Basic Witch

Warning label: Sometimes I post about politics. Sometimes I post about other stuff like games or history or birds. I contain multitudes, and owe no one my words or headspace. I am uninterested in virtue signaling, the hashtag resistance, or morality policing. I don't match energy, I just block.

Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

Zelenskyy: “Just imagine, there are Ukrainian children who have never known peace. That’s absolutely horrifying. Many children in Ukraine, including among the fallen, have never lived in peace. We lived in a different time. We understand what it’s like to live without sirens, shelling, and

🚨 Whether you're in AK or another state, voting is not enough! At the least, ask liberal neighbors whether they need help voting (like, a ride). The DoJ "has moved to preemptively block certification of the results of Alaska's senate race if [the Repub.]... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

if you believe that Melania Trump negotiated a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, I've got a $5,000 Trump dividend and some Melania memecoin to sell you

These are unserious people who nonetheless pose very serious dangers. And yes, they lose, they lie, they lash out - this time preemptively anticipating the loss. No grand plan but also a penchant for violence.

“A gaping wound of earth” 🌎 😕 Google illegally knocked down 250,000 trees in Finland to build a data center. @nonewdatacenters (From the Guardian)

Characterising Malcom X/black nationalism as 'pro-violence' is missing the point that, as James Baldwin so aptly verbalised, self-determination and fighting for one's rights is labelled as heroism until it comes to black people, then it's violence. Semantics matter, here.

The relatability, man

He should not be allowed to have any government contracts--he is operating like a rogue state.

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

Marisa's entire piece is terrific, but this part has really stuck with me. A group of College Republicans decided that El-Sayed wasn't "welcome" in the Senate and set out to stop him.

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

Dems need to haul Zuck up to Capitol Hill every week to answer for this shit treat these people like the political enemies they are

This kind of hexagon patchwork has to be sewn by hand so this is a special work of art!

Singing “Down by the Riverside” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Give it up for San Francisco, y’all! 🔥🔥🔥

It's not really encouraging to see over and over again that the stock market is just a game that rich assholes play with.

Thanks to @meidastouch.com for quickly covering this. Note that this is STILL not resolved. Hours later we still cannot post to the account. But there's no stopping 3,000+ No Kings early vote events this weekend. meidasnews.com/news/zuckerb...

As we try to restore access to the No Kings instagram today, this is what I am thinking about.

Update: without explanation, and after being suspended for more than an hour during peak mobilization time, Zuckerberg's Instagram restored the No Kings account but we still lack admin access. More to come. Rest assured we will not stop organizing against this regime and its collaborators.

There are estimated to be 70 million people alive today because of USAID. "Thousands" doesn't begin to describe the needless death that Musk, DOGE, Trump, Vought & Co will ultimately be responsible for.

As someone who understands governments' current flaws all too well, I would NEVER tell anyone that "you must vote." But for New Yorkers ALREADY planning to vote, I ask that you vote for ✨Kathy Hochul on the Working Families Party line.✨ Here's how doing so will help build Left governing power. 🧵

🔥 🇬🇧 SKY NEWS REPORTER @jamesmatthewsky.bsky.social: “Mr. Secretary, are you Vladimir Putin’s puppet on Ukraine? Mr. Secretary, is Vladimir Putin playing you like a fiddle?” (Spoiler: yes)

Given how much funds Musk is pouring into this election, the GOP doesn’t want to admit anything could be amiss.

Enough is enough. We HAVE TO VOTE. ALL OF US...in numbers too big to rig. The best way to do this is by getting your vote in EARLY! No Kings is coming together again TOMORROW, Sat Oct 17, this time to make sure every eligible voter is ready to make their voice heard. @nkcoalition.bsky.social

The United States is actively helping Putin murder civilians in Ukraine. Trump is doing everything he can to force Ukraine to surrender to his friend and ally Putin so they can be subjugated by the Russians again.

In post-war Germany, all of the statutes and insignia were blown up. Putting things in mothballs only allows other people to take them out and put them on display again.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under absolutely no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you choose to spend the entire weekend reading a good book, making multiple cups of tea, and indulging in a scandalous amount of cinnamon rolls.

Reuters: As we all suspected: "The order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside the White House" ..which very likely means Putin told Trump to do it And he did www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The question is not "why has Donald betrayed Ukraine?" The question is "how big a cut of unfrozen Russian assets will Donald get for betraying Ukraine?"

And sometimes, the fitness influencers get it right. Thanks @jaredshult.bsky.social

it's fucking incredible how many people want to reveal how dumb they are by going "I am anthropomorphizing this text generator" like!!! my friends!! you are relying on that part of your brain that evolved to see eyes in buildings to help you figure out when you're being watched to assume sentience!

RFK Jr announces a new initiative to kick people off their healthcare coverage but insists it's no big deal because "they don't even know they were enrolled in anything. They never make a claim."

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a week.

If you've never seen this, please do yourself a favor and watch it immediately. One of my all time favorite shorts, and one my husband and I reference *constantly.*

Very good thread. 🧵

"Epstein witness found dead under mysterious circumstances" is a headline that has now occurred nine times, including this week. Imagine what QAnon would do with that. But for US corporate media, these deaths don't even merit reporting. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

A student brass band plays Bella Ciao while others casually spray-paint ACAB on the Colonne de Juillet on the Place de la Bastille. Loving the feria vibe right now. Hope it stays that way. via @anthodepe.bsky.social

Got my wisdom teeth out yesterday and now my jaw looks like I'm storing nuts for winter. 🐿️