Shepherd
@neolithicsheep.bsky.social
"Swear to god you're like a Fox Fire book set in hell." - Ursula Vernon
"You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day
Trans and queer anarchist sheep farmer. Navy veteran attempting to redeem himself.
"You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day
Trans and queer anarchist sheep farmer. Navy veteran attempting to redeem himself.
Now taking applications for someone to keep me company any time @sarahday.org leaves for more than a week
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Now taking applications for someone to keep me company any time @sarahday.org leaves for more than a week
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Also note the way that the burden is always, always placed upon the left; the right must be catered to, the center must be appealed to, the left? Suck it up, accept whatever is offered, perform the labor of care and capitulation and compromise.
A familiar dynamic.
A familiar dynamic.
One of the things language like this does is conveys the way that leftism is seen as feminized in america. Leftists are called “hysterical,” told we “throw tantrums,” and “are shrill and unreasonable.”
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
This is—ironically enough—what I am talking about.
RW voters who demand their bigotries be accommodated are never "radical" or "throwing a tantrum." No—those are "swing voters" to pursue, even as they fail to show up time & again. The goal here isn't a bigger tent, but to prevent movement leftward.
RW voters who demand their bigotries be accommodated are never "radical" or "throwing a tantrum." No—those are "swing voters" to pursue, even as they fail to show up time & again. The goal here isn't a bigger tent, but to prevent movement leftward.
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Also note the way that the burden is always, always placed upon the left; the right must be catered to, the center must be appealed to, the left? Suck it up, accept whatever is offered, perform the labor of care and capitulation and compromise.
A familiar dynamic.
A familiar dynamic.
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And finally SB 265 from Senator Stanley is a bill that creates a class one misdemeanor for "aggravated cyberbullying." Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy says this is disorderly conduct (which recently ended charging kids at school) and gets Stanley to agree to remove the words "breach of the peace."
February 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
And finally SB 265 from Senator Stanley is a bill that creates a class one misdemeanor for "aggravated cyberbullying." Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy says this is disorderly conduct (which recently ended charging kids at school) and gets Stanley to agree to remove the words "breach of the peace."
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Shaming fat people or denying them access to clothing and other amenities does not make them less fat. None of these things should be controversial!
February 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Shaming fat people or denying them access to clothing and other amenities does not make them less fat. None of these things should be controversial!
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Those ads for Rocketmoney are weird as hell.
Every poor person is *excruciatingly* aware of the cost of shit. You're absolutely not "forgetting" a $50 monthly charge. You know exactly what shit costs down to the penny.
Every poor person is *excruciatingly* aware of the cost of shit. You're absolutely not "forgetting" a $50 monthly charge. You know exactly what shit costs down to the penny.
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Those ads for Rocketmoney are weird as hell.
Every poor person is *excruciatingly* aware of the cost of shit. You're absolutely not "forgetting" a $50 monthly charge. You know exactly what shit costs down to the penny.
Every poor person is *excruciatingly* aware of the cost of shit. You're absolutely not "forgetting" a $50 monthly charge. You know exactly what shit costs down to the penny.
...I have found a website that will sell me all the specialty parts for making a pair of cowboy boots, like lasts, shanks, and heel blocks. SEND MY WIFE HOME SOON
February 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
...I have found a website that will sell me all the specialty parts for making a pair of cowboy boots, like lasts, shanks, and heel blocks. SEND MY WIFE HOME SOON
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One of the things language like this does is conveys the way that leftism is seen as feminized in america. Leftists are called “hysterical,” told we “throw tantrums,” and “are shrill and unreasonable.”
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
This is—ironically enough—what I am talking about.
RW voters who demand their bigotries be accommodated are never "radical" or "throwing a tantrum." No—those are "swing voters" to pursue, even as they fail to show up time & again. The goal here isn't a bigger tent, but to prevent movement leftward.
RW voters who demand their bigotries be accommodated are never "radical" or "throwing a tantrum." No—those are "swing voters" to pursue, even as they fail to show up time & again. The goal here isn't a bigger tent, but to prevent movement leftward.
February 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
One of the things language like this does is conveys the way that leftism is seen as feminized in america. Leftists are called “hysterical,” told we “throw tantrums,” and “are shrill and unreasonable.”
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
You're desensitizing your horse to tarps because Pat Parelli told you to. I'm doing it so I can take up the hilarious hobby of primitive horse camping on BLM land. We are not the same.
February 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
You're desensitizing your horse to tarps because Pat Parelli told you to. I'm doing it so I can take up the hilarious hobby of primitive horse camping on BLM land. We are not the same.
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This is the same spot in my neighborhood in October. I like this one little tree right next to the path and keep getting shots of it
🌿
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February 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
This is the same spot in my neighborhood in October. I like this one little tree right next to the path and keep getting shots of it
🌿
🌿
Bsky can I have $450 for an M1910 cavalry saber so me and mine horf can do the cavalry competition course from the US Army 1912 cavalry drill manual
ebay.us/m/gYmAbo
ebay.us/m/gYmAbo
Pardon Our Interruption...
ebay.us
February 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Bsky can I have $450 for an M1910 cavalry saber so me and mine horf can do the cavalry competition course from the US Army 1912 cavalry drill manual
ebay.us/m/gYmAbo
ebay.us/m/gYmAbo
Dude selling puppies in the feed store parking lot which should also be illegal as it is the moral equivalent of being all "psst hey buddy wanna buy a divorce"
February 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Dude selling puppies in the feed store parking lot which should also be illegal as it is the moral equivalent of being all "psst hey buddy wanna buy a divorce"
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Already said everything i care to say about Platner, you can't trick me into joining that discourse again.
