@grumpygarden.bsky.social
Hi I'm one or two or three or way more cars in traffic.
January 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Hi I'm one or two or three or way more cars in traffic.
"soil themselves" LMAO
December 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"soil themselves" LMAO
The enemy might win.
October 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The enemy might win.
I figure the entire internet, with its hardwired surveillance and atomising effects, is enemy terrain. Do the best you can while you're here. But le tigre gets the last word:
(Get off the internet)
I'll meet u in the street
(Get off the internet)
Destroy the right wing
(Get off the internet)
(Get off the internet)
I'll meet u in the street
(Get off the internet)
Destroy the right wing
(Get off the internet)
July 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I figure the entire internet, with its hardwired surveillance and atomising effects, is enemy terrain. Do the best you can while you're here. But le tigre gets the last word:
(Get off the internet)
I'll meet u in the street
(Get off the internet)
Destroy the right wing
(Get off the internet)
(Get off the internet)
I'll meet u in the street
(Get off the internet)
Destroy the right wing
(Get off the internet)
just heard on the cbc that the monarchy makes the democracy stronger...just can't
May 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
just heard on the cbc that the monarchy makes the democracy stronger...just can't
Just heard on cbc that the monarchy makes democracy stronger....don't think they were trying to speak nonsense, may be just unavoidable when thinking about king chuck.
May 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Just heard on cbc that the monarchy makes democracy stronger....don't think they were trying to speak nonsense, may be just unavoidable when thinking about king chuck.
or even a republican! 😝
May 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
or even a republican! 😝
"This form is only available to people in certain regions."
May 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"This form is only available to people in certain regions."
Reposted
I signed this and strongly recommend you do as well, if you have any hope of this platform being less of a cesspit than the previous twitter (also, please see the FAQ thread linked from this one)
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
![[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter]
النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه.
Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza
The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza.
These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform.
Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreifkdvretowrpktkbdr3uq4abhyqv5v5ngzbrmrvkjotzthx7xatay@jpeg)
![End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community.
We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard.
We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future.
We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community.
[To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreiafdk7hh2kurcncuymod3iftzk3jp35icckd4lvicash3zvkdoq5y@jpeg)
May 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I signed this and strongly recommend you do as well, if you have any hope of this platform being less of a cesspit than the previous twitter (also, please see the FAQ thread linked from this one)
I sometimes wonder if I'm still an activist, but I do think Nora share some valuable insight here...mass movements for the win!
May 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I sometimes wonder if I'm still an activist, but I do think Nora share some valuable insight here...mass movements for the win!
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I wrote this quick brain dump on strategies that you can use if you're experiencing conflict in your activist space.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/navigating...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/navigating...
Navigating conflict in activist spaces
Some ideas for how to make sure internal fighting doesn't derail your work
noraloreto.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I wrote this quick brain dump on strategies that you can use if you're experiencing conflict in your activist space.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/navigating...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/navigating...
Omg the snark! luvvved it
May 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Omg the snark! luvvved it
Much prefer this to corporate media but the background gap between hair &headphones a bit amateur &distracting.
April 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Much prefer this to corporate media but the background gap between hair &headphones a bit amateur &distracting.
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Direct action gets the goods...✂️ cords to data centres!
April 16, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Direct action gets the goods...✂️ cords to data centres!
On Compost www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I might not be a great gardener , despite getting paid to do it, but I consider myself a pretty good composter. This guy gets it.
I might not be a great gardener , despite getting paid to do it, but I consider myself a pretty good composter. This guy gets it.
Fraser MacDonald · On Compost
I sometimes wonder whether my love of compost is a response to the dispiriting cleanness of modern life – the spray’...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
On Compost www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I might not be a great gardener , despite getting paid to do it, but I consider myself a pretty good composter. This guy gets it.
I might not be a great gardener , despite getting paid to do it, but I consider myself a pretty good composter. This guy gets it.
like rasta but beer & whisky instead of ganga
April 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
like rasta but beer & whisky instead of ganga
And I just learned it was supposed to have been released a year earlier!
April 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
And I just learned it was supposed to have been released a year earlier!
Road rage as foreshadowing of toxic social media: a machine that allows users to feel completely unaccountable for awful manners.
March 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Road rage as foreshadowing of toxic social media: a machine that allows users to feel completely unaccountable for awful manners.
So you've reached peak hole?
March 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
So you've reached peak hole?
Hey Google! I think my neighbour is a Red.
March 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hey Google! I think my neighbour is a Red.