The Shigonash
@theshigonash.bsky.social
Scribbler, office rat, madman, coward, survivor of all my fandoms being stolen by fashies, and still mad about Kronstadt.
Mostly here for writing accountability shit.
Fuck the king.
Mostly here for writing accountability shit.
Fuck the king.
Pinned
They only want Greenland because once the ice is gone, they can send their tankers and warships thru the Arctic
Not only are the ultrarich looking to profit from the climate change they pay fake journalists to deny, now they’re back to Northwest Passage levels of hubris and lunacy
Not only are the ultrarich looking to profit from the climate change they pay fake journalists to deny, now they’re back to Northwest Passage levels of hubris and lunacy
Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?
Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?
Key maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts under global heating
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
They only want Greenland because once the ice is gone, they can send their tankers and warships thru the Arctic
Not only are the ultrarich looking to profit from the climate change they pay fake journalists to deny, now they’re back to Northwest Passage levels of hubris and lunacy
Not only are the ultrarich looking to profit from the climate change they pay fake journalists to deny, now they’re back to Northwest Passage levels of hubris and lunacy
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
As one reads, one might hear a tenor choir rising in the background, humming with the knowledge of a predestined grief
From that rough hum, flowering like an orchid fragile and resplendent, the cherubic softness of a child’s voice sings out:
🎵Are weeee the baaaaddiessss???🎶
From that rough hum, flowering like an orchid fragile and resplendent, the cherubic softness of a child’s voice sings out:
🎵Are weeee the baaaaddiessss???🎶
Leaked documents about ICE deployment to Minneapolis suggests they're more worried about the backlash to Renee Good's death than they're letting on:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
As one reads, one might hear a tenor choir rising in the background, humming with the knowledge of a predestined grief
From that rough hum, flowering like an orchid fragile and resplendent, the cherubic softness of a child’s voice sings out:
🎵Are weeee the baaaaddiessss???🎶
From that rough hum, flowering like an orchid fragile and resplendent, the cherubic softness of a child’s voice sings out:
🎵Are weeee the baaaaddiessss???🎶
Why are we calling it “AI psychosis” and “chatbot psychosis” when “cyberpsychosis” is literally right tf there?
Anyway I’m rewatching Edgerunners
Anyway I’m rewatching Edgerunners
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Why are we calling it “AI psychosis” and “chatbot psychosis” when “cyberpsychosis” is literally right tf there?
Anyway I’m rewatching Edgerunners
Anyway I’m rewatching Edgerunners
It is entirely possible that to successfully return the eldritch monstrosity of fascism to its eternal slumber beneath the bomb-raked bunkers of R’lyeh, a small-to-medium number of innocent businessfolk may need to file insurance claims
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 AM
It is entirely possible that to successfully return the eldritch monstrosity of fascism to its eternal slumber beneath the bomb-raked bunkers of R’lyeh, a small-to-medium number of innocent businessfolk may need to file insurance claims
Uruguay continuing to be one of the dopest countries in the Western hemisphere wothout hardly making any fuss about it
If we ever feel we need to leave, chances are the note we leave behind will just say “See you in Montevideo”
If we ever feel we need to leave, chances are the note we leave behind will just say “See you in Montevideo”
"Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables, at half the cost of fossil fuels... creating 50,000 jobs, and protecting the economy from price shocks."
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Uruguay continuing to be one of the dopest countries in the Western hemisphere wothout hardly making any fuss about it
If we ever feel we need to leave, chances are the note we leave behind will just say “See you in Montevideo”
If we ever feel we need to leave, chances are the note we leave behind will just say “See you in Montevideo”
Decided to change my name/pfp to one of my characters cuz…yeah
Seemed fitting that one of his defining features is that the reader never learns his real name
That and he’s a self-righteous asshat who tries to do the right thing but usually ends up making shit worse. So basically a lefty white guy
Seemed fitting that one of his defining features is that the reader never learns his real name
That and he’s a self-righteous asshat who tries to do the right thing but usually ends up making shit worse. So basically a lefty white guy
January 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Decided to change my name/pfp to one of my characters cuz…yeah
Seemed fitting that one of his defining features is that the reader never learns his real name
That and he’s a self-righteous asshat who tries to do the right thing but usually ends up making shit worse. So basically a lefty white guy
Seemed fitting that one of his defining features is that the reader never learns his real name
That and he’s a self-righteous asshat who tries to do the right thing but usually ends up making shit worse. So basically a lefty white guy
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Here is a thread about a true police-shooting incident that I'm going to use to pose a fun little thought problem for anyone anywhere who think there ia a single justifiable reason to ever allow a law enforcement officer to use force on a citizen and remain anonymous. From my back pages:
January 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Here is a thread about a true police-shooting incident that I'm going to use to pose a fun little thought problem for anyone anywhere who think there ia a single justifiable reason to ever allow a law enforcement officer to use force on a citizen and remain anonymous. From my back pages:
Despair is not an option
People who have defeatist attitudes aren’t helpful in this moment. Expressing skepticism is one thing, but shooting down every single idea and just deciding that this is a lost cause only benefits the Trump regime.
January 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Despair is not an option
People are going to keep putting their bodies on the line in the face of belligerent fascists because human life is real and human suffering is real and states are fairy tale gobbledygook that only matter when humans allow them to matter
And for the courageous, that truth is self-evident
And for the courageous, that truth is self-evident
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
People are going to keep putting their bodies on the line in the face of belligerent fascists because human life is real and human suffering is real and states are fairy tale gobbledygook that only matter when humans allow them to matter
And for the courageous, that truth is self-evident
And for the courageous, that truth is self-evident
Liberals: “This isn’t America! This isn’t our country! This isn’t who we are!”
Anarchists/leftists/literally anyone with a better grasp on US history than a 13yr old or was alive in 2003:
Anarchists/leftists/literally anyone with a better grasp on US history than a 13yr old or was alive in 2003:
robert downey jr. is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .
ALT: robert downey jr. is wearing a suit and tie and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Liberals: “This isn’t America! This isn’t our country! This isn’t who we are!”
Anarchists/leftists/literally anyone with a better grasp on US history than a 13yr old or was alive in 2003:
Anarchists/leftists/literally anyone with a better grasp on US history than a 13yr old or was alive in 2003:
Sure as shit’s starting to look like Maduro’s deputies sold him out to trump for…something. And now trump’s altering the deal and deciding to just take the whole country
These guys srsly never watched Empire Strikes Back? This is 8th grade shit y’all, c’mon
These guys srsly never watched Empire Strikes Back? This is 8th grade shit y’all, c’mon
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Sure as shit’s starting to look like Maduro’s deputies sold him out to trump for…something. And now trump’s altering the deal and deciding to just take the whole country
These guys srsly never watched Empire Strikes Back? This is 8th grade shit y’all, c’mon
These guys srsly never watched Empire Strikes Back? This is 8th grade shit y’all, c’mon
worth a repost i guess
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
worth a repost i guess
To whomever it was who had the idea to dip a roast beef sandwich into french onion soup and then monetize it:
My artery walls would like you to go fuck yourself but my soul says thank you and hopes statues are built in your likeness and large boats christened with your name
My artery walls would like you to go fuck yourself but my soul says thank you and hopes statues are built in your likeness and large boats christened with your name
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
To whomever it was who had the idea to dip a roast beef sandwich into french onion soup and then monetize it:
My artery walls would like you to go fuck yourself but my soul says thank you and hopes statues are built in your likeness and large boats christened with your name
My artery walls would like you to go fuck yourself but my soul says thank you and hopes statues are built in your likeness and large boats christened with your name
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani goes straight to Brooklyn after getting sworn in to put slumlords on notice.
January 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani goes straight to Brooklyn after getting sworn in to put slumlords on notice.
That’s a helluva dunk 😆
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s GUR ‘faked Russian-ordered killing and bagged $500k Kremlin reward’
‘I congratulate you on returning to life’ says spy chief Budanov to Denis Kapustin, commander of a Russian unit fighting on the Ukrainian side. What we know on day 1,409
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
That’s a helluva dunk 😆
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😂😂😂 When it comes to the so-called ‘heroes’ of the ‘SMO’, the jokes practically write themselves.
This is hilarious 🔽
This is hilarious 🔽
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
😂😂😂 When it comes to the so-called ‘heroes’ of the ‘SMO’, the jokes practically write themselves.
This is hilarious 🔽
This is hilarious 🔽
Reading Tolkien’s letters (got them as a xmas gift, jfc I did not expect them to be so lovely) and came across this passage from his early days describing how he was avoiding working on the legendarium because he thought it made him too weird and wow does my 16yo homework-hating self feel seen 😬
January 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Reading Tolkien’s letters (got them as a xmas gift, jfc I did not expect them to be so lovely) and came across this passage from his early days describing how he was avoiding working on the legendarium because he thought it made him too weird and wow does my 16yo homework-hating self feel seen 😬
The holidays are a high-depresso season for me, enhanced this year by saying a permanent goodbye to my childhood home (parents are leaving)
But Syl has had such a blast. She’s really *noticed* xmas this year, and has been ecstatic the whole time. The emotional swings from it all have been…dizzying
But Syl has had such a blast. She’s really *noticed* xmas this year, and has been ecstatic the whole time. The emotional swings from it all have been…dizzying
December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The holidays are a high-depresso season for me, enhanced this year by saying a permanent goodbye to my childhood home (parents are leaving)
But Syl has had such a blast. She’s really *noticed* xmas this year, and has been ecstatic the whole time. The emotional swings from it all have been…dizzying
But Syl has had such a blast. She’s really *noticed* xmas this year, and has been ecstatic the whole time. The emotional swings from it all have been…dizzying