Kevin Finkelstein ☭
@kfinkelstein.bsky.social
Director/Writer/Historian (Shakespeare/activism/disability performance). MA Univ of Colorado-Boulder (2026). Hard-of-hearing. Views my own. he/him #cwa7799 #blm #transrightsarehumanrights
"You all don't get it. The only way to stop fascism is to elect the political party that has spent the entire second Trump term aiding and abetting fascism."
Only our oppressors can save us, apparently.
I know it's en vogue for mediocre Americans to abandon critical thought, but this is pathetic.
Only our oppressors can save us, apparently.
I know it's en vogue for mediocre Americans to abandon critical thought, but this is pathetic.
Unfortunately in this moment we have zero choice. We don’t show up we get fascism. Simple as that. It’s the easiest choice there has ever been yet people won’t see it that way unless something happens within the inept party. We might just deserve all this as we can never get out of our own way.
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"You all don't get it. The only way to stop fascism is to elect the political party that has spent the entire second Trump term aiding and abetting fascism."
Only our oppressors can save us, apparently.
I know it's en vogue for mediocre Americans to abandon critical thought, but this is pathetic.
Only our oppressors can save us, apparently.
I know it's en vogue for mediocre Americans to abandon critical thought, but this is pathetic.
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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you'll definitely wanna go and make sure because turns out they had engaged the nanny locks for everything on mine
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
you'll definitely wanna go and make sure because turns out they had engaged the nanny locks for everything on mine
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banger cover & i hope you lucky mfs in NYC get a physical copy to frame as art
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
banger cover & i hope you lucky mfs in NYC get a physical copy to frame as art
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A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A film you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
On one hand, it's pretty disgusting to suddenly force ads like this, especially onto people who had previously purchased the product.
On the other hand, if you're the type of person to drop $3,500 on a "smart refrigerator," then maybe you deserve this?
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
On the other hand, if you're the type of person to drop $3,500 on a "smart refrigerator," then maybe you deserve this?
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update
Update introduces two ways for the fridges to show ads.
arstechnica.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
On one hand, it's pretty disgusting to suddenly force ads like this, especially onto people who had previously purchased the product.
On the other hand, if you're the type of person to drop $3,500 on a "smart refrigerator," then maybe you deserve this?
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
On the other hand, if you're the type of person to drop $3,500 on a "smart refrigerator," then maybe you deserve this?
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Remember, kids, according to today's "conservatives," private schools are totally allowed to limit enrollment based on religion, but dogforbid private schools funded exclusively for a local majority dare to exclude the white minority.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A Hawaiian princess bequeathed her inheritance to her people. The schools they set up are being sued
Lawsuit against Kamehameha schools by Students for Fair Admissions, a neoconservative non-profit, alleges discrimination against non-Hawaiians
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Remember, kids, according to today's "conservatives," private schools are totally allowed to limit enrollment based on religion, but dogforbid private schools funded exclusively for a local majority dare to exclude the white minority.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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You know I’m a communist so I have ideological differences with almost all DemSoc candidates- but I don’t think they are usually the best target for my energy- THAT BEING SAID- when they are freaking Blackwater operatives with Nazi tattoos- fuck that shit
October 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
You know I’m a communist so I have ideological differences with almost all DemSoc candidates- but I don’t think they are usually the best target for my energy- THAT BEING SAID- when they are freaking Blackwater operatives with Nazi tattoos- fuck that shit
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it’s not a nazi tattoo, but if it is, he didn’t know it, and if he did know, he didn’t mean it, and if he meant it, he’s grown since then
no, fuck you
no, fuck you
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
it’s not a nazi tattoo, but if it is, he didn’t know it, and if he did know, he didn’t mean it, and if he meant it, he’s grown since then
no, fuck you
no, fuck you
Remember, kids, it's "ideological purity" unless you vote exactly how Melissa wants you to
No wonder replies are turned off on this miserable attempt to feign rationalism. You can safely ignore any ghoul who demands you abandon your own values and embarce theirs, bc they would never do the opposite
No wonder replies are turned off on this miserable attempt to feign rationalism. You can safely ignore any ghoul who demands you abandon your own values and embarce theirs, bc they would never do the opposite
Folks demanding political / ideological purity fail to see that this is no longer a movement belonging to the left / liberals. This is an opposition against fascism. By definition it must be big tent. Failure to grasp this: see divided oppositions in Eastern Europe as your failed examples.
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Remember, kids, it's "ideological purity" unless you vote exactly how Melissa wants you to
No wonder replies are turned off on this miserable attempt to feign rationalism. You can safely ignore any ghoul who demands you abandon your own values and embarce theirs, bc they would never do the opposite
No wonder replies are turned off on this miserable attempt to feign rationalism. You can safely ignore any ghoul who demands you abandon your own values and embarce theirs, bc they would never do the opposite
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I'd like to know more about the life and times of Oswald Harland, an English master who taught at West Leeds High School for Boys. There's a link to the information that I've assembled so far but there are many gaps and some unresolved queries. Heroism and tragedy.
www.academia.edu/144531281/Os...
www.academia.edu/144531281/Os...
October 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'd like to know more about the life and times of Oswald Harland, an English master who taught at West Leeds High School for Boys. There's a link to the information that I've assembled so far but there are many gaps and some unresolved queries. Heroism and tragedy.
www.academia.edu/144531281/Os...
www.academia.edu/144531281/Os...
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1. do not interact. they want you to engage. that is how they spread their shit. deny them oxygen.
2. block & move on:
2. block & move on:
white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
1. do not interact. they want you to engage. that is how they spread their shit. deny them oxygen.
2. block & move on:
2. block & move on:
I'm not clicking through to a Substack, but I would bet that this piece completely ignores how Schumer had to cancel his book tour.
The only thing more maddening that this false premise are the number of ghouls in the replies making up strawman to get mad at. Real middle-school discourse here.
The only thing more maddening that this false premise are the number of ghouls in the replies making up strawman to get mad at. Real middle-school discourse here.
The people disrupting Kamala Harris on her book tour would never do this to white men,,, brilliant piece open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The people disrupting Kamala Harris on her book tour would never do this to white men
Past VPs haven’t endured this kind of disrespect.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I'm not clicking through to a Substack, but I would bet that this piece completely ignores how Schumer had to cancel his book tour.
The only thing more maddening that this false premise are the number of ghouls in the replies making up strawman to get mad at. Real middle-school discourse here.
The only thing more maddening that this false premise are the number of ghouls in the replies making up strawman to get mad at. Real middle-school discourse here.
Completely unprepared to meet the moment. Shame on anyone who thinks this ghoul is presidential material.
"We shouldn't do something that elected representatives agreed upon because it would cause a 'rapid shift.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"We shouldn't do something that elected representatives agreed upon because it would cause a 'rapid shift.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Newsom vetoes California bill banning cookware with Pfas, ‘forever chemicals’
Governor says bill would cause sudden product shift, sparking debate among chefs, lawmakers and environmentalists
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Completely unprepared to meet the moment. Shame on anyone who thinks this ghoul is presidential material.
"We shouldn't do something that elected representatives agreed upon because it would cause a 'rapid shift.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"We shouldn't do something that elected representatives agreed upon because it would cause a 'rapid shift.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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October 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Well, well, well...if it isn't the endlessly dismissed Left being proven 100% correct about someone for the one billionth time.
Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85
October 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Well, well, well...if it isn't the endlessly dismissed Left being proven 100% correct about someone for the one billionth time.
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It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
"Gather round, kids, and I'll tell you about the mythical #SchrödingersLeft: a voting bloc so large that they can throw elections, but so small that no Democratic candidate is under any obligation to listen to them."
This ghoul's arrogance is only exceeded by their complete and utter ignorance.
This ghoul's arrogance is only exceeded by their complete and utter ignorance.
I got the idea from being an alive sentient human who didn't sleep through the years 2000, 2016, and 2024.
The current Supreme Court majority is built on Nader voters in Florida and Stein voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. But hey, at least they have their purity. How nice for them.
The current Supreme Court majority is built on Nader voters in Florida and Stein voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. But hey, at least they have their purity. How nice for them.
October 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Gather round, kids, and I'll tell you about the mythical #SchrödingersLeft: a voting bloc so large that they can throw elections, but so small that no Democratic candidate is under any obligation to listen to them."
This ghoul's arrogance is only exceeded by their complete and utter ignorance.
This ghoul's arrogance is only exceeded by their complete and utter ignorance.
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It baaaaack.
"Just like a toppled confederate general forced back onto a public square, the Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein statue has risen from the rubble to stand gloriously on the National Mall once again," the group Secret Handshake tells @huffpost.com.
"Just like a toppled confederate general forced back onto a public square, the Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein statue has risen from the rubble to stand gloriously on the National Mall once again," the group Secret Handshake tells @huffpost.com.
October 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It baaaaack.
"Just like a toppled confederate general forced back onto a public square, the Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein statue has risen from the rubble to stand gloriously on the National Mall once again," the group Secret Handshake tells @huffpost.com.
"Just like a toppled confederate general forced back onto a public square, the Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein statue has risen from the rubble to stand gloriously on the National Mall once again," the group Secret Handshake tells @huffpost.com.
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imagine flying halfway around the world for a meeting that could’ve been an email and some guy with a hangover is just shouting at you that it’s against the rules to be fat or gay
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
imagine flying halfway around the world for a meeting that could’ve been an email and some guy with a hangover is just shouting at you that it’s against the rules to be fat or gay
Quite possibly one of the dumbest, most insincere takes you'll ever read.
"Why did people in New York not come down to DC, which is over 4 hours away, to protest the way I want them to?"
Add in a phony, unsubstantiated claim of racism, and this tripe is what you end up with.
"Why did people in New York not come down to DC, which is over 4 hours away, to protest the way I want them to?"
Add in a phony, unsubstantiated claim of racism, and this tripe is what you end up with.
Kamala Harris is not an elected official. Heckling outside her book tour is racially motivated.
The White House lawn is right there.
The White House lawn is right there.
September 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Quite possibly one of the dumbest, most insincere takes you'll ever read.
"Why did people in New York not come down to DC, which is over 4 hours away, to protest the way I want them to?"
Add in a phony, unsubstantiated claim of racism, and this tripe is what you end up with.
"Why did people in New York not come down to DC, which is over 4 hours away, to protest the way I want them to?"
Add in a phony, unsubstantiated claim of racism, and this tripe is what you end up with.