the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist)
@merovingians.bsky.social
Extremely Online medieval archaeologist and somehow now aspiring politico in the PNW. Pack The Court Or Lose The Republic. Dem Tea Party Believer. AOCista. 2ndGen 🇨🇺🇺🇸 🌹DSA for my sins. ADHD. He/Him.
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if you want an organization whose support for their electeds is conditional on their not considering anyone's else human rights conditional, and where trans folks make up a decent chunk of elected leadership, you know where to go.
absolutely. I've put a lot of blood, sweat, and toil into my chapter and I value its members even if I disagree with them. I think I feel similarly to the NPC the way the median Eurosceptic feels about Brussels.
I think I speak for a lot of DSA members when I say I'm a member of my chapter first and Nationals second. I'm obviously not in LA, but if the NPC came down from on high to demand we revoke an endorsement I'd double down on that candidate out of spite.
October 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
absolutely. I've put a lot of blood, sweat, and toil into my chapter and I value its members even if I disagree with them. I think I feel similarly to the NPC the way the median Eurosceptic feels about Brussels.
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I think I speak for a lot of DSA members when I say I'm a member of my chapter first and Nationals second. I'm obviously not in LA, but if the NPC came down from on high to demand we revoke an endorsement I'd double down on that candidate out of spite.
October 27, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I think I speak for a lot of DSA members when I say I'm a member of my chapter first and Nationals second. I'm obviously not in LA, but if the NPC came down from on high to demand we revoke an endorsement I'd double down on that candidate out of spite.
*checks the score* oh dear
Maybe James Shields can pitch.
October 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM
*checks the score* oh dear
the NPC has voted to uh, probably be ignored
October 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
the NPC has voted to uh, probably be ignored
sometimes we love democracy don't we folks
A 61-year-old man born in Canada learned about Lula when he was an 18-year-old union worker and translated Lula's speeches word by word with a dictionary and distributed them to mobilize his fellow workers. Now a naturalized Brazilian, he cried voting for Lula for the first time this year.
Emocionante o vídeo desse canadense. Ele conheceu o Lula do velho testamento e traduziu todos os discursos dele usando um dicionário pra mobilizar os operários onde ele trabalhava no Canadá.
Hoje ele vive no Brasil e pela primeira vez votou no Lula.
Nunca duvidem da importância do Brasil pro mundo.
Hoje ele vive no Brasil e pela primeira vez votou no Lula.
Nunca duvidem da importância do Brasil pro mundo.
October 27, 2026 at 1:42 AM
sometimes we love democracy don't we folks
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ICYMI: Turning Point USA is due to hold its first large-scale event at the #UniversityofOregon in five years on Wednesday.
But you wouldn't know that if DSM hadn't reported on it because the newspaper on campus, the Daily Emerald — for which I once worked for — hasn't reported jack shit about it.
But you wouldn't know that if DSM hadn't reported on it because the newspaper on campus, the Daily Emerald — for which I once worked for — hasn't reported jack shit about it.
NEW from DSM: On Wednesday, Turning Point USA will hold a debate-style event at the EMU Amphitheater in the heart of the University of Oregon campus, the first major event since the university distanced itself from an event in 2021.
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On-Campus TPUSA Event Coming to UO Five Years After University Distances Itself From The Organization
The University of Oregon will, on Oct. 28, feature a Turning Point USA event in the heart of campus — a stark contrast to the organization’s previous “official” University of Oregon eve…
doublesidedmedia.com
October 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
ICYMI: Turning Point USA is due to hold its first large-scale event at the #UniversityofOregon in five years on Wednesday.
But you wouldn't know that if DSM hadn't reported on it because the newspaper on campus, the Daily Emerald — for which I once worked for — hasn't reported jack shit about it.
But you wouldn't know that if DSM hadn't reported on it because the newspaper on campus, the Daily Emerald — for which I once worked for — hasn't reported jack shit about it.
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I can promise you no one beyond your annoying conspiracy brained apolitical uncle down the road was influenced by Cornel West
Dude has been a fraud for a while now
He’s been courting the far right for over a decade now. No leftist takes him seriously
To call him a spoiler candidate is laughable
Dude has been a fraud for a while now
He’s been courting the far right for over a decade now. No leftist takes him seriously
To call him a spoiler candidate is laughable
October 26, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I can promise you no one beyond your annoying conspiracy brained apolitical uncle down the road was influenced by Cornel West
Dude has been a fraud for a while now
He’s been courting the far right for over a decade now. No leftist takes him seriously
To call him a spoiler candidate is laughable
Dude has been a fraud for a while now
He’s been courting the far right for over a decade now. No leftist takes him seriously
To call him a spoiler candidate is laughable
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Elections on November 3rd.
Shore leave on November 4th.
The 2028 Democratic primaries start on November 5th.
Let's take out the trash.
Shore leave on November 4th.
The 2028 Democratic primaries start on November 5th.
Let's take out the trash.
and here it is:
October 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Elections on November 3rd.
Shore leave on November 4th.
The 2028 Democratic primaries start on November 5th.
Let's take out the trash.
