“.. We are learning to bully back,” the second European official said. “We’ve been too shy over the past years to apply counterpressure. There is a sense this stops now.”
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January 24, 2026 at 3:05 AM
“.. We are learning to bully back,” the second European official said. “We’ve been too shy over the past years to apply counterpressure. There is a sense this stops now.”
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"I mean, it's not even mechanical counterpressure! How's it supposed to show off your curves?"
#morgansart
#morgansart
December 11, 2024 at 4:33 AM
"I mean, it's not even mechanical counterpressure! How's it supposed to show off your curves?"
#morgansart
#morgansart
Lemon wearing a mechanical counterpressure suit, which are being mass produced in the ever-prolific Muscoviense Industrial Facility on the Moon. It is mainly an IVA suit, but can be an EVA one with some modifications and some bravery.
April 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Lemon wearing a mechanical counterpressure suit, which are being mass produced in the ever-prolific Muscoviense Industrial Facility on the Moon. It is mainly an IVA suit, but can be an EVA one with some modifications and some bravery.
cw mpreg / labor (implied)
drew this a minute ago and frankly it isn't as bad as I was fearing it to look
MORE COUNTERPRESSURE, KO!!
drew this a minute ago and frankly it isn't as bad as I was fearing it to look
MORE COUNTERPRESSURE, KO!!
July 16, 2026 at 3:17 AM
cw mpreg / labor (implied)
drew this a minute ago and frankly it isn't as bad as I was fearing it to look
MORE COUNTERPRESSURE, KO!!
drew this a minute ago and frankly it isn't as bad as I was fearing it to look
MORE COUNTERPRESSURE, KO!!
the "good news" that the higher prices go, the more incentive there is to get in on the action & provide counterpressure
March 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
the "good news" that the higher prices go, the more incentive there is to get in on the action & provide counterpressure
Messi and the Barca Boys appear to be shocked by Sounders counterpressure. Like how dare you? Do you know who we are?
September 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Messi and the Barca Boys appear to be shocked by Sounders counterpressure. Like how dare you? Do you know who we are?
Put that leopard boy in the mechanical counterpressure suit
August 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Put that leopard boy in the mechanical counterpressure suit
The problem is that all the pressure is coming from one direction, Trump. Nobody in city government is telling these hospitals they'll face consequences for violating human rights law too. That's what counterpressure looks like, and Mamdani hasn't applied any.
April 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The problem is that all the pressure is coming from one direction, Trump. Nobody in city government is telling these hospitals they'll face consequences for violating human rights law too. That's what counterpressure looks like, and Mamdani hasn't applied any.
"[I]n the Kimmel saga, they ran up against something they hadn’t encountered in 2025: effective counterpressure from key parts of civil society and Congress," writes @ericcolumbus.bsky.social.
How the FCC Chair Unplugged Jimmy Kimmel—and Why It Didn’t Last
Disney’s spine was stiffened by force. Others’ mileage may vary.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"[I]n the Kimmel saga, they ran up against something they hadn’t encountered in 2025: effective counterpressure from key parts of civil society and Congress," writes @ericcolumbus.bsky.social.
Overheard in the Torchship EVA department: "In space, cleavage is potentially lethal."
Regardless of what George Lucas may have told you, due to how counterpressure suits work, you will in fact need a space bra.
Regardless of what George Lucas may have told you, due to how counterpressure suits work, you will in fact need a space bra.
September 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Overheard in the Torchship EVA department: "In space, cleavage is potentially lethal."
Regardless of what George Lucas may have told you, due to how counterpressure suits work, you will in fact need a space bra.
Regardless of what George Lucas may have told you, due to how counterpressure suits work, you will in fact need a space bra.
Btw this is relevant for all Americans: there's still pressure for KOSA aswell as generally for age verification so prepare yourselves to use counterpressure against it if you want to save the internets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GJf...
bsky.app/profile/figh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GJf...
bsky.app/profile/figh...
August 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Btw this is relevant for all Americans: there's still pressure for KOSA aswell as generally for age verification so prepare yourselves to use counterpressure against it if you want to save the internets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GJf...
bsky.app/profile/figh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GJf...
bsky.app/profile/figh...
it would, currently, be catastrophic if bsky.app became maximally evil starting tomorrow (e.g. did:plc key custody).
but, enshittification is rarely an overnight change. It's a gradual levering effect, a boiling of a million frogs. atproto, in theory, allows us to collectively apply counterpressure
but, enshittification is rarely an overnight change. It's a gradual levering effect, a boiling of a million frogs. atproto, in theory, allows us to collectively apply counterpressure
November 3, 2024 at 7:52 PM
it would, currently, be catastrophic if bsky.app became maximally evil starting tomorrow (e.g. did:plc key custody).
but, enshittification is rarely an overnight change. It's a gradual levering effect, a boiling of a million frogs. atproto, in theory, allows us to collectively apply counterpressure
but, enshittification is rarely an overnight change. It's a gradual levering effect, a boiling of a million frogs. atproto, in theory, allows us to collectively apply counterpressure
it's indicative of the state of This Website that every time a Democratic elected posts "I did <X actually very important thing> against GOP counterpressure" their replies are a firehose of "yes but did you draft articles of impeachment" at absolute best
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
it's indicative of the state of This Website that every time a Democratic elected posts "I did <X actually very important thing> against GOP counterpressure" their replies are a firehose of "yes but did you draft articles of impeachment" at absolute best
'neoliberalism' was the theory that, because society would be better off without politics, it would be best to simply depoliticize the people altogether. it turns out all this does is make society acutely vulnerable—no immune system, no counterpressure—to the most baby-barbarian forms of politics.
May 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
'neoliberalism' was the theory that, because society would be better off without politics, it would be best to simply depoliticize the people altogether. it turns out all this does is make society acutely vulnerable—no immune system, no counterpressure—to the most baby-barbarian forms of politics.
I agree... the twisted and depraved must be beaten back with appropriate counterpressure
January 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I agree... the twisted and depraved must be beaten back with appropriate counterpressure
This is how @maxtani.bsky.social describes what is quite clearly a quid pro quo attacking journalism.
www.semafor.com/article/05/3...
www.semafor.com/article/05/3...
May 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is how @maxtani.bsky.social describes what is quite clearly a quid pro quo attacking journalism.
www.semafor.com/article/05/3...
www.semafor.com/article/05/3...
Not applying counterpressure is a sure way to let the enemy rule unimpeded. Not sure if you considered that.
Also, good idea to go after their darlings, like they do after yours. Give them something to howl in agony about – to take their mind off things that are none of their business
Also, good idea to go after their darlings, like they do after yours. Give them something to howl in agony about – to take their mind off things that are none of their business
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Not applying counterpressure is a sure way to let the enemy rule unimpeded. Not sure if you considered that.
Also, good idea to go after their darlings, like they do after yours. Give them something to howl in agony about – to take their mind off things that are none of their business
Also, good idea to go after their darlings, like they do after yours. Give them something to howl in agony about – to take their mind off things that are none of their business
Heads up: Google will shut down its Atmospheric Life Support+ service at the end of the month. If you’d like your cells to continue to metabolize nutrients into ATP, please adjust your web-enabled counterpressure biosuits to use YouTube Viability software (transfer fees may apply).
August 14, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Heads up: Google will shut down its Atmospheric Life Support+ service at the end of the month. If you’d like your cells to continue to metabolize nutrients into ATP, please adjust your web-enabled counterpressure biosuits to use YouTube Viability software (transfer fees may apply).
Concepts of mechanical counterpressure space suits always show them worn as an outer layer, but I think they'd be considered underwear. I see this one as meant for long duration wear in a harsh environment, hence the invasive waste processor and IVs for nutrients.
#indiaink #drawing #screentone
#indiaink #drawing #screentone
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Concepts of mechanical counterpressure space suits always show them worn as an outer layer, but I think they'd be considered underwear. I see this one as meant for long duration wear in a harsh environment, hence the invasive waste processor and IVs for nutrients.
#indiaink #drawing #screentone
#indiaink #drawing #screentone
Understanding which forces create functionally evil outcomes can guide us to where we should apply counterpressure, and to where it is futile to do so.
In this respect it’s really not a minor distinction.
In this respect it’s really not a minor distinction.
it's a minor distinction, but one that bears mentioning: every org canceling their DEI programs on threat of losing federal funding is *complying in advance*, without making the government go through the labor and cost to actually cut that funding.
Dismantling dignity and all it cost was an email.
Dismantling dignity and all it cost was an email.
January 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Understanding which forces create functionally evil outcomes can guide us to where we should apply counterpressure, and to where it is futile to do so.
In this respect it’s really not a minor distinction.
In this respect it’s really not a minor distinction.
I've been working on a scifi game character for a portfolio project, wearing a mechanical counterpressure suit for planetary/space use. The helmet bubble is a placeholder - the neck ring houses an emergency self-inflating setup, like those bike helmets. Need to find some time to finish it up soon.
June 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I've been working on a scifi game character for a portfolio project, wearing a mechanical counterpressure suit for planetary/space use. The helmet bubble is a placeholder - the neck ring houses an emergency self-inflating setup, like those bike helmets. Need to find some time to finish it up soon.
“‘We are learning to bully back,’the second European official said. ‘We’ve been too shy over the past years to apply counterpressure. There is a sense this stops now.’” Via Atlantic
‘We Are Learning to Bully Back’
How Europe got Trump to cave on Greenland
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
“‘We are learning to bully back,’the second European official said. ‘We’ve been too shy over the past years to apply counterpressure. There is a sense this stops now.’” Via Atlantic