Poetry Of Unguided Descent
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tem analyst, experiencer of reality, AuDHD, depressive, they/them, advocate of kindness, student of power, executive function sometimes haver, all encompassing mouth of desire and need
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i mean. i didn't do anything wrong. i am under occupation by the same people threatening Greenland and Canada. nonetheless it is necessary to hurt me. the necessity does not make this just.
justice is something systems can grant to those within their jurisdiction, and i am outside it.
justice is something systems can grant to those within their jurisdiction, and i am outside it.
I am responsible for this because it is done in my name. I don’t get to claim to love my country if I also cannot accept that we are right now engaged in some extremely evil and vile acts.
We all have a moral responsibility to fight the evil upon us. But we also cannot ignore how we got here.
We all have a moral responsibility to fight the evil upon us. But we also cannot ignore how we got here.
Yes, it is... But you aren't among that part of the population.
Russia's all-domain op didn't get you.
So why are you equating yourself with its victims/perpetrators?
Please develop and maintain functional IFF!
Trump isn't us.
Trump is them.
Russia's all-domain op didn't get you.
So why are you equating yourself with its victims/perpetrators?
Please develop and maintain functional IFF!
Trump isn't us.
Trump is them.
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
i mean. i didn't do anything wrong. i am under occupation by the same people threatening Greenland and Canada. nonetheless it is necessary to hurt me. the necessity does not make this just.
justice is something systems can grant to those within their jurisdiction, and i am outside it.
justice is something systems can grant to those within their jurisdiction, and i am outside it.
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People who claimed that both sides and sat out the election or voted third party effectively decided that to them the lives of, to date, 757,314 people, mostly children, were not worth saving.
"To date, 757,314 people – the majority children – have died from the funding cuts, according to ImpactCounter, which tracks the effect of USAID cuts via sophisticated modelling tools. That is 88 deaths every hour."
One Year Later: The Effect of US 'Chainsaw' on Global Health healthpolicy-watch.news/the-human-co...
January 21, 2026 at 1:41 AM
People who claimed that both sides and sat out the election or voted third party effectively decided that to them the lives of, to date, 757,314 people, mostly children, were not worth saving.
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a year ago i wrote a story that went viral over here about how republicans could create a de facto national care ban for trans medicine
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won't stop them.
www.rollingstone.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
a year ago i wrote a story that went viral over here about how republicans could create a de facto national care ban for trans medicine
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would
today, they stopped it
I want to speak to the world. I want to express myself. But what do I say?
I feel so many things. How do I choose? How does anyone choose?
How do I choose?
I feel so many things. How do I choose? How does anyone choose?
How do I choose?
January 21, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I want to speak to the world. I want to express myself. But what do I say?
I feel so many things. How do I choose? How does anyone choose?
How do I choose?
I feel so many things. How do I choose? How does anyone choose?
How do I choose?
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winning elections forever isn’t a plan. democrats need to solve the root problem (original sin and the existence of suffering in our fallen world)
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 AM
winning elections forever isn’t a plan. democrats need to solve the root problem (original sin and the existence of suffering in our fallen world)
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I hadn't read this until just now and like, this interview is what has people mad about Schumer ignoring ICE as an electoral issue? Really?
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I hadn't read this until just now and like, this interview is what has people mad about Schumer ignoring ICE as an electoral issue? Really?
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there is not a single founding father who would have believed that a court would ever rule that presidential pardons made in furtherance of a conspiracy against the republic were presumptively valid
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM
there is not a single founding father who would have believed that a court would ever rule that presidential pardons made in furtherance of a conspiracy against the republic were presumptively valid
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it's a good store!
Japan would like to introduce you fools to MUJI (無印, "no brand")
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
it's a good store!
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A basic theory of US politics:
1. The information environment is designed to ensure that everyone is angry & feels like shit all the time.
2. We demand from the president, "why haven't you made us feel better," when they just can't.
3. Thus, one-term presidents from here on out.
1. The information environment is designed to ensure that everyone is angry & feels like shit all the time.
2. We demand from the president, "why haven't you made us feel better," when they just can't.
3. Thus, one-term presidents from here on out.
January 20, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A basic theory of US politics:
1. The information environment is designed to ensure that everyone is angry & feels like shit all the time.
2. We demand from the president, "why haven't you made us feel better," when they just can't.
3. Thus, one-term presidents from here on out.
1. The information environment is designed to ensure that everyone is angry & feels like shit all the time.
2. We demand from the president, "why haven't you made us feel better," when they just can't.
3. Thus, one-term presidents from here on out.
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Folks, blocking is essential self-care.
Social media by design favours conflict. It is important to curate that to which you expose your mind.
I can guarantee you that if you block me, for instance, you won't be missing anything.
Number of followers/following is a ridiculous status symbol.
-1/2
Social media by design favours conflict. It is important to curate that to which you expose your mind.
I can guarantee you that if you block me, for instance, you won't be missing anything.
Number of followers/following is a ridiculous status symbol.
-1/2
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Folks, blocking is essential self-care.
Social media by design favours conflict. It is important to curate that to which you expose your mind.
I can guarantee you that if you block me, for instance, you won't be missing anything.
Number of followers/following is a ridiculous status symbol.
-1/2
Social media by design favours conflict. It is important to curate that to which you expose your mind.
I can guarantee you that if you block me, for instance, you won't be missing anything.
Number of followers/following is a ridiculous status symbol.
-1/2
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As more and more Colleen Hoover movies come out, here’s a reminder her son rapes children and she supports him regardless. Stop entertaining her movies that literally harm women and children.
January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
As more and more Colleen Hoover movies come out, here’s a reminder her son rapes children and she supports him regardless. Stop entertaining her movies that literally harm women and children.
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this is yet another reason why it can't be Newsom
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
this is yet another reason why it can't be Newsom
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When Holocaust deniers talk about the camps, they’ll lie and claim most of the deaths were from typhus.
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
When Holocaust deniers talk about the camps, they’ll lie and claim most of the deaths were from typhus.
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Although if we're being fair ("fair"), a number *did* vote what they believed was their moral imperative: to implode the USA, a country where they were living and will likely continue to live in 99% of cases.
Great. Cool. We're fucked. I hope enough of them see this wasn't the way to go.
Great. Cool. We're fucked. I hope enough of them see this wasn't the way to go.
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Although if we're being fair ("fair"), a number *did* vote what they believed was their moral imperative: to implode the USA, a country where they were living and will likely continue to live in 99% of cases.
Great. Cool. We're fucked. I hope enough of them see this wasn't the way to go.
Great. Cool. We're fucked. I hope enough of them see this wasn't the way to go.
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And it always sounded like "Don't make me finish my dinner" and shit
Voting was treated like a personal decision between you and God (or lack thereof) and not your civic duty to everyone
And that sucks
Voting was treated like a personal decision between you and God (or lack thereof) and not your civic duty to everyone
And that sucks
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 PM
And it always sounded like "Don't make me finish my dinner" and shit
Voting was treated like a personal decision between you and God (or lack thereof) and not your civic duty to everyone
And that sucks
Voting was treated like a personal decision between you and God (or lack thereof) and not your civic duty to everyone
And that sucks
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I spent all of 2024 watching this site in particular scream at Biden & then Harris that it was tantamount to blackmail to emphasize Trump being a fascist/threat to democracy, that they had to "give ppl something to vote for besides just being anti-Trump" & that voters cared more about prices anyways
You want to know why Chuck Schumer is talking about affordability & not Trump being a fascist? It's because we already tried talking about him being a fascist *& everyone ignored us*.
A big part of why we are at where we are is that much of the world, the press, foreign leaders, a big hunk of US voters, simply refused to believe it when Democrats said Trump would be as bad as he is.
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I spent all of 2024 watching this site in particular scream at Biden & then Harris that it was tantamount to blackmail to emphasize Trump being a fascist/threat to democracy, that they had to "give ppl something to vote for besides just being anti-Trump" & that voters cared more about prices anyways
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Ppl think you can pick up tear gas grenades with garden gloves and be fine, when in fact you'd need heavy duty industrial ones rated for extreme temperatures (and you'd need to compare to the actual burning temperature of these things).
Don't try it.
Don't try it.
Don’t try this. 99+% of gloves are not good enough. Burning tear gas grenades are too hot
January 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Ppl think you can pick up tear gas grenades with garden gloves and be fine, when in fact you'd need heavy duty industrial ones rated for extreme temperatures (and you'd need to compare to the actual burning temperature of these things).
Don't try it.
Don't try it.
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Don’t try this. 99+% of gloves are not good enough. Burning tear gas grenades are too hot
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Don’t try this. 99+% of gloves are not good enough. Burning tear gas grenades are too hot
id really like to be more confident about how all of this is going to go.
i wish people had made different choices.
i wish people had made different choices.
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 AM
id really like to be more confident about how all of this is going to go.
i wish people had made different choices.
i wish people had made different choices.
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It never ceases to be funny when the statue-pfp right-wing chuds whine at me; they invariably assume I must be some sort of ultra-progressive 'libbed out' scholar.
I study Roman military materiel. Weapons, armor, ships, logistics. The physical stuff of war.
Truly, the most 'lib' of subfields.
I study Roman military materiel. Weapons, armor, ships, logistics. The physical stuff of war.
Truly, the most 'lib' of subfields.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
It never ceases to be funny when the statue-pfp right-wing chuds whine at me; they invariably assume I must be some sort of ultra-progressive 'libbed out' scholar.
I study Roman military materiel. Weapons, armor, ships, logistics. The physical stuff of war.
Truly, the most 'lib' of subfields.
I study Roman military materiel. Weapons, armor, ships, logistics. The physical stuff of war.
Truly, the most 'lib' of subfields.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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What a career! Geodesy is the science of determining the shape of the earth. Precise Orbit Determination requires an accurate geoid model of the gravitational field of the 🌍 . (Can be shape or density fluctuations.)
Dr West pioneered both POD & active radar measurements of ocean heights from space
Dr West pioneered both POD & active radar measurements of ocean heights from space
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 AM
What a career! Geodesy is the science of determining the shape of the earth. Precise Orbit Determination requires an accurate geoid model of the gravitational field of the 🌍 . (Can be shape or density fluctuations.)
Dr West pioneered both POD & active radar measurements of ocean heights from space
Dr West pioneered both POD & active radar measurements of ocean heights from space