But here's the thing: as much as everyone is acting shocked by this, it's really not all that surprising. Fascism always requires smaller and smaller in-groups and bigger and bigger out-groups. Israeli violence against marginalized people was never going to stay confined to Palestinians.

Israel, the ostensible Jewish state, the country we keep getting told is the only way to keep us safe no matter what they do to Palestinians, is now considering passing a bill that would impose seven year prison sentences on any Jewish person who doesn't pray in accordance with government policy.

This, 1000 times over. You cannot beat the weapon that is "the hatred of sexual freedom" by agreeing with it, even tacitly.

We have learned in the most comprehensive and irrefutable way that when people in the imperial core demand the dehumanization of their social inferiors, even politely, what they want is the freedom to rape, kill, and devour those same people.

not that long ago (late 2010s), I had a single file on my computer called "bathroom bills" chronicling a handful of US states that forwarded anti-trans legislation. today, the file is renamed "anti-trans-LGBTQ legislation & politics" & it has 900 items in it. it only covers the tip of the iceberg...

I understand the instinct to donate to orgs that are helping trans folks flee red states but let's not forget about the orgs that are still fighting for trans folks in red states.

i am once again reminding you all: you don't hate the New York Times enough, you just think you do.

We might say: but people should’ve known Johnson was an imbecile and a fraud, and Brexit was plainly disastrous. Well, what if every news source most people encountered squealed at them all day about how they had to Get Brexit Done and destroy the Terrorist Racist Left? What then? Who is to blame.

Oh! It does exist! 😱 Tactical-choice.uk

Speaking of being terrible at promoting myself, did you know I have a Patreon, and little Discord community you can join? It'll help me pay the bills and afford more games! www.patreon.com/caseyexplosion

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

My #trans friend was fired, and it may have been discrimination. Her fundraiser is badly behind its goal. I'm offering one of these 3D printed "ICE OUT" signs to anyone who donates $50 or more to her fundraiser. Free US shipping is on me. DM if you're interested. bsky.app/profile/moxi...

First one was here, by the way. Do you see what I mean, when I say the business of the British press is recruiting horrific wingnuts, whom you can use to advance your various cruel and nasty enthusiasms?

i wonder how many different demographics this labour government are going to unperson-in-law before they figure out that they're the far right? question for @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social, @lucympowell.bsky.social, and @darrenpjones.bsky.social. seriously how many groups?

Meanwhile the Labour party's entire focus is hippy punching.

Britain first mobilising over a thousand people in Manchester a week ahead of a news cycle heavy by-election is working out exactly the way you might imagine for far right shit cascading through the rest of the week.

everything is increasingly intolerable all the time.

funny how labour goons spent the general calling those of us critical of starmer 'tory enablers' only for @lucympowell.bsky.social and @darrenpjones.bsky.social to spend this entire by-election deliberately and desperately enabling reform bcos they know the existential threat a green win poses.

James O'Brien will come on later and won't mention the election for fear of upsetting ofcom but the right-wing papers have just printed page after page after page of lies about the Greens on the day of the election and that's fine.

Kansas has, overnight, invalidated the drivers’ licenses of trans people, a pointless cruelty that upends their lives If Brits think “it won’t happen here” think again! Groups in the U.K. who want the same thing are routinely invited to consult with Labour and normalised in our press!

Vote Green because Labour are truly shit

Taken with the fake tactical voting guidance circulated by Labour and it is hard to avoid the sense that Labour has utter contempt for the electorate, UK democracy, and basic standards. Hopefully, tomorrow will show that you no longer have to "lend" a vote to these mediocre charlatans.

This reminds me of when that girl yeeted a milkshake on Nigel Farage and all the hardest most tough least offended big boys in Britain were going "WHAT IF IT HAD BEEN ACID!? AND NEXT TIME IT MIGHT BE!" like when people say weed is a gateway drug to heroin.

