raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We finally decided not to have a kid but I really appreciate the Nikole Hannah-Jones piece on choosing schools and the resulting discourse My wife & I never fully agreed on schooling. I wanted the racist super white rural and kinda bad local school district bc I wanted to “support” public schools 120
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Shaved my beard to get fit tested for a mask because of the measles outbreak and boy I am not a fan. Who is this guy? Hate them 140
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026this isn't a particularly good food doc. but it's about the big smorgasbord in my county that i spent stoned high school/college birthdays visiting. so that's neatyoutube.comThe Largest Buffet In America Serves 10,000+ People A DayYouTube video by Alvin Zhou Films 140
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026a persistent thought i have online is 'damn there's some stupid motherfuckers out here online' which makes me wonder why i click around on here at all 150
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026wow goddamn www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK4o...youtube.comThe Jon Brion Show - Feat. Elliott Smith / Brad Mehldau ('00)YouTube video by AlRosePromotions 010
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026i know this video has already had its viral moment but damn this video is so crazy. the way his song just shuts the room up and brings them to rapt attention is so wild www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0M6...youtube.comElliott Smith - Clementine live on Breakfast Time (07-28-95) *Better quality*YouTube video by Gavin Vaughn 183
Reposted by rafUrineInTeapot @demilardner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026WELL. HERE IT IS youtu.be/uLFVQhip93k?...youtu.beDates and Apes | Broden Kelly and Tom WalkerYouTube video by Grouse House 21579113
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026No one near me follows me on here but hey!! New location for Tuesday meditations!! We’re considering hybrid options, so let me know if you’re interested in joining via zoom 120
Reposted by rafMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"We hired you to research modern liberalism and you spend all day associating us with debunked race science" I dunno, feels pretty firable 242604378
Reposted by rafSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026“Universities denounced themselves as complicit in systemic racism.” Well yes, my university for example held the charred bones of Black children killed by Philadelphia police and at least one faculty member was using them to teach forensics so yes, gosh, there was some necessary self-denouncing 423048560
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Seems like not many people really care about Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? I don’t know much but it does seem like she was a pretty weak candidate personality wise who was sitting on top of a great organizing outfit. And hell, even I was “worried about how she’d do in the general” 100
Reposted by rafTricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"One of the beautiful reminders of Buddhism is that we are among a group of people coming together to practice the 2,500-year-old teachings of the Buddha." –Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar #DailyDharma tricycle.org/magazine/med...tricycle.orgMeditation SicknessA new sourcebook makes the case for taking the dangers of meditation as seriously as its benefits. 062
Reposted by rafParis Marx @parismarx.com · 07/08/2026Bernie Sanders is leading the charge against data centers, but his AI policy leaves a lot to be desired. As Sanders follows the hype, AOC is taking a different tack by targeted the real harms of generative AI. We need policy that takes on the reality of AI, not the industry’s exaggerations.disconnect.blogBernie Sanders has AI policy all wrongHis criticisms are responding to industry hype, not the real harms of generative AI 734961
Reposted by raf[toyota carroll] (6,5,,) @iamtherog.com · 09/08/2026Why aren’t more millennials talking about how Girl Talk produced the new Michael Christmas track? youtu.be/32MaK8yxaBQ?...youtu.beMichael Christmas, Chris Crack, Girl Talk - Vending Machine Charcuterie Board (Official Video)YouTube video by Girl Talk 2154
Reposted by rafjj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 07/08/2026good morning. our second lp is out today. i am exceptionally proud of it and hope you’ll listen if you like music that is loud and fast. i love making music with these dudes so muchdaddysboy.bandcamp.comFOUR HOMBRES, by daddy's boy11 track album 1121564
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I can’t believe there was ever a time in my life where I was interested in “contributing to the discourse” or “joining the conversation.” I simply will not 050
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Rural Lancaster county vegan struggle meal/panic snack The fries were overkill, woulda been all set with the hummus and olives. Woulda done anything for an uncrustable tho 050
Reposted by rafW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Cori Bush, who I‘m a huge fan of, is a much better activist than a legislator and likely would have lost regardless, but it shouldn’t be ignored that she was literally outspent 27 to 1. 59615
Reposted by rafBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 05/08/2026If Stevens won they would not print that moderates didn’t get the big election night they wanted, they would print that moderates have struck back and reasserted their place leading the party 181443143
Reposted by rafSean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 05/08/2026I'm weirdly upset by Stevens's gracious concession, because it makes her lie from just a few days ago that AES harbors personal animus against Jewish ppl all the more transparent. We should discourage lying to inflame tensions against two targeted religious minorities for personal political gain imo 71031110
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Cori Bush’s results made me sad. But El-Sayed looks like he may sweep so that’s a thrill 050
Reposted by rafW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Fellow Michiganders, there is 96 hours until the election. As you decide who to support I want to leave you with this: people make fun of me online a lot 321824
Reposted by rafI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 24/07/2026“A hallmark of much current writing about the WNBA is what could be called the To be sure, race is a factor section, where the plain text of whiteness becomes "difficult to grapple with" subtext cordoned off from the rest of the story by line breaks.” 34510
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Hey yall, my wife’s cousin is having the hardest of hard times and I’m pretty much begging you to contribute any amount and share this fundraiser to help her get on her feet. Please and thank you. gofund.me/51fdad7f3gofund.meDonate to Help Delaney Rebuild After Domestic Violence, organized by Gillian GrahamWe’re raising money to help our dear cousin Delaney as she struggles to co… Gillian Graham needs your support for Help Delaney Rebuild After Domestic Violence 022
Reposted by rafAdam David Morton @morton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Just come across this thanks to the research process of @jordantcamp.bsky.social consulting the Stuart Hall archive and discovering this speech of his on Walter Rodney from 1974. It is timely for me as I am about to embark on a second semester teaching a course "Race, Class, Gender" 1/bostonreview.netWhen We Are All Enemies of the StateA recently discovered 1974 speech by Stuart Hall on Walter Rodney—and why fascists fear ideas. 1154
Reposted by rafGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026This video of a woman telling an anti-abortion asshole to, "Shut the fuck up" is exactly what I needed to see on a Monday morning 19195774342
Reposted by rafMatthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026it is not the most important reason to redistribute wealth, but doing so would be for their own good as well as ours. these people are spiritually sick and need intervention. 0113
Reposted by rafthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 17/07/2026X: Nolan is ruining The Odyssey with his woke DEI agenda Bluesky: Nolan is updating a foundational myth for modern times Threads: 57310
Reposted by rafPat LaMarche @patlamarche.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I had the opportunity to sit down with @pasenatorsaval.com - a truly fascinating leader. 394
Reposted by rafParis Marx @parismarx.com · 15/07/2026Bernie and AOC are pushing a much-needed federal data center moratorium. But their AI policies couldn’t be more different. Bernie’s AI policy responds to exaggerated industry narratives, while AOC is taking on the harms we’re seeing from their products. We need policy based on reality, not on hype.thenation.comBernie and AOC Are Taking On AI. Only One of Them Is Doing It Right.Sanders is responding to the deceptive narratives floated by the industry. AOC is talking to experts who really understand how AI works. 2491114
Reposted by rafBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 15/07/2026Here's a red shouldered hawk in flight, in 12 frames. Processed in lightroom and edited in photoshop. Higher resolution: drive.google.com/file/d/1BN9Z... 🪶 1248083
Reposted by rafDaniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The Bahir Dar Ethiopia station is killin it rn. Listen to Amhara Radio from Bahir Dar live on Radio Gardenradio.gardenListen to Amhara Radio from Bahir Dar live on Radio GardenListen to Amhara Radio from Bahir Dar live on Radio Garden 0176
Reposted by rafMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026imagine fucking up this bad 2154741506
Reposted by rafRobert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Let it not be lost how much of a disservice these guys did *Graham Platner,* the human being Especially if his whole "trying to be a better person" thing was ever, in any way sincere 3624835
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Pretty funny that for all the shit the chapo boys get, they were appropriately suspect of Platner from the jump while so many others just unabashedly embraced him 130
Reposted by rafAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I like how every far right party has realizes all they need to do is weaponize the mid life crisis bsky.app/profile/core... 3566029973
Reposted by rafWho You Callin’ Turkey @whoyoucallinturkey.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Usa did a bad job- but Usa is still the home of Rock N Roll!! 🎸 646549
Reposted by rafChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026One of my favorite pieces while I was at Kotaku was Shawn McGrath of Dyad talking about how beautiful the source code for Doom 3 is. There’s a lineage there that you cannot get back. kotaku.com/the-exceptio...kotaku.comThe Exceptional Beauty of Doom 3's Source Code - KotakuThis is a story about Doom 3’s source code and how beautiful it is. Yes, beautiful. Allow me to explain. After releasing my video game Dyad I took a 319415
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Damn this is crazy. I know him from PA organizing. Bummed about the lack of judgment here 010
raf @goodfriendraf.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Spent this morning in a special type of car repair hell. Here’s my experience of sitting in the waiting room where there were two tvs on the same channel sitting about 20ft away from each other 010
