Ned
@ned-h.bsky.social
Queer weirdo in Oakland. I like building stuff and supporting art.
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“My hope is to get as many sex workers as possible armed."
Sex worker gun clubs are popping up across the country as a form of self-defense and community protection in the face of ICE. @kimkelly.bsky.social reports for Playboy:
Sex worker gun clubs are popping up across the country as a form of self-defense and community protection in the face of ICE. @kimkelly.bsky.social reports for Playboy:
Meet the Women Forming Gun Clubs for Self Protection
Sex worker gun clubs are popping up across the country as a form of self-defense and community protection.
www.playboy.com
September 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
“My hope is to get as many sex workers as possible armed."
Sex worker gun clubs are popping up across the country as a form of self-defense and community protection in the face of ICE. @kimkelly.bsky.social reports for Playboy:
Sex worker gun clubs are popping up across the country as a form of self-defense and community protection in the face of ICE. @kimkelly.bsky.social reports for Playboy:
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@mattbaume.bsky.social is a genius & this may be one of his most important videos he has EVER made. Please make some time to check it out- for the #Cruising content but also & especially for the tribute and case info review for #Heklina 💜✨☮️
youtu.be/04qialEYBdI?...
youtu.be/04qialEYBdI?...
The Problem with CRUISING (1980)
YouTube video by Matt Baume
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
@mattbaume.bsky.social is a genius & this may be one of his most important videos he has EVER made. Please make some time to check it out- for the #Cruising content but also & especially for the tribute and case info review for #Heklina 💜✨☮️
youtu.be/04qialEYBdI?...
youtu.be/04qialEYBdI?...
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John Maynard Keynes once said, 'Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.'
July 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
John Maynard Keynes once said, 'Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.'
Heard an exhausted old Mexican lady mention that she likes yams, and that a few weeks ago someone served yams that were perfectly seasoned and delicious. She didn't know that I'd cooked the yams.
Now any time I feel worthless I can make yams and feel better about myself.
Now any time I feel worthless I can make yams and feel better about myself.
July 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Heard an exhausted old Mexican lady mention that she likes yams, and that a few weeks ago someone served yams that were perfectly seasoned and delicious. She didn't know that I'd cooked the yams.
Now any time I feel worthless I can make yams and feel better about myself.
Now any time I feel worthless I can make yams and feel better about myself.
Another Graham cracker out of politics!
July 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Another Graham cracker out of politics!
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City leaders are closing the Mobile Crisis Team a year after ending the similar Specialized Care Unit. A homeless shelter is also closing.
Berkeley slashes 2 safety net programs — a mental health crisis team and a homeless shelter
City leaders are closing the Mobile Crisis Team a year after ending the similar Specialized Care Unit. A homeless shelter is also closing.
www.berkeleyside.org
July 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
City leaders are closing the Mobile Crisis Team a year after ending the similar Specialized Care Unit. A homeless shelter is also closing.
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🧵 Should bankers review websites & decide what content should come down? 🏦
In TRANSACTION DENIED, Rainey Reitman examines financial censorship & the growing power of financial institutions to influence speech.
🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/tra...
In TRANSACTION DENIED, Rainey Reitman examines financial censorship & the growing power of financial institutions to influence speech.
🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/tra...
June 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
🧵 Should bankers review websites & decide what content should come down? 🏦
In TRANSACTION DENIED, Rainey Reitman examines financial censorship & the growing power of financial institutions to influence speech.
🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/tra...
In TRANSACTION DENIED, Rainey Reitman examines financial censorship & the growing power of financial institutions to influence speech.
🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/tra...
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"During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months," UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Amman.
June 19, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months," UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Amman.
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We have an incredible problem: too many donations for our mutual aid hub and not enough shelves!
We’ve outgrown our current setup, and we need to adapt to keep up with need, especially as we help candidates across the country adopt this model.
We’ve outgrown our current setup, and we need to adapt to keep up with need, especially as we help candidates across the country adopt this model.
June 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
We have an incredible problem: too many donations for our mutual aid hub and not enough shelves!
We’ve outgrown our current setup, and we need to adapt to keep up with need, especially as we help candidates across the country adopt this model.
We’ve outgrown our current setup, and we need to adapt to keep up with need, especially as we help candidates across the country adopt this model.
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We often say fuck the algorithm, but @sesmith.lol went long on how sex workers actually deal with income-stopping algorithms every single day:
"This is not algorithmic softening. It is algorithmic violence."
"This is not algorithmic softening. It is algorithmic violence."
Sex Workers Versus the Algorithm
No seriously, fuck the algorithm.
f.mtr.cool
April 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
We often say fuck the algorithm, but @sesmith.lol went long on how sex workers actually deal with income-stopping algorithms every single day:
"This is not algorithmic softening. It is algorithmic violence."
"This is not algorithmic softening. It is algorithmic violence."
Can't wait for Shark week?
Check out Pope Week!
Only on Amazon Crime.
