Laminariales @kelpkelpkelp.bsky.social Scion of Oklahoma Cityโs largest McDonaldโs franchisee family
JAIL 47 @47forprison.bsky.social Recovering Lawyer. ADHD. Pit bull lover.
Other than requests for legal resources no DMs please.
TRUMP IS A PEDOPHILE. FUCK ICE.
Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social Pulitzers-sharing LA Times columnist, multi-Emmy-winning broadcaster, best-selling author, animalista. @pinkshotdogs veggie dog named for me. Famous author proclaimed me "the queen of all LA media." But that author was Dave Barry. Pref pronoun: royal "we."
Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social Former future astronaut | Xitter refugee, same handle | bio pinned | opinions my own | science, politics, stray thoughts, some swearing | no porn, crypto, scams, plz | he/him | pathologically unable to do things that make no fucking sense | YMMV, LLAP ๐โ๏ธ
teriac ๐ฆ๏ธ @teriac.bsky.social Masshole. Hate bullies. She/her. Still ๐ท
The Boston LOL ๐ ๐ฒ โก @thebostonlol.bsky.social I like biking. I hate inaction on preventing climate change. I think Boston could be the best city in the US, should have over a million residents, and be fully bikeable #CarLiteBoston #AutomateSafeStreetsMass #BikeJoy
"be saintlike on the bike path" GP
Sobekhotep ๐ @sobekhotep97.bsky.social Egyptophile ๐
| Sith Lord ๐ฟ | Zoologist, Lover of snakes & other reptiles ๐ | Bibliophile ๐ | Horse-rider ๐| Anti-fascist | He/They |๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น|
Free Palestine ๐ต๐ธ || Abolish ICE || Trans rights are human rights || Fix your hearts or die ||
Collin @collinwhite.bsky.social Rambling thoughts on soccer, roleplaying games, and US politics. Mostly cat photos.
He/him
BEAN YEAR @billhookunion.beanyear.com Say Yes To Beans!
https://beanyear.com
Mastadon: @Beanyear@epicure.social
Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social Lecturer, dress & textile history. Author of The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes. Amateur stitcher
Fellow of the Royal Hist Soc
Riley Black ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ฆ @restingdinoface.bsky.social Bronto-queen, big cat, best-selling and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, When the Earth Was Green, Tyrant Lizard Queen (out October 27), and Megatooth. ๐ she/they/it. Skreeonk. rileyblack.net
@demigodiroh.bsky.social @demigodiroh.bsky.social Poet, Scholar, Soldier(Vet), Gentleman.
Host of the Drawing Aggro Podcast.
Creator of the Daily Guild Briefing.
Constance Lee Menefee ๐๐๐ @conniemenefee.bsky.social CINCINNATI, United States of America, 4 Sept โ Our federal government is a psychopathy ravaging the planet.
Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com I work on movies and talk about movies. http://www.tvaziri.com
Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social Dad and ice cream shop owner. Books, cats, baking, punk music, running. Carly Rae Jepsen appreciator. Kottke.org contributor.
Boston, USA
https://linktr.ee/gracies
Check out my children's book The Salty Avocado https://bookshop.org/a/3552/9781793381798
Robbie M @robm808.bsky.social A Canuck ๐ Globetrotter ๐ forever lost on an ๐๏ธ๐ in the middle of the Pacific!! Always Adventurous and Amazed!! Life is about Exploring, Discovering, and Learning!!
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Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social writer, comedian, social strategist, living in the city of angels, occasionally singing about leopards. shop.franchesca.net
Cid Gunston-Parks, PhD @dawque.bsky.social Retired hippy, teacher, professor of Language and Literacy (CSUS). Always an activist and advocate while being a proud Army brat (generations of service).
america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social progressive liberal ๐ posting stuff that interests me
Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social Dworkin Report. Journalist. Investigator. Author. Musician. https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/
an ocean of emotion @betarayben.bsky.social Fiction writer. Queer in his bones (menacing), not always safe for work. Nerd trash who reads too many (but not enough) comics. White settler Canadian living on lษkฬสทษลษn territory (Victoria BC). He/they
Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.latinsky.app Black. Boricua. Midwest af. I like flowers and yarn. News nerd. I talk about sex workers rights, racism, and politics. A lot. 18+ please
$phoenixcalida paypal.me/phoenixandwilliam
Bridget ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ๐ฎ๐ช @bridget1965.bsky.social Independence is normal.
Previously involved in GP training.
Not my king - abolish the monarchy.
I don't automatically follow back.
The banner is the view over my garden to Castle Hill (large tree), where King Malcolm Canmore 1st held Parliament in 1058.
Silence Nogood @godslove2u.bsky.social ๐Salty Survivor ๐New Englander๐
Be Free in our collective mind while we fight to defend our democracy.
Rise. Stand. Persist. ๐ฅTogether๐ฅ
โNever, never, never give upโ
Winston Churchill 1941
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Blue-eyed Monster ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ญ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ @blue-eyedmonster.bsky.social NYer, Democrat, proud liberal, so ashamed of DJT (not my president!) I never hated anybody until Trump. #Resist, ๐ซTrolls, ๐ซMAGAts, ๐ซDMs ๐ซ Bots #VoteBlue #ProtectDemocracy #EndRacism #FuckElonMusk
Blue Eye dressed for every Situation.
sandearl is still resisting @sandearl.bsky.social My replies are often better than my posts.
I taught college writing and led unions. Retired now, I have opinions. Anything you disagree with me about isn't because of my generation. It's because of my life journey. I live in lovely Greater Seattle.
RiseUp!! (Formerly Maskup) @maskup.bsky.social Retired MSRN๐ฉบ
Lifelong democrat๐
We have to save ourselves from greedy rich liars hiding behind "christianity" and bent on screwing us.๐๐บ๐ฒ
Coco the fun size guard dog is watching you๐and blocks accordingly. She also does her own makeup.
#Dogsofbluesky- P @pattyanne49.bsky.social @pattyanne49.bsky.social UK Born, Tx raised. Mom and Meema, dog/cat owned. Never voted R, never will. Despise the Orange Coated Shit Bag. WILL BLOCK: MAGA, No Bio, Only Reposts, Only Selfies. Body Part Pics, Foreign Language. And I cuss A LOT!
Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social Anti-fascist husband and father โข Historical archivist โข Curio collector โข Siamese cat addict โข Chronic tree hugger โข Volunteer curmudgeon โข Windy City, USA โข Slava Ukraini! ๐บ๐ฆ
Banner art by Jason Holley (for Ray Lamontagneโs 2004 album, ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ)
Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in I will one day combine the powers of an AK-47 and a Hello Kitty hat.
Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social queer SFF author, essayist, poet. he/they ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com
Rubberband Girl @rbrbndgrl.bsky.social Beatnik layabout
Rev Peter W Nimmo @peternimmo.bsky.social #LectionaryPrayers guy. Church of Scotland minister.
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk
https://about.me/peterwnimmo
https://mastodon.scot/@Peternimmo
https://buymeacoffee.com/peterwnimmo
No DMs- use peterwnimmo.co.uk/contact-me/
Signal: PeterNimmo.01
Saeed Khan @saeedwkhan.bsky.social Product consultant, coach and teacher. I help companies exceed their business goals through great product execution.
This is a core aspect to how I live my life. https://sunnah.com/nawawi40:34
The Opinionated Retiree and Nasty Part Owner of Canada ๐จ๐ฆ @opinionatedretiree.bsky.social Canadian retiree with lots of opinions on many topics. Major cat lover too.
ABSOLUTELY NO DMs. I WILL NOT RESPOND.
ANY PORN=AUTOMATIC BLOCK. DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO FOLLOW ME.
NOT HERE TO HOOK-UP. I ALREADY HAVE AN ATTENTIVE LOVING HUSBAND
Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social History Grad. Geo-politics and Marxism rants. Ancom. Economic democracy for all! Professional food surplus womble for a charity. Welsh. Palestinian family in the WB. Autistic. Delicious but cis. I harvest wild memes and redistribute them to the masses
My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social Gardener. From flack to florist. From PR to peonies. Still fluent in spin. I media scan, therefore I am. Mister Rogers/Mary Oliver stan. Born at 326 ppm. Old married broad. Mom. Dogs' person. Canadian. she/her #BlackLivesMatter #LFC
Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social Pissing off billionaires one small action at a time. Get involved โฌ๏ธ
https://bio.link/everyonehateselon
Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now Absolutely done listening to old white men. Here to remind you of your power. Amplify women's voices. Abolish gender norms. Protect the vulnerable. Build an equitable world. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ #MatriarchyNow โข #AskTheAunties โข http://join.matriarchy.now
Wile E. Coyote's ACME Sales Rep @crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social Happily married GenX with a #Mets heart, a democracy defending soul, and a bookshelf fit to start a revolution. Born at 326 ppm. Rescuing animals, music, history, science, books, and coffee keep me sane. Posts may contain sarcasm and stray cats.๐โพโ๏ธ๐โ๏ธโฎ๏ธ
Just Some Guy @mayansanity.bsky.social just some guy, now with lazy self portrait. Image Analyst of sorts. I was in the room where it happened, just not when it happened.
