, grinning at me as they raced along. So today's trip was delightful.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 13d

Second time this week I've gone to the barn and happened to pull up just as one of the huge local coyotes - a different one this time - loped across the mare field and into the bushes at the side of the road. They've also been yelling quite a bit lately. One of my favorite parts of living here.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 14d

I went out of my way yesterday to put the horses in so they'd be dry for tonight's vet visit.

It's beautifully clear outside this morning.

Oh well. If I hadn't put them in, it would be pouring this morning.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 14d

I'll give him a couple this afternoon! He has a massage appointment, so I'm sure there'll be something entertaining

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 14d

He's good! Sassy, fat, and spicy.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 14d

I stopped by the barn today just in time to see one of the big local coyotes lope across the pastures, right by the mares, and across the road. It paused before diving into the blackberries to stare at me before vanishing.

The mares didn't even look up.

A very appreciated moment in a rough month.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 18d

Random internet trolls should not be able to get away with ruining a good person’s life simply because she (fully legally!) posted a joke about them on the internet. If you have anything to spare to help my friend fight back against this monster please donate.

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 25d

So um. This is what's been up with me for the last year. I hate hate hate asking but very much appreciate your support. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...

Donate to GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting, organized by Detective Pikajew

Two years ago, I made a Twitter thread about a lawsuit I’d come acr… Detective Pikajew needs your support for GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you! The team seems amazing, but sessions are going to be 2-3 hours, so I expect to be exhausted for a while.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 23d

Also, this injury happened when I was 13. I learned to use a broken body extremely efficiently because I didn't think it could be fixed. The idea of being even partly...normal?...physically is fascinating and exciting.

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Jaym Gates @jaymgates.bsky.social · 23d

The amount of energy I had in my 20s and early 30s before that round of injuries, stress, and illnesses that kicked this level of pain off...

I'm kind of excited, but also it turns out sleep and relaxation are nice, you know? Balance is going to be a thing I need to learn.

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