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Xan Maus

@xanamaus.bsky.social
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Organizer, Labor Historian, Anarchist, Queer, Disabled, Medic, and advocate for those whose voices struggle to be heard Nothing gets shit done like Direct Action. Nothing gets wheels turning like the fear of obsolescence. Don't wait for change. Make it.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 05/10/2026
Voting is only possible at election time. Direct action can be applied all year round. Voting is only useful for addressing whatever topics are in the candidates' current political agendas. Direct action can be applied in every aspect of life. Unlike elections, direct action is under your control.
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Direct Action
A step-by-step guide to organizing and carrying out direct action from the first planning stages to the debrief at the end, including legal support, media strategy, and proper security.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
honestly i should be able to sue the republican candidate in my district for sending me hate mail, based on the mailers I get.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
like I'm reasonably certain that if someone handwrote notes and put them in my mailbox that said "we're going to stop the tranny menace" or whatever that would be a crime. I don't see why having them printed on glossy cardstock makes it okay.
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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Earthbound.txt @earthbound-txt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
(The mouse found the way out and waved for you to follow. )
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Testing out old oil paints. I'm not used to having more than four or five base colors on my palette and have never worked with most of these pigments at all. But wow, does phthalo blue bury pretty much everything but zinc-titanium white.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jesus what have I run into? So this guy is against the Gestapo but loves the Einsatzgruppen? Is that some weird infighting thing or what?
Screenshot of a bluesky bio.  Username and handle have been redacted except for a frog emoji.

Cover image is an AI slop cartoon of two anthropomorphic lions in front of a temple shaking hands with flags worn as capes.  One flag is of Israel and the other of Iran.

Profile picture is an AI slop image of a black cat dressed up like Shaft encircled by a border containing small symbols and the text "Mossad Meowgent"

1.6k followers, 3.2k following, 554 posts

Bio reads:
Historian
Proud Zionist fist emoji israeli flag emoji
Fuck ice emoji
Red slashed circle MAGA Red slashed circle Porn Red slashed circle DM Red slashed circle Palestinian flag emoji
Foxtrot Delta Tango!
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T-Kay @ttothekay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
After being told a previous sketch with the words "Fuck ICE" was "needlessly hateful". So I felt I should make an apology. Sorry the message wasn't loud enough, clear enough, and didn't include Fuck the Pedo-in-Chief and all his fascist followers. It's not needless hate. It's positive intolerance.
A drawing of Cinn wearing an Elbows Up tanktop, giving double middle fingers, with the words "F*ck ICE, F*ck Trump, & F*ck the losers who support 'em" framing her.
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💍 ᔕᕼYEᑎᗩ (Comms Open) 🏳️‍⚧️ @shyena.dog · 04/09/2026
-tippy taps sign-
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The @thelongestjohns.bsky.social show last night in Stockholm was a blast. While we were there we even came up with a new verse for Nelson's Blood: ♪Oh, a slightly longer john wouldn't do us any harm♪
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/09/2026
I advocate for withholding your vote from the leading anti-trans Dems, the ones calling us biological males and/or declaring they will be in favor of healthcare restrictions. So of course Will, who I have never had beef with, compares our anger to a cult and drives extreme harassment my way.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/09/2026
No candidate, regardless of party, will ever get my vote if they call me a "biological man" and advocate for laws targeting my community. Its that simple.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Time to go vote, I guess.
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Donryu @donryu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm so glad this is a hit! That said: Trans rights are human rights. Also TERFS are not valid :)
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Donryu @donryu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
so I came up with a new sticker ....
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Israel is an existential threat to the survival of anything resembling what we call modern civilisation on this earth. Any politician or public figure in 2026 who pays lip service to that genocidal regime is sending the message that they believe they should also be able to kill indiscriminately.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026
You know, when you find out that the art you like is made by people you've learned hold views you find wholly repugnant, I don't think you need to disavow ever having enjoyed the art. It's okay to acknowledge you liked or loved that art, but are now putting it aside. That was then, this is now.
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Sevoris (he/him) @sevoris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nevermind that this "oh vote for us or we can‘t protect you" happened for abortion rights too and was a big fucking wet fart. Lifeboat blackmail doesn‘t work. It morally injures people.
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Verdan, fluffy foxderg @dragondumpling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
And anyone who does should be ashamed, they should be mocked for the pitiful chickenshits that they are. Collaborators, every last one of them. Trans people are the bravest fucking folks that I know and I will not tolerate a clammy, piss-soaked, shivering collaborator telling them to get in line.
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Genderless Robotic Rodent 🏳️‍⚧️🎃 @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I know I say I won't vote for a transphobe a lot but sometimes being clear helps. I won't vote for a racist I won't vote for a misogynist I won't vote for an antisemite I won't vote for an islamophobe I won't vote for a homophobe I won't vote for someone anti immigrant I won't vote for an abelist
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Learning and playing with every craft and art form I can get my hands on. I've had the most fun with the things I was told growing up are "sissy shit" like textile arts. I've even been invited to exhibit my work by two galleries in the last month.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
So they are embracing the middle ages by publicly declaring themselves banned from the internet and all forms of electronic communications. Got it.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fuck
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Cervine 🌿🦌 🌹 Deer Femboy VTuber | 🍉 FREE 🇵🇸 @cervineeyes.blacksky.app · 27/08/2026
Let's keep this beautiful thing going! If you don't have a couple dollars to spare, PLEASE share this to people who do!~ ❤️ Mobility aids are lifesaving devices. Donate here ⬇️ ko-fi.com/jiakimchi
image of a motorized wheelchair attachment hooked to a wheelchair
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WallE The Were-Hog ➡️ PaxU @walle132.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you ask your neurodivergent friend about something and they give you a slight pause before saying a phrase along the lines of "Ok so..." That is them warning you that you're about to get hit by a storm of hyper fixation based knowledge and you better brace yourself or sit back and enjoy it.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Nuance struggles to survive in an era of sub-minute video and sub-paragraph publication.
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That catgirl with The Posts @roodypatooti.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
psalmicwitch
To put it bluntly, the only way to end homelessness is to house people or kill them.

