Armand Karlsen
@armandkarlsen.bsky.social
profile pic by @sixfoot_ant on the bird app. 41/m, introverted nerd
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Yeah, holy shit.
I just checked, mine and @shaxbert.bsky.social 's comments calling them out- which have 2.6k and 1.6k likes respectively, are just fucking GONE. Can't even find them by scrolling down anymore, they straight up 'hid' them.
Fucking cowards.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I just checked, mine and @shaxbert.bsky.social 's comments calling them out- which have 2.6k and 1.6k likes respectively, are just fucking GONE. Can't even find them by scrolling down anymore, they straight up 'hid' them.
Fucking cowards.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
September 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Yeah, holy shit.
I just checked, mine and @shaxbert.bsky.social 's comments calling them out- which have 2.6k and 1.6k likes respectively, are just fucking GONE. Can't even find them by scrolling down anymore, they straight up 'hid' them.
Fucking cowards.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I just checked, mine and @shaxbert.bsky.social 's comments calling them out- which have 2.6k and 1.6k likes respectively, are just fucking GONE. Can't even find them by scrolling down anymore, they straight up 'hid' them.
Fucking cowards.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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there's always a John Waters quote, it seems
September 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
there's always a John Waters quote, it seems
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They're already shadow banning comments that don't agree whole heartedly agree with their restrictions to art.
Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky
Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.
bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
They're already shadow banning comments that don't agree whole heartedly agree with their restrictions to art.
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Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄
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America is already complicit in Netanyahu’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and now Trump wants to send him $6.4B more in offensive weapons.
Our priority should be ending the war and returning the hostages — not funneling MORE taxpayer dollars to Netanyahu to bomb starving Gaza.
Our priority should be ending the war and returning the hostages — not funneling MORE taxpayer dollars to Netanyahu to bomb starving Gaza.
Trump administration plans $6.4 billion in weapons sales to Israel, sources say
The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval to sell Israel $6.4 billion in support equipment and weapons including attack helicopters and troop carriers, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
America is already complicit in Netanyahu’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and now Trump wants to send him $6.4B more in offensive weapons.
Our priority should be ending the war and returning the hostages — not funneling MORE taxpayer dollars to Netanyahu to bomb starving Gaza.
Our priority should be ending the war and returning the hostages — not funneling MORE taxpayer dollars to Netanyahu to bomb starving Gaza.
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A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died. https://cnn.it/4ndDYbl
A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died | CNN
Weeds cover the grave of Yagana Usman’s baby – a painful reminder of the months that have passed since she lost her infant twin to malnutrition. Her surviving twin’s fate now hinges in part on decisio...
cnn.it
September 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died. https://cnn.it/4ndDYbl
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Bluesky is a wonderful place that has flourished in large part because of its artists and intolerance towards facists/Nazis. The Updated policy currently going into effect Oct 15 could fuck that up and we should be very vocal about it. Here are some specific things to mention in feedback (THREAD)
a man giving a thumbs up to a dog with the words do not blow this for us below him
ALT: a man giving a thumbs up to a dog with the words do not blow this for us below him
media.tenor.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Bluesky is a wonderful place that has flourished in large part because of its artists and intolerance towards facists/Nazis. The Updated policy currently going into effect Oct 15 could fuck that up and we should be very vocal about it. Here are some specific things to mention in feedback (THREAD)
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Bsky's new TOS says it alone has the power to determine whether a fictional drawing shows consent
Demand that they REPEAL this harmful and misguided rule and to give us tools to protect creative freedom instead!
Post your porn with the tag #bskycensorship
Demand bsky listen to its users
Demand that they REPEAL this harmful and misguided rule and to give us tools to protect creative freedom instead!
Post your porn with the tag #bskycensorship
Demand bsky listen to its users
September 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Bsky's new TOS says it alone has the power to determine whether a fictional drawing shows consent
Demand that they REPEAL this harmful and misguided rule and to give us tools to protect creative freedom instead!
Post your porn with the tag #bskycensorship
Demand bsky listen to its users
Demand that they REPEAL this harmful and misguided rule and to give us tools to protect creative freedom instead!
Post your porn with the tag #bskycensorship
Demand bsky listen to its users
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I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.
US government orders 46 states to destroy trans education materials
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/27/trans-education-us-state-directive/?utm_content=1756312804&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
US government orders states to destroy trans education materials
The US government has ordered 46 states and territories to destroy education materials referencing trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.
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Stephen Miller - the first to speak behind the bullet proof glass- with a rant that would make stormfront enjoyers blush
Pt- 1
Pt- 1
September 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Stephen Miller - the first to speak behind the bullet proof glass- with a rant that would make stormfront enjoyers blush
Pt- 1
Pt- 1
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I am wishing every man involved in these developments the worst case of round ligament pain known to humankind
EXCLUSIVE from @washingtonpost.com @ddiamond.bsky.social and Ariana Eunjung Cha www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say
The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I am wishing every man involved in these developments the worst case of round ligament pain known to humankind
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Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
September 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
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Hey, trying to explain Online Censorship to people who arent in the nsfw scene or who arent as online as you are, and need some help?
This video is actually a really great primer on the current situation, and why we have to develop an absolutist stance on free speech for EVERYONE's sake.
This video is actually a really great primer on the current situation, and why we have to develop an absolutist stance on free speech for EVERYONE's sake.
What's REALLY Happening with Internet Censorship Right Now
YouTube video by Keniisu
youtu.be
September 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hey, trying to explain Online Censorship to people who arent in the nsfw scene or who arent as online as you are, and need some help?
This video is actually a really great primer on the current situation, and why we have to develop an absolutist stance on free speech for EVERYONE's sake.
This video is actually a really great primer on the current situation, and why we have to develop an absolutist stance on free speech for EVERYONE's sake.
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Trump is not only using a memorial to push his bullshit takeover attempts of Chicago, but he’s LYING.
The Trump admin has actually abandoned plans to put troops into Chicago because of the legal headaches.
The Trump admin has actually abandoned plans to put troops into Chicago because of the legal headaches.
September 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Trump is not only using a memorial to push his bullshit takeover attempts of Chicago, but he’s LYING.
The Trump admin has actually abandoned plans to put troops into Chicago because of the legal headaches.
The Trump admin has actually abandoned plans to put troops into Chicago because of the legal headaches.
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This isn’t getting enough coverage:
Hundreds of people once held at Alligator Alcatraz Florida have vanished from federal records, prompting lawyers to accuse U.S. authorities of running a detention "black hole," as a new sprawling report from El País has revealed.
Hundreds of people once held at Alligator Alcatraz Florida have vanished from federal records, prompting lawyers to accuse U.S. authorities of running a detention "black hole," as a new sprawling report from El País has revealed.
September 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This isn’t getting enough coverage:
Hundreds of people once held at Alligator Alcatraz Florida have vanished from federal records, prompting lawyers to accuse U.S. authorities of running a detention "black hole," as a new sprawling report from El País has revealed.
Hundreds of people once held at Alligator Alcatraz Florida have vanished from federal records, prompting lawyers to accuse U.S. authorities of running a detention "black hole," as a new sprawling report from El País has revealed.
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Last week, the Supreme Court gave federal agents the green light to geographically, racially and linguistically profile people while carrying out immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, and in doing so, it shattered one of the bedrocks of the American legal tradition.
September 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Last week, the Supreme Court gave federal agents the green light to geographically, racially and linguistically profile people while carrying out immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, and in doing so, it shattered one of the bedrocks of the American legal tradition.
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Michigan Republican State Rep. Josh Schriver has proposed an online porn ban that seeks to prohibit explicit material as well as any “depiction, description, or simulation” of trans people.
September 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Michigan Republican State Rep. Josh Schriver has proposed an online porn ban that seeks to prohibit explicit material as well as any “depiction, description, or simulation” of trans people.
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Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water, which ensures drinking water is safe, have been instructed by Trump officials to halt publishing ongoing research in an “unprecedented” move, according to a report.
September 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water, which ensures drinking water is safe, have been instructed by Trump officials to halt publishing ongoing research in an “unprecedented” move, according to a report.
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"I’m free today because of this advocacy,” Soliman said. “Don’t underestimate your voice."
Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica on his release from an Ohio jail. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of…
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"I’m free today because of this advocacy,” Soliman said. “Don’t underestimate your voice."
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Conservatives are now suing individual games, not just distributors.
At every single step of this fight, critters have been looking for technical solutions out of it. First it was "well, just use a VPN." Next up, "just publish to your own website."
This is a political problem.
At every single step of this fight, critters have been looking for technical solutions out of it. First it was "well, just use a VPN." Next up, "just publish to your own website."
This is a political problem.
Florida's Attorney General has filed lawsuits against platforms featuring adult games, claiming they fail to verify age of visitors.
It's a sign that AG, who is simultaneously attacking LGBTQ literature as pornography, intends to interpret the age-verification broadly.
It's a sign that AG, who is simultaneously attacking LGBTQ literature as pornography, intends to interpret the age-verification broadly.
Florida sues porn video game websites over lack of age checks
Florida's attorney general filed a lawsuit against websites distributing "pornographic video game content."
www.tallahassee.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Conservatives are now suing individual games, not just distributors.
At every single step of this fight, critters have been looking for technical solutions out of it. First it was "well, just use a VPN." Next up, "just publish to your own website."
This is a political problem.
At every single step of this fight, critters have been looking for technical solutions out of it. First it was "well, just use a VPN." Next up, "just publish to your own website."
This is a political problem.
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Last week, Trump described living in Portland as “like living in hell” and said he was considering sending in federal troops, as he has recently threatened to do to combat crime in other cities, including Chicago and Baltimore.
September 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Last week, Trump described living in Portland as “like living in hell” and said he was considering sending in federal troops, as he has recently threatened to do to combat crime in other cities, including Chicago and Baltimore.
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With the awful news from the last couple hours, this post from the political optimism subreddit helped to break through a bit of the despair fog. Repubs know this is political suicide, ICE's support is crumbling despite the budget increase, and there's a myriad of ways to fight back. Keep strong.
July 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
With the awful news from the last couple hours, this post from the political optimism subreddit helped to break through a bit of the despair fog. Repubs know this is political suicide, ICE's support is crumbling despite the budget increase, and there's a myriad of ways to fight back. Keep strong.
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PHILLY: Man posing as an ICE agent robs car repair business, ties up and manhandles a woman from the Dominican Republic — “He kept saying he is immigration officer.”
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
June 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
PHILLY: Man posing as an ICE agent robs car repair business, ties up and manhandles a woman from the Dominican Republic — “He kept saying he is immigration officer.”
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
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i love the implication here is he willingly knew he was a pedophile and worked with him and thought it was cool until he could use it against him lmfao
June 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
i love the implication here is he willingly knew he was a pedophile and worked with him and thought it was cool until he could use it against him lmfao