CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Finally, the reader of course doesn't have to adopt Tolkien's morality, but at least for him the question of whether they're good or evil is somewhat orthogonal to whether they have souls and can ultimately be redeemed. 000
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The reason they're never spared is because they never surrender; not once does an orc in the entire legendarium surrender. Which ultimately strengthens the conclusion that they're not fully sentient, some kind of automaton. 110
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The problem isn't the orcs themselves; it's how the "good guys" treat them consistently. Never spared, never pardoned, always killed. There is a marked difference from how human enemies are treated; no poignant "Sam wondered whether he was truly evil at heart" moment for an orc. 100
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I heard you like third spaces so I put a third space in your third space 000
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Maybe you've already tried this but: markdown files with GitHub desktop would check many of these boxes right? 010
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The one "Chicago style" thing East coasters are totally fine with 0100
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13/07/2025The Abrego Garcia fiasco keeps getting worse. The way Trump and the WH are bringing the full weight of their propaganda and legal machines to destroying this one day laborer is an extraordinary abuse of power. I try to take stock of that larger story here: newrepublic.com/article/1977... 442512867
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 09/07/2025I just listened as well, here is the audio - you can hear Kalief recount in his own voice what solidarity confinement feels like for a teen. I feel we owe it to him to listen since he should still be here and the system that killed him, which we can fight, heaps these evils on others everyday...newyorker.comKalief Browder: A Decade LaterTen years after his suicide, lessons from what Browder shared with The New Yorker about his time in solitary confinement. 7337137
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 05/07/2025How many Wannsee conferences does the nexus of contemporary imperialist capitalism entail every year, just part of business as usual. 08428
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERTuxedo Catfish @tuxedocatfish.bsky.social · 29/06/2025it's not NSC 68 (which is a much more self-flattering document, originally classified or not) but something along those lines, possibly even out of the same office. i'll have to see if i can find it again 132
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Relatedly, I would imagine remote work leads to less workplace sexual assault. Does anyone know if any studies have been conducted? 080
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The ones who walk away from omelets smh 000
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 07/06/2025You joke but this is literally what Amazon is going to do (already doing?) with ai trained on all of the books it sells 000
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Hmm you could almost say it's... hyperreal 😎 010
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Hello! I would be happy to help. You can email me lollardfish at gmail with a draft of a piece and a pitch and I will help you refine it to improve your chances of being published. I mean this. I've helped a few dozen people these last six months. 3242107
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERKyle Marquis @moochava.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Here's a cheat sheet for whenever you read an old sci-fi author 1082262739
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 25/05/2025Many people are asking me this. The answer is no, they're not spam. I've spoken with people in Gaza. I've become friends with @mamafriend.bsky.social, for example. So why do they need money? A few days back I posted a thread about it with sources below. 37517
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Where does it say "working class"? Or are you equating "non-college" with working class? 000
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERDr. Manhattan @thenewthinker.bsky.social · 16/05/2025all love and respect to Logan Rozos, a Black trans artist, revolutionary voice and truth-teller who used NYU’s platform to indict genocide. 181443408
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Wow.. inject this directly into my veins... Powerful stuff 020
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Things are happening that cannot be undone. That's why they're so frightened. 11887193
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERWithout History @withouthistoryband.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Hey, I know we're all completely overwhelmed with people's needs ATM. I know that we've had to stretch our mutual aid networks way past breaking point. But this is a doable goal. Helping Dee stay housed and fed while she recovers is something we can do. Please share and donate if you can. 03037
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Fucking THANK YOU. Like, for real, I need a lot of you to dispense with the fantasies of objective, impartial tech. You are watching the intended purpose of this shit on display as we speak as Grok is hammered into compliance behind the scenes. 346121668
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERAlex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 16/05/2025this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r... 357314549903
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERSte Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 12/05/2025There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park" 47106363207
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERDeadkat 🥐 @deadkat.bsky.social · 10/05/2025The european citizens' initiative to ban conversion therapies in the EU only has 250k signatures and needs to amass 1 million in the next 7 days... If you live in the EU, please sign it (you can't otherwise); if you don't, please share it around. 3232674551
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERAalia Mauro @aaliamauro.bsky.social · 11/05/2025A holocaust is happening right before our eyes and the world is silent. 290,000 children are starving in Gaza. We must raise our voices for the voiceless in Gaza. 03929
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERJRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · 01/07/2024“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.” 92785911
CAPS LOCK ENJOYER @capslockenjoyer.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Her: This is doing nothing for me Him: grok is this true 010
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERSA Smythe @essaysmythe.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Have you read "Power" by Audre Lorde? Written June 1973, also in NYC (Queens). 5yrs & 2 days before Miller's murder by police, undercover cop Thomas Shea was acquitted by a jury of 11 whites + 1 Black woman who said “They convinced me,” after they absolved Shea of 10yr old Clifford Glover's murder. 111331
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERACLU @aclu.org · 10/05/2025Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro 537310075559
Reposted by CAPS LOCK ENJOYERDebt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Have you gotten a notice that your federal student loans are at risk of being garnished? Share it with us. We want to check it out — and help you. 7434284
