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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Sounds like the only place safe for migrants of any status will be low wage farms. Sounds not so vaguely feudal.

Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Mamdani winning in NY will not signify that there is still hope in the electoral process. It will only signify that the oligarchs in this country see the rising anti-oligarch sentiment and decided to toss the people a bone.

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Jen @loopdilou.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I haven't seen it yet, but godsdamn Wunmi Mosaku is one of the most glorious actors alive.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Yes, you told us that your party dgaf about average ppl, children, unhoused or poor. The only ppl who will be fixating on this is you. The rest of us will be doing under t/rump what we did under Biden. Trying to survive.

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Jibril Stevenson @jibrilstevenson.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The paperback is now available! Also, since the collection containing the prequel story "Zulfiqar is Coming" is no longer available, I have a free pdf download on my website, and I'll have a standalone Kindle version shortly. jibrilstevenson.wordpress.com/books/

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Books

Death in Sonora, coming 2026 from Saladeen Books. Sword of Justice: A Zulfiqar Jaffery Western, Dusty Saddle Publishing, 8 January 2025. “The Pasha of Texas,” in Revenge in Three, Fresh…

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:( HOMELESS. PINNED PLZ @adrianmica.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

this pandemic (really y’all’s apathy regarding it) just absolutely shredding my quality of life rn. thanks ♥️

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

As we come upon the settler-colonial genocide holiday I want to remind folks that this idea of "accident of birth" erases the very deliberate act of murdering millions precisely so that ones progeny could be born here and participate in this exploitative project.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Also want to let folks know that more than 300 million pounds of food will be wasted during the upcoming weekend. Enough to feed the 700,000 unhoused folks in this country for weeks. Consider doing/consuming less and give something other than thanks to this genocidal nation.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Tuned out of "We Are Lady Parts" once it the introduced the white love interests. Realistic sure. But deeply unoriginal. Like we can't portray or bestow humanity and complexity on characters or each other irl without proximity or interest of whiteness. Hard pass.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Def not a republican. so don't come in here with regressive talk and namecalling and expect laughing emojis etc

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If you're a democrat or an elon musk stan, don't bother following me.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Am I being judgy by saying I'm surprised by the number of positive reviews for AI bf/gf apps on google play?

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Suing for getting scammed while watching a fix.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Dune: Prophecy is a show about a bunch of eugenicist nuns that create a breeding program to ensure that are no Black or Brown folks in charge in 10,000 years.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The FBI says it is aware of racist text messages being sent to African American and Black communities around the country, and that recipients "have now expanded to high school students, as well as both the Hispanic and LGBTQIA+ communities." www.fbi.gov/news/press-r...

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FBI Statement Regarding Offensive Text Messages | Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to African American and Black communities around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities...

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Laury Silvers/Jayne Green @laurylsilvers.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Art has a place. Maybe especially leftist trash thrillers. If you liked Baby Reindeer. You liked Lovecraft Country. You want to be entertained without losing your soul and maybe gaining something. Or you just want distraction that is the opposite of doom scrolling. Disgraced: A Toronto Thriller.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Also, if you can't see how casteism and how tech systemically keeps Blacks and Latinos out then you need to look closer at your own analysis. Silicon Valley is already allowed to legally discriminate on the basis of gender and race.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Two years ago police surpassed, by dollar amount, more theft than actual thieves. This is from the DoJ. 5 billion dollars. This is not including "civil asset forfeiture". This is straight up theft.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Who better to rehabilitate Roald Dahl's racist legacy with a series of short films than Wes Anderson. With enough hyper nostalgic set design and stop motion animation, I think it will be successful. Next up: Enid Blyton.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Reminder folks that you can't be anti-colonialist in the aggregate but ok with it in the individual.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Most likely for the demographics most likely to vote for him. Kind of like how he canceled all the Trump era oil leased but not the 3000 he issued.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

There isn't a single app or streaming service in existence that isn't full of persistent bugs. These tech bros have us living in digital slums. My only hope is that we all leave this place for parks and forests and one day some internet urbex-ers will be one day bepicking over it's bones.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

I thought twitter had gotten bad (it totally has). but i've been on fb the past few days to promote my book and what an utterly unusable mess. there is no integration between what was facebook and what is "meta". just garbage.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Some of the things we'll be talking about in Dark Matters Podcast this week: "The Changeling". Why do we still "other" witches in the post-modern era? We know that the term has been used pejoratively to describe women who don't subscribe to or accede to "atomic" ideas around marriage and family

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Socialism is democratic but democratic socialism isn't socialism.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Can you imagine how many more vaccines and other technological advancements we would have if Black folks weren't systemically and systematically kept out of STEM fields?

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

This Saturday at 12pm est @laurylsilvers.bsky.social , Jibril Stevenson, and I will be participating in a panel discussion and reading of "Revenge In Three". It will be livestreamed on Muslim Arc's Facebook page and hosted by Margari Hill!

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 01/10/2023

I think the best response I've seen to AI anything has been, "Why should I bother reading something that nobody could be bothered to write"

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

Not only can you argue that only late stage empires build this kind of garbage but hastens it's demise. Ppl in the comments talking about how empires have revitalized themselves repeatedly complete ignore the accelerating effect of technology. The ppl really think they're going to live forever.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

I started building shutdown costs into my annual budget years ago. The longest Obama shutdown almost put me under permanently. Politicizing the budget when no mention is ever made of cutting defense spending is obscene. And it only hurts average ppl. And doesn't make any elected official look good.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

There was a thread going around last week of ppl posting their album cover photo. I decided to do my author photo.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

They might have a (D) in front of their names, but their thinking and actions are very pre-Civil Rights era. They are only able to advance society as far as their most regressive idea. Which in modern times looks more like conservativism than liberalism.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

There is nothing "trailblazing" about clinging so desperately to power that you are unable to actually fight for women's bodily autonomy or reproductive rights. The reason why there is no social progress in this country is because too many ppl in power were raised in a time of regressive views.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Congrats to my WGA people! There is nothing that can't be accomplished with collective action and bargaining. The power is in community!

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Totally wild watching UK and other western countries openly tell Black and Brown folks they aren't wanted but watching those Black and Brown folks dick ride yt supremacy anyway.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

The political system in the US is completely ineffectual. Reproductive rights have been rolled back in this country because billionaires are afraid of losing their disposable workforce.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

I'm convinced Elon is trying to turn Twitter into that last surviving whites only town in South Africa.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

You can buy it by clicking the link below! Pls support this wonderful book that I am super proud of! amzn.to/44ZMWz5

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

Hey all! My small imprint published a book yesterday. "Revenge in Three" three Muslim retellings of "The Count of Monte Cristo" from three authors and three genres! We have Alternate history/Noir by @laurylsilvers.bsky.social , a Western by @jibrilstevenson.bsky.social , and a Sci-fi novella by me!

a red cover with a white outline of a mountain on it & a thin black crescent moon above the mountain. The title in large white capitals is “REVENGE IN THREE” with subtitle in smaller black capitals “THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO”. In small white capitals below that, “3 Muslim authors, 3 retellings, 3 genres” and the names of the authors “Laury Silvers, Jibril Stevenson, J. Austin Yoshino”

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

Unearned and uninterrogated wealth and privilege presents as psychopathy. I'm not saying this to be edgy or to make light of mental illness.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

Skeet your professional headshot.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

Can't wait to not read all the pretentious claptrap that's going to be in rolling stone guy's book. Can you imagine all the pseudo intellectualizing there's going to be about all the labor stolen from Black folks and women? *Shudder*

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

Dude should have just thanked Black folks for gifting the world Rock and Roll and by extension his job and just moved the f on.

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Austin Yoshino @austinyoshino.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

But also, comes and lives there and gentrified it until no one else can.

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