Roquentin
@cultofmany.bsky.social
Social Worker against the machine. Adoptee. <she/her>
~Trying to live well and do good in the face of calamity.~
~Trying to live well and do good in the face of calamity.~
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s wild to suggest this is a circular firing squad or something when it’s millions of citizen Democrats who hate it versus 47 elected Democrats who conspired to surrender for nothing.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
We’re not fighting “each other,” we’re fighting you. There’s only a few dozen of you, but you hold all the power.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The last time Schumer and the Senate caved, I, a lifelong Democrat, disaffiliated from the party. This time? I will be actively working to end the legislative careers of every incumbent democrat in the senate. And I *know* there will be plenty of others committed to doing the same.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The last time Schumer and the Senate caved, I, a lifelong Democrat, disaffiliated from the party. This time? I will be actively working to end the legislative careers of every incumbent democrat in the senate. And I *know* there will be plenty of others committed to doing the same.
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If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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Hope is a fuel. Use it to burn down something terrible.
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Hope is a fuel. Use it to burn down something terrible.
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I yearn for a political party where not endorsing Mamdani while praising Dick Cheney gets you automatically booted out
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I yearn for a political party where not endorsing Mamdani while praising Dick Cheney gets you automatically booted out
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Alexa what’s the best time to start trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
October 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Alexa what’s the best time to start trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
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Honestly, it’s exhausting that people think Gazans should only ask for help to survive to eat, to stay alive but not to dream, to study, or to rebuild their lives. Wanting education, safety, and a future isn’t greed. It’s being human.
October 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Honestly, it’s exhausting that people think Gazans should only ask for help to survive to eat, to stay alive but not to dream, to study, or to rebuild their lives. Wanting education, safety, and a future isn’t greed. It’s being human.
Can’t stop thinking about the level of cursed a moment in time has to be in order to produce a factual sentence like “Portland Frog pepper-balled by ICE agents”
October 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Can’t stop thinking about the level of cursed a moment in time has to be in order to produce a factual sentence like “Portland Frog pepper-balled by ICE agents”
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I’m supposed to believe both that trained and paid journalists couldn’t see through Project 2025 spin but also they’re the people best positioned to tell me what’s happening and how I should feel. Why? They failed at their jobs by their own admission.
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m supposed to believe both that trained and paid journalists couldn’t see through Project 2025 spin but also they’re the people best positioned to tell me what’s happening and how I should feel. Why? They failed at their jobs by their own admission.
I took a screen shot of this post yesterday - have a feeling we’re all gonna need it in the coming days and weeks.
The fascists are going to attempt to shock and awe the nation here shortly. Do not freeze. Do not fall into the despair they will seed.
September 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I took a screen shot of this post yesterday - have a feeling we’re all gonna need it in the coming days and weeks.
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Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
Just clownish evil all the way down. My god …
Carr: We're going to back to that era where local TV stations, judging the public interest, get to decide what the American people think…
I don’t think this is the last shoe to drop… the consequences will continue to flow.
I don’t think this is the last shoe to drop… the consequences will continue to flow.
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Just clownish evil all the way down. My god …
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The type of speech most punished in this society is that which consists of telling the truth about how the powerful have harmed you
September 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The type of speech most punished in this society is that which consists of telling the truth about how the powerful have harmed you
The free speech crusaders are at it again.
“ … a picture with the words ‘Just a reminder, we're NOT offering sympathy,’ which was reportedly posted shortly after Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking event in Utah. The post quickly drew attention on right-wing social media accounts…”
“ … a picture with the words ‘Just a reminder, we're NOT offering sympathy,’ which was reportedly posted shortly after Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking event in Utah. The post quickly drew attention on right-wing social media accounts…”
Wachusett High teacher placed on leave due to social media post after Charlie Kirk killing
Increased security in place at school.
www.telegram.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The free speech crusaders are at it again.
“ … a picture with the words ‘Just a reminder, we're NOT offering sympathy,’ which was reportedly posted shortly after Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking event in Utah. The post quickly drew attention on right-wing social media accounts…”
“ … a picture with the words ‘Just a reminder, we're NOT offering sympathy,’ which was reportedly posted shortly after Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking event in Utah. The post quickly drew attention on right-wing social media accounts…”
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you don’t have to have a take on everything but i will say for the record that gavin newsom’s “continue his work” post is one of the more disgusting things i have ever seen considering that the dead man in question wanted at least ~2.8 million americans eradicated & believed empathy was a sin.
September 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
you don’t have to have a take on everything but i will say for the record that gavin newsom’s “continue his work” post is one of the more disgusting things i have ever seen considering that the dead man in question wanted at least ~2.8 million americans eradicated & believed empathy was a sin.
When New England weather captures the national vibe,
September 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
When New England weather captures the national vibe,
“Sources tell CBS News that Democrat strategist Lis Smith is serving as an advisor to Talarico.” WHYYYYYYYY
Texas Democrat James Talarico to launch Senate bid next week
Democratic lawmaker James Talarico is jumping into next year's Texas Senate race, sources tell CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Sources tell CBS News that Democrat strategist Lis Smith is serving as an advisor to Talarico.” WHYYYYYYYY
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For 12 months, America had a limited proof of concept for universal healthcare, and it was so uniformly successful we had no choice but to obliterate our society
I keep thinking about how the COVID vaccine was rolled out for free for all Americans in 2021 by the federal & state governments with support from local health departments & universities. Since, we have seen the privatization of delivery thru commercial pharmacies & the need for insurance coverage.
NEWS: CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states and DC — even to people who meet the new FDA criteria — because the CDC hasn't signed off and isn't expected to do so (if it does so) for at least three weeks.
August 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
For 12 months, America had a limited proof of concept for universal healthcare, and it was so uniformly successful we had no choice but to obliterate our society
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My trans community, this is not a time for us to go into a defensive crouch. When they come after us for this, we go on the attack.
Demand to know: 95% of all shooters are men, and 84% of them are white.
What restrictions are you proposing for the White Male community?
Demand to know: 95% of all shooters are men, and 84% of them are white.
What restrictions are you proposing for the White Male community?
August 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My trans community, this is not a time for us to go into a defensive crouch. When they come after us for this, we go on the attack.
Demand to know: 95% of all shooters are men, and 84% of them are white.
What restrictions are you proposing for the White Male community?
Demand to know: 95% of all shooters are men, and 84% of them are white.
What restrictions are you proposing for the White Male community?
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Journalists covering today's EO's on bail, here's a resource with data, research, and experts on several bail reforms implemented across the country.
August 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Journalists covering today's EO's on bail, here's a resource with data, research, and experts on several bail reforms implemented across the country.
“Here, have a piece of milk.”
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
August 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Here, have a piece of milk.”
Everything is so fucking bleak.
CPSC Withdraws Rules That Are Outdated, Fail to Advance Safety; New Leadership Focuses on Hazards That Pose Real Risks
CPSC Withdraws Rules That Are Outdated, Fail to Advance Safety; New Leadership Focuses on Hazards That Pose Real Risks
www.cpsc.gov
August 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Everything is so fucking bleak.