Z.J. Ray
@zer0jack.bsky.social
Old queer, 50s, occasional author. Owned by Wash, Xen, and May.
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the only good accent work on earth is old money transatlantic american to make fun of rich people accent
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the only good accent work on earth is old money transatlantic american to make fun of rich people accent
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Over the last few days, I’ve learned that this guy who said vile things about me and those whom I love was coded and sold as a young Mr. Rogers to a very receptive audience. Has helped me understand the general response.
Journalists, however, are really blowing the moment by going along with it.
Journalists, however, are really blowing the moment by going along with it.
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Over the last few days, I’ve learned that this guy who said vile things about me and those whom I love was coded and sold as a young Mr. Rogers to a very receptive audience. Has helped me understand the general response.
Journalists, however, are really blowing the moment by going along with it.
Journalists, however, are really blowing the moment by going along with it.
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“He was a Christian”
Baby evil don’t have a religion
Immorality and Brutishness is not hindered by religiosity
Baby evil don’t have a religion
Immorality and Brutishness is not hindered by religiosity
September 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“He was a Christian”
Baby evil don’t have a religion
Immorality and Brutishness is not hindered by religiosity
Baby evil don’t have a religion
Immorality and Brutishness is not hindered by religiosity
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💯 with one comment: *white skin
Anyone who perceives Kirk as “civil” or as “doing politics the right way” is betraying their comfort with the ablative world Kirk worked so hard to create, secure in their belief that the grinding wheel will never touch *their* skin.
One wonders where that belief arises from.
One wonders where that belief arises from.
September 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
💯 with one comment: *white skin
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It’s so hilarious that this is 100% true
You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
September 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It’s so hilarious that this is 100% true
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The people wondering "how could anyone who isn't a professional escape after a high profile daylight assassination" are forgetting two things:
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs
September 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The people wondering "how could anyone who isn't a professional escape after a high profile daylight assassination" are forgetting two things:
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs
1. Cops are bad at their jobs
2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs
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Gavin Newsom really posted that the best way to honor Charlie Kirk's memory is by continuing his work.
Fuck you, Gavin.
Fuck you, Gavin.
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Gavin Newsom really posted that the best way to honor Charlie Kirk's memory is by continuing his work.
Fuck you, Gavin.
Fuck you, Gavin.
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We will do much better when we start recognizing that the humiliation and cruelty isn’t just the point.
That they are consistently aiming to be cruel and that they depend on people trying to figure them out over stopping them
That they are consistently aiming to be cruel and that they depend on people trying to figure them out over stopping them
The cowardly and despicable attempt by the Trump admin to snatch migrant children from their beds and deport them in the middle of the night would've succeeded if it hadn't been for the swift actions of legal advocates and the courts: americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/trump-trie...
Trump Tried To Deport Dozens Of Frightened Guatemalan Kids in the Dead of Night. Quick-Acting Legal Advocates Stopped Him
This cowardly and despicable attempt to snatch kids from their beds and deport them in the middle of the night would've succeeded if it hadn't been for the swift actions of advocates and the courts.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We will do much better when we start recognizing that the humiliation and cruelty isn’t just the point.
That they are consistently aiming to be cruel and that they depend on people trying to figure them out over stopping them
That they are consistently aiming to be cruel and that they depend on people trying to figure them out over stopping them
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If i were Marco Rubio i would be embarrassed... Kidnapping Koreans ????
Korean Workers At Hyundai Plant Still Detained As Rescue Flight Delayed
Korean Workers At Hyundai Plant Still Detained As Rescue Flight Delayed
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 475 workers last week at an under-construction Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia.
www.jalopnik.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If i were Marco Rubio i would be embarrassed... Kidnapping Koreans ????
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Funniest video i have seen. Boxers and a helmet like he was raised by Adam Sandler
Had that goof running through a creek with a motorcycle helmet on 😂😂
September 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Funniest video i have seen. Boxers and a helmet like he was raised by Adam Sandler
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Reminder that following my cat Bean's account will not only grant you good cat pictures, but it will spread AI poison into the world!
Every picture in that account is poisoned, and you're free to share and repost them to help it propagate! :)
Every picture in that account is poisoned, and you're free to share and repost them to help it propagate! :)
August 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reminder that following my cat Bean's account will not only grant you good cat pictures, but it will spread AI poison into the world!
Every picture in that account is poisoned, and you're free to share and repost them to help it propagate! :)
Every picture in that account is poisoned, and you're free to share and repost them to help it propagate! :)
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This class was outstanding and a model for educating in an era of censorship.
Despite the academic capitulations, media collapse, and Trump's attacks on history and race, it's now more important than ever to teach on all of these issues.
So I will.
I have set up an independent course to teach Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 in October.
Sign up here!
So I will.
I have set up an independent course to teach Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 in October.
Sign up here!
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This class was outstanding and a model for educating in an era of censorship.
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when president garfield was dying, they shoved a bunch of stuff up his butt in the hopes it would save him. it didn't work, in fact it definitely killed him quicker. but if any white house guys are reading this: you're the chosen one, you can make it work
August 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
when president garfield was dying, they shoved a bunch of stuff up his butt in the hopes it would save him. it didn't work, in fact it definitely killed him quicker. but if any white house guys are reading this: you're the chosen one, you can make it work
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don't want to let it slip under the radar that racist law prof amy wax lost her discrimination suit against penn and will be suspended from teaching this year
storage.courtlistener.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
don't want to let it slip under the radar that racist law prof amy wax lost her discrimination suit against penn and will be suspended from teaching this year
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The whole piece is worth that very last line though. I'd been asking something akin to this the whole article
People don't examine their own motives damn nearly enough
People don't examine their own motives damn nearly enough
July 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The whole piece is worth that very last line though. I'd been asking something akin to this the whole article
People don't examine their own motives damn nearly enough
People don't examine their own motives damn nearly enough
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Look, I know that D.C. Democrats are skittish about institutional reforms, but they should absolutely do this.
These changes are badly needed but, more important, they'd likely appeal to voters who have proven with Trump that they'll give *anyone* who promises to shake things up a chance.
These changes are badly needed but, more important, they'd likely appeal to voters who have proven with Trump that they'll give *anyone* who promises to shake things up a chance.
Rather than being protectors of the status quo (as they run in 2024), democrats should be the party of "our institutions are broken and here's a set of reforms we propose: multi-member districts/PR, congress expansion, term limits for judges...."
A new House map proposed by the Texas GOP would take 5 seats away from Democrats.
Remind me, how is this not just cheating?
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-house-...
Remind me, how is this not just cheating?
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-house-...
July 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Look, I know that D.C. Democrats are skittish about institutional reforms, but they should absolutely do this.
These changes are badly needed but, more important, they'd likely appeal to voters who have proven with Trump that they'll give *anyone* who promises to shake things up a chance.
These changes are badly needed but, more important, they'd likely appeal to voters who have proven with Trump that they'll give *anyone* who promises to shake things up a chance.
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We can get Collective Shout prosecuted. Australians, get on this.
this is worth repeating honestly.
if you are in Australia and would like to look more into it, you can do so here:
www.acnc.gov.au/raise-concern
if you are in Australia and would like to look more into it, you can do so here:
www.acnc.gov.au/raise-concern
July 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We can get Collective Shout prosecuted. Australians, get on this.
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This is not true, we’ve already seen a general sense of fatigue at Visa about calls, and MasterCard received so many calls it was supposedly escalated up the chain
July 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is not true, we’ve already seen a general sense of fatigue at Visa about calls, and MasterCard received so many calls it was supposedly escalated up the chain
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None of the actions described by the Coast Guard here are remotely okay.
Even if he was over the border, and between the two I’d bet the USCG was the liar, just give him a warning and let him turn around.
Even if he was over the border, and between the two I’d bet the USCG was the liar, just give him a warning and let him turn around.
July 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
None of the actions described by the Coast Guard here are remotely okay.
Even if he was over the border, and between the two I’d bet the USCG was the liar, just give him a warning and let him turn around.
Even if he was over the border, and between the two I’d bet the USCG was the liar, just give him a warning and let him turn around.
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The reality is that the only thing that can reduce homelessness, mental illness, and addiction is more housing, more investment in shelters, and building more mental health infrastructure. That’s it. You can’t address homelessness without houses and you can’t address illness without healthcare.
My husband is an ER provider, where this process would start. It's how many people access mental health care. ERs cannot handle the current mental health load, w/ patients waiting days to be admitted. This will overwhelm already struggling ERs & our limited inpatient mental health care facilities.
The White House, via yet another executive order, has announced a plan for the sweeping removal and subsequent detention of people experiencing homelessness.
July 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The reality is that the only thing that can reduce homelessness, mental illness, and addiction is more housing, more investment in shelters, and building more mental health infrastructure. That’s it. You can’t address homelessness without houses and you can’t address illness without healthcare.