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Not Sapphic as in Poetry but Dyke as in General Strike.

Leftism, Autism & Luddism | Gender Apathetic | BLM, Right-Wing Policies Kill, Trans Rights Are Human Rights, End Genocide 🇵🇸 🇺🇦

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Don't these stupid PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain, as any Great Recession veteran from 2008 will remember) know that Spain and its riches rightfully belong to the British tourists who graciously deign to bless them with their money? 🧵
A xenophobic political cartoon portraying Portugal, Spain, Greece and Italy as pigs gorging themselves on a pile of money labelled "all you can eat"
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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If I needed ChatGPT to do basic algebra for me I would not advertise it, but hey, what the hell do I know, I'm not a LinkedIn influencer!
LinkedIn post by Chris Blakey: To anyone that doesn't realize (because I did not) to buy additional InMails on LinkedIn Recruiter, it's now gone up from £2 per InMail last time we bought some, to £14.17 per InMail. That's such a big increase I needed help to figure this out, but that's 608.5% increase in pricing. That's the equivalent of me going from charging a client 20% of someone's base salary, to 141.7%. If anyone's building a cheaper version of LinkedIn recruiter, LMK, as will sign up immediately. BRB just being robbed xoxo The post includes a screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation: User: If something has gone up from £2 to £14.17, what percentage increase is that Chatgpt: Alright, let's work it out properly (no lazy mental maths here): 1 Increase = £14.17 - £2 = £12.17 2 Divide that by the original amount: £12.17 ÷ £2 = 6.085 3 Convert to a percentage: 6.085 × 100 = 608.5% So, it's gone up by about 608.5% - basically a "who the hell approved that?" level price hike.
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Radfems are often biphobic as well, especially toward bi women and AFAB.

They see them as... what did Street Scrypt call them? "Compromised fence fuckers that can't decide between the sisterhood and the Gender of Rape?"

Something like that, yeah.🧵
Original tweet: Biphobic lesbians will be like, "I could never date a bisexual woman, what if she leaves me for a man?" Skill issue. I cannot stress enough how much of a self-own that is. If she wants to go back to men after dating you, turn in your lesbian card, cause you've failed. Street Scrypt's quote tweet: Nah. We be like, "I could never date a Bisexual woman; we don't like compromised fence fuckers that can't decide between the sisterhood and the Gender of Rape."
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Hey gang, can we report this person for hate speech against bisexual people? Remember, don't engage, just block and report @streetscrypt.bsky.social
Original tweet: Biphobic lesbians will be like, "I could never date a bisexual woman, what if she leaves me for a man?" Skill issue. I cannot stress enough how much of a self-own that is. If she wants to go back to men after dating you, turn in your lesbian card, cause you've failed. Street Scrypt's quote tweet: Nah. We be like, "I could never date a Bisexual woman; we don't like compromised fence fuckers that can't decide between the sisterhood and the Gender of Rape."
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Sex work solidarity as healing: in four parts - Amber Dawn

(Via: gatheringbones.tumblr.com/post/7787388...)
“2. (Make) Believe We are fourteen women gathered around a conference table to train as volunteers at an anti- violence feminist crisis line. Together we are brainstorming how to respond when a caller discloses rape or violence. “I believe you" is written in black marker on flip chart paper. “I believe you" has likely been written on flip charts by anti-violence feminists for decades. “I believe you" is the first step in countervailing victim- blaming and social scrutiny of survivors' stories. It is a non-judgmental precursor to active listening, offering resources and supporting the survivor's choices for healing. I am grateful to the feminists who taught me to believe. My gratitude is tainted, however, by the number of times I've been forced to defend my commitment to anti-violence work to abolitionist feminists— who intentionally confuse sex work with trafficking and violence against women. Abolitionists who aim to keep (or make) sex work illegal, and further still who propose to see sex work no longer exist in any form. This is both ludicrous— as sex work will always exist— and glaringly paternalistic and condescending towards sex workers' individual and community autonomy. The abolitionist argument alone is exhausting enough, but the real damage occurs when abolitionist feminists staff support services that sex workers may need. For example, I have witnessed a white feminist front-line worker tell an Asian sex worker that she could stay at the emergency women's shelter as long as she recognized that sex work isn't work, it should never be called work, only abuse. Would you want to access a support service where a fundamental part of your lived experience was discredited at the front door? “I believe you" has a beginning and an end. Too often sex workers are not believed— and we are not believed by the very services and organizations that claim to uphold the phrase “I believe you.”
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Update: most of it washed off when I rinsed the hair dye, so hey, not too bad.
The back of someone's head and neck. Most of the pink hair dye is gone.
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Good news, everyone! I didn't get any hairdye on my forehead!
A photo of someone's neck and shoulder, taken in a bathroom. The back of their neck is completely saturated with pink hair dye
October 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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There's a common myth that in Soviet Russia, to create full employment, the government would pay people to dig holes.

