Alex Swords @prettymisskitty.bsky.social · 06/10/2025(2/2) This is not to say that a good job with enough security to feed and house yourself is pointless, nor that war zones are okay places to live. It just means that if you're struggling to cope with the fact that everything is falling apart, more money won't help. Pet a dog, play a game, find joy. 100
Alex Swords @prettymisskitty.bsky.social · 06/10/2025As a sociologist, this is my big beef with Mazlos hierarchy of needs. Fun is the single most important part of life for humans. Life has to be worth it before food, shelter, or physical safety can be cared about. Fixation on security w/o fun kills just as certainly as lack of basic safety. (1/2) 032
Reposted by Alex SwordsDemocratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 26/09/2025A friend sent this to me. It’s from Instagram. 4220688
Reposted by Alex SwordsWIRED @wired.com · 10/09/2025Twelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions.wrd.cmThis Is the First Time Scientists Have Seen Decisionmaking in a BrainTwelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions. 315427
Reposted by Alex SwordsMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 07/09/2025"I am quite certain that this moment deserves real opposition — that Democrats, morally speaking, should not fund a government that Trump is turning into a tool of personal enrichment and power." Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.nytimes.comOpinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal 852196500
Reposted by Alex SwordsDemocratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Now I can’t support Tennis 3119865
Reposted by Alex SwordsRowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 03/09/2025These are a gem. My old town had a tool library, my new town has a sewing library. Gifts. 🎁 1213965691
Reposted by Alex SwordsDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025This is far from the worst anyone has been harmed by this But a while ago, Pokemon Go made it so you needed to catch 200 Pokemon in one day to advance past level 40 And I was gonna walk around the National Mall and do that as a reward for finishing summer teaching But now it's full of soldiers. 91537
Reposted by Alex SwordsThe Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 01/09/2025With fascism, you're either a collaborator or part of the resistance. 934294
Reposted by Alex Swords❌👑 하늘 초록색 @cielosverdes.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Get to DC if you are able to Sept. 6! Info: WeAreDC.net ❤️🩹 Please share on socials and push this out through other channels to any peeps who might like to march. @thekattalk.bsky.social 121314714
Reposted by Alex SwordsJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Excellent question. 685209216844
Reposted by Alex Swords50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 29/08/2025This year, #LaborDay is more than a barbecue. Billionaires are stealing from working families, destroying our democracy, and building private armies to attack our towns and cities. Join us Monday, Sept 1, at any of 1,000+ collective actions across the US. www.FiftyFifty.one #WorkersOverBillionaires 13449235
Reposted by Alex Swords🍉Married to Cheng Lei🍉 @winterwoman112.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Just to clear some things up regarding Japan: Here is the official notice from Japan Post's website. 1318463
Reposted by Alex SwordsNPR @npr.org · 26/08/2025Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation.n.prHow plants and fungi trade resources without a brainFungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation 522754
Reposted by Alex SwordsPapaJ @michiganpapa.bsky.social · 25/08/2025"Any book worth banning is a book worth reading." Isaac Asimov 166118462304
Reposted by Alex SwordsGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I’ve heard military law experts advise, if you are given an illegal command as a soldier, do not blindly obey. Call your attorney. Obeying an illegal command can result in a court martial. 479153715553
Reposted by Alex SwordsAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections. 690273868845
Reposted by Alex Swords🇨🇦Greg Stefan aka Fella Dogfather 🇨🇦 @ih8handles.bsky.social · 22/08/2025🤔 268216494853
Reposted by Alex SwordsArlene Hache @arlenehache.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Pop Culture Man reluctantly lets teens use his door camera to film a music video. It turned into a masterpiece. "This gives me hope about the next generation of music," one viewer wrote. www.upworthy.com/maples-pet-d...upworthy.comMan reluctantly lets teens use his door camera to film a music video. It turned into a masterpiece."This gives me hope about the next generation of music," one viewer wrote. 1134437671
Alex Swords @prettymisskitty.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Life is hard. The state of the US is physically hurting me, and the struggle to change things is strangling my soul... but Puppies still exist. No matter how bad things get, Puppies Still Exist. And that makes things better. #Puppies #ReasonsToStayAlive #CuteOverChaos 010
Reposted by Alex SwordsLate Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 21/08/2025This is the way 310234
Reposted by Alex SwordsIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/08/2025Slow down ICE by helping local businesses put up signs to clearly mark “Staff Only” areas that can’t be entered without a warrant. Protect your community while showing solidarity with immigrant workers and customers: act.indivisible.org/... 332249944
Reposted by Alex SwordsIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/08/2025The occupation of our capital city is not “a distraction.” It’s part of the dictator’s playbook. The attempt to rig the rules of the next election is not “a distraction.” It’s a direct threat to the will of the voters. Fighting for our democracy is not a distraction. 582144851
Reposted by Alex SwordsPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2... 945144154585
Reposted by Alex SwordsDemocratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 19/08/2025www.calltoactivism.comcalltoactivism.comCALL TO ACTIVISM | CALL TO ACTIVISMCALL TO ACTIVISM is among the most influential digital media voices in Democratic politics. Their recognizable Facebook memes reach up to 50 million Americans a month. 042
Reposted by Alex SwordsDemocratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 13/08/2025SHOP. AT. COSTCO. www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...forbes.comCostco Doubled Down On DEI, Then 19 Attorneys General Warned Them To StopCostco has emerged as a hero, choosing to keep their DEI efforts alive. Fans rejoiced! But this week, 19 states AGs sent them a letter warning them to stop & reconsider. 14837551118
Reposted by Alex SwordsWIRED @wired.com · 08/08/2025Also, unpaywalled here: Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it.wired.comThe WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government SurveillanceDonald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev... 12379186
Reposted by Alex SwordsRafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Oh so it does have phd level intelligence 583002591
Reposted by Alex SwordsThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/08/2025The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.washingtonpost.comNearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic eraContinuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market. 980114555202
Alex Swords @prettymisskitty.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Our country is literally a Fascist Empire, but there ARE still some good things to look forward too... 010
Reposted by Alex SwordsRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Fascism - rule by dictator Oligarchy - gvt by wealthy few Theocracy - ruled by religion Kakistocracy - gvt by least qualified America has produced a most unique system of government A theofascoligkakracy 15945261685
Reposted by Alex SwordsRita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 03/08/2025“Abstract verbalizations about personal liberty, freedom of the press, and so on, will not be convincing in most parts of the world.” ~ Simple Sabotage Field Manual 12810
Reposted by Alex SwordsRobin Englehart-Bagley @rubyinsd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025This cracked me up! I always enjoy reading @lyz.bsky.social but this was next-level. Thank you for your writing. 11612111
Alex Swords @prettymisskitty.bsky.social · 14/06/2025It's a very warm afternoon, but not unbearably sunny, so honestly a perfect day for Protest. #NoKings #BuildtheResistance #Resist #JointheRebellion 020
Reposted by Alex SwordsWIRED @wired.com · 09/06/2025An Australian journalist was shot with what’s been reported as a rubber bullet while covering immigration protests in LA. 9News US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was hit in the leg by a non-lethal round fired by an officer in riot gear. Footage shows the officer turn toward the cameras before firing. 1191846661