Aaron Faanes

A bit of catharsis for me today was metabolizing some of the illiberal statements/claims that filtered its way into Bluesky. For me, that looks like defining what mode of thought is being used - getting above it, in other words - rather than refuting it directly or on its terms. Examples: 🧵

Bluesky appears to have entered some atypical rhythm this weekend.

“Jeff thinks the beans need to take turns lmao” is a load-bearing tweet. I’m not saying it needs to be taught in schools, but I wouldn’t exactly oppose it

The low-hanging fruit is Blanche and maybe half a dozen others involved with the "fund." You campaign on putting them in prison, no one will stop you. "Intent to defraud," "two billion of your money to insurrectionists, crooks..." No one dares. That's how you get people used to the idea.

Kenyan High Court blocks US quarantine site AJE: "The court extended conservatory orders stopping the establishment of any Ebola quarantine, isolation or treatment facility in Kenya and barred the admission of individuals exposed to the virus." 2 people died in protests, too.

#OtD 2 Jun 1863 the Combahee River raid took place, Harriet Tubman led 150 Black Union soldiers. The only woman-led military operation during the American civil war. 750 slaves were freed and the estates of several slaveowners were looted and burned stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9200...

ICE flights. Monday, June 1, 2026. At least 68 ICE flights on 24 charter planes, at least 12 removal flights to Mexico (3), Guatemala (2), Dominican Republic (2), one each to Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, and Venezuela.

said this in a work email last week and, uh, shared my views with one of my groupchats.

At his 2013 beauty pageant in Moscow Trump vainly sought a meeting w/ Putin. Ever since, he has expressed admiration with him, & as POTUS has consistently shown admiration for him. Putin would have been insane to not exploit this valuable relationship. #ProudBlue www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

guys i just found out about the "sheepy jumping spider" look at them LOOK

Fighting back doesn't always result in a win, but not fighting back will always guarantee a loss - Me www.ms.now/katy-tur/watch/trump-plans-to-drop-anti-weaponization-fund-2502070851520

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The ability of armed groups to strike across Mali—including the capital city—underscores persistent and interlinked security gaps: distrust of the military by rural communities, weak intelligence, and limited rapid response capability. 1/2

A modern course for navigating modernity would be a lesson where a class watched video clips of known liars and discuss performance, impact at time, and their modern perception of lying in public life.

[sitting you down]: you know God's a dude, right? he's just like you and me, except he's real strong and invincible like brad pitt was when he played that badass in troy. He big-banged the universe into existence. he's kinda like thanos, really nowadays you can text his son

I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "anti-Islamic" The "-phobic" term is much weaker by comparison. In a way, it begs the question "Isn't everyone a little afraid of that?" e.g. arachnophobia, phobia of heights, etc.

As an aside, the "Antisemitic" adjective is an interesting contrast to the oft-used "Islamophobic" which ostensibly serve the same purpose, one directed towards Jews and one directed towards Muslims. But "anti-" implies opposition, whereas "-phobic" implies fear.

It takes REAL COURAGE for A STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE to show up on Rupert Murdoch's FOX NEWS.