SurlyManul
@surlymanul.bsky.social
just here checking in on the neverending shitshow
arts, crafts, music. fan of birds, plants, and interesting facts.
not a fan of fascism, white supremacy, or most of the other shit happening right now.
arts, crafts, music. fan of birds, plants, and interesting facts.
not a fan of fascism, white supremacy, or most of the other shit happening right now.
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SurlyManul
@surlymanul.bsky.social
· Oct 8
we should leave the flags at half mast and only raise them occasionally, when something super good happens
i was going to try not to post politics and just talk about random nonsense but seriously what in the everliving fuck is this Greenland shit
Why is everything so god damn stupid all the time
Why is everything so god damn stupid all the time
Greenland is happening. Not a joke, not trolling, not a distraction. He has already made up his mind and nobody who matters in the inner circle will try to talk him out of it. Some of them want it precisely because it will destroy NATO. There are no adults in the room. They really mean to do it.
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
i was going to try not to post politics and just talk about random nonsense but seriously what in the everliving fuck is this Greenland shit
Why is everything so god damn stupid all the time
Why is everything so god damn stupid all the time
things are rough and the vibes are bad, but I'm going to say something brave, something controversial: prunes are really delicious
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
things are rough and the vibes are bad, but I'm going to say something brave, something controversial: prunes are really delicious
I think we are heading back to the days of the anonymous internet. Hard to see how social media as we know it survives the AI sexual harrassment situation.
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I think we are heading back to the days of the anonymous internet. Hard to see how social media as we know it survives the AI sexual harrassment situation.
at least it's satsuma mandarin season
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
at least it's satsuma mandarin season
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
hm i can think of a regime that needs changing
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
hm i can think of a regime that needs changing
hi i'm Sideswiped on the 10 but you can also call me Pneumonia
January 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
hi i'm Sideswiped on the 10 but you can also call me Pneumonia
All fascists will fail in 2026
January 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
All fascists will fail in 2026
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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Chicago’s annual snowplow naming contest is underway and Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing the name “Abolish ICE.” blockclubchi.co/4pi3DA4
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Chicago’s annual snowplow naming contest is underway and Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing the name “Abolish ICE.” blockclubchi.co/4pi3DA4
This is a nice thing. Internet people, please proclaim on yourselves.
For me: I learned to weave. I started playing flute again and joined a funky community ensemble. I replaced more of our lawn with flowering & native plants, traveled a bit, and distributed lots of whistle packs.
For me: I learned to weave. I started playing flute again and joined a funky community ensemble. I replaced more of our lawn with flowering & native plants, traveled a bit, and distributed lots of whistle packs.
Every year around this time I do the same thread and it has been a lot of fun.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
December 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is a nice thing. Internet people, please proclaim on yourselves.
For me: I learned to weave. I started playing flute again and joined a funky community ensemble. I replaced more of our lawn with flowering & native plants, traveled a bit, and distributed lots of whistle packs.
For me: I learned to weave. I started playing flute again and joined a funky community ensemble. I replaced more of our lawn with flowering & native plants, traveled a bit, and distributed lots of whistle packs.
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time for the only holiday tradition that matters
December 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
time for the only holiday tradition that matters
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
in addition to racism the motivation of this administration seems to be a desire to abuse and kill children. prohibiting childhood vaccines & care for trans kids, disappearing immigrant kids. another bill now to legalize abuse of children in detention. kids already dead from USAID's destruction.
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
in addition to racism the motivation of this administration seems to be a desire to abuse and kill children. prohibiting childhood vaccines & care for trans kids, disappearing immigrant kids. another bill now to legalize abuse of children in detention. kids already dead from USAID's destruction.
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here’s another Portland-area fundraiser for a family torn apart by ICE. husband shipped to Tacoma, wife just gave birth to twins www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-aid...
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
here’s another Portland-area fundraiser for a family torn apart by ICE. husband shipped to Tacoma, wife just gave birth to twins www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-aid...
I saw the movie when it came out and thought it was dumb, but now I am enraged about it. Fuck Oliver Stone. I'm glad I always accidentally call you Oliver North, you homophobia-abetting POS. 🧵
Surprisingly, this post got traction last night. So now I want to tell you about Clay Shaw, and Jim Garrison's horrific homophobic prosecution of him, a nightmare of Les Miserables-like proportions.
This thread may be long, but there are lessons for us today in knowing what happened. Here goes...
This thread may be long, but there are lessons for us today in knowing what happened. Here goes...
That Oliver Stone made a movie lionizing Jim Garrison's ludicrous prosecution of an innocent man (Clay Shaw) is one of the most egregious historical transmogrifications in cinema. Imagine in 20 yrs a Stephen Miller hagiography starring Chalamet, that's the artistic crime level we're talking.
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I saw the movie when it came out and thought it was dumb, but now I am enraged about it. Fuck Oliver Stone. I'm glad I always accidentally call you Oliver North, you homophobia-abetting POS. 🧵
Abolish CBP
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Abolish CBP
Cis men coaches are the ones abusing athletes in this story, not trans women. Maybe we should look into banning cis men from coaching girls instead of banning trans folks from sports. But that wouldn't be such a lucrative grift, would it?
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Cis men coaches are the ones abusing athletes in this story, not trans women. Maybe we should look into banning cis men from coaching girls instead of banning trans folks from sports. But that wouldn't be such a lucrative grift, would it?
come back valerie solanas we need you now
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
come back valerie solanas we need you now
clearly epstein was not bothered by people knowing he was a hideously evil abuser, but he seems like he was very invested in seeming smart. so i am taking great joy in everyone roasting him for being an illiterate dumbass with asinine opinions
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
clearly epstein was not bothered by people knowing he was a hideously evil abuser, but he seems like he was very invested in seeming smart. so i am taking great joy in everyone roasting him for being an illiterate dumbass with asinine opinions
some hippies back in the hippie days wanted to put LSD in the water supply to bring about world peace
after this week's hideous news i think instead we should try estrogen
you could focus in on the highest-income zip codes for best results
after this week's hideous news i think instead we should try estrogen
you could focus in on the highest-income zip codes for best results
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
some hippies back in the hippie days wanted to put LSD in the water supply to bring about world peace
after this week's hideous news i think instead we should try estrogen
you could focus in on the highest-income zip codes for best results
after this week's hideous news i think instead we should try estrogen
you could focus in on the highest-income zip codes for best results
all these nightmare men. they are all in this together. and the goal is to hurt women and children.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
all these nightmare men. they are all in this together. and the goal is to hurt women and children.
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pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
BRO WHAT
you fucking just try to take away my ibuprofen
you fucking just try to take away my ibuprofen
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BRO WHAT
you fucking just try to take away my ibuprofen
you fucking just try to take away my ibuprofen
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A siege-breaking snowstorm followed by the strongest aurora in living memory is proof that Chicago has the Mandate of Heaven and its enemies will die by her sword
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A siege-breaking snowstorm followed by the strongest aurora in living memory is proof that Chicago has the Mandate of Heaven and its enemies will die by her sword