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David Dashifen Kees (they/them)

@dashifen.com
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A game-playing Pagan programmer and seminary trained theologian.

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sarah zedig 🐐 @hmsnofun.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
rfk jr says "AI" backs his ant-vaccine views. we checked-- it doesn't back anything. there is no inherent truth value to any generated text because it was not assembled through a conscious process. the phenomenon of generated text being accurate is irrelevant because it is fundamentally coincidental
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Ghostbusters (1984) @ghostbusters1984.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am Zuul.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026
NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
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David Dashifen Kees (they/them) @dashifen.com · 27/09/2026
Last night: the Pretty Reckless Tonight: Kamelot Remarkably different crowd vibe 😂
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Max the comics guy who does comics about comics @waitingforthetrade.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A man discovers he emits a pheromone that makes him irresistible to werewolves in my new supernatural romance All Dogs Go To Kevin.
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Call Me The Brie-ze @briesmith.xyz · 26/09/2026
What people are starved for is the capacity to care for themselves in an increasingly unsustainable and rigged economy where the most basic necessities of life (housing, food, utilities, medical care, education) are expensive, low quality and controlled by an oligarchy bent on neo-feudalism
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026
No matter how much you throw trans people under the bus, you are still going to get attacked. All you've done is betray a vulnerable minority, anger your base, and made the issue front and center.
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Screenshot showing two sequential posts on X by journalist Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) discussing Texas politics:
 * Top post: Text reads, "Paxton on Talarico: 'He wants to transition your kids!'" accompanied by an embedded video frame of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at a podium in a dark suit and red tie.
 * Bottom post: Text reads, "Talarico says he would vote in favor of a national ban for transgender surgeries for minors," above a video thumbnail from Fox News Channel featuring a woman anchor in a red blazer, with lower-third banners reading "EXCLUSIVE," "SHIFTING THE REINS?", and "TALARICO STANCE DIFFERS FROM EARLIER COMMENTS."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026
anyway i think DC statehood is a non negotiable. only way to give DC residents the tools to protect themselves.
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soOolient 🎃 @solient.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Bankaz @bankazenol.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Generative AI really is the radioactive fallout of IT and we're in the aftermath of the Bomb Pulse. EVERYTHING is impregnated with traces of "radioative material" now.
en.wikipedia.org
Bomb pulse - Wikipedia
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Whimsy is actually a form of resistance against a world that wants us to be miserable. Says Skeletor trying to keep the whimsy even when the world is truly miserable.
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🎉 Gidgetwidget @gidgetwidget.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no o no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no o no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no NO GODDAMN ARCH NO! DC DOES NOT NEED THAT TRAFFIC & ARCHITECTURAL HELL! NO!
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's never too late to stop using AI. It doesn't matter what you're using it for, however much you're relying on it, you can stop. There's nothing it does that can't be replaced by other, better methods. You can always learn new skills, it's never too late.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Ghostbusters (1984) @ghostbusters1984.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Don't cross the streams..
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 17/08/2026
This work is hard. This time is hard. It will break us if we let it. But one day our descendants will envy us for helping to create their seemingly perfect world. One day they will look back across time and see our world, and say they envy us for having the opportunity to build their world.
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Lauren Thoman @laurenthomanwrites.com · 15/08/2026
I’m so tired of genAI apologists telling me I only hate it because I don’t understand it. I hate it *because* I understand it, you absolute toenail.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Living, being in the world, was a much greater and stranger thing than she had ever dreamed.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The pointless National Guard deployment in Washington DC until January 2029 will cost approximately $1.4 billion. This amount could have funded the National Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the Humanities for almost 7 years.
civilbeat.org
Guard Deployment To Washington Into 2029 Will Cost Roughly $1.4B
Hawai‘i will bring home its 27 members later this month after the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
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Ghostbusters (1984) @ghostbusters1984.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I am the Gatekeeper.
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”
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David Dashifen Kees (they/them) @dashifen.com · 22/07/2026
But if it doesn't brush my shoulder, And it doesn't beat my heart, That's not what I want - no, that's not where I will start.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
no one wants to consider my insane pitch which is to eliminate timezones across the planet so we’re all on the exact same time and force everyone to change their conception of what a day is
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David Dashifen Kees (they/them) @dashifen.com · 15/07/2026
Yes! This is consistently my answer to what three wishes I'd make sort of imagination games.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
futurism.com/future-socie... lol
As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.
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Sage Deviant 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
“do not obey in advance” includes falling into despair & giving up. if fascism was invincible, it’s rampant & desperate propaganda would not be necessary. learn to build revolutionary optimism in yourself & your community. when we fight, we win.
