Reposted by DisgruntledKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 2hThis is *the* main continuity between neo-fascism and the 20th Century variety. Erich Fromm argued exactly this in "Escape From Freedom," saying that modernity left many alienated and socially dislocated--and fascist strongmen promised to restore meaning and purpose to their lives. 5313120
Reposted by Disgruntledzenlike @zenlike.bsky.social · 8hSo, this very sympathetic piece where the subject is “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024”. 5 minutes of checking his facebook shows pro Trump posts as far back as 2019, and a post saying that he “stands with Trump” posted just a couple of days after Trumps coup. 19858233
Reposted by DisgruntledLagerwhat @lagerwhat.bsky.social · 2hThere are no third spaces in my town for teens, for middle-aged adults, for people's dogs to hang out. Nothing Only the seniors have a senior center and it's underfunded I guess what I'm saying is conservatism ruins everything but creates a conservative's need to bitch about things being destroyed 051
Reposted by DisgruntledDorothy Canzano Beach @dorothy4climate.bsky.social · 5h“The Trump administration is also trying to eliminate NOAA's research office (baseless weather alarms) the primary scientific arm that studies events like El Niño, as part of that budget process. Since his second term, NOAA has lost more than 2,000 staff, largely due to retirements and firings.” 044
Reposted by DisgruntledRobyn @jailbirdstreet.bsky.social · 3hTHIS IS THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY. This is all them. They could fix the mess made by the LNP but they have chosen to continue cruelty. 132
Reposted by DisgruntledMingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 3hWhen I find myself in times of trouble Mother Maryanne comes to me Speaking words of wisdom Join Morrison in Hawaii. 295
Reposted by DisgruntledRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8hThe Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was officially approved this past week. Corporate concentration means more power for CEOs — and less freedom for everyone else. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.youtu.beThe Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For 9925861170
Reposted by DisgruntledDCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Happening with knee & hip surgeries too—and it’s illegal. OHIP covered surgeries but hospitals purposely underfunded by Premier Ford, so there’s a backlog for hospital patients while our taxes fund private clinics that charge for faster access. Do Ontarians know this when they keep voting for him?barrietoday.comOntarians shouldn't pay out of pocket for surgeries at private clinics: ministryProvince 'always ensuring that people are accessing the care they need with their OHIP card, never their credit card,' says ministry official 055
Reposted by DisgruntledJude @sisterratched.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026Jack doesn't hold back! #AusPol (paywalled) Albo is essentially a Liberal PM now and the Greens can make him pay www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9361…canberratimes.com.auAlbo is essentially a Liberal PM now and the Greens can make him payThis is an opportunity to fundamentally change politics in Australia. 63115
Reposted by DisgruntledTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAutopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the backThe report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest. 7623201250
Reposted by DisgruntledTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 03/10/2026I remind everyone, again, that they tried year-round daylight saving time and stopped it because it got bunch of kids got killed in just a few weeks 3634093
Reposted by DisgruntledTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 22hwe have like 150-300 people who are death cult lunatics who have enough "power" to just destroy everything and billions of people who would be shot if they tried to stop them 26716
Reposted by DisgruntledGary Williamson @docs41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Looks like the Gold Room in The Shining. 😾🦇 0175
Reposted by DisgruntledGary Williamson @docs41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026These are addicted "cash addicts", rhymes with "crack addicts"..who in likeness drain those around them like parasites leaving those in need drained. 1128
Reposted by DisgruntledLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026A central pillar of the liberal worldview is that any deviation from the current order established by our oppressive status quo, regardless of ideological underpinnings is problematic. Passionately want All People to have rights? Basically the same as passionately wanting No People to have rights. 1424167
Reposted by DisgruntledLarryLegend @bwtrainer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Jfc Cleveland Mayor Bibb is leading a mayor’s coalition against the extremism of “MAGA and the far left” You know…2 equally extreme extremes like wanting healthcare for all on one hand and murdering nonwhite people on the other @rooster.infoabcnews.comDemocratic mayors in red states launch new group to counter MAGA and far-left extremesCleveland Mayor Bibb will lead Blue Cities/Red States, launching next week. 136814
Reposted by DisgruntledMark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There was a big news story years ago about a trader who made some foolish bets on the market and lost, then kept taking bigger and bigger risks to try and get it back, and ended up blowing some immense amount of money (billions IIRC) trying to evade admitting his mistake. Same reason. That's IPC. 1112
Reposted by DisgruntledCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026And why are the 50 years are the anomaly, not the shorter early post-war period? Meanwhile Rattner must know how feeble it sounds to ascribe postwar US growth to delayed benefits of electricity rather than the postwar world order, government investment in R&D, women entering the workforce, etc... 417413
Reposted by Disgruntledflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026That’s Patrick Stewart 5483
Reposted by DisgruntledNoCoup4U @olibabba.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm so tired of these fucking Nazis. 0102
Reposted by DisgruntledPeggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · 03/10/2026David Shoebridge. Let’s build something other than Labor’s “managed decline.” Brilliant. I’m with him. youtube.com/shorts/MGIQO...youtube.comWe're not interested in tinkering around the edges.YouTube video by Senator David Shoebridge 2324081
Reposted by DisgruntledAmante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026For those of us not living on Planet Murdoch, the Andrews government, led by Dan & in which Allan served,was re-elected 3x with an increased majority each time Under Labor MEL officially remains the Most Liveable city in Australia & amongst the top 3 Most Liveable cities in the world 2313546
Reposted by DisgruntledClay Harris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸💉💉💉💉💉💉💉💉 💉😷 @mudlarklives.bsky.social · 03/10/2026[photo of the terrorism apologist herself] 011
Reposted by DisgruntledRaymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/2... It is the sixth government website in Australia to be notified by the AI giant since last month of agent activity on their services,theguardian.comOpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a dayCompany says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation 183
Reposted by DisgruntledAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Remember that Farage deifies Thatcher and wants even more privatisation designed to make the super-rich wealthier and the rest of us poorer or destitute 'Absolutely everything rotten in the UK can be traced back to Thatcher' via St Helens Resistance 27551232
Reposted by DisgruntledZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Holborn and St Pancras is looking incredibly close. Thank you to everyone joining us today on the doorsteps - we know it's only by having conversations with voters that we can win this. With just five days to go - we need you! 26818247
Reposted by DisgruntledPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Elon, whose genAI is the world's largest distributor of CSAM, has essentially infinite money to throw at evading any kind of consequences for producing and distributing more CSAM than any human in history. 5842337
Reposted by DisgruntledOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Watch the Iran crisis being used as an excuse for yet more climate target breaking oil & gas drilling instead of a reason for huge investment in renewable wind, solar, geo-thermal, insulation, battery tech not subject to wars, embargoes, massive transport costs, polluting spills ... 0123
Reposted by Disgruntledarriviste houso @sunnydarkgreen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026look will anyone notice? parli speeches by Albanese, Barnaby, Angus or Pauline are not known for truth or coherence. 021
Reposted by DisgruntledMatt Golding @goldingcartoons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Australian politicians lead the English-speaking world for AI use in speeches. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... 36619
Reposted by Disgruntled📎 Otto Von Danger @ottovondanger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Looks like Canada's leader just outted himself as a baby murdering ZioNazi. He just lost all my support. 2105
Reposted by DisgruntledSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is rare: a mainstream journo - an ex-Murdoch one at that - acknowledging that "inequality and concentrated wealth" may be an issue for voters. Instead of the usual 'cost-of-living crisis' euphemism. If Shoebridge is having that impact already, it's a useful start to his leadership. #auspol 1216849
Reposted by DisgruntledAndy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 03/10/20262.5 degrees above average and much much more to come. This is why climate change is THE top issue. Humanity can't survive drill baby drill politics www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMay heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the futureEU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average 310038
Reposted by DisgruntledMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Such a short-sighted move! When our hospitals get overwhelmed with people with severe flu this winter, we will wish we had made vaccines easily accessible 23719
Reposted by DisgruntledDeathcat @deathcats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Or coincidentally, that brookefield has made a 100 billion dollar push into AI. 0222
Reposted by DisgruntledRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I regret to inform you that if you genuinely believe Mark “Zionist Palestine” Carney deserves the Nobel peace prize, you have molasses for brains ❤️ 59851131
Reposted by DisgruntledHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026“The judge’s opinion is one of the first times a federal judge has decided Flock searches can be unconstitutional, and suggested that Flock’s network is ‘a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance.’”404media.coFederal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and UnconstitutionalFlock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. 06312
Reposted by DisgruntledHumanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And that gives away the transnational criminal network Carney works for. 0139
Reposted by DisgruntledᏕᎥᎷᎧᏁ ᎶᎥᏰᏕᎧᏁ @kompani101.bsky.social · 02/10/2026' A hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration. 'wired.comHealth Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir’s MessA hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration. 032
Reposted by DisgruntledTroovus @troovus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So after 16 years of the Tories and Starmer punishing, impoverishing, hounding and scapegoating benefits claimants to distract from the rich doubling their wealth, Andy Burnham’s Labour Party is promising a crackdown on … benefits claimants 255
Reposted by DisgruntledRobert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...theguardian.com‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinylPeople describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices 173
Reposted by DisgruntledMiranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Oh HELL no, #Audible. So you're going to not only steal my characters, infringing my copyright and IP, but you're also going to steal the voices of my brilliant audiobook narrators for your utterly crap AI chatbot? Get - and I say this with my whole heart - IN THE SEA! #NoAI 20330115
Reposted by DisgruntledDr Jeremy Walker @jeremywalker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Productivity is output (profit) per unit of labour employed. It’s literally a measurement of exploitation of labour by capital. So, no surprise the Productivity Commmission is a sinecure for #AtlasNetworkers like MPS member Alex Robson, author on IPA’s 2010 Climate Change, The Facts (**the lies). 0125
Reposted by DisgruntledAnonymous @opsnowcrash.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Tech oligarchs don't want a human army. Humans can refuse orders. Humans can revolt. The Pentagon just launched a 4-star command for killer robots. Hegseth announced it at Quantico. When the robots are told to pacify citizens or bomb schools, do you think they'll object on conscientious grounds? #AI 54046