👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0
@ominousrabbit.com
Fascism walks in through bureaucratic channels masquerading as governance. Small person, large chip on my shoulder: Jalapeño flavor.
Takes orders from @feistytheecat.bsky.social • Owns the @shaggin-wagon.bsky.social vending machine.
Takes orders from @feistytheecat.bsky.social • Owns the @shaggin-wagon.bsky.social vending machine.
Pinned
This is The Horror to me.
A vacuum of humanity.
A vacuum of humanity.
ENTRAPMENT!!!!!!
That poor kid.
That poor kid.
A police officer brought a sniffer dog in "to show us all how friendly they were" and let it loose to meet everyone. Half the teachers quietly slipped out and the dog went straight to the kid we all bought weed off and sat down next to him. Didn't see him in school for a while after that...
Bizarre things that happened in your assembly: A neighbour of one of the teachers gave us a five-minute lecture about kwashiorkor which involved him reciting a list of his favourite words (yes, ‘kwashiorkor’ was one of them). Included the unforgettable phrase, “Diarrhoea, another beautiful word.”
September 23, 2026 at 11:48 AM
ENTRAPMENT!!!!!!
That poor kid.
That poor kid.
The Bizarre Assembly Stories do not disappoint.
I'm esp. appreciating them as a furriner in Scotland right now.
I'm esp. appreciating them as a furriner in Scotland right now.
Scotland Forever Cartoon
ALT: Scotland Forever Cartoon
static.klipy.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The Bizarre Assembly Stories do not disappoint.
I'm esp. appreciating them as a furriner in Scotland right now.
I'm esp. appreciating them as a furriner in Scotland right now.
This is genuinely harrowing and there's gonna be some reckoning for a long, long time when we have the time to do the post mortem on this experiment.
FOURTH REPORT: Former Alpha School students speak out
I have just posted my latest report on what student life is *really* like at Alpha School, based on interviews with several student sources. They describe anti-patterns, rocket ships & pirate ships, and "getting nuked."
Here's a short summary.
I have just posted my latest report on what student life is *really* like at Alpha School, based on interviews with several student sources. They describe anti-patterns, rocket ships & pirate ships, and "getting nuked."
Here's a short summary.
FOURTH REPORT: Former Alpha School students speak out
“A science experiment that’s been framed as a school” - “pretty much a concentration camp” - “cool the first few months and then it just becomes shit”
buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:09 AM
This is genuinely harrowing and there's gonna be some reckoning for a long, long time when we have the time to do the post mortem on this experiment.
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Bizarre things that happened in your assembly: one Halloween a new, groovy young teacher read a story about a haunted severed head from an extremely adult Pan Book of Horror Stories to a quaking, saucer-eyed hall of primary children.
Over half the audience cried & two kids peed their pants in terror
Over half the audience cried & two kids peed their pants in terror
Bizarre things that happened in your assembly: A neighbour of one of the teachers gave us a five-minute lecture about kwashiorkor which involved him reciting a list of his favourite words (yes, ‘kwashiorkor’ was one of them). Included the unforgettable phrase, “Diarrhoea, another beautiful word.”
Some dancers once came to our school once and did a routine to Uptown Girl in the middle of assembly. I've still no idea why.
September 23, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Bizarre things that happened in your assembly: one Halloween a new, groovy young teacher read a story about a haunted severed head from an extremely adult Pan Book of Horror Stories to a quaking, saucer-eyed hall of primary children.
Over half the audience cried & two kids peed their pants in terror
Over half the audience cried & two kids peed their pants in terror
Oh, wow. As a Portlander who intentionally visited Iceland last summer, apparently there are much greater adventures to be hand under the right circumstances.
you have not lived until a guy in a posh accent weirdly aggressively threatens to strand you in iceland
September 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Oh, wow. As a Portlander who intentionally visited Iceland last summer, apparently there are much greater adventures to be hand under the right circumstances.
I AM THE DARKNESS FEAR ME
[once I climb up this damned thing I'll be FEARSOME and DREADFUL]
[once I climb up this damned thing I'll be FEARSOME and DREADFUL]
20% of all mammals are bats and I don't see anyone posting them. Give bats proper representation!
September 23, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I AM THE DARKNESS FEAR ME
[once I climb up this damned thing I'll be FEARSOME and DREADFUL]
[once I climb up this damned thing I'll be FEARSOME and DREADFUL]
Quick Q:
Who is Robert Eggers?
(from what I gather, it won't be in Old English because that's idiotic, and much more educated folk on the subject are rolling their eyes emphatically at the suggestion.)
Who is Robert Eggers?
(from what I gather, it won't be in Old English because that's idiotic, and much more educated folk on the subject are rolling their eyes emphatically at the suggestion.)
Robert Eggers is set to direct a new film adaptation of ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’.
The film will feature the actors speaking in Olde English.
(Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)
The film will feature the actors speaking in Olde English.
(Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)
September 23, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Quick Q:
Who is Robert Eggers?
(from what I gather, it won't be in Old English because that's idiotic, and much more educated folk on the subject are rolling their eyes emphatically at the suggestion.)
Who is Robert Eggers?
(from what I gather, it won't be in Old English because that's idiotic, and much more educated folk on the subject are rolling their eyes emphatically at the suggestion.)
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So much of what we’re living through right now, from Trump to AI, feels like it’s driven by an explicit strategy of “we just do the crimes so quickly that we can’t be stopped and by the time the courts weigh in, they have no choice but to accept our crimes.” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-the-a...
It's the accountability, stupid.
Doing crime
www.doomsdayscenario.co
September 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
So much of what we’re living through right now, from Trump to AI, feels like it’s driven by an explicit strategy of “we just do the crimes so quickly that we can’t be stopped and by the time the courts weigh in, they have no choice but to accept our crimes.” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-the-a...
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I’m a little late to plug this issue of the excellent Animation Obsessive newsletter. It’s about What’s Opera, Doc? and quotes from my 1991 interview with Maurice Noble. https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/why-whats-opera-doc-looks-like-that
Why ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ Looks Like That
Plus: news.
animationobsessive.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:03 AM
I’m a little late to plug this issue of the excellent Animation Obsessive newsletter. It’s about What’s Opera, Doc? and quotes from my 1991 interview with Maurice Noble. https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/why-whats-opera-doc-looks-like-that
Hello from Earth, Wind and Edinburgh! 🏴
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
www.youtube.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Hello from Earth, Wind and Edinburgh! 🏴
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The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
www.opb.org
September 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
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A Zeteo scoop, in case you saw it elsewhere where we weren’t credited
The Kennedy Center Lost $30 Million in Pledges and Wrote Off $48 Million in ‘Bad Debt’ Amid Trump’s Takeover
Tax records show the Washington cultural landmark writing off lots of debt as Trump struck.
From @martinpengelly.bsky.social & @andrewperez.bsky.social:
zeteo.com/p/the-kenned...
Tax records show the Washington cultural landmark writing off lots of debt as Trump struck.
From @martinpengelly.bsky.social & @andrewperez.bsky.social:
zeteo.com/p/the-kenned...
The Kennedy Center Lost $30 Million in Pledges and Wrote Off $48 Million in ‘Bad Debt’ Amid Trump’s Takeover
Tax records obtained by Zeteo show the Washington cultural landmark writing off lots of debt as Trump struck. Up by the White House, a senior House Republican sounds a midterms alarm.
zeteo.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A Zeteo scoop, in case you saw it elsewhere where we weren’t credited
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State supreme courts are deciding some of the most important cases involving your individual freedoms, including reproductive & LGBTQ+ rights. But do you know who sits on that court?
@brennancenter.org's Chihiro Isozaki joins me for the details of its data compilation:
youtu.be/QlI1rC_BfVI?...
@brennancenter.org's Chihiro Isozaki joins me for the details of its data compilation:
youtu.be/QlI1rC_BfVI?...
Trump PANICS As SHOCKING Crisis DERAILS His Agenda!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
September 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM
State supreme courts are deciding some of the most important cases involving your individual freedoms, including reproductive & LGBTQ+ rights. But do you know who sits on that court?
@brennancenter.org's Chihiro Isozaki joins me for the details of its data compilation:
youtu.be/QlI1rC_BfVI?...
@brennancenter.org's Chihiro Isozaki joins me for the details of its data compilation:
youtu.be/QlI1rC_BfVI?...