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The Wild Hunt News @thewildhunt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A group of Heathen organizations writes in to reiterate their opposition to Folkish Heathenry and announce their ongoing coalition for inclusive Heathenry. wildhunt.org/2026/07/opin... #pagan #heathen #asatru #thetroth #frith #folkism #politics
wildhunt.org
Opinion: No Frith with Folkism - Opinion, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, Spotlight on Tradition
Witchcraft & Pagan News - A group of Heathen organizations writes in to reiterate their opposition to Folkish Heathenry and announce their ongoing coalition for inclusive Heathenry. | Opinion, Paganis...
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scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 04/07/2026
This is required reading/listening every July 4th but *especially* today 🔥
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"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Not gonna lie, the fact that AI data centers are being cooled while Americans die in the street from heat stoke is really pissing me off.
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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
And I say this with my whole chest: The anti-trans movement is not about trans people. It’s certainly not about protecting children It is about legislating conformity It is about restricting bodily autonomy It is about erasing all free expression they find disagreeable —It is about control—
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Resident Warren G. Harding @popeawesomexiii.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
It’s cute you think the disco is the only place I panic
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Wat @a-wat.blacksky.app · 23/06/2026
Came across this video last night and I am about to run it into the ground. This is one of the most incredible displays of singing and arranging I’ve ever heard. 2:38 to about 3:10 is off the charts nuts.
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New York Vocal Collective - Blackbird
YouTube video by NYVC (New York Vocal Collective)
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Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 19/06/2026
The most dangerous thing about AI is not that the machines might one day think. It is that we are being trained, by men with enormous financial gains riding on our acquiescence, to stop thinking for ourselves.
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
voting for whichever politician runs on making bathtubs in this country the kind that adults can fit into like they have in japan
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David Dashifen Kees (they/them) @dashifen.com · 15/06/2026
Some street art / stickers in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
A street-level view of an outdoor alcove and sidewalk. The curved, cream-colored concrete wall is covered in various layers of colorful graffiti tags. Prominently painted across the center is a wavy, horizontal depiction of the transgender pride flag with its blue, pink, and white stripes. A gated metal entryway sits to the left of the wall, and a double yellow traffic line is visible on the street in the foreground.Close-up of a tan, textured sandstone block wall between a glass door and a window frame. Written across the center of the stone blocks in white chalk are the words, "LOVE AS HARD AS YOU CAN" in all-caps block lettering. Fainter, partially erased chalk scribbles are visible below the main message.A close-up, slightly blurred street shot focusing on a metal lamppost covered in stickers. The main sticker is a shiny, holographic rectangle that reads in bold, stylized text: "TRANS FOLK EXISTING DISNAE BURDEN ANYCUNT." Below it, another sticker shows a pixelated trash can icon labeled "TERF'S OPINIONS." The background shows a cobblestone city street with colorful buildings out of focus.
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stinky marcie @ultrarotom.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Being a billionaire is a crime against humanity already, so being a trillionaire is a thousand crimes against humanity
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Being a trillionaire is a crime against humanity
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 12/06/2026
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 12/06/2026
"Capturing land rents would capture a nearly entirely untaxed pool of wealth. And it is important to remember that land, especially non-residential land, is disproportionately held by the wealthy, and this design exempts nearly all poor, middle-class and even upper-middle-class homeowners."
liberalcurrents.com
Yes, We Can—Just Tax The Rich
America faces real fiscal problems, but we need embrace neither tax-cut slopulism nor "pain is necessary" middle-class tax increases. The rich can start paying their fair share.
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David Dashifen Kees (they/them) @dashifen.com · 12/06/2026
Had a lovely time at @cuppapug.bsky.social in Edinburgh!
A picture of a pug on a pink background. In the foreground, a Scotish flag. In front of the  picture are some supplies for making coffee and other café drinks. The pug has pinkish skin and blue eyes and is mostly white furred except some brown around his eyes and ears.
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Joe Molloy 🇨🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @freelancewebdev.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Of course the real problem here is believing that such things should be a mere act of charity or even philanthropy and not just a matter of the inalienable right of people not to starve because another is hoarding wealth.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
On the day before Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire, all I can think about is that time in 2021 when the head of the UN World Food Program asked Musk to donate $6 billion to save 42 million people from starvation and he refused.
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Every signatory of the Harper’s Letter . Every person who refused to acknowledge the power imbalances around 230 You disgust me. You absolutely disgust me and your silence now should shame you every day futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com
Trump Moves to Deeply Censor the Entire Internet
The Trump administration is cynically exploiting calls for stricter AI regulation to pass broad censorship measures at the federal level.
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 11/06/2026
A useful thought experiment for people who insist on thinking about "AI" as a thinking conscious being like us, is to think about what the universe looks like through the experiential apparatus of a Large Language Model. You experience time in turns which are always initiated by some outside force.
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