Otohiko
@otohiko.bsky.social
Transportation analyst, disabilities advocate, linguist, medical communication researcher, military historian, video editor, amateur photographer and astronomer
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I maintain my position that when people mostly talk about Fukuyama, they are really talking about Baudillard.
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I maintain my position that when people mostly talk about Fukuyama, they are really talking about Baudillard.
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"Is Putin about to go to war with Europe?" - this is not a knock on the journalists or the publication itself (it's a good discussion), it is just that he has already been at war with Europe for years. And I fear that his successors will continue this war too. www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Is Putin about to go to war with Europe?" - this is not a knock on the journalists or the publication itself (it's a good discussion), it is just that he has already been at war with Europe for years. And I fear that his successors will continue this war too. www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
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Transphobia, like other bigotries, comes from an assumption that the world as we know it is the best way things can be arranged. Anyone trying to change the way things are must therefore be trying to cheat the system to make up for their lack of ability
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Transphobia, like other bigotries, comes from an assumption that the world as we know it is the best way things can be arranged. Anyone trying to change the way things are must therefore be trying to cheat the system to make up for their lack of ability
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hey what an interesting wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz-W...
Heinz-Wilhelm Eck - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
hey what an interesting wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz-W...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavrent...
Miller knows, just from glancing at the last century of US history, that the US doesn't punish its Berias
Miller knows, just from glancing at the last century of US history, that the US doesn't punish its Berias
Lavrentiy Beria - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavrent...
Miller knows, just from glancing at the last century of US history, that the US doesn't punish its Berias
Miller knows, just from glancing at the last century of US history, that the US doesn't punish its Berias
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My reach on socials doesn't = Ryan's, but I feel need to continue drumbeat. THESE WERE ALREADY ILLEGAL strikes. The doubletap makes it MORE OBVIOUS, not MORE ILLEGAL. (ok. it's a bit more illegal; since it opens a whole new category of illegal).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My reach on socials doesn't = Ryan's, but I feel need to continue drumbeat. THESE WERE ALREADY ILLEGAL strikes. The doubletap makes it MORE OBVIOUS, not MORE ILLEGAL. (ok. it's a bit more illegal; since it opens a whole new category of illegal).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
(we tried people at Nuremburg for crimes like this).
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Hegseth absolutely expects to face zero justice whatsoever for his war crimes because *that is not something the US has ever really done*
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Hegseth absolutely expects to face zero justice whatsoever for his war crimes because *that is not something the US has ever really done*
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Think about how much easier it would be to prosecute Hegseth for war crimes if Kissinger or Cheney and Rumsfield had been.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Think about how much easier it would be to prosecute Hegseth for war crimes if Kissinger or Cheney and Rumsfield had been.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
"Trump, meanwhile, doesn’t care what happens to Ukraine. He is motivated only by a pathetic and delusional desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize."
Wherein I do a bit of Kremlinology around the White House's chaotic Ukraine peace negotiations. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Justin Ling: American leadership looks chaotic. The truth may be more sinister
A recent flip-flop on Ukraine may be less a sign of disorganization than infighting.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Trump, meanwhile, doesn’t care what happens to Ukraine. He is motivated only by a pathetic and delusional desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize."
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trying to explain the academic mindset--
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
trying to explain the academic mindset--
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libertarians belong in a zoo
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
libertarians belong in a zoo
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Old enough to remember when they said it was "unclear" if Putin would invade Ukraine while he was moving thousands of troops to their border.
The country's largest aircraft carrier is expected to join thousands of service members in the northern Caribbean Sunday. But it's unclear if President Trump will use military force. n.pr/47XHvV3
U.S. official says the 'table is being set' for possible military action against Venezuela
The country's largest aircraft carrier is expected to join thousands of service members in the northern Caribbean Sunday. But it's unclear if President Trump will use military force.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Old enough to remember when they said it was "unclear" if Putin would invade Ukraine while he was moving thousands of troops to their border.
This was my last straw with giving any grace to "good" Russians, to be honest - especially paired with the fact that they tiptoed around humanitarian concerns with Ukraine (e.g. only supported children's charities based in Lithuania or something, but never fundraised for ZSU or expressed support for
“During the hour-and-a-half programme, she declared that there are no ‘peaceful residents’ in Gaza, Israel has the right to ‘cleanse Gaza and turn it into a parking lot,’ and that Palestinians need to be ‘dissolved in hydrochloric acid’.”
Why Russia’s liberal opposition is so anti-Palestinian
Many Russian dissidents claim to embrace liberal values while fully subscribing to a racist view of the world.
www.aljazeera.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This was my last straw with giving any grace to "good" Russians, to be honest - especially paired with the fact that they tiptoed around humanitarian concerns with Ukraine (e.g. only supported children's charities based in Lithuania or something, but never fundraised for ZSU or expressed support for
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Let me just repost this: even old people don't get maintenance MRIs. He had this because something went really wrong.
Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Let me just repost this: even old people don't get maintenance MRIs. He had this because something went really wrong.
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My “I am not a malformed creep who groomed a child for years and then abducted her to my secret dungeon, I’m just a misunderstood tragic romantic” playlist is raising a lot of questions already answered by my playlist.
Trump blares Phantom of the Opera at the White House with an empty Friday schedule
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
My “I am not a malformed creep who groomed a child for years and then abducted her to my secret dungeon, I’m just a misunderstood tragic romantic” playlist is raising a lot of questions already answered by my playlist.
I've been watching a certain cross-section of (usually reasonable) accounts calling author Sarah Kendzior some variation of "hysterical" for speaking up about her temp suspension from bluesky, and I want you all to know that you are being misogynistic assholes and need to stop.
Shame on y'all.
Shame on y'all.
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I've been watching a certain cross-section of (usually reasonable) accounts calling author Sarah Kendzior some variation of "hysterical" for speaking up about her temp suspension from bluesky, and I want you all to know that you are being misogynistic assholes and need to stop.
Shame on y'all.
Shame on y'all.
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I hate pedos and I don’t care what team they’re on. Jail them all and throw away the key
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I hate pedos and I don’t care what team they’re on. Jail them all and throw away the key
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It feels like we are already moving on from the implications of the Epstein emails.
As Judith Herman observed:
“The knowledge of horrible events periodically intrudes into public awareness but is rarely retained for long. Denial…and dissociation operate on a social as well as an individual level.”
As Judith Herman observed:
“The knowledge of horrible events periodically intrudes into public awareness but is rarely retained for long. Denial…and dissociation operate on a social as well as an individual level.”
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It feels like we are already moving on from the implications of the Epstein emails.
As Judith Herman observed:
“The knowledge of horrible events periodically intrudes into public awareness but is rarely retained for long. Denial…and dissociation operate on a social as well as an individual level.”
As Judith Herman observed:
“The knowledge of horrible events periodically intrudes into public awareness but is rarely retained for long. Denial…and dissociation operate on a social as well as an individual level.”
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Shoutout to @djinnandtonic.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Shoutout to @djinnandtonic.bsky.social
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
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Meanwhile, “did women ruin the workplace?”
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Meanwhile, “did women ruin the workplace?”
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Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
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someone got banned literally for posting this historical image from Wikipedia on the grounds it was a "death threat"
there's only one kind of person who takes this photo as a death threat
there's only one kind of person who takes this photo as a death threat
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
someone got banned literally for posting this historical image from Wikipedia on the grounds it was a "death threat"
there's only one kind of person who takes this photo as a death threat
there's only one kind of person who takes this photo as a death threat