Valastrius
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Valastrius
@valastrius.bsky.social
· Nov 8
The First was Life, the Quickening of Matter
The Second Was Mind, the Awakening of Flesh
The Third was Glyph, the Embodying of Thought
The Fourth was Light, Weaving These into Sand
The Second Was Mind, the Awakening of Flesh
The Third was Glyph, the Embodying of Thought
The Fourth was Light, Weaving These into Sand
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I'll also say that Platner's past posts about political violence are the kinds of things that would make me distrust any fellow activist I might be considering working with today. It's not serious and it's dangerous. That's fedposting, not shitposting, friends.
February 15, 2026 at 6:20 AM
I'll also say that Platner's past posts about political violence are the kinds of things that would make me distrust any fellow activist I might be considering working with today. It's not serious and it's dangerous. That's fedposting, not shitposting, friends.
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I'm Asian American. Nazi shit and racist shit and misogynist shit freaks me out because I stand in solidarity with everyone else who's a target of bigotry in this country. So yes, Platner alarms the hell out of me. I wish he alarmed the hell out of the New Republic.
February 15, 2026 at 6:18 AM
I'm Asian American. Nazi shit and racist shit and misogynist shit freaks me out because I stand in solidarity with everyone else who's a target of bigotry in this country. So yes, Platner alarms the hell out of me. I wish he alarmed the hell out of the New Republic.
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Reading about the Eastern Front in WWII will make you feel innumerate.
First couple months the Red Army loses 2.5-3M casualties & prisoners. But they had another 4M men mobilizing. But the panzer groups were clocking 30 and 40-mile days.
The scale is just impossible to grasp.
First couple months the Red Army loses 2.5-3M casualties & prisoners. But they had another 4M men mobilizing. But the panzer groups were clocking 30 and 40-mile days.
The scale is just impossible to grasp.
February 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Reading about the Eastern Front in WWII will make you feel innumerate.
First couple months the Red Army loses 2.5-3M casualties & prisoners. But they had another 4M men mobilizing. But the panzer groups were clocking 30 and 40-mile days.
The scale is just impossible to grasp.
First couple months the Red Army loses 2.5-3M casualties & prisoners. But they had another 4M men mobilizing. But the panzer groups were clocking 30 and 40-mile days.
The scale is just impossible to grasp.
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Southcom strikes which illegally kill people on boats in the Carribean that three months ago elicited shocked headlines in US news media are now being reported in low priority spaces buried deep in news outlet websites.
Normalisation of what are in effect US military death squads.
Normalisation of what are in effect US military death squads.
February 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Southcom strikes which illegally kill people on boats in the Carribean that three months ago elicited shocked headlines in US news media are now being reported in low priority spaces buried deep in news outlet websites.
Normalisation of what are in effect US military death squads.
Normalisation of what are in effect US military death squads.
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One of russia's shittiest historians. He's no doubt basing this claim on WW2, which was a defensive war for their side.
Leading Russia's delegation once again Medinsky said that Russians are "ready to lose millions and live on bread and water for the SVO" according to Russian media. If true that says all you need to know about the February 17-18 talks.
February 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
One of russia's shittiest historians. He's no doubt basing this claim on WW2, which was a defensive war for their side.
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i am fine with them despising everything about the US with every core of their being as long as they do not comment on US text microblogging websites about the same 5-10 disputes within center-left american politics
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM
i am fine with them despising everything about the US with every core of their being as long as they do not comment on US text microblogging websites about the same 5-10 disputes within center-left american politics
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they can be mad about the fact that our insane president is threatening their sovereignty
they can be mad about our national anthem being damn near impossible to sing
they can be mad about tom cruise’s affiliation with the church of scientology
they can be mad about our national anthem being damn near impossible to sing
they can be mad about tom cruise’s affiliation with the church of scientology
February 15, 2026 at 5:57 AM
they can be mad about the fact that our insane president is threatening their sovereignty
they can be mad about our national anthem being damn near impossible to sing
they can be mad about tom cruise’s affiliation with the church of scientology
they can be mad about our national anthem being damn near impossible to sing
they can be mad about tom cruise’s affiliation with the church of scientology
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i think i would settle for “moratorium on re-litigating the 2016 primary” which is really what so many foreigners on this site want to do.
We need a moratorium on UK people commenting on American politics unless they demonstrate knowledge of the differences between the American electoral system and the UK’s
February 15, 2026 at 5:37 AM
i think i would settle for “moratorium on re-litigating the 2016 primary” which is really what so many foreigners on this site want to do.
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They already had one
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the party supported by JD Vance and Elon Musk, are now looking to ICE in the US for inspiration and saying Germany needs an ICE of its own. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European far-right parties push for ICE-style police
Fringe figures want to follow the Trump playbook for tackling unauthorized migration.
www.politico.eu
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 AM
They already had one
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That explanation miiight apply to Platner's histrionic anti-fascist posts like “an armed working class is a requirement for economic justice.”
But being "disillusioned with our government" doesn't explain why he posted racist and rape-minimizing bullshit.
But being "disillusioned with our government" doesn't explain why he posted racist and rape-minimizing bullshit.
February 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
That explanation miiight apply to Platner's histrionic anti-fascist posts like “an armed working class is a requirement for economic justice.”
But being "disillusioned with our government" doesn't explain why he posted racist and rape-minimizing bullshit.
But being "disillusioned with our government" doesn't explain why he posted racist and rape-minimizing bullshit.
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In 2013, Platner wrote "Why don’t black people tip?" and wrote in a thread about sexual assault that people should "take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f—-ked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to?"
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
Graham Platner asked why Black people ‘don’t tip’ in Reddit posts
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate posted to the online social media site Reddit more than 1,800 times between 2009 and 2021.
themainemonitor.org
February 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
In 2013, Platner wrote "Why don’t black people tip?" and wrote in a thread about sexual assault that people should "take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f—-ked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to?"
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
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That New Republic article also minimizes Platner's past by saying "he did write some bad stuff about Black people and women on the internet a few years ago."
Platner's specific words are pretty terrible and the NR should have included them, imo.
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
Platner's specific words are pretty terrible and the NR should have included them, imo.
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
Graham Platner asked why Black people ‘don’t tip’ in Reddit posts
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate posted to the online social media site Reddit more than 1,800 times between 2009 and 2021.
themainemonitor.org
February 15, 2026 at 6:08 AM
That New Republic article also minimizes Platner's past by saying "he did write some bad stuff about Black people and women on the internet a few years ago."
Platner's specific words are pretty terrible and the NR should have included them, imo.
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
Platner's specific words are pretty terrible and the NR should have included them, imo.
themainemonitor.org/platner-redd...
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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 6:00 AM
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.
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the more you learn about the antebellum south the more you transform into this
every plantation owner should have been put to death
every plantation owner should have been put to death
February 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
the more you learn about the antebellum south the more you transform into this
every plantation owner should have been put to death
every plantation owner should have been put to death
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As we know, Spheres of Influence are more than happy with their areas of coverage and never want to expand into the others.
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM
As we know, Spheres of Influence are more than happy with their areas of coverage and never want to expand into the others.
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Say what you will about American hegemony, it was way better than every system that had existed before it and the basically all the alternatives you can come up with are way worse because we’ve tried them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Say what you will about American hegemony, it was way better than every system that had existed before it and the basically all the alternatives you can come up with are way worse because we’ve tried them.
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I am really struggling to see what the problem is here and I think it might be that there’s a subset of people who are dangerously naive about how messy of a business international relations is. There isn’t one weird trick to make it not like that, and so many ways it can get worse.
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I am really struggling to see what the problem is here and I think it might be that there’s a subset of people who are dangerously naive about how messy of a business international relations is. There isn’t one weird trick to make it not like that, and so many ways it can get worse.
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Do you think spheres of influence would be better? A different hegemon? Buddy, I have terrible news for you.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Do you think spheres of influence would be better? A different hegemon? Buddy, I have terrible news for you.
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its so funny how everyone around charlie just saw him as a giant cartoon steak
Turning Point USA is allegedly "purging" staffers, after Candace Owens's crazy theories about TPUSA's involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder started to catch on with their own employees.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
Candace Owens Gets Inside TPUSA’s Head
Her nutty theories about the killing of Charlie Kirk have won over some of his organization’s employees.
www.thebulwark.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
its so funny how everyone around charlie just saw him as a giant cartoon steak
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furries and anime weirds having gun-owner tantrums about the idea that they're obligated to care for other people is a prime example of how a lot of online "leftism" is just "conservatism but hands off my treats"
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
furries and anime weirds having gun-owner tantrums about the idea that they're obligated to care for other people is a prime example of how a lot of online "leftism" is just "conservatism but hands off my treats"
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[Movie scientist voice] Given that he's morphing into a 9/11 truther in 2026, we can thus determine that the hostile alien organism has a gestation period of roughly 25 years.
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
[Movie scientist voice] Given that he's morphing into a 9/11 truther in 2026, we can thus determine that the hostile alien organism has a gestation period of roughly 25 years.
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I'd rather have an inauthentic coastal liberal ask me my pronouns with a plastic smile because they felt some weird obligation to, than have some authentic red neck beat me to death with a bat while screaming slurs
idk I'm a weirdo like that
idk I'm a weirdo like that
February 15, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I'd rather have an inauthentic coastal liberal ask me my pronouns with a plastic smile because they felt some weird obligation to, than have some authentic red neck beat me to death with a bat while screaming slurs
idk I'm a weirdo like that
idk I'm a weirdo like that
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"We're fucked and there's nothing we can do, politics is now over" has a hidden subtext of
"yay"
and
"i'm a quitterrrrrrrrr"
"yay"
and
"i'm a quitterrrrrrrrr"
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
"We're fucked and there's nothing we can do, politics is now over" has a hidden subtext of
"yay"
and
"i'm a quitterrrrrrrrr"
"yay"
and
"i'm a quitterrrrrrrrr"
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I just want to point out that Walsh boasts about Iranian military capabilities when the Iranian military proved entirely incapable of defending their airspace.
This is also not her independently doing a one-off thing, this is part of an organized campaign by the Iranian government
This is why I will never trust tankies nor take them seriously.
February 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I just want to point out that Walsh boasts about Iranian military capabilities when the Iranian military proved entirely incapable of defending their airspace.
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Very sick of upper middle class parents insisting they have no choice to be ruthless cutthroat monsters in the elementary schools because “[the] system forces them to compete for survival at every level”.
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Very sick of upper middle class parents insisting they have no choice to be ruthless cutthroat monsters in the elementary schools because “[the] system forces them to compete for survival at every level”.