elfgirl
@elfgirl.bsky.social
shiny. elfgirl many places, and now here. social scientist with an inexplicable tropism for corporate settings.
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Ohh "America First" was a hit list
April 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ohh "America First" was a hit list
Picked what has to be both the best and worst time to finally play Cyberpunk 2077.
March 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Picked what has to be both the best and worst time to finally play Cyberpunk 2077.
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Disco Elysium blowing up the way it did should be evidence that there’s no predicting the games market. Imagine trying to tell a money guy that game of the year was gonna be an Estonian visual novel by communists where you can pet the mailbox and say “I want to make fuck with you”
February 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Disco Elysium blowing up the way it did should be evidence that there’s no predicting the games market. Imagine trying to tell a money guy that game of the year was gonna be an Estonian visual novel by communists where you can pet the mailbox and say “I want to make fuck with you”
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i think all punks past and present need to band together to mass produce and wear those "follow your leader" t-shirts with hitler shooting himself in the head. we need everyone who ever did diy screenprinting to pick the squeegee back up
January 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
i think all punks past and present need to band together to mass produce and wear those "follow your leader" t-shirts with hitler shooting himself in the head. we need everyone who ever did diy screenprinting to pick the squeegee back up
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The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS
February 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
January 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
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The store is now selling "I will de-Nazify shit but I will not re-Nazify shit" tshirts and I hope they sell a million of them, lol
January 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The store is now selling "I will de-Nazify shit but I will not re-Nazify shit" tshirts and I hope they sell a million of them, lol
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The Holocaust was legal. We had a law prof teach a whole course on this. Ppl who conflate what is lawful with what is right are easy to manipulate and control.
January 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Holocaust was legal. We had a law prof teach a whole course on this. Ppl who conflate what is lawful with what is right are easy to manipulate and control.
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incredible things are happening on the federal employee subreddit
January 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
incredible things are happening on the federal employee subreddit
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On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens.
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
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It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
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No country is immune to the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
January 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens.
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
1/8
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
1/8
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All I can really say at this point is if everyone isn't watching how trans people have lost basic rights and protections on a scale that hasn't been seen in decades in the span of 72 hours and realizing that even if you aren't trans there's nothing stopping it from happening to you, you're a fool
January 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
All I can really say at this point is if everyone isn't watching how trans people have lost basic rights and protections on a scale that hasn't been seen in decades in the span of 72 hours and realizing that even if you aren't trans there's nothing stopping it from happening to you, you're a fool
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This is it by the way. This is the last exit on the highway before we have to wait for some other country's newspapers or history books to tell us of the atrocities we allowed to happen.
Trump: Today I'm also signing an executive order to instruct the departments of defense and homeland security to begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay
January 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is it by the way. This is the last exit on the highway before we have to wait for some other country's newspapers or history books to tell us of the atrocities we allowed to happen.
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Anxious Nation Waits For Democratic Party To Do Something, Anything In Face of Republican Assault On Life And Liberty
January 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Anxious Nation Waits For Democratic Party To Do Something, Anything In Face of Republican Assault On Life And Liberty
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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Saving you the trouble of going to Facebook.
January 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Saving you the trouble of going to Facebook.
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Like 8000 different groups are doing a shitton of small but important work to resist right now and it is far more useful for you to get plugged in with one of them than it is to wonder aloud where the protests are
January 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Like 8000 different groups are doing a shitton of small but important work to resist right now and it is far more useful for you to get plugged in with one of them than it is to wonder aloud where the protests are
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"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
ALT: a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
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Age verification laws are right up there with real names policies in the pantheon of "you think this is going to help people, but it's actually quite disastrously bad" ideas.
The Impact of Age Verification Measures Goes Beyond Porn Sites
As age verification bills pass across the world under the guise of “keeping children safe online,” governments are increasingly giving themselves the authority to decide what topics are deemed “safe” ...
www.eff.org
January 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Age verification laws are right up there with real names policies in the pantheon of "you think this is going to help people, but it's actually quite disastrously bad" ideas.
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What to do when you see ICE - resources in thread:
When informing your community, remember "S.A.L.U.T.E."
Report ICE/CBP sightings to a local rapid response network (more info below 👇)
When informing your community, remember "S.A.L.U.T.E."
Report ICE/CBP sightings to a local rapid response network (more info below 👇)
January 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What to do when you see ICE - resources in thread:
When informing your community, remember "S.A.L.U.T.E."
Report ICE/CBP sightings to a local rapid response network (more info below 👇)
When informing your community, remember "S.A.L.U.T.E."
Report ICE/CBP sightings to a local rapid response network (more info below 👇)
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hmm where have I seen all this shit before oh yeah it’s literally Project 2025
January 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
hmm where have I seen all this shit before oh yeah it’s literally Project 2025
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies!
October 17, 2024 at 1:32 PM
A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies!