Reposted by EmBSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The Egyptian military has taken responsibility for Saturday's airstrikes in River Nile State, claiming it the latest "in an ongoing campaign against illegal gold mining within its borders." #KeepEyesOnSudan 13316
Reposted by EmAndrew Bloomberg @andrewbloomberg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The “a man of his time arguments” are always bullshit because if you were, say, a Taíno, you probably thought Columbus was terrible regardless of what people in Spain thought. But yeah, plenty of people in Spain thought he was too brutal too. 322352
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Sometimes I think these people must live in perfect little bubbles, where the prospect of marriage & heterosexuality as places of mutual desire, love & equality is a tangible reality. But that's probably not the case. They experience the same reality as I do, but have huge blind spots, willfully. 010
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Everyone missing the word "pressures" in the title. Yeah, calling women's body parts gross is counter to attraction to women .. but not so much under a patriatchal man-centric view of sex. The pressuring for sex, or for a sex act, is rapy and part of the same entitled misogynistic approach. 141
Reposted by EmBSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Today's quick update [Oct 10]: - Kordofan Observatory: at least 16 civilians killed over past 48 hours in SAF drone strikes on Ghubaish, West Kordofan. - Sudan Doctors Network: 4 civilians killed in SPLM-N (Alhilu) shelling on Kadugli, South Kordofan. #KeepEyesOnSudan 22821
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's as if the first option is more appealing to them *because* its coercive & violating, and being with women otherwise isn't desirable to them. Nah, I must be wrong. After all, these are just poor lonely men in need of love and sympathy. 0190
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I make a vegan version, veggies instead of minced meat in the stuffing. It's a weird dish: * get an assortment of vegetables * core every last one * fry the removed insides * add rice + a bunch of seasoning * stuff the gutted veggies * cook everything in red sauce 4 hrs later, viola .. it's done. 040
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Had mahshi (محشي) leftovers for lunch and it tasted so good I wanted to cry. Given how time-consuming it is to prepare this dish, i always regret making it halfway through (usually at the step of coring potatos) .. but it is so worth the effort. 120
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Implicating religious teaching, culture & society at large is rejected. Assigning blame to men was resisted, with a reflexive defense of our shared male relatives. I don't quite get the last part. I used to reject calling it rape myself, but I don't remember this ever being a sticking point for me. 000
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 04/10/2026these men 'rapists,' at blaming them solely, or even at all, for acting so terribly. She had no issue blaming the women for "allowing" it, for staying, for not believing they deserved better. I'm trying to parse this: Calling the behavior bad is a good starting point. Naming it is a no go. 100
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 04/10/2026their husbands. She succinctly described how devestating it is to live like this: with constant feelings of humiliation, fear, disgust and disconnect with one's own body. I couldn't stop her to point out that this is marital rape. With some proping, my guess is that a line is drawn at calling all 100
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 04/10/2026CW: Rape I was having a discussion about marriage with a somewhat conservative relative. She was shocked at hearing the term 'marital rape' & refused to believe it's a thing that happens. Then she procerded to complain that it's so common for women to feel compelled & coerced to have relations with 100
Reposted by Emselene ⚢ @ms.juneever.green · 01/10/2026things people identify as "misandry" typically fall under two categories: 1. the ways patriarchy punishes men for being bad at masculinity 2. women and gender minorities pointing out the ways men oppress us 19827
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 02/10/2026when the criteria for a good apology is "will get me out of all consequences," then yes .. no 'apology' is good enough, because it isn't actually an apology. 080
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 30/09/2026no problem I wanted to expand my original post to explain my point better, but I decided that I don't want to argue with OP .. so I deleted it instead. 110
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 30/09/2026very narrow. If the issue here was that people just considered rape to be a horrific crime, they won't be treating 'lesser' forms of it as a nothing or punish the victims for it. 110
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The issue with the widespread rape, with the lack of accountability, the dismissal of the victims .. The diagnosis is not that people generally think rape is a terrible crime & all who commit it are evil and must be killed. The definition of the crime of rape & its victim on which people agree is 110
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is dreadful that whenever a horrific case(s) of sexual abuse is popularized, gaining attention and sympathy towards the victims .. people from all side of politics feel compelled to demand sympathy for the abusers. 011
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Humans have an ability that is equal parts amazing and terrifying to forget and move on. They be witnessing atrocities committed right before their eyes, to their neighbors or in the streets they walk everyday .. and keep living their lives as if nothing happened. 000
Reposted by EmTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 28/09/2026Men's entitlement to extracting sex from women at any cost (to the woman), ignoring all signs of distress or pain or inability to actively participate, doesn't come from some abstract "biological" cause but a culture that reinforces sex as a woman's only function. We have not progressed past that. 235861
Reposted by Emthemboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026people talk about "media literacy" usually in the context of "needing the villain to look into the camera and tell you they're bad," but it goes the other way too--people will fly into a rage and start insisting "fiction has no effect on reality" if you DO acknowledge context, subtext, framing, etc. 5396112
Reposted by EmAnarchy Goose @anarchygoose.northsky.social · 18/09/2026Random internet tough guy is highly unlikely to know the first thing about where I am and is unable to make good on the threat. People are, however, actively working to make my existence untenable in society, right now. They are working to 'build the camps', right now. These are ongoing situations. 15711
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yes. People didn't misunderstand that part. He just too cowardly to defend it outright. 011
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Pile-ons caused by out-of-context quoting do happen, a lot. This case wasn't one of them. I hate this cowardly approach of weaseling out of responsibility. Either accept the criticism, or stand by what you actually said. Why pretend everyone misunderstood while not changing anything? 021
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In short, all these policies intended to make life difficult for migrants & asylum seekers do actually work. I hope those responsible are happy. They succeed in making everyone feel miserable, rejected, like they live in a hellish limbo .. they end up "self deporting" back to danger in large numbers 011
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'd love to rant about how goverments, including the Sudanese goverment, have been treating the Sudan war refugees .. but: 1. I only have personal stories from a non representative sample (people I know), 2. Who cares? 110
Reposted by EmJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share! Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...juliaserano.medium.comOn Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Adsand more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses 231347557
Reposted by EmSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 16/09/2026Today's reminder that the current genAI boom is powered by GPUs manufactured with a mineral called coltan (and other rare earths, and cobalt) mined through the labor of enslaved children in Congo, and the US and UAE fund the paramilitaries which protect those mines and keep those children enslaved. 223090
Reposted by EmSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 16/09/2026Today's reminder that the UAE is currently engaged in a genocide in Sudan using weapons they receive from the US and Israel and money they receive from our tourism dollars, and every celebrity who lives or vacations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is knowingly funding it. 328098
Reposted by EmGoldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 16/09/2026This is Europe, though? This is why European imperialism happened at the same time as its liberalisation. Why Leopold II was hailed as a reformer in Belgium in his time while doing what he was doing in Congo. Europeans love the positive personal benefits of someone else's oppression. 071
Reposted by EmKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much. 7684721565
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Anyway, I'm obviously too angry at the world .. I need to take another Social Media Break and keep this aimless negativity to myself. 010
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Sometimes I contrast the situations of people I know who escaped the Sudanese war with the usual narrative about war refugees: that such escapees are the most legitimate type of migrants/asylum seekers. The reality that they're treated the worst, by almost everyone and every system ever. 110
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 14/09/2026One may say think these aid agencies are really effective, they manage to help so many people on very low budget. Cool theory. Another possibility is that they provide very little help & consider that a job well done! Why am I angry at the people who are, at least, trying to help?! I shouldn't. 110
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I don't know about how they choose to express this. Have the aid ever been at an adequate level? Close to adequate, with <$50 /person/year, covering only less than 20% of all those who were displaced .. really? Almost none of the people I know who are struggling has received/is receiving aid. 111
Reposted by Emthemboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026ruined my day by deciding to follow up on how common this experience is. answer: extremely common content.c3p.ca/pdfs/C3P_Exp...content.c3p.ca 0315
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Also you can't guarantee that a politician will deliver on their promises. That why consistency matters, i.e. it's reasonable to expect that a politician who wants to regress the rights of one minority won't care about the wellbeing of other minorities while, say, they try fixing climate crises. 110
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yeah, that was a deliberate misuse of words for sarcastic ends. I'd say you need to do your own review of words, but maybe you're also being sarcastic. 130
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I was just wondering why you listed "anti-bigot" and "anti-fascist" there. You don't need to answer though .. 130
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Sometimes the problem with engaging is even more subtle: just the sheer volume of criticism & its focus can grow to a size disproportionate to its validity. 010
Reposted by EmVolition @v-newlove.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Being confrontational isn't the issue, like I think these conflicts are important to address; just it's tricky to know when one should engage in these discourses as someone not affected by them. 111
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Incorrect. Insulting to men, ugly girls and (implicitly) all women ... all in one sentence? Quite the impressive work. 010
Em @emcsquare.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hmmm .. I'm not sure how I'd handle such a situation. Not engaging seems like the wisest option Be grateful i was nice and non-confrontational, I decided not to quote-post anyone 😂 110
