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When people started referring to death as "passing" -- and yes, I know that within many conservative Christian communities "passing" has long been used a gentle term for death -- there was trouble coming. Unalive is its unfortunate follow-on. Proudly use direct and unapologetic language.

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The co-option and subversion of English and other languages, and the subsequent impact on peoples' behaviors and values had been known and understood for a very long time. Those of us who saw it begin anew in the 90s aren't surprised with the outcome.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 4h

@anildash.com has created and worked a space at the intersections of technology, popular culture, design, race and ethnicity for thirty-ish years. He understands far better how to use language and technology to persuade. He's right on here. Please read and share this, widely.

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Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities

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When did we stop teaching "The Emperor's New Clothes" and how did it disappear selectively from some significant fraction of the population's experience?

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*sigh* Being successful, and even having the right belief and doing the right things doesn't always make a person savvy or tactical. And the Left in the US has always had a correct goal/wrong approach problem, IMO.

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I really don't think people in the US appreciate how close we are to a tipping point into political violence, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. The casual acceptance and increases of sexual violence, misogyny, and racism have been indicators. Choir, preaching to: I know.

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Can't like. Am absolutely horrified. Do appreciate you reposting this, and @marisakabas.bsky.social posting it in the first place.

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Far, far too much rage and words to share here.

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No, we don't have a problem with political violence in the United States. Or misogyny. Or sexual abuse and sexual violence. /bitter sarcasm Political and sexual violence are indicators of the risk of ethnic cleansing and genocide. Here. In the US.

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Could have been worse. You could have been a Marine.

This is legit why I can't follow *any* sports because the coverage makes an episode of the Kardashians look sophisticated and moral. Stats and relative standings only, please. Underground German porn is more moral and less nauseating. (How do you know about underground German porn, Bob?)

Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (2016 Remaster)

Think rust. It accumulates, you can clean it out, but it always comes back and all you can do is keep paying attention and cleaning it out. Rustoleum, Alleve, stretching, and a lot of "fuck you." Neil was right then, and is right now.

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YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic

Funny that he can't win when he plays games against real soldiers.

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This. At this moment the transparency of the hubris and hegemony is clear: we're wealthy and powerful, and we can do whatever the fuck we want, for our benefit and to your harm. That said, the imperiousness of other "elites" can be just as offensive and alienating, if not intentionally harmful.

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I may be old, but I still have game and a measure of dignity. 🤣

I won't be in line to nail it. Badda bum. Thanks, I'll be here all week.

This work has broader implications than addressing the complications of a multilingual mobile work force. It dovetails with the administrative burden research of @donmoyn.bsky.social and others, and needs to be considered when considering legislative and programmatic changes.

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Agree, but with a comment: reasoned argument has been undervalued in the US and much of the Anglophone world for decades. The rise of Murdoch-inspired "tabloid media" and the replacement of journalism with public relations has made real public debate on issues like AI difficult if not impossible.

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You're most welcome -- whatever little I can do to help, and I have a few folks who follow me who are primarily German posters. Perhaps they will share as well.

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Given that people -- if that term applies to Chris Rufo -- in their own party are talking about "the Indian problem" then yeah, racists gonna be racist. And the racism in Ohio runs *deep*.

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This. Extremism (of any variety) is almost always a response to injustice, material want, and real or imagined existential threats. The trillions of dollars spent on the "war on terror" instead invested in economic and social development would have reduced all of the above.

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Zimmer, auf Deutsch. My German isn't good enough to comment on if it's better than in the English, but I'm very much impressed with the English version. Equally important essay, regardless of the language.

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This is after Usha appeared to fall down the stairs carrying the same child in a previous photo op. The performative bullshit of the Vances is unfathomable.

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The center right in most liberal democracies has misjudged the threat of the far right and the threat it represents to civil society and the rule of law. The CDU, the Conservative Party in the UK, and the Republican Party in the US thought they might control and coop fascists. They failed.

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FBI Special Agents are the men and women who lead impartial investigations into alleged criminal activity and coordinate law enforcement response to potentially violent situations. We are in a very serious and risky situation.

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Hegseth is the creepy closeted guy who keeps showing up in gay spaces and is read for what he is. When he comes out he's a pass around party bottom, and then some. (Meaning no offense to pass around party bottoms.)

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Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is the correct approach. Extremist political and social movements -- including religious fundamentalism -- should not be accepted in the public sphere. Extremism of any type is inherently exclusionary and often demands destruction of or retribution against others, and is inherently unjust.

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Two weeks of enforced time away from the pool and the gym (because of a lot of sutures). I'm so ready to go back.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Much like after the 2020 election, Trump’s attempts to manipulate his way to victory will depend on whether or not he can get enough people in enough positions of influence to go along with his schemes. We must not help him by perpetuating the Trumpist assertions of dominance and inevitability.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/10/2026

The Trump administration is preparing the largest deployment of DOJ election monitors in history, and it won't say who they are. Now, the NAACP is suing for answers in the third such lawsuit. And it's citing Democracy Docket's own reporting. Help us keep digging: demdock.com/46JjoJp

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Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The deed's been done, and you can't undo the harm the action has caused. At some point the folks involved will face consequences.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I wrote about the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? What do authoritarians do when they are about to lose an election? My new piece:

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What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?

Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If we're going to denaturalize and deport people for sex trafficking they hid on their citizenship applications, is there a reason this would not apply to Ghislaine Maxwell?

CHILD SEX ABUSER’S CITIZENSHIP REVOKED AFTER NATURALIZATION FRAUD CONVICTION

Cyril Domaquik Clemens, a Liberian native, was convicted of three counts of indecent liberties with a child after confessing to sexually molesting a young child.

The abuse began before he naturalized, but he concealed it during the citizenship process, fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.

➡️Learn more about ICE’s role in immigration fraud investigations by searching our website for “Operation False Haven.”

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Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Important thread. Read all of it. The villainization of specific groups and individuals who are members of those group is a prelude to ethnic cleansing. JD Vance was villainizing Angie Nixon last week. This is serious and dangerous territory.

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Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The "pulling up the ladders" actions of many upper middle class and wealthy people in the US is appalling for many reasons. The open embrace of systemic inequality and "not our kind, dear" behaviors and values was not something I expected growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Scott Cory @jscottcory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We are not a serious country.

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An important article, providing evidence to reinforce what many of us have observed and surmised.

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presenting athletes by straight men. Which is a different, far more common and pernicious issue.

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The moral panic in sports about anyone not having heteronormative sexual orientation and gender identify is insanity. I've been involved in athletics all my life, with over half of it as an out gay man. The only gender issue I've ever observed is harassment and abuse of female and female ...

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Why is he still working? Can't his family afford proper eldercare? Oh wait: his disability lets the grift continue.

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Get the old man off stage and into a care home, please.

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How Justice Sensitivity Amplifies World Issues for ADHD

In the most Bluesky of Bluesky posts ever, this. For those of us who are neurospicy or neurodivergent, justice sensitivity and its effects on us is a real issue. I've ADHD without a formal diagnosis. Justice sensitivity has impacted me all my life; the last ten years have been hellish for me.

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ADHD and justice sensitivity can make the world feel like too much. Learning why your brain responds so intensely can help you feel grounded without going numb.

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