@mikeg2.bsky.social
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OH MY GOD.
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
OH MY GOD.
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
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kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
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Please read this
Gaza’s journalists are talented, professional and dignified. That’s why Israel targets them | Nesrine Malik
Recent killings have dazed the world and provoked condemnation. But little is said about the calibre of Palestinian journalism, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Please read this
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this reminds me of the period in american politics when pundits would demand that any black politician of note — really, any black person in politics with a national audience — “condemn farrakhan”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro chides Zohran Mamdani for not condemning other people’s antisemitism:
“He left open far too much space for extremists to either use his words or for him to not condemn the words of extremists that said some blatantly antisemitic things.”
“He left open far too much space for extremists to either use his words or for him to not condemn the words of extremists that said some blatantly antisemitic things.”
Shapiro rebukes Mamdani for failing to condemn ‘blatantly antisemitic’ extremists
The Pennsylvania governor told JI: ‘When supporters of yours say things that are blatantly antisemitic, you can't leave room for that to just sit there’
jewishinsider.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
this reminds me of the period in american politics when pundits would demand that any black politician of note — really, any black person in politics with a national audience — “condemn farrakhan”
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it is very good timing that i wrote "mike johnson has no dick" just days before he demonstrated the fact for all to see www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o...
Opinion | Mike Johnson Would Like You to Know About His Subservience
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
it is very good timing that i wrote "mike johnson has no dick" just days before he demonstrated the fact for all to see www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o...
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Here’s some dog content to temporarily distract you from the mess happening in the world
June 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Here’s some dog content to temporarily distract you from the mess happening in the world
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I can't get over this sentence no matter how often I read it.
"Women showed no effects when told they were masculine; however, men given feedback suggesting they were feminine expressed more support for war, homophobic attitudes, and interest in purchasing an SUV."
"Women showed no effects when told they were masculine; however, men given feedback suggesting they were feminine expressed more support for war, homophobic attitudes, and interest in purchasing an SUV."
June 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I can't get over this sentence no matter how often I read it.
"Women showed no effects when told they were masculine; however, men given feedback suggesting they were feminine expressed more support for war, homophobic attitudes, and interest in purchasing an SUV."
"Women showed no effects when told they were masculine; however, men given feedback suggesting they were feminine expressed more support for war, homophobic attitudes, and interest in purchasing an SUV."
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If you’re still streaming or buying Harry Potter books/crap you’re funding bigotry. No difference than sending money to anti-trans groups.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.
www.advocate.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If you’re still streaming or buying Harry Potter books/crap you’re funding bigotry. No difference than sending money to anti-trans groups.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
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I made a long video about the "someone's got to do it" memes, where they came from, what they're really saying, and what these posts reveal about collective trauma, political cynicism, our decaying faith in democratic institutions and so so much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrj...
May 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I made a long video about the "someone's got to do it" memes, where they came from, what they're really saying, and what these posts reveal about collective trauma, political cynicism, our decaying faith in democratic institutions and so so much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrj...
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🧵Ok, I rag on Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, for his impeachable conduct on deportations and abandonment of all his prior views. But today he's the one "constantly on the phone" and paying attention to the India-Pakistan crisis. Should we be reassured? Absolutely not. 1/
May 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
🧵Ok, I rag on Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, for his impeachable conduct on deportations and abandonment of all his prior views. But today he's the one "constantly on the phone" and paying attention to the India-Pakistan crisis. Should we be reassured? Absolutely not. 1/
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A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
They don't need a warrant
A federal kidnapping in Worcester
www.welcometohellworld.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
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This is riveting
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever. www.wired.com/story/north-...
Your Favorite New Coworker Is an AI-Enhanced Operative From North Korea
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.
www.wired.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is riveting
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there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...
Target gave $1M to Trump inauguration fund, a first for the company
President Donald Trump raised a record amount of cash for his inauguration, including donations from several companies with operations in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...
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Read the responses to this article below the article itself…. They nail it!!
Expose this guy…
This is the guy encouraging all the cruelty…. He is the one who wants to destroy Democracy for money and power!!! He likes to hide in the shadows….Don’t let him!!
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
Expose this guy…
This is the guy encouraging all the cruelty…. He is the one who wants to destroy Democracy for money and power!!! He likes to hide in the shadows….Don’t let him!!
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
Curtis Yarvin Fears His Authoritarian Fantasy Is Flopping
Dark Enlightenment guru sees his desired revolution unraveling under the weight of its own stupidity
www.thenerdreich.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Read the responses to this article below the article itself…. They nail it!!
Expose this guy…
This is the guy encouraging all the cruelty…. He is the one who wants to destroy Democracy for money and power!!! He likes to hide in the shadows….Don’t let him!!
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
Expose this guy…
This is the guy encouraging all the cruelty…. He is the one who wants to destroy Democracy for money and power!!! He likes to hide in the shadows….Don’t let him!!
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
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Cowardice is what makes collective action by Big Law nearly impossible. If your friend is staying at Skadden, he is familiar with what it feels like to be a coward.
"The shift toward free agency has made collective action increasingly difficult." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/b...
My friend at Skadden Arps recommended this article for those who want to understand the incentives at work in the cave to Trump by some law firms. [Gift aricle]
My friend at Skadden Arps recommended this article for those who want to understand the incentives at work in the cave to Trump by some law firms. [Gift aricle]
Why Big Law Firms Aren’t Standing Together Against Trump’s Assault (Gift Article)
The arms race for talent seems to have made collective action, within and between firms, nearly impossible.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Cowardice is what makes collective action by Big Law nearly impossible. If your friend is staying at Skadden, he is familiar with what it feels like to be a coward.
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Many examples of stories, tactics, advice and guidance can be found on this list I've painstakingly compiled!
Organize and fight back. Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair: hilaryagro.com/resources/
Organize and fight back. Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair: hilaryagro.com/resources/
Anti-Capitalist Resources
These are people and projects that have been essential for my own journey of unlearning capitalism.
hilaryagro.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Many examples of stories, tactics, advice and guidance can be found on this list I've painstakingly compiled!
Organize and fight back. Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair: hilaryagro.com/resources/
Organize and fight back. Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair: hilaryagro.com/resources/
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There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There we go. Support this man.
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ChatGPT ass presidency
Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ChatGPT ass presidency
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The New York State Education Department said it will not comply with Trump’s DEI order:
“there are no federal or state laws prohibiting the principles of DEI.” 👏👏👏
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
“there are no federal or state laws prohibiting the principles of DEI.” 👏👏👏
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order
New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The New York State Education Department said it will not comply with Trump’s DEI order:
“there are no federal or state laws prohibiting the principles of DEI.” 👏👏👏
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
“there are no federal or state laws prohibiting the principles of DEI.” 👏👏👏
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
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"The senior House Democrat told Axios that a colleague called them after a town hall crying and said: 'They hate us. They hate us.'"
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/d...
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/d...
"They hate us": Congressional Democrats confront their own furious Tea Party
One lawmaker was told at a town hall: "Nice and civility doesn't work. Are you prepared for violence?"
www.axios.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"The senior House Democrat told Axios that a colleague called them after a town hall crying and said: 'They hate us. They hate us.'"
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/d...
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/d...
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I hope you read, really consider its implications, and share it widely.
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I hope you read, really consider its implications, and share it widely.
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."