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The Cactus

@razorbladecactus.bsky.social
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Political Analyst, Holocaust Historian, Novelist, and recurring presence at the Ohio Renaissance Festival

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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Our government is trying to eradicate the bison herds on federal land in Montana. OUR GOVERNMENT IS ATTEMPTING TO REPEAT THE BISON EXTERMINATION COMMITTED IN THE WESTWARD GENOCIDE ON BEHALF OF BEEF COMPANIES. #america #bison #firstnationsrights #handsoff
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 14/02/2026
What’s it like to celebrate your 12th birthday in an immigrant detention center? No cake. No presents. No party. Kamilla’s parents told me they planned to buy their daughter a pack of M&Ms — among the only sweets available in the commissary — and pray they get out soon. Please read their story:
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'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Like, do the Yautja get brutal and ruthless about their hunts? Sure! But they also will intentionally restrict themselves from using weapons they deem too advanced compared to what their prey can do. It's a dynamic I've never seen in another franchise or story
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I think one of the most fascinating things about the Predator franchise has to be the narrative underpinning that the Yautja are inherently more honorable than humanity. Where humans in the movies often get needlessly cruel and underhanded, Yautja almost NEVER cross that line #predator #yautja
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
(3/?) IS PETER THIEL IN THIS TOO? SAM ALTMAN? HOW MANY OF THEM WERE IN ON THIS?
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
(2/?) AND IT'S ALL OF THEM TOO! Brett Ratner, the Cuomos, the Clintons, Elon Musk, Noam Chomsky, Jay-Z, Howard Lutnick, Mick Jagger, Alan Dershowitz, Bill Gates, Prince Andrew. MULTIPLE PRIME MINISTERS FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES!
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I've been going over the latest release of the Epstein Files, and...my gods. Those nutjobs were 100% right about there being a conspiracy of global pedophilic elites tying each other together with blackmail and evil indulgences. They were just wrong about Trump not being involved. #epstein #doj
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Steve Irwin is a safe bet
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Hey, really important note: they are firing Bovino, Noem, and likely Miller to convince Americans that the problem is fixed and they can stop being angry. DO NOT FALL FOR IT. The problem is Trump and ICE, not just the people in charge of ICE. #usa #minneapolis
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
BREAKING: ICE Field Commander Bovino has reportesly been removed from his position, as per reporting from the Atlantic THEY'RE AFRAID OF US! WE ARE WINNING! #minnesota #minneapolis #ice #news
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Breaking: Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor Chris Madel drops out of the race. “I can’t look my daughters in the eye and say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics and Asians because of the color of the skin... I did not sign up for that.”
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Image comissioned from rogue.art.studio on instagram
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
SPREAD THE BANNER OF RESISTANCE. ALL OF AMERICA STANDS BEHIND MINNESOTA #RAISETHELOON #minnesota #minneapolis #alexpretti
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A day after the whole app erupted over what happened in MPLS?
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It appears that all new videos and bulletins about Minneapolis from creators are being throttled on Tiktok today, 1/25/26. Multiple creators reporting zero views over extended periods, unable to access help center, and bulletin boards being force-closed. Oracle is censoring americans #tiktok
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
5. Your ability to block corporate or government pages on Tiktok will be significantly rolled back to allow companies to advertise to you more aggressively on the platform. (6/6)
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
4. Pro-AI influencers will get priority traffic from the algorithm, in a very blatant attempt to make sure the loudest and most popular voices on TikTok are the ones lying and telling you that AI is great. (5/6)
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
3. Anti-GenAI content will be heavily suppressed if not banned, and mocking people for using AI will likely become a reportable offense. Terms like "AI slop" will likely get programmed to be autoflagged as a Community Guidelines Violation (CGV). Meanwhile, pro-GenAI will become pervasive. (4/6)
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
2. Be prepared for any pro-Palestine or even content that questions the IDF's actions to get heavily suppressed, censored, and banned. You will see a LOT of accounts get banned for speaking up about Palestine. (3/6)
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
1. Be prepared to for pro-Israel content to get pumped to your FYP. This will include ads, PAC propaganda, and pro-Israel influencers getting dumped on your algorithm as much as possible (2/6)
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
What you need to know about Oracle buying out Tiktok. Oracle's owner, Larry Ellison, is an IDF megadonor with terrifying beliefs about how much AI should be forced into people's lives, so... (1/6)
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The Trump administration’s release of the Epstein grand jury documents are entirely redacted. It’s 119 pages of just black rectangles.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
open.substack.com/pub/andreasc... I've written another article! This one explores how grief is a unifying lens behind the most effective horror stories, such as Silent Hill 2 and the Descent. Check it out! #horror #media #analysis #gaming #movies #books
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Pyramid-Head, Ravens, and Car Crashes
How Tragedy Informs the Horror Stories that Linger
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Hey, so the Trump administration created a bunch of BlueSky accounts for the sole purpose of harassing left leaning accounts. Here's a link to the full blocklist bsky.app/profile/did:... #america #usa #politics #leftsky
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down. All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown. So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 28/09/2025
Found a good post on leaflet about moss. “They’re like tiny forests” betweencollapseandbloom.leaflet.pub/3lyilstxjgc2n
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Do we want to live in a world where even moss is perceived as a threat? - Between Collapse and Bloom
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Yeah, that was a week ago. I'm allowed to walk things back
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Skylight Social @skylight.social · 22/09/2025
Skylight Social’s latest update! We’ve created an FYP, featuring creator-made feeds! ⬆️Swipe up for discovery ⬅️ Swipe left (or tap right) to stay on that feed/topic Shoutouts: @richferro.com #skylightsocial #skylight
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Hey all! I'm investing more time in my passion for writing, which means more info about the world of Parafyx coming soon! #writing #books #thecycleofthestars
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
This week, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it decided not to protect gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains under the federal Endangered Species Act. www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/laws...