Shore leave on November 4th.
The 2028 Democratic primaries start on November 5th.
Let's take out the trash.
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@hillaryscholten.bsky.social sign this fucking letter or so help me I will park outside your home on Giddings street and blast experimental jazz music at all hours of the day and night.
and here it is:
October 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
@hillaryscholten.bsky.social sign this fucking letter or so help me I will park outside your home on Giddings street and blast experimental jazz music at all hours of the day and night.
we could and should be rid of every single Democrat that couldn't show the solidarity and urgency of Greg Landsman, Dan Goldman, and Ritchie Torres
and here it is:
October 26, 2026 at 8:34 PM
we could and should be rid of every single Democrat that couldn't show the solidarity and urgency of Greg Landsman, Dan Goldman, and Ritchie Torres
and here it is:
October 26, 2026 at 8:26 PM
and here it is:
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The Dominican friary of Urlaur, Co. Mayo in characteristic weather conditions.
October 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The Dominican friary of Urlaur, Co. Mayo in characteristic weather conditions.
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Monstrous beyond all reckoning. The US is using remote sensing *designed for humanitarian purposes* for the opposite purpose, potentially drowning civilians en masse. Trump hates Somalis. His troops appear to be exploiting the weather to help slaughter them.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliber...
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Monstrous beyond all reckoning. The US is using remote sensing *designed for humanitarian purposes* for the opposite purpose, potentially drowning civilians en masse. Trump hates Somalis. His troops appear to be exploiting the weather to help slaughter them.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
I would rather like the list of those who wouldn't sign onto this.
The persecution of @repilhan.bsky.social just days before an election is vile and politically-motivated.
I'm leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.
I'm leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.
October 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I would rather like the list of those who wouldn't sign onto this.
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The persecution of @repilhan.bsky.social just days before an election is vile and politically-motivated.
I'm leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.
I'm leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.
October 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The persecution of @repilhan.bsky.social just days before an election is vile and politically-motivated.
I'm leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.
I'm leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.
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"jair walks through dense crowds hoping someone will stab him so he can remember what it was like when he still had a political career"
October 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"jair walks through dense crowds hoping someone will stab him so he can remember what it was like when he still had a political career"
i've got 'Breaking: The Trump II Coalition' queued up and god I hope things are lopsided enough to post it five times
October 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
i've got 'Breaking: The Trump II Coalition' queued up and god I hope things are lopsided enough to post it five times
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"refusing to use AI is a vector for oppressing the poor" lol
my nuclear-grade AI hot take that’s sure to get me cancelled until kingdom come is that refusing to use AI at all is rapidly becoming an extremely privileged lifestyle choice that feels social justice-y while actually being the complete opposite
being anti AI is a luxury belief only available to first world people, especially Americans
imagine how important machine translation is for people whose first languages aren't that common
imagine how important machine translation is for people whose first languages aren't that common
October 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"refusing to use AI is a vector for oppressing the poor" lol
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So much to say about Brazil, not least of which is the role that Erika Hilton, a Black trans leader and most voted woman politician in Brazil, played in mobilizing folks for Lula. She was behind the critical, concrete, economic promise of shorter work-week.
theprint.in/feature/erik...
theprint.in/feature/erik...
Who is Erika Hilton? Black trans politician was one of Lula’s loudest campaigners
Erika Hilton’s electoral triumph comes amid a hostile environment. Brazil has the highest number of reported murders of transgender people in the world, with 80 recorded in 2025.
theprint.in
October 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
So much to say about Brazil, not least of which is the role that Erika Hilton, a Black trans leader and most voted woman politician in Brazil, played in mobilizing folks for Lula. She was behind the critical, concrete, economic promise of shorter work-week.
theprint.in/feature/erik...
theprint.in/feature/erik...
BREAKING: Jair Bolsonaro rushed to prison infirmary, says he 'needs to feel something'
October 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: Jair Bolsonaro rushed to prison infirmary, says he 'needs to feel something'
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Live Bolsonaro reaction;
October 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Live Bolsonaro reaction;
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Rapidly becoming polarized against the vanguard party urge because “Dear god have you even BEEN on a shop floor because you don’t talk like it”
October 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Rapidly becoming polarized against the vanguard party urge because “Dear god have you even BEEN on a shop floor because you don’t talk like it”
I saw multiple commentators id'ing Flavio as Jair in the watch party photo lol it's crazy
failson looks uncannily like his hospital-abed dad it's crazy I keep thinking they let him out for the election
October 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I saw multiple commentators id'ing Flavio as Jair in the watch party photo lol it's crazy
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the Fascist Internationale once again getting Lucy-with-the-footballed due to the fact that the guy they made the keystone to their whole thing hates losers way more than he cares about them
*TRUMP: I LIKE LULA
October 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM
the Fascist Internationale once again getting Lucy-with-the-footballed due to the fact that the guy they made the keystone to their whole thing hates losers way more than he cares about them
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it's never been more Bolsonarover
*TRUMP: I LIKE LULA
October 26, 2026 at 7:42 PM
it's never been more Bolsonarover