RogueMonkeys
@roguemonkeys.bsky.social
Sci-Fi nerd who doesn’t do follow-backs. LOTR, MCU and WDW too. Currently living with debilitating vestibular migraines & severe light sensitivity, among other things. Trying to pull some art out of the mess. Profile pic: Rebel Leia by @KarenHallionKenney
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Okay, gang, it’s 1955 and we’re invited to MGM to watch the filming of Kismet. Maybe invited is a stretch. We snuck in. But since we’re here we’re lunching at the commissary. What are we having? #TCMParty (Dibs on Howard Keel if we spot him)
July 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Okay, gang, it’s 1955 and we’re invited to MGM to watch the filming of Kismet. Maybe invited is a stretch. We snuck in. But since we’re here we’re lunching at the commissary. What are we having? #TCMParty (Dibs on Howard Keel if we spot him)
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a little on the nose but well played, beaches, well played
Just ahead of the Independence Day long weekend, beaches across the country have closed and issued advisories due to excessive levels of fecal waste.
Dozens of beaches close before July Fourth weekend due to fecal bacteria
At least six states have issued closures or advisories for certain beaches and lakes that have tested positive for fecal bacteria above safe levels.
nbcnews.to
July 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
a little on the nose but well played, beaches, well played
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
July 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
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The #ICE #budget will be bigger than FBI, Bureau of Prisons, DEA & others COMBINED. $150 BILLION over 4 years. Bigger than most countries’ militaries. Let that sink in.
The police state just got its backing with money that could have been used to build healthy and safe communities for everyone.
The police state just got its backing with money that could have been used to build healthy and safe communities for everyone.
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Except for those who won’t live through it.
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Except for those who won’t live through it.
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The Big Beautiful Bill passed.
Shame on every single person who voted for this.
Tax cuts to the wealthy & tens of billions to ICE go into effect right away.
Medicaid cuts which will kill Americans? Those are after the midterms.
They want you to forget.
Do not forget.
Shame on every single person who voted for this.
Tax cuts to the wealthy & tens of billions to ICE go into effect right away.
Medicaid cuts which will kill Americans? Those are after the midterms.
They want you to forget.
Do not forget.
July 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Big Beautiful Bill passed.
Shame on every single person who voted for this.
Tax cuts to the wealthy & tens of billions to ICE go into effect right away.
Medicaid cuts which will kill Americans? Those are after the midterms.
They want you to forget.
Do not forget.
Shame on every single person who voted for this.
Tax cuts to the wealthy & tens of billions to ICE go into effect right away.
Medicaid cuts which will kill Americans? Those are after the midterms.
They want you to forget.
Do not forget.
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when you say shit like “who got to them?” or “they were blackmailed” you’re painting them sympathetically. stop doing that. they’re not victims, they’re grown people who made a conscious choice.
July 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
when you say shit like “who got to them?” or “they were blackmailed” you’re painting them sympathetically. stop doing that. they’re not victims, they’re grown people who made a conscious choice.
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Big fan of democracy but we'll have to admit it's an L of historic proportions to get subverted and destroyed not by some strategic genius but by possibly the dumbest man on earth
July 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Big fan of democracy but we'll have to admit it's an L of historic proportions to get subverted and destroyed not by some strategic genius but by possibly the dumbest man on earth
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Dark mode, world, embrace it. You’ll be happy you did.
Or i will, and what makes me happy makes you happy.
Trust me on this.
Or i will, and what makes me happy makes you happy.
Trust me on this.
May 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dark mode, world, embrace it. You’ll be happy you did.
Or i will, and what makes me happy makes you happy.
Trust me on this.
Or i will, and what makes me happy makes you happy.
Trust me on this.
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Gorgeous photo from The Color Nature Library: CATS by Peggy Wratten, 1977. I can't find the photographer's name, unfortunately. None is noted anywhere in the book.
April 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gorgeous photo from The Color Nature Library: CATS by Peggy Wratten, 1977. I can't find the photographer's name, unfortunately. None is noted anywhere in the book.
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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Hmmm... good question 🤔
April 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hmmm... good question 🤔
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It’s National Dolphin Day! Meet the spinner dolphin. Why does it spin? Scientists think it makes acrobatic leaps for a range of reasons: to rid itself of clinging parasites, to signal something, to enhance a courtship display…or just for fun!
Photo: CORDENOS Thierry, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: CORDENOS Thierry, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
April 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s National Dolphin Day! Meet the spinner dolphin. Why does it spin? Scientists think it makes acrobatic leaps for a range of reasons: to rid itself of clinging parasites, to signal something, to enhance a courtship display…or just for fun!
Photo: CORDENOS Thierry, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: CORDENOS Thierry, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
I’ll be living in the woods if anyone needs me. Let me know if I need to flee to Canada. I’ll leave a trail of old Star Wars books and medicine bottles.
April 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’ll be living in the woods if anyone needs me. Let me know if I need to flee to Canada. I’ll leave a trail of old Star Wars books and medicine bottles.
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Your Daily Affirmation:
If I am bold, mighty forces will come to my aid; probably the Giant Invisible Success Marmot, who brings joy and waffles to all who believe. May she fend off spurious fuckweasels and hatchet bearing murder bears. #AlsoWaffles
If I am bold, mighty forces will come to my aid; probably the Giant Invisible Success Marmot, who brings joy and waffles to all who believe. May she fend off spurious fuckweasels and hatchet bearing murder bears. #AlsoWaffles
April 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Your Daily Affirmation:
If I am bold, mighty forces will come to my aid; probably the Giant Invisible Success Marmot, who brings joy and waffles to all who believe. May she fend off spurious fuckweasels and hatchet bearing murder bears. #AlsoWaffles
If I am bold, mighty forces will come to my aid; probably the Giant Invisible Success Marmot, who brings joy and waffles to all who believe. May she fend off spurious fuckweasels and hatchet bearing murder bears. #AlsoWaffles
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From Guardian to Wired & multiple points in between, #AltGov team members are routinely contacted by members of the press.
For that & so many other reasons, we have added a legit press liason to further assist us with on & offline comms.
Please welcome
@altpresssec.bsky.social to #AltGov.
For that & so many other reasons, we have added a legit press liason to further assist us with on & offline comms.
Please welcome
@altpresssec.bsky.social to #AltGov.
April 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
From Guardian to Wired & multiple points in between, #AltGov team members are routinely contacted by members of the press.
For that & so many other reasons, we have added a legit press liason to further assist us with on & offline comms.
Please welcome
@altpresssec.bsky.social to #AltGov.
For that & so many other reasons, we have added a legit press liason to further assist us with on & offline comms.
Please welcome
@altpresssec.bsky.social to #AltGov.
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“Hush now, be still. Soon you shall be one of us.”
April 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Hush now, be still. Soon you shall be one of us.”
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
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This is Autumn. She was born without one paw. Gets along just fine with three, but still sometimes uses a prosthetic leg when she wants to blend in. 13/10
April 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is Autumn. She was born without one paw. Gets along just fine with three, but still sometimes uses a prosthetic leg when she wants to blend in. 13/10
I'll just sit here, hunched over like some pond toad, until some unknown primal Drive makes me put on the rest of my clothes and go brush my teeth and go downstairs and make a lunch I don't want and then who knows what happens next to me, destiny's child.
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'll just sit here, hunched over like some pond toad, until some unknown primal Drive makes me put on the rest of my clothes and go brush my teeth and go downstairs and make a lunch I don't want and then who knows what happens next to me, destiny's child.