مایکا
@leicamicah.bsky.social
32 - wasian trans masc - he/they
BTS fan burner account with a splash of discourse for the revolution. 🐉💌
BTS fan burner account with a splash of discourse for the revolution. 🐉💌
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
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my family changed our n*tflix home to wherever they are in Thailand I guess because now it doesn't work 😭 damn I just watched to watch a kdrama but I guess I gotta see if it's on Viki
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
my family changed our n*tflix home to wherever they are in Thailand I guess because now it doesn't work 😭 damn I just watched to watch a kdrama but I guess I gotta see if it's on Viki
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When our civilization is ancient I hope the people excavating our remains go through our old records and believe that we worshipped Jackson Wang as some bacchanal god
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
When our civilization is ancient I hope the people excavating our remains go through our old records and believe that we worshipped Jackson Wang as some bacchanal god
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Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing in Gaza — but only so Palestinians can leave. Human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says it adds to fears that the U.S. ceasefire deal lets Israel "continue the ethnic cleansing."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing in Gaza — but only so Palestinians can leave. Human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says it adds to fears that the U.S. ceasefire deal lets Israel "continue the ethnic cleansing."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
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“UN Resolution 2803 puts Gaza in the hands of a puppet administration, with the US as the new manager of an open-air prison, further crushing Palestine's right to self-determination and any path to peace.”
The US bulldozed the prospect of Uniting for Peace in Palestine
UN endorsement of Trump plan a “colonial outrage” that will ultimately implode.
electronicintifada.net
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“UN Resolution 2803 puts Gaza in the hands of a puppet administration, with the US as the new manager of an open-air prison, further crushing Palestine's right to self-determination and any path to peace.”
manifesting that this c*vid shot doesn't take me out for too long (just the afternoon is good)
December 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
manifesting that this c*vid shot doesn't take me out for too long (just the afternoon is good)
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“Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of CIA Death Squad in Afghanistan
“Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of CIA Death Squad in Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man who authorities say shot two National Guardsmen outside the White House, had previously worked in a CIA-backed “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan, often called “death squads” by ...
www.democracynow.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of CIA Death Squad in Afghanistan
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It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
hung out w a good friend and ate a delicious vegan meatball sub 😊
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
hung out w a good friend and ate a delicious vegan meatball sub 😊
applying to so many random jobs I just hope something sticks 🙏🏼
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
applying to so many random jobs I just hope something sticks 🙏🏼
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
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José María Velasco
Cardón Cactus, 1887
Oil on canvas
Cardón Cactus, 1887
Oil on canvas
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
José María Velasco
Cardón Cactus, 1887
Oil on canvas
Cardón Cactus, 1887
Oil on canvas
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Lili Wood
Pres de La Chapelle, 2022
Gouache on paper
20 x 26 cm
Pres de La Chapelle, 2022
Gouache on paper
20 x 26 cm
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lili Wood
Pres de La Chapelle, 2022
Gouache on paper
20 x 26 cm
Pres de La Chapelle, 2022
Gouache on paper
20 x 26 cm
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Zipora Fried
Ocean of Work, 2025
Ocean of Work, 2025
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Zipora Fried
Ocean of Work, 2025
Ocean of Work, 2025
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The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
“Data Crunch”: AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals
A new report titled “Data Crunch: How the AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals” from the Center for Biological Diversity warns the booming artificial intelligence in...
www.democracynow.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
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happy to report that my appetite and stomach are back to normal 😌 now I am excited for the SSRI to start helping w my mood because I'm still feeling major sad boy
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
happy to report that my appetite and stomach are back to normal 😌 now I am excited for the SSRI to start helping w my mood because I'm still feeling major sad boy
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she’s a hero
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
she’s a hero
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