TOSkwar
@toskwar.bsky.social
Political activist. Queer in many ways. Trying to bring energy and action to the world. If you don't see me doing a lot on here- it's because I'm doing more off here. As we all should.
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TOSkwar
@toskwar.bsky.social
· Jan 11
So, I've been seeing more negativity around recently, and in tandem with that, I've been seeing reports of more bots and disinformation networks popping up on Bluesky. So I wanted to take a moment to point out what can be done to encourage positive action and prevent disinfo. 🧵
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![Comic. [Two adults, one with short light hair, walking with a child with spiky hair.] PERSON: Oops, I forgot to say “rabbit rabbit” on January first! CHILD: Why do you do that? PERSON: Just a superstition. CHILD: What’s a superstition? PERSON: It’s a way to train yourself to feel like any bad thing that happens is your fault.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidrs7rjct33ulawni7zummkvq43fgkc7tosrydi5fd3u5zkzttiue@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Allow me to connect some dots for you:
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
Too much of the world currently relies for its basic functions on resources which must be continuously extracted. You burn that oil one time and oops, now you need more.
Geopolitical horrors are, in fact, one of the reasons we need to move to renewables ASAP.
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Wolves good.
Not a movie or show, just, like, the animal. Wolves.
They're pretty cool.
Not a movie or show, just, like, the animal. Wolves.
They're pretty cool.
January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Wolves good.
Not a movie or show, just, like, the animal. Wolves.
They're pretty cool.
Not a movie or show, just, like, the animal. Wolves.
They're pretty cool.
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Blanket censoring the word “gambling” is literally a pro gambling move.
Gambling platforms avoid the word for obvious reasons, so YouTube eliminating its use under the pretense of combating gambling is the best fucking cover a gambling platform could ask for.
It’s pretty disgusting.
Gambling platforms avoid the word for obvious reasons, so YouTube eliminating its use under the pretense of combating gambling is the best fucking cover a gambling platform could ask for.
It’s pretty disgusting.
YouTube removed another of my anti-videogame gambling videos for being pro-gambling.
What a fucking farce of a website.
What a fucking farce of a website.
December 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Blanket censoring the word “gambling” is literally a pro gambling move.
Gambling platforms avoid the word for obvious reasons, so YouTube eliminating its use under the pretense of combating gambling is the best fucking cover a gambling platform could ask for.
It’s pretty disgusting.
Gambling platforms avoid the word for obvious reasons, so YouTube eliminating its use under the pretense of combating gambling is the best fucking cover a gambling platform could ask for.
It’s pretty disgusting.
@protonjon.bsky.social Plushie Bagel is being mischievous. Apparently the reason I haven't gotten mine yet is that he took a short vacation in Puerto Rico??? Looking forward to him getting back from the vacation and finally arriving! (All's well, just think it's funny given it's, well, Bagel!)
December 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
@protonjon.bsky.social Plushie Bagel is being mischievous. Apparently the reason I haven't gotten mine yet is that he took a short vacation in Puerto Rico??? Looking forward to him getting back from the vacation and finally arriving! (All's well, just think it's funny given it's, well, Bagel!)
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Low key wanna do this next time I play through 3, hahaha.
Roy is the only Koopaling who can be defeated more than once in a single playthrough of Super Mario Bros. 3. In fact, players wishing to maximize their gameplay must take the Quadruple Roy Route.
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Low key wanna do this next time I play through 3, hahaha.
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I know “they probably got AI to write it” replies are the immediate response, but I think it’s more pathetic to actually use your own written words to defend the thing that publications want to replace you with.
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I know “they probably got AI to write it” replies are the immediate response, but I think it’s more pathetic to actually use your own written words to defend the thing that publications want to replace you with.
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for the boys
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
for the boys
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Don’t let CEOs quibble over how much they’re pushing for AI. Regurgitative AI is a plagiaristic poison, to use any amount of it is to use it too much.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Don’t let CEOs quibble over how much they’re pushing for AI. Regurgitative AI is a plagiaristic poison, to use any amount of it is to use it too much.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
They want the concessions, because concessions can creep. Zero tolerance is the only way to say no to it.
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A """funny""" thing I've noticed is that if you see a buckwild and totally made up claim on Reddit and then search that claim on Google, trying to source it, the Gemini AI summary will be like "oh, yeah, that totally happened, and my source is that three hour old Reddit thread you were just reading"
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A """funny""" thing I've noticed is that if you see a buckwild and totally made up claim on Reddit and then search that claim on Google, trying to source it, the Gemini AI summary will be like "oh, yeah, that totally happened, and my source is that three hour old Reddit thread you were just reading"
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Also, as the coiner of the term, I should point out again that simply using premade assistance is not asset flipping. That’s when you did *zero* work of your own.
Still, I’d rather someone fully asset flip than use AI. Regurgitative AI is asset flipping’s perverse cousin.
Still, I’d rather someone fully asset flip than use AI. Regurgitative AI is asset flipping’s perverse cousin.
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Also, as the coiner of the term, I should point out again that simply using premade assistance is not asset flipping. That’s when you did *zero* work of your own.
Still, I’d rather someone fully asset flip than use AI. Regurgitative AI is asset flipping’s perverse cousin.
Still, I’d rather someone fully asset flip than use AI. Regurgitative AI is asset flipping’s perverse cousin.
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How well do Lani and Kaiser know Dragon Ball? Let's try to stump them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Nb...
#dragonball #trivia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Nb...
#dragonball #trivia
Does TeamFourStar know Dragon Ball?
Use code BENTOFB50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus free breakfast for 1 year at https://bit.ly/45Dl8Ek!
Lani and Kaiser test their knowledge of Dragon Ball! Who will watch? Win to find…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
How well do Lani and Kaiser know Dragon Ball? Let's try to stump them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Nb...
#dragonball #trivia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Nb...
#dragonball #trivia
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This is a kind of epiphany that I kinda *felt* but never was able to put to words, and it is brilliant.
When executives (and their marketing sycophants) say something, it's not because they believe it's *true*, it's what they *want* to happen.
When executives (and their marketing sycophants) say something, it's not because they believe it's *true*, it's what they *want* to happen.
NEW VIDEO: Big business is a death cult worshipping a many-faced Techno God. In an industry full of takers who want to eradicate the makers, so-called AI promises a nonsensical fantasy where games are made for free and sold to a world of laid off former workers. It is unhinged.
youtu.be/xcB_kqpYNhc
youtu.be/xcB_kqpYNhc
Execucult Of The Techno God
YouTube video by Stephanie Sterling
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December 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is a kind of epiphany that I kinda *felt* but never was able to put to words, and it is brilliant.
When executives (and their marketing sycophants) say something, it's not because they believe it's *true*, it's what they *want* to happen.
When executives (and their marketing sycophants) say something, it's not because they believe it's *true*, it's what they *want* to happen.
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It's the Christmas light video again - 2025 edition
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I don't think the shutdown could've ended any better than this. I know, it's still shit- but it's because Republicans are complete bastards and were willing to completely destroy everything, starve people, etc. to prevent ACA subsidies, not because of anything Dems did.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I don't think the shutdown could've ended any better than this. I know, it's still shit- but it's because Republicans are complete bastards and were willing to completely destroy everything, starve people, etc. to prevent ACA subsidies, not because of anything Dems did.
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Federal workers are going without pay or getting fired entirely, putting hundreds of thousands of families livelihoods at risk.
And where are Republican House members? On paid vacations, not showing up to work for weeks on end.
And where are Republican House members? On paid vacations, not showing up to work for weeks on end.
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Federal workers are going without pay or getting fired entirely, putting hundreds of thousands of families livelihoods at risk.
And where are Republican House members? On paid vacations, not showing up to work for weeks on end.
And where are Republican House members? On paid vacations, not showing up to work for weeks on end.
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I refuse to doom. I think a lot of people are surprised that my dark and spooky aesthetic comes paired with a very sunny disposition. I’m not ignorant to how fucked up things are right now, but when so many evil people in power try to drown you in despair, hope and joy is a weapon.
September 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I refuse to doom. I think a lot of people are surprised that my dark and spooky aesthetic comes paired with a very sunny disposition. I’m not ignorant to how fucked up things are right now, but when so many evil people in power try to drown you in despair, hope and joy is a weapon.
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the Command & Conquer series is 30 years old today we so have an excuse to share this iconic moment with Tim Curry
September 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
the Command & Conquer series is 30 years old today we so have an excuse to share this iconic moment with Tim Curry
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I feel real bad for everyone who's been struggling to care for a delusional family member, watching whatever progress they've made get annihilated by ChatGPT in an afternoon.
September 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I feel real bad for everyone who's been struggling to care for a delusional family member, watching whatever progress they've made get annihilated by ChatGPT in an afternoon.
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Virginia, today is National Voter Registration Day!
The best way to celebrate? Register to vote or check your registration status at iwillvote.com/va
The best way to celebrate? Register to vote or check your registration status at iwillvote.com/va
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Virginia, today is National Voter Registration Day!
The best way to celebrate? Register to vote or check your registration status at iwillvote.com/va
The best way to celebrate? Register to vote or check your registration status at iwillvote.com/va
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It’s National Voter Registration Day — and Virginia, it’s not too late to get #VoteReady. Too much is at stake to sit out. Register or update your registration by Oct 24, make a plan to vote, and ensure your voice is heard: vote.gov/register/vir...
How to register in Virginia | Vote.gov
Find out how to register to vote, check your registration, get deadlines, and more for Virginia
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September 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s National Voter Registration Day — and Virginia, it’s not too late to get #VoteReady. Too much is at stake to sit out. Register or update your registration by Oct 24, make a plan to vote, and ensure your voice is heard: vote.gov/register/vir...
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Fa re do la se ma net
Do ne pua na vo de net
Fe na so mi ma ne set
Da na fo su le BOH!
Do ne pua na vo de net
Fe na so mi ma ne set
Da na fo su le BOH!
September 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Fa re do la se ma net
Do ne pua na vo de net
Fe na so mi ma ne set
Da na fo su le BOH!
Do ne pua na vo de net
Fe na so mi ma ne set
Da na fo su le BOH!