(The Violet) Howler
@theviolethowler.bsky.social
Call me Howler. He/Him. 28. Bi. Fandom account. Periodically repost NSFW stuff. I make youtube videos doing literary analysis of my favorite stories: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Violet_Howler
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Hilton appears to be closing the whole hotel instead of just kicking out ICE. Cowardly. But they're clearly feeling the pressure.
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Hilton appears to be closing the whole hotel instead of just kicking out ICE. Cowardly. But they're clearly feeling the pressure.
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Kids loved playing with toys in #Roman times too!
Some 1,800 years ago, a child in Cologne was buried with a terracotta horse with a rider on for wheels. It was definitely a beloved toy that the kid was also meant to play with in the afterlife.
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Some 1,800 years ago, a child in Cologne was buried with a terracotta horse with a rider on for wheels. It was definitely a beloved toy that the kid was also meant to play with in the afterlife.
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
January 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Kids loved playing with toys in #Roman times too!
Some 1,800 years ago, a child in Cologne was buried with a terracotta horse with a rider on for wheels. It was definitely a beloved toy that the kid was also meant to play with in the afterlife.
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Some 1,800 years ago, a child in Cologne was buried with a terracotta horse with a rider on for wheels. It was definitely a beloved toy that the kid was also meant to play with in the afterlife.
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
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January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Even then, they knew not to give the cops your real name
‘Roger Fuckebythenavele’ from Chester County Court Plea Rolls, 1310. He was supposed to be arrested, but could not be found. Over the next year he would be named in the records 6 more times, eventually named an outlaw.
I HAVE SO MANY Qs, ROGER FUCKBYTHENAVEL. (Best not to have answers, prolly.)
I HAVE SO MANY Qs, ROGER FUCKBYTHENAVEL. (Best not to have answers, prolly.)
January 18, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Even then, they knew not to give the cops your real name
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last day baby let's bring it home
Hey everyone! @canarywitch.bsky.social and I are here selling at Portland Fan Expo!
We've got cool new merch and everything, come say hi!
We've got cool new merch and everything, come say hi!
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
last day baby let's bring it home
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January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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True, but there has never not been an off-ramp.
I mean, lots of the people that oppose Trump today, supported him before. Seriously. It's not even an issue.🤷🏿♂️
The issue is when people still want to hold onto the hate that lead them to support him, but want sympathy because they got burned too.
I mean, lots of the people that oppose Trump today, supported him before. Seriously. It's not even an issue.🤷🏿♂️
The issue is when people still want to hold onto the hate that lead them to support him, but want sympathy because they got burned too.
Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives
This is aggravating, because on the one hand I think it's really important to give fascists an off-ramp and positive reinforcement when they use it...
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
True, but there has never not been an off-ramp.
I mean, lots of the people that oppose Trump today, supported him before. Seriously. It's not even an issue.🤷🏿♂️
The issue is when people still want to hold onto the hate that lead them to support him, but want sympathy because they got burned too.
I mean, lots of the people that oppose Trump today, supported him before. Seriously. It's not even an issue.🤷🏿♂️
The issue is when people still want to hold onto the hate that lead them to support him, but want sympathy because they got burned too.
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👀 hmmm, seems like if some people can leave substack then others could follow their example.
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
👀 hmmm, seems like if some people can leave substack then others could follow their example.
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This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it
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4 million stops in CA alone in 2019 www.ppic.org/publication/...
January 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
4 million stops in CA alone in 2019 www.ppic.org/publication/...
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old meme new soriku
kh2…. grips sand
kh2…. grips sand
January 18, 2026 at 11:39 PM
old meme new soriku
kh2…. grips sand
kh2…. grips sand
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ICE agents. are putting. stuffed animals. on dashboards. to fool children. into thinking. they won't be kidnapped.
Thanks. We have folks in our community giving vulnerable students rides to school, and a teacher shared that they were putting small stuffed animals on their dashboards to help kids identify safe cars. ICE picked up on it and started doing the same. Horrifying.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
ICE agents. are putting. stuffed animals. on dashboards. to fool children. into thinking. they won't be kidnapped.
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October 17, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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Plenty of organizing is just, making phone calls. And reading through an agenda. And sitting on a board somewhere and asking a few questions. And writing an email and 10 postcards and welcoming someone to a gathering and waving a flag and giving someone food and...
January 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Plenty of organizing is just, making phone calls. And reading through an agenda. And sitting on a board somewhere and asking a few questions. And writing an email and 10 postcards and welcoming someone to a gathering and waving a flag and giving someone food and...
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Atlantic article on the Board of Peace. Eye-opening (past-the-paywall link).
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump’s Billion-Dollar Board of Peace
The new entity has a global remit and a steep price for a permanent seat.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Atlantic article on the Board of Peace. Eye-opening (past-the-paywall link).
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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♣️ INTEREST CHECK: EXTENDED ♣️
Dynamight's arrived to shuffle the deck 🃏 The interest check period has been extended to Jan. 31, so use his tiddy power to make the most of it 🔥 Art by @syblatortue.bsky.social ♥️
🎲 IC: forms.gle/quC9vyfpwQop...
🗓 Dec. 14 - [new] Jan. 31
#kiribaku #atozines #bnha
Dynamight's arrived to shuffle the deck 🃏 The interest check period has been extended to Jan. 31, so use his tiddy power to make the most of it 🔥 Art by @syblatortue.bsky.social ♥️
🎲 IC: forms.gle/quC9vyfpwQop...
🗓 Dec. 14 - [new] Jan. 31
#kiribaku #atozines #bnha
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
♣️ INTEREST CHECK: EXTENDED ♣️
Dynamight's arrived to shuffle the deck 🃏 The interest check period has been extended to Jan. 31, so use his tiddy power to make the most of it 🔥 Art by @syblatortue.bsky.social ♥️
🎲 IC: forms.gle/quC9vyfpwQop...
🗓 Dec. 14 - [new] Jan. 31
#kiribaku #atozines #bnha
Dynamight's arrived to shuffle the deck 🃏 The interest check period has been extended to Jan. 31, so use his tiddy power to make the most of it 🔥 Art by @syblatortue.bsky.social ♥️
🎲 IC: forms.gle/quC9vyfpwQop...
🗓 Dec. 14 - [new] Jan. 31
#kiribaku #atozines #bnha
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January 19, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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Read the whole thread. "If your art didn’t matter, they wouldn’t be working so hard to steal it."
One tiny comfort I experience as a creator right now:
Some of the richest people on the planet have poured billions into a plagiarism machine because they are so utterly desperate to be us
But no machine learning program can give them our skills, our vision, or our heart
And they hate that
Some of the richest people on the planet have poured billions into a plagiarism machine because they are so utterly desperate to be us
But no machine learning program can give them our skills, our vision, or our heart
And they hate that
January 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Read the whole thread. "If your art didn’t matter, they wouldn’t be working so hard to steal it."
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January 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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I wish all my online friends lived down the street
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I wish all my online friends lived down the street