Captain
@gazztron.bsky.social
Prematurely grey. Former Fukushima resident. Born on Bindal country, grew up on Jinibara/Gubbi Gubbi country, now living on Ngunnawal/Ngambri country. Fandom Old. Too exhausted to be passionate about anything.
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I've said it before & I'll keep saying it: centrism is alignment with *the centre of power & privilege*, the ideology of elite/gatekeeper antisocialist "liberals" who exist to occupy that space to fight tooth and nail against any sort of social liberalism, protosocialism, or worse *actual socialism*
More from the important research by @lachlanmcnamee.bsky.social @salmamousa.bsky.social & @kylepeyton.bsky.social:
The backlash to CRT and DEI was concentrated among educated & professional class centrists & Republicans. Working class, who Yglesias says backlashed, didn't actually care
The backlash to CRT and DEI was concentrated among educated & professional class centrists & Republicans. Working class, who Yglesias says backlashed, didn't actually care
Since there seems to be a flurry of Yglesias discourse on here today, here is my take. He recently joined the moral panic over teaching about race--on the side of the racists. And he gets critical race theory wrong because he superficially engages with it.
December 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I've said it before & I'll keep saying it: centrism is alignment with *the centre of power & privilege*, the ideology of elite/gatekeeper antisocialist "liberals" who exist to occupy that space to fight tooth and nail against any sort of social liberalism, protosocialism, or worse *actual socialism*
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I think we all need to have a look at this to remind ourselves—in the face of all the current bullshit clogging the atmosphere—that only humans can make art. Let alone Great Art. vimeo.com/444002896
What's Opera Doc
This is "What's Opera Doc" by 2K HistoryClips on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I think we all need to have a look at this to remind ourselves—in the face of all the current bullshit clogging the atmosphere—that only humans can make art. Let alone Great Art. vimeo.com/444002896
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December 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A government that prohibits legitimate protest or factual criticism but enables stochastic violence does not seek to enshrine social harmony, but foment extremism, on both the side it wants to punish and the side it benefits from the radicalisation of
"A white supremacist flyer doing the rounds of Canberra letterboxes breaks no laws, police say "
Yep, it's protests against genocide they are cracking down on, not actual hate!
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913797...
Yep, it's protests against genocide they are cracking down on, not actual hate!
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/913797...
White supremacist flyers being distributed don't break any laws, police say
The Albanese government has promised tougher laws
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A government that prohibits legitimate protest or factual criticism but enables stochastic violence does not seek to enshrine social harmony, but foment extremism, on both the side it wants to punish and the side it benefits from the radicalisation of
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Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland
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Today is Primidi the 1st of Nivôse in the year 234.
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate peat.#JacobinDay
More information on peat
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate peat.#JacobinDay
More information on peat
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Primidi the 1st of Nivôse in the year 234.
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate peat.#JacobinDay
More information on peat
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate peat.#JacobinDay
More information on peat
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“The lingua franca in these parts is Rumanian mixed with blood and cash” 🤣
Best grammar book ever
Best grammar book ever
December 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“The lingua franca in these parts is Rumanian mixed with blood and cash” 🤣
Best grammar book ever
Best grammar book ever
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Hosting a No Pride At Kink event. Come do things you're not proud of
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Hosting a No Pride At Kink event. Come do things you're not proud of
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A note about the Queensland government's ban on puberty blockers.
It's still just a ban on the state's *public* health system providing these. It's still legal to see a doctor privately for these. Locally or interstate.
We can crowdfund this care for the kids who can't afford it.
#AusPol #QLDPol
It's still just a ban on the state's *public* health system providing these. It's still legal to see a doctor privately for these. Locally or interstate.
We can crowdfund this care for the kids who can't afford it.
#AusPol #QLDPol
December 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A note about the Queensland government's ban on puberty blockers.
It's still just a ban on the state's *public* health system providing these. It's still legal to see a doctor privately for these. Locally or interstate.
We can crowdfund this care for the kids who can't afford it.
#AusPol #QLDPol
It's still just a ban on the state's *public* health system providing these. It's still legal to see a doctor privately for these. Locally or interstate.
We can crowdfund this care for the kids who can't afford it.
#AusPol #QLDPol
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Kids can't use the internet, adults can't protest. Loser colony
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Kids can't use the internet, adults can't protest. Loser colony
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"Feel good" that due to rising costs of living, a family can't afford their culture's major celebration of the year.
December 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Feel good" that due to rising costs of living, a family can't afford their culture's major celebration of the year.
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You should watch my first #iHunt short film. It's already pulled a couple of awards, and with your vote, we're one step closer to a Short of the Year Audience Choice Award.
Help us out? Watching takes ten minutes. Voting takes a minute. The impact is forever.
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
Help us out? Watching takes ten minutes. Voting takes a minute. The impact is forever.
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
Audience Choice Awards | Short of the Year
Vote for your favorite short films in the Short of the Year Audience Choice Awards. Watch, vote, and support independent filmmakers.
www.shortoftheyear.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You should watch my first #iHunt short film. It's already pulled a couple of awards, and with your vote, we're one step closer to a Short of the Year Audience Choice Award.
Help us out? Watching takes ten minutes. Voting takes a minute. The impact is forever.
