The Plebeian
@theplebeian.bsky.social
Geek of Texas. 26. Progressive Democrat.
Scalawag. Egalitarian Transhumanist.
He/Him
"If nothing we do matters - then all that matters is what we do." --- Angel
Scalawag. Egalitarian Transhumanist.
He/Him
"If nothing we do matters - then all that matters is what we do." --- Angel
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The Plebeian
@theplebeian.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Liberty Begins With Power
Don’t Give Tyranny the Last Word!
medium.com
Trump is an enemy of freedom and everything that has ever been wholesome or good in our country. I posted this on the day of his second inauguration, and I'm reposting it now. May it inspire you!
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"It's not mom hair."
Oh my god, every time I start #Buffy season 7, after all the pain of s6 it always feels like I just got my Buffy back and I'm soooo relieved!!!!
Oh my god, every time I start #Buffy season 7, after all the pain of s6 it always feels like I just got my Buffy back and I'm soooo relieved!!!!
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"It's not mom hair."
Oh my god, every time I start #Buffy season 7, after all the pain of s6 it always feels like I just got my Buffy back and I'm soooo relieved!!!!
Oh my god, every time I start #Buffy season 7, after all the pain of s6 it always feels like I just got my Buffy back and I'm soooo relieved!!!!
One thing I want to break free from is the truly silly idea that I'm somehow smarter than people I disagree with. There are people who disagree with me about religion who are much smarter than I am. There are people who disagree with me about politics who are smarter than I am. I am an atheist,
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
One thing I want to break free from is the truly silly idea that I'm somehow smarter than people I disagree with. There are people who disagree with me about religion who are much smarter than I am. There are people who disagree with me about politics who are smarter than I am. I am an atheist,
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We need more positive visions of the future! The bar is extremely low.
Elon’s power is that he offers a positive vision of the future. This attracts employees, funding, support. There’s a massive techno positive hole and he fills it.
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We need more positive visions of the future! The bar is extremely low.
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this is horrifying. they have been doing this for a long time, but it seems to be getting worse.
bsky.app/profile/kimi...
bsky.app/profile/kimi...
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
this is horrifying. they have been doing this for a long time, but it seems to be getting worse.
bsky.app/profile/kimi...
bsky.app/profile/kimi...
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Not only did I storyboard Vox Populi, I animated this fun shot, too! Everything is hand drawn from scratch, no 3D elements were used. Lots and lots of arcs (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)
#hazbinhotel
#hazbinhotel
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Not only did I storyboard Vox Populi, I animated this fun shot, too! Everything is hand drawn from scratch, no 3D elements were used. Lots and lots of arcs (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)
#hazbinhotel
#hazbinhotel
Oh. Vox is Jim Jones. This should have been more obvious to me.
a cartoon character is wearing a red bow tie and a black hat
Alt: Vox, a creature with a TV for a head, is wearing a red bow tie and a black hat. He smiles a sharp-tooth grin. His left eye, red, begins to get all hypnotic. You are enslaved. You will obey his will!
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Oh. Vox is Jim Jones. This should have been more obvious to me.
I've been thinking this way for a while. The American system is distinctly cruel and evil beyond words. This particular system should be abolished. Yet we will always have to restrain certain people from causing harm.
I have of late started identifying as an American prison abolitionist. Our specific prisons need to be abolished. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be replaced with like, Norwegian prisons.
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I've been thinking this way for a while. The American system is distinctly cruel and evil beyond words. This particular system should be abolished. Yet we will always have to restrain certain people from causing harm.
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'Cause I'm the serpent, I'm the flame
The mortal world is scared to say my name
I am so spooky, I'm the shit
I am a living aspect of the infinite
Still not over how hard these lyrics go
I LOVE the implication of what angels are in this universe! "A living aspect of the infinite"? Is that real?
The mortal world is scared to say my name
I am so spooky, I'm the shit
I am a living aspect of the infinite
Still not over how hard these lyrics go
I LOVE the implication of what angels are in this universe! "A living aspect of the infinite"? Is that real?
Then again, I suppose it's just a cover of Lucifer's song, isn't it?
You know it's a real shame this song and dance didn't work on Vox, given these lyrics are fucking awesome too.
🎵 I'm nearly a god, who are you?
Just a dead man! 🎵
#HazbinHotel #Season2 #Spoilers
You know it's a real shame this song and dance didn't work on Vox, given these lyrics are fucking awesome too.
🎵 I'm nearly a god, who are you?
Just a dead man! 🎵
#HazbinHotel #Season2 #Spoilers
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
'Cause I'm the serpent, I'm the flame
The mortal world is scared to say my name
I am so spooky, I'm the shit
I am a living aspect of the infinite
Still not over how hard these lyrics go
I LOVE the implication of what angels are in this universe! "A living aspect of the infinite"? Is that real?
The mortal world is scared to say my name
I am so spooky, I'm the shit
I am a living aspect of the infinite
Still not over how hard these lyrics go
I LOVE the implication of what angels are in this universe! "A living aspect of the infinite"? Is that real?
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Either: “the earth, in its natural uncultivated state, was, and ever would have continued to be, the COMMON PROPERTY OF THE HUMAN RACE.”
Or
“There are such things in the world as human rights…universal, and indestructible. Among these, is the right of locomotion; the right of migration”
Or
“There are such things in the world as human rights…universal, and indestructible. Among these, is the right of locomotion; the right of migration”
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Either: “the earth, in its natural uncultivated state, was, and ever would have continued to be, the COMMON PROPERTY OF THE HUMAN RACE.”
Or
“There are such things in the world as human rights…universal, and indestructible. Among these, is the right of locomotion; the right of migration”
Or
“There are such things in the world as human rights…universal, and indestructible. Among these, is the right of locomotion; the right of migration”
Here's Another:
While I think the concept of cultural appropriation can be taken dumb extremes, it's really a meaningful concept when talking about stealing from closed religions. There are no Christian "Seders" or Christian "Hannukah." Just stop. It's perverse and artistically bankrupt.
While I think the concept of cultural appropriation can be taken dumb extremes, it's really a meaningful concept when talking about stealing from closed religions. There are no Christian "Seders" or Christian "Hannukah." Just stop. It's perverse and artistically bankrupt.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here's Another:
While I think the concept of cultural appropriation can be taken dumb extremes, it's really a meaningful concept when talking about stealing from closed religions. There are no Christian "Seders" or Christian "Hannukah." Just stop. It's perverse and artistically bankrupt.
While I think the concept of cultural appropriation can be taken dumb extremes, it's really a meaningful concept when talking about stealing from closed religions. There are no Christian "Seders" or Christian "Hannukah." Just stop. It's perverse and artistically bankrupt.
There's plenty for me to choose from, seeing as I'm an open borders kinda lib. Still, I think my most *woke* opinion is that we should give the national parks back to the Indigenous peoples and return all the artifacts we stole for our museums.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There's plenty for me to choose from, seeing as I'm an open borders kinda lib. Still, I think my most *woke* opinion is that we should give the national parks back to the Indigenous peoples and return all the artifacts we stole for our museums.
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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"Mistake or discrimination?
Jacobo’s ordeal highlights the fallout of aggressive immigration enforcement for Native Americans. In January,Navajo Nation officials reported more than a dozen Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico had been questioned or detained by federal immigration authorities"
Jacobo’s ordeal highlights the fallout of aggressive immigration enforcement for Native Americans. In January,Navajo Nation officials reported more than a dozen Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico had been questioned or detained by federal immigration authorities"
Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
Native American ICE detainer mistake nearly leads to deportation of Arizona tribal member after Iowa jail clerical error
azmirror.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"Mistake or discrimination?
Jacobo’s ordeal highlights the fallout of aggressive immigration enforcement for Native Americans. In January,Navajo Nation officials reported more than a dozen Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico had been questioned or detained by federal immigration authorities"
Jacobo’s ordeal highlights the fallout of aggressive immigration enforcement for Native Americans. In January,Navajo Nation officials reported more than a dozen Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico had been questioned or detained by federal immigration authorities"
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PORN IS ART, PORN IS GOOD, PEOPLE MAKING PORN IS A SIGN OF A HEALTHY SOCIETY
There has been a noticeable reticence in left and liberal circles to voice full-throated support for pornography, even as it's become increasingly clear what the open end goals of the censorship movement are
In a lot of ways other leftists chose this path folks. They shrugged and didn’t care when Patreon banned a ton of hypnosis and TF creators, or when YouTube started their ASMR crackdown. Now it’s coming for queer porn creators, more and more. Who will stand up?
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
PORN IS ART, PORN IS GOOD, PEOPLE MAKING PORN IS A SIGN OF A HEALTHY SOCIETY
Personal Theory: Lute will succeed in killing Vaggie. Vaggie will then descend to the depths below Hell and raise those sinners killed during the Exterminations. Then she shall ascend on high becoming Queen of Queens.
*Shrugs* It could happen!
*Shrugs* It could happen!
a cartoon character says oh yeah in front of a doorway
Alt: Vaggie, a cartoon character says oh yeah in front of a doorway. Vaggje has silver skin, white hair, a red top, red bow tie, and this red X eye patch thing. The background has cool red eyes and doors and stuff.
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Personal Theory: Lute will succeed in killing Vaggie. Vaggie will then descend to the depths below Hell and raise those sinners killed during the Exterminations. Then she shall ascend on high becoming Queen of Queens.
*Shrugs* It could happen!
*Shrugs* It could happen!
Why did no one tell me GERD can feel like choking? This seems to be something everyone should know. Absolutely miserable stuff.
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Why did no one tell me GERD can feel like choking? This seems to be something everyone should know. Absolutely miserable stuff.
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U.S. catholic bishops criticizing Trump's crackdowns obscured that at the same conference they tried to make sure way more trans people die due to a lack of life-saving medical care.
Catholic hospitals see 1 in 7 patients. In some areas they're the only medical system:
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
Catholic hospitals see 1 in 7 patients. In some areas they're the only medical system:
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also approved a special message on immigration, expressing concern over enforcement an...
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
U.S. catholic bishops criticizing Trump's crackdowns obscured that at the same conference they tried to make sure way more trans people die due to a lack of life-saving medical care.
Catholic hospitals see 1 in 7 patients. In some areas they're the only medical system:
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
Catholic hospitals see 1 in 7 patients. In some areas they're the only medical system:
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
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Trump's coalition of deplorables can't hold if some of them are softening on immigration. Democrats should exploit that.
This has gotten lost: Abigail Spanberger won big after vowing to RESCIND Glenn Youngkin's executive order directing local cooperation with ICE and voting AGAINST the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act. Yet she gained bigly with working class.
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
New piece laying this out:
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump's coalition of deplorables can't hold if some of them are softening on immigration. Democrats should exploit that.
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Tomorrow, my state, SC, will execute a 44-year-old man named Stephen Bryant by firing squad. Gov. McMaster has never granted relief of any sort, so I’m sure it will go forward. I’m still calling him to plead. The last firing squad execution was botched, with Mr. Mahdi taking several minutes to die.
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Tomorrow, my state, SC, will execute a 44-year-old man named Stephen Bryant by firing squad. Gov. McMaster has never granted relief of any sort, so I’m sure it will go forward. I’m still calling him to plead. The last firing squad execution was botched, with Mr. Mahdi taking several minutes to die.
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Me, wisely: "But *his* emails"
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Me, wisely: "But *his* emails"
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
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A fun thing about the Biblical flood story is that most every culture that lived anywhere near an ocean 10,000 years ago has a flood story; they're clearly all cultural memories of sea level rise in the wake of the melting of the Wisconsin glaciation; and credulous rubes ignore how cool that is.
The Today Show is currently giving a credulous report on researchers maybe "discovering" Noah's Ark. Like, the one from the Bible. A breathless, big-if-true report in which the principle "researcher" is quoting Genesis and the reporter is acting like the biblical flood story is a factual account.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A fun thing about the Biblical flood story is that most every culture that lived anywhere near an ocean 10,000 years ago has a flood story; they're clearly all cultural memories of sea level rise in the wake of the melting of the Wisconsin glaciation; and credulous rubes ignore how cool that is.