Pyre
@pyre666.bsky.social
Just set this up. Might eventually write something worth knowing about me here. Just as soon as there is anything that qualifies.
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More seriously, Benz is going to attempt to "Twitter Files" USAID. We can assume he is coordinating with his white supremacist colleague and armpit stain in human form, Darren Beattie, overseeing the effort at State.
Be forewarned:
wiczipedia.substack.com/p/the-extrem...
Be forewarned:
wiczipedia.substack.com/p/the-extrem...
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
More seriously, Benz is going to attempt to "Twitter Files" USAID. We can assume he is coordinating with his white supremacist colleague and armpit stain in human form, Darren Beattie, overseeing the effort at State.
Be forewarned:
wiczipedia.substack.com/p/the-extrem...
Be forewarned:
wiczipedia.substack.com/p/the-extrem...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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…Thereby making the students utterly incurious and cut off from the community around graphic novels, the history of comics, and the development of their own artistic tastes as readers, let alone as potential artists in dialogue with any of the former.
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
…Thereby making the students utterly incurious and cut off from the community around graphic novels, the history of comics, and the development of their own artistic tastes as readers, let alone as potential artists in dialogue with any of the former.
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Classrooms have just come around to regarding graphic novels as important tools in the development of students’ relationship to literature and developing a habit of reading thanks to a lot of wonderful teachers and librarians, and this undermines all of that work. It’s so fucking stupid.
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Classrooms have just come around to regarding graphic novels as important tools in the development of students’ relationship to literature and developing a habit of reading thanks to a lot of wonderful teachers and librarians, and this undermines all of that work. It’s so fucking stupid.
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
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Daily Katie!!🥵🔥💜💜
#katiemcgrath #supergirl #supercorp #lenaluthor #leadinglady #jodirutherford #secretbridesmaidbusiness #saskiademerinfol
#slasher #sarahbennett #thethrowaways #gloria #bbcmerlin #morganapendragon #dracula #lucywesterna #theex-wife #maigret #lgbtqia+ #lgbtqpride #pride
#katiemcgrath #supergirl #supercorp #lenaluthor #leadinglady #jodirutherford #secretbridesmaidbusiness #saskiademerinfol
#slasher #sarahbennett #thethrowaways #gloria #bbcmerlin #morganapendragon #dracula #lucywesterna #theex-wife #maigret #lgbtqia+ #lgbtqpride #pride
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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A story like this instantly weeds out who is full of sh*t & who isn’t.
This is highly credible scientific data pointing towards the livable world ending by 2050.
Anyone not engaging with this is economically captured, high on their own supply or a well paid idiot.
This is highly credible scientific data pointing towards the livable world ending by 2050.
Anyone not engaging with this is economically captured, high on their own supply or a well paid idiot.
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A story like this instantly weeds out who is full of sh*t & who isn’t.
This is highly credible scientific data pointing towards the livable world ending by 2050.
Anyone not engaging with this is economically captured, high on their own supply or a well paid idiot.
This is highly credible scientific data pointing towards the livable world ending by 2050.
Anyone not engaging with this is economically captured, high on their own supply or a well paid idiot.
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They also plan to pass laws banning use of VPNs. If you're a healthcare provider using telehealth, you use VPNs to protect patient private data and ensure the network is secure. KOSA threatens so much in terms of accessibility unrelated to stopping children from accessing adult websites
Tell your lawmakers to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act- there are better ways to protect kids online without throwing other vulnerable people under the bus.
www.stopkosa.com
www.stopkosa.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
They also plan to pass laws banning use of VPNs. If you're a healthcare provider using telehealth, you use VPNs to protect patient private data and ensure the network is secure. KOSA threatens so much in terms of accessibility unrelated to stopping children from accessing adult websites
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RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
RED ALERT
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
The House Energy & Commerce committee is moving full steam ahead for several age verification bills including KOSA this Thursday
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
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If you’re a Democratic voter who believes we are facing the threat of fascism, understand that right now it is vital to “purity test” candidates.
The implications of letting just anyone hold power in a moment that dire are vast.
The implications of letting just anyone hold power in a moment that dire are vast.
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you’re a Democratic voter who believes we are facing the threat of fascism, understand that right now it is vital to “purity test” candidates.
The implications of letting just anyone hold power in a moment that dire are vast.
The implications of letting just anyone hold power in a moment that dire are vast.
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Democrats can’t meaningfully claim to oppose Donald Trump while simultaneously pushing bad internet bills like KOSA, EARN IT, Section 230 limitations, and online ID laws, that *empower* the Trump administration to further censor, surveil, and prosecute marginalized people.
@fightforthefuture.org
@fightforthefuture.org
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Democrats can’t meaningfully claim to oppose Donald Trump while simultaneously pushing bad internet bills like KOSA, EARN IT, Section 230 limitations, and online ID laws, that *empower* the Trump administration to further censor, surveil, and prosecute marginalized people.
@fightforthefuture.org
@fightforthefuture.org
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Trump has given up on his biggest campaign promise.
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump has given up on his biggest campaign promise.
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job."
Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).
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Starke County, Indiana voted 75% for Trump in 2024.
But now they're opposing Trump's AI agenda, and the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a 12 month pause on new hyperscale data centers.
Banning AI data centers is becoming increasingly popular.
www.youtube.com/shorts/xCQah...
But now they're opposing Trump's AI agenda, and the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a 12 month pause on new hyperscale data centers.
Banning AI data centers is becoming increasingly popular.
www.youtube.com/shorts/xCQah...
Trump is backing AI. This Trump-voting town wants to ban AI data centers anyways.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Starke County, Indiana voted 75% for Trump in 2024.
But now they're opposing Trump's AI agenda, and the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a 12 month pause on new hyperscale data centers.
Banning AI data centers is becoming increasingly popular.
www.youtube.com/shorts/xCQah...
But now they're opposing Trump's AI agenda, and the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a 12 month pause on new hyperscale data centers.
Banning AI data centers is becoming increasingly popular.
www.youtube.com/shorts/xCQah...
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Hi @warren.senate.gov just to be crystal clear I never wanna see you at Boston Pride again prancing around in a feather boa.
By cosponsoring #KOSA you are actively helping the Trump admin take away lifesaving resources from LGBTQ youth.
We asked you to meet with our coalition. You ignored us.
By cosponsoring #KOSA you are actively helping the Trump admin take away lifesaving resources from LGBTQ youth.
We asked you to meet with our coalition. You ignored us.
a drag queen is wearing an orange wig and a fur coat and says `` bye '' .
Alt: a drag queen is wearing an orange wig and a fur coat and says `` bye '' .
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hi @warren.senate.gov just to be crystal clear I never wanna see you at Boston Pride again prancing around in a feather boa.
By cosponsoring #KOSA you are actively helping the Trump admin take away lifesaving resources from LGBTQ youth.
We asked you to meet with our coalition. You ignored us.
By cosponsoring #KOSA you are actively helping the Trump admin take away lifesaving resources from LGBTQ youth.
We asked you to meet with our coalition. You ignored us.
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I wrote this back in 2023 when @warren.senate.gov cosponsored #KOSA the first time.
Since then
-Trump got re-elected
-Appointed a MAGA zealot to run the FTC (who would enforce KOSA's speech police rules)
-KOSA-like laws have been struck down on 1st amendment grounds
Didn't she go to law school?
Since then
-Trump got re-elected
-Appointed a MAGA zealot to run the FTC (who would enforce KOSA's speech police rules)
-KOSA-like laws have been struck down on 1st amendment grounds
Didn't she go to law school?
Elizabeth Warren Just Backed an ‘Online Safety’ Bill That Will Harm LGBTQ Youth
The Kids Online Safety Act has gained support from right-wing groups that want to crack down on LGBTQ content, and now Senator Elizabeth Warren.
www.vice.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I wrote this back in 2023 when @warren.senate.gov cosponsored #KOSA the first time.
Since then
-Trump got re-elected
-Appointed a MAGA zealot to run the FTC (who would enforce KOSA's speech police rules)
-KOSA-like laws have been struck down on 1st amendment grounds
Didn't she go to law school?
Since then
-Trump got re-elected
-Appointed a MAGA zealot to run the FTC (who would enforce KOSA's speech police rules)
-KOSA-like laws have been struck down on 1st amendment grounds
Didn't she go to law school?
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Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
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The unprecedented speed and scale of attacks on the press makes it difficult to contextualize just how damning each incident actually is. This is the ethos of Trump's playbook.
Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social explains while on a recent panel with @knightcolumbia.org:
Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social explains while on a recent panel with @knightcolumbia.org:
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The unprecedented speed and scale of attacks on the press makes it difficult to contextualize just how damning each incident actually is. This is the ethos of Trump's playbook.
Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social explains while on a recent panel with @knightcolumbia.org:
Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social explains while on a recent panel with @knightcolumbia.org:
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@ronplacone.bsky.social I remember talking to you about community networks. We need more of this!
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
Chattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community Networks
Since 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...
communitynets.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
@ronplacone.bsky.social I remember talking to you about community networks. We need more of this!
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Back in September a coalition of MA-based LGBTQ groups delivered thousands of signatures to @warren.senate.gov office.
We requested a meeting. She ignored us.
She couldn't even look LGBTQ youth in the face and tell them she was going to vote against them
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
We requested a meeting. She ignored us.
She couldn't even look LGBTQ youth in the face and tell them she was going to vote against them
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Back in September a coalition of MA-based LGBTQ groups delivered thousands of signatures to @warren.senate.gov office.
We requested a meeting. She ignored us.
She couldn't even look LGBTQ youth in the face and tell them she was going to vote against them
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
We requested a meeting. She ignored us.
She couldn't even look LGBTQ youth in the face and tell them she was going to vote against them
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
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If you’re a “trust but verify” person here’s the proof that @warren.senate.gov just ignored opposition from LGBTQ and human rights groups and sided with the likes of “Morality in Media” to support the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
December 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you’re a “trust but verify” person here’s the proof that @warren.senate.gov just ignored opposition from LGBTQ and human rights groups and sided with the likes of “Morality in Media” to support the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Call her!
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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Losing anonymity online “means that personal private data is able to be collected and retained and stored and breached, maybe used by bad actors linking your identity to the sites that you visit online,” EFF’s Molly Buckley told @MichiganPublic.bsky.social. www.michiganpublic.org/politics-go...
Michigan bill would require parental consent for teens on social media
Michigan lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require major social media platforms to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for anyone under 18.
www.michiganpublic.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Losing anonymity online “means that personal private data is able to be collected and retained and stored and breached, maybe used by bad actors linking your identity to the sites that you visit online,” EFF’s Molly Buckley told @MichiganPublic.bsky.social. www.michiganpublic.org/politics-go...
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Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing.
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing.
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.
Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
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"I asked chatgpt, i asked grok.."
Okay, i am no longer interested in listening to you
Okay, i am no longer interested in listening to you
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"I asked chatgpt, i asked grok.."
Okay, i am no longer interested in listening to you
Okay, i am no longer interested in listening to you
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"The OCC identified instances where at least one bank imposed restrictions on certain industry sectors because they engaged in “activities that, while not illegal, are contrary to [the bank’s] values.” Sectors subjected to restricted access included ... adult entertainment"
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"The OCC identified instances where at least one bank imposed restrictions on certain industry sectors because they engaged in “activities that, while not illegal, are contrary to [the bank’s] values.” Sectors subjected to restricted access included ... adult entertainment"