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
Help us out? Watching takes ten minutes. Voting takes a minute. The impact is forever.
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
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The only question I have about the Albanese govt is how do we stop them going full on fash now? We let them build up arsenals and now have a heavily armed militia to unleash on us. Using our public purse to oppress us. Also all of Israel's tech used in Gaza to kill Palestinians. ? What now?
December 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The only question I have about the Albanese govt is how do we stop them going full on fash now? We let them build up arsenals and now have a heavily armed militia to unleash on us. Using our public purse to oppress us. Also all of Israel's tech used in Gaza to kill Palestinians. ? What now?
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Finally someone doing the lord's work
[Preorder] Autistic Menopause | Jessica Kingsley Publishers - USA share.google/5H0yPakGl2Je...
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Autistic Menopause
Having menopausal symptoms as an autistic person can feel isolating and confusing. You might be wondering why you are feeling so lost or why your experience doesn't seem anything like other people's. ...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Finally someone doing the lord's work
[Preorder] Autistic Menopause | Jessica Kingsley Publishers - USA share.google/5H0yPakGl2Je...
[Preorder] Autistic Menopause | Jessica Kingsley Publishers - USA share.google/5H0yPakGl2Je...
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If you can't find the words , Read this. It has all the words.
Here's me. "Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children"
Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children - The Shot
Breathe, slowly. It helps. Cry if you need to. All of this hurts. But please understand, before we go any...
theshot.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
If you can't find the words , Read this. It has all the words.
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Reminder: governments cannot ban protest, they can only promise to terrorise us like fascists if we do it.
#ProtectProtest
#ProtectProtest
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Reminder: governments cannot ban protest, they can only promise to terrorise us like fascists if we do it.
#ProtectProtest
#ProtectProtest
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Shout out to Aboriginal dads.
We see you tightening that circle, keeping us safe.
Grateful for you. You make everything better.
We see you tightening that circle, keeping us safe.
Grateful for you. You make everything better.
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Shout out to Aboriginal dads.
We see you tightening that circle, keeping us safe.
Grateful for you. You make everything better.
We see you tightening that circle, keeping us safe.
Grateful for you. You make everything better.
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The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.
Read Morgan Harrington's full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251218-extreme-heat-inflames-inequality
Read Morgan Harrington's full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251218-extreme-heat-inflames-inequality
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.
Read Morgan Harrington's full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251218-extreme-heat-inflames-inequality
Read Morgan Harrington's full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251218-extreme-heat-inflames-inequality
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I LOVE MY TRANS COMRADES
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I LOVE MY TRANS COMRADES
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WE NEED YOU
(To vote for #iHunt: Loose Threads for Short of the Year.)
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
(To vote for #iHunt: Loose Threads for Short of the Year.)
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
December 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
WE NEED YOU
(To vote for #iHunt: Loose Threads for Short of the Year.)
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
(To vote for #iHunt: Loose Threads for Short of the Year.)
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
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Greta is protesting the EU’s plan to do an arms deal with Ißrael She said that “military economy destroys lives, creates debt, and fuels wars for the sake of war itself.”
Together with normal non murderous people of the world,, Greta is calling for protests and strikes against the defense industry.
Together with normal non murderous people of the world,, Greta is calling for protests and strikes against the defense industry.
Greta Thunberg is protesting the EU’s rearmament plan. She said that a “military economy destroys lives, creates debt, and fuels wars for the sake of war itself.”
Together with ultra-left activists, Greta is calling for protests and strikes against the defense industry.
Together with ultra-left activists, Greta is calling for protests and strikes against the defense industry.
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Greta is protesting the EU’s plan to do an arms deal with Ißrael She said that “military economy destroys lives, creates debt, and fuels wars for the sake of war itself.”
Together with normal non murderous people of the world,, Greta is calling for protests and strikes against the defense industry.
Together with normal non murderous people of the world,, Greta is calling for protests and strikes against the defense industry.
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Mozilla approved the Times New Roman to accessible fonts plugin! You can find it here for Firefox and it'll update automatically when, and if, anything more is requested.
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ReCalibri – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download ReCalibri for Firefox. Replace Times New Roman with readable fonts. Six options including Atkinson Hyperlegible, Lexend, and OpenDyslexic for people with dyslexia, low vision, and reading dif...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Mozilla approved the Times New Roman to accessible fonts plugin! You can find it here for Firefox and it'll update automatically when, and if, anything more is requested.
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With the money we've spent on wars in the past century, we could absolutely give every person on the planet housing, free energy, free communications technology, and advance the sciences to make even greater beneficial technology a standard of human living.
December 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
With the money we've spent on wars in the past century, we could absolutely give every person on the planet housing, free energy, free communications technology, and advance the sciences to make even greater beneficial technology a standard of human living.
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Not to be alarmist but ISIS isn't the only terror group operating under ASIOs noses with police protection.
COMMUNITY ALERT: The National Socialist Network are gathering in Sydney for their “Nationals” event and March for Australia, 24-26 January. Expect upwards of 200 neo-Nazis to attend. Keep an eye on the Anti-Fascist Alerts Sydney channel t.me/antifaalerts... and SHARE WIDELY.
December 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Not to be alarmist but ISIS isn't the only terror group operating under ASIOs noses with police protection.