Michael (they/them)
@lesmeowsrebles.bsky.social
Radical realist egoist anarcha-xenofeminist
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I will make a new world… A GENDERLESS WORLD!
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I will make a new world… A GENDERLESS WORLD!
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those former colonies hold the UK in what now
UK once ruled an Empire so vast, the sun never set upon it. Today, those former colonies hold the UK in greatest esteem.
Trump bankrupted casinos, an act nearly impossible to do by any but the most incompetent fools.
One thinks the UK will survive Trump's (putin's) taunts, easily.
Trump bankrupted casinos, an act nearly impossible to do by any but the most incompetent fools.
One thinks the UK will survive Trump's (putin's) taunts, easily.
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 AM
those former colonies hold the UK in what now
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1) american century of humiliation
2) lmfao
3) literally no reason for any head of state to believe that the ailing geriatric pedophile mad king of the western hemisphere will not leak your most confidential cables to him on his shitty website
4) heads of state use signal to communicate
5) lmfao
2) lmfao
3) literally no reason for any head of state to believe that the ailing geriatric pedophile mad king of the western hemisphere will not leak your most confidential cables to him on his shitty website
4) heads of state use signal to communicate
5) lmfao
BREAKING
President Trump has posted what appears to be a private message from President Macron of France where Macron says:
“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.”
President Trump has posted what appears to be a private message from President Macron of France where Macron says:
“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.”
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 AM
1) american century of humiliation
2) lmfao
3) literally no reason for any head of state to believe that the ailing geriatric pedophile mad king of the western hemisphere will not leak your most confidential cables to him on his shitty website
4) heads of state use signal to communicate
5) lmfao
2) lmfao
3) literally no reason for any head of state to believe that the ailing geriatric pedophile mad king of the western hemisphere will not leak your most confidential cables to him on his shitty website
4) heads of state use signal to communicate
5) lmfao
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🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Literally everyone who even vaguely knew what a tariff was said this when they were introduced! You don’t need a team of economists to analyze the situation — no one who lives in reality was confused by this!
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Literally everyone who even vaguely knew what a tariff was said this when they were introduced! You don’t need a team of economists to analyze the situation — no one who lives in reality was confused by this!
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fwiw this is the kind of stuff that is going to get us through, not playing rambo
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
fwiw this is the kind of stuff that is going to get us through, not playing rambo
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After the failure of negotiations in Damascus, a general mobilization has begun in Rojava. Youth from northern Kurdistan appear To have crossed the border to join the defence. it feels like 2014 again, complete with horrific executions of SDF prisoners.
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 AM
After the failure of negotiations in Damascus, a general mobilization has begun in Rojava. Youth from northern Kurdistan appear To have crossed the border to join the defence. it feels like 2014 again, complete with horrific executions of SDF prisoners.
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This is the kid’s review
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This is the kid’s review
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sorry not sorry but ring cameras/similar have always been the most suburban-ass true crime brainwormed thing, they were always gonna be tools of the state
i fucking hate these cult of paranoia dipshit objects
i fucking hate these cult of paranoia dipshit objects
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 PM
sorry not sorry but ring cameras/similar have always been the most suburban-ass true crime brainwormed thing, they were always gonna be tools of the state
i fucking hate these cult of paranoia dipshit objects
i fucking hate these cult of paranoia dipshit objects
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I've been complaining about this shit for years and years and years but this whole press cycle has to be the most egregious use of both outside agitators and "clashed with police" that I've ever seen
Moreover, CIE must be destroyed
Moreover, CIE must be destroyed
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I've been complaining about this shit for years and years and years but this whole press cycle has to be the most egregious use of both outside agitators and "clashed with police" that I've ever seen
Moreover, CIE must be destroyed
Moreover, CIE must be destroyed
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Three years today. The cops are already killing protesters—it's not a line we haven't crossed, it's a thing already happening—but lots of people never heard about or paid attention to this one. So it goes
If you don't remember Tortuguita's story, one place that I think told some of it well was the Bitter Southerner: bittersoutherner.com/feature/2023...
Little Turtle’s War — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
The shooting death of a protestor at the hands of police feels like both an inevitable outcome of this long battle over Atlanta’s South River Forest and a completely preventable tragedy.