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Human Rights First tracked 128 ICE-related flights from Richmond in 2025 and 132 so far this year. Activists gathered Saturday to protest the flights.
Richmond airport sees sharp rise in ICE flights as protesters call for answers
Human Rights First tracked 128 ICE-related flights from Richmond in 2025 and 132 so far this year. Activists gathered Saturday to protest the flights.
richmond.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Human Rights First tracked 128 ICE-related flights from Richmond in 2025 and 132 so far this year. Activists gathered Saturday to protest the flights.
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The thing about letting some piss for brains groyper run your advertising department is that his racist ad will appeal to a bunch of other groypers whose parents refuse to buy them shoes meanwhile someone like me who buys about 2 pairs of Chuck Taylors a month will never give you business ever again
September 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The thing about letting some piss for brains groyper run your advertising department is that his racist ad will appeal to a bunch of other groypers whose parents refuse to buy them shoes meanwhile someone like me who buys about 2 pairs of Chuck Taylors a month will never give you business ever again
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We don’t need our journalistic watchdogs to have “access” to Trump
Everyone in the press room should walk out in protest … and source up.
Everyone in the press room should walk out in protest … and source up.
September 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
We don’t need our journalistic watchdogs to have “access” to Trump
Everyone in the press room should walk out in protest … and source up.
Everyone in the press room should walk out in protest … and source up.
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it's here!! 🎉🎆 and it's beautiful 🥹
i got to draw frame #96:
i got to draw frame #96:
September 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
it's here!! 🎉🎆 and it's beautiful 🥹
i got to draw frame #96:
i got to draw frame #96:
"Flock off" is just sitting there, you guys.
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shopeff.org
September 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
"Flock off" is just sitting there, you guys.
I keep waiting for Oprah to pay some price for foisting Oz and Phil on the American public for decades but nothing yet.
Just more measles.
Just more measles.
This is absolutely mind blowing. The RFK-ization of our nation’s healthcare system encapsulated in one video clip. This was unthinkable even a few years ago. Such a disgrace.
Dr Oz and kooky Fox Business host Taylor Riggs push vaccine skepticism: "We were told in April 2020 that if you got hit by a car but you also happened to have covid, they considered that a covid death. With the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, are you dying with measles or from measles?"
September 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I keep waiting for Oprah to pay some price for foisting Oz and Phil on the American public for decades but nothing yet.
Just more measles.
Just more measles.
I have been corrected: it was a burger, not a hot dog.
But the amazing thing is all y'all MF'ers knew EXACTLY what I was talking about none-the-less.
But the amazing thing is all y'all MF'ers knew EXACTLY what I was talking about none-the-less.
September 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I have been corrected: it was a burger, not a hot dog.
But the amazing thing is all y'all MF'ers knew EXACTLY what I was talking about none-the-less.
But the amazing thing is all y'all MF'ers knew EXACTLY what I was talking about none-the-less.
This is incontrovertibly trooooooo
Bright yellow mustard tastes as bad as it looks.
September 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
This is incontrovertibly trooooooo
Fascist special privileges?
British Museum has some questions need answering.
British Museum has some questions need answering.
George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’
George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’
British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewing
George Osborne has said he thought no one would find out about a private viewing of the Bayeux tapestry he organised for the tech billionaire Peter Thiel at the British Museum.
The former chancellor, who is chair of the museum, told the Big Brue festival in Somerset that he had been on holiday when the Thiel was shown the medieval artwork. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Fascist special privileges?
British Museum has some questions need answering.
British Museum has some questions need answering.
WHY ARE YOU TORMENTING ME
September 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
WHY ARE YOU TORMENTING ME
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I created a live anti trans ad tracker that tracks all anti trans ad spending on meta and Google. It runs and updates nightly.
You can see ad campaigns in real time.
adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
You can see ad campaigns in real time.
adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
2026 anti-trans ad tracker
Anti-trans political ads in the 2026 US midterms on Meta and Google, flagged nightly by a classifier.
adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
September 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I created a live anti trans ad tracker that tracks all anti trans ad spending on meta and Google. It runs and updates nightly.
You can see ad campaigns in real time.
adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
You can see ad campaigns in real time.
adtracker.lgbtqlegislation.com
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Behold, the fruit of “access journalism”
September 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Behold, the fruit of “access journalism”