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Alexander M. Krijgsman @vagabonderro.bsky.social · Feb 24

I have a bit in my profile that's an oblique reference to a favourite quote of mine by a favourite author that I don't believe I've ever shared on Bluesky, so here it is in full:

"If the truth were simple, I wouldn't write books. I'd rent billboards."

From the incomparable Matthew Stover.

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 5h

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Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 4h

This reminds me of quarterly training when they would force soldiers to watch a bunch of slide shows, fall asleep, and then give us the answers to the test we'd have to take afterwards. Something that Hegseth himself absolutely did when he was in.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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olive consumer's ambulatory skeleton @machete.gay · 3h

An easy solution to this is to effectively criminalize and brutally punish the "Uber model" of rushing an entire business model to market regardless of law, public safety, and the standards of the product itself.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 14h

www.axios.com/2025/10/14/a...

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Bert Lauderdale @bertlauderdale.bsky.social · 12h

America is a cosplay

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Rachal Duggan @radillustrates.bsky.social · 3h

Bathroom art that goes anywhere 😇

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 12h

Not mine! I put my blood, sweat, and like, many tears into my articles! They come out late because I am but a human and living under fascism makes for really bad cases of writer's block!

Support your local indie pub, folks, we're doing our best against the slop machine

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 14h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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Alexander M. Krijgsman @vagabonderro.bsky.social · 5h

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Bianca ⚔️🍉 @bookhoarding.bsky.social · 10h

I saw a Psych shirt in the wild on the way to Santa Barbara and I am still so happy about it.

two men are standing next to each other in a room with peacock written on the wall behind them

Alt: Shawn and Gus victory dancing

media.tenor.com

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[redacted], MLIS @unbuildingwalls.bsky.social · 13h

The United States military intentionally murdering civilians, again:

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 20h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Alexander M. Krijgsman @vagabonderro.bsky.social · 14h

It's entirely unacceptable that both of my @punkwithacamera.bsky.social orders arrive today, when I'm in Tomahawk for work. And my Pathfinder+ v2 to replace the one the security at the Lech Walesa thing confiscated!

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 16h

Members of the Unpresidented Brass Band were bull rushed & brutalized in the middle of playing "Ghostbusters." One was sent to the hospital and another tackled, arrested, and taken across state lines where she is still being detained.

Read more about Sunday's protest in Portland here:

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 16h

as charming and whimsical as some will view this, it bears noting that absurdity—not militancy or might—are what people have chosen to repeat from the portland standoffs against ICE.

why is that?

what purpose does this serve?

a mini 🧵:

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 15h

Silicon Valley, just straight up hand me $1,000,000,000! I promise to return a gross margin of 0%,a full 5900% better margin than this!

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16h

For those curious this is a negative 5900% gross margin

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16h

There's one person who pays them $250 a month who cost Augment $15,000. Amazing stuff. Can only imagine how bad things are for Cursor or Replit
www.augmentcode.com/blog/augment...

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 15h

For reference, here's Bowie, our dog who found a ball in a parking lot and immediately punctured it and also him sitting to prove he's a good boy.

a dog with short little legs standing on concrete. He's brown with black on the ridge and sides, like a German Sheppard. He also has corgi proportions. He's holding a blue ball in his mouth that's clearly deflated. He's very proud of himself despite the ball being functionally useless now.

a brown and black dog sitting on the grass in a park, with his ears standing at attention. He's held in place by a black leash.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 15h

our dog is part corgi part German Sheppard and whenever people hear this fact they say "oh imagine those two dogs making him" and like, yeah imagine true love in a doomed world, I don't know what we're all so afraid of.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 20h

these people know how extreme they are

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 20h

Small anarchist publishing collective are a pretty good place to find literature.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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The Daily Zeitgeist @dailyzeitgeist.bsky.social · 20h

PrimaDonald, no pun intended 😉 #podcast #comedy #trump #barrontrump #foxnews @jackob1.bsky.social @milesofgray.bsky.social

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 19h

mmm petrichor

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 19h

Galleys are in! This spine design is A+.

Galleys of my next book, "True Color." You can see the front cover (a tan field with 12 multicolored...tabs? Cards? Books? Hard to tell!) and one book up on end so you can see its spine. The spine has six colored lines separating my name and the title, and I love it.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18h

This weekend, three men in Evanston hugged their families goodbye to look for work at Home Depot but were attacked by ICE before they could return home.

Two were abducted, one is petrified of leaving the home.

If you’re able, please help us support our neighbors: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Donate to Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid, organized by Michele Hays

If you are on social media and live near Evanston, IL, you ma… Michele Hays needs your support for Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid

www.gofundme.com

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 18h

"The activism being done in the underground and its various levels of online / offline community is not meant to be glamorous. It’s not “content” to be shared by influencers as a slickly edited TikTok, or an edgy tweet, or an Instagram slide deck. It’s the un-monetizeable and deeply unsexy work"

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 18h

Activism and community building online may be critical, but it's also increasingly subject to surveillance. Trans and queer activists are looking toward new models, with degrees of visibility that balance safety with surveillance, just as sex workers have learned to do.

The return of the trans underground

The internet once helped trans people connect and organize. Now it’s a dangerous liability. What comes next?

www.theverge.com

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Marie Cerda @primalux.thedeadbird.club · 18h

It is fucking unconscionable that these cars are allowed to be sold. They died from smoke inhalation. One was conscious in the car after the crash, trapped as it was burning, until the smoke rendered her unconscious. While a friend was outside trying to rescue them but couldn't bc no door handles 😐

‘Dangerous design choices’ trapped Piedmont teens in Cybertruck crash, lawsuit claims

Families of two East Bay teens killed in the crash last November have filed suit against the Cybertruck’s maker, owner, and driver, seeking to ‘hold Tesla accountable.’

oaklandside.org

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Goth Goad (Halloween Expert) @goad.bsky.social · 18h

Listening to the Hackers (1995) soundtrack and it's good. Great job 90's.

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