yes! i got rid of FB though since my Instagram is "business" it gets weird about it. but it's on the second page of my apps so I rarely see it at least. youtube is the one I am used to using a lot. it's been the trickiest so far.
writer of romantic stories. only occasionally breaks a reader's heart. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🇨🇦 riscooper.com
464 followers 135 following 1,001 posts
view profile on Bluesky
yes! i got rid of FB though since my Instagram is "business" it gets weird about it. but it's on the second page of my apps so I rarely see it at least. youtube is the one I am used to using a lot. it's been the trickiest so far.
a protest. And it's better for my time and mental health. And it hopefully will frustrate them. Remember when Google was like "Don't be evil?" Good times. So that's why I am not on as much. I've been reading and learning new things and meeting people in person. Freedom. Or something closer to it.
because they took cool, fun technology that was for everyone and ruined it with stupidity, greed, and arrogance (with some white supremacy and christian nationalism thrown in). So anyway. I am breaking the habit of glancing to my phone when bored or idle. It's not a boycott, exactly, but it's
the tech bros all tweaked out on a bad AI theory from a bad HP fanfic author want to keep up isolate, scared, and angry. So much so that people are falling in love with the chatbots being forced on us all in directions. And now they've got me ranting about it like the Unabomber or something
AND manipulating people with search results and AI, plus Zuckerberg gleefuly got rid of DEI as well as moderation protections for vulnerable groups (oh and remember FB starting a genocide?). Audible is stealing from smaller authors (allegedly). And Palantir is trying to monitor all of it. Oh and
to control what you buy (thanks to Vought and others like him). Gen AI slop is everywhere, poisoning search results while destroying the environment and it's not even helpful. The UK is being fashy af to "protect kids" (suuuure, Jan). My senators are pushing KOSA bullshit. META is garbage AND evil
Do it anyway. I've been trying to do it as well. Google/Youtube are requiring ID, changing yt-ers images with AI, forcing AI on us in general, manipulating recs to keep you on the app longer, giving bad search results to keep you scrolling google longer, etc. Paypal/Visa/Mastercard/Stripe want
I don't have an organized post or thread about it, but I said on tumblr that one of the ways to resist tech assholes controlling what you buy/watch/do is to stop using tech as much. Which requires breaking the habit to check soc med whenever bored, and that can be difficult. But.
After Donald Trump nominated RFK Jr to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services, 75 Nobel Laureates and more than 17,000 doctors publicly urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's confirmation. EVERY REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATOR EXCEPT FOR MITCH MCCONNELL ignored all the warnings and confirmed him.
RALLY!!! Something needs to be done or we're done! RFK Jr is a danger to the American people! What is it going to take?? Lives can be lost...Disease can spread...WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS THREAT OUT OF OFFICE?!?!? And, yes, this is from FauxNews.. #Pinks www.foxnews.com/politics/ber...
Thousands gathered Monday for the 46th annual L.A. Coalition Labor Day Parade, picnic and rally to celebrate worker solidarity. abc7.com/post/rallies... #SolidaritySeason #WorkersOverBillionaires #WorkersLaborDay #WorkersDeserve #LaborDayWeekend #LaborDay
The thing that often blows by is not only is crime the lowest its been for any non-senior citizen's life, it has been roughly that safe for *fifteen years*. We have had fifteen years of steady, low crime while the irrational freakout over crime has relentlessly grown to a fevered, disordered pitch.
I shot this video at a history of polio museum in Joburg, South Africa This is how dreadful things were before mass vaccination made this disease disappear If quacks like RFK Jr had their way, we could see the return of polio!!
American federalism goes to work. As RFK Jr. heads down the road of more measles, more COVID-19 and more flu, public health states must develop our own strategies to stay safe.
Now this is messaging. Not my constituents, not the people of Chicago, he said “MY PEOPLE.” Very effective and moving.
Trump taking Intel's CHIPS grant money, allocated for manufacturing and research, and converting it to an equity stake, no strings attached, is the opposite of "socialism" or whatever centrist pundits are vomiting out. It's a $9 billion giveaway to prop up their failing stock.
I scrolled back up and saw it called you baby boy, which was condescending. Sorry about that.
Ok both things can be true. They are maga talking points and they are questions you have. As i said before, sorry for the assumption that you were a stupid Trumper. And I will add, sorry to have insulted you. I did say the govt was corrupt. That is your answer.
It is through my roku. And I am not sophisticated enough to mess with that. :(
literally when I saw that my jaw hit the floor like it was wearing apple bottom jeans and boots with the fur (with the fur) she wants us to know that we aren't imagining things or exaggerating or losing our minds or judging based on limited info. she wants us to know it is really That Bad
Yeah as I said, maga have been asking exactly those questions to derail epstein talk so I assumed you were maga. Canada has conservatives too. Sorry for the assumption but you quite literally parroted maga talking points.
Youtube getting insane with ads too. I ain't paying them shit. They are profiting off my data already! Fucking hate this timeline
okay well Trumpers have been trying to derail Epstein discussions everywhere by asking those questions. and the answer is the government is highly corrupt and they are likely trying to protect other powerful figures. but also, some Dems did try to get the files released in the last 4 years
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
baby boy asking the dumb questions that every MAGA has been desperately tossing out to avoid admitting their orange daddy is actually garbage. MAGA are weak as hell
Dems are apparently "looking for a platform" when the answer is right there: Stop running away from thing that actually help people. Food, housing, healthcare, no genocides, everyone's rights and bodily autonomy protected, a livable world, and all of those things viciously, deftly defended, always.
Union station, DC
The prolonged public torturing of a single man because the state cannot admit to its errors is not something that occurs in a free country
hey @apnews.com, @cnn.com It's not "deportation" if it's not to his country of origin. he's already punishing the AP and threatening to punish the rest of you, and y'all are still playing coy?
It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
SORRY (from Australia) The USA should not be allowed to host the world cup next year 🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️
Check out this resource from Parents Helping Parents on disability public benefits. Learn if benefits like financial assistance or medical support are available for you or a loved one. www.php.com/disability-p...
Today, FEMA workers issued The Katrina Declaration, decrying how the Trump administration has weakened our nation’s ability to respond to disasters. FEMA is the fourth agency to have workers craft a document calling out their leadership. www.importantcontext.news/p/fema-worke...
The fact that this administration is hell bent on punishing Kilmar Abrego Garcia while rewarding Ghislane Maxwell tells you all you need to know about their violent racism and misogyny.
Finally did it. Moved all my Spotify playlists to YouTube Music, unsubscribed, and deleted the app from my devices!
This is a very weird situation in that it's the first time since FDR the press has a visibly ill, probably dying President -- so the first time in the modern media model -- and they seem completely unequipped to report on it. (also "they like him and want him to rule us like a king" factor, yes)
Also if it has occurred to them that they can't start/escalate conflicts overseas *and* use the military to blanket the entire US. They don't have the numbers. What they do have is ICE, which is violent but not organized or run by anyone smart
But though I know P2025 wants all the poor men to be pushed toward the military, i do wonder what their plan is when they fire all the competent people, & service members are not reupping their contracts because of this shit.
Trump is visible rotting, so they have to push to take control now as hard as they can.
As you watch the extraordinary spectacle of Trump's government attempting to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, let's not lose sight of just how lawless and indefensible Trump's misconduct has been all throughout. Here's a thread recapping all of it. 1/
Saw an "America First" fascist ad on reddit. :(
This just in: No Shit!
The Diary of Anne Frank is among the hundreds of books banned in Florida this year. When I was in school, it was required reading. (Guardian)
A landlord turned off Tenant Client's family's heat upon learning Client was an immigrant. Landlord hired three different law firms to argue this was legal, then fired each one after they couldn't get our case dismissed. This week, landlord settled for enough that Client will buy a house.
Opera comes with a built in VPN. This fun fact of the day is brought to you by the state of Mississippi.
🚨PLEASE SHARE🚨 Georgia. Check your voter registration.
I know that man and his family must be so tired.
Mississippi just caused Bluesky to be completely blocked in the state. If other states follow, I would suggest Proton's free VPN. I've been using it to get around Georgia's blocks on porn sites.
This is something I want to do when I next revamp my website. In the meantime, though, itchio does have a Collections feature that can be used to point to other things available on itchio! And it bypasses "deindexed from search"
Short up on Patreon today, Owin and Maschi post-A Heaven to Reach For. It's very warm and soft despite the sexiness, so I made it a public post. Because things suck so why not. www.patreon.com/posts/bed-of...
The first thing everyone in this country who is anti-fascist can do now is to join something where people are already gathering to address any issue. Can't find anything you want to join, then make your own thing and invite people to join you. This is not a time for Lone Rangers.
Watch @kendallyb.bsky.socialtalk show was how Kristi Noem is living rent free in military housing that is reserved for coast guard leadership in order to better hide her affair with Corey Lewandowski. This is causing a ripple effect to active duty service members not getting base housing
$60 gets you access to PBS' streaming service Passport for a year! Imagine all the Nova and period dramas you can watch! Also you will get occasional offers as a member for like free or discounted local museum or show tickets and the like! Support PBS!
Lots to think about here.
James Dobson dying is a staring into the middle distance type of event. You have likely directly suffered bc of him. Few have done more to harm humanity at large in the past few decades. A principal architect of our current nightmare. No redeeming aspect. He was a rat made entirely out of plague.
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Well, you know the streets of DC are truly dangerous if they're letting the president go out at night for a photo op.
It might just be me but it's weird that I can go on Instagram (ugh), Tumblr, Youtube, even TikTok sometimes, and see people sharing resources, preparing to fight, remaining defiant. Then I come on Bluesky and it's all doom and gloom. I am sure people everywhere are doing stuff but BS has a problem.
Texas residents, you can leave a comment regarding tomorrow's anti-trans bullshit comments.house.texas.gov/home?emci=54...
If you live in NYC there's a bill called the CURB act that would stop NYPD'S strategic response group from responding to protests. They're a SWAT like team that among other things says that BLM and any anti -Trump protests are terrorism. It needs 34 votes to pass so Adams can't veto
LITTLE Marco Rubio
Mail-in ballots let seniors, working parents, and service members cast their ballots safely. Trump’s push to ban them is voter suppression. Plain and simple.
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
My 80-year-old aunt told me she "got tired of streaming" and is borrowing DVDs from her library again. So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels. #PhysicalMedia #FilmSky
Objectively funny that Stephen Miller is younger than me, looks a million times older, and speaks like an angry old man in the 1960s when he says "hippies and communists." He sounds like Mr Burns. A cucked Mr Burns.
Kristi Noem really has no idea how money works/is living out her Fascist Barbie Dreamhouse fantasies. She just keeps adding accessories.
UPDATE on the Border Patrol arrest outside of Newsom's press conference last week. A dozen Border Patrol agents descended on the streets outside his conference. They ended up arresting a delivery driver with no criminal record — then appear to have lied and claimed he was a drug dealer.
but oh well. This entire project is basically in case some of these assholes win, so the point is more to have the physical copy available for people
Meanwhile, I have done other things but I am waiting on the cover artists. So Ravenous (and the Lambchop historical omegaverse short) will hopefully be one small paperback. Little God should be its own. And each Familiar Spirit will (hopefully) have their own, though with less than ideal covers
of these will be available on Amazon as well (though the cost is about what the individual stories would add up to). But the paperbacks of the other two will just be through other sellers (for now). I will load them up to Draft 2 Digital and then you can get them on bookshop etc.
Okay, so far, on this paperback sidequest, I have slapped together two more "Your Heart For" collections. One for fantasy, and one for steampunk. The fantasy one does not include the Infinite Grace stuff but does have Firecats, which I know is what most wanted in paperback. The ebook versions
The COVID virus, on the other hand, makes you shit rainbows and bleed unicorns so obviously that's WAY better than *checks notes* producing antigens on a scale much higher than the vaccine.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
GREAT WORK, DONALD TRUMP, RAISING PRICES FOR ALL AMERICANS AND MAKING GOODS AND SERVICES MORE EXPENSIVE! IF NOT FOR YOUR NEGOTIATING SKILLS AND MANY BANKRUPTCIES, HOW WOULD WE ALL MANAGE?! THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK INCREASING THE COST OF LIVING SIR!
This is full-on authoritarianism. Free Nicole Collier. #txlege
US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children… www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Am I understanding this correctly? Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend wants to eliminate mail-in voting because an enemy of the United States and a violent dictator who is on his own fifth Presidential term is for some reason very invested in American elections
Trying to whitewash the evils of slavery is beyond wrong. Trump has never understood that what makes America great is that we have a system of government & Constitution that allow us to constantly improve ourselves — to ensure more freedom for ALL. THAT is the American story.
much easier to understand the sheer bloody intensity of the civil war when you have a good grasp on just how terrible slavery was.
I obviously do not want fighting. But seeing people wake up is heartening. Though seriously I wish this was not the timeline.
I would like to believe that they finally realized only a credulous fool takes TERFs mass-reporting anyone with a trans flag emoji in good faith and that "suspend first, ask questions later" is not the move, but keep me posted if you see any other trans or nonbinary folks suspended for this again
The thing is, people are mad. They are getting more mad than afraid. A few months ago, I saw a subreddit about Texas that was laughing at the libs. And yesterday, that same reddit was full of Texans pissed the fuck off at their governor and legislature. It did something.
Anyway, mail-in ballots are fine. Everyone knows they are fine. He is... not even the Mr Pibb to Putin's Dr Pepper. He is the dollar store brand dictator, setting up denying election results and/or getting the military at polling stations to intimidate people.
Let’s all take a moment to reflect: Governors of the poorest and coincidentally Blackest states in the so-called union are sending their allocated National Guard troops to occupy one of the Blackest cities in the nation.
NEW: Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA) introduces legislation requiring Trump Administration to reveal cost of National Guard deployment Bill requires Administration "submit a mandated report outlining the deployment's legal basis, aim, and cost to taxpayers" liccardo.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Sounds like these red state governors should get their own houses in order before sending their National Guard troops to DC.
trying to do a simple fix in Atticus and it's taking hours because Atticus likes to glitch and freeze up for no reason. Shame that Vellum only works with Apple shit. So fuck them forever too.
buying into AI
Idk, man. My dad owned hella guns and was happy to be here. Sounds like you have a skill issue.
Did they just use the expression on his face, that’s how I did it
Update: I had to do it through Chrome. Firefox, Firefox Incognito, and DuckDuckGo all kept directing me to PayPal Russia for some reason
Hey why is PayPal's homepage PayPal Russia's homepage right now? I tried on two different browsers. If it's a VPN issue, mine is still set to the US, just not where I am.
Do these guys think they’re in an 80’s cop comedy? They’re obviously stalking Letitia James’ house and they’re obviously feds. Jesus.
Trump taking “election security” advice from Putin says it all. Vote-by-mail is safe, secure, and reliable. Trump knows it — he just wants to undermine our elections, and Putin is all too happy to help. Shameful.
I saw my first ICE attack — 4 unmarked black SUVs with blue lights flashing, w three house painters cuffed on the side of a highway they'd backed up for 30 minutes in both directions — and I can tell you this much: I will die hating these people, and I will spend the rest of my life ruining theirs.
you seem upset. you can just come visit California you know. instead of letting your fake news channel scare you and feed you manufactured outrage, you could just go outside and travel and talk to actual human beings. it's fine here. it's not Thunderdome. it's a place people live like anywhere else.
He is the worst Chris.