A lot of AI safety is a grift and the moment they have to do anything that requires Anthropic to actually handle a safety issue that exists in the here and now they relent. They don’t care. They never have. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-mythbuste...

keir starmer's labour is so fucking weird about sex and when you realise his entire cabinet is full of religious cranks it makes so much more sense.

keep seeing lots men taking the time to defend meta sunglasses when it would be far quicker to just write, "I AM AN ABSOLUTE DANGER" in their bio.

Authoritarianism is rising because our democracy was failing before Trump. When pro-democracy forces take back power, we can’t just restore the status quo. We need to change a political system that gives oligarchs a veto over working people. We need a new democracy.

some of the olympic women including maddie mastro have been reposting this if you’re curious about the vibe in response to the US men’s little display

wild how labour are pushing this spin, and it is spin, the day before a crucial by election when it was actually first reported a month ago.

Americans love to pronounce Jimmy Savile as "Jimmy Seville" which is what I think The Man from Del Monte's real name was.

I made an app. play.google.com/store/apps/d... Nearby Glasses is here to warn you when smart glasses are nearby. I hope it's useful for someone. Nearby Glasses's open source, free and rather simple github.com/yjeanrenaud/... It's also downloadable outside the Play Store. iOS port is in the making

What does it tell voters, who have said unequivocally we want fighters, that you sit & silently witness your own humiliation? If you will not fight for yourselves, are we to believe you will for us?

In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.

"everyone is 12" theory is now applicable to AI

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.

But I mean, what? Are we pretending we all forgot that crank campaign calling Rishi Sunak the paedophile’s pal? Did we forget the billowing flags and the Norsefire migrant crackdown speeches. Did we fuck: we are upset to be confronted by the horrors arising from decades of mainstream politics.

What’s the difference between Badenoch calling Labour “paedo-protectors” and e.g. Morgan McSweeney repeatedly telling lobby hacks how furious he is about “The Left” protecting sexual abuse gangs? Well, there’s considerably more evidence for Kemi’s headline-hungry claim than there is for Morgan’s.

An amazing day here for anyone who has previously noted that public figures can adopt the rhetoric, politics and policies of the far right very acceptably, without criticism, provided you don’t use crude language in doing so.

"Incident" Man was armed to the teeth ready to kill.

Just heard that Epstein described Prince Andrew as "the only man more perverted than me", which...if that's not the sign to have a guy tied to some horses and dragged down a gravel road at full speed on live tv, I don't know what is

I wrote something about this “You should listen to the trans people in this thread and stop being a genitally-obsessed weirdo.” medium.com/@shelleybwok...

It's nice to see people catching up but I do despair at how many people just ignore what's been happening with Rowling since 2018. That's now eight years ago.

We’ve been headed towards exactly this stuff becoming standard for most of the century so far and on rocket boosters since at least 2015, almost all of it imposed from above by politicians and media deliberately stoking hate and fear, rather than arising organically.

as difficult as it is for me to admit, bea eli is right. i am currently in a race against tumor growth. and i'm losing badly because every treatment plan i've had so far has been delayed for a certain amount of time due to lack of funds. i simply cannot keep up with all the past and present bills

Why would they do this? Feel like this thread is a good insight. They aren't stupid; they know what they are doing, and the BBC is fully committed to fascism across multiple axes at this point. bsky.app/profile/sexa...

laughing how like 3 days ago @pippacrerar.bsky.social and elgot were trying to convince us labour had turned a corner and were no longer going to enrage what used to be their base today we get wes streeting using palantir on the nhs to abuse disabled ppl bcos some of them are out of work tories

Quite the tweet from a woman whose bookshelf had David Irving’s The War Path, Richard Herrnstein’s The Bell Curve and Douglas Murray’s The Strange Death of Europe on it

labour completely unaware that lots of us who aren't 'muslim voters' are outraged at the government's complete and total support for, and active participation in, israel's genocide of palestinians. you don't need to be muslim to be angered by that. they think ppl just vote in blocs.