Ricky Callwood
@rickycallwood.bsky.social
Native Virgin Islander; progressive and woke AF; atheist/secular humanist; neurodivergent; hidden disability; enjoys POV-Ray, astronomy, and karaoke; cis-het man.
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No for-profit private corporation exists to protect free speech, even as an American value. They exist to make money.
But it's as ridiculous for these execs to think that caving to an authoritarian to lessen the pressure, when it gives Trump more power and will do the opposite.
But it's as ridiculous for these execs to think that caving to an authoritarian to lessen the pressure, when it gives Trump more power and will do the opposite.
September 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
No for-profit private corporation exists to protect free speech, even as an American value. They exist to make money.
But it's as ridiculous for these execs to think that caving to an authoritarian to lessen the pressure, when it gives Trump more power and will do the opposite.
But it's as ridiculous for these execs to think that caving to an authoritarian to lessen the pressure, when it gives Trump more power and will do the opposite.
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Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
To my fellow cishet dudes: when we are quiet about supporting the trans community, the only voices anyone hears are the Charlie Kirks of the world. Don't let accusations of being "performative" or "virtue signaling" shut you up - that's their whole point. Our voices are needed now more than ever.
September 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
If you want to know why assassinating Charlie Kirk was a bad idea, read about Horst Wessel. Kirk’s “martyrdom” is already being weaponized by the extreme right.
September 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
If you want to know why assassinating Charlie Kirk was a bad idea, read about Horst Wessel. Kirk’s “martyrdom” is already being weaponized by the extreme right.
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Right wing violence is the bigger problem.
September 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Right wing violence is the bigger problem.
I still remember how centrist Democrats and MSM lied through their teeth about Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. They claimed Sanders was a sore loser, and that Sanders and Warren refused to campaign for Biden, yet I saw their rallies for Biden on the news all the time.
Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
newrepublic.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I still remember how centrist Democrats and MSM lied through their teeth about Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. They claimed Sanders was a sore loser, and that Sanders and Warren refused to campaign for Biden, yet I saw their rallies for Biden on the news all the time.
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Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
newrepublic.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
newrepublic.com/article/1979...
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Every once in a while I tell people from other countries about how the health insurance system works in the US and they are aghast. Yesterday a guy straight up didn’t believe me when I said people can die because of not being able to afford medicine. He was sure I meant in the distant past.
September 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Every once in a while I tell people from other countries about how the health insurance system works in the US and they are aghast. Yesterday a guy straight up didn’t believe me when I said people can die because of not being able to afford medicine. He was sure I meant in the distant past.
Who ordered up the bingo cards for 2025? I find myself, an atheist, agreeing with a right wing Christian nationalist law firm.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-dispute-...
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-dispute-...
A dispute over a student's parking spot shows how schools keep failing Religious Freedom 101
A New York school told a Christian girl she couldn't paint Bible verses in her parking spot because then they'd have to "approve a Satanic symbol"
www.friendlyatheist.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Who ordered up the bingo cards for 2025? I find myself, an atheist, agreeing with a right wing Christian nationalist law firm.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-dispute-...
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-dispute-...
20 years ago today I stood up during a church service to recite the Nicene Creed, but I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth. That was the 2nd most consequential curve ball of my life.
August 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
20 years ago today I stood up during a church service to recite the Nicene Creed, but I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth. That was the 2nd most consequential curve ball of my life.
The answer to half the politicians picking their voters cannot be the other half picking their voters. Zero democracy is not a good answer to half a democracy.
I’ve been watching the back and forth between Republicans and Democrats regarding partisan gerrymandering and as a former Black history professor, I had to my thoughts into words.
Republicans are dead wrong in Texas and Democrats are wrong to try and do the same in return.
Republicans are dead wrong in Texas and Democrats are wrong to try and do the same in return.
August 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The answer to half the politicians picking their voters cannot be the other half picking their voters. Zero democracy is not a good answer to half a democracy.
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A blistering review of Lawrence Krauss’ awful “The War on Science” book from @sarahjones.bsky.social:
“The writers are too caught up in their resentment to acknowledge reality; they do not grasp their own role in the global rise of the illiberal right.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
“The writers are too caught up in their resentment to acknowledge reality; they do not grasp their own role in the global rise of the illiberal right.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
How the New Atheists Joined the MAHA War on Science
A new anthology showcases the intellectual failures of a diminishing brand.
nymag.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A blistering review of Lawrence Krauss’ awful “The War on Science” book from @sarahjones.bsky.social:
“The writers are too caught up in their resentment to acknowledge reality; they do not grasp their own role in the global rise of the illiberal right.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
“The writers are too caught up in their resentment to acknowledge reality; they do not grasp their own role in the global rise of the illiberal right.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Atheism is not a bad word. I am proudly an atheist!
August 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Atheism is not a bad word. I am proudly an atheist!
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Mosquitoes fly into mirrors and bounce right off. Birds die instantly. Why couldn’t it have been the other way around?
July 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Mosquitoes fly into mirrors and bounce right off. Birds die instantly. Why couldn’t it have been the other way around?
Why’d it have to be Malcolm and not Bill?
... I know, I know, but I can’t be the only one thinking that.
... I know, I know, but I can’t be the only one thinking that.
July 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Why’d it have to be Malcolm and not Bill?
... I know, I know, but I can’t be the only one thinking that.
... I know, I know, but I can’t be the only one thinking that.
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A message about "illegal immigrants", with alt text added.
July 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
A message about "illegal immigrants", with alt text added.
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Maybe "Born American" shouldn't be a boast. Perhaps it should simply be a factual statement spoken with humility and humanity. I have thoughts.
youtu.be/7NWA90fOHbs?...
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Born American: I'm Glad You Don't Have to Worry about ICE
YouTube video by TheThinkingAtheist
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July 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Maybe "Born American" shouldn't be a boast. Perhaps it should simply be a factual statement spoken with humility and humanity. I have thoughts.
youtu.be/7NWA90fOHbs?...
youtu.be/7NWA90fOHbs?...
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Not me, I'd never have an account there unless it changes to a way better owner.
July 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Not me, I'd never have an account there unless it changes to a way better owner.
It seems almost every OTC drug from the Virgin Islands to Vancouver has acetaminophen in it. THIS IS DANGEROUS! Check the ingredients carefully. 1/4
July 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It seems almost every OTC drug from the Virgin Islands to Vancouver has acetaminophen in it. THIS IS DANGEROUS! Check the ingredients carefully. 1/4
“So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.”
July 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.”