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Decolonial secular humanist & analyst. Autistic & ADHD, white, Mad. I got hit by a car end of 2020 and my hand doesn't work properly now.
There is no absolute objective frame of reference.
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@recombobulating.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Fascism isn't a disease. Fascism isn't a disability. Fascism isn't a lack of education. Fascism isn't foreign.
Fascism is a defence of established power and privilege through the dehumanisation of anyone that challenges it.
Fascism is a defence of established power and privilege through the dehumanisation of anyone that challenges it.
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trying to stay sane is what drove me so crazy
I can understand and accept myself as Mad
I can't do that with Normal
and I don't want to
I can understand and accept myself as Mad
I can't do that with Normal
and I don't want to
September 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
trying to stay sane is what drove me so crazy
I can understand and accept myself as Mad
I can't do that with Normal
and I don't want to
I can understand and accept myself as Mad
I can't do that with Normal
and I don't want to
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but my in group would never do that because we are the rational ones
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
insisting that your in group is perfect and pure and that problems only ever come from your out group is the problem
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
but my in group would never do that because we are the rational ones
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
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humanity doesn't need to be educated into people
they already have it
it is the inhumanity of the civilised rational actor that must be taught
and it takes the rewards of privilege to motivate acceptance of membership of that elite class
they already have it
it is the inhumanity of the civilised rational actor that must be taught
and it takes the rewards of privilege to motivate acceptance of membership of that elite class
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
humanity doesn't need to be educated into people
they already have it
it is the inhumanity of the civilised rational actor that must be taught
and it takes the rewards of privilege to motivate acceptance of membership of that elite class
they already have it
it is the inhumanity of the civilised rational actor that must be taught
and it takes the rewards of privilege to motivate acceptance of membership of that elite class
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this narrative is I think grounded in assuming that the role of the educator is a carceral one, an officer trying to catch students out and publicly shame/humiliate them for errors and violations
and that students contradicting this must be trying to take over that role and invert the hierarchy
and that students contradicting this must be trying to take over that role and invert the hierarchy
This is an absolutely incredible thing to say. As someone in Ivy-ish (Duke) classrooms from 2016-2022… I call bull.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
this narrative is I think grounded in assuming that the role of the educator is a carceral one, an officer trying to catch students out and publicly shame/humiliate them for errors and violations
and that students contradicting this must be trying to take over that role and invert the hierarchy
and that students contradicting this must be trying to take over that role and invert the hierarchy
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the humanity of the Other has always been an existential threat and source of torment to this world
social media has made it harder to ignore
but it was always there
social media has made it harder to ignore
but it was always there
the ivory tower world where Jacobin is the far left isn't crazy
it is deliberately disconnected from the rest of the world because it wants to preserve the advantages it has
and deny the fact that the rest of the world doesn't want that
it is deliberately disconnected from the rest of the world because it wants to preserve the advantages it has
and deny the fact that the rest of the world doesn't want that
the people who think they're radicals cos they've fixed their political spectrum at the French revolution in 1789
rather than at US independence in 1766
they're the left of the US mainstream because the mainstream is incredibly conservative and right wing
rather than at US independence in 1766
they're the left of the US mainstream because the mainstream is incredibly conservative and right wing
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
the humanity of the Other has always been an existential threat and source of torment to this world
social media has made it harder to ignore
but it was always there
social media has made it harder to ignore
but it was always there
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manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
they haven't convinced that many people TBF
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
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Person centered therapy was a big part of my mental health recovery and one of the things that really stuck in my mind was my therapist saying it was like I was looking for the manual that had all the right answers, and explaining how it can't be that simple.
The LLM is intended to be that manual.
The LLM is intended to be that manual.
“‘You think you are talking to an objective confidant or guide, but actually what you are looking into is some kind of distorted mirror — that mirrors back to your own beliefs,’ said Matthew Nour, a psychiatrist and researcher in neuroscience and AI at Oxford university.”
The problem of AI chatbots telling people what they want to hear
OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic tackle the growing issue of models producing responses that are too sycophantic
www.ft.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Person centered therapy was a big part of my mental health recovery and one of the things that really stuck in my mind was my therapist saying it was like I was looking for the manual that had all the right answers, and explaining how it can't be that simple.
The LLM is intended to be that manual.
The LLM is intended to be that manual.
