astraea
@calibarnburner.bsky.social
he/them
mainly Gundam/EXVS/Proseka
mainly Gundam/EXVS/Proseka
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Biden was the best we’re ever going to do on student loans because a very clear lesson there was that there is apparently absolutely no electoral benefit to moving heaven and earth to try and help student debtors
Congrats again to the people who continuously said Biden did nothing about student loans for four years! www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/s...
Trump officials move to end student loan payment pause for millions of borrowers
The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.
www.cnbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Biden was the best we’re ever going to do on student loans because a very clear lesson there was that there is apparently absolutely no electoral benefit to moving heaven and earth to try and help student debtors
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December 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.
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Because the Liberal Currents writers have actual values, they are, almost uniquely among media, able to react our fascist moment not by asking “What if all our beliefs are wrong? What if we went too far with all the democracy and fairness stuff?” but by asking “How do we beat the fascists again?”
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 is that. Help us grow our voice. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
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November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Because the Liberal Currents writers have actual values, they are, almost uniquely among media, able to react our fascist moment not by asking “What if all our beliefs are wrong? What if we went too far with all the democracy and fairness stuff?” but by asking “How do we beat the fascists again?”
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You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️⚧️
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️⚧️
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
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there are two things in her mind. food, and wife
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
there are two things in her mind. food, and wife
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just a reminder this guy slashed the tires on his much younger female coworkers tires to trick her into getting in his car
he was married at the time
he was married at the time
"All they could do to distract from the Schumer shutdown cover-up is leak Epstein emails ... What a sleazy leak."
Jesse Watters attacks Democrats for releasing Epstein emails
www.mediamatters.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
just a reminder this guy slashed the tires on his much younger female coworkers tires to trick her into getting in his car
he was married at the time
he was married at the time
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As someone who has frequently defended free speech rights of sex workers and sex work advocates, it's completely unsurprising but nevertheless galling to be reminded once again how POWERFUL MEN talk fondly about sex work in private while demonizing it and pushing oppressive laws about it publicly.
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As someone who has frequently defended free speech rights of sex workers and sex work advocates, it's completely unsurprising but nevertheless galling to be reminded once again how POWERFUL MEN talk fondly about sex work in private while demonizing it and pushing oppressive laws about it publicly.
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"god, I'm forgetting suddenly, what's the best Gundam movie ever made?"
Rinami Himesaki, under her breath while pondering it's final scene:
Rinami Himesaki, under her breath while pondering it's final scene:
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"god, I'm forgetting suddenly, what's the best Gundam movie ever made?"
Rinami Himesaki, under her breath while pondering it's final scene:
Rinami Himesaki, under her breath while pondering it's final scene:
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If you're wondering how this will go Square Enix handed off their mobile Octopath game to NetEase who immediately started using ChatGPT to translate everything resulting in text like this. When players complained they started asking fans to fix their translations in exchange for in-game currency
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you're wondering how this will go Square Enix handed off their mobile Octopath game to NetEase who immediately started using ChatGPT to translate everything resulting in text like this. When players complained they started asking fans to fix their translations in exchange for in-game currency
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The psychic wage of hierarchy is, imo, the #1 obstacle to democracy worldwide
"the revolt of the bosses" is a good way of framing the elite reaction to woke 1. what's particularly interesting is that this isn't a reaction to an attack on profits--it's a reaction to changes in workplace culture--
which is to say, the psychic wage of hierarchy
which is to say, the psychic wage of hierarchy
I suspect that the revolt of the bosses element of all this really is explained by: a bunch of upper echelon Americans really didn't like the cultural and workplace changes induced by Woke era, some portion of them were pushed into internet insanity, but most just wanted a shift slightly right....
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The psychic wage of hierarchy is, imo, the #1 obstacle to democracy worldwide
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"the revolt of the bosses" is a good way of framing the elite reaction to woke 1. what's particularly interesting is that this isn't a reaction to an attack on profits--it's a reaction to changes in workplace culture--
which is to say, the psychic wage of hierarchy
which is to say, the psychic wage of hierarchy
I suspect that the revolt of the bosses element of all this really is explained by: a bunch of upper echelon Americans really didn't like the cultural and workplace changes induced by Woke era, some portion of them were pushed into internet insanity, but most just wanted a shift slightly right....
