@hiraethus.bsky.social
Educator, writer, parental unit, mostly human (except on days when I’m not), mostly harmless (see previous exception).
Been around for half a century and I’ve definitely seen some things…but nothing compares to the chaos of now.
Be excellent to each other.
Been around for half a century and I’ve definitely seen some things…but nothing compares to the chaos of now.
Be excellent to each other.
Coconut the cat sleeping under Rupert the cat. My moment of peace tonight.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Coconut the cat sleeping under Rupert the cat. My moment of peace tonight.
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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I feel like everything you need to know about our current political craptitude is evident in me packing a guillotine pendant for someone I know is a Quaker.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I feel like everything you need to know about our current political craptitude is evident in me packing a guillotine pendant for someone I know is a Quaker.
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The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
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stellan skarsgård seems like a good dude
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
stellan skarsgård seems like a good dude
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - WHO’S A CHILD RAPIST - IS GOING TO STEAL $230 MILLION FROM US B/C HE THINKS HE’S DUE REPARATIONS FOR HAVING BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF CRIMES HE COMMITTED.
THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
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THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
☎️🚨
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - WHO’S A CHILD RAPIST - IS GOING TO STEAL $230 MILLION FROM US B/C HE THINKS HE’S DUE REPARATIONS FOR HAVING BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF CRIMES HE COMMITTED.
THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
☎️🚨
THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
☎️🚨
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As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
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No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down” is a thing I’ve said so many times this year it no longer feels like a literary reference
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down” is a thing I’ve said so many times this year it no longer feels like a literary reference
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Antifa membership perks for 2025 are available now! ✊️
October 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Antifa membership perks for 2025 are available now! ✊️
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A president who is crashing the economy, destroying public health and terrorizing immigrants keeps slipping in the polls. He could:
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
September 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A president who is crashing the economy, destroying public health and terrorizing immigrants keeps slipping in the polls. He could:
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
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This FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes.
Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.
Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes.
Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.
Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.
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They can’t win fairly with policy or eloquence or fairness or intelligence so they’ll just silence everyone who disagrees with them. It’s fascism but in its most cowardly and pathetic form.
September 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
They can’t win fairly with policy or eloquence or fairness or intelligence so they’ll just silence everyone who disagrees with them. It’s fascism but in its most cowardly and pathetic form.
This is the way.
I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is the way.
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Charlie Kirk was a horrible bigot who spewed dangerous conspiracy theories and misled many young people. He marched for Trump’s authoritarian agenda. None of this justifies violence or murder. Political violence only escalates and makes us less safe.
Sadly, we dont have a leader but an arsonist.
Sadly, we dont have a leader but an arsonist.
September 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Charlie Kirk was a horrible bigot who spewed dangerous conspiracy theories and misled many young people. He marched for Trump’s authoritarian agenda. None of this justifies violence or murder. Political violence only escalates and makes us less safe.
Sadly, we dont have a leader but an arsonist.
Sadly, we dont have a leader but an arsonist.
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Federal agents detained two firefighters in Washington state...
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Federal agents detained two firefighters in Washington state...
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
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Every Republican senator voted to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary except for Mitch McConnell, who is retiring and thus was under no re-election pressure.
The entire Republican Party has embraced anti-vax policies. It is pro-polio, pro-measles, pro-Covid. It's a death cult.
The entire Republican Party has embraced anti-vax policies. It is pro-polio, pro-measles, pro-Covid. It's a death cult.
August 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every Republican senator voted to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary except for Mitch McConnell, who is retiring and thus was under no re-election pressure.
The entire Republican Party has embraced anti-vax policies. It is pro-polio, pro-measles, pro-Covid. It's a death cult.
The entire Republican Party has embraced anti-vax policies. It is pro-polio, pro-measles, pro-Covid. It's a death cult.
And the nightmare repeats.
August 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
And the nightmare repeats.
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One more for the file marked "stories that would have wall-to-wall coverage if the president was a Democrat"
The US Administration is now deleting its internal communications, in brazen violation of the Federal Records Act, in order to conceal its other illegal acts.
Those entrusted to enforce our Congress’s laws sit, simply watching this happen, flaccid and impotent.
Those entrusted to enforce our Congress’s laws sit, simply watching this happen, flaccid and impotent.
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
One more for the file marked "stories that would have wall-to-wall coverage if the president was a Democrat"
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If you’re trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy.
Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
August 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
If you’re trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy.
Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
This is Gromit. Because cheese.
I was sideswiped. The kitten was in my hands before I knew what was happening.
Clearly I’m really angry about it. How very dare. The nerve.
But…
That face…
Welcome Gromit. A small nugget of sunshine for my heart.
I was sideswiped. The kitten was in my hands before I knew what was happening.
Clearly I’m really angry about it. How very dare. The nerve.
But…
That face…
Welcome Gromit. A small nugget of sunshine for my heart.
August 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is Gromit. Because cheese.
I was sideswiped. The kitten was in my hands before I knew what was happening.
Clearly I’m really angry about it. How very dare. The nerve.
But…
That face…
Welcome Gromit. A small nugget of sunshine for my heart.
I was sideswiped. The kitten was in my hands before I knew what was happening.
Clearly I’m really angry about it. How very dare. The nerve.
But…
That face…
Welcome Gromit. A small nugget of sunshine for my heart.
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the colonizer makes history but only by erasing yours.
August 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
the colonizer makes history but only by erasing yours.