bittersoutherner.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Three years today. The cops are already killing protesters—it's not a line we haven't crossed, it's a thing already happening—but lots of people never heard about or paid attention to this one. So it goes
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I LOVE IMMIGRATION
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S "ILLEGAL"
LET THEM IN
I FUCKING LOVE IMMIGRATION RAHHHHHH
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S "ILLEGAL"
LET THEM IN
I FUCKING LOVE IMMIGRATION RAHHHHHH
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I LOVE IMMIGRATION
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S "ILLEGAL"
LET THEM IN
I FUCKING LOVE IMMIGRATION RAHHHHHH
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S "ILLEGAL"
LET THEM IN
I FUCKING LOVE IMMIGRATION RAHHHHHH
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man imagine how much red state industry is going to freak
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
man imagine how much red state industry is going to freak
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"Humans have souls and machines do not" <-- argument that doesn't work on me
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"Humans have souls and machines do not" <-- argument that doesn't work on me
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It’s hard not to see this as a coincidence:
Esther Ghey pushing to ban social media for under-16s, effectively isolating kids like her Trans daughter from peer support, and the way transphobic parents cut their children off from other young Trans+ people to try and prevent them from being Trans+
Esther Ghey pushing to ban social media for under-16s, effectively isolating kids like her Trans daughter from peer support, and the way transphobic parents cut their children off from other young Trans+ people to try and prevent them from being Trans+
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
It’s hard not to see this as a coincidence:
Esther Ghey pushing to ban social media for under-16s, effectively isolating kids like her Trans daughter from peer support, and the way transphobic parents cut their children off from other young Trans+ people to try and prevent them from being Trans+
Esther Ghey pushing to ban social media for under-16s, effectively isolating kids like her Trans daughter from peer support, and the way transphobic parents cut their children off from other young Trans+ people to try and prevent them from being Trans+
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The deplatforming of the Molly Russell Foundation, whose raison d'etre is the harms done by social media, but which inconveniently opposes a ban, has been an especially illuminating feature of this 'debate'.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The deplatforming of the Molly Russell Foundation, whose raison d'etre is the harms done by social media, but which inconveniently opposes a ban, has been an especially illuminating feature of this 'debate'.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
The media is not interested in what experts think. It just wants voices who agree with it.
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the thing about banning social media for under-18s or w/e is that this doesn't mean social media won't affect them. do you think that parents and adults who are getting internet algorithmically drip-fed content 24/7 won't try to influence children anyway. but now kids can't meet other kids
January 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
the thing about banning social media for under-18s or w/e is that this doesn't mean social media won't affect them. do you think that parents and adults who are getting internet algorithmically drip-fed content 24/7 won't try to influence children anyway. but now kids can't meet other kids
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this will make transfemicide easier, which is exactly what the british media, british government, and brianna's family want
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
this will make transfemicide easier, which is exactly what the british media, british government, and brianna's family want
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This is why "listen to the parents" is a terrible alternative to listening to transphobic politicians btw. They're often on the same side. Listen to trans kids!
Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is why "listen to the parents" is a terrible alternative to listening to transphobic politicians btw. They're often on the same side. Listen to trans kids!
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brianna ghey wasn't murdered by social media.
she was murdered by kids from her school.
she was murdered by kids from her school.
January 19, 2026 at 6:32 PM
brianna ghey wasn't murdered by social media.
she was murdered by kids from her school.
she was murdered by kids from her school.
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People who claim to be heterodox usually have deeply banal takes. Or are racists. Or both!
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
People who claim to be heterodox usually have deeply banal takes. Or are racists. Or both!
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saw another trans writer call something "white" as though people of color don't have systems or social conventions that are exactly like that
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
saw another trans writer call something "white" as though people of color don't have systems or social conventions that are exactly like that
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“It seems less that trans women are seen to ‘lack credibility’ and more that we are not considered a group that can meaningfully contribute any perspective at all. We are curiosities and freaks and wretches, looked upon with either pity or disgust, who must be studied by brave truth-tellers […]”
On tongues stilled, voices quieted, and the endless cry of the silenced.
Understanding Transmisogyny, Part Six: Epistemic Vandalism
On judgment without trial.
taliabhattwrites.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“It seems less that trans women are seen to ‘lack credibility’ and more that we are not considered a group that can meaningfully contribute any perspective at all. We are curiosities and freaks and wretches, looked upon with either pity or disgust, who must be studied by brave truth-tellers […]”
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“Brown people agree with me” as a political argument is annoying af and orientalist.
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
“Brown people agree with me” as a political argument is annoying af and orientalist.
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They're going to throw you to the leopards in hopes of gaining a few inches as they stop to eat, and then lecture you for not showing up to vote for it
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social l 2026 Jan 19 Axios: With Reps gearing up to put trans rights again at center of campaigns, Axios contacted nearly 20 Dem Pres contenders incl: Ocasio-Cortez, JB Pritzker, KY Gov. Andy Beshear & Newsom. Only Josh Shapiro, Rahm Emanuel & Pete Buttigieg gave answers. [1/2]
Dems' potential 2028 contenders cautious on trans rights
Republicans already are promising to air ads blasting Democrats over the party's support for trans rights in the 2028 campaign.
www.axios.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM
They're going to throw you to the leopards in hopes of gaining a few inches as they stop to eat, and then lecture you for not showing up to vote for it