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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka

@nearzone.bsky.social
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 8h
I probably need to set working hours for the weekend. Which I don't want to do really but I think I am at the point where it's feasible. Until now it wasn't concrete enough for me to say "I'm gonna do this at that time"
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 11h
Epub???????? Don't make me vomit
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 14h
I'm going to take "You have to fight for your right to party" out of context and use it as a political-philosophical slogan. I do not mean "you have to fight for your right to celebrate". I mean, I'm not against that, that's just not what I mean.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 16h
"And here we go. Uh come on." bing binnnng binnnnnnnnnng ᵇᶦⁿᵍ ᵇᶦⁿⁿⁿⁿᵍ ᵇᶦⁿⁿⁿⁿⁿⁿⁿⁿⁿⁿᵍ
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 17h
For everybody sneak defending Geller: what if it happened to you or someone you knew. You want to stand up for that, let him keep coming to your house? You gonna keep giving him a bunch of money?
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 18h
Dead to fuckin rights.
Excerpt from Daniel Tutt's How to Read Like a Parasite: The right tends to read Nietzsche exoterically, that is, they read him as he intended. The right is not duped by the political agenda at work; they tend to be content to put that agenda *to* work. The left, however, reads Nietzsche esoterically, that is, they either disregard his reactionary political intentions or they build a philosophy from the foundations of Nietzsche's irrational thought that *thinks* it has gone far astray from his radical aristocratic agenda but remains tethered to it.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 18h
The thing about Nietzsche is that I think if you really like him, it's for reasons that will not be dislodged simply by showing that he's wrong, he's a liar, he's a fabulist, etc. I'm under no illusions about that. I'm looking through Daniel Tutt's book and it's like I'm on board but I was already
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 19h
One problem I have with a lot of philosophers, including to some extent Marx, is the notion that class struggle is new. It's not new. But I keep reading stuff that kinda presupposes that people were okay in feudal times and they just loved how things were.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 19h
Oh no, I'm reading a book that's new enough for it to include the phrase "cancel culture"
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 20h
I watch those Characters Welcome videos sometimes and they're never that good. They're okay but the idea always needs something, like they don't quite hit it. I just watched the one with frat guy art night and it just misses the mark.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 21h
For the first time I am being tempted to join a site program just to get the discounts. But I don't want to do that. I'm just against having to subject myself to your marketing shit just because I wanted a thing.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 22h
Shame we're probably never gonna get Kyle Gordon's "The Hero of Fallujah" in a full version. I get why you wouldn't do it though
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 22h
my gracious lord, blessed as the right hand of God, would you shut your fuckin mouth
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 22h
Is there a site that's like etsy but isn't a big pile of dogshit? I really don't want to buy from there but there are some things that I'd like made custom, it's just not always easy to find someone who does the kind of thing I'm looking for.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 23h
Hell yeah, love to see someone point out Harry Potter and then my stomach clenches and then they go "it was made with extra hate" and then I cheer
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Marghoul @marghoul.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Im sorry to keep asking. I'm still basically trapped in bed. I can barely make it to the bathroom when I need to. Can anyone help me with food today? I cant stand long enough to cook. V: @marghoul CA: $helpmarghoul
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sometimes I wonder how Nietzsche got popular but then I remember people still read Herman Hesse and Paolo Coelho, this is just out there. I'm talking specifically about Zarathustra here which is a bad book but I see so much praise for its style. It sucks!
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Three parts, maybe.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just study semiotics. It really should be a major discipline and the fact that it isn't is a huge stain on our culture. Dipshits groping at questions about language and meaning that linguists and semioticians have been discussing for at least a century.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why haven't they rescinded the agreement? Well, because half the population is from Venezuela. I am much more sympathetic to the Republican voter as a person (not a moral actor) than most leftists are but also like... what did anybody expect, this is the thing they ran on.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't think you should deploy emotional blackmail against Michael Tracey. I think Michael Tracey should simply stop being around. He is an evil person and evil people should be dead.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 02/10/2026
just wanna re-up the part where I wrote that many immigrants in Maine have been sheltering in place since January for their own safety, with ICE still operating in the area. it is October.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everybody else is asking who's the modern Shakespeare, who's the modern Beethoven. I'm the only one asking the real question: who's the Classical period Nael age 6?
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Got a new bubbler, so far not feeling weird about it but sometimes it takes a little bit. I just get a reaction to some shit, I can't explain what it is but it doesn't go away until I put the thing away from me.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I think I would be a lot more social if I could use my work time & energy to accomplish things I want to accomplish and then I had off time, instead of wasting all my energy at work and then after work I'm too tired to do my real stuff but too paralyzed by not accomplishing things to feel social
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's so funny to be like "yes he did break up with me but I was pretty much the best girlfriend ever and our life together was perfect". But I dunno, I guess I get it. It's like those people who hugged the cop after the cop killed their son. Just don't massively retaliate against my family.
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Today is Friday in California @fridaypacific.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Very important to have some crackers around or something long-lasting that you don't really like. I always think I'm gonna eat Club crackers and I'm not. I'm never gonna eat them until I'm out of literally everything else. So I have two boxes.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Imagine you step on the scale and the dial spins and comes up "diesel export ban" *shuffling off stage* wackadoo wack-a-doo schmackadoo schmack-a-doo wackity schmackity doooooo
Bluesky trending
1. **(Highlighted) Trump weighs diesel export ban**
2. US sends third carrier to Middle East
3. Paramount-Warner Bros. renamed Skydance
4. US adds 29,000 jobs in September
5. HorrorWritersChat weekly music prompt
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Mike Ludwig @mludwig.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Right before announcing retirement, an admin judge ruled Trump and Rubio can deport Salah Sarsour. But the fight's not over yet. A member of American Muslims for Palestine, Sarsour was arrested by ICE in March 2025, when Rümeysa Öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil were also arrested for fascist spectacle.
truthout.org
A Judge Ruled Trump Can Deport Salah Sarsour. But the Fight Is Not Over Yet.
Legal experts say far right groups conspired with the Trump administration in an effort to deport Palestine activists.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The main reason Burnham wants to rejoin the EU is to justify making the British PM a do-nothing job. (Source: I made it up.)
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Balloon vapes are how like space royalty would smoke weed
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You know what. I've got like five different devices humming around me constantly, I'm pretty sure I'd do okay in some kind of cyberpunk future. That's all that's involved in that right
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don't want to make it seem like there would be a good version of racism, but one of the reasons that DEI etc. are good business strategies is that this bigotry shit never stops. You're always hunting for someone new to oppress, someone who's just outside of the ever-narrowing boundaries.
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Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's worth remembering that this upswing in online racism towards Indian-Americans began over a photo of Indian-Americans celebrating at a College Football game i.e. they were actually assimilating just fine, and the racists hated that
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Repost this if trans people should have access to dark magic...
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Sippy Spoopy Psycho @sippycuppsycho.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I got an email the other morning telling me "your reports are now being muted" for reporting hate speech. Apparently they think that's offensive and it said if I didn't stop reporting I would be suspended for platform manipulation. I was reporting hate speech suggesting trans people should die. 🤷
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Possibly my favorite line from Blakes 7 is "I invented this death. It's called IMIPAC." I'm sure if you can't take sci-fi stuff seriously then it won't hit but you do have to see it in context, it is important that he says the name. The guy is absolutely desperate. This is all he has: a weapon.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Blakes 7 s2e5 Pressure Point
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I think, if I'm gonna pull this project off, I'm going to have to treat it as a work and then a commentary on itself. I'm not going to read Pale Fire, I mean I will but I'm not going to read it for this, but I have read about Pale Fire and it's partly what gives me the idea. Part of it is necessity
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Guaranteed way to get a big yuck out of me is to mention the Life is Strange games. I don't think there has ever been anything created that is less for me. What if we made a series where all the twee bullshit and melodrama was cranked up to 15. Gross!
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Lord Piss @lordpiss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
the faux-medicalization of the death penalty serves one purpose: absolving society of its shame for executing humans
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Liz as in lizard 🏳️‍⚧️ @sloppers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I still need $120 in about 7 hours. I can make do with $50 but that just means I’m in this exact situation tomorrow too. Please help me I’m just trying to live #HomelessSky #mutualaid #helpsky #fundsky #transcrowdfund #helpfolkslive2026 #maboost #urgent 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna QT this because the original post is a celebration but man, hearing that Phil Tippett's studio closed and not that it was passed onto a successor or something... this is a dead society. This is a society that only wants things to die.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Really annoyed that this problem would just be fixed if this country sold parts anymore but we don't. I mean parts on the level of what Radio Shack used to have. If I go to the computer specialty store I can't even find monitor mount shit, it has to be ordered and I feel like it wasn't like this
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A good way to think about Nietzsche is that he would happily say "I will face god and walk backwards into hell" but he would puke and cry if you made him say "that's how it is on this bitch of an earth"
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very funny when people think that reflexive penny pinching is a good way to proceed. It's not. Don't call me to cancel your boss's thing and you don't even know what it is. You're gonna call back and have us put it back.
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I saw someone say they're concerned that Geller's victim "didn't get a say" but that really rings as fake concern to me. As far as I know the victim has not yet been named. What was the alternative, we found out he sexually assaulted someone but we're not gonna say anything about it?
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Jon "J Onwuka" Wuka @nearzone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yeah JG did it. Theoretically I see where people who'd defend him right now and say yeah y'know let it play out. But they definitely asked him about this and he could not give a good enough answer. And despite what incels think, there IS a good enough answer and it's simple: it's not true.
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