I did not have "we are living in one of @pluralistic 's stories" on my bingo card for 2025.

TikTok's 'cute winter boots' trend explained: As the U.S. government seeks to enact stricter controls over online speech, TikTok users are adopting more coded 'algospeak' to criticize and resist the government
https://www.usermag.co/p/tiktok-cute-winter-boots-meaning-explained-algospeak

TikTok’s “cute winter boots” meaning explained

TikTokers are using the phrase "cute winter boot" to talk about resisting Trump and immigration policies.

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@leyrer @pluralistic Things get more like China every day.....