Brenden
@brenden.bsky.social
Editor, linguist, writer, anti-fascist, shitty gardener. BLM. He/him. ✍️ in the Forge, X-R-A-Y, Lost Balloon, Pithead Chapel, Entropy, other places. @b_layted at that other site.
Stuff I wrote: https://linktr.ee/b_layted
Stuff I wrote: https://linktr.ee/b_layted
Thrilled to have a piece of flash in the summer issue of @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Thanks to @sdobbie.bsky.social for giving "Eigengrau" a great home!
Our Summer Issue is live! 10 stunning new pieces of fiction from some very talented writers. Enjoy!!
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August 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Thrilled to have a piece of flash in the summer issue of @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Thanks to @sdobbie.bsky.social for giving "Eigengrau" a great home!
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Someone called the cyclospora outbreak MAHA Blast and I'm cackling like I'm 13 again.
July 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Someone called the cyclospora outbreak MAHA Blast and I'm cackling like I'm 13 again.
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there's no "just let ICE go after the 'bad ones'"
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant
July 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
there's no "just let ICE go after the 'bad ones'"
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
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The best story ICE could make up, after 12 hours, is that ICE agents shot someone in the head because they believed the person they shot, who was not accused of any crime, was a different person also not accused of any crime, and so "public safety" required killing them on the spot.
It took DHS 12 hours to come up with this statement,
And the best they could come up with is that ICE shot and killed an unarmed man who didn’t present a threat to the agents.
They know they fucked this one up.
And it’ll be up to state and local prosecutors—not the feds—to make the case
And the best they could come up with is that ICE shot and killed an unarmed man who didn’t present a threat to the agents.
They know they fucked this one up.
And it’ll be up to state and local prosecutors—not the feds—to make the case
July 14, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The best story ICE could make up, after 12 hours, is that ICE agents shot someone in the head because they believed the person they shot, who was not accused of any crime, was a different person also not accused of any crime, and so "public safety" required killing them on the spot.
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This is the official fundraiser for Johan Sebastián, who was murdered yesterday in Biddeford, ME. This will support his young family to grieve this loss, and cover costs to repatriate his body to Colombia.
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-an...
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-an...
Donate to Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family, organized by Keyko Torres
[English version below]
Hoy, una vida fue arrebatada injustamente en… Keyko Torres needs your support for Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family
www.gofundme.com
July 14, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This is the official fundraiser for Johan Sebastián, who was murdered yesterday in Biddeford, ME. This will support his young family to grieve this loss, and cover costs to repatriate his body to Colombia.
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-an...
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-an...
View from this campsite doesn’t suck
July 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
View from this campsite doesn’t suck
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Today, ICE murdered Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine. Once again, a family, friends, and community are left carrying the unimaginable weight of a life taken. There are no words that can fully honor the gravity of this moment or the profound loss.
July 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Today, ICE murdered Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine. Once again, a family, friends, and community are left carrying the unimaginable weight of a life taken. There are no words that can fully honor the gravity of this moment or the profound loss.
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My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.
April 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.
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A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:
July 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:
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I know everyone’s making their jokes, but to be real: it’s an American sickness that the media and political class are praising someone who has spent last year calling for a genocide. Lindsay Graham was the worst of us. He wanted the blood of children to flow in the streets of Gaza and got his wish.
July 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I know everyone’s making their jokes, but to be real: it’s an American sickness that the media and political class are praising someone who has spent last year calling for a genocide. Lindsay Graham was the worst of us. He wanted the blood of children to flow in the streets of Gaza and got his wish.
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Absolutely devastating read. www.them.us/story/slain-...
Slain Trans UW Student Identified as Juniper Blessing: “The Most Amazing Human Being”
The family of the 19-year-old atmospheric and earth sciences major released a statement on Thursday.
www.them.us
May 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Absolutely devastating read. www.them.us/story/slain-...
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Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”
May 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”
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"should we really resort to playing dirty to defeat the nazis i–"
yes. kick em in the fucking balls. what kind of question is that. grow the fuck up
yes. kick em in the fucking balls. what kind of question is that. grow the fuck up
April 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
"should we really resort to playing dirty to defeat the nazis i–"
yes. kick em in the fucking balls. what kind of question is that. grow the fuck up
yes. kick em in the fucking balls. what kind of question is that. grow the fuck up
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the levels of elite impunity we are seeing now and the levels of war crimes we are seeing now are two aspects of the same path of historical development. right now they see war as our problem (and their investment opportunity). it is world historically important that we make war their problem again
April 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
the levels of elite impunity we are seeing now and the levels of war crimes we are seeing now are two aspects of the same path of historical development. right now they see war as our problem (and their investment opportunity). it is world historically important that we make war their problem again
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everything we are seeing now is the consequence of having a political environment in which indifference to the deaths and suffering of other people - even by the state whose supposed responsibility is to safeguard their welfare - is a superpower rather than a political liability
April 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
everything we are seeing now is the consequence of having a political environment in which indifference to the deaths and suffering of other people - even by the state whose supposed responsibility is to safeguard their welfare - is a superpower rather than a political liability
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Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.
“The 312-foot Dena and its 130-member crew, many of them musicians in the Iranian navy band, had just finished participating in an Indian government naval exercise and cultural exchange that the U.S. Navy had also participated in and were on the way home on Wednesday.”
U.S. May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship
The Geneva Conventions say nations have a duty to “take all possible measures” to help rescue victims of shipwrecks. A U.S. submarine left that to Sri Lanka.
www.huffpost.com
March 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.
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It’s been terrifying to have almost every year in the past 20 years be a lesson in how many people with power make decisions about who lives and dies with little thought or care or even a clear idea as to why they’re doing anything, and it’s terrifying that it seems to be getting worse
February 28, 2026 at 9:02 PM
It’s been terrifying to have almost every year in the past 20 years be a lesson in how many people with power make decisions about who lives and dies with little thought or care or even a clear idea as to why they’re doing anything, and it’s terrifying that it seems to be getting worse
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Can think of nothing more cowardly than pressing a button to shoot a missile that will land dozens or hundreds of miles away. Little bottle of water next to your desk. "Yes sir" and all that shit. Walking around saluting each other. Fucking losers. Killers.
February 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Can think of nothing more cowardly than pressing a button to shoot a missile that will land dozens or hundreds of miles away. Little bottle of water next to your desk. "Yes sir" and all that shit. Walking around saluting each other. Fucking losers. Killers.
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Israel, immediately after vaporizing a bunch of little girls:
February 28, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Israel, immediately after vaporizing a bunch of little girls:
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The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive
February 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive
If it's low ABV beer and you're staying hydrated this is light work
have been discussing this prompt with the fellas for the last 12 hours so now i bring it here: do you think you can do this
February 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
If it's low ABV beer and you're staying hydrated this is light work
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it's 2016: north carolina introduces a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms safely. there's a national outcry; companies withdraw business up to and including the NCAA cancelling a publicized game. the bill fails.
it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.
it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.
February 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
it's 2016: north carolina introduces a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms safely. there's a national outcry; companies withdraw business up to and including the NCAA cancelling a publicized game. the bill fails.
it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.
it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.