amnesiacrobat

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About me:Writer of stories, explorer of worlds. He/him. Professional misanthrope
Podcast creator:Know Fear Cast
On this Blackest of Fridays, please remember to be kind to everyone, especially the workers forced to be there for the sales events. At the end of the day, it’s all just stuff, no matter how great the deal is.
The majority American voters have shown they don’t care about hope, rights, or even democracy. They only care about bread and circuses. It time for liberals to stop taking the high ground. The moral high ground doesn’t matter if the opposition doesn’t care about morality.
I’ve been stunned. Quite literally mentally stuck in place since the election. But as I process the grief for my hope, I am trying not to wallow and become stuck in a trap of despair. So much is at stake. TOO MUCH is at stake. So I am doing my damndest to harden this grief into resolve.

"Power springs up between men when they act together and vanishes the moment they disperse."
Just a reminder from Hannah Arendt that we have work to do.

Take time to recover and perform self care. And then let’s fight to make sure rights are not taken away and this democracy survives.

New Pixies album and going to see Venom 3 tonight with some friends (we do not expect it to be good but we do expect to be entertained)

Now just to make it through until 5.

There are fourteen days until the US election. Good god these are going to be long and nail-biting days.
X's value is down horribly, according to company that helped Elon Musk buy it

The value of X (formerly Twitter) continues to circle the toilet at an impressive rate. The social media platform is now worth 79 percent less than what it was worth when Elon Musk purchased it, according to analysis by investor Fidelity. The financial platform should know what it's talking about, …

Mashable - Sam Haysom

please be extra kind to trans people right now, we are going through A Lot

and holy crap, vote to protect our rights

https://xtramagazine.com/health/trans-mental-health-election-268180

The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together | Xtra Magazine

ANALYSIS: Telling trans people to “just vote” isn’t helpful 

Xtra Magazine
Accidentally opened the bird app and immediately remembered why I haven’t touched it in ages. Nothing like the first load taking up about half the screen with ads and “give us money” bullshit.

This is madness. It puts people in danger in so many ways.

Stalkers can now easily monitor people on-platform - literally not even one inconvenience.

If I were Apple, I’d be reassessing Twitter/X’s safety credentials for the App Store.

#twitter #elonmusk #stalking #blocked #twitterx #twittermigration

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24252438/x-blocked-users-view-public-posts

X will let people you’ve blocked see your posts

Elon Musk announced that X will no longer prevent the people you’ve blocked from seeing your posts. They still won’t be able to interact with your content, however.

The Verge