This must not be who we are.👇

The first single from my upcoming album is out now! It's called Oh Well. You can grab it before it hits streaming services here: islananette.bandcamp.com/track/oh-well And you can watch the music video here: youtu.be/8x_px2nyOUg

Schröedinger’s List: If no one actually observed the list on Pam Bondi’s desk it simultaneously exists and doesn’t exist.

Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride. However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Some lady just walked up to me at a bus station, punched me in the face, yelling "how bout some rice krispies".

Went to a charming outdoor cinema with cozy blankets and popcorn to see We Live In Time starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.

"The greatest asset you can wield in this highly digital, massively anonymised creative industry is humanity." A concise article by Keith Stuart that dissects the core cultural problem of machoism and toxic masculinity lingering in the games industry.

This needs to be said with a giant loudspeaker. In a failing democracy nothing is worse than apathy and pretentiousness. Never tear down those who try to do something no matter how small their effort or impact. The state of the world requires an all hands on deck approach.

This is the kind of powerful messaging that does real damage to Trump and in extension the republican party. Democrats need to embrace these moments and capitalize on them instead of playing moderate and safe for an ever-shrinking center.

He is so adorable. My childhood nightmare keychained. Thank you so much Anne. Anne does these and more, get in touch with her.

I've heard of this Kemi Badenoch...I think.

He must be protected at all costs.

Hi, so AI killed my career(s) and I'm barely (sometimes not) making rent. People have been telling me to start a gofundme but I feel weird about that. But I thought maybe if I was contributing something? SOO I started making shitposting shirts. Can you share this and maybe think about grabbing some?

If we do nothing, like columnists are advising us to do, then there is no resistance to the abuse. We just let ourselves be governed by them. And for the victims of their abuse who suffer the most, doing nothing is not an option. You cannot expect people to just roll over and die peacefully

1. The administration cannot terminate these grants - they need Congressional approval. 2. California, the 4th largest economy, makes this a dumb move. 3. The courts will block any unlawful attempt. Continued 🔽

Celebrating the month! 🌈🏳️‍🌈🟰🏳️‍⚧️💪🏼💙

Bought this hardcover of Orwell's Animal Farm (re-read) a few days ago from a local bookstore and it has a great appendix that I had to share.

Tesla Takedown in Boston.

Interesting. "even if left-leaning influencers are dipping their toes into Bluesky, most of them (87%) haven’t abandoned X. Pew also says most influencers continue to post more regularly on X than on Bluesky."

No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome here. Happy Pride Month, Minnesota!

I agree, but there needs to be substance behind the message. The Democratic Establishment must undergo a serious shift after two defeats to Trump — anything less risks trading short-term Democratic populist gains for long-term ideological loss. Authenticity is the political currency of the future.

Thank you to all the new people following me. I don't know why you do. Here is someone worth following. She is a beacon of light, equal parts intelligent and compassionate and she happens to research and write about the intersection between tech, corruption and politics. Her latest interview:

Please consider a moment to help this guy out with some connections. He's been nothing but a positive force on bluesky.

Gorgeous work by Jim Musil.

Concise and relevant.

Really good post, click to read the whole thing.

I want to live next door to this man and his twin brothers.

Thomas is on point. This administration is waiting for their Reichstag-fire pretext & they absolutely do not care if lives are harmed or even lost in the exchange. Every policy they have ushered in, from tariffs, deportations & government agencies, hasn't, by design, seen the trees for the forest.

This is a great quick read into the nature of the asymmetry of modern discourse.

Every step that went into making, publishing and highlighting this article occurred voluntarily.

In a world of J.K Rowlings, be a Robert De Niro. What an easy sell that is.

Aaron is offering an oversimplification at the detriment of the greater moral truth. While it is morally correct that when no other options are available, the least damaging option is the moral one, it doesn't absolve that which had agency & gave rise to the limited options in the first place.

"We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak." - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker I like a good quote. In particular the ones that poetically summarize sociopolitical trends over time like math formulas.

Great news, but after indulging in it, be reminded that it shouldn't have to take a fascist in one country to recognize the growing threat of one within another. Getting lucky isn't going to cut it against the staying power of fascism - proactive measures against political illiberalism are needed.

Great news, but after indulging in it, be reminded that it shouldn't have to take a fascist in one country to recognize the growing threat of one within another. Getting lucky isn't going to cut it against the staying power of fascism - proactive measures against political illiberalism are needed.

"We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak." - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker I like a good quote. In particular the ones that poetically summarize sociopolitical trends over time like math formulas.

Just got back from the gym The locals seem to have a strong opinion about a certain someone.

We are laughing at this, but every boomer on Facebook will be convinced it really happened. Political AI manipulation is no joke and in more obscure cases does quite the damage.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. ("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek or LOTR)

The reboot sound effects got me. 😂🤣💀

The blood trail left behind after an oligarch does a hit-and-run on democracy:

Chad is providing here one of the most pertinent reads I've come across on bluesky. They perfectly dissect the erroneous "anti-imperialism" trap - click to open the whole thread.

Led by vindictive clowns out for blood. This administration has had no semblance of governance, no consideration to serve the greater good and no notion of upholding the integrity of the Office. It is a b-rated tv-show with silly guest appearances, who are all in it for themselves.

Republican strategists to House and Senate republicans by the time the midterm election arrives:

Timeline cleanse. Met this little one having the time of its life. @jovialstarfish.bzky.team @sheev.calamitousintent.com @thesociophi.bsky.social

Michael Spicer: No Room. Returns on Wednesday 30th April on Radio 4 at 11pm

It's easy to get depressed with how things are going, but much of current politics isn't the will of the many & we seldom get to feel the resistance that eventually supplants it. As unfair as it is; we have to persevere through the neglect that caused this in order to earn the right to reshape it.

"Discomfort is not a license to legislate cruelty." - Megan Hunt Golden nuggets in a wasteland of metal.

This is very true, yet having seen the patterns in the rise of neo-fascism both in technologies & politics on repeat from country to country for 20 years, I am not surprised at the disconnect between those who are knowledgeable & eloquently aware of its intricacies & the mainstream power that isn't.

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