Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
@scottacarter.bsky.social
Higher ed comms and advancement. Misplaced Southerner surviving the Midwest. Just a well read punk peasant. Thoughts my own.
Pinned
What Is Up North Wisconsin?
ls.wisc.edu
I had the chance to speak with folks from @uwmadisonls.bsky.social about Up North Wisconsin and how the histories we share with the Northwoods define our relationships to the land and to each other.
ls.wisc.edu/news/what-is...
ls.wisc.edu/news/what-is...
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Edmund Fitzgerald Dem Party
🤝
Both wrecked today
🤝
Both wrecked today
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Edmund Fitzgerald Dem Party
🤝
Both wrecked today
🤝
Both wrecked today
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
“We are at a moment right now where people are asking themselves why can’t the Democratic Party defend this assault on democracy . . . and I would submit to you that if you can’t draw the line at genocide, you probably can’t draw the line at democracy.”
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“We are at a moment right now where people are asking themselves why can’t the Democratic Party defend this assault on democracy . . . and I would submit to you that if you can’t draw the line at genocide, you probably can’t draw the line at democracy.”
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Just thinking again how Democrats asked people to accept short-term suffering in order to give space to prevent long-term, worse suffering and then said, "Thanks for suffering in the short-term. You'll get to suffer long-term too so that our Thanksgiving plans don't get disrupted."
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Just thinking again how Democrats asked people to accept short-term suffering in order to give space to prevent long-term, worse suffering and then said, "Thanks for suffering in the short-term. You'll get to suffer long-term too so that our Thanksgiving plans don't get disrupted."
Oh look a circulatory system and no spine. I'd forgotten about Chuck Schumer's cameo in this.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Oh look a circulatory system and no spine. I'd forgotten about Chuck Schumer's cameo in this.
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
if you ever randomly get the urge to donate to the democratic party, feel free to venmo that money to me or another trans person instead - we'll make sure it doesn't get used to take away people's healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
if you ever randomly get the urge to donate to the democratic party, feel free to venmo that money to me or another trans person instead - we'll make sure it doesn't get used to take away people's healthcare
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Funny prank: everyone becomes militantly communist very quickly
October 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Funny prank: everyone becomes militantly communist very quickly
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Sigh
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Sigh
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Any Democrat voting for this should be primaried as quickly as possible because they're stupid, aren't capable of recognizing they're winning, are incapable of representing their constituents, and are cowards not up to this era's challenges.
Senate Democrats asked for a year of ACA subsidies and were told to fuck off.
So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose?
Seriously?
So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose?
Seriously?
From what I have seen so far this does not seem like a good deal:
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Any Democrat voting for this should be primaried as quickly as possible because they're stupid, aren't capable of recognizing they're winning, are incapable of representing their constituents, and are cowards not up to this era's challenges.
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
There is no reforming any of the agencies involved in these kidnappings.
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There is no reforming any of the agencies involved in these kidnappings.
The joy in question
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The joy in question
They should fire Fickell at the next timeout
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They should fire Fickell at the next timeout
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Nazi imagery is bad, especially in Jewish spaces, and elected officials condemning it is good
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nazi imagery is bad, especially in Jewish spaces, and elected officials condemning it is good
I appreciate that Coviello takes the time to remind us that David Brooks is just not very smart.
November 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I appreciate that Coviello takes the time to remind us that David Brooks is just not very smart.
One of the most important Midwestern annual rituals.
Today is an important day in the turning of the seasons: I'm gonna swap the garage positions of the snowblower and the lawnmower.
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
One of the most important Midwestern annual rituals.
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
Variety said:
a man in a suit is sitting on an airplane with a woman standing next to him .
Alt: Barbara Billingsley in “Airplane” saying “Excuse me Miss, I speak jive.”
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Variety said:
!
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
!
So Medicare for All then?
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
So Medicare for All then?
Reposted by Whimsy and Fighting Fascists Stan Account
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.