seth L.

@scannerdarkly
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writer, sysadmin, shutin

Me: Right, so it’s set in a world where the President is taking huge bribes while ignoring the law and sending troops into US cities.

Studio exec: …uh huh

Me: As “No Kings” protests erupt, the President broadcasts a faked video of himself flying a jet and dumping liquid shit all over the protesters while wearing a crown!

SE: what

Me: And then a couple days later, without any warning, he has part of the White House torn down by a demolition crew!

SE: Get the *fuck* out of my office, you hack

@mehitobel The second shingles shot floored me for three days, fyi. utterly brutal. way better than the agony my friend who *got* shingles was in, but still something to prepare for.

I hate this world we live in, where things like vaccines are suddenly up in the air. this isn't the future they promised us

So a short infographic I've been working based on the talks I've had over the weekend and when the 5 cups of coffee finally left my body.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #infographic #resist

We made a comic about Betsy Ross (it's one of my favorites).
Nothing will stab you in the heart quite like a review of the goals you set for yourself in September of 2024, when you briefly thought that maybe you would not be spending the next year watching your country slide into fascism and authoritarianism.

The artist of the Rider-Waite tarot deck looks like the person you had a crush on when you first bought the Rider-Waite tarot deck.

#tarot #crush

Where is the lie
”All three of these men [Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg] were in the first row at Trump’s inauguration. They, and other billionaires, have now exposed themselves for what they are. … They are supporting a tyrant who is promising them tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks that will make them even richer… When billionaires take control of our communication channels, it’s not a win for free speech.”
—Robert Reich
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-the-oligarchy-stupid
#trump #bezos #musk #zuckerberg #oligarchy
It’s the oligarchy, stupid.

Friends,

Robert Reich