Aimai
@aimaiami.bsky.social
Social worker, therapist, all around sardonic person. Largely unknown but I take up a lot of space in my own mind.
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The Melians protested…[and] the Athenian general replied: ‘you know as well as we do that right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.’
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Norbert Goeneutte. French (1854 - 1894)
The Pont de l’Europe at Night, 1887
The Pont de l’Europe at Night, 1887
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Norbert Goeneutte. French (1854 - 1894)
The Pont de l’Europe at Night, 1887
The Pont de l’Europe at Night, 1887
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i got the most fascinating piece of feedback in my inbox this morning and i want to share it because it confirms something for me. here it is. key line: "I didn't used to read you because I thought you would just be another Black liberal--same old, same old."
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
i got the most fascinating piece of feedback in my inbox this morning and i want to share it because it confirms something for me. here it is. key line: "I didn't used to read you because I thought you would just be another Black liberal--same old, same old."
You kind of have to read the whole thread to realize how genius this is, but it deserves to be in some hall of fame somewhere—maybe next to “sexpatriated” that someone here invented recently.
I hereby copyright the term “black-handed compliment” for condescensions of this sort.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
You kind of have to read the whole thread to realize how genius this is, but it deserves to be in some hall of fame somewhere—maybe next to “sexpatriated” that someone here invented recently.
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Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are NOUNS when you stress the FIRST syllable, but VERBS when you stress the SECOND syllable.
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
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"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
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January 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are NOUNS when you stress the FIRST syllable, but VERBS when you stress the SECOND syllable.
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
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"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
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keep thinking of a vocally anti-woke reporter who insisted that the term "environmental racism" was nonsense
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
keep thinking of a vocally anti-woke reporter who insisted that the term "environmental racism" was nonsense
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if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
Oh, I kind of thought they might have sent this to Jordan Peterson, and I thought it was a good idea.
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Oh, I kind of thought they might have sent this to Jordan Peterson, and I thought it was a good idea.
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X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
Basically: this. Each thing is a crime and each thing has to be dealt with, honestly and directly, by people who want to be considered our leaders.
I don't think starting World War III should be considered "a distraction" from other things even if it does distract from other things.
January 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Basically: this. Each thing is a crime and each thing has to be dealt with, honestly and directly, by people who want to be considered our leaders.
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"What's the difference between Greenland and Donald Trump?
Greenland is not for sale"
-Amy Klobuchar
"For any Republican Trump administration person out there that want to throw eggs at me as a result of that joke, you can't, they're too expensive"
-Amy Klobuchar
Greenland is not for sale"
-Amy Klobuchar
"For any Republican Trump administration person out there that want to throw eggs at me as a result of that joke, you can't, they're too expensive"
-Amy Klobuchar
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"What's the difference between Greenland and Donald Trump?
Greenland is not for sale"
-Amy Klobuchar
"For any Republican Trump administration person out there that want to throw eggs at me as a result of that joke, you can't, they're too expensive"
-Amy Klobuchar
Greenland is not for sale"
-Amy Klobuchar
"For any Republican Trump administration person out there that want to throw eggs at me as a result of that joke, you can't, they're too expensive"
-Amy Klobuchar
DOMINANT. PREDATOR. FORCE.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
DOMINANT. PREDATOR. FORCE.
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The voter fraud was coming from inside the house. Ex-TPUSA leader gets probation:
Ex-Turning Point Leader Gets Probation After Forging Voters’ Names
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The voter fraud was coming from inside the house. Ex-TPUSA leader gets probation:
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European allies including France and Germany are coordinating a response in case the United States moves to take control of Greenland, Reuters reports.
January 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
European allies including France and Germany are coordinating a response in case the United States moves to take control of Greenland, Reuters reports.
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Walz: "What Trump tweeted the other night put the Hortman children at risk. They have to look at security. Put my family at risk again. What he's doing the Somali community is unconscionable ... for God's sake, the kids of a murdered Speaker. And [Rs] can't speak up and say 'this is wrong. stop it'"
January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Walz: "What Trump tweeted the other night put the Hortman children at risk. They have to look at security. Put my family at risk again. What he's doing the Somali community is unconscionable ... for God's sake, the kids of a murdered Speaker. And [Rs] can't speak up and say 'this is wrong. stop it'"
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January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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Hilton Hotels doubles-down on their support for the American Gestapo.
When looking for a hotel, there are *plenty* of other choices.
When looking for a hotel, there are *plenty* of other choices.
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Hilton Hotels doubles-down on their support for the American Gestapo.
When looking for a hotel, there are *plenty* of other choices.
When looking for a hotel, there are *plenty* of other choices.
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Officers like @libradunn1.bsky.social saved my life and my colleagues’ lives on January 6th. I’m forever grateful to the law enforcement officials who courageously defended our Capitol and our democracy from the armed insurrectionists.
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Officers like @libradunn1.bsky.social saved my life and my colleagues’ lives on January 6th. I’m forever grateful to the law enforcement officials who courageously defended our Capitol and our democracy from the armed insurrectionists.
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Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”
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This male Kingfisher delighting visitors at WWT Slimbridge
today, forced into the Matrix to find open water #GlosBirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds
today, forced into the Matrix to find open water #GlosBirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This male Kingfisher delighting visitors at WWT Slimbridge
today, forced into the Matrix to find open water #GlosBirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds
today, forced into the Matrix to find open water #GlosBirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."