Ren
@butchbiologist.bsky.social
26. Ze/hir. Total nerd about biology, Star Trek, languages, Fallout, and the history of classical music. Fagdyke. Jewish.🏴 我有的時候用中文推文
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We don't talk enough about anti-brown racism.
It is still framed as "immigration," "activists," "crime" etc, which further entrench the racist framing.
And now we are seeing how that plays out, with pundits crying over a white racist while hardly feeling the brown lives being destroyed every day.
It is still framed as "immigration," "activists," "crime" etc, which further entrench the racist framing.
And now we are seeing how that plays out, with pundits crying over a white racist while hardly feeling the brown lives being destroyed every day.
October 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We don't talk enough about anti-brown racism.
It is still framed as "immigration," "activists," "crime" etc, which further entrench the racist framing.
And now we are seeing how that plays out, with pundits crying over a white racist while hardly feeling the brown lives being destroyed every day.
It is still framed as "immigration," "activists," "crime" etc, which further entrench the racist framing.
And now we are seeing how that plays out, with pundits crying over a white racist while hardly feeling the brown lives being destroyed every day.
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Capitalism 🤝 Authoritarianism
The recent ICE raid which emptied an entire apartment building was apparently at the request of Wells Fargo, which is trying to foreclose on the building.
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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
October 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Capitalism 🤝 Authoritarianism
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No mainstream leaders, pundits, media, will treat her life as important as Kirk's.
None will see this shooting as dangerous as Kirk's.
None will value a brown woman as much as that white man.
This isn't just about Republicans. It's the values at the heart of leadership & institutions in America.
None will see this shooting as dangerous as Kirk's.
None will value a brown woman as much as that white man.
This isn't just about Republicans. It's the values at the heart of leadership & institutions in America.
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
No mainstream leaders, pundits, media, will treat her life as important as Kirk's.
None will see this shooting as dangerous as Kirk's.
None will value a brown woman as much as that white man.
This isn't just about Republicans. It's the values at the heart of leadership & institutions in America.
None will see this shooting as dangerous as Kirk's.
None will value a brown woman as much as that white man.
This isn't just about Republicans. It's the values at the heart of leadership & institutions in America.
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You have to defend the right for art and media to be "sexually gratifying"
You have to defend "gratification"
You have to defend the right for people to get off nasty style
You need to be more disgusted with people who want to say what people can do with their own time and money than x or y kink
You have to defend "gratification"
You have to defend the right for people to get off nasty style
You need to be more disgusted with people who want to say what people can do with their own time and money than x or y kink
August 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
You have to defend the right for art and media to be "sexually gratifying"
You have to defend "gratification"
You have to defend the right for people to get off nasty style
You need to be more disgusted with people who want to say what people can do with their own time and money than x or y kink
You have to defend "gratification"
You have to defend the right for people to get off nasty style
You need to be more disgusted with people who want to say what people can do with their own time and money than x or y kink
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Mainstream media is one of the main sources of misinformation in America. Erasing fascism, racism, etc is no better than promoting them. In the context of liberal complacency it’s worse in many ways.
Unfortunately we don’t have enough concrete alternatives. But we must keep working to build them.
Unfortunately we don’t have enough concrete alternatives. But we must keep working to build them.
![NYT: Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
The armed agents assembled outside the Los Angeles museum where Gov. Gavin Newsom of California was speaking. The mayor called it "a provocative act."
2 MIN READ
[captioned video of the incident, with caption circled for emphasis]
“It was not immediately clear whether the agents were patrolling the neighborhood or were part of a targeted operation.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreibeurk7khism66t4ecf5ulv3yqal4f5gc2ngiaim2ikq247ogjqiy@jpeg)
August 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Mainstream media is one of the main sources of misinformation in America. Erasing fascism, racism, etc is no better than promoting them. In the context of liberal complacency it’s worse in many ways.
Unfortunately we don’t have enough concrete alternatives. But we must keep working to build them.
Unfortunately we don’t have enough concrete alternatives. But we must keep working to build them.
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Not naming racism within our discussions on fascism sidesteps the point and continues the disastrous mainstream liberal approach of accepting the rhetoric of the right.
Every single code word needs to be named, and none of the framing erasing racism as the motivator can go unheeded.
Every single code word needs to be named, and none of the framing erasing racism as the motivator can go unheeded.
August 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not naming racism within our discussions on fascism sidesteps the point and continues the disastrous mainstream liberal approach of accepting the rhetoric of the right.
Every single code word needs to be named, and none of the framing erasing racism as the motivator can go unheeded.
Every single code word needs to be named, and none of the framing erasing racism as the motivator can go unheeded.
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Cool cool.
A Florida bill running parallel in both chambers would require social media platforms to decrypt end-to-end encrypted messages, require social media to allow parents to view all messages, and ban disappearing content for minors.
This makes kids less safe
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
A Florida bill running parallel in both chambers would require social media platforms to decrypt end-to-end encrypted messages, require social media to allow parents to view all messages, and ban disappearing content for minors.
This makes kids less safe
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Florida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption Backdoor
At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-...
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April 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Cool cool.
A Florida bill running parallel in both chambers would require social media platforms to decrypt end-to-end encrypted messages, require social media to allow parents to view all messages, and ban disappearing content for minors.
This makes kids less safe
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
A Florida bill running parallel in both chambers would require social media platforms to decrypt end-to-end encrypted messages, require social media to allow parents to view all messages, and ban disappearing content for minors.
This makes kids less safe
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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To understand how the US plans to target activists and dissent, one needs just to read Project Esther, the document the administration is likely using to justify its deportations of student activists.
It literally claims all supporters of Palestinians are terrorists. This is the blueprint.
It literally claims all supporters of Palestinians are terrorists. This is the blueprint.
April 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
To understand how the US plans to target activists and dissent, one needs just to read Project Esther, the document the administration is likely using to justify its deportations of student activists.
It literally claims all supporters of Palestinians are terrorists. This is the blueprint.
It literally claims all supporters of Palestinians are terrorists. This is the blueprint.
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You can extinguish tear gas canisters!
Wearing gloves, submerge the canister in a wide-mouthed water jug containing baking soda, dish soap, and/or vegetable oil—3 tablespoons of each per liter of water.
Cover the top with one hand, just enough to keep the gas from getting out, and shake the jug.
Wearing gloves, submerge the canister in a wide-mouthed water jug containing baking soda, dish soap, and/or vegetable oil—3 tablespoons of each per liter of water.
Cover the top with one hand, just enough to keep the gas from getting out, and shake the jug.
February 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You can extinguish tear gas canisters!
Wearing gloves, submerge the canister in a wide-mouthed water jug containing baking soda, dish soap, and/or vegetable oil—3 tablespoons of each per liter of water.
Cover the top with one hand, just enough to keep the gas from getting out, and shake the jug.
Wearing gloves, submerge the canister in a wide-mouthed water jug containing baking soda, dish soap, and/or vegetable oil—3 tablespoons of each per liter of water.
Cover the top with one hand, just enough to keep the gas from getting out, and shake the jug.
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OK so folks, just a reminder:
THE GIANT PILES OF BRICKS WERE NOT A THING.
if you look, you just find dozens of pictures of pallets of construction materials next to active construction sites w/ comments from ImWithHerPussyHat being like "PROVOCATEUR EXPOSED"
It's just not how provocateurs work.🧵
THE GIANT PILES OF BRICKS WERE NOT A THING.
if you look, you just find dozens of pictures of pallets of construction materials next to active construction sites w/ comments from ImWithHerPussyHat being like "PROVOCATEUR EXPOSED"
It's just not how provocateurs work.🧵
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
OK so folks, just a reminder:
THE GIANT PILES OF BRICKS WERE NOT A THING.
if you look, you just find dozens of pictures of pallets of construction materials next to active construction sites w/ comments from ImWithHerPussyHat being like "PROVOCATEUR EXPOSED"
It's just not how provocateurs work.🧵
THE GIANT PILES OF BRICKS WERE NOT A THING.
if you look, you just find dozens of pictures of pallets of construction materials next to active construction sites w/ comments from ImWithHerPussyHat being like "PROVOCATEUR EXPOSED"
It's just not how provocateurs work.🧵
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Something horrible happened here.... Check in with the puppy girls in your life
December 27, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Something horrible happened here.... Check in with the puppy girls in your life
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Bluesky is better than Twitter, but that's like saying the frying pan is better than the fire.