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"the revolt of the bosses" is a good way of framing the elite reaction to woke 1. what's particularly interesting is that this isn't a reaction to an attack on profits--it's a reaction to changes in workplace culture--
which is to say, the psychic wage of hierarchy
which is to say, the psychic wage of hierarchy
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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pundits triangulating how many people p go under the OrphanCrusher3000, meanwhile fedland winemoms and meemaws are voting for whoever promises to put trump into a blender
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
pundits triangulating how many people p go under the OrphanCrusher3000, meanwhile fedland winemoms and meemaws are voting for whoever promises to put trump into a blender
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Today is, by all means, Yoshiyuki Tomino's birthday! Without the tour de force that Tomino is, we wouldn't have many aspects of SF & Mecha, including Mobile Suit Gundam, Xabungle, L-Gaim, King Gainer, Daitarn 3, Zambot 3, Brain Powerd, Ideon & Dunbine. Happy 84th Birthday 🎉
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today is, by all means, Yoshiyuki Tomino's birthday! Without the tour de force that Tomino is, we wouldn't have many aspects of SF & Mecha, including Mobile Suit Gundam, Xabungle, L-Gaim, King Gainer, Daitarn 3, Zambot 3, Brain Powerd, Ideon & Dunbine. Happy 84th Birthday 🎉
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Dick Cheney did more than anyone else to build up expansive and destructive executive branch powers in the wake of 9/11; he lived to see another president turn those same powers against his own daughter.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Dick Cheney did more than anyone else to build up expansive and destructive executive branch powers in the wake of 9/11; he lived to see another president turn those same powers against his own daughter.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.
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"Everyone is acting like they are 12" theory undefeated
October 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"Everyone is acting like they are 12" theory undefeated
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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This is genuinely unforgivable
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is genuinely unforgivable
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Today @teenvogue.com fired its entire political journalism staff. I let them know what I thought about it and you can, too!
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Today @teenvogue.com fired its entire political journalism staff. I let them know what I thought about it and you can, too!
We've lost a bulwark in American news today. One outlet that dared to stand above the New York Times and Washington Post to deliver real journalism.
Good bye, Teen Vogue.
Good bye, Teen Vogue.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We've lost a bulwark in American news today. One outlet that dared to stand above the New York Times and Washington Post to deliver real journalism.
Good bye, Teen Vogue.
Good bye, Teen Vogue.
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Trump is so insulated from accountability that he likely has no idea how many points of misery he is creating on people of various walks of life.
At my kids school this week, I heard people worried about losing SNAP, other people are changing travel schedules because of this, inflation etc etc etc
At my kids school this week, I heard people worried about losing SNAP, other people are changing travel schedules because of this, inflation etc etc etc
“If you’re flying out of the Houston airport, allow 6 hours to go through security. I am not kidding. I saw people today who waited more than 3 hours and still hadn’t gotten to the front of the line.”
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/03/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/03/t...
‘Hell on Earth’: Texas Airports Are Slammed With Hours-Long TSA Lines and 10,000 Flight Delays
Airports in Houston, Dallas, and Austin are struggling as air traffic controllers and TSA agents are not being paid during the shutdown.
thebarbedwire.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump is so insulated from accountability that he likely has no idea how many points of misery he is creating on people of various walks of life.
At my kids school this week, I heard people worried about losing SNAP, other people are changing travel schedules because of this, inflation etc etc etc
At my kids school this week, I heard people worried about losing SNAP, other people are changing travel schedules because of this, inflation etc etc etc
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Fashion enjoyers, this one is for you!
From Patch 7.4 onward, you'll be able to equip any glamours regardless of your class/job! ✨
Mix and match your favorite outfits and slay on the battlefield! 💅
From Patch 7.4 onward, you'll be able to equip any glamours regardless of your class/job! ✨
Mix and match your favorite outfits and slay on the battlefield! 💅
October 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Fashion enjoyers, this one is for you!
From Patch 7.4 onward, you'll be able to equip any glamours regardless of your class/job! ✨
Mix and match your favorite outfits and slay on the battlefield! 💅
From Patch 7.4 onward, you'll be able to equip any glamours regardless of your class/job! ✨
Mix and match your favorite outfits and slay on the battlefield! 💅
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@markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov this includes you!
You can’t claim to be an ally to the LGTBQ+ community while supporting censorship bills like KOSA which play right into the fascist takeover playbook.
Please 👏🏽 pay 👏🏽 attention 👏🏽
You can’t claim to be an ally to the LGTBQ+ community while supporting censorship bills like KOSA which play right into the fascist takeover playbook.
Please 👏🏽 pay 👏🏽 attention 👏🏽
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov this includes you!
You can’t claim to be an ally to the LGTBQ+ community while supporting censorship bills like KOSA which play right into the fascist takeover playbook.
Please 👏🏽 pay 👏🏽 attention 👏🏽
You can’t claim to be an ally to the LGTBQ+ community while supporting censorship bills like KOSA which play right into the fascist takeover playbook.
Please 👏🏽 pay 👏🏽 attention 👏🏽