Angtha Thar
@untamespirit.bsky.social
Geek who stays on top on news and have a habit of reading/watching documentaries and play with cookies. Octavia Butler fan girl. Currently reading Sarah Kendzior. And don't worry, I'm not a bot and jerk-wad troll. She/her
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Angtha Thar
@untamespirit.bsky.social
· Jan 19
just a reminder that despite somewhat dismal sales numbers, people who've read my book said they found it important and clarifying, and emotionally resonant, and thoughtful, and well-written. and i hope you'll consider buying it as we move into the era it describes:
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America a book by Talia Lavin
Esquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are en...
bookshop.org
Hi @swordsjew.bsky.social and #booksky📚💙, I'm ready to do a book thread on Wild Faith. TW: Child abuse, sexual assult, antisemitism
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chat are we cooked
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
chat are we cooked
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I feel like the fractures we are seeing in the MAGA coalition have some people hoping the status quo will simply make a roaring comeback, and judicial consequences will simply engulf all of the bad guys. There's really no precedent that supports that expectation.
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I feel like the fractures we are seeing in the MAGA coalition have some people hoping the status quo will simply make a roaring comeback, and judicial consequences will simply engulf all of the bad guys. There's really no precedent that supports that expectation.
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Here's how silly US racism is.
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Here's how silly US racism is.
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
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Boom.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Boom.
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ICE is STILL stuck inside the parking garage in lower Manhattan, and they seem pretty grumpy about it.
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ICE is STILL stuck inside the parking garage in lower Manhattan, and they seem pretty grumpy about it.
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I was watching a beautiful French experimental animation the other day, but youtubes autodubbing FUCKING RUINED IT
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I was watching a beautiful French experimental animation the other day, but youtubes autodubbing FUCKING RUINED IT
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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Why are students having learning challenges?
I can't imagine:
I can't imagine:
I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why are students having learning challenges?
I can't imagine:
I can't imagine:
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Libraries exist for people who can't afford to buy books. They're there for the public good. Support your local library. Borrow books.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Libraries exist for people who can't afford to buy books. They're there for the public good. Support your local library. Borrow books.
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Also, this verse is so true, how do we create space for learning and growing and getting out of our own way?
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Also, this verse is so true, how do we create space for learning and growing and getting out of our own way?
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Sorry #booksky 📚 and #academicsky it's been a while. Butler would continue with the parable series on how demagogues use their charisma to charm and trick their followers to self-destruction.
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sorry #booksky 📚 and #academicsky it's been a while. Butler would continue with the parable series on how demagogues use their charisma to charm and trick their followers to self-destruction.
@profanity.accountant I don't curse a lot right?
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
@profanity.accountant I don't curse a lot right?
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good thread about dudes whose grift is “we’re visionaries!” when they’re really clown-grade hustlers
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
good thread about dudes whose grift is “we’re visionaries!” when they’re really clown-grade hustlers
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This is incredible thank you @sesmith.lol here are some shrimp.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is incredible thank you @sesmith.lol here are some shrimp.
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They want to murder children. Plain and simple they want as may children to die as possible from with this policy change.
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
They want to murder children. Plain and simple they want as may children to die as possible from with this policy change.
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Absolutely fuck this, man
This is what happens when you treat every piece of art you license like just another line of a spreadsheet
This is what happens when you reduce work that real people put so much love into down to fucking content slop that you shovel out for as cheaply as you can
This is what happens when you treat every piece of art you license like just another line of a spreadsheet
This is what happens when you reduce work that real people put so much love into down to fucking content slop that you shovel out for as cheaply as you can
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Absolutely fuck this, man
This is what happens when you treat every piece of art you license like just another line of a spreadsheet
This is what happens when you reduce work that real people put so much love into down to fucking content slop that you shovel out for as cheaply as you can
This is what happens when you treat every piece of art you license like just another line of a spreadsheet
This is what happens when you reduce work that real people put so much love into down to fucking content slop that you shovel out for as cheaply as you can
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This is so tragic and unnecessary. My prayers go out to her family and loved ones.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is so tragic and unnecessary. My prayers go out to her family and loved ones.
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David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
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This guy's entire life was aimed toward the singular goal of being elected president, was ridiculously qualified for the job, lost to a dipshit because of the Supreme Court's interference, and instead of saying "fuck it, I'm done," spent the next three decades being dedicated to climate advocacy.
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This guy's entire life was aimed toward the singular goal of being elected president, was ridiculously qualified for the job, lost to a dipshit because of the Supreme Court's interference, and instead of saying "fuck it, I'm done," spent the next three decades being dedicated to climate advocacy.
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It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
Was just looking at a Target cyber Monday ad and was thinking why would anyone wear a smart ring? A smart watch maybe, but if I get a watch, I'll be wearing an old school non digital watch thank you very much.
can all these freaks go outside and leave us alone
Today in luxury surveillance.
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Was just looking at a Target cyber Monday ad and was thinking why would anyone wear a smart ring? A smart watch maybe, but if I get a watch, I'll be wearing an old school non digital watch thank you very much.