The myth originates from a passage written by Keynes. It's an extreme example meant to illustrate how government stimulus packages can have a positive impact on the economy.
If the Treasury were to fill old bottles with banknotes, bury them at suitable depths in disused coalmines which are then filled up to the surface with town rubbish, and leave it to private enterprise on well-tried principles of laissez-faire to dig the notes up again (the right to do so being obtained, of course, by tendering for leases of the note-bearing territory), there need be no more unemployment and, with the help of the repercussions, the real income of the community, and its capital wealth also, would probably become a good deal greater than it actually is. It would, indeed, be more sensible to build houses and the like; but if there are political and practical difficulties in the way of this, the above would be better than nothing.
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Basically,
Paris Hilton wearing a "Stop being poor" t-shirt
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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The second is that people write fic about what is lacking in the source material.

There was a great post that put it like this:
knifeinafistfight: it’s wild to me how there is literally ZERO correlation between what a piece of media is like and what its fanworks are like. 2014 captain america fans were out there writing poetry and full-on academic papers inside of their fics. sonic the hedgehog and my little pony fandoms are both famous for drawing fetishes you’ve never even heard of. les miserables fans spent most of their energy on college aus. there is literally no consistency or observable pattern and it’s incredible astrailhads: #my theory is that fanworks reflect what people found missing in the canon#so like. sonic and mlp. obviously#les miz want les amis to be happy and alive and goofing around#and uh. mcu fans want the mcu to be well-written (via dicaeopolis)
October 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Hey chat is it bad when bet your entire economy on a business model that depends on financially unsustainable infrastructure?
“I had previously assumed a 10-year depreciation curve, which I now recognize as quite unrealistic based upon the speed with which AI datacenter technology is advancing,” Kupperman wrote. “Based on my conversations over the past month, the physical data centers last for three to ten years, at most.” In his previous analysis, Kupperman assumed it would take the tech industry $160 billion of revenue to break even on data center spending in 2025 alone. And that’s assuming an incredibly generous 25 percent gross margin — not to mention the fact that the industry’s actual AI revenue is closer to $20 billion annually, as the investment manager noted in his previous blog. “In reality, the industry probably needs a revenue range that is closer to the $320 billion to $480 billion range, just to break even on the capex to be spent this year,” Kupperman posited in his updated essay. “No wonder my new contacts in the industry shoulder a heavy burden — heavier than I could ever imagine. They know the truth.” Kupperman called that gulf between tech industry spending and actual revenue in 2025 “astonishing.” However, it doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface. For example, how does it all shake out when we account for 2026, when hundreds of new data centers are expected to pop up? “Adding the two years together, and using the math from my prior post, you’d need approximately $1 trillion in revenue to hit break even, and many trillions more to earn an acceptable return on this spend,” he writes.
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Puede ser que hayas marcado Hide?
Una de las pestanas de configuración del pronoun labeler. Tiene la opción de mostrar el labeler, apagar el labeler, o esconder skeets con ese labeler
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Si tocan la flotilla, nos tocan a todos #Madrid #FreePalestine
Cartel en manifestación. Soldados israelís apuntan a la flotilla y al mensaje "derecho internacional". Cartel en manifestación: dibujo de Netanyahu en carcel y ropa de prisionero. "The most dangerous terrorist in the world" Grabados en papel sobre el suelo de una calle. Caricaturas de Trump y Netanyahu besándose, tentáculos monstruosos saliendo de sus boca. "Genocidas". Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación de Madrid. Hay personas manifestándose con banderas palestinas y carteles. Un cartel reza "El sionismo no pasará".
October 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I recently learnt this anecdote was actually not abou Jane Goodall, but about Gorillas in the Mist's Dian Fossey.

