Ana Paredes
@paredes.bsky.social
Dilettante • humanities nerd • interested in: the ocean(s), decolonization, cats, queers, music, design & cheese, in no particular order | Made in Rio
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Bluesky rn
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bluesky rn
I kinda need someone to buy this for me so I can frame it. 🤔
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I kinda need someone to buy this for me so I can frame it. 🤔
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Meta is an unethical company run by Peter Thiel’s techno-fascist billionaire protégé—Mark Zuckerberg—and is part of the Trump regime’s surveillance state.
It’s time to leave Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—and while you’re at it, drop Amazon, Google, and OpenAI as well.
Learn how in this thread:
It’s time to leave Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—and while you’re at it, drop Amazon, Google, and OpenAI as well.
Learn how in this thread:
In our latest article, we discuss the digital fiefs the tech billionaires built to exploit us, and how you can fight back by simply clicking delete.
How to Fight the Broligarchy
The tech overlords want to trap us. Escaping is how we fight back.
open.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Meta is an unethical company run by Peter Thiel’s techno-fascist billionaire protégé—Mark Zuckerberg—and is part of the Trump regime’s surveillance state.
It’s time to leave Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—and while you’re at it, drop Amazon, Google, and OpenAI as well.
Learn how in this thread:
It’s time to leave Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—and while you’re at it, drop Amazon, Google, and OpenAI as well.
Learn how in this thread:
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Does Elon Musk know that in basing his America Party’s mission on Epaminondas and the Sacred Band of Ancient Greece, he is invoking the strength of a famously queer military unit?
Why Does Elon Musk Have Such a Straight View of Antiquity?
Musk and other conservatives often omit the role of queer soldiers in ancient military successes when extolling the virtues of Greek warriors.
hyperallergic.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Does Elon Musk know that in basing his America Party’s mission on Epaminondas and the Sacred Band of Ancient Greece, he is invoking the strength of a famously queer military unit?
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This is THE tweet of all time
June 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is THE tweet of all time
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From a letterpress bookmark for Literati Cultura. Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt.
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
From a letterpress bookmark for Literati Cultura. Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt.
I mean, when I was a kid this kind of “major anomaly” was pretty uncommon, so I guess that’s innovation?
SpaceX Starship 36 exploded ahead of a test flight in southern Texas on Wednesday night, sending a huge fireball high into the sky, followed by thick clouds of smoke and large flames.
In a statement posted on X, SpaceX said the rocket experienced a “major anomaly” while on a test stand.
In a statement posted on X, SpaceX said the rocket experienced a “major anomaly” while on a test stand.
June 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I mean, when I was a kid this kind of “major anomaly” was pretty uncommon, so I guess that’s innovation?
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If you need a smile, sound on.
June 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you need a smile, sound on.
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
The microplastics in me see and salute the microplastics in you.
May 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The microplastics in me see and salute the microplastics in you.
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“The Lord will protect me,” they say while putting others at risk 😐
At Toronto’s Catholic Schools, Students Twice as Likely to Opt Out of Mandatory Measles Vaccine | The Local
In the midst of a measles outbreak, data analysis by The Local finds that 15 of the 20 schools with the highest vaccine exemption rates are in the Catholic boards.
thelocal.to
May 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“The Lord will protect me,” they say while putting others at risk 😐
This is all I want to talk about today.
May 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is all I want to talk about today.
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Hey world, remember when you thought this was awesome? (Which, by the way, it was). Yeah well she's been suspended for a week now because of it; it's coloniser rules and forms of expression allowed only, indigenous people must only be angry in white ways.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Te Pāti Māori MPs to be temporarily suspended from Parliament over haka
MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke faces a seven-day suspension for her actions.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Hey world, remember when you thought this was awesome? (Which, by the way, it was). Yeah well she's been suspended for a week now because of it; it's coloniser rules and forms of expression allowed only, indigenous people must only be angry in white ways.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
This is an ailment. 🤔
May 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is an ailment. 🤔
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Probably worth saving this number
April 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Probably worth saving this number
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“When I was younger, there were never people who liked to spend time home alone by themselves, but now it’s a national epidemic,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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RFK Jr. Starts National Registry Of Introverts Who Sometimes Get Social Anxiety
WASHINGTON—Promising to use all of his power as health secretary to find a cure for the condition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly directed the National Institutes of Health on Friday to create a registry of U.S. introverts who sometimes get social anxiety. “When I was younger, there were never people who liked to spend time […]
theonion.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“When I was younger, there were never people who liked to spend time home alone by themselves, but now it’s a national epidemic,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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In a reasonable world, these statements wouldn't be considered anti-Christian but Rubio definitely thinks of them that way:
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
“The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying ‘anti-Christian bias’ as part of its effort to implement a sweeping new order on supporting employees of Christian faith.”
State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In a reasonable world, these statements wouldn't be considered anti-Christian but Rubio definitely thinks of them that way:
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
From yesterday: Montreal spring is not for wimps.
April 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
From yesterday: Montreal spring is not for wimps.
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“Public health isn’t the sum of individual choices. It’s our collective agreement to protect the most vulnerable among us: the elderly, the immunocompromised, the uninsured, the people who can’t isolate or work remotely.”
Personal choice has been weaponized to undermine public health
“Public health isn’t the sum of individual choices. It’s our collective agreement to protect the most vulnerable among us,” writes MeiLan Han.
www.statnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“Public health isn’t the sum of individual choices. It’s our collective agreement to protect the most vulnerable among us: the elderly, the immunocompromised, the uninsured, the people who can’t isolate or work remotely.”
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“While my trade policy might cause some temporary hardships for investors, it’s ultimately intended to completely fucking destroy the livelihoods of the financially destitute,” said Trump
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Trump Assures Wall Street He’ll Go Back To Just Fucking Over Poor People Soon
WASHINGTON—In response to market panic about his new wide-ranging tariffs, President Donald Trump reportedly offered Wall Street assurance Friday that he would soon go back to just fucking over poor people. “While my trade policy might cause some temporary hardships for investors, it’s ultimately intended to completely fucking destroy the livelihoods of the financially destitute,” […]
theonion.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“While my trade policy might cause some temporary hardships for investors, it’s ultimately intended to completely fucking destroy the livelihoods of the financially destitute,” said Trump
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