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Breaking: We’ve won our lawsuit on behalf of wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains
This week, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it decided not to protect gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains under the federal Endangered Species A...
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Barbara Neuhoff @barbaraneuhoff.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Look, Count of Monte Cristo will always be my favorite book. But WOW there are moments in it that you want to resurrect Dumas and ask "really? That's really what you thought would make a character cooler?" YES THIS IS ABOUT HAYDEÉ #books #montecristo #fiction #writer
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
AI is not just a symptom of an unfair society, it is the symbol of it. It is designed to actively make the average Joe who uses it dumber while making the men who own it richer, consuming billions of gallons in drinkable water every year. The very *idea* of Generative AI must be slaughtered. #ai
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Behold, the map of my fantasy series! Been working on The Cycle of the Stars for ten years and got my IP copyright filing approved with the USCO! #books #fantasy #writer
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The most pathetic, pitiable thing about the billionaire class is that even with all the wealth in the world, they have nothing. No burning convictions so dear they compel them to act, no great truths that they clutch to their hearts like they do gold. They are WEAKER for their wealth #eatterich
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
He's also the reason attempts to unionize the wrestlers of WWE failed, leading to the death of Owen Hart and the constant painkiller abuse among wrestlers required to cope with their unreasonable working conditions, so maybe let's not pretend this dude was anti-establishment. #hulkhogan
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The wildest part of this is the implication that Ozzy went up instead of leading a party train down, smashing the gates of hell open while playing Crazy train, and then immediately shagging the hot demon secretary in the welcome lobby.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
So rest well, Prince of Darkness. Hundreds of millions found musical communities they feel at home in because of your work and love for art. Thy dark and rockin' throne awaits.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Ozzy's death hits hard. Joke all you want about his oddities, but the man built one of the most revolutionary genres in music with nothing but his buddies, passion, and a shit-ton of drugs. Even now, it feels fake to say he's dead. Even in death, he's an immortal legend. #ozzy #rock #metal
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The reason that all of his stories play out in EXACTLY the same way across over 50 works is that he only had one note to play, and it was how much multiculturalism genuinely scared him because of the voluntarily reclusive life he lived to avoid other races.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
As someone who studied and read Lovecraft extensively as an English major...the guy was NOT good at writing. He was just prolific. He borrowed from much better writers like Bierce, Chambers, and Poe without understanding anything about what made their work good.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
As a horror junkie, it's shocking to me how many movies I can't watch anymore now that i'm a father. Like, my god there are a LOT of movies that are very okay with horrific violence towards children in the name of genre expectation. YES, DAMIEN LEONE, I'm talking to you. #horror
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Any government which forces toddlers to represent themselves alone in court is evil beyond forgiveness, beyond redemption, and beyond humanity.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Good night to everyone except: -Splatterpunk writers who use SA for shock factor -fantasy authors who write about fighting imperialism while supporting real world imperialism. - People who use generative AI for any reason. -people who think hope is an immature narrative theme. #writing
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
These reasons are why deaths are so much more devastating when they are the result of cyberbullying campaigns. We KNOW that there is someone, or multiple people deserving of blame, and yet the law is relatively powerless to enact justice.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
3. Laws punishing cyberbullies when they cause suicides DO exist in some states, but they are incredibly difficult to enforce simply because evidence is difficult to provide in a concrete manner outside of very specific circumstances.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Perhaps the biggest question is how we even prove that specific people are what caused the death. Speech is so perilously flexible that what might appear clear online becomes muddied in a courtroom.
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The Cactus @razorbladecactus.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
2. It can be very difficult to prove who is most culpable in a case where cyberbullying leads to death, especially in cases like Mikayla's where she was being actively mobbed by a brigade of hundreds in this fashion. Do we charge everyone involved? Are there degrees of responsibility?
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