Ashton Hope ▼
@ashtonhope.bsky.social
Howdy! Queer white man, he/him. Aspiring punk rock star activist leather daddy. Lover of nature & humanity. Hater of capitalism. Anti-fascist
Uninstalling Bluesky due to the rapid shift towards anti-trans, anti-sex work, & overall right-wing behavior by the people running the platform. If you'd like to still find me, I'm on Mastodon union.place/@AshtonHope
Ashton Hope (@AshtonHope@union.place)
0 Posts, 0 Following, 1 Follower · Howdy! Aspiring punk rock star activist leather daddy. Lover of nature & humanity. Hater of capitalism. Anti-fascist
union.place
August 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Uninstalling Bluesky due to the rapid shift towards anti-trans, anti-sex work, & overall right-wing behavior by the people running the platform. If you'd like to still find me, I'm on Mastodon union.place/@AshtonHope
@bsky.app fuck J.K. Rowling, she's a feminist appropriating radical transphobe, & marginalizing queer folks to protect her ego has me setting up a Mastodon account!
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
@bsky.app fuck J.K. Rowling, she's a feminist appropriating radical transphobe, & marginalizing queer folks to protect her ego has me setting up a Mastodon account!
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Establishment Dems will cater to anyone except the people that are further left than them.
August 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Establishment Dems will cater to anyone except the people that are further left than them.
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TODAY @4 pm PT: protest warmongering Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell!
Join Kshama Sawant, Workers Strike Back & Seattle Against War TODAY, @ 4 pm PT (7 pm EST) for a rally outside Cantwell's office at the Federal Building
Join on livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/jITVdJL...
Join Kshama Sawant, Workers Strike Back & Seattle Against War TODAY, @ 4 pm PT (7 pm EST) for a rally outside Cantwell's office at the Federal Building
Join on livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/jITVdJL...
August 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
TODAY @4 pm PT: protest warmongering Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell!
Join Kshama Sawant, Workers Strike Back & Seattle Against War TODAY, @ 4 pm PT (7 pm EST) for a rally outside Cantwell's office at the Federal Building
Join on livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/jITVdJL...
Join Kshama Sawant, Workers Strike Back & Seattle Against War TODAY, @ 4 pm PT (7 pm EST) for a rally outside Cantwell's office at the Federal Building
Join on livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/jITVdJL...
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Seattle’s police union just made its first city political donation since 2020. Their pick: City Attorney Ann Davison. The $350 check is the max any individual can give under the voucher system. Her opponent Erika Evans is leading in votes and cash and says she’ll undo SPOG’s agenda.
For the First Time Since 2020, Seattle's Police Union Is Throwing Their Dollars into City Politics. And They're Putting Their Money on Ann Davison
Since the 2020 Defund SPD movement, the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) has taken every opportunity to blame progressive policy makers for our city’s ills (see their “This is Seattle&...
www.thestranger.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Seattle’s police union just made its first city political donation since 2020. Their pick: City Attorney Ann Davison. The $350 check is the max any individual can give under the voucher system. Her opponent Erika Evans is leading in votes and cash and says she’ll undo SPOG’s agenda.
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the ai bubble is bursting soon thank god
August 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
the ai bubble is bursting soon thank god
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Pedestrianized streets let kids be kids (and let parents relax a little)
August 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Pedestrianized streets let kids be kids (and let parents relax a little)
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Adam Smith Assures Voters He Remains Best Choice to Represent AIPAC and Boeing in Congress: tinyurl.com/248yn5h9
August 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Adam Smith Assures Voters He Remains Best Choice to Represent AIPAC and Boeing in Congress: tinyurl.com/248yn5h9
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The internet is still beautiful to me. I have seen people express displeasure with this comic in seven different languages already
August 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The internet is still beautiful to me. I have seen people express displeasure with this comic in seven different languages already
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🌈 Pride never ends 🌈
For pride month this year I did a little #Shera series for patreon, which was super fun! I tried to include or reference a couple flags in each - can you spot them all?
For pride month this year I did a little #Shera series for patreon, which was super fun! I tried to include or reference a couple flags in each - can you spot them all?
August 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🌈 Pride never ends 🌈
For pride month this year I did a little #Shera series for patreon, which was super fun! I tried to include or reference a couple flags in each - can you spot them all?
For pride month this year I did a little #Shera series for patreon, which was super fun! I tried to include or reference a couple flags in each - can you spot them all?
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Reading (the room) is Fundamental
youtube.com/shorts/t6XhJ...
