Reposted by AramisAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth 11678613674
Reposted by Aramisdr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 09/11/2024The Emerging Bipartisan Consensus 262227293
Reposted by AramisZoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 12/08/2026also what happens to union voice actors who literally fought to not have their performances used for training data? 152144737
Reposted by Aramisflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I remember being dismissively assured it wasn’t true, that this crank zillionaire is funding basically unlimited vexatious litigation 522298568
Reposted by AramisAnnalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc. 13063771412
Reposted by AramisTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I do think, fundamentally, the anti-trans movement is best understood as an elite version of the satanic panic. 313236723
Reposted by AramisDerek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I actually think the trillionaire saying his AI tool will remake a movie without the Black and trans actors in it should be a bigger story because it’s a perfect example of why the ruling class wants AI to succeed: so they can remake reality without those they deem undesirable - every nazi’s dream. 313105954
Reposted by AramisAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.rpc.state.gov 8639901904
Reposted by AramisMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 05/07/2026this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb 876144223855
Reposted by AramisBlue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Real haters don't leap. They wait and watch. They know the true reasons for hating will be Revealed 9165401440
Reposted by Aramismindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Just got a job as a reverse scarecrow (I attract birds and frighten vegetables) 7492120
Reposted by AramisFrances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 07/06/2026rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead to their conservative families but running a lovely antique shop in vermont 282022470
Reposted by AramisEctoplasma Ring @plasmaring.bsky.social · 27/05/2026so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me. 126102052676
Reposted by AramisA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 25/03/2026If I knew viewing Guernica would put money directly into the pockets of a still living Pablo Picasso, who had announced publicly that he would be using that money to terrorize, harm, and kill women, not only would I not go view Guernica, it would fundamentally change the meaning of Guernica as art. 384115876
Reposted by AramisBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I wrote about Kat.benhiiv.beehiiv.comKat. 42494981301
Reposted by AramisSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026There's no reason for Iran to attack NATO nation Turkey—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it. There's no reason for Iran to attack a UK base in Cyprus—but a drone did. Iran denies sending it. Now Azerbaijan has been attacked. Iran denies involvement. I think this is Israel. 28234651195
Aramis @sarsticus.bsky.social · 25/02/2026My favourite example of this is W. Earl Browns IMDb bio 110
Reposted by AramisNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds. 269196936059
Reposted by AramisBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 04/02/2026I've reread this like 3 times. Freed herself from slavery by running away, *went back a week later bc the slaver was talking shit, set his house on fire, and then escaped again is absolutely incredible queen shit 3439111063
Reposted by AramisPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50 Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it 14108792441
Reposted by AramisRascal News @rascal.news · 05/01/2026Today is the final day you can grab two months of a Rascal subscription at $1/month! Strap in for another year of tabletop journalism once the team returns tomorrow. Help us continue growing and biting even more ankles in 2026! www.rascal.news/yippee-ki-ya...rascal.newsRascal NewsRascal is a tabletop roleplaying game and culture outlet striving to sustainably publish voicey journalism that is compelling, deeply-reported, and fearlessly honest. We’re also a little cheeky 06854
Reposted by AramisEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 05/01/2026WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize. “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... 53281622934
Reposted by AramisRian Johnson @rianjohnson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares) 390388839083
Reposted by Aramiscutelilbottom.bsky.social @cutelilbottom.bsky.social · 27/12/2025"They found the coats on Thursday morning. Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies. Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen" 431080476
Reposted by AramisPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 10/12/2025You absolutely couldn’t write it better. Amazing. 16571191
Aramis @sarsticus.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvelmedia.tenor.comshrek from the movie shrek is standing in front of an outhouseAlt: Shrek from the movie Shrek bursts from an outhouse 000
Reposted by Aramiswinston @winston.cc · 03/12/2025it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value 2928571275
Reposted by AramisDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 19/11/2025I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda. 230140353617
Reposted by AramisJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The really depressing thing about AI is it proves how little most people care about art. This is very funny, but also, so many people will have had to look at this and not one of them stopped and said "what is this absolute shit?" 621054
Reposted by AramisEli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 25/10/2025A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns. 9665053660
Reposted by AramisIt’s Olive Time @olivebrinker.bsky.social · 28/10/2025the muppets are enduring cast of characters because each of them represents the duality of man kermit is nervous but charming fozzie is confident but untalented gonzo is deranged but dignified miss piggie is rude but elegant sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative 161313289
Reposted by AramisMatt Wallace @mattfnwallace.bsky.social · 25/10/2025For no particular reason I’m thinking about game studios who fire their entire narrative team after six years of development because their CEO is a delusional malignant narcissist who is all-in on AI. I wish them all the luck they deserve. 0346109
Reposted by Aramistinybaby @tiny.baby · 19/10/2025people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath 22886561645
Reposted by AramisMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well. 511289277
Reposted by AramisCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Pope dunking on you from the Popemobile while he's blessing and waving to the rest of the crowd means you have to convert to Lutheranism it's in the Bible 111034201
Reposted by Aramisalice @alicebennett.bsky.social · 13/10/2025one thing LLMs have revealed is that the belief that there is a magical incantation that will give you what you want is not just confined to pick-up artists and freemen on the land 11589167
Reposted by AramisDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/10/2025It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them. They should feel bad. 5451381340
Reposted by AramisJames Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 08/10/2025fuck them innocent children, don't they know it was the good guys who murdered them with drones? 2979
Aramis @sarsticus.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Explain your username: My landlord in 2008 called me “Sars” once instead of my name. I couldn’t get my roomies to stop teasing me about it, so when I was making a user on my Xbox, I decided to use sarsticus to take some power back. It worked, and the name is unique, so I’ve used everywhere since 000
Aramis @sarsticus.bsky.social · 05/10/2025This is a great explanation of ways that LLMs are shitty, encapsulated very well within cooking 010
Reposted by AramisJohn Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 02/10/2025% of US men under 30 who say legal sports betting is a *bad thing* for society 22% in 2022 47% in 2025 No other demographic group has seen a bigger increase.pewresearch.orgAmericans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sportsToday, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022. 1683682800
Aramis @sarsticus.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Making a minor mistake, which is exaggerated by outside forces, causing your whole entire company to go into panic mode for two days is rather stressful… Why do I bring this up? Oh, no reason; no reason at all 😅 Anyway I’m good 𝑛𝑜𝑤 010
Reposted by AramisChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 30/09/2025A lot of liberals like to make fun of "Trump voters who didn't believe the leopards would eat their faces" but then are like "I didn't believe the leopards would eat our national norms" dude 5728125
Aramis @sarsticus.bsky.social · 17/09/2025With all the frustrating crap that the Green brothers have done over the years, I’m amazed the this knitting controversy is actually gaining traction. Maybe this will finally get them off the pedestal 010
Reposted by AramisKelly McKernan @kellymckernan.bsky.social · 16/09/2025If you’re a famous actor choosing to work on Harry Potter in any shape or form, even if you say you support trans rights, no you don’t. Full stop. It’s not that hard. 114934