Check out Pope Week!
Only on Amazon Crime.
April 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Can't wait for Shark week?
Check out Pope Week!
Only on Amazon Crime.
Check out Pope Week!
Only on Amazon Crime.
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It is profoundly unjust that we have to live this way. It doesn’t make any fucking sense and it’s driving me insane
April 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
It is profoundly unjust that we have to live this way. It doesn’t make any fucking sense and it’s driving me insane
"All is fair in love and war" is a really pretty way to say you're cool with cheating and war crimes
April 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"All is fair in love and war" is a really pretty way to say you're cool with cheating and war crimes
Everybody needs to stop talking shit about felons. Villifying felons is exactly as racist as the US justice system. There are 20 million convicted felons. Hiring felons who are not donald trump is awesome actually.
Just call trump a fascist pedophile rapist silly poopoo diaper baby etc
Just call trump a fascist pedophile rapist silly poopoo diaper baby etc
March 28, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Everybody needs to stop talking shit about felons. Villifying felons is exactly as racist as the US justice system. There are 20 million convicted felons. Hiring felons who are not donald trump is awesome actually.
Just call trump a fascist pedophile rapist silly poopoo diaper baby etc
Just call trump a fascist pedophile rapist silly poopoo diaper baby etc
Leftists: we've been trying to organize a general strike for decades. We need just the right messaging, a ton of precise logistics, a wild amount of work, and an overall cultural shift in mainstream attitudes...
Right: oops we broke shipping. Do people need gas to get to work?
Right: oops we broke shipping. Do people need gas to get to work?
March 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Leftists: we've been trying to organize a general strike for decades. We need just the right messaging, a ton of precise logistics, a wild amount of work, and an overall cultural shift in mainstream attitudes...
Right: oops we broke shipping. Do people need gas to get to work?
Right: oops we broke shipping. Do people need gas to get to work?
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It’s so embarrassing that people want Gavin Newsom to be President.
On this Valentine’s Day, my message to you: do not settle for a man who does not care about you!
On this Valentine’s Day, my message to you: do not settle for a man who does not care about you!
February 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
It’s so embarrassing that people want Gavin Newsom to be President.
On this Valentine’s Day, my message to you: do not settle for a man who does not care about you!
On this Valentine’s Day, my message to you: do not settle for a man who does not care about you!
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cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
Dems: we stand against A, B, and C
GOP: that's wild we'd never do those (*does all of them immediately*)
Dems: if you agree to try to stop B (pinky swear) then we'll vote to sponsor A and C
GOP: that's wild we'd never do those (*does all of them immediately*)
Dems: if you agree to try to stop B (pinky swear) then we'll vote to sponsor A and C
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Dems: we stand against A, B, and C
GOP: that's wild we'd never do those (*does all of them immediately*)
Dems: if you agree to try to stop B (pinky swear) then we'll vote to sponsor A and C
GOP: that's wild we'd never do those (*does all of them immediately*)
Dems: if you agree to try to stop B (pinky swear) then we'll vote to sponsor A and C
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It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
Trump is a nobel peace prize recipient in roughly the same way that Elon is the founder of Tesla.
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Trump is a nobel peace prize recipient in roughly the same way that Elon is the founder of Tesla.
If I thought a car was about to hit me, the driver dying suddenly would clearly not improve my situation at all. That wouldn't stop the car? It is such a nonsensical story right on the surface, even if we hadn't all watched the footage.
January 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
If I thought a car was about to hit me, the driver dying suddenly would clearly not improve my situation at all. That wouldn't stop the car? It is such a nonsensical story right on the surface, even if we hadn't all watched the footage.
I want to hear less "if we can hold out until his term is over, we'll be ok" and more "the end of his term is the best chance we'll have to unseat him, so let's make plans for that now".
The plans will have to involve more than just getting more votes.
The plans will have to involve more than just getting more votes.
December 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I want to hear less "if we can hold out until his term is over, we'll be ok" and more "the end of his term is the best chance we'll have to unseat him, so let's make plans for that now".
The plans will have to involve more than just getting more votes.
The plans will have to involve more than just getting more votes.
Tourists love watching the Hopes and Dreams play, looking like unicorns. Magestic. Vapid.
#Regrets like me are grubby, stabby little shits mostly, but you need us. Raise us up right and we prey on bad decisions. Fewer new regrets.
Ignore us and we multiply. We get hungry.
Run. We're faster.
#vss365
#Regrets like me are grubby, stabby little shits mostly, but you need us. Raise us up right and we prey on bad decisions. Fewer new regrets.
Ignore us and we multiply. We get hungry.
Run. We're faster.
#vss365
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I made a painful #memory, so I took it to the memory prison to lock it up. I found a child weeping there, quiet and malnourished. I freed her and she clung to me. She was in pain, and I had forgotten pain, so I opened another cell to remember. By the time I raised her the prison was empty.
#vss365
#vss365
December 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM