Your Obedient Serpent
@athelind.bsky.social
Athelind Llewellyn Long, Dragon At Large, Hoard Potato.
Born on the Cusp of the Boom and Gen X, I am nevertheless The World's Oldest Millennial.
Pronouns He/Him or They/Them; I am large, I contain multitudes.
Queer, Here, Get Used To It
Born on the Cusp of the Boom and Gen X, I am nevertheless The World's Oldest Millennial.
Pronouns He/Him or They/Them; I am large, I contain multitudes.
Queer, Here, Get Used To It
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Universal Basic Income is not a "solution" to the "problem" of automation.
It is the FULFILLMENT of the PROMISE of automation.
It is the FULFILLMENT of the PROMISE of automation.
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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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Today we’re launching Jayce’s Fighting Ships of Wolf 359
A project that began as an idea and became something much bigger: a community-run act of creativity.
The book is now public. It’s yours.
tranquility.press/jayces-fight...
A project that began as an idea and became something much bigger: a community-run act of creativity.
The book is now public. It’s yours.
tranquility.press/jayces-fight...
January 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Today we’re launching Jayce’s Fighting Ships of Wolf 359
A project that began as an idea and became something much bigger: a community-run act of creativity.
The book is now public. It’s yours.
tranquility.press/jayces-fight...
A project that began as an idea and became something much bigger: a community-run act of creativity.
The book is now public. It’s yours.
tranquility.press/jayces-fight...
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I've decided to stop calling it "Twitter." Used to do that as an insult to Musk, a denial of his reality. But Twitter is dead and buried forever. It's just X, the Nazi site for Nazis, and that's all it will ever be. Get the fuck off.
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I've decided to stop calling it "Twitter." Used to do that as an insult to Musk, a denial of his reality. But Twitter is dead and buried forever. It's just X, the Nazi site for Nazis, and that's all it will ever be. Get the fuck off.
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Republican Presidents have been in office the last 4 Wars America has been involved in.
It's always done by an unpopular President to distract.
It's always done by an unpopular President to distract.
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Republican Presidents have been in office the last 4 Wars America has been involved in.
It's always done by an unpopular President to distract.
It's always done by an unpopular President to distract.
Tim Walz was REALLY GOOD at that, got a LOT of groundswell support, and the party sidelined him for it.
I further put forward that we be allowed to be a little bit rude about it. look what the obsession with civility has gotten us. if a person is being hateful or saying something untrue, you should be allowed to get a little bitchy if you need to!
my plan to get this country back on track consists of one bullet point: i propose we stop pretending stupid people arent stupid just because theyre loud and theres a lot of them
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Tim Walz was REALLY GOOD at that, got a LOT of groundswell support, and the party sidelined him for it.
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I further put forward that we be allowed to be a little bit rude about it. look what the obsession with civility has gotten us. if a person is being hateful or saying something untrue, you should be allowed to get a little bitchy if you need to!
my plan to get this country back on track consists of one bullet point: i propose we stop pretending stupid people arent stupid just because theyre loud and theres a lot of them
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I further put forward that we be allowed to be a little bit rude about it. look what the obsession with civility has gotten us. if a person is being hateful or saying something untrue, you should be allowed to get a little bitchy if you need to!
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"Too many New Yorkers have been forced to pay more for less—living in unsafe, unconscionable, and unaffordable housing... Today's executive order is the first step towards giving New Yorkers a voice in addressing the housing crisis that is pricing them out of our city."
Mamdani announces NYC "Rental Ripoff" hearings in all 5 boroughs
Mamdani says tenants will testify at "Rental Ripoff" hearings before New York City takes action against "unconscionable" business practices.
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"Too many New Yorkers have been forced to pay more for less—living in unsafe, unconscionable, and unaffordable housing... Today's executive order is the first step towards giving New Yorkers a voice in addressing the housing crisis that is pricing them out of our city."
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This should exist in every city in the country.
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This should exist in every city in the country.
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POV: u posted a little joke on blue sky. com
December 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
POV: u posted a little joke on blue sky. com
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En maar zeuren om die #Nobelprijs voor de #Vrede
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
En maar zeuren om die #Nobelprijs voor de #Vrede
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Every once in a while, I smack myself in the mouth emotionally with my own work.
I finished this, looked at it, and cried.
I finished this, looked at it, and cried.
January 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Every once in a while, I smack myself in the mouth emotionally with my own work.
I finished this, looked at it, and cried.
I finished this, looked at it, and cried.
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....is this loss...?
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
....is this loss...?
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Birkenstocks are shoes for people with no expectation of running away
January 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Birkenstocks are shoes for people with no expectation of running away
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Like I understand that both leftists (et al) and liberals (and centrists) are both against fascism and hate Trump. Good. It's that the liberals want to do the same shit they've been doing for 40 years that clearly doesn't work, and then call leftists traitors and trump supporters and idiots about it
January 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Like I understand that both leftists (et al) and liberals (and centrists) are both against fascism and hate Trump. Good. It's that the liberals want to do the same shit they've been doing for 40 years that clearly doesn't work, and then call leftists traitors and trump supporters and idiots about it
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It's too late, once you do ex post fact checks, if you've given the lying authoritarians carte blanche to lie in real time interviews, or you standalone block quote them as you've been quoting officials for decades, back when both parties were pro-democracy parties. The entire approach is broken.
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
It's too late, once you do ex post fact checks, if you've given the lying authoritarians carte blanche to lie in real time interviews, or you standalone block quote them as you've been quoting officials for decades, back when both parties were pro-democracy parties. The entire approach is broken.
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👇🎯 This propagates the lies & legitimizes the illegitimacy. Media outlets either need to get staff with knowledge of history & foreign policy (& the law) to push back/vet in real time or stop hosting Trump admin officials live on the air & stop quoting them in standalone block quotes in print.
So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.
January 4, 2026 at 11:44 PM
👇🎯 This propagates the lies & legitimizes the illegitimacy. Media outlets either need to get staff with knowledge of history & foreign policy (& the law) to push back/vet in real time or stop hosting Trump admin officials live on the air & stop quoting them in standalone block quotes in print.
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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I don’t think it’s necessary to give the benefit of the doubt to anyone whose thought processes reflect this flowchart:
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I don’t think it’s necessary to give the benefit of the doubt to anyone whose thought processes reflect this flowchart:
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Legality of US capture of Venezuela's Maduro in focus at United Nations reut.rs/49hTg9h
Legality of US capture of Venezuela's Maduro in focus at United Nations
The legality of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be under the spotlight at the United Nations on Monday, but Washington is unlikely to face strong criticism from allies over its military operation in the Latin American state.
reut.rs
January 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Legality of US capture of Venezuela's Maduro in focus at United Nations reut.rs/49hTg9h
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Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
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A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
January 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
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Among our most-read stories of 2025:
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Among our most-read stories of 2025:
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
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The Trump administration is threatening to retake the Panama Canal.
In response, President José Raúl Mulino told our friends at @revealnews.org, “The canal belongs to the Panamanian people and will remain so.”
In response, President José Raúl Mulino told our friends at @revealnews.org, “The canal belongs to the Panamanian people and will remain so.”
Trump's Panama Canal chaos
The administration’s America First approach to foreign policy is perplexing and even destabilizing some longtime US allies.
www.motherjones.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The Trump administration is threatening to retake the Panama Canal.
In response, President José Raúl Mulino told our friends at @revealnews.org, “The canal belongs to the Panamanian people and will remain so.”
In response, President José Raúl Mulino told our friends at @revealnews.org, “The canal belongs to the Panamanian people and will remain so.”