Moira
@moiragentry.bsky.social
old lefty bookworm (mostly sffh & crime fiction); awkwardly ND; listens to (good) prog, watches horror movies, and makes quilts 📚♿ love, support, and defend 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
"All complex ecosystems have parasites."
Extremely useful, clarifying piece from Cory Doctorow explaining why "The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero," because "everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Extremely useful, clarifying piece from Cory Doctorow explaining why "The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero," because "everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Pluralistic: Every complex ecosystem has parasites (24 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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May 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"All complex ecosystems have parasites."
Extremely useful, clarifying piece from Cory Doctorow explaining why "The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero," because "everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Extremely useful, clarifying piece from Cory Doctorow explaining why "The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero," because "everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
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May 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In all 435 congressional districts, our groups are organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power.
Find your local group: indivisible.org/groups
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🎶 #prog #musicsky having myself a wee nerdfest over here. Things I love include sffh and prog and so:
Isis And Osiris
YouTube video by Ayreon - Topic
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May 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I've been thinking about this a lot. Like, even if your shampoo or rubbing alcohol or whatever is made in the US, the bottle or the cap might not be.
Your paper might use American wood and be made in an American factory, but if the replacement steel blades or motor belts or the controllers for automation etc for processing it are no longer available, your paper stops being available.
Supply chains are mindbogglingly complex.
Supply chains are mindbogglingly complex.
May 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I've been thinking about this a lot. Like, even if your shampoo or rubbing alcohol or whatever is made in the US, the bottle or the cap might not be.
I appreciate @chrismurphyct.bsky.social so much. Thread:
I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
April 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I appreciate @chrismurphyct.bsky.social so much. Thread:
no but you guys this is totally real
April 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
no but you guys this is totally real
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Shannon Watts and so many others have more courage and integrity in their little toenail than these equivocating, spineless, mercenary shitheads
As someone who experienced threats and harassment from armed extremists for over a decade, I have empathy for anyone who feels afraid of retaliation for free speech. But at the end of the day, we all must make a choice: back down or double down.
April 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Shannon Watts and so many others have more courage and integrity in their little toenail than these equivocating, spineless, mercenary shitheads
fascist theater is always so gross and insulting to the intelligence 🤮
Bukele's people planted that salted glass with a cherry, a source told the NYT.
Remember him when Dems come roaring back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Remember him when Dems come roaring back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
April 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
fascist theater is always so gross and insulting to the intelligence 🤮
So glad to see this 🙏🏼
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
So glad to see this 🙏🏼
This thread! This is precisely true and so well put—exactly why I love Murderbot so so so very much 💙🤖 📚
Murderbot is autistic. And it's probably not a feature of Sec Units, but because each Sec Unit has cloned neural tissue, their own brains. So Murrderbot has an autistic brain.
And is a being that was literally made to be disposable to humans, and an enslaved entity.
So it wasn't 'raised' by...
And is a being that was literally made to be disposable to humans, and an enslaved entity.
So it wasn't 'raised' by...
April 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This thread! This is precisely true and so well put—exactly why I love Murderbot so so so very much 💙🤖 📚
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TikTok video by ophelia 🇺🇲🌎✌
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April 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
any questions
Thank you Senator Hollen. More of this from all the Dems please.
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thank you Senator Hollen. More of this from all the Dems please.
I know we all know this and think about it, but maybe share this with someone who doesn't
Here’s why we should ALL care about the #KilmarAbregoGarcia case.
Below please find a call script about it, too, as well as a @resist.bot code so you can send a letter after you call.
This is a turning point. Let’s make sure we turn *away* from authoritarianism—not closer towards it.
Below please find a call script about it, too, as well as a @resist.bot code so you can send a letter after you call.
This is a turning point. Let’s make sure we turn *away* from authoritarianism—not closer towards it.
April 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I know we all know this and think about it, but maybe share this with someone who doesn't
www.fiftyfifty.one make plans, act. Next day of action is Saturday, April 19.
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.
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April 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
www.fiftyfifty.one make plans, act. Next day of action is Saturday, April 19.
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What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
The Supreme Court told the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. So far, the administration is pretending to comply while re...
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
yiiikes this is true enough
You know what's weird about being American?
On the one hand we're soft weak things who can't endure any hardship beyond 2 day delivery from Amazon prime.
But also 8 year old set up lemonade stands to pay for their moms cancer treatment
On the one hand we're soft weak things who can't endure any hardship beyond 2 day delivery from Amazon prime.
But also 8 year old set up lemonade stands to pay for their moms cancer treatment
April 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
yiiikes this is true enough
so exactly true
April 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
so exactly true
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April 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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yes, there's no coming back from this. this is demonic.
this is just a level of sickness that i don’t think any society can come back from
April 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
yes, there's no coming back from this. this is demonic.
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this is the WHOLE DAMN THING
Everybody thinks manufacturing jobs were good, but it's UNION jobs that were good.
April 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
this is the WHOLE DAMN THING
Riverside - Dance With The Shadow (Reality Dream DVD)
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April 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
and also this
“McDonalds workers in Denmark make more than Honda workers in Alabama” is such a key point. It’s the institutions, stupid.
April 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
and also this