indi
@indik.bsky.social
don't leave me standing here, i can't get used to this lifestyle
Mefite. Here to talk to my friends. Posts seldom, reposts lots. Super boring.
Mefite. Here to talk to my friends. Posts seldom, reposts lots. Super boring.
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look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
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The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
Nah. I'm not really trying.
Aries: Is this the best you can do? Seriously?
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Nah. I'm not really trying.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
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Sad, but that’s the reality in the U.S.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sad, but that’s the reality in the U.S.
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The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
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Autistic women are often excluded from the whisper network, in addition to being more likely to being targeted due to the same condition.
And 'gossiping' also = 'the whisper network.' Yeah, we're sitting around warning each other not to be alone in a hallway with you, or bring teen daughters to work.
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Autistic women are often excluded from the whisper network, in addition to being more likely to being targeted due to the same condition.
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one day soon, all of the Republicans who manage not to flame out from this will be pretending the problem was always just trump, that they only went wrong because the voters let a fox into the henhouse, or some other narrative bullshit equivalent. They'll pretend they were always against him, and
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
Details in the files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
one day soon, all of the Republicans who manage not to flame out from this will be pretending the problem was always just trump, that they only went wrong because the voters let a fox into the henhouse, or some other narrative bullshit equivalent. They'll pretend they were always against him, and
Ugh the bolts game isn't until TEN? *glances sideways at @kelliebob.bsky.social and her VGK*
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ugh the bolts game isn't until TEN? *glances sideways at @kelliebob.bsky.social and her VGK*
"Just heartburn?"
The room here is available until Saturday the 22nd.
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"Just heartburn?"
We have an impending iguana warning, people! This is not a drill!
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We have an impending iguana warning, people! This is not a drill!
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You can “do everything right” and *still* need safety net programs.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
You can “do everything right” and *still* need safety net programs.
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Let's call it what it is, Elon Musk and his cronies have personally led to the death of over half a million people
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Let's call it what it is, Elon Musk and his cronies have personally led to the death of over half a million people
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Very notably, people are working full-time at Walmart, and still qualifying for SNAP. Walmart gives their employees a class on applying for benefits.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
Let me trickle a few clues on the trail to understanding food insecurity in a nation that COULD, and damn well SHOULD, easily afford sufficient food in this country for everyone, birth to death. 1. Many people who need food assistance *are working full time* but are paid so little they cannot
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Very notably, people are working full-time at Walmart, and still qualifying for SNAP. Walmart gives their employees a class on applying for benefits.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
And then those employees spend their SNAP *at Walmart*.
That's the con, right there.
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Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
Today is (was?) Mr. Bill's birthday. Fuck cancer. This is excellent news.
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Today is (was?) Mr. Bill's birthday. Fuck cancer. This is excellent news.
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Why is female joy so terrifying to weirdos and losers?
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Why is female joy so terrifying to weirdos and losers?
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
So, heads up, if you order kantha cloth placemats from India there is a non zero chance you will get ones with swastikas on them. If you tell the seller this is bad in the US they will be very surprised. And if you're lucky you'll only need to throw two out and still have 4 for your 4 settings.
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
So, heads up, if you order kantha cloth placemats from India there is a non zero chance you will get ones with swastikas on them. If you tell the seller this is bad in the US they will be very surprised. And if you're lucky you'll only need to throw two out and still have 4 for your 4 settings.
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17 years ago today, my friends and I were watching as Obama got elected, sobbing and chain-smoking cigarettes, waxing poetic about the first Black president.
In hindsight, it is a privilege to have believed in something so completely. I’ll never fault the person I was who believed in hope & change.
In hindsight, it is a privilege to have believed in something so completely. I’ll never fault the person I was who believed in hope & change.
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
17 years ago today, my friends and I were watching as Obama got elected, sobbing and chain-smoking cigarettes, waxing poetic about the first Black president.
In hindsight, it is a privilege to have believed in something so completely. I’ll never fault the person I was who believed in hope & change.
In hindsight, it is a privilege to have believed in something so completely. I’ll never fault the person I was who believed in hope & change.
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an angel loses its wings every time a man gets praised for doing something the average woman does every day
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
an angel loses its wings every time a man gets praised for doing something the average woman does every day
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A wild-eyed Christopher Lloyd explaining that the only way to close the inter-dimensional wormhole from the Cubs winning the World Series is to play another World Series in the "null hour" when clocks are turned back.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A wild-eyed Christopher Lloyd explaining that the only way to close the inter-dimensional wormhole from the Cubs winning the World Series is to play another World Series in the "null hour" when clocks are turned back.