John Baumann
jbaumann.bsky.social
John Baumann
@jbaumann.bsky.social
VFX Design Animation Educator Gardener
Using Houdini since it was Prisms
@woodyb@mograph.social
Odd clouds-with the moon behind… within a minute it had just turned into short lines
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Woke 2 is distinctively an ideology of Trump II, when we no longer need to go looking for some hidden enemy, no longer need to work to uncover the infiltrators and the enemies hiding their power level

the enemy is out in the light and screaming about how much they hate us, there is no mystery there
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In the 21st century we have finally achieved all the conditions for a militia of the PMC as outlined in Jaurès’s L’Armée Nouvelle
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Reading Deutscher’s bio of Trotsky and man, it is as good as everyone says it is
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Money is the supreme good, therefore its possessor is good.. I am brainless, but money is the real brain of all things and how then should its possessor be brainless? .. he can buy clever people for himself, and is he who has power over the clever not more clever than the clever?
-Marx
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Trying to stop saying "I don't agree with them on everything" about people whose work I am referencing because I literally do not agree with anyone on everything, including the past version of my self that ended one second ago
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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This is an important next step for people who are looking to push Albany. Plug in.
2️⃣ New campaign: Prep for #TaxTheRich launch.

NYC-DSA will soon launch its Tax the Rich campaign for 2026. Sign up at bit.ly/ttrjoin to join in the work, which includes—

• Field
• Deep organizing
• Comms
• Policy & legislation
• Statewide coordination
• Fundraising
Sign Up to Help
Test test test
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Really excellent analysis from @garbageday.email, who’s quietly expanded from “must read to understand internet culture” to “must read for insights on American politics”
We did it, Zo
Read to the end for a good post
www.garbageday.email
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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The entire pundit class has convinced people for so long that their “analysis” was somehow necessary and valuable when in reality it was just a con game to manufacture consent for bias-confirming “strategies” that only benefited the capitalist class and guaranteed pundits career security.
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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mine eyes? seeing the glory.
the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? trampled.
the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword? buddy, you better believe that's loosed.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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That evil planet from The Fifth Element has endorsed Andrew Cuomo
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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It’s quite impressive how Mamdani has pulled almost every Dem into his coalition, not him into theirs. He keeps the door open for everyone but true enemies (Adams, Cuomo) & rather than try to extort a Hochul into a promise, he just puts her onstage & lets the popular will confront her. Amazing.
Governor Kathy Hochul is speaking on stage, but the crowd keeps interrupting to chant #TaxTheRich

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Crowd: Tax the Rich! Tax the Rich!
Hochul: oh you’re fired up
lol
October 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Lines are long at Brooklyn Borough Hall for early voting today. Not usual for a mayoral election.
October 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When all these reps that got tackled and guns aimed at them get to the house and have to react with the rw chuds. Hands across the aisle? Or Sumner Caning II
October 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Former troop better than former cop but not by that much
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
What’s better than a bibimbap on a cold day
October 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Holy crap Kara Walker chopped up a Stonewall Jackson statue and revealed a monster
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Being an artist trying to talk with other artists is just embarrassing. "I like your shapes and colours!" Mortifying playground shit
October 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Dione in front of Saturn, captured by Cassini 20 years ago today on October 11, 2005 🌖🪐
October 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Theory that the left cannot win because it is not creepy enough
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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G. Commie Corridor supremacy.
You can only upzone one region of NYC for the rest of your life. Which one are you choosing?
September 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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It may feel like media speaks as one voice, but in fact the number of journalists, editors, writers, presenters at prestige/agenda setting outlets has shrunk unimaginably. It may feel like political actors all agree, but the parties are hollow shells made only of funders, consultants and sycophants.
September 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Always been a dream - can be reality

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-york-s...
New York Socialist City
Where taking care of everyone is common sense.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Oh a police mutiny, very cool. Good for mayor bass for slapping it down (hand to earpiece) oh actually I'm hearing now she gave in immediately
Los Angeles police stop providing protection for Kamala Harris days after Trump rescinded Secret Service | abc7.com
The%20Los%20Angeles%20Police%20Department%20stopped%20providing%20special%20protection%20for%20former%20Vice%20President%20Kamala%20Harris%20on%20Saturday.
abc7.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM