The quintessential aesthetic of fascism

"Venezuela claims to have foiled a CIA-financed cell plotting a false-flag attack on an American warship, in what the government alleges is a cynical ploy to spark a ‘full military confrontation’." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I was at the Thompson Reuters Trust Conference last week. Blinded by AI and blindsided by Trump, liberal institutions are in survival mode. How can those of us working in the Open Social Web fight back? Sarah Connor offers inspiration. www.blog-pat.ch/the-end-of-l...

Trump’s ICE Jacks Up Weapons Spending by 700%—Including ‘Guided Missile Warheads’ www.commondreams.org/news/ice-wea...

Lacking Congressional Authorization, Trump Starts “Secret War” Against Cartels truthout.org/articles/lac...

"This is the fifth case like this in the last year or so. The prosecutors’ office have charges in four group beatings of transgender women in the Seattle area so far."

Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park The removed signs also discussed the local Wabanaki relationship to the area.

The government won't tell you that they are fascists, but they will tell you that anti-fascists are their enemies.

How a Century of Anti-Communism Cleared the Way for Trump’s Authoritarianism truthout.org/articles/how...

Experts Say Trump Administration’s Deadly Boat Attack Amounts to Extrajudicial Killings truthout.org/articles/exp...

"If this were happening somewhere else – in Latin America, say – how might it be reported? Having secured his grip on the capital, the president is now set to send troops to several rebel-held cities, claiming he is wanted there to restore order. …" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

On the one hand, hey we beat Judgement Day! On the other hand Sarah Connor is out here judging all of you for using AI like it's a free brain extension. She judges you immensely. And I'm with her to be honest. The Butlerian Jihad is coming.

Now the US trying it on for size. www.semafor.com/article/08/2...

Story: abcnews.go.com/amp/US/kilma...

Hamas always intended to release the hostages, but every deal was nixed by Israel. There is no deal that does what they want, which is to completely eliminate Palestine. This is ethnic cleansing, this is genocide.

“It seems that my death won’t come from an Israeli missile or a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s bullet — it will come from hunger. Slow. Silent. Cruel.”

Puerto Rico Enacts Most Extreme Care Ban in America, Targeting Trans People Under 21

BREAKING: Today the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled to deny attempts by Energy Transfer, the oil giant behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, to force Unicorn Riot to turn over internal documents from our reporting on the historic, Indigenous-led #NoDAPL movement: unicornriot.ninja/2025/minneso...

📩☎️ What is our government doing or proposing to protect children from harmful airborne viruses? Let’s ask our government officials! New Studies are calling attention to serious #LongCOVID in children! www.instagram.com/p/DMJK52evpt... www.facebook.com/masktogether...

“Don’t eat carrot cake. Eat real food,” said Medicaid and Medicare Administrator Mehmet Oz to people who are concerned about Medicaid cuts, after bringing Fox host Stuart Varney a carrot cake as a gift.

Once the impact of Trump’s tariffs are taken into account those in the lowest 20% income bracket will not keep the $40 in benefits that Republicans have touted, but rather end up worse off by about $300.

Just sharing some photos, from 5 and 4 years ago of our Greyhounds Ruadhán (red fawn), Trú (brindle) and the much missed Cairbre (white-faced fawn). Cairbre loved the pond and always wanted to lie it on hot days. This means on hot days I miss him a lot. I'm sure they always do.

“California education officials have formally rejected the Trump administration’s demand to bar transgender girls from girls school sports teams, escalating tensions between the Golden State and the White House.”

ChatGPT is pushing people towards mania, psychosis and death – and OpenAI doesn’t know how to stop it

That seems like a terrible idea right after a flood killed a bunch of people

Maine Greyhound Placement Service doesn't seem to have an account here, but are busy trying to home some lovely hounds. So I figured I'd post their website. www.greyhoundplacement.com

If you are near Manchester, NH this is a queer and trans focused trauma informed, disability inform, self-defense/de-escalation training by Impact Boston. The organizers confirmed this does include active bystander training. We protect ourselves, all of us.

"You don’t build the mass deportation machine without building the police state first." Read this interview with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social. jacobin.com/2025/07/ice-...

Conscientious objector applications surge under Trump as military members fear becoming “the saber that he’s rattling.”

Hell, lots of people don't want to or can't own a gun for one of a variety of reasons. And that's ok! Just have an armed friend (or several) in your group and be ready to adjust your life a bit when push comes to blood. We keep us safe. Build a community. Don't bug out. Bug in.

Remember - you don't need an answer to every problem. You need a "type of friend" in your group. Water storage is cool and good but "a water person" can help a community. One coms person means zero mismatched equipment. Someone knows how to cook? Make rations. Someone's an artist? Make propaganda.

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I'm on the last stretch towards covering my medical bills, if you can help it would mean a lot.

"-but that's not a Sun Tzu quote?" Yeah sorry. Sun Tzu covers both concepts in different parts of The Art of War, but to be clear that quote isn't from Sun Tzu. Fun fact: the "enemy of my enemy" part is from a common Latin phrase that cut the "until he's my enemy again" from a Sanscrit expression.

If you absolutely must distribute an unattributed image on your account but want some help knowing it's not AI, you can google "Check if AI image" and use any of the many free apps that check for AI. These 4 clocked the AI image as AI and the photograph meme as human made.

AuDHD Confession When I see accounts posting the AI generated version of this meme, I tend to postulate if I should mute or block them. It its posted without Alt text ... my strong impulse is to Block. I am too confuseed by people who post an Gen AI of it ... gives me a headache.

"In her acceptance speech, she underscored a simple fact of the world: 'Trans women have been a part of every known human culture since the beginning of time.'"

Rewatched terminator 2 last night. Fun movie about AI leading to nuclear war and how the easiest way to kill someone is to dress up like a cop. Can't say its themes resonate today.

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