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2026-04-12 02:39:09 UTC

Will Hollingsworth is his name
Give him a listen and give him a hand
Talking against a #dataCenter proposal in Ravenna, #Ohio
Speaking eloquently on how he's not a luddite, how he trained the #AI that replaced him, #water use, #foreverChemicals, bad #regulations, lying #techBros, and #community
Witty, passionate, persuasive
Will is a #citizen in the finest sense of the word
👏 👏 👏
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/389/411/115/899/400/original/a34efd8f4f0e41d8.mp4

2026-04-02 15:32:43 UTC

" #Tennessee #library director ousted after refusing to remove #LGBTQ #books"
There are 2 types of people
1. People who get sad at this story, do nothing, and then speak about how worse is sure to happen while offering no #resistance
2. People who get mad at this story, show up, agitate, make their voices heard. And punish those responsible with a #vote. And demand their new reps put in safeguards
Be the second kind of person
#Cynicism is acceptance of #fascism
https://wpln.org/post/tennessee-library-director-ousted-after-refusing-to-remove-lgbtq-books/

2026-03-31 16:03:24 UTC

every culture since the dawn of time had #trans people
2 spirit people of indigenous north america
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-spirit
the 5 genders of the bugis in indonesia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_in_Bugis_society
gala priests of sumeria, scythian enarei, india's ancient hijra community
etc, etc
#transgender people have always been with us
and always will be with us
they are an essential thread in the fabric of human existence
forever
#transdayofvisibility #tdov
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/324/603/963/934/132/original/eb57e36f0a025c3b.jpg

2026-03-30 23:04:46 UTC

"Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e7lrxrelwo
Yeah, fuck that
Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas
Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining
Fuck you India, Fuck you China
Fuck you all
All countries:
Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story
Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1
#Zelensky:
Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion
#UkraineWar

2026-03-29 20:26:53 UTC

Another #NoKings picture from yesterday
Taken by Eric Lee for the New York Times in Washington DC
An obvious throwback to 60 year old flower power vibes
And you might disagree with the sentiment, but you can't deny the power of the image
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/314/322/849/290/996/original/d633db1bc0892b07.webp

2026-03-29 01:53:34 UTC

#RochesterNY #Rochester #NewYork is a minor city in the #USA (with a rich history: #SusanBAnthony, #FrederickDouglass, #Kodak, #Xerox, etc)
Here I was today in only an outlying suburb, of only a minor city, and the #NoKings turn out was huge
Selected posters I captured today in the below thread:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/309/954/860/367/791/original/8665e8f1e32c7553.jpg

2026-03-27 20:37:35 UTC

Things that people who don't own cats don't understand
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/303/059/518/796/189/original/d6d2dd07568cd193.webp

2026-03-27 09:13:45 UTC

This is not the first line of thought that would occur to me.
Probably not even in a hundred years.
But sure, ok.
( #Philadelphia #Pennsylvania)
#Trump
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/300/355/668/298/428/original/f041a26b6da9a204.jpg

2026-03-26 12:49:23 UTC

The topic of #piracy is complex
How do we reward #artists, but not predatory #media corps?
But even the most diehard anti-piracy opinions out there can get behind this:
If you must watch the new #HarryPotter adaptation, which I will not link to nor describe where it is:
#Pirate it
If you don't, you are funding a vile #TERF in #JKRowling who will use that money to harm #trans people
Everyone else can watch #SNL:
https://youtu.be/y2JJ2bjnUcI
#transmisia #transphobia #transRights #LGBT #LGBTQIA

2026-03-26 11:59:54 UTC

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@nprofile…m50u
i don't know why this makes me laugh so much. it's the facial expression. it's the absurdity
i don't know but i am experiencing extended smile time, thank you
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/295/356/984/249/236/original/262e77efd7cb5be5.png

2026-03-25 14:56:52 UTC

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@nprofile…tlwd
because they're bigots
it's the plutocrat-bigot political axis
plutocrats cater to what bigots want, bigots obediently show up at the polls
even knowledge that the plutocrats are robbing them doesn't bother the bigots: they are willing to impoverish themselves and remove their own rights as long as a perceived outgroup is made to suffer more than them

2026-03-25 11:42:11 UTC

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@nprofile…tlwd
it screams "we want to continue profiting off of fossil fuels, and fuck the climate, and fuck the economic health of the country, and fuck you average joe and your wallet: plutocrat parasites forever"

2026-03-25 11:36:13 UTC

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@nprofile…j9f5 @radiofreetom.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
thanks but i have bluesky blocked. i don't see the post you're referencing

2026-03-24 07:53:38 UTC

' #UnitedNations rejects #USA effort to erase #transWomen: “It stops here”
One advocate accused the #US of being “willing to lie” to “push forward their own #gender ideology onto people in the #UN system”'
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/united-nations-rejects-u-s-effort-to-erase-trans-women-it-stops-here/
Americans: #vote
Whiny temper tantrums handing the country to #MAGA because you don't get everything you want?
Fuck your #toxicIdealism
Show up in the #primaries
Show up in the general #election
It. fucking. matters.
#transRights #trans #LGBT #LGBTQIA

2026-03-24 04:38:30 UTC

There are always signs and portents about all sorts of things, some are distant and vague, some are close and sharp
Here we have a radioactive red blaring klaxon saying "the #USA is a country in decline":
"The #Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French #energy giant #TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore #windfarms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue #fossilfuel projects in the #US"
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-cancellation
#dystopia

2026-03-23 19:51:37 UTC

I wear #glasses. I prefer wire frame and Ben Franklin style glasses
Some people prefer bold large bulky glasses. Some styles are stunning and I love them
But…
if you do, you have something new to worry about:
People thinking you might be a #Meta Creep
'“It was all very cute until the end of the conversation, when one of them was like, ‘So, these glasses have been recording this whole time.’” …Lin was taken aback at the young man not asking permission to film her'
https://archive.ph/XJHI1#selection-833.0-1775.70
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/280/219/382/532/152/original/b3c9c45addea71a3.png

2026-03-22 18:39:15 UTC

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@nprofile…4e9h
why am i posting this video under War and Peas' comic strip?
wait until the punchline 😂
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/274/278/290/535/422/original/4e2514a76248299e.mp4

2026-03-22 07:28:38 UTC

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@nprofile…yzxf
limiting internet does stifle enemies, but it stifles the people far more
additionally, when you talk about the russian or iranian regime, they issue constant lies about external enemy infiltration to fake reasons to curtail rights at home
and finally, iran cut off the internet right before they massacred thousands of their own people in january
so that was the real purpose
don't get me wrong, i don't support the stupid war on iran. i hold israel, usa, and iran all in contempt

2026-03-22 05:59:23 UTC

What the hell is this nonsense?
The #Kremlin is preparing #Russia for life without #Internet: shutdowns and restrictions
This is #propaganda on a kid's TV show trying to sell it as a good thing
It's about control of course
Those of us terminally online can appreciate being away from the Internet as beneficial... as a personal choice
But as an imposed #authoritarian prelude to your country becoming #NorthKorea?
Not so much
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-moscow-internet-outages-putin-ukraine-drones-crackdown-fears-rcna263634
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/271/290/696/895/887/original/190152130f1166a2.mp4

2026-03-21 13:41:25 UTC

"High ranking powerful American calls for #UniversalHealthcare"
yeah but politicians...
" #PopeLeo calls universal #healthcare a 'moral imperative'"
oh, I see
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pope-leo-calls-universal-healthcare-moral-imperative-2026-03-18/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/267/454/108/835/926/original/ae72209697f20efa.png

2026-03-20 13:53:53 UTC

It's important to remember that when #Orban does his #Putin bootlicking thing and blocks #EU funding for #Ukraine, all that happens is each individual country donates their share directly to Ukraine instead
It's still important though to make a big deal of it, to highlight what a massive piece of shit Orban is
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/261/830/825/888/616/original/6629844503425ae5.mp4

2026-03-19 14:17:07 UTC

Define #crocodileTears
An aggressor's sadness, fake or cluelessly entitled, because their aggression backfired
Example:
#Afroman's "Lemon Pound Cake" mocked a #police raid on his home (resulting in no charges)
They sued
Because "waah, my feelings"
One of the officers "cried" on the stand
Afroman won
And congratulations Afroman for reigniting your career
"I got the right to kick a can in my backyard, use my #freedomOfSpeech, turn my bad times into a good time"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/entertainment/afroman-lawsuit-lemon-pound-cake-cec
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/256/209/053/235/887/original/71a6983f268ec1c8.mp4

2026-03-19 08:03:25 UTC

Holy fucking shit
We really are slow rolling into #WWIII aren't we?
" #Saudi analyst says kingdom will activate defence pact with #Pakistan if it joins #IranWar
Analyst says Pakistan's #nuclear arsenal is on the table for #SaudiArabia if it joins #war"
Pakistan and #Afghanistan went to war last month
😬
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-analyst-says-kingdom-will-activate-defence-pact-pakistan-if-it-joins-war-iran

2026-03-19 02:15:33 UTC

What's wrong with you?
Just follow the instructions on your #medication
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/253/420/038/711/868/original/3474c11161c70773.jpg

2026-03-18 22:06:41 UTC

It's not weird for some species to incorporate toxins from their diet as defenses: poison dart frogs, monarch butterflies, sea slugs, etc
But let's get weird and circuitous with it
#Nicotine was developed by plants to kill insects. As a quirk of #neurochemistry, humans use it addictively, so cigarette butts are everywhere
Birds have figured out they can use them in their nests to kill parasites
The original intention of nicotine
Weird!
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/science/bird-nests-cigarettes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.F5GS.0LI5710DsNRs
#Science #Ecology

2026-03-10 00:02:09 UTC

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@nprofile…np4k
#bluesky is going the way of #twitter
with new leadership due to financial pressure, they are going to cave and ruin some aspect of it
my unfounded suspicion is some #crypto tie-in shit, since it's owned and run by #cryptobros
also as @nprofile…7nkt noted, it's interesting timing with the #midterms coming up
enjoy bluesky folks!
but its days are numbered

2026-03-09 14:03:33 UTC

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@nprofile…n00n
you're not alone john, you're not alone
we are old
"born in the 1900s" is apparently ancient now. this dad driving his kids school gets absolutely roasted for it:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/199/581/830/719/536/original/216472d036c99877.mp4

2026-03-08 16:20:54 UTC

This #InternationalWomensDay, think of the #women #drone #pilots of #Ukraine
Like their great grandmothers, the Night Witches. Without parachutes. Cutting their engines and silently bombing Nazis in pitch black
Women like Yevhenia "Furia," 20, a reconnaissance drone pilot
Dasha "Galactica," 24, a first-person view drone pilot
How much death have they had to be involved in?
And for what?
The folly of one narcissistic old man
#UkraineWar
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/194/448/393/768/055/original/5488bf226d0d97fd.webp
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/194/455/422/924/783/original/f81be4f8c2bbf526.jpg

2026-03-08 06:33:20 UTC

This video was released by #Forbrukerrådet, the Norwegian #Consumer Council, a few days ago
It imagines the career trajectory of an "enshittificator"
It was hard for him to enshittify minor aspects of daily life in person, but became easy for him to do so at scale once he embraced the #Internet and #technology
It's genius #satire
credit:
https://www.youtube.com/@Forbrukerr%C3%A5detNorge
#Enshittification #Norge #Norway
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/192/138/868/117/527/original/e7058dafdbdbd384.mp4

2026-03-08 03:33:19 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg @nprofile…xuc2 @nprofile…5rsp @nprofile…zsk8 Ukraine? 😂

2026-03-08 02:10:48 UTC

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@nprofile…4nva
call them the Epstein wars
the least we can do is never stop mentioning Epstein

2026-03-07 22:42:50 UTC

You may ask:
"Why?"
But the universe whispers back:
"Why not?"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/190/299/014/219/952/original/bed7f88375fe8c35.mp4

2026-03-07 19:25:26 UTC

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@nprofile…tly8
the BBC got a little confused about it
but i think they're talking corrupt politicians selling their positions for money, so it's accurate
(yes, this image is real:
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/bbc-welcomes-year-of-the-whores-after-subtitle-fail/news-story/5d1a6b7103df3600bdc0e6c723843bcf
"This is not the first time the BBC has had closed captioning issues, once labelling the Archbishop of Canterbury the "Arch bitch of Canterbury" and calling for "a moment's violence" during the Queen Mother's funeral" 😂 )
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/189/520/989/536/346/original/75354be20b438be0.png

2026-03-07 18:36:38 UTC

Conflict resolution 101
Example scenario: two claimants approach an open parking spot at the same time
Dispute resolution methodology: ✊✋✌️
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/189/333/884/647/204/original/13cc95936d26eee5.mp4

2026-03-05 16:22:56 UTC

They say wrestling is fake
🤔
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/177/484/191/673/827/original/658b5add6c55b9de.mp4

2026-03-05 05:19:43 UTC

There are a lot of reasons for the downfall of the #USA but a big one is the purchase of traditional #media by plutocrat goons
Look at this fucking shit:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/174/870/872/757/489/original/457d4180c5ca3eb9.png

2026-03-05 01:17:26 UTC

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i blame nonvoters for the war on #iran
i will wager that the " #genocideJoe" nonsense in 2024 was straight from #likud troll farm
deeply ironic and farcical
toxic idealist morons, obeying #netanyahu, with an easy #socialmedia #psyop, to not #vote, to give netanyahu #trump, as he wanted
that is the value of your pathetic self-serving ineffectual entitled #toxicIdealism
you help #fascism and #war
some of you are so smug blind and arrogant. you can't see how easy it is to manipulate you