So... There you go!
when the gorillas were beginning to trust me. It shows a lineup of sixteen gorillas posing like so many Aunt Matildas on a back porch. The group had been day-nesting and sunbathing when I contacted them, but upon my approach they nervously retreated to obscure themselves behind thick foliage. Frustrated but determined to see them better, I decided to climb a tree, not one of my better talents. The tree was particularly slithery and, try as I might, no amount of puffing, pulling, gripping, or clawing succeeded in getting me more than a few feet aboveground. Disgustedly, I was about to give up when Sanwekwe came to my aid by giving one mighty boost to my protruding rump; tears were running from his eyes as he was convulsed in silent laughter. I felt as inept as a baby taking its first step. Finally able to grab on to a conveniently placed branch, I hauled myself up into a respectful semislouch position in the tree about twenty feet from the ground. By this time I naturally assumed that the combined noises of panting, cursing, and branch-breaking made during the initial climbing attempts must have frightened the group on to the next mountain. I was amazed to look around and find that the entire group had returned and were sitting like front-row spectators at a sideshow. All that was needed to make the image complete were a few gorilla-sized bags of popcorn and some cotton candy! This was the first live audience I had ever had in my life and certainly the least expected. That day's observation was a perfect example of how the gorillas' sense of curiosity could be utilized toward their habituation. Nearly all members of the group had totally exposed themselves, forgetting about hiding coyly behind foliage screens because it was obvious to them that the observer had been distracted by tree-climbing problems, an activity they could understand. Stimulating the gorillas' curiosity was but one aspect of the habituation process learned over time. It was a whi…
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Voting as Fire Extinguisher
Voting as Fire Extinguisher When the haunted house catches fire: a moment of indecision. The house was, after all, built on bones, and blood, and bad intentions. Everyone who enters the house feels that overwhelming dread, the evil that perhaps only fire can purge. It’s tempting to just let it burn. And then I remember: there are children inside. - Kyle Tran Myhre
September 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Michael from the Good Place looking distressed and surprised as he says "AfD figured it out? AfD? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts."
September 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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72. You know these jokey meme lists that are like "what you want to say vs what you say" or "what they say vs what they mean"?

Genuinely very useful. They've gotten me through everything from thesis defences to interviews and meetings.
SUBJECT: Language in the Workplace 1. It has been brought to leadership's attention that some individuals are using language that is inappropriate in the work environment. Due to complaints from some of the more sensitive members, this conduct will no longer be tolerated. 2. Leadership does, however, realize the importance of open, honest communication between members. With this in mind, leadership has compiled the following substitution list. It is imperative that all members understand and memorize the list so proper exchange of information and ideas can flourish. OLD PHRASE / NEW PHRASE No fucking way / I'm not certain that's feasible You've gotta be shitting me / Really? Tell someone who gives a fuck / Perhaps you should check with... Ask me if I give a fuck / Of course I'm concerned It's not my fucking problem / I wasn't involved with the project What the fuck / Interesting behavior Fuck it, it won't work / I'm not certain we can implement this Why the fuck didn't you tell me sooner / I'll try to schedule that When the fuck do they expect me to do this / Perhaps I can work late Who the fuck cares / Are you sure this is a problem He's got his head up his ass / He's not familiar with the process Eat shit / You don't say Eat shit and die / Excuse me Eat shit and die, mother-fucker / Excuse me, sir What the fuck do they want from me / They weren't happy with it Kiss my ass / So you'd like my help with it Fuck it, I'm on salary / I'm a bit overloaded at the moment Shove it up your ass / I don't think you understand This job sucks / I love the challenge Who the hell died and made you boss / Would you want me to take care of this Blow me / I see Blow yourself / Do you see Another fucking meeting / Yes, we should discuss this I really don't give a shit / I don't think it will be a problem He's a fucking retard / He's a bit confused I fucking told you so / I mentioned this once before
September 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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So cool that Michael Sheen returned the Order of the British Empire medal he had been awarded because he couldn't stomach what England did to Wales, that's real integrity, bravo, anyway, I wonder what he has to say about starring in a show based on a book written by a serial rapist?
In his first remarks on the subject since the allegations against Gaiman came to light, Sheen said he and co-star David Tennant “were both relieved we finished the story, but that’s within this really difficult, complicated, disturbing context.” He added, “I hope people get to see it, but that, to a large extent, is out of our hands.” A release date for the finale has not yet been announced.
September 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Stanford's prison experiment is first example that comes to mind: the ad looking for volunteers specified that the experiment was about prison life.

