Nick Walker Hirsch
@dreamseadrifter.bsky.social
They/them; PhD Student in History of Technology, Science, the Environment, Medicine and Empire; singer, writer, too many hobbies to count; anarcho-communist, but mellow about it; living in Washington, DC
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I guess when you're terrified of everything, everything looks like terrorism.
Can we please clarify that RFK Jr is not the leader of a movement. This is not a big cultural shift. It's batshit crazy people using power they don't have to enforce policies nobody likes or wants.
For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Can we please clarify that RFK Jr is not the leader of a movement. This is not a big cultural shift. It's batshit crazy people using power they don't have to enforce policies nobody likes or wants.
Duffy is truly one of the more embarrassing regime clowns.
These people have absolutely nothing of substance to offer the world they want to rule.
These people have absolutely nothing of substance to offer the world they want to rule.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Duffy is truly one of the more embarrassing regime clowns.
These people have absolutely nothing of substance to offer the world they want to rule.
These people have absolutely nothing of substance to offer the world they want to rule.
One gets the sense that sexual harassment is a core value of the tech industry.
Weird how Microsoft put two different buttons here even though both of them day "go fuck yourself"
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One gets the sense that sexual harassment is a core value of the tech industry.
One of the things I do to test if I'm dreaming is try to read, because text in dreams is often garbled or unstable - something to do with linguistic processing in the sleeping brain.
It's remarkably similar to ai detection.
It's remarkably similar to ai detection.
The words on the bags and boxes tho
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
One of the things I do to test if I'm dreaming is try to read, because text in dreams is often garbled or unstable - something to do with linguistic processing in the sleeping brain.
It's remarkably similar to ai detection.
It's remarkably similar to ai detection.
They're fucking busy, Brendan.
Most gen z folk I know are working multiple jobs and wish they could go to the protests but are currently struggling to survive.
And I remember when millennials were everyone's favorite generation to call lazy when we were all busy trying to work as well.
Most gen z folk I know are working multiple jobs and wish they could go to the protests but are currently struggling to survive.
And I remember when millennials were everyone's favorite generation to call lazy when we were all busy trying to work as well.
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
They're fucking busy, Brendan.
Most gen z folk I know are working multiple jobs and wish they could go to the protests but are currently struggling to survive.
And I remember when millennials were everyone's favorite generation to call lazy when we were all busy trying to work as well.
Most gen z folk I know are working multiple jobs and wish they could go to the protests but are currently struggling to survive.
And I remember when millennials were everyone's favorite generation to call lazy when we were all busy trying to work as well.
Mark Zuckerberg protects sex traffickers.
That's a pretty big deal!
That's a pretty big deal!
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Mark Zuckerberg protects sex traffickers.
That's a pretty big deal!
That's a pretty big deal!
If you know this, why not name them?
Thomas Massie says the FBI is sitting on information that implicates 20 other men in Epstein's child sex trafficking operation
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
If you know this, why not name them?
Reposted by Nick Walker Hirsch
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
Without downloading any new pics what is it like dating you
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Without downloading any new pics what is it like dating you
Reposted by Nick Walker Hirsch
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
When Stephen Miller crawls out of his coffin in about a half hour he's going to be really mad.
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
When Stephen Miller crawls out of his coffin in about a half hour he's going to be really mad.
Either Trump is having a stroke or I am
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Either Trump is having a stroke or I am
Frankly this country needs an outright tax boycott in January.
Every single one of us should be refusing to fund Kristi Noem and Steven Miller's pet rape squads.
Let the IRS they've gutted try to chase down 75 million people who all refuse to fund this bullshit regime.
Every single one of us should be refusing to fund Kristi Noem and Steven Miller's pet rape squads.
Let the IRS they've gutted try to chase down 75 million people who all refuse to fund this bullshit regime.
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Frankly this country needs an outright tax boycott in January.
Every single one of us should be refusing to fund Kristi Noem and Steven Miller's pet rape squads.
Let the IRS they've gutted try to chase down 75 million people who all refuse to fund this bullshit regime.
Every single one of us should be refusing to fund Kristi Noem and Steven Miller's pet rape squads.
Let the IRS they've gutted try to chase down 75 million people who all refuse to fund this bullshit regime.
Honestly don't know that Mamdani had anything to gain by meeting with that slug, but I guess have fun?
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Honestly don't know that Mamdani had anything to gain by meeting with that slug, but I guess have fun?
86 Democrats saying with their whole chest they don't support workers or the poor.
Oh, they'll take minor, incremental measures, but they will never allow any meaningful structural change.
Fuck all of these people.
Oh, they'll take minor, incremental measures, but they will never allow any meaningful structural change.
Fuck all of these people.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
86 Democrats saying with their whole chest they don't support workers or the poor.
Oh, they'll take minor, incremental measures, but they will never allow any meaningful structural change.
Fuck all of these people.
Oh, they'll take minor, incremental measures, but they will never allow any meaningful structural change.
Fuck all of these people.
ICE must be completely dismantled. Every bit of it.
This cannot fucking stand.
This cannot fucking stand.
Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ICE must be completely dismantled. Every bit of it.
This cannot fucking stand.
This cannot fucking stand.
Trumpism is what severed my relationship with most of my family. Because his election and the slide into overt fascism convinced me that I was never going to trust them again.
Free idea for a doctoral dissertation:
Calculate the extent of Americans' loss of family and friends because of Donald Trump.
Calculate the extent of Americans' loss of family and friends because of Donald Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Trumpism is what severed my relationship with most of my family. Because his election and the slide into overt fascism convinced me that I was never going to trust them again.
Replaying Mass Effect to get through the end of the semester and I'm still *really annoyed* at how hard it is to avoid the strictly heterosexual dating sim bullshit.
You basically have to be a complete asshole to avoid accidentally pair bonding with someone of the "opposite" sex.
You basically have to be a complete asshole to avoid accidentally pair bonding with someone of the "opposite" sex.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Replaying Mass Effect to get through the end of the semester and I'm still *really annoyed* at how hard it is to avoid the strictly heterosexual dating sim bullshit.
You basically have to be a complete asshole to avoid accidentally pair bonding with someone of the "opposite" sex.
You basically have to be a complete asshole to avoid accidentally pair bonding with someone of the "opposite" sex.
Reposted by Nick Walker Hirsch
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Reposted by Nick Walker Hirsch
All you "Blue no matter who" people get to take full responsibility for every person the DC cops brutalize from this point forward.
These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
All you "Blue no matter who" people get to take full responsibility for every person the DC cops brutalize from this point forward.
It's almost like having power over other people really does have a corrupting influence, and we shouldn't be allowing anyone to stay in a given position of authority or power for more than like, ten years at most.
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It's almost like having power over other people really does have a corrupting influence, and we shouldn't be allowing anyone to stay in a given position of authority or power for more than like, ten years at most.
This reaffirms the argument against calling it mere "capitulation" and "caving" when institutions comply with orders they could just as successfully resist.
It's not caving to do what you already clearly wanted to do.
It's not caving to do what you already clearly wanted to do.
NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This reaffirms the argument against calling it mere "capitulation" and "caving" when institutions comply with orders they could just as successfully resist.
It's not caving to do what you already clearly wanted to do.
It's not caving to do what you already clearly wanted to do.
AOC isn't perfect, but she's right more often than she's wrong.
"Should this Al bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
AOC isn't perfect, but she's right more often than she's wrong.
Both of these men deserve to be dropped in hot oil for the things they've done and continue to do.
What I'm sick to death of is every single fucking American institution - educational, political and social - failing to stand against authoritarian violence.
What I'm sick to death of is every single fucking American institution - educational, political and social - failing to stand against authoritarian violence.
“Whether you like [Khashoggi] or didn't like him — things happen, but he knew nothing about it and we can leave it at that.”
Watch Trump defend the Saudi Crown Prince over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Watch Trump defend the Saudi Crown Prince over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Both of these men deserve to be dropped in hot oil for the things they've done and continue to do.
What I'm sick to death of is every single fucking American institution - educational, political and social - failing to stand against authoritarian violence.
What I'm sick to death of is every single fucking American institution - educational, political and social - failing to stand against authoritarian violence.