2026-03-05 01:06:03 UTC

"But we do know from Secretary #Rubio that #Netanyahu decided to strike #Iran. And so here we are, doing what Prime Minister Netanyahu said he wanted to do for 40 years, which was to attack Iran. It's just Netanyahu had not found a president stupid enough to drag the #UnitedStates into that #war before. And now Donald #Trump has done it, they don't have a clue as to what the end game is"
- Senator #ChrisVanHollen of #Maryland
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/173/867/303/516/860/original/ed1d5cbc44d6d2fd.mp4

2026-03-04 18:15:42 UTC

#Polymarket, like #crypto, is a #financial arena where people with insider knowledge profit off degenerate gamblers. That a few degenerate gamblers make a few bucks now and then merely propels continuing interest, much like any casino
Unfortunately, unlike a casino, it also puts financial motivation behind securing certain outcomes, in #war, in #politics, out of simple graft
With that in mind, thank fucking God!:
"Polymarket Pulls Bet on #Nuclear Detonation in 2026"
https://www.404media.co/polymarket-pulls-bet-on-nuclear-detonation-in-2026/

2026-03-04 01:23:29 UTC

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@nprofile…pfuj @nprofile…kmk4
all eusocial insect colonies should just be thought of as a single organism
they don't exist without a purpose in the hive
what always surprised me is there are no solitary ant species
you can have bumblebees solitary vs honey bees communal
but all of ant-dom is for the collective

2026-03-03 14:48:10 UTC

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@nprofile…tly8
future accurate star trek
sela's just vibing on her smart phone
then gets sniped for no reason
granted that would be happening on social media not in a real life scenario
but that doesn't make for good meme templates
also it's good to see that in the far future smart phones get big and bulky again

2026-03-03 03:45:52 UTC

#scifietiquette
#hashtagGames
You maniacs, don't blow it up
Don't damn yourselves
Don't damn yourselves all to hell
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/163/184/247/673/847/original/9d44962ec2d6bc51.mp4

2026-03-03 03:29:34 UTC

#fediblock
i mean i'm reporting it, which should be the main way to do this, not fediblock
the fediblock is more for everyone to see what to look out for and report
PLEASE REPORT REPORT REPORT WHEN YOU SEE THIS NONSENSE
@ UpdateAccount@mastodon.world
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2026-03-02 01:51:03 UTC

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@nprofile…exx7
thank you
this is such an important message
folks you need to take care of your #mentalHealth
if the debilitating outrageous #news is getting to you you need to step away from the #doomscrolling. it does you no good to stew in it. you're a human being. you're not made for it. it will grind you down
just stop with #socialMedia for awhile
or as many others do turn to humorous posts. we got #jokes on the #fediverse! and cats!
attune to that which you need
be whole and be well

2026-03-01 21:45:35 UTC

situational awareness is important in life
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/156/100/129/091/049/original/6b71533ec6662e2f.mp4

2026-03-01 06:44:50 UTC

No comment
Yes, it's real
Since corrected
(If you're wondering what is going on with my post, the #USA's attack on #Iran is called Operation Epic *Fury*)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/152/562/282/084/218/original/53cabd99b3b61a05.png

2026-03-01 01:35:08 UTC

Just heard on NBC news:
Iranian state media is saying the #Ayatollah is dead
Fucking hell
#Iran #USA #War

2026-02-27 19:28:31 UTC

In a world of vampire plutocrats, take a moment to notice the successful who used their platform to give back
Musicians like #DollyParton, #JonBonJovi,
And #FlavorFlav of #PublicEnemy
#Hypeman and patron saint of #women's #sports
Last #Olympics he went and sponsored the whole damn #Womens #WaterPolo team:
https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/112861672591751719
Now he's hosting an event for #WomensHockey in #LasVegas after #Trump's ugliness to them
He's asking all #women #athletes to come out:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/27/flavor-flav-to-host-las-vegas-event-for-winning-us-womens-olympic-ice-hockey-team
#nevent1q…6ual

2026-02-26 23:07:15 UTC

#HilaryKnight, #USA #WomensHockey:
"Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility"
I could explain to you the drama, but I won't
Because that defeats her point
Why, at the pinnacle of her team's success at the #Olympics #WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026, is the focus on anything other than her team?
Why steal their thunder? Why subcede it to someone else's toxicity?
A common problem in this world
#women #womenssports #sports #trump
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/139/438/780/493/329/original/d7af05a7a2d41cc4.mp4

