Every time someone trips over a cord in Virginia and takes down half the internet, I’m reminded how powerful a unionized tech industry could be

don't british people ever get tired of doing the accent

lot of problems with that piece but here's one: if anyone tries to blame "empty downtown" on anything other than 1) the pandemic 2) ted wheeler destroying the big food cart pod so his developer friends could build a hotel no one uses they're either a moron or a developer

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

Amtrak is so cool because unless you’re trying to get between Seattle and Portland or DC and Boston, it is not only longer than driving, it is somehow more expensive than flying.

cant believe that this is the first-ever time that liberalism has been ill-equipped to stand up to fascism. crazy stuff that nobody could have predicted

whatever means necessary means whatever means necessary

the right is already feral and whipping themselves into a frenzy everyday now over imagined slights, and the regime is already doing purges and crackdowns they dont need an excuse and theres nothing more to escalate but striking back and putting fear in their hearts can have a deterring effect

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

The piss tank on the ISS is now 69% full.

It's death to America or it's death to us all

Seen out and about in Chicago.

Man remember like two days ago when cops were saying that this exact look (ski masks, no lights, no obvious cop cars) was obviously not real cops and someone was right to shoot them in self defense?

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

BREAKING: death of anti-ICE protester in Los Angeles @lapublicpress.bsky.social is reporting Skid Row resident Adrienne Villa was found dead in her jail cell while in LASD custody at the courthouse, hours after pleading not guilty to over a dozen charges of alleged assault/battery on a cop.

Me:[to DJ I know] hey can you play that one Ryoji Ikeda song it’s the one that goes [I open my mouth and the sound of a hummingbird degaussing a CRT followed by 2 minutes of angels and/or demons singing] DJ: yes I was just about to.

I wish ill on JK Rowling. I *also* wish ill on the Bluesky mods who suspended Jessie Gender.

hey, nerd. i got a "regular expression" for you: up yours

there are only three acceptably masculine activities. punching other men, having sex with other men, and podcasts

The only way out is to start over. An entirely new political system is needed. There can be no reform. It is not possible.

Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.

I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.

hey after you die i’m going to write down your top 20 most common phrases and sayings, and put them on a d20

this is maybe trite at this point but it is in your interest to find ways to create things. basically everyone wants you to be consuming nonstop. making stuff, from cooking to photography or whatever, can help you feel more in control. doesn’t even have to be something you share with other people

The editors who published this should go straight to The Hague. I mean literally, according to the terms of international law such as it exists.

in the US, your doctor has to ask your insurance if its ok for your kids to get medicine. and if they dont use the exact right phrasing, you dont get any. this is one reason we have to get all the people who work at health insurance companies into one place so we can "figure something out"

furry transfem

great things are possible when you physically beat the shit out of fascists

thing is you can't talk to people unless you have a coherent ideology or worldview. People will start saying all sorts of shit, social stuff, economy stuff, defense. If you're an empty suit with nothing going on in your head, you can't do "message discipline", when you have no message

sorry but I'm actually not going to go after annoying Reddit style atheism until I stop seeing videos of high level white house staffers speaking in tongues and shit in the parking lot

I find it bizarre that we're forced to accept live-streamed genocide and are told that it's illegal to be opposed to it, but anyone who says the obvious about these guys is at best putting their account at risk and at worse potentially facing legal charges. and the obvious is: we need to kill them

The thing about all these fucking statements now from world leaders calling for the food to be let in to Gaza: you have the ability to impose sanctions on Israel and every second you spend talking instead of imposing them is a collaborationist lie.

None of us born to be a soldier. #myanmarrevolution

These two headlines provide a nice little snapshot on how politicians are handling transportation governance is in progressive, blue state Oregon. #orleg #orpol

it's nonsensical to say that visa and mc were 'bullied' into doing this by anyone, they've been doing this shit for years

I need to stop yelling at the people yelling at itch, I think the people yelling at itch could take a moment to consider things are likely extremely bad over there right now and their resources are nonexistent, and we should all go find a mastercard executive

If you take nonviolent direct action, Labour will brand you a terrorist. If you riot, and try to burn buildings down, Labour will listen to your legitimate concerns. Take note, comrades

Right now—before the next wave of street protests—is the best time to learn how to make and use shields and reinforced banners. Protect yourself and your community from rubber bullets, water cannons, batons, pepper spray, surveillance, and snatch squads. crimethinc.com/reinforcedba...

I think it’s okay to straight up call HP fans nazis to their faces, and then snap their little toy wands. It’s praxis, even. Like what’s your house? Pretty sure it’s the reich, bro.

every single transportation conversation ever

“before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” honestly why? I’m only going to need the one, for the guy I’m getting revenge on

Everything happening right now is perfectly in line with a country that funds a genocide. It is also in line with a country that won't do simple mitigations to keep disabled, elderly, and the working class from dying during a pandemic. What you allow your country to do to others it will do to you.