That's it. Those are your options. Homelessness doesn't go away based on "crime crackdowns." You will imprison the unhoused, and when they are free, they will be unhoused again. Or they will die in prison.

When you burn encampments or force people out without their stuff, they remain unhoused or freeze to death.

After working with the unhoused, it's become abundantly clear that those who don't want to support them instead want them dead.

There is blood on the hands of every government and organization that controls the homeless population with force instead of compassion.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Can we just tone it down a bit. Like just be a little bit less right now?
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hakeem Jeffries is on the side of the Brian Thompsons of the world.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Ways to annoy a Canadian №743 Refer to all bite sized treats as "Tim Bits" except for the donut holes from canadian coffee chains.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
When there are no consequences for stuffed suits in boardrooms profiting from the death and suffering they cause, whatever happens to them outside of the law is self defense.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
AI is for people who have given up on themselves. At some point a habitual AI user is functionally dead on an intellectual level. Offloading growth and understanding to machine which can do neither.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I just remembered that Lindsay Graham is dead and I am having a good day all over again.
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Camp @campfireharve.st · 11/07/2025
I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
Header text: "HEY YOU! YES YOU! TAKE THIS SHIT OUT OF LINKS!"

This is followed by a couple example urls, with a red square highlighting the sections with source identifiers. The rest of the text is as follows: 

Source identifiers are used to track your activity on a site. Where you came from, what device you use, and even who you talk to. Whether it's written clearly in the url or tied to a random string of characters, it's assigned to your activity. 
 
When you send a link containing a source identifier to somebody and they click it, it signals to the website that you two are connected. And that data goes right back to the website operators, and thus their advertisers. 
 
Whenever you select "share" or "copy link" on a social app or website, it creates a link like this. If you give even the smallest shit about online privacy, it's important to remove them. Everything after the "?" symbol can be removed without issue, especially sections starting with "si=" or "utm_source="
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We've also got microsoft which has spread wide enough that it can't stop shooting itself in the foot. It lands exclusivity deals with game companies, then gains creative control and doesn't know what to do with it, so it shoves amazing teams on dead end tech until they (and their IP) dies.
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InRangeTV @inrange.tv · 06/08/2026
The anarchist medical book preview from the Four Thieves Vinegar collective is now live! anarchistmedicalbook.com
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The Anarchist Medical Book
The Anarchist Medical Book Born from the collective wisdom of hackers, scientists, and healers who believe that healthcare knowledge belongs to everyone—and that direct action gets the bread. This is ...
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
MBTI is horoscopes for people who think the zodiac is too pagan.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Haven't touched oil paint since the 90s. So here are two tiny peices. Going to try to make a couple per week to get a feel for the medium.
Oil painting.  Still wet.  Dark and muted shades of blue and green.  A hint of mountains in the background, trees in the foreground, and hazy stars in the night skyOil painting, still wet.  Dark Blue sky and a warped copse of trees in the foreground.  Smoke and fire can be seen rising in the distance.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Man, painters are just on another level. Just listened to an oil painter spend 20 minutes trying to describe and explain red iron oxide without ever uttering the word "rust" Yeah, man, we know iron oxide can be red sometimes in nature.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Windows peaked with XP. And even that wasn't very good.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 24/07/2026
AI is the asbestos we're shoveling into the walls of our civilization and our descendants will be digging it out for generations: pluralistic.net/2026/04/08/p... 36/
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Pluralistic: Process knowledge (08 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Every time I see the swedish nazi party (Sverigedemokraterna) set up a campaigning spot, I have the urge to tell them about the medals my great grandfather got for shooting their predecessors.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In a hundred years, what point do you think historians will settle on as the death of the american project? It never lived up to its claimed values, but where will it have been declared unrecoverable?
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 22/07/2026
ICE is kidnapping and raping women, killing women in cold blood in the streets, and suspected of trafficking missing kids facility to facility as parents and advocates search for their whereabouts. And now they have been given complete and total immunity from accountability.
Federal Agents Were Told FBI
Would No Longer Investigate
ICE Confrontations
David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yeah, hi. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but We're nationalizing your harem. Yeah, I understand your frustration, but we had a vote Yeah, it was pretty much unanimous Uhuh, even in the harem. They said they'd like to see other people. All of the other people. My condolences, comrade.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Shit. Shipping company lost a package. Several months of searching for something so simple. Now lost. I guess if anyone knows of a pocket timer that can do hours anywhere in the EU, let me know. It's kind of important.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The two most cowardly things a person can be are fascist and cop. And I am pretty sure the distinction is without difference.
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Google's shitty AI sure loves to make up weird numbered rules about things nobody was asking for. I've got a medical degree. We rarely use numbers for this. Awful backronyms and nmemonics are far more our vibe. Nobody is going to remember a 7 - 3 - 0 rule (but 621, we've got down)
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Xan Maus @xanamaus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Lol, a bunch of the people offended by chart for dinner have blocked me.
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