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you can decide for yourself whether you want to be part of the 'we' that's making excuses and defending this
it's not everyone
it's not everyone
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
you can decide for yourself whether you want to be part of the 'we' that's making excuses and defending this
it's not everyone
it's not everyone
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the ivory tower was meant to serve this purpose
to cleanse the world of sinful thought by ensuring that only Properly Approved knowledge would be permitted
to cleanse the world of sinful thought by ensuring that only Properly Approved knowledge would be permitted
the assumption that someone or something must be granted absolute epistemic authority over all human knowledge is so deeply toxic
it's never actually worked in practice anyway
it's never actually worked in practice anyway
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
the ivory tower was meant to serve this purpose
to cleanse the world of sinful thought by ensuring that only Properly Approved knowledge would be permitted
to cleanse the world of sinful thought by ensuring that only Properly Approved knowledge would be permitted
but my in group would never do that because we are the rational ones
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
insisting that your in group is perfect and pure and that problems only ever come from your out group is the problem
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
but my in group would never do that because we are the rational ones
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
biases are irrational so they must belong to those Other people over there
😭🫠😭
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the ivory tower world where Jacobin is the far left isn't crazy
it is deliberately disconnected from the rest of the world because it wants to preserve the advantages it has
and deny the fact that the rest of the world doesn't want that
it is deliberately disconnected from the rest of the world because it wants to preserve the advantages it has
and deny the fact that the rest of the world doesn't want that
the people who think they're radicals cos they've fixed their political spectrum at the French revolution in 1789
rather than at US independence in 1766
they're the left of the US mainstream because the mainstream is incredibly conservative and right wing
rather than at US independence in 1766
they're the left of the US mainstream because the mainstream is incredibly conservative and right wing
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
the ivory tower world where Jacobin is the far left isn't crazy
it is deliberately disconnected from the rest of the world because it wants to preserve the advantages it has
and deny the fact that the rest of the world doesn't want that
it is deliberately disconnected from the rest of the world because it wants to preserve the advantages it has
and deny the fact that the rest of the world doesn't want that
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this grossly ignorant racism isn't the product of a lack of education
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
That's a prosperous looking home with that vehicle and all. How many Jamaicans can afford to put up panels? Do they have to own their homes to do so? Do their homes need to be very sturdy, not shacks?
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
this grossly ignorant racism isn't the product of a lack of education
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
this grossly ignorant racism isn't the product of a lack of education
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
That's a prosperous looking home with that vehicle and all. How many Jamaicans can afford to put up panels? Do they have to own their homes to do so? Do their homes need to be very sturdy, not shacks?
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
this grossly ignorant racism isn't the product of a lack of education
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
it's the product of an education in the academic ivory tower
it is deliberately disconnected from reality in order to claim superiority
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Stuff like this you gotta place within the wider context of how universities historically worked to legitimize and launder really sketch technology for centuries now
That's the only way it starts to make sense
That's the only way it starts to make sense
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Stuff like this you gotta place within the wider context of how universities historically worked to legitimize and launder really sketch technology for centuries now
That's the only way it starts to make sense
That's the only way it starts to make sense
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This past year, the situation facing intersex people in the UK (and some other parts of the world) has grown worse because of politically-inspired efforts to erase the biologically complex nature of sex. This has real world effects on people's lives; it is social anxiety enacted on intersex bodies.
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This past year, the situation facing intersex people in the UK (and some other parts of the world) has grown worse because of politically-inspired efforts to erase the biologically complex nature of sex. This has real world effects on people's lives; it is social anxiety enacted on intersex bodies.
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well, well, well... what have we here?
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👁👁
hey... that includes my book!!
👁👁
& GOOD UNTIL JANUARY THE WHAT?!?!? 👀👀
www.kentuckypress.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
well, well, well... what have we here?
40% OFF ALL BOOKS (hard or soft cover!) AT UPK WHEN USING FROSTY25 AT CHECKOUT?
👁👁
hey... that includes my book!!
👁👁
& GOOD UNTIL JANUARY THE WHAT?!?!? 👀👀
www.kentuckypress.com
40% OFF ALL BOOKS (hard or soft cover!) AT UPK WHEN USING FROSTY25 AT CHECKOUT?
👁👁
hey... that includes my book!!
👁👁
& GOOD UNTIL JANUARY THE WHAT?!?!? 👀👀
www.kentuckypress.com
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Received $10 yesterday! Bringing total to 470/1470. Please continue sharing until goal is met! 💸💕 #helpsky
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#mutualaidmonday #helpsky 💸💕
Now we re at $155 /$1470 urgently needed. 💸💕 Navigating a health emergency with my disabled partner. Still in mourning. We could really use help. #mutualaidrequest #givingwednesday
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Received $10 yesterday! Bringing total to 470/1470. Please continue sharing until goal is met! 💸💕 #helpsky
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NEED: immediate temp places to stay while i prepare my car for titling & registration. if i can fundraise enough, i will be able to finally drive the car i bought Aug 2025.
stuck in a verbally and physically abusive place.
URGENT
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
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stuck in a verbally and physically abusive place.
