TitaniumTeddyBear
@titaniumteddybear.bsky.social
Psychologist with PhD and everything. Including long COVID, autism, and others. PhD was about the darknet. Have studied in about 10 different martial arts. Gamer, Leftist, writer, feminist, martial artist. White. CisHet. He/Him. ZA/NL. #NAFO. TiTeddyBear
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I'm a psychologist and we need to use Rule Zero of the Internet:
Don't Feed The Trolls.
What trolls want is attention. So any engagement with them encourages them.
Even disagreeing with them.
Even disproving them.
It all counts as "attention", so it makes them behave worse.
Block them. Move on.
Don't Feed The Trolls.
What trolls want is attention. So any engagement with them encourages them.
Even disagreeing with them.
Even disproving them.
It all counts as "attention", so it makes them behave worse.
Block them. Move on.
I understand that Pam Bondi was doing.
She knew that her purpose was creating soundbites for Fox News, CBS, and the other right-wing outlets.
That's why she didn't even respond to the questions. She had pre-written talking points and she was just working down a list.
#Bondi #Trump #Politics
She knew that her purpose was creating soundbites for Fox News, CBS, and the other right-wing outlets.
That's why she didn't even respond to the questions. She had pre-written talking points and she was just working down a list.
#Bondi #Trump #Politics
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"Will justice prevail?
Of course it will.
Because whoever wins will define what justice is."
-Eiichiro Oda, 'One Piece'.
#OnePiece #Netflix #Anime #Politics #Progressive
Of course it will.
Because whoever wins will define what justice is."
-Eiichiro Oda, 'One Piece'.
#OnePiece #Netflix #Anime #Politics #Progressive
February 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"Will justice prevail?
Of course it will.
Because whoever wins will define what justice is."
-Eiichiro Oda, 'One Piece'.
#OnePiece #Netflix #Anime #Politics #Progressive
Of course it will.
Because whoever wins will define what justice is."
-Eiichiro Oda, 'One Piece'.
#OnePiece #Netflix #Anime #Politics #Progressive
Amazon needs to realize that being cheaper than other options only works if people actually get the products they've ordered.
At this point I would gladly pay more money if it means the things actually arrive.
Been trying to get a fridge from Amazon since November but they keep screwing it up.
At this point I would gladly pay more money if it means the things actually arrive.
Been trying to get a fridge from Amazon since November but they keep screwing it up.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Amazon needs to realize that being cheaper than other options only works if people actually get the products they've ordered.
At this point I would gladly pay more money if it means the things actually arrive.
Been trying to get a fridge from Amazon since November but they keep screwing it up.
At this point I would gladly pay more money if it means the things actually arrive.
Been trying to get a fridge from Amazon since November but they keep screwing it up.
Been trying to buy a fridge from Amazon since November. Things keep going wrong.
Different things each time.
At this point Amazon is less reliable than Temu.
And I am not exaggerating.
#Enshittification #Online
Different things each time.
At this point Amazon is less reliable than Temu.
And I am not exaggerating.
#Enshittification #Online
February 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Been trying to buy a fridge from Amazon since November. Things keep going wrong.
Different things each time.
At this point Amazon is less reliable than Temu.
And I am not exaggerating.
#Enshittification #Online
Different things each time.
At this point Amazon is less reliable than Temu.
And I am not exaggerating.
#Enshittification #Online
Batman and Iron Man aren't "pro-rich propaganda".
They're a story about how much better the world could be if the rich used their money to help people instead of just mindlessly hoarding it.
Like those people who fill their apartments with old magazines.
And don't know why.
#Comics #Batman #Rich
They're a story about how much better the world could be if the rich used their money to help people instead of just mindlessly hoarding it.
Like those people who fill their apartments with old magazines.
And don't know why.
#Comics #Batman #Rich
February 14, 2026 at 10:47 AM
So Gavin Newsom is celebrating Ronald Reagan, but then being confused as to why progressives don't trust him?
Could someone please explain to him that "signalling" is an omnidirectional process.
So it's not only conservatives who will see this 🙄
#Newsom #Politics
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/06/g...
Could someone please explain to him that "signalling" is an omnidirectional process.
So it's not only conservatives who will see this 🙄
#Newsom #Politics
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/06/g...
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
So Gavin Newsom is celebrating Ronald Reagan, but then being confused as to why progressives don't trust him?
Could someone please explain to him that "signalling" is an omnidirectional process.
So it's not only conservatives who will see this 🙄
#Newsom #Politics
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/06/g...
Could someone please explain to him that "signalling" is an omnidirectional process.
So it's not only conservatives who will see this 🙄
#Newsom #Politics
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/06/g...
Conservatives often underpay teachers to create an education crisis that they can use to push for privatisation.
But there's another trick: the teachers are properly paid but completely outnumbered.
It doesn't matter how well you're paid if there are 50 kids in your class 🙁
#Education #Teaching
But there's another trick: the teachers are properly paid but completely outnumbered.
It doesn't matter how well you're paid if there are 50 kids in your class 🙁
#Education #Teaching
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Conservatives often underpay teachers to create an education crisis that they can use to push for privatisation.
But there's another trick: the teachers are properly paid but completely outnumbered.
It doesn't matter how well you're paid if there are 50 kids in your class 🙁
#Education #Teaching
But there's another trick: the teachers are properly paid but completely outnumbered.
It doesn't matter how well you're paid if there are 50 kids in your class 🙁
#Education #Teaching
Here's a tip for politicians.
If you compromise your principles to get elected then you need to keep compromising them in order to get re-elected.
The only way you can do what you know is right when in power is by running on your actual beliefs.
#Politics #Progressive #Election
If you compromise your principles to get elected then you need to keep compromising them in order to get re-elected.
The only way you can do what you know is right when in power is by running on your actual beliefs.
#Politics #Progressive #Election
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Here's a tip for politicians.
If you compromise your principles to get elected then you need to keep compromising them in order to get re-elected.
The only way you can do what you know is right when in power is by running on your actual beliefs.
#Politics #Progressive #Election
If you compromise your principles to get elected then you need to keep compromising them in order to get re-elected.
The only way you can do what you know is right when in power is by running on your actual beliefs.
#Politics #Progressive #Election
Easy way to settle things between Gavin Newsom and Hasan Piker.
Newsom should go on Piker's podcast.
I mean, he went on Charlie Kirk's...
If he's willing to go to the far right but not the far left then he can't really complain when leftist progressives don't trust him.
#Newsom #Hasan #Politics
Newsom should go on Piker's podcast.
I mean, he went on Charlie Kirk's...
If he's willing to go to the far right but not the far left then he can't really complain when leftist progressives don't trust him.
#Newsom #Hasan #Politics
February 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
A lot of stories will use surprise revelations about the characters to move the plot along.
Most of the time it will be revealed that a character is secretly bad.
Except in "One Piece" where it will almost always be revealed that a character is better than you thought.
#OnePiece #Anime #Netflix
Most of the time it will be revealed that a character is secretly bad.
Except in "One Piece" where it will almost always be revealed that a character is better than you thought.
#OnePiece #Anime #Netflix
a woman wearing a straw hat has a tear running down her cheek
Alt: Emily Rudd as Nami in the Netflix adaptation of "One Piece".
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
An important part of the social media business model is violating our privacy to the greatest extent allowable under the law.
And then changing the law so they can do it even more.
It is entirely rational for consumers to freak out when they are suddenly expected to present photo ID.
#Discord #AI
And then changing the law so they can do it even more.
It is entirely rational for consumers to freak out when they are suddenly expected to present photo ID.
#Discord #AI
February 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Reality check:
It is likely that Elon Musk will have died of old age before a living human being even leaves the solar system.
The idea that he's going to "explore other solar systems" is so stupid that I can't explain it.
His stupidity is literally indescribable.
#Space #Musk #Science
It is likely that Elon Musk will have died of old age before a living human being even leaves the solar system.
The idea that he's going to "explore other solar systems" is so stupid that I can't explain it.
His stupidity is literally indescribable.
#Space #Musk #Science
February 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
People would respond to news articles very differently if the name of the editor who wrote the title was listed alongside the author who wrote the actual article.
Because those are two different people with two different objectives.
And those goals often conflict.
#Journalism #Transparency #NYT
Because those are two different people with two different objectives.
And those goals often conflict.
#Journalism #Transparency #NYT
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
People would respond to news articles very differently if the name of the editor who wrote the title was listed alongside the author who wrote the actual article.
Because those are two different people with two different objectives.
And those goals often conflict.
#Journalism #Transparency #NYT
Because those are two different people with two different objectives.
And those goals often conflict.
#Journalism #Transparency #NYT
The DOJ didn't redact the names of survivors because they genuinely don't give a damn them.
But secondly they are signalling to the survivors that the DOJ could destroy their lives by "doxxing" them, any time they want, so the survivors better keep their mouths shut.
#Epstein #DOJ #Bondi
But secondly they are signalling to the survivors that the DOJ could destroy their lives by "doxxing" them, any time they want, so the survivors better keep their mouths shut.
#Epstein #DOJ #Bondi
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by TitaniumTeddyBear
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Israel is committing genocide in order to steal land that it has no right to take.
And it is a standard tactic of the Netanyahu administration to constantly tie their government's genocidal policies to Jewishness and Judaism as a whole.
☹️
#Israel #Palestine #Genocide #Propaganda
1/5
And it is a standard tactic of the Netanyahu administration to constantly tie their government's genocidal policies to Jewishness and Judaism as a whole.
☹️
#Israel #Palestine #Genocide #Propaganda
1/5
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Israel is committing genocide in order to steal land that it has no right to take.
And it is a standard tactic of the Netanyahu administration to constantly tie their government's genocidal policies to Jewishness and Judaism as a whole.
☹️
#Israel #Palestine #Genocide #Propaganda
1/5
And it is a standard tactic of the Netanyahu administration to constantly tie their government's genocidal policies to Jewishness and Judaism as a whole.
☹️
#Israel #Palestine #Genocide #Propaganda
1/5
Journalists can't use the word "genocide" to describe Israel's genocide because they're worried they might get sued.
So journalists can't tell their audiences the truth because it would be bad for them financially to do so.
That is the current state of American journalism.
#Journalism #MSNBC
So journalists can't tell their audiences the truth because it would be bad for them financially to do so.
That is the current state of American journalism.
#Journalism #MSNBC
February 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Journalists can't use the word "genocide" to describe Israel's genocide because they're worried they might get sued.
So journalists can't tell their audiences the truth because it would be bad for them financially to do so.
That is the current state of American journalism.
#Journalism #MSNBC
So journalists can't tell their audiences the truth because it would be bad for them financially to do so.
That is the current state of American journalism.
#Journalism #MSNBC
Israel is committing genocide in order to steal land it has no right to take.
Everything else is just propaganda, distraction, and racism.
If ghosts are real Israel will be haunted for 10 000 years, because it's built on a mass grave.
😞
#Israel #Genocide #Palestine
Everything else is just propaganda, distraction, and racism.
If ghosts are real Israel will be haunted for 10 000 years, because it's built on a mass grave.
😞
#Israel #Genocide #Palestine
February 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Israel is committing genocide in order to steal land it has no right to take.
Everything else is just propaganda, distraction, and racism.
If ghosts are real Israel will be haunted for 10 000 years, because it's built on a mass grave.
😞
#Israel #Genocide #Palestine
Everything else is just propaganda, distraction, and racism.
If ghosts are real Israel will be haunted for 10 000 years, because it's built on a mass grave.
😞
#Israel #Genocide #Palestine
In response to Zach Bryan being awesome again I am reposting my favorite song of his: "Something in the Orange".
It's a genuinely phenomenal track.
#Superbowl #BadBunny #Music #ZachBryan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8F...
It's a genuinely phenomenal track.
#Superbowl #BadBunny #Music #ZachBryan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8F...
Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange
YouTube video by Zach Bryan
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In response to Zach Bryan being awesome again I am reposting my favorite song of his: "Something in the Orange".
It's a genuinely phenomenal track.
#Superbowl #BadBunny #Music #ZachBryan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8F...
It's a genuinely phenomenal track.
#Superbowl #BadBunny #Music #ZachBryan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA8F...
What are the odds that Discord wants compulsory face scans because they want to sell our "face data" to AI companies so they can make fake AI people look more realistic?
Is there something in their terms of service that prohibits them from doing that?
Because I assume there isn't.
#Discord
Is there something in their terms of service that prohibits them from doing that?
Because I assume there isn't.
#Discord
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
What are the odds that Discord wants compulsory face scans because they want to sell our "face data" to AI companies so they can make fake AI people look more realistic?
Is there something in their terms of service that prohibits them from doing that?
Because I assume there isn't.
#Discord
Is there something in their terms of service that prohibits them from doing that?
Because I assume there isn't.
#Discord
Epstein had kompromat on high profile figures in Britain, Russia, America, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and other places.
This has lead some to wonder which of those nations is the one that had him killed.
But the thing is we kinda know who did it.
Because it had to be Trump.
#Epstein #Trump 1/6
This has lead some to wonder which of those nations is the one that had him killed.
But the thing is we kinda know who did it.
Because it had to be Trump.
#Epstein #Trump 1/6
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Karl Marx argued that rich people are so spoiled and ignorant that they literally won't notice that they're starving the poor.
Until the poor "get right up in their face" so to speak.
The past 15 years of American economics has made it hard to argue with him.
#Wealth #Economics #SNAP #Trump
Until the poor "get right up in their face" so to speak.
The past 15 years of American economics has made it hard to argue with him.
#Wealth #Economics #SNAP #Trump
February 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Karl Marx argued that rich people are so spoiled and ignorant that they literally won't notice that they're starving the poor.
Until the poor "get right up in their face" so to speak.
The past 15 years of American economics has made it hard to argue with him.
#Wealth #Economics #SNAP #Trump
Until the poor "get right up in their face" so to speak.
The past 15 years of American economics has made it hard to argue with him.
#Wealth #Economics #SNAP #Trump