2026-02-26 16:48:42 UTC

Is anyone else sick of living in a reality which is nothing but all the #dystopian #fiction from 50 years ago?
We have #JamesBond villains ( #Musk)
We have #InvasionoftheBodySnatchers zombification ( #MAGA)
Etc, etc.
And now we have #Wargames:
" #AI s can’t stop recommending #nuclear strikes in #war game #simulations
Leading AIs from #OpenAI, #Anthropic and #Google opted to use #nuclearWeapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases"
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/137/939/245/241/512/original/5afa8440182c5243.mp4

2026-02-26 01:04:23 UTC

"#Hungary's opposition #Tisza party widens its lead ahead of #Orban's #Fidesz"
🤞 🤞 🤞
If Hungary goes sane in April, and then if enough of the lazy entitled lumps in the #USA show up to #vote in November (after showing up in the #primaries to get real left candidates: BE THERE), then we can put a real dent on our emergent #fascism
Fuck your #cynicism
VOTE
Let's do this, "degenerate Westoids" 🤭
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/134/232/155/360/333/original/013c82e43060b085.png

2026-02-25 10:45:47 UTC

RIP: the paperback
"‘We’re losing #accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market #paperback
The so-called ‘pocket #book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US
They had that democratic aspect to them where you can just find them anywhere and it always felt like... there is something here for everyone, whether it’s the Harlequin romance novel or something very pulpy like a sci-fi or horror novel that you could quickly get”
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/24/america-says-goodbye-paperback
#books #bookstodon
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2026-02-22 23:13:57 UTC

#Olympics #WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026 #Netherlands
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/116/806/861/539/251/original/dbd3f22a948268c8.jpg

2026-02-22 04:27:47 UTC

drama!
i need to rant about #ContentWarning creep
i posted once of a Ukrainian reporter whose corpse was abused by Russia. i got calls for #CW. no pictures, no text details, just a link to a story
i suspect some CW calls are a manipulation to hide fascist abuse
certainly some are sincere
but they aren't serving a valid goal. an extreme level of sensitivity is absurd and unactionable
gore? absolutely CW
but some calls serve #fascism by hiding abuse. abuse we rightfully need to broadcast
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/112/375/812/143/573/original/050e882c5a2e6b42.jpg

2026-02-22 03:03:12 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg @nprofile…lktg
and i for one would like to see someone as brave as you live to see another day
so i won't stop your actions. but i will try my damnedest to see if there is a better tactic. which might not be possible
much respect

2026-02-22 02:51:33 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg @nprofile…lktg
i agree. you have the moral and logical stand
however, there's plenty of people in the cemetery who had the moral and logical stand
all i am saying is that we need to fight back smart. and certainly in the heat of the situation we can't magically think up the ideal response. so a kick in the head is appropriate, according to me, and you
just be aware what that means in the minds of the brownshirts

2026-02-22 02:44:25 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg @nprofile…lktg
i disagree because then that would be carte blanche in the minds of these hysterical pigs to empty 20 rounds into the kicker
don't get me wrong we need to confront these shitbags
but we need to be smart about it

2026-02-22 02:29:22 UTC

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@nprofile…lktg
a grown ass man choking out a teenage girl
because his feelings were hurt
that's pretty much the essence of MAGA

2026-02-20 08:14:39 UTC

My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I don't fucking care
That's a luxury many people don't have
Some are trans and live in the USA
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and don't want humiliation or regret following them if they fuck up
Lots of valid reasons for #anonymity
So no Mr. #Merz, that's a stupid idea, fuck off
"#Germany's Merz calls for real names on the Internet"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/germanys-merz-calls-real-names-211340863.html
#Deutschland

2026-02-20 06:09:52 UTC

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@nprofile…unsv @nprofile…p6sd
it's not censorship if it's a reply
ownership should be:
you make a comment, you own the thread
if we take your view that you own your replies, regardless of context, you're defending reply guy harassers
my position is more in line with making an enjoyable social media experience
your position is just sort of absolutist without a good reason

2026-02-19 06:58:28 UTC

Lone #activist #IeshiaEvans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest by #riotPolice during a #protest against #policeBrutality outside the #BatonRouge #Police Department in #Louisiana on July 9, 2016. Evans, a 28-year-old Pennsylvania nurse and mother of one, traveled to Baton Rouge to protest against the #shooting of #AltonSterling
#BlackHistoryMonth
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/095/985/840/741/284/original/84e78266c523fdd6.webp

2026-02-17 07:10:31 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg
Yup. In Algeria. The French made promises the Nazis wouldn't get the boats. The British thought it was too risky. Boom, they sunk the whole fleet. Some naval historians are still salty about it.

2026-02-17 07:03:50 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg
I dont know why they dont hit it
I can speculate reasons
One would be Putin threatened nukes if the bridge is taken out
Another would be the old battlefield adage that you always give the enemy a way out or else they fight twice as hard because they know there is no escape

2026-02-17 06:44:24 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg
force projection?
no! target projection!
🤭

2026-02-17 06:36:24 UTC

One of the more cringe/ hilarious developments to come out of the #UkraineWar for #Russia is having HALF of their #navy destroyed...
By a nation without a navy
🤪
Oh, #Ukraine had a navy before Feb 2022
But they scuttled their ships to prevent them from falling into Russian hands
Since then, Ukraine has rewritten the rules of naval warfare:
#Drones, drones, drones
Dronum Omnia Dominantur
The chart has been updated with another ship destroyed yesterday:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/084/575/880/600/449/original/095a6ed127fe55e0.jpeg

2026-02-16 17:51:43 UTC

2026 has given us many horrible things
But it also gave us this:
AI;DR
"Artificial Intelligence, didn't read"
Make it your daily mantra
(To speak with greater accuracy, it would be your daily mantra not as some self-affirming positive initiative, but a necessary desperate antidote to preserve your sanity 🥴 )
#AIDR #AI
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/081/571/402/232/063/original/939cd02659e678f7.webp

2026-02-09 14:35:13 UTC

preparing for their Olympics debut
and...
preparing for their Olympics debut
#WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026 #SpeedSkating #Sports #Olympics
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/041/160/348/623/688/original/4048ff3017624d10.mp4

2026-02-06 22:24:21 UTC

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@nprofile…ugp2
don't appeal to high mindedness
sell it
- no ads
- choose a server that fits your style, no one-size-fits-all straightjacket
- zero privacy defilement
- immunity to some racist edgelord techbro coming in, buying the thing, and turning it into bigot and ignorance paradise

2026-01-08 17:04:15 UTC

"Can I go check a pulse?"
"No" {and to back up}
"I'm a physician"
"I don't care"
{another says that EMS is on the way and that they have their own medics on scene}
"Where are they?" a woman yells
{she is told to relax}
"How can I relax when you just killed my f—ing neighbor?"
#ICE #DHS #Minneapolis #Murder #ReneeNicoleGood
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/860/548/679/286/396/original/7ae589d6d1bcba73.mp4

2025-12-03 08:44:49 UTC

Sometimes there is no why, only do
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/654/748/983/500/726/original/4cca77e0e6e59f8f.mp4

2025-11-14 14:29:28 UTC

How does one quantify a declining country's level of rot?
I don't know, but here's one datapoint:
'She implied, in conversation with NewsNation host Batya Ungar-Sargon, that it wasn’t quite fair to call Jeffrey #Epstein a pedophile because he was “into the barely legal type” of minors—which Kelly appallingly defines as “like, 15-year-olds”'
I think in a healthy country this person would not able to command a widely available media channel
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/megyn-kelly-epstein-pedophilia-russell-brand/
#EpsteinFiles

2025-11-05 13:13:36 UTC

For those in #Germany #Deutschland who don't want #USA troops in your country, well... these troops are currently being starved out by their own government
The #US #Army Garrison #Bavaria, Home of 7th Army Training Command, is instructing its personnel on the official website to, get this, *get their food at German food banks*
🥴
What an amazing, modern, powerful, military
https://home.army.mil/bavaria/about/shutdown-guidance
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2025-10-31 20:30:32 UTC

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@nprofile…syqt 😂

2025-10-14 00:54:46 UTC

But really, who are we to judge?
For our lives as well are often spent in pursuit of the virtual instead of the real
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/369/767/699/655/729/original/7fb11e3cef01c65c.mp4

2025-10-04 06:26:04 UTC

some weird shit going down on #bluesky
so there's this #transphobe named Jesse #Singal who joined and their account became the most blocked account on bluesky in 12 days
people demanded the account be nuked
but the true weirdness is how the CEO #JayGraber is having a bad reaction to the drama. some blithe emotional displacement with... waffles?
anyway, come to #mastodon everyone
we have plenty of drama too
but any server can suspend anyone
true decentralization
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/314/455/095/289/499/original/f7a4a52874862869.webp
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/314/455/103/644/523/original/472ff1a43207196d.webp

2025-08-28 08:16:24 UTC

"The #USA has told #Denmark to "calm down" after the top #US diplomat in #Copenhagen was summoned over claims that Americans had been conducting covert operations in Greenland"
No
Do not "calm down" #Danmark
And do not wring your hands about appearing too forceful
Just fucking kick these fuckstains out of Greenland, pronto
I'd blanket ban all American civilians from Greenland if I were you
"Calm down"?
Nah, how about "fuck you"
😠
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo
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2025-08-24 05:33:19 UTC

browsing the trending news tab
and these two news items that just happened to appear next to each other just about says it all
the #USA is doomed
#ClimateCrisis #Energy #Solar #Wind
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/082/097/435/132/158/original/c201aa8846b9b1c4.png

2025-08-19 13:38:24 UTC

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@nprofile…aq7u @nprofile…darq @nprofile…evrs
I dont fucking care
All you ever get in this world is *better* or *worse*
Forever
There is no better deal
But some edgelord morons want to whine they dont get perfect, dont vote, and thus Trump is elected unleashing Netanyahu leading to *more Palestinian deaths*
That is literally all that your moronic "look at me, I can showboat my impotent frustration" bullshit is good for
You're part of the problem

2025-08-19 11:57:17 UTC

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@nprofile…aq7u @nprofile…darq @nprofile…evrs
then every single leader that ever existed and ever will exist is pro-genocide in your view
which should tell you something about the usefulness of your mindless hyperbole

2025-08-19 11:28:48 UTC

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@nprofile…aq7u @nprofile…darq @nprofile…evrs
and any other country that sold arms to israel is pro-genocide then
heck, i'm an american, therefore i'm pro-genocide according to your free association bullshit
you're not trying to make sense, you're trying to be a dramatic edgelord and looking like a demented ass for your effort
the usa should stop all military cooperation with israel
what israel is doing is genocide
but to extend blame for that as you do is moronic

2025-08-19 11:24:02 UTC

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@nprofile…aq7u @nprofile…darq @nprofile…evrs
joe biden fucking sucks
but he's not a "pro-Genocide Nazi"
that's fucking stupid

2025-08-19 10:07:41 UTC

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@nprofile…aq7u @nprofile…darq @nprofile…evrs
i understood that was your assertion
thus my reply to you

2025-08-16 18:42:10 UTC

This is #healthcare in the #USA
A #doctor argues for approval for a procedure with a #UnitedHealthcare hack
She posted it on social media and is now blacklisted by #UHC and she had to sell her house and get a lawyer, they're ruining her career over this video:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-a-surgeon-facing-retaliation
If you live in the #US dont get too mad- your blood pressure will spike and your healthcare sucks because you're just "a little person" and your moronic country prefers you to just die
#medicine #insurance #UNH
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/039/907/576/489/438/original/ad3077aa79da5f72.mp4

2025-08-16 17:19:17 UTC

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2025-08-12 23:26:41 UTC

We can grow used to #science
After awhile what was once extraordinary is now mundane
Then you encounter a story that absolutely blows your mind
Wonder and awe are rekindled
"A decade after losing her sight, a #BC woman can see again — through her tooth"
TLDR:
1. remove tooth, implant in cheek
2. wait, let it gather connective tissue
3. remove both, add plastic lens
4. implant in eye socket
5. connective tissue anchors
6. some sight is restored
🤯
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tooth-in-eye-surgery-corrects-vision-loss-1.7602011
#medicine #Canada

2025-08-09 19:11:06 UTC

Joy is the most important thing
Safety... ummm... uhhh...
As for safety... 😅😅😅
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/000/382/679/908/327/original/dae0b12bbab9810f.mp4

2025-08-05 11:17:14 UTC

Pay attention:
"Many Jewish Voters Back #Mamdani. And Many Agree With Him on #Gaza.
Zohran Mamdani won over Jewish voters in #NewYorkCity who were energized by his economic agenda and unbothered by — or sympathetic to — his views on Israel and #Gaza."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-jewish-voters-gaza.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bk8.dqJ6.ai6hYcIrP_DB
Do not be cynical about the world
Do not doubt moral consciousness has value
Do not put people into groups and ascribe to them certain thoughts and feelings
Recognize right and wrong
Speak on it
You can win on it

2025-07-31 01:18:41 UTC

#JustinJones is a #Democrat who represents a state district in #Tennessee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Jones_(Tennessee_politician)
Elon #Musk announced a project
In Jones' district
A *state hosted* event on the project, not a private or business gathering, prevented Jones from entering the event
While letting in #MAGA politicians from districts in other parts of the state
https://www.wsmv.com/2025/07/29/rep-justin-jones-denied-entry-into-music-city-loop-announcement-event/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/945/199/611/190/219/original/e9f2e9e00e2e7ccd.mp4

2025-07-28 12:22:38 UTC

The natural world is full of rare and beautiful sights that speak to us on a compelling level about the struggles to survive
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/930/831/702/967/900/original/467d5bdf136516f2.mp4

2025-07-28 11:15:49 UTC

this is why #vonderLeyen makes the big bucks
it take superhuman composure to just sit there, letting her soul leave her body and join the astral plane, to escape the eldritch horror of abject stupidity before her, and not say "will you just shut the fuck up please?" like 99% of humanity
seriously what the fuck is this orange turd babbling about
it's 2025 and this bloviating dotard leads a powerful nation
not powerful for long i guess
#Trump
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/930/559/718/576/794/original/eeafb01e2413679a.mp4

2025-07-28 01:34:36 UTC

So #LasVegas #Nevada is grappling with a big slowdown in visitors
So strange
🤔🤔🤔
If Americans elect a regime that declares intent to annex longstanding allies while ramping up abuse on noncitizens, could that have some sort of effect?
🤔🤔🤔
Such mystery. Such strange
🤔🤔🤔
This is what you get, morons
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/real-reasons-las-vegas-losing-090956014.html
#USA #Tourism

2025-07-26 20:03:48 UTC

American here
Accurate #journalism from a #Scottish #newspaper
✅
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25340181.national-newspaper-front-page-donald-trump-scotland-visit/
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2025-07-25 10:27:50 UTC

It's been OVER FORTY YEARS
but there is now a #SpinalTap II
or should I write that Spinal Tap 11
Because these go to 11 🤭
https://youtu.be/70DDf9OXsFA
#movies #trailer

2025-07-24 22:34:03 UTC

"#India calls for full ceasefire in #Gaza, says temporary pauses 'not enough' to end #humanitarian #crisis"
#Israel. must. stop.
Mass #starvation is #genocide
Period
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/india-calls-for-full-ceasefire-in-gaza-says-temporary-pauses-in-hostilities-not-enough-to-end-humanitarian-crisis-2025-07-24-1000323#google_vignette

2025-07-24 22:31:20 UTC

"#Macron declares: #France will recognize #Palestinian state"
Good
It is a start
There must be much more support for #Palestine #Gaza #Palestinians
#TwoStateSolution
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/nxn382sao

2025-07-23 19:28:47 UTC

Because sane and good news is important for you in today's world:
"#TransWomen have right to use women’s bathrooms, rules #HongKong judge"
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/23/trans-women-have-right-to-use-womens-bathrooms-rules-hong-kong-judge/
#Trans #TransRights #LGBTQIA #LGBT

2025-07-22 19:58:08 UTC

Here's a strange feeling:
Unnerving and calming
A train crosses a lake in the night with distant lightning
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/898/650/873/110/221/original/2dd861932fcfb613.mp4

2025-07-22 10:18:54 UTC

"Pregnant #Mother in #Tennessee Denied Care for Being Unmarried
The 2025 Medical Ethics Defense Act allows physicians to deny care to patients whose lifestyles they disagree with"
https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/07/20/doctor-denies-pregnant-woman-care/
She's 35 yo and has a partner of 15 years
They have a 13 yo together
They're unmarried
So her theocratic asshat doctor goes "then go fuck yourself"
State law supports that
And if there's a problem with her #pregnancy?
Is that "pro-Life"?
Or sadists controlling women?
#womensRights

2025-07-19 17:47:03 UTC

There is no justice here, no one deserves this fate, even if they are the author of their own degradation
More, it's a cautionary tale for us all about the future of society and #AI and its caustic effects on #mentalHealth, even if this particular canary in the coal mine chose to place themselves in their predicament
"A Prominent #OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Suffering a #ChatGPT-Related Mental Health Crisis, His Peers Say"
https://futurism.com/openai-investor-chatgpt-mental-health
#ventureCapital #vultureCapital

2025-07-18 16:51:57 UTC

Красиве!
'Ukrainian hackers wipe databases at #Russia's #Gazprom in major cyberattack
...the attackers managed to destroy clusters of "extremely powerful" servers running 1C, a software widely used for managing documents and contracts, analytics data for pipelines, valves, pumps, and SCADA systems...
Multiple servers reportedly had operating systems removed or disabled, and the BIOS (basic firmware) of many devices was damaged, making them inoperable'
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-intel-hackers-hit-gazproms-network-infrastructure-sources-say-07-2025/
#UkraineWar