Until this chintzy little app starts providing basic functionality like private accounts and dramatically increased character limit, it should be considered a dangerous toy, a volatile digital tchotchke.
Until this chintzy little app starts providing basic functionality like private accounts and dramatically increased character limit, it should be considered a dangerous toy, a volatile digital tchotchke.
December 27, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Bluesky is better than Twitter, but that's like saying the frying pan is better than the fire.
Until this chintzy little app starts providing basic functionality like private accounts and dramatically increased character limit, it should be considered a dangerous toy, a volatile digital tchotchke.
Until this chintzy little app starts providing basic functionality like private accounts and dramatically increased character limit, it should be considered a dangerous toy, a volatile digital tchotchke.
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options of life
December 14, 2024 at 2:53 AM
options of life
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I made a gingerbread panopticon
December 24, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I made a gingerbread panopticon
general_motors
December 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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a thousand times this.
and please note that "children's liberation" is completely different, and in many ways diametrically opposed to authoritarian / paternalistic notions of "child protection," which are almost always more about controlling children than empowering and supporting them.
and please note that "children's liberation" is completely different, and in many ways diametrically opposed to authoritarian / paternalistic notions of "child protection," which are almost always more about controlling children than empowering and supporting them.
I’m going to keep it real and hope I don’t get accused of overstating the issue; children’s liberation is the key to the future you want. The active, and often dismissed, oppression of children is near the root of what ails us as a nation.
December 6, 2024 at 3:16 PM
a thousand times this.
and please note that "children's liberation" is completely different, and in many ways diametrically opposed to authoritarian / paternalistic notions of "child protection," which are almost always more about controlling children than empowering and supporting them.
and please note that "children's liberation" is completely different, and in many ways diametrically opposed to authoritarian / paternalistic notions of "child protection," which are almost always more about controlling children than empowering and supporting them.
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NEW: More than 100 parents of transgender kids have penned an open letter urging lawmakers and advocacy groups to abandon the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and instead support alternative measures to address the harm of Big Tech. www.transparentsletter.com
Open letter from parents of trans and gender expansive kids: KOSA would make our kids less safe.
Please listen to us. Our kids' lives are at stake.
www.transparentsletter.com
September 12, 2023 at 2:50 PM
NEW: More than 100 parents of transgender kids have penned an open letter urging lawmakers and advocacy groups to abandon the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and instead support alternative measures to address the harm of Big Tech. www.transparentsletter.com
我剛才注意我前翻譯的「may」不對…我非常尷尬 😅
September 13, 2023 at 3:18 PM
我剛才注意我前翻譯的「may」不對…我非常尷尬 😅
You know you’re autistic abt classical music when you are very particular about the conductor you listen to
September 13, 2023 at 3:07 PM
You know you’re autistic abt classical music when you are very particular about the conductor you listen to
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Spicy take for the 90% white website: a lot of white trans folks try to use someone’s transphobic behavior as a “Gotcha” to avoid unpacking their own racist behavior because once someone is transphobic towards them they feel the racism is justified/overwritten.
August 26, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Spicy take for the 90% white website: a lot of white trans folks try to use someone’s transphobic behavior as a “Gotcha” to avoid unpacking their own racist behavior because once someone is transphobic towards them they feel the racism is justified/overwritten.
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people on CNN right now keep saying "this is NOT the party of Ronald Reagan" as if being "the party of Ronald Reagan" is good, or as if this is not the logical continuation of everything Ronald Reagan stood for
August 2, 2023 at 12:38 AM
people on CNN right now keep saying "this is NOT the party of Ronald Reagan" as if being "the party of Ronald Reagan" is good, or as if this is not the logical continuation of everything Ronald Reagan stood for