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The name is a joke from Shakespeare This account is for whatever I feel like posting about. Mostly pictures that strike my fancy, posts about politics, disability, art, literature, et cetera The Bronx one-legged juggler // he

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · Nov 1

I usually do alt text via speech-to-text without double-checking.

If my alt text is incomprehensible, feel free to ask for a clarification.

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Kristy Baxter @kbax.bsky.social · 25m

Federal Art Project
1936
Library of Congress

Poster announcing roller skating carnival in Central Park, New York City, showing a child roller skating with a jack-o-lantern mask.

Text: Halloween roller skating carnival On the mall, Central Park : Bring your skates : Come in costume : Prizes will be given for costumes.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2h

Portland, OR, 2025

Protester in frog costume stands in front of tank (meme of Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”)

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 18h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio @rlmartstudio.bsky.social · 1h

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

A photograph from the 1988 ACT UP demonstration outside the FDA. Many people are participating in a die-in on the front steps, holding mock tombstones with messages like "RIP - killed by the FDA" and "Dead from lack of drugs." A line of police officers (some with classic 80s mustaches) wearing riot helmets stands between them and the building; one cop wearing white gloves is walking through the demonstrators. Affixed to the 2nd story windows of the building is a series of posters and a large blank banner reading Silence = Death.

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Jim Marino @jamesjmarino.bsky.social · 1h

Every Manic Pixie Dream Girl is basically a hacky attempt to imitate Diane Keaton's screen persona.

It typically fails because it tries to do without Keaton's intelligence and individuality. But worse, it's a totally solipsistic version: Annie Hall ONLY as seen by Alvy Singer.

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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 56m

“The first thing that happened when the regime fell is that the mobile phones started working again!”

For the first time in a long time, Syria’s tech scene is feeling optimistic. Our deep dive: https://restofworld.org/2025/syria-tech-industry/

Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley

Tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country.

restofworld.org

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 34m

"What, are we supposed to wait to do what we want until we can come up with some gobbledygook rationalization for what we're doing?"

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 1h

Well golly it sounds like you should let long-standing precedents stand until you rule on the merits, then. That is not what you’re doing!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

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X Ray Eyes @xrayeyes.bsky.social · 1d

Le Procès (The Trial), Orson Welles (1962)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

In the last week, Donald Trump has insisted that there are no more stores left in war-ravaged Portland, asserted that Joe Biden was president during the January 6th insurrection, hosted conspiracy theorists for an "Antifa" summit, and said he'd consider pardoning his good friend the sex trafficker.

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Brent Brookhouse @pridefightingchampionships.com · 1h

Farmer: You do the tomato art for the new sign?

Artist: Sure did, boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.

Farmer: what

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 58m

In hono[u]r of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"No evidence data stolen"

h/t the amazing @zackwhittaker.com for highlighting this thread in his newsletter.

🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 11h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“a supply chain attack”

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 12h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“The tapes wouldn’t start”

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 53m

I look around at some of our oligarchs and think, "if you're so rich, how come you ain't smart?"

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

— Kurt Vonnegut

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves."

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves.

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

"Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money.

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register.

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?'

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor.

Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 54m

"America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 1h

"If you're so rich, how come you ain't smart?"