URGENT
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/30f83e084
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
NEED: immediate temp places to stay while i prepare my car for titling & registration. if i can fundraise enough, i will be able to finally drive the car i bought Aug 2025.
stuck in a verbally and physically abusive place.
URGENT
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/30f83e084
stuck in a verbally and physically abusive place.
URGENT
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/30f83e084
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unhoused people don’t fear there is nowhere to go. they KNOW there is nowhere to go: no safe shelters, no social safety net. being poor, homeless, disabled, medically vulnerable are all increasingly becoming criminalized and structurally treated as disposable, not human, “not our problem”
Mississippi's new laws targeting homeless people include:
-House Bill 1203, which prohibits camping on public property not designated for shelter, punishable by a fine up to $50.
-House Bill 1197, requiring people who solicit donations to obtain a permit that could cost up to $25 per day.
-House Bill 1203, which prohibits camping on public property not designated for shelter, punishable by a fine up to $50.
-House Bill 1197, requiring people who solicit donations to obtain a permit that could cost up to $25 per day.
Unhoused Mississippians Fear ‘Nowhere to Go’ Under New Laws
Two state laws targeting the homeless population that went into effect July 1 are raising concerns across Mississippi.
buff.ly
August 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
unhoused people don’t fear there is nowhere to go. they KNOW there is nowhere to go: no safe shelters, no social safety net. being poor, homeless, disabled, medically vulnerable are all increasingly becoming criminalized and structurally treated as disposable, not human, “not our problem”
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IMO a lot of the problem with AI in therapy comes from the view of therapy as mechanical rather than relational (e.g. CBT). You wouldn't ever plausibly think that AI could be useful in therapy unless you thought a meaningful ongoing therapeutic relationship with another human being was unimportant.
I’m sure it’s just coincidence, but it really seems like once a publication partners with an ai company, they start featuring a lot more stories like this.
AI for therapy? Some therapists are fine with it — and use it themselves.
As scrutiny over AI therapy grows, licensed therapists are split on whether it’s okay to talk to chatbots about mental health.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
IMO a lot of the problem with AI in therapy comes from the view of therapy as mechanical rather than relational (e.g. CBT). You wouldn't ever plausibly think that AI could be useful in therapy unless you thought a meaningful ongoing therapeutic relationship with another human being was unimportant.
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I remember going to events run by charities, activists and other concerned parties in the mid 90s when this was flagged as a major safeguarding concern and huge injustice. Many involved in health and social care, youth justice and policing held the view young people were complicit in their abuse
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I remember going to events run by charities, activists and other concerned parties in the mid 90s when this was flagged as a major safeguarding concern and huge injustice. Many involved in health and social care, youth justice and policing held the view young people were complicit in their abuse
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The US has been the leading force of opposition to global human rights since the UN was created.
It has never implemented them domestically and it has always refused to be bound by the relevant international laws.
It has never implemented them domestically and it has always refused to be bound by the relevant international laws.
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The US has been the leading force of opposition to global human rights since the UN was created.
It has never implemented them domestically and it has always refused to be bound by the relevant international laws.
It has never implemented them domestically and it has always refused to be bound by the relevant international laws.
manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
they haven't convinced that many people TBF
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
they speak for and to the capitalist class to manufacture the impression of universal consent
but social media has really fucked that up for them
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
manufacturing consent has worked on the people who think it works on everyone
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
but it doesn't
it only really works on the people who think they're superior to Other people
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eventually you run out of territory to colonise and have to deal with the fact that the people you've been oppressing hate you
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
eventually you run out of territory to colonise and have to deal with the fact that the people you've been oppressing hate you
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all i’ve heard for the last 20 years is ‘we must finally be allowed to talk about immigration’.
all i’ve heard for the last 10 years is ‘we must finally be allowed to talk about the trannies’.
it’s always the same ppl saying it and it’s always just bigotry.
all i’ve heard for the last 10 years is ‘we must finally be allowed to talk about the trannies’.
it’s always the same ppl saying it and it’s always just bigotry.
I keep seeing supposedly progressive podcasts saying “the problem is that people feel like they just can’t talk about these issues” while these issues are frequently the *only* thing that people are talking about 😩
Am struggling with the idea that people like me somehow don't understand the legitimate concerns of people who attended the Tommy Robinson march. I literally had National Front fliers through my letterbox in my childhood in Greater London and I went to school and university with actual fascists.
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
all i’ve heard for the last 20 years is ‘we must finally be allowed to talk about immigration’.
all i’ve heard for the last 10 years is ‘we must finally be allowed to talk about the trannies’.
it’s always the same ppl saying it and it’s always just bigotry.
all i’ve heard for the last 10 years is ‘we must finally be allowed to talk about the trannies’.
it’s always the same ppl saying it and it’s always just bigotry.