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2026-08-18 19:17:45 UTC

What's this?
A bunch of #protesters dressed up as #Gandalf from #LotR in #Argentina in front of a mansion
Ok. And?
That mansion is owned by #PeterThiel, the sweaty druggy fascist #techbro who owns #Palantir
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/peter-thiel-targeted-gandalf-protest-142726962.html
"YOU. SHALL. NOT. PASS!"
🧙💨🔮
#NoPasarán
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/118/108/613/409/528/original/3b9c89029e77da4d.mp4

2026-07-12 08:11:07 UTC

depressing bit of advice, because it seems radioactively obvious, yet year after year the advice is not followed and the inevitable becomes a constant drip of news:
do not go near #bison in #Yellowstone
it is not a zoo. bison are not pets
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/11/tourist-seriously-injured-after-yellowstone-bison-launches-man-8-feet-in-the-air/
i don't know why #australia gets all the bad vibes about its #wildlife. #northAmerica has it beat in terms of scary #animals

2026-06-29 21:07:14 UTC

'Tis the season
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/835/430/016/170/712/original/56c3770d6fad3459.webp

2026-06-10 12:13:01 UTC

" #Russia has effectively outlawed the public expression of childfree views. #Women now face heavy fines for discussing a wish not to have #children, or even for candid #socialMedia accounts of difficult #birth or #postpartum #depression, the account noted
The Health Ministry, it added, has introduced mandatory questionnaires for #teenagers; a #girl who indicates she does not currently want children is referred to a psychologist for "corrective" counseling"
https://united24media.com/world/russia-revives-soviet-era-controls-to-police-womens-bodies-and-futures-19654

2026-06-07 19:53:51 UTC

@nprofile…v9yw @nprofile…0sc8 @nprofile…7nkt
i am completely aware that the losers who say they care very loudly on social media, yet don't vote, handing us MAGA in charge, believe they are completely blameless for their own inaction
because holy perfectionism
and that many people do not understand that our current shit in the USA rests on the shoulders of bigoted MAGA
and also on entitled fake leftists who only really care about masturbating their ego, fuck real world consequences

2026-05-20 22:48:03 UTC

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#CNN on instagram has video of an example of the #graduation #AI #fail at #Glendale CC in #Arizona
no, that is not Derek Martinez
🤦‍♂️
and isn't lovely to do all that hard work in college and then in the moment of your success and triumph you're churned through with a robot's voice instead of a fucking human being?
😠
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/609/333/965/645/483/original/f81ae939cf313e2d.mp4

2026-05-20 22:33:45 UTC

#Graduation #AI #fail seems to be a recurring theme lately
Here's the latest 🍿 for you:
#Glendale community #college in #Arizona used AI to read names
Predictably, it missed people, it had the names out of order, etc
Because, of course, a human reading the names of #graduates and giving them simple decent recognition for their dedication and work is too hard?
This is video of college #faculty trying to explain the debacle. The crowd reaction is not supportive
And oh yeah: Fuck AI
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/609/277/165/193/710/original/9c5f01d5ca12f860.mp4

2026-05-14 22:01:32 UTC

"The #MAGA party is the last breath of the #confederacy and I’ll be happy to see #Millennials and #GenZ bury you all"
Do you like what he's saying?
Then you need to fucking #vote
Whining about perfection isn't going to cut it
(ps: his hat says " #Trump was wrong about everything")
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/575/171/371/211/763/original/8dfc89075b498839.mp4

2026-05-11 14:15:38 UTC

#Tennessee removes its #black #US House district in #Memphis
#MAGA goons celebrate
"It's rigged why vote"
On the contrary people not #voting got us here as much as MAGA
Getting out of this means many things. But voting is a small effort compared to the other efforts so voices against voting are inauthentic or #troll #psyop
#Hungary had as bad or worse manipulations against #democracy, and look what Hungarians delivered
Are you angry? Do you want to fix this?
#Vote
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/tennessee-republicans-pass-new-map-erasing-majority-black-us-house-district-2026-05-07/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/556/350/894/676/934/original/6389752590de84c9.mp4

2026-04-25 15:01:22 UTC

Much damage has been done to our societies and the #climate due to #fossilFuels
The alternative was always there, but it was systematically destroyed
Appreciate the irony though:
Big Oil's decline has been ensured by their greatest triumph, #Trump
The stupid war on #Iran means every country will move off #oil
#China's #EV makers are kings of the world now
"‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, #IEA chief says"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/24/global-oil-crisis-changed-fossil-fuel-industry-for-ever-iea-chief-fatih-birol
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/465/940/011/769/320/original/ce4a32289b4389e0.png

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

2026-04-11 16:39:57 UTC

" #Trump sweetens pro- #Orban endorsement with promises of economic aid to #Hungary"
People of #EU #Europe:
Relax
A reminder: Trump's words about #Canada last year
#MapleMAGA Pierre #Poilievre was trending to win
Instead Trump aided in Canadians rallying to Mark #Carney
The #US #USA administration is rat poison
Everything the child rapist touches turns to shit
Be angry at meddling in your #politics, yes
But Trump and #Vance supporting Orban helps Peter #Magyar
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-sweetens-pro-orban-endorsement-with-promises-of-economic-aid-to-hungary/

2026-04-09 16:48:43 UTC

Most #volcanoes warm the #atmosphere with SO2
But the 2022 Hunga #Tonga eruption was unique
Deep enough for sea water to penetrate, but shallow enough for the explosion to push water into the *mesosphere* 🤯
The water penetration removed most of the SO2, and the water is also still up there in the #stratosphere, *cooling* us
Meaning:
#GlobalWarming should be even worse than it already is, and could rebound to such as the high water veil dissipates
https://indiandefencereview.com/hunga-volcano-space-plume-stratosphere-froze/
#ClimateCrisis

2026-04-08 16:36:33 UTC

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@nprofile…5s26
with the caveat that if, as an american, you do not vote, because you value punishing the democrats for being spineless (and they are), over preventing {gestures broadly}, you are a piece of shit
you want better than the milquetoast bullshit the democrats offer
i do too
but we are only going to get there by showing up, especially in the primaries, and iterating to better over time
"i want perfect now or i'm not participating!" is not a moral position
it's being an immature child

2026-04-08 13:36:33 UTC

"The #US crackdown on #migration from #Mexico has destroyed a sacred site shared by both countries. According to reports from residents in #BajaCalifornia... explosions were heard last weekend on #CuchumáHill as part of construction work on the #borderWall. The explosives were used by US personnel. According to the reports, a 35-meter-tall monolith, carved and considered sacred by #Indigenous people in the region, has been damaged"
#archeology
https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-07/the-united-states-damages-millennia-old-archaeological-site-with-explosives-to-build-the-border-wall.html

2026-04-06 18:50:03 UTC

"Why #Nutella?"
Because paste consistency food is great in weightlessness
Peanut butter is also loved by astronauts
Soft tortillas too: no crumbs floating around
And all these foods don't need refrigeration
Finally, you need calorie dense foods since storage is at a premium
Eat like an astronaut and have a Nutella tortilla
#Artemis #Artemis2 #ArtemisII
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/239/770/512/154/original/ee8ef05dd38e5657.mp4

2026-04-06 13:08:43 UTC

#Magawa was a southern giant pouched #rat born at Sokoine University of Agriculture in #Tanzania in 2013
Magawa was trained by #APOPO, the #Belgium nonprofit that trains #rats and dogs to detect #mines
In #Cambodia Magawa became the most successful #landmine sniffing rat ever, clearing 23 hectares/56 acres, detecting 71 #landmines and 38 other explosives
Magawa died in 2022
On April 3, for International #Mine Awareness Day, Cambodia honored Magawa with a stone statue
https://cambodianess.com/article/cambodia-honors-mine-sniffing-rat-magawa-with-statue-in-siem-reap
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/357/895/642/170/213/original/81d0b3480a0a571a.jpg
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2026-04-06 03:40:13 UTC

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/355/659/585/645/037/original/e288172a73571394.png

2026-04-05 19:13:56 UTC

This #Easter I ask the world to listen to a powerful American
no, not that one
that one you continue to only consider with withering disgust, as is appropriate
this one:
"Let those who have weapons lay them down, let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue!"
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/pope-leo-xiv/easter-message-pope-leo-warns-world-becoming-indifferent-violence-rcna266768
#PopeLeo

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 @[email protected]
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
@ [email protected]
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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" 🤭
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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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2026-02-24 02:10:50 UTC

