half-aspirational
@ohtazer.goblinmo.de
avowed dipshit, inveterate sweetie
autodidactic everything enthusiast
rooting for all things pro-social
ops for @arcadecommons.org
former admin for 🍀🐎 & hit podcast @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social
autodidactic everything enthusiast
rooting for all things pro-social
ops for @arcadecommons.org
former admin for 🍀🐎 & hit podcast @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social
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half-aspirational
@ohtazer.goblinmo.de
· Aug 11
can the next big term that gets treated like 'abolish' and 'defund' where it's not the exact right term to use to beg for table scraps, be 'expropriation'
this word feels like it is crackling with electric power right about now
this word feels like it is crackling with electric power right about now
i have been a bit worried about outer-borough actions but with strong enough networks i hope we can help each other
I was thinking they would have a harder time in New York because of population density. Once ICE shows up to pull its garbage, there could be 30 New Yorkers there in a minute and 200 there within five minutes. It’s not like Los Angeles, and even Los Angeles was pretty responsive.
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
i have been a bit worried about outer-borough actions but with strong enough networks i hope we can help each other
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we are going to win
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
we are going to win
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It turns out that the folks at Anthropic used two of my books to train their Large Language Models. I've gone and submitted my claim via the class action settlement. If you're an author whose work has been stolen, you should too
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It turns out that the folks at Anthropic used two of my books to train their Large Language Models. I've gone and submitted my claim via the class action settlement. If you're an author whose work has been stolen, you should too
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I think we're starting to realize that while knowledge may equal power, power definitely does not equal knowledge.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I think we're starting to realize that while knowledge may equal power, power definitely does not equal knowledge.
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And almost nobody has "cancer money” of the type you need when it’s really serious
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
i've half-joked about how you aren't actually rich until you have "cancer money", or enough that you can pay for treatment *and* be out of work for however long *and* maintain your or your family's basic quality of life (ie, not having to liquidate core assets like your primary residence).
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
And almost nobody has "cancer money” of the type you need when it’s really serious
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
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I’ve been thinking (thanks to a well-timed @keeanga.bsky.social question at an online event) about how the idea of “wealth” is itself serving as the individualized “solution” rationalizing destruction of social supports.
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I’ve been thinking (thanks to a well-timed @keeanga.bsky.social question at an online event) about how the idea of “wealth” is itself serving as the individualized “solution” rationalizing destruction of social supports.
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
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The bad guys are winning and destroying the world because too many of the so called good guys aren't willing to fight as hard and as dirty as they are. "When they go low we go high" is how you get your ass whipped. Badly. theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
How the rich world is fortifying itself against climate migration
Climate change is already linked to mass deportation – and the worst is still to come.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The bad guys are winning and destroying the world because too many of the so called good guys aren't willing to fight as hard and as dirty as they are. "When they go low we go high" is how you get your ass whipped. Badly. theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
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A lot of people film pet videos like they're following the prime directive. I know it's cute, but why the fuck are you just filming a cat walk over your dinner?
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
A lot of people film pet videos like they're following the prime directive. I know it's cute, but why the fuck are you just filming a cat walk over your dinner?
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It is EXTREMELY way past time for people to stop saying "the economy" when they mean "the stock market."
The stock market is fully divorced from reality. It does not represent anything meaningful about the actual standards of living.
It is EXTREMELY way past time for people to stop saying "the economy" when they mean "the stock market."
The stock market is fully divorced from reality. It does not represent anything meaningful about the actual standards of living.
one factor in the Harris loss was the Democratic party bragging about the great economy when it was actually complete garbage outside the artificially juiced stock market, and I don't expect that tactic to work any better for Trump esp with a much worse economy
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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It is EXTREMELY way past time for people to stop saying "the economy" when they mean "the stock market."
The stock market is fully divorced from reality. It does not represent anything meaningful about the actual standards of living.
It is EXTREMELY way past time for people to stop saying "the economy" when they mean "the stock market."
The stock market is fully divorced from reality. It does not represent anything meaningful about the actual standards of living.
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My dog: *hits bong* I'm telling you man, if you eat peanut butter it will make vet happen.
Neighbor dog: That's crazy. Peanut butter can't make vet happen.
My dog: It totally can! I had peanut butter yesterday and then a couple hours later, vet.
Neighbor dog: That's just a coincidence.
Neighbor dog: That's crazy. Peanut butter can't make vet happen.
My dog: It totally can! I had peanut butter yesterday and then a couple hours later, vet.
Neighbor dog: That's just a coincidence.
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My dog: *hits bong* I'm telling you man, if you eat peanut butter it will make vet happen.
Neighbor dog: That's crazy. Peanut butter can't make vet happen.
My dog: It totally can! I had peanut butter yesterday and then a couple hours later, vet.
Neighbor dog: That's just a coincidence.
Neighbor dog: That's crazy. Peanut butter can't make vet happen.
My dog: It totally can! I had peanut butter yesterday and then a couple hours later, vet.
Neighbor dog: That's just a coincidence.
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Someone on the marketing team for this air purifier actually knows what cat owners want.
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Someone on the marketing team for this air purifier actually knows what cat owners want.
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Martin Scorsese has been an invaluable force in an industry that has, since its inception, been utterly callous in its disregard for its own artists. Scorsese learned about what happened to Georges Méliès and vowed to not let it continue. His work as an archivist and advocate are unparalleled.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Martin Scorsese has been an invaluable force in an industry that has, since its inception, been utterly callous in its disregard for its own artists. Scorsese learned about what happened to Georges Méliès and vowed to not let it continue. His work as an archivist and advocate are unparalleled.
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In the future, we’ll have our bodies, but private equity will rent them out
🚨 EXPOSED: Parents are being threatened for recording their own kids’ hockey games. Private equity bought the rinks, banned filming, and now charges up to $50 a month to watch youth sports.
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In the future, we’ll have our bodies, but private equity will rent them out
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reminder that if you get subpoena'd or otherwise are surveilled in anyway, you need to stop posting and shut the fuck up.
seeing replies saying "dont comply in advance" - that's not what this is. its keeping yourself from digging a grave.
talk to a lawyer, and stop posting. (1/4)
seeing replies saying "dont comply in advance" - that's not what this is. its keeping yourself from digging a grave.
talk to a lawyer, and stop posting. (1/4)
Getting subpoenaed by the US government over bluesky posts
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Remember that Intuit (the owner of Turbotax) lobbied extensively to kill Direct File, which did tax filing for free and somehow managed to make a good and intuitive user experience without AI.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Remember that Intuit (the owner of Turbotax) lobbied extensively to kill Direct File, which did tax filing for free and somehow managed to make a good and intuitive user experience without AI.
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stock up on whistles
Homan: "I plan on being in New York City in the near future. We're gonna do operations in New York City. Me and Mayor Adams at one point had an agreement to let ICE in to Rikers ... we are increasing the enforcement presence in New York City."
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
stock up on whistles
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We are so back. Please donate at the link below; we promise to spend it on building a city we can all afford and NOT on a fancier camera dolly
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We are so back. Please donate at the link below; we promise to spend it on building a city we can all afford and NOT on a fancier camera dolly
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I'm fucking cryinj
Worst hold music ever?
YouTube video by Unreasonable Steev
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm fucking cryinj
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Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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Two things can be true: 1.) The Game Awards are meaningless and we shouldn't take them all that seriously. 2.) Award shows of its scale DO rewrite the mainstream history of the art form, whether they deserve to or not, and its okay to care that it's so thoughtless despite having that responsibility.
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Two things can be true: 1.) The Game Awards are meaningless and we shouldn't take them all that seriously. 2.) Award shows of its scale DO rewrite the mainstream history of the art form, whether they deserve to or not, and its okay to care that it's so thoughtless despite having that responsibility.
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the world that was stolen from us is difficult to even imagine, for folks living now
the cheapness of rent, the ability to support yrself and yr ambitions, or to go to school, on a single low wage job
the sustainability of life that we haven't had in generations
the cheapness of rent, the ability to support yrself and yr ambitions, or to go to school, on a single low wage job
the sustainability of life that we haven't had in generations
there were periods where you could have a part time service job that covered college classes and rent! so often i'd read about artists in the 60s and 70s who also paid for studio spaces they could stock with supplies, who had the leisure time to party and create their great works. robbed, i tell ya!
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
the world that was stolen from us is difficult to even imagine, for folks living now
the cheapness of rent, the ability to support yrself and yr ambitions, or to go to school, on a single low wage job
the sustainability of life that we haven't had in generations
the cheapness of rent, the ability to support yrself and yr ambitions, or to go to school, on a single low wage job
the sustainability of life that we haven't had in generations
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Woke 2 must bring a cleansing bloodshed
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Woke 2 must bring a cleansing bloodshed