Kevin Cantú
@killerswan.bsky.social
I occasionally say interesting things.
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Berkeley, CA
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Berkeley, CA
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"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads.
There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves." [Akira]
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xvgvrz37sybdzkl3bom5c4wh/bafkreigp5lrawstmohll6yhilkyo7lt4memnockmedvxsahnbrkupjx6bm@jpeg)
my firmest belief?
"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves."
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end
"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves."
against totalitarianism, against fatalism, against jealousy: love
amidst chaos: the admission that things are out of control
empathy to the very end
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Me reaching into the dildo clearance bin like…
victor frankenstein rifling through a barrel of dicks looking for one thats just right
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Me reaching into the dildo clearance bin like…
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Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
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I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
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"Fascists out of Berkeley"
"Say it loud, say it clear, fascists are not welcome here."
"Say it loud, say it clear, fascists are not welcome here."
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"Fascists out of Berkeley"
"Say it loud, say it clear, fascists are not welcome here."
"Say it loud, say it clear, fascists are not welcome here."
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
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Resources like Scarleteen are under attack right now thanks to a hostile, censorious, puritan government. And, as illustrated last night, health care precarity in the US is a really big problem. Health educators deserve health care!
It's that time of year again: @scarleteen.com is holding their annual fundraiser to support inclusive, comprehensive, loving sex ed, and this year, they're raising money for health benefits for paid staff. I set a goal of $500 for my personal fundraiser, but please help me get way over the top!
Scarleteen Staff and Volunteer Healthcare Fund
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www.classy.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Resources like Scarleteen are under attack right now thanks to a hostile, censorious, puritan government. And, as illustrated last night, health care precarity in the US is a really big problem. Health educators deserve health care!
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There are no shortcuts to being a good person, least of all "right belief" (including when that "right" belief is nonbelief).
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
Atheism is not a magic cure-all for anything, and prosteletizing is not welcome in my mentions.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There are no shortcuts to being a good person, least of all "right belief" (including when that "right" belief is nonbelief).
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
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stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
 At seven o'clock that morning a Coast Guard helicopter spotted him and pulled him to safety. 19 Only three men of the thirty-four who had been aboard survived the wreck. After his ordeal, Cusick wrote a letter to Stan Rogers telling him what](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sd7g4tvhirjb32cufgxgkdvx/bafkreidtlrhwthqs662nnaxn56lbyshaq47wa4vygfyaa5sjbvyf3i5xza@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
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If a person or an institution's entire personality is to only talk about what they hate and how they plan to destroy it, with no countering love or hope, they are not your friend.
They are a wrecking ball.
They are a wrecking ball.
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If a person or an institution's entire personality is to only talk about what they hate and how they plan to destroy it, with no countering love or hope, they are not your friend.
They are a wrecking ball.
They are a wrecking ball.
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sachapeony from a bit ago i never posted
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
sachapeony from a bit ago i never posted
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Suharto’s Fascist regime was one of the worst of the 20th century, whitewashed by international supporters from the US and well beyond.
This is fucking evil and monstrous. It also feels like a reaction to the uprisings in Indonesia and goes with the Black Scare against perceived Anarchists.
This is fucking evil and monstrous. It also feels like a reaction to the uprisings in Indonesia and goes with the Black Scare against perceived Anarchists.
Then despite many protests, letters & much opposition, it is expected that President Prabowo will announce Soeharto a national hero in Indonesia tomorrow...
Which is horrific given the huge amount of death & suffering Soeharto inflicted on so many while in power.
#TolakGelarPahlawanSoeharto
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Which is horrific given the huge amount of death & suffering Soeharto inflicted on so many while in power.
#TolakGelarPahlawanSoeharto
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Prabowo to Announce 10 New National Heroes Tomorrow, Including Soeharto
Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi claimed that ten people, including Soeharto, will receive the title of national hero.
en.tempo.co
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Suharto’s Fascist regime was one of the worst of the 20th century, whitewashed by international supporters from the US and well beyond.
This is fucking evil and monstrous. It also feels like a reaction to the uprisings in Indonesia and goes with the Black Scare against perceived Anarchists.
This is fucking evil and monstrous. It also feels like a reaction to the uprisings in Indonesia and goes with the Black Scare against perceived Anarchists.
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i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
it will surprise nobody to hear that I am totally cooked
like, last night I realized I really do want a surgery, cooked
like, last night I realized I really do want a surgery, cooked
I have unlocked a whole new level of convincing TikTok that I’m a lesbian
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
it will surprise nobody to hear that I am totally cooked
like, last night I realized I really do want a surgery, cooked
like, last night I realized I really do want a surgery, cooked
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The reason that these Black-owned farms are able to do this is because they never go the subsidies the white farmers did this. And when Biden tried to correct this, the white farmers got mad. But now the Black-farmers are not being hurt as bad by Trump's policies. Reverse Uno Card here.
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The reason that these Black-owned farms are able to do this is because they never go the subsidies the white farmers did this. And when Biden tried to correct this, the white farmers got mad. But now the Black-farmers are not being hurt as bad by Trump's policies. Reverse Uno Card here.
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In this 9-minute presentation I touch on betrayal trauma, betrayal blindness, institutional betrayal, DARVO, institutional courage, and what the theories and research findings suggests for responding to our current situation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTb...
Jennifer Freyd 2025 - Institutional Betrayal and the Path to Courage
YouTube video by jjfreyd
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
In this 9-minute presentation I touch on betrayal trauma, betrayal blindness, institutional betrayal, DARVO, institutional courage, and what the theories and research findings suggests for responding to our current situation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTb...
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And also a medical establishment that doesn't take women seriously.
In the 00s, so many women turned away from doctors because their doctors patronized and dismissed them. That was part of the first wave of anti-vax stuff.
Did Wakefield ruin it for everyone? Absolutely. But the field was ripe.
In the 00s, so many women turned away from doctors because their doctors patronized and dismissed them. That was part of the first wave of anti-vax stuff.
Did Wakefield ruin it for everyone? Absolutely. But the field was ripe.
What a preventable tragedy caused by a disinformation grievance industrial complex. Shameful.
Canada expected to lose long-standing measles-elimination status on Monday, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
And also a medical establishment that doesn't take women seriously.
In the 00s, so many women turned away from doctors because their doctors patronized and dismissed them. That was part of the first wave of anti-vax stuff.
Did Wakefield ruin it for everyone? Absolutely. But the field was ripe.
In the 00s, so many women turned away from doctors because their doctors patronized and dismissed them. That was part of the first wave of anti-vax stuff.
Did Wakefield ruin it for everyone? Absolutely. But the field was ripe.
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Literally the reception ended an hour ago! My wife and I use the ACA! We are so so so absolutely impacted by this moment it’s boggling!
I just got married and now I’m on the phone to my senators trying to protect the ACA
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Literally the reception ended an hour ago! My wife and I use the ACA! We are so so so absolutely impacted by this moment it’s boggling!
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
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Check out this fine #Pleistocene-themed wall art photographed by my buddy Paul Stewart in Kennington, Oxford
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Check out this fine #Pleistocene-themed wall art photographed by my buddy Paul Stewart in Kennington, Oxford
the best criticism of the original — which I still love most — that I’ve ever heard:
Also, because Book Monster wraps up his life story with an ultimatum he's probably arrived at while cruising incel forums online: He demands #Frankenstein build him a girlfriend!
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
the best criticism of the original — which I still love most — that I’ve ever heard:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DQK12B/
“but it’s the future it just _is_” 🎤
“but it’s the future it just _is_” 🎤
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DQK12B/
“but it’s the future it just _is_” 🎤
“but it’s the future it just _is_” 🎤
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Take stock of everything that is failing us right now.
When the moment comes, don’t seek to restore + improve those institutions.
We should replace them.
When the moment comes, don’t seek to restore + improve those institutions.
We should replace them.
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Take stock of everything that is failing us right now.
When the moment comes, don’t seek to restore + improve those institutions.
We should replace them.
When the moment comes, don’t seek to restore + improve those institutions.
We should replace them.