#SeattleCityCouncil #puppets #AngelsInAmerica
youtube.com/shorts/t6XhJ...
#SeattleCityCouncil #puppets #AngelsInAmerica
Reading (the room) is Fundamental
YouTube video by The Seattle Channel
youtube.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Reading (the room) is Fundamental
youtube.com/shorts/t6XhJ...
#SeattleCityCouncil #puppets #AngelsInAmerica
youtube.com/shorts/t6XhJ...
#SeattleCityCouncil #puppets #AngelsInAmerica
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August 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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slo mo good for gear oogling
August 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
slo mo good for gear oogling
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...and slo mo also good for glove videos
August 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
...and slo mo also good for glove videos
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Flock's nationwide license plate tracking system is bad enough, but now the company is also analyzing our driving patterns to determine if we’re “suspicious."
This is a privacy nightmare that will only lead to racial profiling in policing and misidentify people as dangerous.
This is a privacy nightmare that will only lead to racial profiling in policing and misidentify people as dangerous.
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious” | ACLU
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions
www.aclu.org
August 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Flock's nationwide license plate tracking system is bad enough, but now the company is also analyzing our driving patterns to determine if we’re “suspicious."
This is a privacy nightmare that will only lead to racial profiling in policing and misidentify people as dangerous.
This is a privacy nightmare that will only lead to racial profiling in policing and misidentify people as dangerous.
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I'm sorry Congresswoman. You can't simultaneously declare your objection to sweeps while also endorsing a mayor in your own city who has aggressively swept your constituents and slow-walked any meaningful expansion of services. 🤦🏽♀️
August 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm sorry Congresswoman. You can't simultaneously declare your objection to sweeps while also endorsing a mayor in your own city who has aggressively swept your constituents and slow-walked any meaningful expansion of services. 🤦🏽♀️
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Time once again to hit 'about:config' and make sure that 'browser.ml.chat.enabled' is toggled to 'false' (along with some other options in 'browser.ml.chat' if you feel comfortable doing so).
mozilla has a rich history of shooting themselves in the foot
thankfully most of the ml stuff can be disabled through about:config
thankfully most of the ml stuff can be disabled through about:config
Some users report Firefox scoffing CPU power
: You guessed it: looks like it's a so-called AI
www.theregister.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Time once again to hit 'about:config' and make sure that 'browser.ml.chat.enabled' is toggled to 'false' (along with some other options in 'browser.ml.chat' if you feel comfortable doing so).
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Post updated to reflect that SPD told me to file a records request for an answer to my yes/no question: Did a new deputy chief and assistant chief, who each make around $300,000, get $50,000 hiring bonuses for joining the department? publicola.com/2025/08/12/p...
Police Chief and Deputy Chief Received Recruitment Bonuses For Bringing on New Staff - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the fact that SPD would not tell…
publicola.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Post updated to reflect that SPD told me to file a records request for an answer to my yes/no question: Did a new deputy chief and assistant chief, who each make around $300,000, get $50,000 hiring bonuses for joining the department? publicola.com/2025/08/12/p...
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"Russia and the United States have discussed Israel’s occupation of the West Bank as a model for ending the war in Ukraine"
“Ukraine will never give up its sovereignty. But the reality is it’ll be occupied territory and the model is Palestine.”
An abomination.
“Ukraine will never give up its sovereignty. But the reality is it’ll be occupied territory and the model is Palestine.”
An abomination.
August 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Russia and the United States have discussed Israel’s occupation of the West Bank as a model for ending the war in Ukraine"
“Ukraine will never give up its sovereignty. But the reality is it’ll be occupied territory and the model is Palestine.”
An abomination.
“Ukraine will never give up its sovereignty. But the reality is it’ll be occupied territory and the model is Palestine.”
An abomination.
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The first drag performer in Seattle to star in a staged reading of this court transcript will become a legend.
Laura Loomer: I have not had many boyfriends…You know, I care more about my work than I do about having a romantic partner. And I waited to find somebody who would accept the fact that I want to be very successful.
Counsel: Just for the record, my only question was did you give that interview?
Counsel: Just for the record, my only question was did you give that interview?
August 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The first drag performer in Seattle to star in a staged reading of this court transcript will become a legend.
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No
TSA’s faster PreCheck wants to scan your face at Sea-Tac Airport. Should you let it?
Travelers using TSA PreCheck Touchless ID don't show documents but insted pause to scan their face, then keep moving. Critics worry that the data may be misused.
www.seattletimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
No