Rakel
@lobster667.bsky.social
Queer mess. Amateur poet & gamer. She/Her. Talks (shit) about gender, games&politics.
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![erin chack (@ErinChack) on twitter:
[my first day in a drug cartel]
kingpin: where's the coke
me: is pepsi ok? hehe
[later]
police: this is the most bullet holes we've ever seen in a single body](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreigwptbm5tuje22kkge6ztat6f7azi5nh4m24m6ci5mpru334mlvfi@jpeg)
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This is what that means. Until Obama's second term, the Democratic party did not even seriously entertain genuinely progressive ideas, they were merely opposed to the most batshit insane claims that Republicans made on factual, not ideological, bases.
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
This is what that means. Until Obama's second term, the Democratic party did not even seriously entertain genuinely progressive ideas, they were merely opposed to the most batshit insane claims that Republicans made on factual, not ideological, bases.
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"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
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this store is 18+ and they’re strict as hell about it. none of this has ever been about “protecting children,” it’s about trying to force trans people to disappear
After a boutique on South Street received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for selling breast binders for gender-affirming care, the region’s transgender community worries about the potential wider impacts.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/passi...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/passi...
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
this store is 18+ and they’re strict as hell about it. none of this has ever been about “protecting children,” it’s about trying to force trans people to disappear
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when google docs keeps trying to complete my sentences for me
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
when google docs keeps trying to complete my sentences for me
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what does "an effective boycott" of a service most people do not interact with, much less pay for, look like? how is "the progressive movement" supposed to have gotten mark cuban and matt yglesias to log off?
The progressive movement’s failure to organize an effective boycott of X is one of the most profound strategic failures of the past decade.
Wrote about an obvious and yet profoundly underappreciated aspect of the AI boom: its total narrative capture by Elon Musk's X nymag.com/intelligence...
January 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
what does "an effective boycott" of a service most people do not interact with, much less pay for, look like? how is "the progressive movement" supposed to have gotten mark cuban and matt yglesias to log off?
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are we actually 100% sure that Gemini and ChatGPT can't do this or is this purely about how Grok, being a twitter account, disgorges the things it does directly into twitter (and thus is used as a form of harassment).
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
are we actually 100% sure that Gemini and ChatGPT can't do this or is this purely about how Grok, being a twitter account, disgorges the things it does directly into twitter (and thus is used as a form of harassment).
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Something a media organization might do is state in the headline (or article!) that Kelly was absolutely right. That could be relevant and perhaps even crucial for the reader to know
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Something a media organization might do is state in the headline (or article!) that Kelly was absolutely right. That could be relevant and perhaps even crucial for the reader to know
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I love trans people dude
magical
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I love trans people dude
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second degree murder, and specifically depraved heart murder, wherein the accused doesn't actively plan to kill a specific person or people but acts with callous disregard for human life - like firing a gun into a crowd or driving drunk - should apply to decisions made by CEOs and heads of industry
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
second degree murder, and specifically depraved heart murder, wherein the accused doesn't actively plan to kill a specific person or people but acts with callous disregard for human life - like firing a gun into a crowd or driving drunk - should apply to decisions made by CEOs and heads of industry
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this is a member of the Codeberg board btw
this is what we like to see
this is what we like to see
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
this is a member of the Codeberg board btw
this is what we like to see
this is what we like to see
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The regulation of sex work so it remains a shameful poverty trap and never a way to get out from under the abusive fist of a husband is one of the priorities of patriarchal states going back 5000 years. The wild instability of capitalism has that regulation changing at breakneck speed.
Helpful hint: commodified sexuality has always been part of patriarchal societies, even the super-prudish ones you think can totally be fixed by fucking nastier.
January 5, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The regulation of sex work so it remains a shameful poverty trap and never a way to get out from under the abusive fist of a husband is one of the priorities of patriarchal states going back 5000 years. The wild instability of capitalism has that regulation changing at breakneck speed.
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This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
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Tired: Situationship
Wired: Breeding Season Intern
Wired: Breeding Season Intern
This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.
January 5, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Tired: Situationship
Wired: Breeding Season Intern
Wired: Breeding Season Intern
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Welcome to the new world:
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Welcome to the new world:
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The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
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Rules-Based international order.
a man is smiling with the words if the rule you followed brought you to this
Alt: a man is smiling with the words if the rule you followed brought you to this What use was the rule? This is the character Anton from no country for Old men. An embodiment of pure evil who is objectively correct here.
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Rules-Based international order.
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An abuser's *actions* are very important to pay attention to. His words are more or less meaningless inasmuch as he has no relationship with truth or reality ... whatever he says is merely whatever he says and it's probably just some effort to manipulate ...
January 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
An abuser's *actions* are very important to pay attention to. His words are more or less meaningless inasmuch as he has no relationship with truth or reality ... whatever he says is merely whatever he says and it's probably just some effort to manipulate ...
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just spent about 20 minutes trying to track down this video on Instagram
January 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
just spent about 20 minutes trying to track down this video on Instagram