AndOrNorLyn
@norlyn.bsky.social
Saltier than cinema popcorn. Views, boosts, etc. my own, don't blame them on anyone else.
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We wanted a Labour PM not another Tory one pandering to Reform
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We wanted a Labour PM not another Tory one pandering to Reform
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“The targeting of non-citizens is only really a way to normalize the targeting…of everybody.”
-Jason Stanley, Professor, University of Toronto, speaking to @velshi.com
-Jason Stanley, Professor, University of Toronto, speaking to @velshi.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“The targeting of non-citizens is only really a way to normalize the targeting…of everybody.”
-Jason Stanley, Professor, University of Toronto, speaking to @velshi.com
-Jason Stanley, Professor, University of Toronto, speaking to @velshi.com
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Trying to appease people that wouldn’t vote Labour under any circumstances, while throwing away votes from anyone to the left of the Tories. Make it make sense.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Trying to appease people that wouldn’t vote Labour under any circumstances, while throwing away votes from anyone to the left of the Tories. Make it make sense.
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Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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The proposal is “not a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
buff.ly/9aW3zLz
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
buff.ly/9aW3zLz
Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The proposal is “not a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
buff.ly/9aW3zLz
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
buff.ly/9aW3zLz
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Compromising with fascists is compliance.
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Compromising with fascists is compliance.
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There's one central rule in working against autocrats - if they see you as weak, if you attempt to appease, you are creating a permission structure for them to escalate, to take more.
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
With our big election win last week, and Trump's clear political and physical decline, Dems should be more ambitious now, and fight even harder, for the country and the American people. Voters saw us fighting for them & we were rewarded across the country 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
Trump's Government Has Failed, His Powers Are Ebbing And For The Good Of The Country Democrats Must Become More Ambitious Now
People are pissed and we need to keep fighting
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There's one central rule in working against autocrats - if they see you as weak, if you attempt to appease, you are creating a permission structure for them to escalate, to take more.
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
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Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
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Of note, Durbin's office is going STRAIGHT to voicemail except lmao they don't take messages
Call anyway. Maybe it'll annoy someone; who knows.
Call anyway. Maybe it'll annoy someone; who knows.
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Of note, Durbin's office is going STRAIGHT to voicemail except lmao they don't take messages
Call anyway. Maybe it'll annoy someone; who knows.
Call anyway. Maybe it'll annoy someone; who knows.
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
Potato. The best.
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Potato. The best.
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I haven’t said anything about Sudan because I don’t really have anything to say about Sudan, just sadness.
maybe the old world order would have prevented this; maybe not.
the new one certainly won’t.
maybe the old world order would have prevented this; maybe not.
the new one certainly won’t.
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I haven’t said anything about Sudan because I don’t really have anything to say about Sudan, just sadness.
maybe the old world order would have prevented this; maybe not.
the new one certainly won’t.
maybe the old world order would have prevented this; maybe not.
the new one certainly won’t.
This is the actual thing that the right-wing have been doing for decades, not just years, ad multiple scholars of fascism have been trying to pount thus out.
The sad thing is, there are huge numbers of people who are manipulated this way because they equate cynicism with intelligence.
The sad thing is, there are huge numbers of people who are manipulated this way because they equate cynicism with intelligence.
“Totalitarianism today begins not with the suppression of speech but with the systematic degradation of meaning…
Its goal isn’t to convince anyone of one story over another; it is to make people stop believing that any story could really be true.”
Its goal isn’t to convince anyone of one story over another; it is to make people stop believing that any story could really be true.”
Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth
Trump’s decimation of public health systems isn’t about efficiency, cost-saving, or even ideology. It’s about building a world without truth or the possibility of accountability.
www.thenation.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is the actual thing that the right-wing have been doing for decades, not just years, ad multiple scholars of fascism have been trying to pount thus out.
The sad thing is, there are huge numbers of people who are manipulated this way because they equate cynicism with intelligence.
The sad thing is, there are huge numbers of people who are manipulated this way because they equate cynicism with intelligence.
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This is the same thing I say to anyone on the left willing to leave trans people behind: once you make some people's rights negotiable, every other non-cishet, non-white, non-able bodied demographic is fair game, because YOU SAID HUMANITY HAD A GRAY SCALE.
Liberty means for all.
Liberty means for all.
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is the same thing I say to anyone on the left willing to leave trans people behind: once you make some people's rights negotiable, every other non-cishet, non-white, non-able bodied demographic is fair game, because YOU SAID HUMANITY HAD A GRAY SCALE.
Liberty means for all.
Liberty means for all.
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personally I take great solace from trying to stick to a “if I die it’ll be with my teeth in their throats” kinda approach to life
dooming accomplishes nothing for nobody other than for your enemies
The dooming on this site is getting out of control. Every time you post anything about politics some rando condescendingly wonders how you can't possibly know that elections are over and all hope is lost. If you've completely lost hope, I'm sorry, but shut the fuck up, OK? You're not helping.
October 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
personally I take great solace from trying to stick to a “if I die it’ll be with my teeth in their throats” kinda approach to life
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The people in Arizona’s 7th congressional district have been without representation in Congress for over 7 months.
Mike Johnson continues to deny them representation because their duly elected representative has pledged to sign the petition to release the Epstein files.
Mike Johnson continues to deny them representation because their duly elected representative has pledged to sign the petition to release the Epstein files.
October 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The people in Arizona’s 7th congressional district have been without representation in Congress for over 7 months.
Mike Johnson continues to deny them representation because their duly elected representative has pledged to sign the petition to release the Epstein files.
Mike Johnson continues to deny them representation because their duly elected representative has pledged to sign the petition to release the Epstein files.
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In the last 72 hours or so Donald Trump has:
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
October 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In the last 72 hours or so Donald Trump has:
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
• Demolished a large section of the White House
• Posted a video of himself dropping shit on the American people
• Demanded a $230 million payout from his own Department of Justice
Also the federal government is still shut down, but, y’know…
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If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.
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The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
Someone went there:
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.
futurism.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
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Also, a Democratic Congresswoman was elected almost 4wks ago. She’s still has not been sworn in. All to keep the Epstein files hidden.👇
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Also, a Democratic Congresswoman was elected almost 4wks ago. She’s still has not been sworn in. All to keep the Epstein files hidden.👇
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All this cruelty and ugliness because these fuckers couldn't accept a country that elected a black president.
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
All this cruelty and ugliness because these fuckers couldn't accept a country that elected a black president.
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I have a reader in England (I know, shock) who really, really likes the Alien series. I have forgotten and cannot find their handle. If this is you (we've spoken before), please say something?
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I have a reader in England (I know, shock) who really, really likes the Alien series. I have forgotten and cannot find their handle. If this is you (we've spoken before), please say something?