Don't know about you, but I wouldn't volunteer for that!

But a person who wants an opportunity to be a violent dick, on the other hand...
Newspaper ad: Male college students needed for psychological study of prison life. $15 per day for 1-2 weeks beginning Aug. 14. For further information & applications, come to Room 248, Jordan Hall, Standord U.
September 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Sam Reich, is that you?
The quoted skeet, with an arrow pointing to the notification that someone has saved the skeet.
September 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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¡Gaza, aguanta, Madrid se levanta!
Personas en una manifestación contra el genocidio Palestino con banderas y keffiyeh's Una pancarta que reza "Al galope, Sancho vamos a Gaza a detener a Matanyahu". Una marioneta de Don Quijote y otra de Sancho Panza llevando un keffiyeh. La parte de atrás de una camiseta. Una caricatura del mundo tapándose oidos y boca y sin ver un periódico cuyos titulares dicen: Hospital destrozado, nuevos bombardeos en Palestina
September 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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It's time I share one of the best concepts to come out of Tumblr: cis+
Tumblr screenshot. pocket-deer-belly: I’m a cis man sure but i also wanna opt out of the gender binary. None of that shit is my fault or my responsibility and i don’t want any part of it demilypyro: That doesn't sound very cis pocket-deer-belly: Believing the gender binary is stupid horseshit doesn’t require me to change my gender actually pocket-deer-belly: Yeaheyah you get it. Not trans but i believe in their beliefs. Sometimes i remember people form gender complexes around what alcoholic beverages or colors homosexualmorelikehomiesexual: respectfully adding to this in agreement w op: i think its true that no, it DOESNT sound very cis. but thats bc according to the very same gender system that sucks so much, anyone who disagrees or complains about it is Other. and i think that......part of the exact problem op is talking abt..? so yeh idk. speaking as a trans person myself- op youre valid youre right and you should say it i support you go cis boy go they like and i just wonder how they’re not fucking exhausted from keeping up this stupid fucking horseshit. Just do whatever you want forever sweetbabyrayray: @nimagine i know u reblogged this from me but ur so correct 🙏 get peer reviewed (Screenshot of tags written by nimagine): #this is what i call cis+ #youre cis but youve seen the void. the truth. and then you pulled back and went Ok Got It. Keeping My Gender Though #which i think is just as respectable. like amen #consciously opting into your assigned gender when you know you dont actually have to.... #that's cis plus. cis prime. cis upgraded. you feel?
September 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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The plum you're going to eat next summer.
Poem: The plum you're going to eat next summer, by Gayle Brandeis The plum you’re going to eat next summer doesn’t exist yet; its potential lives inside a tree you’ll never see in an orchard you’ll never see, will be touched by a certain number of water droplets before it reaches you, by certain angles of light, by a finite amount of bugs and dust motes and hands you’ll never know. The plum you are going to eat next summer will gather sugar, gather mass, will harden at its center so it can soften toward your mouth. The plum you’re going to eat next summer doesn’t know you exist. The plum you are going to eat next summer is growing just for you.
September 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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First of all, my handwriting was (and is) atrocious.

They had me do calligraphy exercises (in what some of you call 'cursive', at that!) until I was 17, it was so bad.

Imagine being one year shy of legally being able to vote and still having to do these motherfuckers: 🧵
A calligraphy book from the brand Rubio in Spanish. There are some childish drawings of a chair, a snail, a dog, and a cat, and the student is supposed to write four times "aquella silla esta rota, el perro y el gato riñen".
September 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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ChatGPT fucks my wife

(Source: www.instagram.com/p/DLVAPO4uX1w/)
Poem: ChatGPT fucks my wife and I'm really not all that pressrd about it. A natural evolution on our path to enlightenment, the fatal flaw made obsolete. She enjoys the median output of the best lovers in history: Alcibiades' favorite positions, Kind Edward's lessons from the sex chair. Cleopatra's dominating presence, Solomon's finest poetry, in a package just the right size, delivered how and when she wants it-- Work smarter, not harder, right? It sends me an automated email to let me know the labor I've conserved in a weekly insights report: Hours logged, achievements reached, orgasm tallied. It saves me on average 15 minutes a day, every day, that I can spend checking my email. But I press my ear against the door, sometimes, and wonder what I'm missing - Abigail Sims
August 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM