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CygnusMaximus
@cygnusmaximus.bsky.social
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He/Him. Leftist nerd in a red state. Trekkie. Single dad to 3. Dog owner. ExMormon/Atheist. hEDS person. Amateur bagpiper.
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[profile picture showing the face of a white man in a dark hat] Jim Wright "When this is over, we need to seriously implement Nuremberg style trials. "And I'm not talking just the obvious fascism, but the lunacy that just ended research into mRNA protocols that could have CURED ALZHEIMERS. Along with a number of cancers and many, many infectious diseases. This is more than criminal, it's crime against all of humanity. It's crime against the future "You have no idea how much I despise what this political party and their miserable ideology have become."
October 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Anti-fascism runs in my family.
Black and white photo. A man in a US army uniform sits at a table, cir. 1943
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Gowron from Star Trek, his eyes wide and brandishing a Klingon knife, over the caption "Today is a good day to release the Epstein files."
September 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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It is also my birthday, but I offer you this nonetheless:
A sleepy pup on purple and black bedding with stars
August 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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A path through a forest, over which is superimposed a yellowed placard which says: "You deserve a break. Stop healing. choose violence. Go batshit insane. Do it for the plot."
May 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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To my American friends: As Trump shuts down your LGBT+ Suicide and mental health crisis hotline during these trying times, Canada has added a US toll-free number to ours so you can get help anytime you need at no cost. Kindness and empathy have no borders. 1-877-330-6366
May 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Never has a tourism campaign resonated so poignantly:
An illustration of a bearded man in a red, plaid shirt and wool hat with a pom-pom smiling and waving in front of a pine forest and a yellow bus emblazoned with a red maple leaf. Above them, the text: "Visit Canada We won't throw you into an El Salvadorian gulag without due process!"
April 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." -FDR 1944
March 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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A photoshopped image of Mike Johnson with his left half of his face replaced by Vladimir Putin's
March 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Top frame: "Car salesman: *slaps roof*" over an image of two men standing in front of a Tesla Cybertruck. Bottom frame: An explosion
March 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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"The rage you are feeling comes from the same place inside your heart as the love. This is why you refuse to accept a world where cruelty reigns and the fire consumes all. You have known hope and joy and kindness like you have known water. And justice is a river that demands you do not give up on it. ~ Nikita Gill
March 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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They make no sense if you're looking out for the myriad individuals and small businesses who are able to capitalize on their existence and provide services to millions of annual visitors. If you're looking to line billionaire pockets, then cuts make sense.
A green map of an unknown location with the text "Why the cutting of funds makes no sense. The National Park budget is $3.6 billion. It produces $55 billion in Revenue.
March 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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A map where the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed the Gulf of SpaceX Debris
March 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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I wish I could find a reliable source for the original creator - if you know who they are, please comment!
A four-panel cartoon: Panel 1: A king with long dark hair and a beard, bedecked in jewels and furs says "It is your duty to kill dragons." Panel 2: The same king: "Because they horde wealth." Panel 3: A knight in armour: "Very well, my liege." Panel 4: The same knight glares in the king's direction while drawing a sword.
March 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The Hamberderler is berdlering our futures to enrich himself and his pals.
An image of Donny Trump "working" at McDonalds, but photoshopped to make him look like the Hamburglar character (black hat with yellow band, black mask, black and white striped shirt).
March 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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An old-style comic cartoon depicting a woman with dark hair in a frilled, pink top sitting at a desk while a woman with light hair and glasses sits at the window and says, "This shit sucks, and it sucks having to explain why it sucks, and it sucks that assholes will argue it doesn't suck."
March 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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I'm not sure who made this, but... kudos, whoever you are!
An image of two Pakleds from Star Trek with Trump's and Vance's faces photoshopped onto them and the captions: "Him not wear suit." "Why you not wear suit?"
March 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Yup.
A cartoon with three timelines, each featuring 3 stick figures (labeled "Leftists," "Liberals," and "Rightwingers") on a line/spectrum with three labels: Left, Center, and Right. 2008: Leftists are to the left, Liberals are right of center, rightwingers to the right. 2016: Leftists to the left, liberals right of center, righwingers are running, extending the line. 2025: Leftists to the left, liberals are now left as center on the greatly extended line, and right wingers are to the right, holding their hand out in a particular salute with the words "Sieg heils" next to them.
February 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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They don't do Nazi salutes because they're autistic, they do them because they're Auschwitztic.
February 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Doin' the #AltText thing:
Gov. Evers: "I want Wisconsin to become the first state in America to start auditing insurance companies over denying healthcare claims" February 18, 2025
February 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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The secretary of agriculture canceled a meeting on biodiversity The secretary of agriculture bragged about canceling a biodiversity conference because she thinks biodiversity is DEI-related. I wish this was a joke. It's just the level of stupidity and "confidently incorrect" we're at right now.
February 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The Bashir/Garak Meme Format: Bashir (on top) "Even Quebec?" Garak, smiling (bottom) "Especially Quebec."
February 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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This is effective messaging:
It talks about the clear and present danger of the Mump Regime AND brings it back to inflation and making ends meet.
[Profile picture of Elizabeth Warren in a red jacket] U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren [blue check] 2h President Trump is firing American workers who monitor bird flu outbreaks, safeguard nuclear facilities, and now those who promote American history in Dorchester - all to help pay for tax breaks for billionaires and giant corporations. Trump's shutdown of the JFK Library won't lower egg prices or make housing more affordable, but it's part of a retribution tour designed to distract from his agenda to enrich the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of everyone else. [Photo of JFK Library - a large, round, white wing connected to a taller black one with broad concrete steps sweeping across the view] bostonglobe.com JFK Library in Dorchester temporarily closed due to workers' 'sudden dismissal.' National Archives says it will reopen Wednesday - The Boston Globe
February 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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A cartoon sketch of a man at a podium in front of a cookie factory and saying "Let me assure you that as an unpaid 'special factory employee' Mr. Monster stands to personally gain nothing from this work." While Cookie Monster waves while wearing a lab coat. Signed: BLOPER
February 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Unsure of the photo-editing genius, but this is perfection:
A screenshot from The Lord of the Rings of Grima Wormtongue whispering into Theoden's ear, but their faces have been swapped by Elon Musk and sleepy Donald Trump, respectively.
February 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM