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@strivingally.bsky.social
Trying to be better. Looking at how to pick apart kyriarchy. Intersectionality = win. Same handle on the Bird Hellsite (old Hellsite posts at @archivingally.bsky.social). He/him/his.
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“It is not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.”
— Eliza Cassan, from Deus Ex: Human Revolution
— Eliza Cassan, from Deus Ex: Human Revolution
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They were always going to unleash full-on ethnic cleansing. They were just waiting for a plausible excuse.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
They were always going to unleash full-on ethnic cleansing. They were just waiting for a plausible excuse.
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To complete my own thought - it's why the current political superpower par excellence is a combination of supreme self-confidence and zero-shame.
It's necessary to be able to claim the upside of modern mass, viral information environment, while being inured to criticism and admission of fault.
It's necessary to be able to claim the upside of modern mass, viral information environment, while being inured to criticism and admission of fault.
Every politician is in a defensive crouch because successes are less successful (and scarce), while mistakes are catastrophic and regular.
It's corrosive and leads to the slow bleed of power to populists and platform owners.
It's corrosive and leads to the slow bleed of power to populists and platform owners.
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
To complete my own thought - it's why the current political superpower par excellence is a combination of supreme self-confidence and zero-shame.
It's necessary to be able to claim the upside of modern mass, viral information environment, while being inured to criticism and admission of fault.
It's necessary to be able to claim the upside of modern mass, viral information environment, while being inured to criticism and admission of fault.
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The "Larry Summers complained to Jeffrey Epstein that MeToo went too far" and "Olivia Nuzzi committed crimes on behalf of the fascist she masturbated with while reporting on him" are the same story: American elites have no ideology other than "I should be untouchable." Society is run by empty husks
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The "Larry Summers complained to Jeffrey Epstein that MeToo went too far" and "Olivia Nuzzi committed crimes on behalf of the fascist she masturbated with while reporting on him" are the same story: American elites have no ideology other than "I should be untouchable." Society is run by empty husks
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Always ask whose crimes are seen as incriminating a whole population and whose aren't. "During 2018–2021, a total of 3,991 female victims of intimate partner homicide were reported to NVDRS...." www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Killing is bad, and to that end I'd like to call attention to the dozens killed in small boats in the southern Caribbean by the Trump Administration and the estimated 600,000 who've died of preventable disease and starvation thanks to the administration's destruction of USAID.
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Always ask whose crimes are seen as incriminating a whole population and whose aren't. "During 2018–2021, a total of 3,991 female victims of intimate partner homicide were reported to NVDRS...." www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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The war will end when the Ukrainian army withdraws from Ukraine.
Putin told reporters that the fighting will end when Ukrainian forces withdraw from the territories they currently hold.
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The war will end when the Ukrainian army withdraws from Ukraine.
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I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
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Users fleeing Twitter for TikTok because Twitter was bought and ruined by a right-wing billionaire... I have some news for you
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Users fleeing Twitter for TikTok because Twitter was bought and ruined by a right-wing billionaire... I have some news for you
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in a reasonable world the Trump admin would be catching enormous amounts of shit for their decision to deploy the national guard now that this has happened, rather than the media helping manufacture consent for them ending all refugee programs
I am not holding my breath
I am not holding my breath
The Trump DOJ played down the risk of deploying the National Guard to DC, despite warnings, and now one of them is dead. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
in a reasonable world the Trump admin would be catching enormous amounts of shit for their decision to deploy the national guard now that this has happened, rather than the media helping manufacture consent for them ending all refugee programs
I am not holding my breath
I am not holding my breath
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November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
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This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
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I think it is super telling that no MPs other than the @greenparty.org.uk is saying that trans people are being targeted and the policy is aimed at them. Just that they are distressed by "stuff"
Imagine being turned away from a bathroom, hospital, or cinema for “not looking female enough”. The leaked EHRC guidance could do just that. Along with my Lib Dem colleagues, I’ve written to the Minister calling for new, inclusive, practical guidance that protects everyone’s rights.
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I think it is super telling that no MPs other than the @greenparty.org.uk is saying that trans people are being targeted and the policy is aimed at them. Just that they are distressed by "stuff"
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I honestly don't know why ANYONE would possibly do this. If your image of food is AI, I assume that you don't give a shit about anything in your restaurant and that your food looks terrible, because otherwise you would, at a minimum, take out your pocket phone camera and snap a real picture.
Same but for any restaurant that uses AI images of their food (including a few well reviewed, high end places in nyc)
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I honestly don't know why ANYONE would possibly do this. If your image of food is AI, I assume that you don't give a shit about anything in your restaurant and that your food looks terrible, because otherwise you would, at a minimum, take out your pocket phone camera and snap a real picture.
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If you want to read the full @propublica.org investigation into CIA-backed Afghan Zero Units, here's Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want to read the full @propublica.org investigation into CIA-backed Afghan Zero Units, here's Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
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When you see a fake AI video of a black woman surrounded by children saying it's the government's responsibility to feed her children, the person who made it isn't trying to convince you of anything. They're just trying to make a buck and have no scruples.
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When you see a fake AI video of a black woman surrounded by children saying it's the government's responsibility to feed her children, the person who made it isn't trying to convince you of anything. They're just trying to make a buck and have no scruples.
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The depressing reality is a majority of the politically motivated fake AI propaganda videos aren't even motivated by political ideology.
It's just that ragebait equals engagement and engagement equals income. It's a business.
We're being propagandized to for capitalism.
It's just that ragebait equals engagement and engagement equals income. It's a business.
We're being propagandized to for capitalism.
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The depressing reality is a majority of the politically motivated fake AI propaganda videos aren't even motivated by political ideology.
It's just that ragebait equals engagement and engagement equals income. It's a business.
We're being propagandized to for capitalism.
It's just that ragebait equals engagement and engagement equals income. It's a business.
We're being propagandized to for capitalism.
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And, of course, Stephen Miller talks about immigrants like a straight up Nazi would talk about Jews: as if they were a contaminant. As if it's vinegar spoiling milk. Instead of people just being people.
Needless to say, most of America is built on "imported societies."
bsky.app/profile/publ...
Needless to say, most of America is built on "imported societies."
bsky.app/profile/publ...
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
And, of course, Stephen Miller talks about immigrants like a straight up Nazi would talk about Jews: as if they were a contaminant. As if it's vinegar spoiling milk. Instead of people just being people.
Needless to say, most of America is built on "imported societies."
bsky.app/profile/publ...
Needless to say, most of America is built on "imported societies."
bsky.app/profile/publ...
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I'm near speechless at this framing of overall immigration falling by, like, 60%
Asylum seekers now make up nearly half of net migration to the UK and the number housed in hotels has increased despite Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to end their use ⬇️
Asylum seekers account for almost half of net migration
New statistics showed a fall in net migration as British citizens and non-EU migrants left the UK, but the number of asylum seekers in hotels has grown
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I'm near speechless at this framing of overall immigration falling by, like, 60%
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I think the audience for big-budget AAA military shooters probably aren't and wouldn't be interested in indie FPS anyway, but it's a damn good jumping off point to talk about those cool indie FPS titles anyway. Dominic's rattled off a load of neat looking games, so go have a look and check em out!
I really hate how Call Of Duty just sucks the oxygen out of the room. So, the campaign in the annual corporate franchise sucks this year? There's been more words written about that than probably EVERY OTHER FPS RELEASED THIS YEAR COMBINED.
And there have been so goddamn many, and so many great ones
And there have been so goddamn many, and so many great ones
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I think the audience for big-budget AAA military shooters probably aren't and wouldn't be interested in indie FPS anyway, but it's a damn good jumping off point to talk about those cool indie FPS titles anyway. Dominic's rattled off a load of neat looking games, so go have a look and check em out!
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Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
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The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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This, this, this, this! 👇
You have to learn about your history. Queer people don’t often learn this from family or in school. I’m begging you if you are young and queer— it’s YOUR history. Let it inspire you.
You have to learn about your history. Queer people don’t often learn this from family or in school. I’m begging you if you are young and queer— it’s YOUR history. Let it inspire you.
The way that there is a whole generation of LGBTQ+ folks who refuses to educate themselves on the history and the culture of the LGBTQ+ community will never not upset me.
I think when I first came out to myself in my early 20s, that was the first thing I did.
I think when I first came out to myself in my early 20s, that was the first thing I did.
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This, this, this, this! 👇
You have to learn about your history. Queer people don’t often learn this from family or in school. I’m begging you if you are young and queer— it’s YOUR history. Let it inspire you.
You have to learn about your history. Queer people don’t often learn this from family or in school. I’m begging you if you are young and queer— it’s YOUR history. Let it inspire you.
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No wonder he’s so upset about people reminding the military to not follow unlawful orders. He’s ordering war crimes.
This isn't a military strike. This is premeditated murder and Pete Hegseth is going to spend the rest of his fucking life rotting away in the deepest hole in Leavenworth once America is liberated from this illegitimate, illegal regime.
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
No wonder he’s so upset about people reminding the military to not follow unlawful orders. He’s ordering war crimes.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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The logic that the government used for their ban (specifically 'low quality evidence') fails to recognise that a significant portion of evidence for medicines is of low quality, simply due to the ethical restrictions with double blinding controlled trials when lives are at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The logic that the government used for their ban (specifically 'low quality evidence') fails to recognise that a significant portion of evidence for medicines is of low quality, simply due to the ethical restrictions with double blinding controlled trials when lives are at stake.