Aeon Alizarin Freeman
@jnanacandra.bsky.social
A gaping wound in the skin of the universe (a.k.a. artist)
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It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term.
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court v. Democracy
The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.
www.thenation.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term.
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Read bad art. Write bad art. Critique bad art.
October 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Read bad art. Write bad art. Critique bad art.
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Tim Walz : trans rights are human rights
JB Pritzker : we’re taking names of all you fuckers and coming after you
Gavin Newsom : lol my pr firm made another meme while i guest starred on another right wing podcast
JB Pritzker : we’re taking names of all you fuckers and coming after you
Gavin Newsom : lol my pr firm made another meme while i guest starred on another right wing podcast
August 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tim Walz : trans rights are human rights
JB Pritzker : we’re taking names of all you fuckers and coming after you
Gavin Newsom : lol my pr firm made another meme while i guest starred on another right wing podcast
JB Pritzker : we’re taking names of all you fuckers and coming after you
Gavin Newsom : lol my pr firm made another meme while i guest starred on another right wing podcast
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Hey so just fyi, if you're abandoning trans rights you're abandoning all civil rights
At that point what the fuck is the point of the democracy you're willing to sacrifice trans people for
This actually isn't hard at all, quit making it pretend hard because you finally feel scared too
At that point what the fuck is the point of the democracy you're willing to sacrifice trans people for
This actually isn't hard at all, quit making it pretend hard because you finally feel scared too
August 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Hey so just fyi, if you're abandoning trans rights you're abandoning all civil rights
At that point what the fuck is the point of the democracy you're willing to sacrifice trans people for
This actually isn't hard at all, quit making it pretend hard because you finally feel scared too
At that point what the fuck is the point of the democracy you're willing to sacrifice trans people for
This actually isn't hard at all, quit making it pretend hard because you finally feel scared too
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🧵 Flu Season 2025-26: Key Info (thank you @kffhealthnews.org @politifact.bsky.social )
TL;DR: Get your flu shot this fall. It's safe, effective, and the best way to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
TL;DR: Get your flu shot this fall. It's safe, effective, and the best way to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
August 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🧵 Flu Season 2025-26: Key Info (thank you @kffhealthnews.org @politifact.bsky.social )
TL;DR: Get your flu shot this fall. It's safe, effective, and the best way to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
TL;DR: Get your flu shot this fall. It's safe, effective, and the best way to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Protest idea: for the Fourth of July, wear black.
That’s it. Wear black, in mourning for the country we used to at least try to be. Be silent, be visible. If you put up a flag, do it upside down.
If this resonates with you, pass the idea on. I can’t do it alone. None of us can.
That’s it. Wear black, in mourning for the country we used to at least try to be. Be silent, be visible. If you put up a flag, do it upside down.
If this resonates with you, pass the idea on. I can’t do it alone. None of us can.
June 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Protest idea: for the Fourth of July, wear black.
That’s it. Wear black, in mourning for the country we used to at least try to be. Be silent, be visible. If you put up a flag, do it upside down.
If this resonates with you, pass the idea on. I can’t do it alone. None of us can.
That’s it. Wear black, in mourning for the country we used to at least try to be. Be silent, be visible. If you put up a flag, do it upside down.
If this resonates with you, pass the idea on. I can’t do it alone. None of us can.
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We cannot tear down Empire if we are unwilling to face the ways that we manifest Empire within ourselves.
The way Empire's seeds have been skillfully planted deep inside our hearts, long before we were born, the way so many communities foster these attitudes for us, intentionally or not.
The way Empire's seeds have been skillfully planted deep inside our hearts, long before we were born, the way so many communities foster these attitudes for us, intentionally or not.
June 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We cannot tear down Empire if we are unwilling to face the ways that we manifest Empire within ourselves.
The way Empire's seeds have been skillfully planted deep inside our hearts, long before we were born, the way so many communities foster these attitudes for us, intentionally or not.
The way Empire's seeds have been skillfully planted deep inside our hearts, long before we were born, the way so many communities foster these attitudes for us, intentionally or not.
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Straight white men we need to organize and be in the front lines.
This is it we have been called upon. No more letting the minorities and women do the fighting.
As being the only demographic with protection from the government we have to take point.
So white boys let’s fuck them up.
This is it we have been called upon. No more letting the minorities and women do the fighting.
As being the only demographic with protection from the government we have to take point.
So white boys let’s fuck them up.
May 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Straight white men we need to organize and be in the front lines.
This is it we have been called upon. No more letting the minorities and women do the fighting.
As being the only demographic with protection from the government we have to take point.
So white boys let’s fuck them up.
This is it we have been called upon. No more letting the minorities and women do the fighting.
As being the only demographic with protection from the government we have to take point.
So white boys let’s fuck them up.
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My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
www.bloomberg.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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The european citizens' initiative to ban conversion therapies in the EU only has 250k signatures and needs to amass 1 million in the next 7 days... If you live in the EU, please sign it (you can't otherwise); if you don't, please share it around.
