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Yo, I am the self-appointed anti-social-media-manager of Monkeywrench. I am going to put the most minimal effort into this so that this account isn't entirely dead and one day might have enough followers that an important post might have meaningful reach. Follow this account so I can quit.
Nietzsche did this schtick 150 years ago but at least he was dedicated enough to write whole books about it.
watching these two Christian Nationalists have a conversation and see if you can spot the part where I spit coffee all over my screen.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Nietzsche did this schtick 150 years ago but at least he was dedicated enough to write whole books about it.
Art night! Art Nite! Night of art. Argh, art! At night. Ah, nite. Right?
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Art night! Art Nite! Night of art. Argh, art! At night. Ah, nite. Right?
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As millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits, I am reminded of this quote by Emma Goldman:
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits, I am reminded of this quote by Emma Goldman:
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
Are there any hobbies that cats do not seek to interrupt. Are they all Adorno readers?
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Are there any hobbies that cats do not seek to interrupt. Are they all Adorno readers?
She was head butting my butt this morning because I was not giving her enough attention. “How dare you stand there and type rather than give scratches,” she was saying.
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
She was head butting my butt this morning because I was not giving her enough attention. “How dare you stand there and type rather than give scratches,” she was saying.
Doing the morning work.
October 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Doing the morning work.
We love our vodka aunts.
your analysis of this political moment is going to fail if you keep using reductionist labels like "wine mom". first of all, there are dozens of factions just within that one term, from whiskey women to chardonnay chicas, and understanding their unique informal coalitions can take decades of study
October 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
We love our vodka aunts.
Taking solace in this as I continually fail to share any events I organize in any social media and sometimes on the calendar at our store.
this week's post is something i've been thinking about for a long time. it's called "all of us imperfect comrades: or, an army of fuckups cannot lose"
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/each-of-us...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/each-of-us...
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Taking solace in this as I continually fail to share any events I organize in any social media and sometimes on the calendar at our store.
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this week's post is something i've been thinking about for a long time. it's called "all of us imperfect comrades: or, an army of fuckups cannot lose"
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/each-of-us...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/each-of-us...
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
this week's post is something i've been thinking about for a long time. it's called "all of us imperfect comrades: or, an army of fuckups cannot lose"
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/each-of-us...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/each-of-us...
We should all become biologists so that we can learn to encode books into trees, cut out the middle man of cutting them down, just read the leaves.
October 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We should all become biologists so that we can learn to encode books into trees, cut out the middle man of cutting them down, just read the leaves.
Many MWB members are illiterate: Instead of reading they blankly scan the lines of text until meanings and images fall into their minds.
September 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Many MWB members are illiterate: Instead of reading they blankly scan the lines of text until meanings and images fall into their minds.
I’m sad that we did not, due to The Events, get to properly recognize 9/11 as the day Ted Cruz liked porn on social media.
September 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I’m sad that we did not, due to The Events, get to properly recognize 9/11 as the day Ted Cruz liked porn on social media.
Witches should take more responsibility for things…that’s how you recruit.
September 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Witches should take more responsibility for things…that’s how you recruit.
We got so many 2026 Slingshots for the freaks who want to already start planning next year.
September 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We got so many 2026 Slingshots for the freaks who want to already start planning next year.
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one of the most consistent things I find in history is that if someone is really famous for something other than being an anarchist, their anarchism will be stripped out of basically every reference to them.
September 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
one of the most consistent things I find in history is that if someone is really famous for something other than being an anarchist, their anarchism will be stripped out of basically every reference to them.
Inside all of us are Trotsky particles theorizing about Hitler particles.
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Inside all of us are Trotsky particles theorizing about Hitler particles.
Romans are smoking us on water fountains. We need to build some aqueducts.
August 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Romans are smoking us on water fountains. We need to build some aqueducts.
Right wing conspiracies are always so boring. Instead of saying that bluetooth causes brain damage, the conspiracy should be that the Scandinavian android werewolf cult are slowly making us receptive for the upcoming worldwide transformation.
August 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Right wing conspiracies are always so boring. Instead of saying that bluetooth causes brain damage, the conspiracy should be that the Scandinavian android werewolf cult are slowly making us receptive for the upcoming worldwide transformation.
Emma has been a menace today.
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Emma has been a menace today.
Artificial Intelligence should only be used for one purpose, its original purpose: making pretentious English professors sad.
July 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Artificial Intelligence should only be used for one purpose, its original purpose: making pretentious English professors sad.
We have pay-what-you-want handmade books (imperfections and all) made by the tired hands of moi. If nobody buys them then I will eventually make cover and spine designs.
July 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We have pay-what-you-want handmade books (imperfections and all) made by the tired hands of moi. If nobody buys them then I will eventually make cover and spine designs.
Instead of reading posts, I recommend lining up the button to return to the top with the profile picture perfectly. All the healthy scrolling with none of the brain rot.
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Instead of reading posts, I recommend lining up the button to return to the top with the profile picture perfectly. All the healthy scrolling with none of the brain rot.
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Today is also the anniversary of the Spanish revolution. ✌️✊
July 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today is also the anniversary of the Spanish revolution. ✌️✊
I really want a startup to raise billions of dollars on a new power generating machine run by burning hundreds of hundred dollar bills.
July 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I really want a startup to raise billions of dollars on a new power generating machine run by burning hundreds of hundred dollar bills.
Event on Friday, tomorrow, 8:30pm. With KOOP Radio. It is like we are a real organization that does stuff with real organizations.
July 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Event on Friday, tomorrow, 8:30pm. With KOOP Radio. It is like we are a real organization that does stuff with real organizations.