Elliot
@1t2ls.bsky.social
gym selfies and poetry 🏳️🌈 NYC
same handle on tiktok
#lunchpoems
same handle on tiktok
#lunchpoems
i mean it’s a perfect encapsulation of how oppression works:
- gratuitous provocation bordering on assault
- externalization of blame for one’s own aggression onto the victim of that aggression
- magnification of the aggression, justified by one’s own fake self-victimization
- gratuitous provocation bordering on assault
- externalization of blame for one’s own aggression onto the victim of that aggression
- magnification of the aggression, justified by one’s own fake self-victimization
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
i mean it’s a perfect encapsulation of how oppression works:
- gratuitous provocation bordering on assault
- externalization of blame for one’s own aggression onto the victim of that aggression
- magnification of the aggression, justified by one’s own fake self-victimization
- gratuitous provocation bordering on assault
- externalization of blame for one’s own aggression onto the victim of that aggression
- magnification of the aggression, justified by one’s own fake self-victimization
the woke left is trying to steal your quesaritos!
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
the woke left is trying to steal your quesaritos!
my brain, struggling: “what kind of spoons do you decorate with?”
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
my brain, struggling: “what kind of spoons do you decorate with?”
Like there was a definite move in the late 20th century against assimilation into the monolithic departments these groups could have been folded into—not saying that was a bad thing—so appealing to the lack of assimilation as itself a marker of non-privileged status feels a little dubious.
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Like there was a definite move in the late 20th century against assimilation into the monolithic departments these groups could have been folded into—not saying that was a bad thing—so appealing to the lack of assimilation as itself a marker of non-privileged status feels a little dubious.
I think this claim is complicated by the fact that the biggest proponents of the advancement of women’s studies, gender studies, african american studies, etc as independent academic specializations have been members of those minorities.
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I think this claim is complicated by the fact that the biggest proponents of the advancement of women’s studies, gender studies, african american studies, etc as independent academic specializations have been members of those minorities.
If there’s one thing people should know about crypto, it’s that the crypto market’s main purpose is to function as a vehicle for organized crime.
How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies
on.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
it’s a good day for that
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
it’s a good day for that
like the consultants may say that “ACA subsidies are a hot issue!” and they’re probably right, but it won’t matter if you win over the public on ACA subsidies if the rule of law ceases to exist and your colleagues are being rounded up and thrown in prison.
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
like the consultants may say that “ACA subsidies are a hot issue!” and they’re probably right, but it won’t matter if you win over the public on ACA subsidies if the rule of law ceases to exist and your colleagues are being rounded up and thrown in prison.
one of the weird failures of current democratic leadership is their seeming inability to rank the existential priority of various projects or recognize what’s actually important vs what conveys the optics that align with their polling / focus groups.
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
one of the weird failures of current democratic leadership is their seeming inability to rank the existential priority of various projects or recognize what’s actually important vs what conveys the optics that align with their polling / focus groups.
another way of looking at it: it’s possible to have multiple projects at the same time, recognizing that they are all important but some are more existentially urgent than others, because their success is a precondition for the success of other important projects. (no democracy -> no queer rights)
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
another way of looking at it: it’s possible to have multiple projects at the same time, recognizing that they are all important but some are more existentially urgent than others, because their success is a precondition for the success of other important projects. (no democracy -> no queer rights)
in other words: it should be possible to build a united front that’s focused on uniting people in the fight for economic justice and a democratic political process without throwing women, minorities, trans people, etc. to the wolves.
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
in other words: it should be possible to build a united front that’s focused on uniting people in the fight for economic justice and a democratic political process without throwing women, minorities, trans people, etc. to the wolves.
“we need to build a majoritarian political coalition focused primarily on existential needs like protecting the political system from oligarchs, creating a social safety net, and reducing economic inequality”
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“we need to build a majoritarian political coalition focused primarily on existential needs like protecting the political system from oligarchs, creating a social safety net, and reducing economic inequality”
in my defense even google thinks it’s pronounced the way i say it:
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
in my defense even google thinks it’s pronounced the way i say it: