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Metaphor Man

@metaphorman.bsky.social
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I recognise that I am, inescapably, a hypocrite: human, flawed, and no different from any other in that regard

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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
9)to offer, it won’t be measured in likes, reposts, or follower counts It will be measured, if at all, in whatever honesty I can salvage away from the glow of the feed Log off Look up Remember that the world is not in here This will be my last post
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
8)of it so convincing that I nearly forgot the difference I built a small, warm room inside a burning house I’m stepping outside now—not because I despise the people here, but because I finally see how easily a human being can disappear into a network & call it a life If I have anything left.. /9
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
7)who read, replied, argued, encouraged, or simply sat with my words in silence: thank you Whatever else this place has been, you offered moments of real human contact, and I don’t take that lightly So this is my confession & my farewellI I came here seeking connection, & found a simulation... /8
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
6)In reality, I was being gently separated from it The more I spoke to the timeline, the less I spoke to the world The platform gave me the feeling of belonging while quietly sawing through the last remaining threads that tied me to anything beyond the screen To everyone I met here, everyone.. /7
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
5)already agreed with me, and called it “engagement” My ignorance was rewarded with affirmation; my half-understandings were applauded as insight Each little burst of approval thickened the armour of my bias & inflated a fragile sense of self-worth I told myself I was serving a community... /6
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
4)for relevance in a world I could no longer touch Bluesky made it easy Purpose on a silver platter Community at arm’s length I only had to type No effort beyond the performance of opinion I poured my thoughts into a carefully curated hall of mirrors, an echo chamber of people who... /5
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
3)and her absence rearranged the furniture in my mind In the quiet that followed, I started to see my online life differently I had told myself I was reaching out from confinement, trying to be of use In truth, I had also been feeding an ego that could not accept its own obscurity, grasping... /4
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
2)Twitter It curdled quickly Once Musk took the reins, the place rotted into spectacle & cruelty I walked away from the stench I slipped instead into Bluesky, a softer-lit room, and there I found what I thought I’d been missing: my kith & kin, and, for a while, my voice Recently, mum died... /3
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
🧵I’ve spent five years wandering the corridors of social media, an ageing, tech-wary man in a body that has been my prison for thirteen years In that time, I went looking for purpose & connection within the radius of my limitations, and mistook visibility for meaning My first experiment was... /2
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Nitya Nella Azam Davigo Huntley Moezzi Rawal #Nitya4Eternity @nityahuntley.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Eeks!!!! #IKR xo @elonjet.net @aclu.org
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Erika Lee Sears @erikaleesears.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Chess #oilpainting #art
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💢Marx Was Right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
14 yo Palestinian boy shot by soldiers who waited until he died, but not before planting a rock. Video from BBC.
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4017xan.bsky.social @4017xan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Spain has the support of decent human beings everywhere.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
PM of Spain Pedro Sanchez: "Spain doesn't have resources like Oil reserves or Nuclear bombs but that doesn't mean we will not fight against imperialist Israel and try to stop them" Some wars are fought to be on the right side of History!! Man with a spine !!
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Adam Higgitt @ahiggitt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This war on Iran is a case study in an administration that believes it has the means - and therefore the moral authority - to do whatever it wants. It could have assembled a case, enlisted allies, stuck to a script. But it can't be bothered, because it feels that to all be unnecessary.
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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 04/03/2026
I am now in my 55th year of being an imminent millionaire.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Now verified with footage - Iran airstriked Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
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Jozef Imrich @jozefimrich.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This’s not Gaza… this’s Lebanon Israel just carried out 100+ of airstrike on residential areas in Lebanon, violating Security Council resolution 1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences This is another war crime …
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hmcghel.bsky.social @hmcghel.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
youtu.be/4sDgu3Ggpqw?...
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Breaking: Sealed Epstein Deposition Exposes Two Presidents — Bombshell Testimony Rocks D.C. Power
YouTube video by Katie John
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
🤣🤣🤣
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This is Beirut Israel is wiping out entire apartment buildings in Lebanon’s capital at 2 AM, while families were sleeping. Not military bases. Not battlefields. Civilian homes.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This Saturday - looking forward to International Women’s Day with @amnestyfeminist.bsky.social 1 - 6pm at 1 Easton Street, London www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
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International women’s day: activism in action
We uncover truth and hold the powerful to account. Take action, donate and join the Amnesty movement to protect human rights.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
WAR CRIME BY THE US. An unarmed Iranian ship was takIng part in an Indian naval exercise, alongside the US. The US withdrew and torpedoed the Iranian ship. THEN the US refused to rescue the sailors, letting them drown. This is treachery, cowardice, cruelty and a war crime of the highest order.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Call to Activism- Joe Gallina 🚨BOOM: Sen. Chris Van Hollen drops a BOMB on Trump about Iran: “Netanyahu said the other day that he's been waiting 40 years… to get to this point… It took him 40 years to find an American president who is STUPID enough to drag America into this war.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
> @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Tinah The Queenah 🇵🇸 @tbskbskysocial.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Pay attention to the verbs. Pay attention to who gets named. Pay attention to who “says” and who “did.” That’s how perception is shaped - not with blatant lies, but with careful framing.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“There’s no Somali folks in the Epstein Files” Welp
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Good news that the execrable Kristi Noem has been fired, but Trump should really be firing Stephen Miller, the primary engineer of the vile ethnic reengineering agenda and murderously violent civic tensions that are sucking all of them into a bottomless political sinkhole, Trump included.
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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The "German" representative announces that Germany will start bombing Iran together with Israel and the US (this was days before the war started), and an elated Reza Pahlavi welcomes it and says that it is important that the US and Israel are not isolated in conducting this "crusade"
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Belinda Weaver @longtimeleftie.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I am sure this is cringe but I can't bring myself to watch. Pahlavi's OWN MOTHER has said "Nope. Not this guy". The video shows part of why. He's a credulous fool. substack.com/@tritaparsi/...
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Trita Parsi (@tritaparsi)
This is the saddest video you will watch today. Russian pranksters trick Reza Pahlavi into believing they are representatives of German Chancellor Merz. Despite obvious flags - the unmistakable Russia...
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🗝️🐍🦉🌙 Dolly 🗡️ Dagger 🍉🇺🇦📚🌈 @dollydagger6.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I haven’t forgotten the Epstein Files and the reality the current usurper in the White House raped children and laundered money, resulting in being blackmailed by multiple foreign governments to do their bidding. I hope you don’t forget it, either.
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale 🐋 population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct. Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...
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Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery
Breeding is getting more competitive, suggesting the population is growing, a new study shows.
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Jared Sullivan @jaredfornh.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The Constitution is clear: Congress decides on war. When a president uses military force without authorization and Congress stays silent, they are abandoning their role as a co equal branch of government. War is the most serious power our government has. Shame on the U.S. Senate today.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/03/2026
Well would you look at that
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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
BREAKING: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged foreign intelligence ties.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Irene Montero: No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression — Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. It will not happen in Iran either When they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for profit, their imperial wars — they hide behind women’s rights to justify them
Spain’s MEP Irene Montero speaking to reporters
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A development such as this has been a goal for HIV researchers for decades. It is important because people who are faced with difficult treatment regimens are less likely to be compliant. Single Daily Tablet Shows Powerful Results for People With Drug-Resistant HIV share.google/RjULDFVtCYI9...
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Single Daily Tablet Shows Powerful Results for People With Drug-Resistant HIV
A large international clinical trial has unveiled a promising new option for people living with highly treatment-resistant HIV.
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SirKidStarverIsGone @sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
They died for no reason but to save a draft-dodging pedophile from going to jail
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hmcghel.bsky.social @hmcghel.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
These ppl really do take the proverbial! That some blv they shouldn't pay for a bottle of water, or to feed themselves. They shouldn't get charging on expenses, what every other Scot, has to pay for from salary/wages/Pensions! They very easily slid into the greedy b******* brigade! DESELECTION!
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Stoner Philly Fan @stonerphillyfan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/03/2026
Very strong statement from the First Lady of Iraq:
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
They broke this US Marines arm because he dared to shout 'No one wants to fight for Israel'.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Spain’s Foreign Minister Albares, calls out Karoline Leavitt on her lie that Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US in its illegal war: “She may be the White House spokesperson, but I am Spain’s Foreign Minister, and I can assure you that our position remains unchanged.”
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