😂 😂 😂
We just had a blizzard in the Northeast #USA and in #NYC a news reporter just wanted some empty chatter about the weather
But her interview subject had other ideas
#Housing #HumanRights
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/123/158/834/106/558/original/80425ed4a1bdcbdf.mp4

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

2026-02-20 00:18:13 UTC

if you like #publictransportation and dislike autonomous #robots and #ai
oh boy do i have a video for you
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/100/081/563/115/587/original/30d8bc9345a29dad.mp4

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

2026-02-18 05:34:23 UTC

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@nprofile…ptz0
i have an account i look at once every couple of months to spy on developments
i haven't been able to in awhile, because every time i forget why, i'm reminded of why i can't see anything on #bluesky anymore, and then close the tab:
#ageverification
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2026-02-17 19:02:36 UTC

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@nprofile…qkvg
"just following orders" is no defense for being a fascist
and unfortunately for those french sailors, it's no defense for potentially falling under fascist command either
brutal
but sometimes you have to read the writing on the wall, and go AWOL
the fight against fascism isn't a silly game, it's life or death. these are the terms the fascists have set, not us. we are obligated to meet those terms. or they kill us
some people don't understand the nature of what they are facing

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

2026-02-16 04:45:02 UTC

#Cleveland #Ohio recently
"Turn the files into trials"
#Trump #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Pedophiles #Rapist
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/078/472/726/940/636/original/37de4afcd174d127.jpeg

2026-02-14 07:56:54 UTC

#WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026
#Drama!
1/2
#Curling #Canada #Sweden #Sverige
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/067/906/589/189/655/original/0af4aa42342747fb.mp4

2026-02-12 03:18:25 UTC

Things Get Fixed
by Chinua Achebe
#RepairABookOrPlay
#HashtagGames
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/055/490/277/663/392/original/6ff4bb4b536949d9.jpg

2026-02-11 19:35:04 UTC

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@nprofile…p560
NEGATIVE FIVE POINTS
NOT ONLY GOOD ALT TEXT, BUT PROVIDING A HELPFUL TIP FOR ANYONE SEEKING MORE INFORMATION
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
(/s)
🤭

2026-02-11 19:15:31 UTC

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@nprofile…p560
no
that's drama, with excellent alt text 😁

2026-02-11 18:58:31 UTC

Amplifying some drama I was just in to broadcast a point
#altText is the topic
My point:
1. If someone doesn't use alt text, we help them, we cheerfully engage them
In some instances they are an asshole who still won't use alt text
If not, we won a convert
2. Meanwhile, nastiness certainly won't convince the asshole
*And nastiness will drive away those who would have responded positively if only we were nice about it*
Drama, drama, drama... always drama on the #Fediverse and #Mastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/053/551/288/966/141/original/1a5c69c418aee288.png

2026-02-11 13:25:06 UTC

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@nprofile…cy5p
i think "the day after a vaccine sucks" is a big motivator of the antivax movement
no one likes that day
but for a certain sort of painfully ignorant type of person, that is all vaccines mean
the whole "protect you from diseases that will REALLY make you miserable or deathly ill, for a week, a month, or years, possibly maim you, permanently, or possibly kill you" part...
you know, the fucking obvious
it doesn't matter to people who can't or won't think about really simple things

2026-02-10 21:31:55 UTC

This image is funny, but also poignant
It is proof the #EU is a success
Here in the #USA we rot and it's depressing. But I take heart that if #Europe can get over centuries of tribalism and stupid wars, we can get over our bullshit too... someday
PS: Fischnaller got bronze in #luge
(Yeah: from #SouthTyrol. That doesn't negate my point. In the past, this would make people angry. But no longer is #ethnicity used as a lie for war. *cough*#Russia*cough*)
#WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/048/464/046/960/613/original/1e4d8571f61c9997.png

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

2026-02-08 21:29:21 UTC

Yvonne Heemskerk with her oilpainting "Cleopatra," 2021
https://www.instagram.com/yvonneheemskerkpaintings
#art #painting
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2026-02-08 18:34:07 UTC

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@nprofile…939n
hey MAGA:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/036/443/435/350/166/original/91b081ac40d5e4b6.jpg

2026-02-07 07:59:01 UTC

#Olympics #OpeningCeremony #OpeningCereminy2026
Most countries received applause, a few some boos
And one particular country received a loud raucous standing ovation:
#Ukraine
#WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/028/284/010/076/996/original/0fe706dccdf8d4da.mp4