I've known too many dumb young marines to care that Platner was a dumb young marine, saw a context-free tottenkopf tattoo parlor flash, and got the 'sick skull tat, bro' in Croatia.
I care that upon finding out as an adult that he had a nazi tattoo he didn't immediately, horrified, book a removal.
I care that upon finding out as an adult that he had a nazi tattoo he didn't immediately, horrified, book a removal.
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Already said everything i care to say about Platner, you can't trick me into joining that discourse again.
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Real photo postcard from my collection, 1916. Text says “This is your congenial mailman and our pet cat Tab. Tab is 12 years old and I wish he would live 10 more.” 🥹
February 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Real photo postcard from my collection, 1916. Text says “This is your congenial mailman and our pet cat Tab. Tab is 12 years old and I wish he would live 10 more.” 🥹
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Crushing: One of the most legendary musicians of your lifetime puts Kraft Singles on tacos.
February 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Crushing: One of the most legendary musicians of your lifetime puts Kraft Singles on tacos.
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I saw a billboard that was something like “SHI is AI for ATX” and I just really need AI companies to continue to name themselves most of SHIT so we can all avoid them.
Here are some more company name suggestions, free for the taking:
TRAS
GARBAG
DUMPSTE
THIE
JUN
SEWAG
Here are some more company name suggestions, free for the taking:
TRAS
GARBAG
DUMPSTE
THIE
JUN
SEWAG
February 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I saw a billboard that was something like “SHI is AI for ATX” and I just really need AI companies to continue to name themselves most of SHIT so we can all avoid them.
Here are some more company name suggestions, free for the taking:
TRAS
GARBAG
DUMPSTE
THIE
JUN
SEWAG
Here are some more company name suggestions, free for the taking:
TRAS
GARBAG
DUMPSTE
THIE
JUN
SEWAG
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the Black Panthers were right
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
the Black Panthers were right
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I've seen people make that argument before, and the general line everyone else made was that giving yourself PTSD is going to make you a liability whenever it'd come to radical action.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
i honestly believe that this idea that you have to subject yourself to every shocking horrifying image as part of "the fight" mostly manifests in people who are doing absolutely nothing to "fight" other than post on social media
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
not sure where this idea that you must continually subject yourself to horrible spectacle to stay committed to the fight came from. the more likely outcomes are total mental breakdown, or becoming the kind of person who rolls their eyes and posts a "shocked" meme when something terrible happens.
February 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've seen people make that argument before, and the general line everyone else made was that giving yourself PTSD is going to make you a liability whenever it'd come to radical action.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
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Just finding out now that the CEO of Chuck E Cheese is mentioned in the Epstein Files
February 15, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Just finding out now that the CEO of Chuck E Cheese is mentioned in the Epstein Files
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A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts
Black Residents Win Key Ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ Environmental Racism Case
The lawsuit could force a jury to decide if turning Black communities into sacrifice zones is a legacy of slavery.
capitalbnews.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts
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FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
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Id: You know what would be really useful? A chronology of the Greek myths--what happened when, that sort of thing. I should be able to write it in an hour or so.
Superego: (bursts into tears)
Superego: (bursts into tears)
February 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Id: You know what would be really useful? A chronology of the Greek myths--what happened when, that sort of thing. I should be able to write it in an hour or so.
Superego: (bursts into tears)
Superego: (bursts into tears)
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I redirect everyone’s attention to JIM MACKAY, a book-banning, Great Replacement Theory-touting hard right-winger who *has changed his name* to J. GORDON MITCHELL to run as a Democrat in Texas’ 17th Congressional district
I also am baffled that people are assuming this super checkered barely known guy will be super progressive as though we're not living in a post Fetterman universe.
It's nuts that these are the two candidates the respective wings of the Maine Dems have coughed up. I am positive there are, somewhere in the state, a moderate who's not 97 years old and a progressive who doesn't have nazi tattoos.
February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I redirect everyone’s attention to JIM MACKAY, a book-banning, Great Replacement Theory-touting hard right-winger who *has changed his name* to J. GORDON MITCHELL to run as a Democrat in Texas’ 17th Congressional district
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People aren’t trying to fight fascism, they enjoy the insurmountable inequality and fear they believe has been created, they like the idea they can. Keep one whole generation of cross educated interdisciplinary trained people out long enough that they die
They WANT this to happen
They WANT this to happen
Yeah, the Nazi tattoo is part of the appeal for Platner for a lot of people. His candidacy is supposed to signal the left no longer concerns itself with “woke” issues like public displays of bigotry.
Just gonna say there are plenty of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates WITHOUT Nazi tattoos that the New Republic could have featured instead of Platner.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
February 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
People aren’t trying to fight fascism, they enjoy the insurmountable inequality and fear they believe has been created, they like the idea they can. Keep one whole generation of cross educated interdisciplinary trained people out long enough that they die
They WANT this to happen
They WANT this to happen
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Exasperatingly frequently necessary reminder that the weaponization of ableism and fatphobia and homophobia and transphobia against your political enemies still works to NORMALIZE those things, thus SYSTEMICALLY HARMING your supposed allies.
July 28, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Exasperatingly frequently necessary reminder that the weaponization of ableism and fatphobia and homophobia and transphobia against your political enemies still works to NORMALIZE those things, thus SYSTEMICALLY HARMING your supposed allies.
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My "yeah, I'll vote for the guy with a Nazi tattoo as long as I don't think he's a Nazi" t-shirt etc etc
He has a Nazi tattoo. (That's a bit of an overstatement, but let's run with that.) You've heard him. Do you think he's a Nazi?
February 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
My "yeah, I'll vote for the guy with a Nazi tattoo as long as I don't think he's a Nazi" t-shirt etc etc