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Erik

@eriktheginger.bsky.social
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I have long red hair and a bushy red beard and I'm a dirty commie. I love dogs and enjoy brewing beer. I support Arsenal FC. I often get mistaken for a conservative because I criticize liberals a lot, but I am, in fact, a communist.

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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Guardian reporting that Kyle Walker is a massive wanker like it's news.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
8/10 hands too big
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No. It's not a normalisation. It's a blatant misrepresentation.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How come every single Republican POTUS since Reagan has gotten us into a phenomenally expensive conflict in SW Asia for no apparent reason except to flex the US military-industrial complex? Meanwhile basically every POTUS since Monroe has meddled in Latin American affairs. And then there's ICE...
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"I never thought the leopards would eat MY face!" Quoth the Leopards Eating Faces Party voter. And lo, the leopard did then feast upon the voter's succulent face meats.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's honestly not that hard to find understanding when people are operating in good faith, it's a shame so many people have been trained NOT to engage in good faith. I appreciate your voice, comrade.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don't misunderstand me I'm not wringing my hands over population growth, just observing that the birth rate is higher today than when Barnum coined the phrase. I fully agree there's more than enough for everybody, if only the ravenous ghouls we call billionaires could grasp the concept of "enough".
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don't forget the sage words of P. T. Barnum, "There's a sucker born every minute." But due to explosive population growth, they're born much more frequently, nowadays; roughly every 1.7 seconds. And due to globalisation every huckster on Earth has access to all of them, all the time. Hooray.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Abolishing ICE should absolutely be the litmus test this election season. I implore Americans not to vote for any candidate who does not support abolishing ICE. THAT IS THE MODERATE POSITION.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yeah it was pretty ridiculous. He got booked for his efforts plus it's become a meme so he won't be living it down anytime soon. Serves him right, what a wanker.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
FWIW I do know that a lot of Three Lions supporters found the lack of such a ban in the US during the World Cup novel, so it could well be there is an appetite for it. It'll be short-lived though, I reckon, since it virtually guarantees someone chucks a beer at a rival player taking a corner kick.
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Phil Costa @philcosta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hearing Mikel Arteta has actually won four Premier League titles
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yeah I'd have gone with "cowardly bootlicker" myself, but I guess I have a different editorial style to them.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You're supposed to drink vino rojo, amigo!
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ok but can we go ahead and replace the current administration? Asking for 330 million friends...
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remind me to take a photo of my hand-carved, brass-embossed walnut lame when I'm not wasted 😅😂
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brutalism is pretty dope, actually. Car dependent infrastructure, on the other hand, is fully whack.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Btw I also bake with a Challenger cast iron cloche pan... It's a beautiful thing!
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don't disagree but, as a Scandihoovian, I firmly believe in rye-supremacy. Hail Rye, Mother of Triticale, Queen of Cereal, blessed be thy Gluten!
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🤤
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wow those are gorgeous. Those are Declan Rice free kick against Real Madrid gorgeous. Twice. 😉
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seriously. But it goes so much deeper. Think about which things are considered "unprofessional". Like, for instance, Black hairstyles.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don't think it's appropriate to dangle the means of subsistence on a string like a cat toy and ask people to dance for my amusement. So I guess we're very different people.
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Dru @druorfalse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Imagine judging a candidate’s qualifications at a knee jerk based off what they choose to drink. Fucking crazy to me.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Am I "making everything about race" or was codifying ⅗ in the goddamn United States Constitution the precedent? Yeah, tell me more about how it's anti-racists who are "making everything about race".
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is my language "coarse", or is it simply working class? "Professionalism" is just a dog whistle. Prove me wrong.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oh are Black hairstyles not "professional"? Tell me more about your racist work culture.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
*racism and classism
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Especially since if you show up to an in person interview and they don't offer you coffee or water you should walk right back out. But for real though, "professionalism" is just urbane racism, prove me wrong.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Apparently we're meant to be discussing whether bringing an iced coffee to a job interview is "professional". I'd much rather discuss whether "professional" isn't actually just a dog whistle for "white and bourgeois". And in case it's not clear, I strongly feel that yes, "professional" is bullshit.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Like Hawaii, Iceland is expensive. A funny thing happens when practically everything has to be imported from the mainland. NGL if I had to be stranded in an island nation I'd lick Iceland over Hawaii or New Zealand every single time. Yes Hawaii is a nation, don't at me, free Hawaii.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Leftists: does your local direct action network have plans for how to springboard engagement when the AI bubble bursts? If not, it's time to start strategizing.
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Prashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Alan Ritchson Says 'Reacher' Planned to Adapt 'Die Trying' and was approved until someone got re-elected. Well I do hope they do adapt it in one of the next seasons.🤞🏻
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sex is good. Republicans are bad. Eyes on the prize, fight fascism and ignore EVERYTHING else 'til it's defeated.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I thought it ended in a draw? That said, given how good United were in the second leg last season their stutter-start to this campaign has been surprising. I had really expected them to be our main competition for the title this season.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Good News: he's quite bad at it Bad News: the functional literacy crisis means he's still largely getting away with it
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who are unfamiliar with the specific historical scenario, basically it's Darth Sidious, but IRL.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The way we think and speak about "AI" is fascinating to me. It's not intelligent and it has no agency. Gen AI doesn't do stuff, people do. The 10% narrative is a lie, it's all about tempering expectations because the bubble is bursting. World War 3 has begun, it was started by Netanyahu and Trump.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In the face of fascism, we all need to do our best to practice radical tolerance of everything except fascism. If you feel yourself becoming annoyed at something that isn't fascism, do some pushups, go for a run, smoke a joint, or seek out and fight a nazi. Anything else just helps the nazis.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
😂
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's encouraging for sure but at the same time though... At least at that age Gen X, like us millennials, were devoted rebels. Gen Z men support Trump. Gen Z women are rebranding feminism as support for the patriarchy. I fear we're fucked.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why are Gen Z all such bootlickers. It's weird that every young adult today has a giant stick up their ass and a massive hard-on for cops. Also it sucks. And if this post makes you feel bad, good. You're bad and you should feel bad.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I didn't say they were lucky to win, just that they had all the luck and we had none. Functional literacy crisis indeed.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two things can be true. I'm not saying we played well, I am just saying absolutely everything went their way. The no excuses crowd are every bit as delusional as the eternal optimists.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Brighton were also extremely lucky, managing 3 goals off a mere 1.5 xG every single bounce seems to go their way.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just wanna remind everybody that Brighton have been on fire this season, plus 11 with double the goal tally of Arsenal and City. If we were going to drop three at least it's against this lot and not Sunderland or Wolves. But that was hard to watch.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There he is, THAT'S the David Raya we know and love.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gyökeres looks ready to throw hands
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Book the fuckin time wasting. Dear Darren England, I hadn't had any feelings about you before today, which is as it should be. But now? Yeah. Fuck the org formerly known as PGMOL. Your rebrand achieved nothing.
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Erik @eriktheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vik gets double teamed like a fuckin luchador and England can't be arsed.
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