Paft
@paft.bsky.social
Boomer. Leftist. Feminist. Fiction writer, lover of history. Lover of debate. I've been doing it online for a very long time.
"Shut up" is not an argument.
Sometimes, I enjoy reeling in a troll and torturing it. Consider that a warning.
"Shut up" is not an argument.
Sometimes, I enjoy reeling in a troll and torturing it. Consider that a warning.
Imane Khelif plainly went through male puberty and had no business competing against athletes who had not.
August 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Imane Khelif plainly went through male puberty and had no business competing against athletes who had not.
It turned out the "protest" was a movie screening the night before.
John Lewis' "bad trouble" apparently consisted of going to a movie.
Very, very disappointing.
John Lewis' "bad trouble" apparently consisted of going to a movie.
Very, very disappointing.
July 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It turned out the "protest" was a movie screening the night before.
John Lewis' "bad trouble" apparently consisted of going to a movie.
Very, very disappointing.
John Lewis' "bad trouble" apparently consisted of going to a movie.
Very, very disappointing.
If they want big crowds they need to do better publicity. I was only able to find the one in San Francisco after a lot of research.
July 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If they want big crowds they need to do better publicity. I was only able to find the one in San Francisco after a lot of research.
This is almost useless. It took me a great deal of effort to find San Francisco on this cluttered map, and then -- ONE protest? Really? And it's "private" so I have to "sign in" to find out where it is?
Who is doing the publicity here?
Who is doing the publicity here?
July 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is almost useless. It took me a great deal of effort to find San Francisco on this cluttered map, and then -- ONE protest? Really? And it's "private" so I have to "sign in" to find out where it is?
Who is doing the publicity here?
Who is doing the publicity here?
Fascists know they can always count on folks like you.
June 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fascists know they can always count on folks like you.
That's why that audience is so...well....pale.
June 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
That's why that audience is so...well....pale.
You need to see a great British series from the '90s, PIE IN THE SKY. It's ostensibly a cop show, but it's really about a restaurant. Check it out.
May 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
You need to see a great British series from the '90s, PIE IN THE SKY. It's ostensibly a cop show, but it's really about a restaurant. Check it out.
He will have too much to say about the place he was sent.
April 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
He will have too much to say about the place he was sent.
IOW, dissent will not be tolerated.
You do realize the USSR was not an especially tolerant society, right?
You do realize the USSR was not an especially tolerant society, right?
February 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
IOW, dissent will not be tolerated.
You do realize the USSR was not an especially tolerant society, right?
You do realize the USSR was not an especially tolerant society, right?