irilyth
@irilyth.bsky.social
Certified Evil Genius, Gamer, Dancer, Archer, Troubleshooter (Violet), Parent.
RESIST! We have to stop the coup.
RESIST! We have to stop the coup.
Democrats gave the fascist Republicans everything they wanted, in exchange for ... a promise for a vote -- a promise that the fascist Republicans won't keep, for a vote that the Democrats will lose.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Democrats gave the fascist Republicans everything they wanted, in exchange for ... a promise for a vote -- a promise that the fascist Republicans won't keep, for a vote that the Democrats will lose.
"The Trump administration has not provided a clear explanation of why Maryland was denied aid despite the damage exceeding the threshold for disaster assistance." says WaPo. What?
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"The Trump administration has not provided a clear explanation of why Maryland was denied aid despite the damage exceeding the threshold for disaster assistance." says WaPo. What?
I don't personally care much about the White House, or the East Wing, but I get why people do, so I'm fine being mad on their behalf about our pathetic wannabe dictator burning it to the ground out of spite.
October 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I don't personally care much about the White House, or the East Wing, but I get why people do, so I'm fine being mad on their behalf about our pathetic wannabe dictator burning it to the ground out of spite.
@isomorphism.net, along the lines of what you've been saying about Platner.
Believe me, no one wants to be past l'affaire Platner more than I do, but I think it's worth a brief discussion about how electoral politics work in America.
There is a common perception in this country - perhaps you have noticed! - that politicians are not public servants, but celebrities.
There is a common perception in this country - perhaps you have noticed! - that politicians are not public servants, but celebrities.
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@isomorphism.net, along the lines of what you've been saying about Platner.
Just don't, you know, call them Nazis. Why are liberals so mean! Poor misunderstood young men, they had such promising careers.
(CW: Young American Nazis talking about how much they want to do Nazi things to their enemies.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
(CW: Young American Nazis talking about how much they want to do Nazi things to their enemies.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Just don't, you know, call them Nazis. Why are liberals so mean! Poor misunderstood young men, they had such promising careers.
(CW: Young American Nazis talking about how much they want to do Nazi things to their enemies.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
(CW: Young American Nazis talking about how much they want to do Nazi things to their enemies.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
This is the most delightful thing I've seen in a long time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsLN...
Three Kobolds in a Trenchcoat (Animated Music Video)
YouTube video by Chase Noseworthy | The Bardic Hearth
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This is the most delightful thing I've seen in a long time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsLN...
I saw @isomorphism.net posted this, but his version didn't have the right soundtrack.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I saw @isomorphism.net posted this, but his version didn't have the right soundtrack.
I liked this observation from John Oliver: The only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away is "Fuck you, make me."
September 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I liked this observation from John Oliver: The only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away is "Fuck you, make me."
Charlie Kir was a disgusting vile racist homophobic sexist bigot, who encouraged violence against people he didn't like.
I'm not glad he was murdered, but I'm appalled that anyone is celebrating and honoring this asshole.
I'm not glad he was murdered, but I'm appalled that anyone is celebrating and honoring this asshole.
September 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Charlie Kir was a disgusting vile racist homophobic sexist bigot, who encouraged violence against people he didn't like.
I'm not glad he was murdered, but I'm appalled that anyone is celebrating and honoring this asshole.
I'm not glad he was murdered, but I'm appalled that anyone is celebrating and honoring this asshole.
I liked this bit from the Washington Post's nightly summary of what Trump is up to: "Controversy: White House and Pentagon officials said the U.S. lacked the statutory authority to use the military in Mexico."
September 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I liked this bit from the Washington Post's nightly summary of what Trump is up to: "Controversy: White House and Pentagon officials said the U.S. lacked the statutory authority to use the military in Mexico."
I am not a member of antifa.
... because antifa is not an organization, and does not have members.
Labeling "antifa" as a domestic terror organization just lets Republican fascists claim that anyone is an antifa member and send them to the slave camps, since it's completely impossible to disprove.
... because antifa is not an organization, and does not have members.
Labeling "antifa" as a domestic terror organization just lets Republican fascists claim that anyone is an antifa member and send them to the slave camps, since it's completely impossible to disprove.
September 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I am not a member of antifa.
... because antifa is not an organization, and does not have members.
Labeling "antifa" as a domestic terror organization just lets Republican fascists claim that anyone is an antifa member and send them to the slave camps, since it's completely impossible to disprove.
... because antifa is not an organization, and does not have members.
Labeling "antifa" as a domestic terror organization just lets Republican fascists claim that anyone is an antifa member and send them to the slave camps, since it's completely impossible to disprove.
Judge for yourself: Here's Jimmy Kimmel, viciously celebrating political violence.
I for one am VERY GLAD that our pathetic Pretender King had the FCC get Kimmel fired.
... as opposed to just having him poisoned, the simpler approach favored by the pathetic Pretender King's role model in Moscow.
I for one am VERY GLAD that our pathetic Pretender King had the FCC get Kimmel fired.
... as opposed to just having him poisoned, the simpler approach favored by the pathetic Pretender King's role model in Moscow.
Not a big fan of Jimmy Kimmel, but if you think his show should be canceled for this, you’re a hack and a total fraud who should never pretend to care about free speech
September 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Judge for yourself: Here's Jimmy Kimmel, viciously celebrating political violence.
I for one am VERY GLAD that our pathetic Pretender King had the FCC get Kimmel fired.
... as opposed to just having him poisoned, the simpler approach favored by the pathetic Pretender King's role model in Moscow.
I for one am VERY GLAD that our pathetic Pretender King had the FCC get Kimmel fired.
... as opposed to just having him poisoned, the simpler approach favored by the pathetic Pretender King's role model in Moscow.
I'm on the fence about whether we should be punching Nazis in the face, but I definitely don't think we should be assassinating them.
But, they're still Nazis, so, you know, fuck those guys.
(But we still shouldn't assassinate them.)
But, they're still Nazis, so, you know, fuck those guys.
(But we still shouldn't assassinate them.)
September 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I'm on the fence about whether we should be punching Nazis in the face, but I definitely don't think we should be assassinating them.
But, they're still Nazis, so, you know, fuck those guys.
(But we still shouldn't assassinate them.)
But, they're still Nazis, so, you know, fuck those guys.
(But we still shouldn't assassinate them.)
BREAKING NEWS: President Pussygrabber does not think girls deserve bodily autonomy.
Trump: "Things that take place in the home they call crime....If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this is a crime."
September 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
BREAKING NEWS: President Pussygrabber does not think girls deserve bodily autonomy.
I like this story a lot.
funny story, I signed up for personal training at a local gym and was assigned a former NFL linebacker as a trainer
giant man, covered in tattoos, big muscles, loud voice
I am someone who just… doesn’t have a particularly well-assembled body
giant man, covered in tattoos, big muscles, loud voice
I am someone who just… doesn’t have a particularly well-assembled body
“men can’t express their feelings because they get taught as boys to toughen up if they cry”
*stares in Was In Ballet For Her Entire Childhood*
*stares in Was In Ballet For Her Entire Childhood*
August 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I like this story a lot.
Slightly diminish a band:
Hurry
Hurry
Slightly diminish a band:
The Eaglets
The Eaglets
Slightly diminish a band: Minivan Halen
August 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
Hurry
Hurry
Tom Lehrer was amazing, and so is this story about him.
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tom Lehrer was amazing, and so is this story about him.
I found this unpleasantly compelling: www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory
The connection between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is no accident, but reveals a deep logic at the heart of reactionary politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I found this unpleasantly compelling: www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
I laughed so hard I dropped my phone into the abyss under the ottoman
July 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Heather Cox Richardson says:
> Tonight, on his social media site, Trump’s account called for Israel to abandon its trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust
and
> Trump called for the trial to be “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero.”
> Tonight, on his social media site, Trump’s account called for Israel to abandon its trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust
and
> Trump called for the trial to be “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero.”
So, pretty much *exactly* what I've been expecting for the past two weeks is happening, and I'll explain exactly *WHY* I have been expecting Israel to bomb the everliving fuck out of Iran
Note: It has nothing to do with nuclear warheads, and EVERYTHING to do with Netanyahu and criming
1/x
Note: It has nothing to do with nuclear warheads, and EVERYTHING to do with Netanyahu and criming
1/x
So, it would appear Israel basically tried to assassinate the entire Iranian establishment. If true, then we're way past "let's hope cooler heads prevail". No country on Earth could possibly react to such an attack with anything but all the violence it is realistically capable of unleashing.
June 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Heather Cox Richardson says:
> Tonight, on his social media site, Trump’s account called for Israel to abandon its trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust
and
> Trump called for the trial to be “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero.”
> Tonight, on his social media site, Trump’s account called for Israel to abandon its trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust
and
> Trump called for the trial to be “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero.”
“Congratulations, President Trump, your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.
June 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“Congratulations, President Trump, your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.
The fact that this has to happen is horrifying, but the fact that it's happening is amazing and wonderful.
New Yorkers scream out each officer’s lawsuits against them for excessive force and more upon their city, right to their faces while protesting.
June 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The fact that this has to happen is horrifying, but the fact that it's happening is amazing and wonderful.
In case anyone else has forgotten (I kinda had) that it really isn't about whether you support Jewish people, or whether you support the idea of the State Of Israel, it's about whether you support criminal fascist Prime Minister Netanyahu: Here's some details.
So, pretty much *exactly* what I've been expecting for the past two weeks is happening, and I'll explain exactly *WHY* I have been expecting Israel to bomb the everliving fuck out of Iran
Note: It has nothing to do with nuclear warheads, and EVERYTHING to do with Netanyahu and criming
1/x
Note: It has nothing to do with nuclear warheads, and EVERYTHING to do with Netanyahu and criming
1/x
So, it would appear Israel basically tried to assassinate the entire Iranian establishment. If true, then we're way past "let's hope cooler heads prevail". No country on Earth could possibly react to such an attack with anything but all the violence it is realistically capable of unleashing.
June 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In case anyone else has forgotten (I kinda had) that it really isn't about whether you support Jewish people, or whether you support the idea of the State Of Israel, it's about whether you support criminal fascist Prime Minister Netanyahu: Here's some details.
I called my US Rep and US Senators, asking them to denounce and otherwise resist fascist Republican President Trump's illegal attempts to deploy the US military against our own people. I also called my Governor, urging her to do likewise, and also to refuse to cooperate with the fascists.
June 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I called my US Rep and US Senators, asking them to denounce and otherwise resist fascist Republican President Trump's illegal attempts to deploy the US military against our own people. I also called my Governor, urging her to do likewise, and also to refuse to cooperate with the fascists.
The next three skeets are from tonight's edition of the Washington Post's "Tracking Trump" evening newsletter:
June 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The next three skeets are from tonight's edition of the Washington Post's "Tracking Trump" evening newsletter: