The A.C.E.R.B.I.C. Nerd
@acerbicnerd.bsky.social
Against Cryptofascists, Entryists and Red-Browns In Canada.
Antifascist researcher, insufferable nerd and bitter old lefty. He/Him.
Antifascist researcher, insufferable nerd and bitter old lefty. He/Him.
All these years later, I have to admit I still don't understand what people online think "gatekeeping" is, beyond the act of ascribing meaning to words.
Today I learned that tax-payer funded, government-run institutions which provide social goods are actually “DIY punk rock.” And that disagreeing with this is “gate-keeping punk.”
Who knew?!
Who knew?!
December 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
All these years later, I have to admit I still don't understand what people online think "gatekeeping" is, beyond the act of ascribing meaning to words.
TBH one of the biggest structural weaknesses of the left is the fact that so much of the 'intro-to-activism' content kids encounter when they first get involved is total bullshit written by the worst people which then takes years to unlearn (if folks ever do, and many do not).
The fact that Chomsky is an intro into left-wing politics for so many is itself really very problematic, because he essentially politicises people into proto-campist positions
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
TBH one of the biggest structural weaknesses of the left is the fact that so much of the 'intro-to-activism' content kids encounter when they first get involved is total bullshit written by the worst people which then takes years to unlearn (if folks ever do, and many do not).
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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It's great watching everyone aggressively violate copyright to share the contraband 60 minutes video, but it's disappointing that so many people feel the necessity to upload to streaming sites or googledrive/icloud. Everyone should know how to torrent or use onionshare:
onionshare.org
onionshare.org
OnionShare
OnionShare is a tool for anonymous peer-to-peer file sharing, chatting, and web hosting.
onionshare.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It's great watching everyone aggressively violate copyright to share the contraband 60 minutes video, but it's disappointing that so many people feel the necessity to upload to streaming sites or googledrive/icloud. Everyone should know how to torrent or use onionshare:
onionshare.org
onionshare.org
In case you hadn't heard the forbidden 60 Minutes segment aired in Canada.
Inside Cecot (Cam Rip By Jason Paris) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://bsky.app/profile/jasonparis.bsky.social/post/3mam565pyes24
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
In case you hadn't heard the forbidden 60 Minutes segment aired in Canada.
I still remember reading the infamous "Boston bomber reddit thread" live while it was going down, and will never be able to get over that feeling of unease as I scrolled down through hundreds of cocksure comments.
This is how you destroy people's lives.
This is how you destroy people's lives.
Hi!
I am happy to inform you that the more I think about what happened at Brown, the angrier I get!
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
I am happy to inform you that the more I think about what happened at Brown, the angrier I get!
nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
It's time to beat "Twitter detectives" with sticks
And ineffectual higher education admins too. You all suck.
nataliaantonova.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I still remember reading the infamous "Boston bomber reddit thread" live while it was going down, and will never be able to get over that feeling of unease as I scrolled down through hundreds of cocksure comments.
This is how you destroy people's lives.
This is how you destroy people's lives.
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New from 404 Media: Flock exposed some of its AI-powered cameras to the internet. We know because we tracked ourselves with them. These cameras zoom in on passersby, sometimes so close we could read a random person's phone screen. Required no login to view cameras
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New from 404 Media: Flock exposed some of its AI-powered cameras to the internet. We know because we tracked ourselves with them. These cameras zoom in on passersby, sometimes so close we could read a random person's phone screen. Required no login to view cameras
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
It's easy to imagine that antisemitism and Islamophobia are existentially opposed and that combating one means tolerating the other, but then you read what all these people have to say about Syria...
David Miller has spouted some pretty despicable stuff lately but this enraged me, combining Jew-hate with racism against Syrians.
December 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's easy to imagine that antisemitism and Islamophobia are existentially opposed and that combating one means tolerating the other, but then you read what all these people have to say about Syria...
Oh great we're doing patriotism discourse again.
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Oh great we're doing patriotism discourse again.
