hi freaks! will be gradually posting old posts from here & posting on bluesky now :-3 hope to see you there ๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ my user is the same just with .bsky.social at the end ๐ฃ
No this actually happened. Even years AFTER World War II ended, the US government punished people who had expressed โpremature anti-Nazi sympathies.โ Meaning they punished people for having correctly opposed the Nazis before the US had officially joined the war against the Nazis.
every use of AI uses tons of water as coolant. there is a DROUGHT in NYC and prospect park has been scorched. Save water by typing in โ-AIโ after your Google search for โis Moo Deng a nepo baby.โ you dont have to use AI against your will!
It is a really jarring moment to be a historian. To know what might be coming is alarming. To realize that no one around you sees it or acknowledges it is a weird place to be in. Its like time traveling without time traveling. 1/8
Iโm begging yall to fund local repro orgs instead. I understand the fear that a lot of folks must be feeling but weโve got to slow down and think. This level of individualism is why weโre in the mess weโre in. Itโs time to build community care networks.
If Anne Frank had lived in the digital age, would Meta have deleted her account to avoid embarrassing those carrying out a genocide?
Today, we got our answer.
The timing of this is once again, INTENTIONAL. 5pm on the Wednesday after a horrifying US election. No one is paying attention. And thatโs what I have been talking about. Itโs the weaponized incompetence that has been causing and is still causing SO. MUCH. HARM.
Not to sound delusional but I do believe the Depp/Heard trial marked the beginning of misinformation becoming widely accepted. Reporters avoided covering it critically, & instead it fell into the hands of right wingers who pushed their ideology onto their audience after the trial
yโall talking about the 2028 election when you really need to make sure you VOTE IN 2026!!!!!!! STOP IGNORING THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS!!!! TAKE AWAY THE REPUBLICAN SENATE MAJORITY
Some immediate steps I believe that all trans people should take:
- Get your passport. Today. It takes time to come in and this will likely be shut down under Trump.
- Update every ID your state allows you to.
- Make sure you have a supply of medication in case of disruption