Aaron Bady
@zunguzungu.bsky.social
Meat blood, bees, things of that nature
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We should categorically reject and contest the assertion or implication that being an "activist" in some way diminishes/qualifies a person's perspective or positions; it's part of an insidious and reactionary project to make "passive apolitical consumer" the only correct mode of citizenship
January 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We should categorically reject and contest the assertion or implication that being an "activist" in some way diminishes/qualifies a person's perspective or positions; it's part of an insidious and reactionary project to make "passive apolitical consumer" the only correct mode of citizenship
obviously, you'd have to be silly to imagine there'd be consequences for twitter having a "produce bespoke AI child porn" feature, but even so, you'd think they would have taken the fucking thing down by now
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
obviously, you'd have to be silly to imagine there'd be consequences for twitter having a "produce bespoke AI child porn" feature, but even so, you'd think they would have taken the fucking thing down by now
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Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
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you did not see this kitty pull a glizzy heist
good morning
good morning
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
you did not see this kitty pull a glizzy heist
good morning
good morning
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
pro-tip: never have twins, but if you must, have them at least 3 years old, so they play with each other and cancel each other out
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
pro-tip: never have twins, but if you must, have them at least 3 years old, so they play with each other and cancel each other out
the real heroes of 2026 are my kids, who slept late this morning, and allowed me to get some work done
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
the real heroes of 2026 are my kids, who slept late this morning, and allowed me to get some work done
gonna suck when we all go back to work next monday after the holidays end, which tbc is a thing that will occur next monday (takes an enormous swig of coffee laced with gasoline and turns towards my calendar, while inconveniently--and tragically--holding a lit candle in front of me)
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
gonna suck when we all go back to work next monday after the holidays end, which tbc is a thing that will occur next monday (takes an enormous swig of coffee laced with gasoline and turns towards my calendar, while inconveniently--and tragically--holding a lit candle in front of me)
"'Coup” is not a word you will see used to describe what Trump has done...instead, huge headlines about the “capture” of Maduro—a term that implies that Maduro was a wanted man in a legitimate legal process" www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
The Word For This Is 'Coup'
Call what Donald Trump just did in Venezuela by its proper name.
www.discourseblog.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"'Coup” is not a word you will see used to describe what Trump has done...instead, huge headlines about the “capture” of Maduro—a term that implies that Maduro was a wanted man in a legitimate legal process" www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
If Trump is a mob boss, not a neo-con, maybe the relationship he wants to have with the "new" regime in Venezuela is essentially "your criminal operation now gives US a cut of what you are doing, which is basically the same as you were doing before" but otherwise not much changes
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
If Trump is a mob boss, not a neo-con, maybe the relationship he wants to have with the "new" regime in Venezuela is essentially "your criminal operation now gives US a cut of what you are doing, which is basically the same as you were doing before" but otherwise not much changes
weak shit, our electric and gas utility killed 84 people apnews.com/article/6781...
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
weak shit, our electric and gas utility killed 84 people apnews.com/article/6781...
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The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map
January 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The majority of Americans can’t locate Venezuela on this map
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The most junior copy editor at the nation’s worst college paper could find a way to squeeze “which killed an estimated 40 people” somewhere into these top 6 grafs of the NYTimes story.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 AM
The most junior copy editor at the nation’s worst college paper could find a way to squeeze “which killed an estimated 40 people” somewhere into these top 6 grafs of the NYTimes story.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.
Hard to prove the case
I don’t believe Hakeem Jeffries is even real.
January 4, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Hard to prove the case
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Chuck Schumer: The Trump administration lied to me in three separate briefings about their plans for Venezuela.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Chuck Schumer: The Trump administration lied to me in three separate briefings about their plans for Venezuela.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
The Democrats: WE DEMAND A FOURTH BRIEFING IMMEDIATELY.
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“Trump please brief us on your manifestly bonkers regime change plans” is not the rhetorical master stroke some legislators think it is
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
“Trump please brief us on your manifestly bonkers regime change plans” is not the rhetorical master stroke some legislators think it is
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I get why the words that come out of their mouths are so alarming and such a cause for outrage, but I can never shake the feeling that by dinner time today, Trump will be done thinking about this forever.
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I get why the words that come out of their mouths are so alarming and such a cause for outrage, but I can never shake the feeling that by dinner time today, Trump will be done thinking about this forever.
taking 2026 out, blowing on the connectors, putting it back in and hitting reset
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
taking 2026 out, blowing on the connectors, putting it back in and hitting reset
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Genuinely funny watching all the "this is about democracy" cable news commentators scramble to pivot after the Trump presser where his answer to every question was "oil."
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Genuinely funny watching all the "this is about democracy" cable news commentators scramble to pivot after the Trump presser where his answer to every question was "oil."
I certainly hope someone is monitoring the situation, concerned
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I certainly hope someone is monitoring the situation, concerned
Welp
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Welp
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it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy