Aster Vérité
@aster-verite.bsky.social
Writer. Critical thinker. Cynical nihilist. Disinformation analyst. Scientist of belief webs. Mythologist of modern decay.
Housing, Climate, Health, Science, The Apocalypse
Housing, Climate, Health, Science, The Apocalypse
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The Anatomy of Epistemic Capture, and How We Lost the Battle for Reality.
aka Joe Rogan is a festering steaming frothy loose pile of human feces, Joe Walsh, Alex Jones and so many more are parasites that inhabit that pile. That's my informed opinion anyway.
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The Anatomy of Epistemic Capture, and How We Lost the Battle for Reality.
aka Joe Rogan is a festering steaming frothy loose pile of human feces, Joe Walsh, Alex Jones and so many more are parasites that inhabit that pile. That's my informed opinion anyway.
I’ve concluded that bluesky, and social media in general, are no longer viable mediums for ethical discourse, nor resistance.
The architecture of social media rewards spectacle over substance.
Even the sharpest cri de coeur* loses to tribal reflexes.
Best of luck to humanity
*look it up
The architecture of social media rewards spectacle over substance.
Even the sharpest cri de coeur* loses to tribal reflexes.
Best of luck to humanity
*look it up
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I’ve concluded that bluesky, and social media in general, are no longer viable mediums for ethical discourse, nor resistance.
The architecture of social media rewards spectacle over substance.
Even the sharpest cri de coeur* loses to tribal reflexes.
Best of luck to humanity
*look it up
The architecture of social media rewards spectacle over substance.
Even the sharpest cri de coeur* loses to tribal reflexes.
Best of luck to humanity
*look it up
Well done.
Elect leftists.
Elect leftists.
BREAKING: Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland’s next president after her rival conceded defeat in a presidential election Saturday.
Left-leaning independent Connolly set to be Ireland's next president after her rival concedes defeat
Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland's next president after her rival conceded defeat in Saturday's presidential election.
bit.ly
October 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Well done.
Elect leftists.
Elect leftists.
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I will be very disappointed if this doesn't happen.
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I will be very disappointed if this doesn't happen.
The problem with uncritical feminism
You praise electing a female social conservative whose hero is Maggie Thatcher...
You praise electing a woman who opposes same-sex marriage, takes a hard line on immigration and who believes imperial succession should still give preference to men.
You praise electing a female social conservative whose hero is Maggie Thatcher...
You praise electing a woman who opposes same-sex marriage, takes a hard line on immigration and who believes imperial succession should still give preference to men.
October 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The problem with uncritical feminism
You praise electing a female social conservative whose hero is Maggie Thatcher...
You praise electing a woman who opposes same-sex marriage, takes a hard line on immigration and who believes imperial succession should still give preference to men.
You praise electing a female social conservative whose hero is Maggie Thatcher...
You praise electing a woman who opposes same-sex marriage, takes a hard line on immigration and who believes imperial succession should still give preference to men.
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Meanwhile social welfare benefits barely cover rent. Disabled people will be forced into homelessness in droves.
If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...
Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control
Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.
acorncanada.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Meanwhile social welfare benefits barely cover rent. Disabled people will be forced into homelessness in droves.
I spent four days largely off of social media.
Working on a construction project and furniture building...
That reminds me of why I left social media in the first place.... and provides a reminder that I only came to bluesky as a research project and I've over stayed.
Working on a construction project and furniture building...
That reminds me of why I left social media in the first place.... and provides a reminder that I only came to bluesky as a research project and I've over stayed.
October 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I spent four days largely off of social media.
Working on a construction project and furniture building...
That reminds me of why I left social media in the first place.... and provides a reminder that I only came to bluesky as a research project and I've over stayed.
Working on a construction project and furniture building...
That reminds me of why I left social media in the first place.... and provides a reminder that I only came to bluesky as a research project and I've over stayed.
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Jokes on the smug people saying jokes on Bondi...
Where they count mail in ballots is a polling site, and very likely where the monitors will be...
Where they count mail in ballots is a polling site, and very likely where the monitors will be...
Justice Department says it will monitor California poll sites amid Prop. 50 voting
Justice Department says it will monitor California poll sites amid Prop. 50 voting
The U.S. Justice Department said it was asked to monitor polling sites in California in November by state GOP officials.
www.latimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Jokes on the smug people saying jokes on Bondi...
Where they count mail in ballots is a polling site, and very likely where the monitors will be...
Where they count mail in ballots is a polling site, and very likely where the monitors will be...
True.
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
True.
I will never buy anything based on an influencer's content... basically I block and ignore influencers.
But more importantly my family will no longer buy any product off the Big Three automakers ever again.
They're dead to us.
But more importantly my family will no longer buy any product off the Big Three automakers ever again.
They're dead to us.
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I will never buy anything based on an influencer's content... basically I block and ignore influencers.
But more importantly my family will no longer buy any product off the Big Three automakers ever again.
They're dead to us.
But more importantly my family will no longer buy any product off the Big Three automakers ever again.
They're dead to us.
I do appreciate this post of Kate's for this perspective...
But to be clear, ICE are paid by us to be Stephen Miller's personal gestapo...
That is why he specifically pardoned J6 insurrectionists and recruited trash from his secret signal chat for white supremacist genocidaires
But to be clear, ICE are paid by us to be Stephen Miller's personal gestapo...
That is why he specifically pardoned J6 insurrectionists and recruited trash from his secret signal chat for white supremacist genocidaires
At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I do appreciate this post of Kate's for this perspective...
But to be clear, ICE are paid by us to be Stephen Miller's personal gestapo...
That is why he specifically pardoned J6 insurrectionists and recruited trash from his secret signal chat for white supremacist genocidaires
But to be clear, ICE are paid by us to be Stephen Miller's personal gestapo...
That is why he specifically pardoned J6 insurrectionists and recruited trash from his secret signal chat for white supremacist genocidaires
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October 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Doug Ford. Dumber than dirt, a bully and a quitter.
Ford, unilaterally, and one assumes are the recommendation of moronic advisors, trolls trump with a Regan ad, and ends up killing trade negotiations between Canada and the US.
The enemy within.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...
Ford, unilaterally, and one assumes are the recommendation of moronic advisors, trolls trump with a Regan ad, and ends up killing trade negotiations between Canada and the US.
The enemy within.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...
Premier Ford’s Ronald Reagan anti-tariff ad is ‘a lightning rod’: Ham
CTV News’ U.S. political commentator Eric Ham says Ford ‘had to recognize that there would be some pushback’ due to Regan’s status among the political right.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Doug Ford. Dumber than dirt, a bully and a quitter.
Ford, unilaterally, and one assumes are the recommendation of moronic advisors, trolls trump with a Regan ad, and ends up killing trade negotiations between Canada and the US.
The enemy within.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...
Ford, unilaterally, and one assumes are the recommendation of moronic advisors, trolls trump with a Regan ad, and ends up killing trade negotiations between Canada and the US.
The enemy within.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide...
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I’m headed to Malaysia today.
The Indo-Pacific is one of the fastest-growing economic regions on earth, and right now it represents only 10% of our total exports. It’s time to change that, and unlock new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
The Indo-Pacific is one of the fastest-growing economic regions on earth, and right now it represents only 10% of our total exports. It’s time to change that, and unlock new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’m headed to Malaysia today.
The Indo-Pacific is one of the fastest-growing economic regions on earth, and right now it represents only 10% of our total exports. It’s time to change that, and unlock new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
The Indo-Pacific is one of the fastest-growing economic regions on earth, and right now it represents only 10% of our total exports. It’s time to change that, and unlock new opportunities for our workers and businesses.
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Threatening to arrest governors for seditious conspiracy. Getting dark fast.
October 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Threatening to arrest governors for seditious conspiracy. Getting dark fast.
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This is what we have turned into👇👇
Fox News congratulated George Santos on getting out of prison after his commutation. He was convicted of ruining the lives of disabled veterans by stealing their charity money. That's what they're celebrating. 🤦♂️Every veteran should hear this as too..the world
Fox News congratulated George Santos on getting out of prison after his commutation. He was convicted of ruining the lives of disabled veterans by stealing their charity money. That's what they're celebrating. 🤦♂️Every veteran should hear this as too..the world
October 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This is what we have turned into👇👇
Fox News congratulated George Santos on getting out of prison after his commutation. He was convicted of ruining the lives of disabled veterans by stealing their charity money. That's what they're celebrating. 🤦♂️Every veteran should hear this as too..the world
Fox News congratulated George Santos on getting out of prison after his commutation. He was convicted of ruining the lives of disabled veterans by stealing their charity money. That's what they're celebrating. 🤦♂️Every veteran should hear this as too..the world
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Argentina loves Nazis.
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Argentina loves Nazis.
No Ontario, Ford i not your friend...
The thing that gets me the most in this bill to circumvent renters' security and rent controls is the whinging excuse of mom-and-pop landlords trying to pay the mortgage.
They took the risk on that property. They are not owed the ability to always make a profit.
They took the risk on that property. They are not owed the ability to always make a profit.
Doug Ford government proposes to allow tenant evictions when leases are up in new bill
Currently, tenants are protected from eviction unless there is a legal reason — such as unpaid rent or the landlord wants to move in — even after their lease expires.
www.thestar.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
No Ontario, Ford i not your friend...
So, Doug Ford, who fucks Western canola producers fucks the rest of Canada by causing trump to end trade negotiations....
Doug Ford i an idiot Ontario and so is every last trud who voted for him
Doug Ford i an idiot Ontario and so is every last trud who voted for him
October 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
So, Doug Ford, who fucks Western canola producers fucks the rest of Canada by causing trump to end trade negotiations....
Doug Ford i an idiot Ontario and so is every last trud who voted for him
Doug Ford i an idiot Ontario and so is every last trud who voted for him
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In the news:
Convicted Felon bankrupts country.
In other news:
Not a surprise considering he managed to bankrupt a casino.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Convicted Felon bankrupts country.
In other news:
Not a surprise considering he managed to bankrupt a casino.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
This rapid debt accumulation is the fastest outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the debt having reached $37 trillion in August.
www.pbs.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
In the news:
Convicted Felon bankrupts country.
In other news:
Not a surprise considering he managed to bankrupt a casino.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Convicted Felon bankrupts country.
In other news:
Not a surprise considering he managed to bankrupt a casino.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Upton Sinclair:
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
Danielle Smith dodges climate science in parliament
Are human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, driving climate change? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't know, as the province plans to double oil production and build pipelines in ...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Upton Sinclair:
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
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getting done, what Bin Laden couldn’t 🆘
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
getting done, what Bin Laden couldn’t 🆘
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“We’re going after the illegal, the criminals”
Meanwhile,
In Portland this week, ICE abused the hell out of a blind man.
Meanwhile,
In Portland this week, ICE abused the hell out of a blind man.
October 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“We’re going after the illegal, the criminals”
Meanwhile,
In Portland this week, ICE abused the hell out of a blind man.
Meanwhile,
In Portland this week, ICE abused the hell out of a blind man.