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· Nov 17
This is where I post my writing (if I have anything to share), from analyses of media I like to OC loredumps to maybe some actual progress on my current WIP!
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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Ramadan is approaching…and my heart trembles with fear that it will come with no food or warmth for my two little girls.
Our home is gone, and donations have almost stopped.
Please don’t let us enter the month of mercy in this helplessness…be mercy for us. 🤲🏻
- Sama’a 🤍
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Our home is gone, and donations have almost stopped.
Please don’t let us enter the month of mercy in this helplessness…be mercy for us. 🤲🏻
- Sama’a 🤍
chuffed.org/project/157569
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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A shirt design for Palestine. www.bonfire.com/let-palestin...
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A shirt design for Palestine. www.bonfire.com/let-palestin...
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
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palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
![Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸
@Tamer_Alnoaizy
BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this?
The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us.
Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime.
What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful.
[the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.]
2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026
https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2l6seozmjsqc4kfukjejat77/bafkreiga45xjdal6lfcqt2zmambaymeoelxafbrlt7fi2nmoahpbqj3cja@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
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Don’t ever let people forget this.
And one of the first survivors to step forward to try to stop Epstein? A trans woman, who was promptly mocked and villified by the New York Post, New York Magazine, the courts and law enforcement.
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Don’t ever let people forget this.
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kawakami princess is so good
I’ve seen a lot of people talk about her fan fest event where she assures the little boy that he can be a princess, whatever that means to him, if he really wants to but not as much about her career end event where she tells a little girl who idolizes her this:
I’ve seen a lot of people talk about her fan fest event where she assures the little boy that he can be a princess, whatever that means to him, if he really wants to but not as much about her career end event where she tells a little girl who idolizes her this:
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
kawakami princess is so good
I’ve seen a lot of people talk about her fan fest event where she assures the little boy that he can be a princess, whatever that means to him, if he really wants to but not as much about her career end event where she tells a little girl who idolizes her this:
I’ve seen a lot of people talk about her fan fest event where she assures the little boy that he can be a princess, whatever that means to him, if he really wants to but not as much about her career end event where she tells a little girl who idolizes her this:
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This just suggests to me people are still more engaged with the rhetoric than they are curious about the experiences of their neighbors who are in hiding, which bothers me
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This just suggests to me people are still more engaged with the rhetoric than they are curious about the experiences of their neighbors who are in hiding, which bothers me
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Man, I saw a take that was like, “ICE is doing an ethnic cleansing” (correct), followed by “we’re not terrified,” and like… did you not notice way fewer non-white people out and about or
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Man, I saw a take that was like, “ICE is doing an ethnic cleansing” (correct), followed by “we’re not terrified,” and like… did you not notice way fewer non-white people out and about or
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Arresting a journalist for covering a story is fascism. And it’s not a coincidence the administration has targeted a Black man, Don Lemon.
January 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Arresting a journalist for covering a story is fascism. And it’s not a coincidence the administration has targeted a Black man, Don Lemon.
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From Georgia‘s Facebook account — Bluesky is only allowing me to upload a short clip.
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
From Georgia‘s Facebook account — Bluesky is only allowing me to upload a short clip.
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Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
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Concentration camps.
NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
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US Spends Millions on Warehouses in Historic Expansion of ICE Detention
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Concentration camps.
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Whatever we’re doing, it’s not enough.
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Whatever we’re doing, it’s not enough.
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I said this on Tumblr but I will say it here, just because someone can or does draw POC and does not prevent them from being racist. It's not automatically make them safe.
WTF 😭
Steering clear of / blocking SelahSketches. I am baffled.
Steering clear of / blocking SelahSketches. I am baffled.
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I said this on Tumblr but I will say it here, just because someone can or does draw POC and does not prevent them from being racist. It's not automatically make them safe.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Israel bombed Palestine but did it stop there or did it stop in Lebanon or did it stop in Syria or did it stop in Yemen or did it stop in Iran or did it stop in Qatar? That is your future.
This is beyond Maduro and I will never concede to the motivations of American jingoism now that all of Latin America is on the table to be bombed.
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Israel bombed Palestine but did it stop there or did it stop in Lebanon or did it stop in Syria or did it stop in Yemen or did it stop in Iran or did it stop in Qatar? That is your future.
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Sharing my Venezuelan friend's comms here,for anyone who has the opportunity to be supportive and wants some cool art as a bonus!
She also has a Kofi! ko-fi.com/isanartes_br...
And a Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsanartesArt
She also has a Kofi! ko-fi.com/isanartes_br...
And a Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsanartesArt
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Sharing my Venezuelan friend's comms here,for anyone who has the opportunity to be supportive and wants some cool art as a bonus!
She also has a Kofi! ko-fi.com/isanartes_br...
And a Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsanartesArt
She also has a Kofi! ko-fi.com/isanartes_br...
And a Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsanartesArt
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The consequences are only for the “disposable” Black, Brown, and assorted non-conforming minorities who have to both navigate and survive their malicious whims.
So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The consequences are only for the “disposable” Black, Brown, and assorted non-conforming minorities who have to both navigate and survive their malicious whims.
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NEW: At least 40 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians, local official says - NYT
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
NEW: At least 40 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians, local official says - NYT
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the US are claiming they're going to prosecute Maduro, which creates a situation we already knew was the case: the US justice system is empowered enough to prosecute other countries' heads of state but not their own
January 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
the US are claiming they're going to prosecute Maduro, which creates a situation we already knew was the case: the US justice system is empowered enough to prosecute other countries' heads of state but not their own
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if you’re cis, you probably don’t even know who miss major was and that sucks for you. you’re missing out.
it sucks for all of us that she’s gone.
her work actually *does* need to be continued. especially right now. you should help make that happen.
it sucks for all of us that she’s gone.
her work actually *does* need to be continued. especially right now. you should help make that happen.
October 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
if you’re cis, you probably don’t even know who miss major was and that sucks for you. you’re missing out.
it sucks for all of us that she’s gone.
her work actually *does* need to be continued. especially right now. you should help make that happen.
it sucks for all of us that she’s gone.
her work actually *does* need to be continued. especially right now. you should help make that happen.
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Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.
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An important PSA to everyone:
PayPal recently got hacked and someone obtained millions upon millions of emails and passwords and is selling them online. I suggest that you change your PayPal password as quickly as possible
PayPal recently got hacked and someone obtained millions upon millions of emails and passwords and is selling them online. I suggest that you change your PayPal password as quickly as possible
August 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
An important PSA to everyone:
PayPal recently got hacked and someone obtained millions upon millions of emails and passwords and is selling them online. I suggest that you change your PayPal password as quickly as possible
PayPal recently got hacked and someone obtained millions upon millions of emails and passwords and is selling them online. I suggest that you change your PayPal password as quickly as possible
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Big. Valve just stated “one of PayPal’s acquiring banks decided to stop processing any Steam transactions” due to content “related to what we’ve previously commented on surrounding Mastercard”
Time to start calling paypros’ banks
www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-explai...
Time to start calling paypros’ banks
www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-explai...
August 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Big. Valve just stated “one of PayPal’s acquiring banks decided to stop processing any Steam transactions” due to content “related to what we’ve previously commented on surrounding Mastercard”
Time to start calling paypros’ banks
www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-explai...
Time to start calling paypros’ banks
www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-explai...