Si l'initiative citoyenne européenne visant à interdire les thérapies de conversion dans toute l'UE ne récolte pas 1 million de signatures d'ici 10 jours, elle échouera malheureusement...
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
May 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The european citizens' initiative to ban conversion therapies in the EU only has 250k signatures and needs to amass 1 million in the next 7 days... If you live in the EU, please sign it (you can't otherwise); if you don't, please share it around.
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done
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The concentration camp tendency
The perversion of humanity at the core of every disaster in America.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/the-concen...
The perversion of humanity at the core of every disaster in America.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/the-concen...
May 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The concentration camp tendency
The perversion of humanity at the core of every disaster in America.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/the-concen...
The perversion of humanity at the core of every disaster in America.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/the-concen...
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Every media outlet, including trans ones, are missing the big picture about the bogus, Chat GPT, anonymous (SEGM) report on health care for trans people. Here's the parts that matter MOST:
1. It includes social transition as medical intervention. 1/n
www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...
1. It includes social transition as medical intervention. 1/n
www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...
Fact Check: Trump's HHS Review On Trans Care Filled With Pseudoscience, Pushes Conversion Therapy
The review, which was made possible by an executive order calling transgender healthcare "mutilation," reached its predetermined conclusion on its May 1st publication date.
www.erininthemorning.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Every media outlet, including trans ones, are missing the big picture about the bogus, Chat GPT, anonymous (SEGM) report on health care for trans people. Here's the parts that matter MOST:
1. It includes social transition as medical intervention. 1/n
www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...
1. It includes social transition as medical intervention. 1/n
www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check...
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the only approach to trump that has ever made sense was “slow him down as much as possible while rallying public support to your cause” and while most politicians, pundits, and big law partners don’t get this, some do, and lawyers in particular have the tools to act on that understanding
in the spirit of self-crit: in past years I have certainly been among those who have been vocally skeptical of the role of law and lawyers in meaningfully constraining armed agents of the state. but I do think we have to hand it to lawyers at this time
By my count, there had been 103 lawsuits filed in the last 20 days, and judges had issued 50 restraining orders requiring the Trump administration to reverse the terminations. Those decisions came in more than 23 states. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
the only approach to trump that has ever made sense was “slow him down as much as possible while rallying public support to your cause” and while most politicians, pundits, and big law partners don’t get this, some do, and lawyers in particular have the tools to act on that understanding
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hi again, cis folks!
the comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit is open til april 11.
context & guidance in the thread below. it doesn’t have to be hard; you can do it waiting for coffee.
13 days left, as of this post. please comment.
the comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit is open til april 11.
context & guidance in the thread below. it doesn’t have to be hard; you can do it waiting for coffee.
13 days left, as of this post. please comment.
hi, cis folks!
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
March 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
hi again, cis folks!
the comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit is open til april 11.
context & guidance in the thread below. it doesn’t have to be hard; you can do it waiting for coffee.
13 days left, as of this post. please comment.
the comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit is open til april 11.
context & guidance in the thread below. it doesn’t have to be hard; you can do it waiting for coffee.
13 days left, as of this post. please comment.
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Put all the “DEI” folks who got let go onto a new network and I’d watch the shit out of it.
February 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Put all the “DEI” folks who got let go onto a new network and I’d watch the shit out of it.
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It is great to see the outpouring of help and care that we as a people can have, but we should not be at the whims and ability of the common man to manage.
Every post seeking help for medical debt or even just needs of survival is a failure of our government
Every post seeking help for medical debt or even just needs of survival is a failure of our government
So this is a big problem, and I hear people saying “well, we’re gonna have to ramp up mutual aid.”
And listen, I adore mutual aid. I have recently and previously been a beneficiary of it.
But it cannot handle hundreds of thousands of people in need. That’s what government is supposed to be for.
And listen, I adore mutual aid. I have recently and previously been a beneficiary of it.
But it cannot handle hundreds of thousands of people in need. That’s what government is supposed to be for.
SSA employee to me re: 50% staff reduction: "Can say unequivocally that such deep cuts to SSA, which is already at historically low staffing, will cause significant to extreme degradation of services, very likely including checks missed and individuals dying before their claims can be processed."
February 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It is great to see the outpouring of help and care that we as a people can have, but we should not be at the whims and ability of the common man to manage.
Every post seeking help for medical debt or even just needs of survival is a failure of our government
Every post seeking help for medical debt or even just needs of survival is a failure of our government
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New article! On craftsmanship and independence in the face of technocratic dictatorship: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-crafts...
The Craftsman
I was going to make a noose, but instead I made a basket.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
New article! On craftsmanship and independence in the face of technocratic dictatorship: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-crafts...
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Wow. I assume you're looking for a pat on the head? Did you use every dirty procedural hack to delay the confirmation process and make it as frustrating and painful as possible for Republicans? No? Then no head pat for you! Try again when you've done your damn job.
February 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wow. I assume you're looking for a pat on the head? Did you use every dirty procedural hack to delay the confirmation process and make it as frustrating and painful as possible for Republicans? No? Then no head pat for you! Try again when you've done your damn job.
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
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5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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