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@ebrillblaiddes.bsky.social
Part adjunct, part self-employed, entirely neurodivergent. She/her in STEM, i.e., had pronouns before people got offended by them. Can't believe it's controversial to not want SARS. Also plays with string 🧶
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Hey new followers, I recognize a few of you from Bird Hell Site (detector webapp came online or got noticed?) so I assume y'all know this, but so the rest of you know what's in the tin:
* quite autistic
* numbers are fun
* yarn yarn yarn
* cute lizard is cute
* fuck Nazi bullshit
* quite autistic
* numbers are fun
* yarn yarn yarn
* cute lizard is cute
* fuck Nazi bullshit
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Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
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If you came out of school with and identity rooted in “being smart”, you were kind hosed, because building a replacement for that is FUCKING HARD. Easier to double down on the sense of superiority and the trappings of intellect.
Adams showed us the full length of that road.
Adams showed us the full length of that road.
January 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
If you came out of school with and identity rooted in “being smart”, you were kind hosed, because building a replacement for that is FUCKING HARD. Easier to double down on the sense of superiority and the trappings of intellect.
Adams showed us the full length of that road.
Adams showed us the full length of that road.
Anyone have a resume-level verb for "wrangle paperwork"?
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Anyone have a resume-level verb for "wrangle paperwork"?
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Can't tell you how many right wing influencers who sported "Do Not Comply" buttons and t-shirts back in the days of the pandemic who are today defending the state murder of Renee Good for the crime of being a lesbian who gently talked back to an ICE agent.
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Can't tell you how many right wing influencers who sported "Do Not Comply" buttons and t-shirts back in the days of the pandemic who are today defending the state murder of Renee Good for the crime of being a lesbian who gently talked back to an ICE agent.
If anyone lacks procedural rights,
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
“It takes a lot to remove somebody from the United States. Some people are subject to due process.”
Wow, only some people? Is he sure that percentage shouldn't be a bit higher?
Wow, only some people? Is he sure that percentage shouldn't be a bit higher?
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
If anyone lacks procedural rights,
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
If anyone lacks procedural rights,
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
“It takes a lot to remove somebody from the United States. Some people are subject to due process.”
Wow, only some people? Is he sure that percentage shouldn't be a bit higher?
Wow, only some people? Is he sure that percentage shouldn't be a bit higher?
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
If anyone lacks procedural rights,
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
Your substantive rights
At crunch time
Mean fuck-all
And if you're more offended
By the Anglo-Saxon technical term
Than by the profanity of the situation itself
I found the fucking problem
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wild that “it’s bad to make children be your movement’s footsoldiers” is a bold position
January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
wild that “it’s bad to make children be your movement’s footsoldiers” is a bold position
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X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
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There is a vast difference between saying "I hate how hopeless I feel right now" and "just give up, it's pointless."
One is you owning your own upset.
The other is encouraging others to swirl down a toilet of inaction in the face of terror.
One is you owning your own upset.
The other is encouraging others to swirl down a toilet of inaction in the face of terror.
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
There is a vast difference between saying "I hate how hopeless I feel right now" and "just give up, it's pointless."
One is you owning your own upset.
The other is encouraging others to swirl down a toilet of inaction in the face of terror.
One is you owning your own upset.
The other is encouraging others to swirl down a toilet of inaction in the face of terror.
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
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"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
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FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
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This is also one reason the pandemic was declared over when it is most definitely still ongoing & killing & disabling us en masse.
We never had a single official acknowledgment or mourning even for those lost at the height of it.
They saw us coming together & had to stop it.
And y’all LET THEM.
We never had a single official acknowledgment or mourning even for those lost at the height of it.
They saw us coming together & had to stop it.
And y’all LET THEM.
public grief interferes with ongoing production/consumption and the profits of billionaires and can lead to questioning the political order, so our “leaders” try to limit its expression
THE OPEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GRIEF IS A POLITICAL ACT.
January 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
This is also one reason the pandemic was declared over when it is most definitely still ongoing & killing & disabling us en masse.
We never had a single official acknowledgment or mourning even for those lost at the height of it.
They saw us coming together & had to stop it.
And y’all LET THEM.
We never had a single official acknowledgment or mourning even for those lost at the height of it.
They saw us coming together & had to stop it.
And y’all LET THEM.
Y'all, the bird is posting again!
Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff
The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.
The question that every single person needs to ask their government:
What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.
The question that every single person needs to ask their government:
What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
January 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Y'all, the bird is posting again!
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I'm not a lawyer but if you call someone a 'fucking bitch' after you shoot them 3 times in the face does that show malicious intent?
- @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social
- @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I'm not a lawyer but if you call someone a 'fucking bitch' after you shoot them 3 times in the face does that show malicious intent?
- @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social
- @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social
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We’re not all like them, and that’s one of the reasons they hate us.
They think we’re being stuck up or fake by having genuine human compassion and not being entirely consumed by greed
They think we’re being stuck up or fake by having genuine human compassion and not being entirely consumed by greed
January 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
We’re not all like them, and that’s one of the reasons they hate us.
They think we’re being stuck up or fake by having genuine human compassion and not being entirely consumed by greed
They think we’re being stuck up or fake by having genuine human compassion and not being entirely consumed by greed
When I was a child, I thought like a child, such as believing that adults had their stuff together.
January 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
When I was a child, I thought like a child, such as believing that adults had their stuff together.
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May I not dissapoint them, should my time come to learn.
The next time someone tells you the civil war isn't about slavery, I want you to imagine a hot August day in Georgia, as these union soldiers, starving, dying, surrounded by their sick comrades,
Sing, to themselves, John Brown's Body.
"As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
Sing, to themselves, John Brown's Body.
"As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
January 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
May I not dissapoint them, should my time come to learn.
Thing that my brain keeps doubling back to:
If a car is rolling, shooting the driver will make sure the driver can't turn or brake, so the car will continue its course, which is exactly what someone in front of the car wouldn't want.
If a car is rolling, shooting the driver will make sure the driver can't turn or brake, so the car will continue its course, which is exactly what someone in front of the car wouldn't want.
January 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Thing that my brain keeps doubling back to:
If a car is rolling, shooting the driver will make sure the driver can't turn or brake, so the car will continue its course, which is exactly what someone in front of the car wouldn't want.
If a car is rolling, shooting the driver will make sure the driver can't turn or brake, so the car will continue its course, which is exactly what someone in front of the car wouldn't want.
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we need to be nourishing ourselves regularly so that there's enough bandwidth for action
AND
so that our spirits are strong enough to say no to the motherfuckers who want us to concede and fold
(all the people who didn't just follow orders? what were THEIR inner resources? Yeahhhh.)
AND
so that our spirits are strong enough to say no to the motherfuckers who want us to concede and fold
(all the people who didn't just follow orders? what were THEIR inner resources? Yeahhhh.)
fortify inside
why spiritual practice matters during the rising authoritarian tide
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
we need to be nourishing ourselves regularly so that there's enough bandwidth for action
AND
so that our spirits are strong enough to say no to the motherfuckers who want us to concede and fold
(all the people who didn't just follow orders? what were THEIR inner resources? Yeahhhh.)
AND
so that our spirits are strong enough to say no to the motherfuckers who want us to concede and fold
(all the people who didn't just follow orders? what were THEIR inner resources? Yeahhhh.)
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I'm old enough to remember when Republicans fearmongered about gov agents going door to door.
It was their whole argument for the 2nd amendment.
It was their whole argument for the 2nd amendment.
Leavitt: "DHS will continue to operate on the ground in Minnesota, not only to remove criminal illegal aliens, but also to continue conducting door to door investigations ... "
January 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I'm old enough to remember when Republicans fearmongered about gov agents going door to door.
It was their whole argument for the 2nd amendment.
It was their whole argument for the 2nd amendment.
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Q: After you told ICE to get the F out, Republicans are criticizing you for escalating tensions
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Q: After you told ICE to get the F out, Republicans are criticizing you for escalating tensions
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
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AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 AM
AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH