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maloki  

Having ADHD is like trying to finish first on Fall Guys the first time you play it.

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Question for UK folx, re banks 

If you had to choose:

Starling Bank
or
The Co-operative Bank ?

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L.J.: Emacs propagandist  

uspol, terrorism, racism and accepted targets 

What happened was a surprise to the U.S. power structure not because they didn't know white terrorism was dangerous and the police were in on it. It was a shock because white supremacist terrorism was supposed to stick to *acceptable* targets while helpfully upholding the settler colonialism the country was founded on and runs on.

White terrorists broke this wink-and-nod pact when they turned their violence and intimidation to the wrong side. That's why the government is reacting now. That's why some semblance of consequence is lumbering into view. Not because the fash were destructive and violent, which they always were, but because they were expected to leverage violence in the service of the white supremacist government, not against it.

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Siph  

oh sure cis white gay #5249525416 do tell me more about how much you "don’t care about labels". I swear you’re being so unique, subversive and interesting

(/s)

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L.J.: Emacs propagandist  

uspol, terrorism, ACAB, racism 

BIPOC: White supremacists are targeting and killing us
U.S. Government: Very fine people on both sides UwU
BIPOC: Police need to stop killing us with impunity
U.S. Government: Blue lives matter! 🇺🇸
White supremacists: Right we're going to storm the heart of government now
Police: And we're going to help them
U.S. Government: :pika_surprise:

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maloki  

Kill your heroes 

Also if you read this, I may need encouragement to actually write this, if you've appreciated my words about stuff like this in the past.

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L.J.: Emacs propagandist  

uspol, terrorism, schadenfreude 

While I am and will always be salty that white supremacist terrorists were allowed to hurt and even kill people with impunity until they crossed the line into the seat of the colonialist-settler government, I still do feel a certain glee at them literally crying out loud because they've been placed on no-fly lists. It was far too long in coming but how's that tiny taste of consequence, bitches? :blobcoffee:

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L.J.: Emacs propagandist  

Bash the fash

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Kill your heroes 

But also something about losing your heroes.

Mourning the people you wanted them to be. Mourning the people you thought they were when you was idealistic and naive, and young.

I think it's words we need to hear once in a while, that is easy to get attracted and attached to this idea of who someone is and then disregard who they actually are. Who they keep defending again and again...
With "slippery slope" arguments, or "it was just a joke bro".

Something something sunken cost, having invested in believing in someone, do you really want to give that up? It's hard to. But after the first time, it gets a little easier.

Once you've seen it you can't unsee it, it's everywhere. And once you can see it, it's your responsibility to do something about it, or you're complicit.

Or as the quote goes:
“The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable.”

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(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ sid ♥  

Sometimes I think the people who view the US as not salvageable are the people who give me the most hope for the future

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I just read Jack's stupid thread. Some of Greenwald's takes, which I shouldn't be surprised about...

I really need to continue / start / finish writing my things about deplatforming Nazis.

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Qween of the Queer Bones  

No, you were standing at the bathroom sink for far too long after cleaning your teeth, watching the water drain freely because you unblocked the drain this afternoon!

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haf, blurst of her name  

TikTok request for help 

Uh. Anyone know anyone in Chicago who might know the guy in the old photos here? https://www.tiktok.com/@actuallyshea/video/6916972783977172230

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The Xandalorian  

@hafnia I'm just imagining saying to someone, "Oh, you like fantasy? Have you ever heard of this one guy called Tolkein...?"

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PrimoJeniture  

USpol, CA pol 

holy shit. David Valadao was my old rep and he's trash but I am literally blown away that he voted for impeachment. Also, today and every day, fuck Darrell Issa and Devin Nunes

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Uspol 

Great article

"Yes, It Was a Coup Attempt. Here’s Why."

politico.com/news/magazine/202

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siege  

uspol 

and really i know theres likely to be more violence, the mask has been ripped off and it feels we are out the otherside of people being able to claim this isn't a real thing and its all just a joke.

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siege  

uspol 

Well since 2017 i've been saying that this was the "ironic" decade (in very heavy inverted commas as in the sort of "its just a joke" that people hide behind to do what they secretly want) and it was going to end with some sort of "ironic" giant finale, which ok it was 6 days off but hey pretty close.

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spacecrabs  

the reality of managing several personal + organizational social media accounts means I come very close to just posting pictures of my cat on my workplace's social media every day

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haf, blurst of her name  

The breathless way that white friends recommend I read Jemisin or Butler is EXTREMELY IRRITATING. I *love* SF/F! I read them EXTENSIVELY! I look over the Hugo and Nebula lists every year to make choices! I pay attention to different literary awards and try to find new authors to read FAIRLY CONSTANTLY! I read short stories from Tor and Clarkesworld and Strange Horizons and EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN.

Why the FUCK would you assume I don't know about two of the BIGGEST NAMES IN SFF? WHY?

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