at this point it would be interesting journalism if someone could locate a Young Republican groupchat that was not full of overt Nazis

but why?

i don't think bluesky is my preferred platform of choice to debate what role america should play in the post-trump world order's international community. that's a subject i will not speak on outside the specific context of A Bar's Patio After Seven Beers

Bothers me when people discuss Left movements in the U.S. w/out underscoring the GENERATIONS of repression, surveillance, violence directed at movements. The "Left" is so disorganized is used as a joke but I hardly ever see those same people saying 'THE LEFT WAS TARGETED & DISORGANIZED by the STATE'

In addition to scraping your uploads for "generative AI" training, Academia dot edu is going to start claiming rights to your personal info— *including your signature & voice*— for anything they see fit. So now'd be a good time to remove all of your uploaded works, & then delete your whole account.

ok now that we know the culprit was a regular degular white guy, anyone else watching season two of love is blind uk????

utah police wisely choosing not to show the bullet casing that says ‘if you read this you are gay’ bc they know it would instantly turn the country gay

Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative

BREAKING: The United States of America will temporarily reopen as a Spirit Halloween

It's always this stupid. Always.

what is it about seeing a good man in a cable knit sweater than absolutely brings me to my knees???

Seeing what happens >> telling people nothing interesting will happen so don’t try www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...

Think when we look back on this era, we will realize Trump 2 was a lot less about voter preferences / anti-woke backlash / college campus culture stuff and way more about the plutocrat class being furious at COVID restrictions, rising interest rates, and unionization efforts.

I turned on my dissertation proposal to my committee 🥹🤪😭😌😎 ! I feel relieved, vulnerable, proud, exhausted, and a secret fifth thing... #academicsky

congrats democrats, you got played like chumps. but at least you're respecting the office or some bullshit

When I was a kid, abandoned to the circumstances I was born into, I learned it’s enough to do what you believe is right for as long as you can. The fantasy of being saved or becoming a savior burns up like dry leaves, but solid values pertaining to everyone’s humanity is creeping fire. It lasts.

ICYMI this is a good week to go to a protest and wear a mask.

STOP quoting scary news articles and asking "chat is this good." you know very well it is not

I'm going to work on my diss proposal for a few hours today. Send help if you don't hear from me again.

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Due to legal technicalities, Luigi Mangione is now the mayor of new york city

And a face card that will never decline 💳 💅🏻

I keep seeing people just do something they think maybe would be helpful and watching that snowball and it's just amazing. Don't wait for permission, don't wait to be invited. Pick something you think needs to happen and that you can do, and do that thing.

Class war against poor, disabled, and working people being waged by the world’s richest man.

I do not dress for approval from men. I dress for approval from teenage girls. Their style is unmatched, and their attitude is inspirational.

You don’t have to report to social media what organizing you are doing! That might not be the smart or secure thing to do!! I repeat: You don’t have to report to social media what organizing you are doing!!

Any other millennials find themselves affected by the condition of early onset birdwatching ???

People who voted Trump who are feeling pissed off right now about broken promises are an organizing opportunity, not a gloating opportunity

if you too want to know the joys of walking around in a circle, talking **** about your biggest opps, a picket line might be the place for you

This is what we will have to do.

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if you're looking for an action to invite a friend to do with you, start here:

Don't give up your friendships with apathetic liberals or doomers or Trumpers or anyone else. Don't try to reason with them either. Logic does not change people's hearts. Invite them to do something helpful with you. Start small & build up over time. DOING something is what changes people.

Strap in because this is a gospel of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer account now. Read on for this fierce civil rights & Black power organizer's thoughts on the value of racial and class justice organizing on college campuses.

Mr.Rogers advice *for adults* "Look for the helpers and start lending them a hand"

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I went to the largest artesian spring in the US and all I got was a renewed sense of wonder and the desire to keep fighting.

I’m Pickle Rick!!! I’m in the White House, Morty!!! [burp] I’m about to do a beer bong with BigBalls

They should invent a history that doesn't repeat itself.

Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.

The fundamental point is: they are coming for trans people because they are coming for queer people because they are coming for cis women because they are coming for Black people

Tired: NYT: Young Musk Fans Learn American Civics, Hands-On Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls

Mass people power is the only way we will defeat Trump, Musk, and the growing corporate oligarchy. We must organize ourselves across workplaces, cities, and political parties, and we must do it like our lives depend on it.

I love my union. That is all.

Oregon Senator Wyden finally using the word "coup" to describe what Musk/Trump are upto !

the dollar has fallen. the new US currency is egg

hello #academicsky -- how are academic workers organizing on your campus to pressure admin to take action to protect vulnerable groups? some admin are rightfully concerned about public messaging for fear of being targeted by trump, but that doesn't mean we don't act internally...

good morning fellow #coup heads -- who else is calling their reps today? this worked well: "hello, I'm a constituent of x in x county. I'm calling to express my deep concern over Elon Musk's illegal seizure of federal data at the US Treasury. What is the Dem's plan to resist DOGE's take over?"

Are you a trans or nonbinary writer? Clarion West just announced a new scholarship that covers all six weeks of tuition: