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@starpaint.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood queer disabled leftist autisticat. Gymnastics is my jam. I was scifiFLY on the hellsite.
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I like that the lead story on the NY Times is "ok, we're finally admitting that the Republicans are absolutely fucked this fall" and then just under it is a hopeful little "could this be the election where a Republican finally wins NY governor?" I'm guessing not, guys! Probably not this one!
September 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I like that the lead story on the NY Times is "ok, we're finally admitting that the Republicans are absolutely fucked this fall" and then just under it is a hopeful little "could this be the election where a Republican finally wins NY governor?" I'm guessing not, guys! Probably not this one!
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I've been up since 2am, so I was genuinely hoping that this was a fever dream
Netflix has announced a new reality series titled ‘THE NEW STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT’.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
September 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I've been up since 2am, so I was genuinely hoping that this was a fever dream
The UCLaw programs he's "especially" ashamed of for hosting the symposium: the Critical Race Studies Program, the International & Comparative Law Program; the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy; the Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law & Policy; and The Promise Institute for Human Rights
The UCLA Chancellor is apparently very much against antisemitism, but quite OK with torture.
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Julio Frenk condemns UCLA Law symposium featuring attorney of alleged 9/11 conspirator - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Sept. 13 at 11:24 p.m. Chancellor Julio Frenk on Friday condemned a School of Law symposium that included a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terr...
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September 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The UCLaw programs he's "especially" ashamed of for hosting the symposium: the Critical Race Studies Program, the International & Comparative Law Program; the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy; the Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law & Policy; and The Promise Institute for Human Rights
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Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.
We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks.
Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers!
boycottstarbucks.net
Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers!
boycottstarbucks.net
BOYCOTT STARBUCKS
Starbucks is the biggest violator of U.S. labor law in modern history. Join the movement - Boycott Starbucks!
boycottstarbucks.net
September 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.
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Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic
“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
September 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic
“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
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New calligraphic work: "On Resisting ICE and the DHS"
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New calligraphic work: "On Resisting ICE and the DHS"
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
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Yeah, and it rules.
"If you look at the Ford Foundation, I think Henry Ford would be turning over in his grave if he knew what they were up to." www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Billionaire CEO says charity is a ‘negative’ for the world: ‘I’m not going to do that’
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has a net worth of several billion dollars, but don’t expect him to donate to charity or do any kind of philanthropy anytime soon. During a recent interview, Armstrong exp...
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September 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Yeah, and it rules.
Hi, restricted audience! I'm looking for a responsible human who can be in White Plains for 20 minutes next Wednesday afternoon (9/2). Please DM. Also, have a conclave of ducks.
August 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Hi, restricted audience! I'm looking for a responsible human who can be in White Plains for 20 minutes next Wednesday afternoon (9/2). Please DM. Also, have a conclave of ducks.
Rebecca Watson cited an article by @lollardfish.bsky.social in her latest video! (youtu.be/ctmpiP-ost4?...; CW for CSA).
Nobelists & the NIH Protected a Predator
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
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August 24, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Rebecca Watson cited an article by @lollardfish.bsky.social in her latest video! (youtu.be/ctmpiP-ost4?...; CW for CSA).
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ACKSHULLY Ben
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, but one's Jewishness is NOT defined by a # of ritual acts.
Stewart + Sanders are Jews.
To my great consternation, so are you + Ivanka, even tho each of you violate more Torah concepts every day than either of them could in a lifetime.
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, but one's Jewishness is NOT defined by a # of ritual acts.
Stewart + Sanders are Jews.
To my great consternation, so are you + Ivanka, even tho each of you violate more Torah concepts every day than either of them could in a lifetime.
Ben Shapiro: Sen. Bernie Sanders is “not actually” Jewish and comedian Jon Stewart is “as Jewish as a ham sandwich”
August 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
ACKSHULLY Ben
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, but one's Jewishness is NOT defined by a # of ritual acts.
Stewart + Sanders are Jews.
To my great consternation, so are you + Ivanka, even tho each of you violate more Torah concepts every day than either of them could in a lifetime.
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, but one's Jewishness is NOT defined by a # of ritual acts.
Stewart + Sanders are Jews.
To my great consternation, so are you + Ivanka, even tho each of you violate more Torah concepts every day than either of them could in a lifetime.
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Ben Shapiro probably does not know enough history to even know this, but the way he is talking about Muslims as a nation within the nation who can never be integrated is almost verbatim what European nationalists said about Jews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
August 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Ben Shapiro probably does not know enough history to even know this, but the way he is talking about Muslims as a nation within the nation who can never be integrated is almost verbatim what European nationalists said about Jews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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"Why is every woman perimenopausal?? It must be the vaccines!"
- a 54 year old
- a 54 year old
August 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"Why is every woman perimenopausal?? It must be the vaccines!"
- a 54 year old
- a 54 year old
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Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude
August 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude
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That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion
No matter how good Zohran Mamdani makes grocery affordability sound, he's selling New Yorkers the same broken promise that has failed everywhere else.
bit.ly
August 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
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"We can't address this until people stop annoying me on the internet" seems to be the driving philosophy at The Atlantic and most editorial pages.
I agree that leftists on social media can be too glib about how upsetting it is to see people suffering on the streets. That is, however, roughly 198th on my list of priorities on this issue.
"we can't address this until people stop annoying me on the internet" is fucking asinine and *everywhere*
"we can't address this until people stop annoying me on the internet" is fucking asinine and *everywhere*
August 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"We can't address this until people stop annoying me on the internet" seems to be the driving philosophy at The Atlantic and most editorial pages.
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY SOCIAL CONSTRUCT ≠ NOT REAL.
*screams in Imagined Communities*
*screams in Imagined Communities*
July 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY SOCIAL CONSTRUCT ≠ NOT REAL.
*screams in Imagined Communities*
*screams in Imagined Communities*
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The main reason the Constitution failed to constrain Trump is because a lot of the Constitution is built on the premise that the people wouldn't elect a Trump as president.
Or at least people assumed such people would never get elected president.
July 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The main reason the Constitution failed to constrain Trump is because a lot of the Constitution is built on the premise that the people wouldn't elect a Trump as president.
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new ap poll shows Jewish people loathe trump and netanyahu and like mamdani.
most mainstream jewish institutions insist that this is not true and that Jews support Israel and trump. *this is effectively antisemitic propaganda.* www.everythingishorrible.net/p/zionist-in...
most mainstream jewish institutions insist that this is not true and that Jews support Israel and trump. *this is effectively antisemitic propaganda.* www.everythingishorrible.net/p/zionist-in...
Zionist Institutions Spread Antisemitic Propaganda
Linking Jewish identity to war and atrocity harms Jewish people
www.everythingishorrible.net
July 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
new ap poll shows Jewish people loathe trump and netanyahu and like mamdani.
most mainstream jewish institutions insist that this is not true and that Jews support Israel and trump. *this is effectively antisemitic propaganda.* www.everythingishorrible.net/p/zionist-in...
most mainstream jewish institutions insist that this is not true and that Jews support Israel and trump. *this is effectively antisemitic propaganda.* www.everythingishorrible.net/p/zionist-in...
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hey do you remember when we all found out about the horrors of the Muslim Ban under Trump 1.0 and fucking went to the airports to protest the horrors done to our fellow humans
and pro bono lawyers were all over and stuff?
the olden days of January 2017?
when the overton window was over there?
and pro bono lawyers were all over and stuff?
the olden days of January 2017?
when the overton window was over there?
TSA is alerting ICE about travelers with expired visas.
An Oakland woman was detained recently before her flight home from Denver. ICE is targeting spouses of US citizens and people with pending asylum, green card, and visa extension applications.
Airports are now potential deportation traps.
An Oakland woman was detained recently before her flight home from Denver. ICE is targeting spouses of US citizens and people with pending asylum, green card, and visa extension applications.
Airports are now potential deportation traps.
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive (Gift Article)
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
hey do you remember when we all found out about the horrors of the Muslim Ban under Trump 1.0 and fucking went to the airports to protest the horrors done to our fellow humans
and pro bono lawyers were all over and stuff?
the olden days of January 2017?
when the overton window was over there?
and pro bono lawyers were all over and stuff?
the olden days of January 2017?
when the overton window was over there?
Stand up. Fight back.
Alevtina Soboleva - 3 Facilities in 3 Days: My Mother's Disappearance Into ICE Detention
YouTube video by Dapper Dinosaur
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July 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Stand up. Fight back.
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The FDA used to have a warning on its website against bogus autism “remedies,” eg, the dangerous—sometimes deadly—chelation pushed by RFK Jr & his antivaxx ally David Geier
RFK Jr ordered the warnings to be removed 😢
Anyone who tells me I must “find common cause” with MAHA & its leader can STFU
RFK Jr ordered the warnings to be removed 😢
Anyone who tells me I must “find common cause” with MAHA & its leader can STFU
I remember when RFK jrs fans were into chelation. I've got a 20 something autistic kid, and it was part of his antivax nonsense.
July 26, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The FDA used to have a warning on its website against bogus autism “remedies,” eg, the dangerous—sometimes deadly—chelation pushed by RFK Jr & his antivaxx ally David Geier
RFK Jr ordered the warnings to be removed 😢
Anyone who tells me I must “find common cause” with MAHA & its leader can STFU
RFK Jr ordered the warnings to be removed 😢
Anyone who tells me I must “find common cause” with MAHA & its leader can STFU
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That’s a nice structural problem you’ve got there. It’d be a real shame if someone were to propose an individualized solution for it.
July 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
That’s a nice structural problem you’ve got there. It’d be a real shame if someone were to propose an individualized solution for it.
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Today, the Harvard Academic Workers - UAW filed a unfair labor practice charge against Harvard Law School. They've slow walked negotiations for two years while holding back pay increases and bonuses to union members while giving them to non union staff.
July 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Today, the Harvard Academic Workers - UAW filed a unfair labor practice charge against Harvard Law School. They've slow walked negotiations for two years while holding back pay increases and bonuses to union members while giving them to non union staff.
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very interesting context
Before she replaced her brother Lindsey Graham, Darline Graham Nordone spent a career working with children with disabilities. @slooterman.bsky.social called disability advocates around South Carolina and couldn't find anyone to say a bad thing about her.
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Darline Graham's career centered disability. Now she could help shape national policy.
Lindsey Graham's sister has spent decades in South Carolina's disability services, earning praise from advocates who hope she'll bring that expertise to Congress.
19thnews.org
July 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
very interesting context
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Hey how’s this turning out
CDC is no longer surveilling outbreaks caused by campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. What could go wrong?
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses.
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
July 15, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Hey how’s this turning out