Lukas
@lukaskay.bsky.social
Trying to be a good human (I am not a cat)
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This is really harmful victim blaming, and it's a view shared by too many.
The real issue is that we've designed our communities to be hostile to pedestrians and allowed drivers to operate their vehicles dangerously with impunity.
The real issue is that we've designed our communities to be hostile to pedestrians and allowed drivers to operate their vehicles dangerously with impunity.
So the US traffic fatality rate per capita is about six times the UK. Most of that is obviously miles driven being much higher and more rural roads. But anecdotally I’ve also noticed that a lot of Americans - especially suburbanites - never seem to have learnt how to cross roads properly.
April 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is really harmful victim blaming, and it's a view shared by too many.
The real issue is that we've designed our communities to be hostile to pedestrians and allowed drivers to operate their vehicles dangerously with impunity.
The real issue is that we've designed our communities to be hostile to pedestrians and allowed drivers to operate their vehicles dangerously with impunity.
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Hi, Hank! I made a detailed video about this book alongside @friendlyatheist.com
We’d love to talk to you about this if you’re interested! We’ve been privy to the details of their rightward movement for a long time, but want to talk about the defunding of science further!
youtu.be/mfh75ezwi2Y?...
We’d love to talk to you about this if you’re interested! We’ve been privy to the details of their rightward movement for a long time, but want to talk about the defunding of science further!
youtu.be/mfh75ezwi2Y?...
The “Skeptics” Are Crashing Out HARD
YouTube video by Genetically Modified Skeptic
youtu.be
April 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hi, Hank! I made a detailed video about this book alongside @friendlyatheist.com
We’d love to talk to you about this if you’re interested! We’ve been privy to the details of their rightward movement for a long time, but want to talk about the defunding of science further!
youtu.be/mfh75ezwi2Y?...
We’d love to talk to you about this if you’re interested! We’ve been privy to the details of their rightward movement for a long time, but want to talk about the defunding of science further!
youtu.be/mfh75ezwi2Y?...
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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When you assume bad things are always done in secret, it can take much too long to realize proclamations of ill intent are serious.
I think this is the hang-up.
I think this is the hang-up.
March 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When you assume bad things are always done in secret, it can take much too long to realize proclamations of ill intent are serious.
I think this is the hang-up.
I think this is the hang-up.
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The reason I say you should "take the W" of the Dems doing what you call for is because that's how you build power and morale, and get the crowds you need to keep doing the pushing. When you spread false narratives, you're only corroding the support structures needed to keep going.
February 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The reason I say you should "take the W" of the Dems doing what you call for is because that's how you build power and morale, and get the crowds you need to keep doing the pushing. When you spread false narratives, you're only corroding the support structures needed to keep going.
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House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
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History: “Eventually the incompetent fascists invariably lose power and then society recovers in a new and stronger way”
Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??”
History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”
Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??”
History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”
February 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
History: “Eventually the incompetent fascists invariably lose power and then society recovers in a new and stronger way”
Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??”
History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”
Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??”
History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Well I guess the upside is that Pete Hegseth will now quit drinking?
January 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Well I guess the upside is that Pete Hegseth will now quit drinking?
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These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
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Oh the populist right-wing authoritarian is interested in territorial expansion you say? Well that’s a new one !
December 24, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Oh the populist right-wing authoritarian is interested in territorial expansion you say? Well that’s a new one !
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People celebrating Luigi Mangione, the health care CEO assassin, need to understand that vigilante killings are not celebrated or in any way condoned in the United States. We are a civilized country that values the lives of its citizens.
December 9, 2024 at 7:58 PM
People celebrating Luigi Mangione, the health care CEO assassin, need to understand that vigilante killings are not celebrated or in any way condoned in the United States. We are a civilized country that values the lives of its citizens.
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Those Who Make Peaceful Revolution Impossible
JFK tried to warn us.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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It's a good day to be a New Jerseyan.
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
December 9, 2024 at 5:17 PM
It's a good day to be a New Jerseyan.
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday to prohibit public and school libraries from banning books in the state and to enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
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this is straightforwardly an effort to try to re-segregate the officer corps
Trump and his Secretary of Defense nominee have proposed purging military officers they view as too "woke."
A Heritage funded group is proposing names: offers who served on a DEI panel, or written about race, or sought to recruit at a historically Black college.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
A Heritage funded group is proposing names: offers who served on a DEI panel, or written about race, or sought to recruit at a historically Black college.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
December 9, 2024 at 3:24 PM
this is straightforwardly an effort to try to re-segregate the officer corps
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Do not despair about the Supreme Court. I know it feels daunting but you are not as powerless as you think. Check out some concrete steps you can take (and learn a little bit of history) in the guide I just cranked out, "What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court."
What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court
What You Can Do About a Garbage Supreme Court By Chad M. Topaz, @chadtopaz.bsky.social Drafted: December 4, 2024 Strategic Note: It’s important to check if there are existing groups working toward si...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Do not despair about the Supreme Court. I know it feels daunting but you are not as powerless as you think. Check out some concrete steps you can take (and learn a little bit of history) in the guide I just cranked out, "What You Can Do About A Garbage Supreme Court."
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Hoping that Gaetz's quick withdrawal means that Senate Republicans will feel the need to assert themselves by rejecting Hegseth before they roll over and start approving horrible, dangerous picks like Kennedy and Gabbard.
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s mother called him ‘an abuser of women’
Email from mother, published in the New York Times, said he mistreated women and displayed a lack of character
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Hoping that Gaetz's quick withdrawal means that Senate Republicans will feel the need to assert themselves by rejecting Hegseth before they roll over and start approving horrible, dangerous picks like Kennedy and Gabbard.
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It's not hyperbole to say they want to eradicate trans people. This is explicitly the goal.
CNN's Boris Sanchez: So what about the concerns of trans students over this bathroom bill? It can trigger harassment for them.
Ohio GOP lawmaker: We passed a bill outlawing chemical castration or gender mutilation surgery for those under 18. So I think that will become less of an issue over time.
Ohio GOP lawmaker: We passed a bill outlawing chemical castration or gender mutilation surgery for those under 18. So I think that will become less of an issue over time.
November 29, 2024 at 6:53 PM
It's not hyperbole to say they want to eradicate trans people. This is explicitly the goal.
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Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont...
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
November 26, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont...
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.
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News has just broke that Trump plans to eject trans people from the military within days of inauguration.
Trans servicemembers who have served 19 years will lose their pensions and healthcare.
This is obscene. They served our country, and will be kicked to the side like trash.
Trans servicemembers who have served 19 years will lose their pensions and healthcare.
This is obscene. They served our country, and will be kicked to the side like trash.
Trump reportedly plans to swiftly eject trans troops within days of inauguration
Trump’s actions could eject thousands of current trans service members
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 2:41 AM
News has just broke that Trump plans to eject trans people from the military within days of inauguration.
Trans servicemembers who have served 19 years will lose their pensions and healthcare.
This is obscene. They served our country, and will be kicked to the side like trash.
Trans servicemembers who have served 19 years will lose their pensions and healthcare.
This is obscene. They served our country, and will be kicked to the side like trash.
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Unrelated to current events but in many primate species that have alpha males abusive leaders can be “overthrown” because the troop gets fed up with being pushed around.
November 18, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Unrelated to current events but in many primate species that have alpha males abusive leaders can be “overthrown” because the troop gets fed up with being pushed around.
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A lot of people responsible for poor decisions are on a press tour right now because if they didn’t, people would rightfully be questioning THEIR leadership and they know it.
It’s weak even by normal left-punching standards. Zero evidence more Liz Cheney would have won this. The opposite, actually.
It’s weak even by normal left-punching standards. Zero evidence more Liz Cheney would have won this. The opposite, actually.
First quote in this new @politico.com story is from RI's Dem committeeman Joe Paolino: "The progressive wing of the party has to recognize — we all have to recognize — the country’s not progressive, and not to the far left or the far right. They’re in the middle” www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
Centrist Dems seize opening at the DNC: ‘I don’t want to be the freak show party’
Recriminations over Kamala Harris’ defeat are shaping the early stages of the race for DNC chair.
www.politico.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:59 AM
A lot of people responsible for poor decisions are on a press tour right now because if they didn’t, people would rightfully be questioning THEIR leadership and they know it.
It’s weak even by normal left-punching standards. Zero evidence more Liz Cheney would have won this. The opposite, actually.
It’s weak even by normal left-punching standards. Zero evidence more Liz Cheney would have won this. The opposite, actually.
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Can Bluesky be a special different world where RFK Jr simply does not exist?
November 15, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Can Bluesky be a special different world where RFK Jr simply does not exist?