Johnicholas
@johnicholas.bsky.social
Long-haired programmer; loves cats and dogs but doesn't have any. http://pronoun.is/he Black Lives Matter My mandate also includes weird bugs.
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Johnicholas
@johnicholas.bsky.social
· Jul 17
People have long asked themselves what they would do when faced with mass roundups and detentions. Until recently, this question may have seemed to be asking you to imagine yourself into the past. What would you do? You would do what you’re doing right now. My new story, on California:
ICE Is Making an Example of California
The repeated targeting of California workers is a deliberate spectacle, meant to show the rest of the country what to expect if we don’t fall in line.
newrepublic.com
Should I be repeating "this is not okay, none of this is okay" on social media? I do not have a following (and I block on follows), and it might harm the mental health of people I care about. OTOH if we do know each other, connect with me on Signal? Maybe social media isn't the right thing atm
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hi and welcome to your first day of bluesky. a rhetorical question is one intended to raise a point rather than solicit an answer. please enjoy your time
February 1, 2026 at 1:39 PM
hi and welcome to your first day of bluesky. a rhetorical question is one intended to raise a point rather than solicit an answer. please enjoy your time
@alinawithaface.bsky.social I saw this post from 2022 recently and thought you might like it:
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 PM
@alinawithaface.bsky.social I saw this post from 2022 recently and thought you might like it:
I liked this article; I will be carrying a whistle and a phone for the foreseeable future (this week).
"The secret sauce of American gun-nuttery is that its largely white, rural, conservative exponents are wholly backed up by the very state that their Second Amendment ideology is supposed to oppose." www.liberalcurrents.com/dont-buy-a-g...
Don't Buy a Gun
Confrontational but nonviolent protest is more effective than the solipsistic comfort of an assault rifle.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I liked this article; I will be carrying a whistle and a phone for the foreseeable future (this week).
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Help my local Food Not Bombs keep our city's Code Purple shelters fed this week!
If you follow me and you reply with a $25+ donation receipt for one of the apps below, I'll write a microfic to your specifications!
7 slots open. First come first serve.
Venmo: @notbombsfood
Cashapp: $FNBWilmington
If you follow me and you reply with a $25+ donation receipt for one of the apps below, I'll write a microfic to your specifications!
7 slots open. First come first serve.
Venmo: @notbombsfood
Cashapp: $FNBWilmington
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Help my local Food Not Bombs keep our city's Code Purple shelters fed this week!
If you follow me and you reply with a $25+ donation receipt for one of the apps below, I'll write a microfic to your specifications!
7 slots open. First come first serve.
Venmo: @notbombsfood
Cashapp: $FNBWilmington
If you follow me and you reply with a $25+ donation receipt for one of the apps below, I'll write a microfic to your specifications!
7 slots open. First come first serve.
Venmo: @notbombsfood
Cashapp: $FNBWilmington
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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im used to waking up to insane news but "the us kidnapped the president of venezuela which we are now at war with" kind of. tops it all? im not really sure what to say? except that giving a madman and his cronies a huge army was a bad idea.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
im used to waking up to insane news but "the us kidnapped the president of venezuela which we are now at war with" kind of. tops it all? im not really sure what to say? except that giving a madman and his cronies a huge army was a bad idea.
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Who is going to keep taking care of everyone if we do
how do women not die of rage aneurysms every single day
December 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Who is going to keep taking care of everyone if we do
This story makes me sad, because I feel certain that I am also following this pattern, and that it's not going to be easy for me to address it. Like, intellectually aware of something isn't somatically aware of it, or something like that. www.insidehook.com/sex-and-dati...
Why Aren't Men Asking Women Questions on Dates?
"The cashiers at Trader Joe's ask more questions than guys on dates."
www.insidehook.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This story makes me sad, because I feel certain that I am also following this pattern, and that it's not going to be easy for me to address it. Like, intellectually aware of something isn't somatically aware of it, or something like that. www.insidehook.com/sex-and-dati...
I enjoyed reading this story, which rhymes with the "Houthi PC small group" story: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna... My takeaway isn't anything new or novel - that autocrats surround themselves with corrupt incompetents - but it's additional confirmation.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”
My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I enjoyed reading this story, which rhymes with the "Houthi PC small group" story: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna... My takeaway isn't anything new or novel - that autocrats surround themselves with corrupt incompetents - but it's additional confirmation.
I read and enjoyed these today:
1. www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zine...
2. itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
3. microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zine...
4. haters.noblogs.org/files/2024/0...
5. ia800805.us.archive.org/24/items/AnA...
1. www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zine...
2. itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
3. microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zine...
4. haters.noblogs.org/files/2024/0...
5. ia800805.us.archive.org/24/items/AnA...
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I read and enjoyed these today:
1. www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zine...
2. itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
3. microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zine...
4. haters.noblogs.org/files/2024/0...
5. ia800805.us.archive.org/24/items/AnA...
1. www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zine...
2. itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
3. microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zine...
4. haters.noblogs.org/files/2024/0...
5. ia800805.us.archive.org/24/items/AnA...
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"In 2012, 60 trans-related articles were published by Britain’s media. By 2022, it was more than 7,500, according to figures from Trans Media Watch. The media is not responding to public rage against vulnerable minorities; it is helping to create it." www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?
A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"In 2012, 60 trans-related articles were published by Britain’s media. By 2022, it was more than 7,500, according to figures from Trans Media Watch. The media is not responding to public rage against vulnerable minorities; it is helping to create it." www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
Looking west from the Rail Park in Philadelphia, you can see "The Stamp.of Incarceration", a mural by Shepard Fairey about James Anderson, a human rights activist. The Rail Park is a nice place to sit.
August 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Looking west from the Rail Park in Philadelphia, you can see "The Stamp.of Incarceration", a mural by Shepard Fairey about James Anderson, a human rights activist. The Rail Park is a nice place to sit.
I'm worried that even if I know *intellectually* about this phenomenon, I might still not be able to avoid falling into this pattern. Anyone have some links to advice or techniques?
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm worried that even if I know *intellectually* about this phenomenon, I might still not be able to avoid falling into this pattern. Anyone have some links to advice or techniques?
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"...it was not bad sex. It was normal sex. Normal, boring, vaguely dehumanizing hetero sex. Which is precisely the point: The normalcy." feministing.com/2016/01/19/w...
What I Would Have Said To You Last Night Had You Not Cum and Then Fallen Asleep
Alas, friend of mine, you have had an orgasm and are falling asleep. I have not had an orgasm and am not falling asleep, which means I am awake, which means I am now going to lecture you about feminis...
feministing.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"...it was not bad sex. It was normal sex. Normal, boring, vaguely dehumanizing hetero sex. Which is precisely the point: The normalcy." feministing.com/2016/01/19/w...
I loved this video about state spaces of sliding block puzzles: youtu.be/YGLNyHd2w10
Adventures in State Space
YouTube video by 2swap
youtu.be
August 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I loved this video about state spaces of sliding block puzzles: youtu.be/YGLNyHd2w10
OH: Him: "... Anyway, the movie's called Slackers." Her: "That's cool!"
I think I may have witnessed office sparks.
I think I may have witnessed office sparks.
August 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
OH: Him: "... Anyway, the movie's called Slackers." Her: "That's cool!"
I think I may have witnessed office sparks.
I think I may have witnessed office sparks.
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"What can you do? What can you do, resourceless as you are, with freedom withering in a bone-stripping sirocco of stupid, wasteful fascist oppression?" buttondown.com/theswordandt...
A Queer Shoulder to the Wheel
A version of this piece was originally published in Flaming Hydra, an art collective I'm proud to be a part of. Then I let David loose to edit as he does so...
buttondown.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"What can you do? What can you do, resourceless as you are, with freedom withering in a bone-stripping sirocco of stupid, wasteful fascist oppression?" buttondown.com/theswordandt...
I am continuing to enjoy Kaizen; the puzzles are hard for me but not too hard for me.
August 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I am continuing to enjoy Kaizen; the puzzles are hard for me but not too hard for me.
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Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.
Should I be repeating "this is not okay, none of this is okay" on social media? I do not have a following (and I block on follows), and it might harm the mental health of people I care about. OTOH if we do know each other, connect with me on Signal? Maybe social media isn't the right thing atm
People have long asked themselves what they would do when faced with mass roundups and detentions. Until recently, this question may have seemed to be asking you to imagine yourself into the past. What would you do? You would do what you’re doing right now. My new story, on California:
ICE Is Making an Example of California
The repeated targeting of California workers is a deliberate spectacle, meant to show the rest of the country what to expect if we don’t fall in line.
newrepublic.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Should I be repeating "this is not okay, none of this is okay" on social media? I do not have a following (and I block on follows), and it might harm the mental health of people I care about. OTOH if we do know each other, connect with me on Signal? Maybe social media isn't the right thing atm
I have been enjoying "Kaizen: A Factory Story".
July 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I have been enjoying "Kaizen: A Factory Story".
Superman was great
July 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Superman was great
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I am pleased to report that after a couple months of not seeing any, the Cabin in the Woods memes have returned with a vengeance.
June 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I am pleased to report that after a couple months of not seeing any, the Cabin in the Woods memes have returned with a vengeance.
Starting my vacation with mango cheesecake and stout.
May 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Starting my vacation with mango cheesecake and stout.
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It's the glorious 25th of May. Truth! Justice! Freedom! Reasonably priced love! And a hard boiled egg! #GNUTerryPratchett
May 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It's the glorious 25th of May. Truth! Justice! Freedom! Reasonably priced love! And a hard boiled egg! #GNUTerryPratchett