Still immensely glad I never built a personal brand as "Canada's Chomsky".
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Still immensely glad I never built a personal brand as "Canada's Chomsky".
So...they're gonna pay us to take drugs?
LOLLL Trump claims he’s cutting drug prices by 600 percent, which is not possible
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
So...they're gonna pay us to take drugs?
But was he an accomplished actor? Did he do it for an actress?
im sorry guys but lee harvey oswald acted alone
December 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
But was he an accomplished actor? Did he do it for an actress?
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Six members of the Canadian Parliament were denied entry into the occupied West Bank by the Israeli army today at the Allenby Bridge / King Hussein Crossing.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
Israel denies entry to Canadian MPs trying to reach occupied West Bank
Advocacy group urges sanctions on Israel after Canadian delegation, including six lawmakers, turned back to Jordan.
www.aljazeera.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Six members of the Canadian Parliament were denied entry into the occupied West Bank by the Israeli army today at the Allenby Bridge / King Hussein Crossing.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
The people in your life are there, by and large, because they choose to be.
Treat them accordingly.
Treat them accordingly.
*principal skinner voice* it is the children who are wrong
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The people in your life are there, by and large, because they choose to be.
Treat them accordingly.
Treat them accordingly.
Not sure Syrians, Bosnians or Cambodians would see him as a "free speech absolutist"...
I bet you didn't know that Chomsky was flying on Epstein's jet because he's a "free speech absolutist." And yeah maybe he was friends with a rich pedophile but, like, he also talked to Ali G.
December 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not sure Syrians, Bosnians or Cambodians would see him as a "free speech absolutist"...
So wait, it wasn't because he was planning to do a movie about Trump and Putin!?!
You do not have to do this every fucking time a tragedy occurs, JFC.
You do not have to do this every fucking time a tragedy occurs, JFC.
December 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
So wait, it wasn't because he was planning to do a movie about Trump and Putin!?!
You do not have to do this every fucking time a tragedy occurs, JFC.
You do not have to do this every fucking time a tragedy occurs, JFC.
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Absolutely horrific and repulsive. Solidarity with Jewish friends, especially as it’s the first night of Hannukah
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bondi beach shooting live updates: 10 people dead including one shooter with another alleged shooter in critical condition; home affairs minister condemns ‘appalling act of violence’
Follow updates live
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Absolutely horrific and repulsive. Solidarity with Jewish friends, especially as it’s the first night of Hannukah
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
hrichina.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
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Hello friends, I recently lost my health insurance + benefits & am currently looking at a bill of over $16,000 for which I cannot pay. This would not necessarily be an issue if I were not visually impaired and currently out of full time work, but I am humbly asking for assistance now. Any bit helps.
Donate to Help EmissaryOfNight Pay Emergency Expenses, organized by Y, Al-Sheikh
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December 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Hello friends, I recently lost my health insurance + benefits & am currently looking at a bill of over $16,000 for which I cannot pay. This would not necessarily be an issue if I were not visually impaired and currently out of full time work, but I am humbly asking for assistance now. Any bit helps.
r/chomsky is currently in such a state they've turned on Milosevic!
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
r/chomsky is currently in such a state they've turned on Milosevic!
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60,000 is the *low end* estimate.
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
60,000 is the *low end* estimate.
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Another first with the Meta sponsor just added to the Turning Point USA mega conference
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Another first with the Meta sponsor just added to the Turning Point USA mega conference
Will admit this was the first thing that crossed my mind when I heard WSWS was creating their own AI.
December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Will admit this was the first thing that crossed my mind when I heard WSWS was creating their own AI.
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Chomsky is such a great exemplar of the anti-antifa politics that were widespread in the Left prior to 2017 -- specifically a total rejection of the core antifa planks of Three Way Fight and No Platform.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Chomsky is such a great exemplar of the anti-antifa politics that were widespread in the Left prior to 2017 -- specifically a total rejection of the core antifa planks of Three Way Fight and No Platform.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.
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Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.