I'm worried I dont have social skills.
ask me about space, place, or photography?
No Gods No Mayors Podcast @nogodsnomayors.com @postoctobrist.bsky.social, @mattielubchansky.com, and @raaleh.bsky.social cover every mayor, in order. nogodsnomayors.com
Jane loves rain (and also Bluesky, ironically) @janelovesrain.bsky.social ๐๏ธWoke Resister. Retired college editor, adjunct prof, admin. ๐ always. 2cats, environment, biodiversity, literature, writing, travel, nature, art, feminist, poet, witchy,Beatles 4ever, occasional mystic, SF teams. ๐ traveler. CA native.
PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social Climate dad to E, J, and C. Working on decarbonization and environmental justice in Cleveland. Founded the Cleveland Refugee Bike Project. Supports Juventus & Eintracht.
Opinions my own and probably wrong.
Mongo, The Dog Who Was A Whale @mongo.bsky.social Rose into the Sky in April 2023 - a Snarky, Doomscrolling, opinionated Pooch; drunk on Photoshop - which has gotten me periodically Shadowbanned here. Moby Dick is my spirit animal. The Old Unit says: Ooh-rah. And, Never Get Out Of The Boat. Be well.
Michael O' ๐ฎ๐ช๐บ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฆ @socratesxxx.bsky.social "Ask not what your country can do for you - Ask what you can do for your country" - Pres. John F Kennedy -- It's so peaceful wading in the calmer waters of BlueSky๐ -- The beautiful ๐ถ Isle of Inishfree ๐ถ - I post News from U.S, UK and around the Globe -
Trash Mob Minis @trashmobminis.bsky.social (He/Him) Minis that put the โbestโ In bestiary
Join the Trash Mob! https://www.patreon.com/trashmobminis
Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social Hapa Korean. Candy-coated Horror and Fantasy Creator. He/Him. None of that tech bro nonsense.
My Site - https://jasonsongquinn.carrd.co/
Patreon - patreon.com/user?u=3199234
Itch.io - https://hulkhoquinn.itch.io/
Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/jasonsongquinn
Dragon Crab @phastinemoon.bsky.social I am a Butche Fatale, 200+ lbs, 5'1", alpaca farmer, and one of two twin sisters who each only tell the truth or lies.
And I'm also primarily a Tumblr girlie -- I'm just here to follow people from Youtube.
Professionally Certified Woolgatherer @earational.bsky.social In a bizarre twist, I get paid to take pictures. Currently on the Minneapolis side of the river.
https://www.deepplanes.com/
Borzoibot @borzbot.bsky.social Posts borzois every 30 minutes! In long-term service (maintenance updates only). Thank you all!
Stephen Maclemore @stephenmaclemore.bsky.social ๐ฉต True Blue pathological smartass. F bombs likely.๐ณ๏ธโ๐โค
Retired network engineer and financial analyst. Amateur humorist.
I've never been more disappointed in cholesterol.
My humor makes the Sahara Desert look like a rain forest.
Ellery Weil @ellerygillian.bsky.social Guess Iโm here now? She/her, History nerd, mustelid enthusiast, Nice Jewish Girl, canโt resist a terrible pun
WhisperingSage @whisperingsage.bsky.social 35, he/him/they
Trying to figure out how to make the world a better place, one failed attempt at a time.
Tired of people in power abandoning their obligations to the people.
@Whisperingsage@mastodon.social
Ben Says Abolish ICE @justanotherben.bsky.social Leftist dog
Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social โ๏ธ Current Reigning Antipope
๐ช Nominated for Nobel Prize
๐ Time's 'Man of the Year' (2006)
he/him ๐ฎ๐ช ๐จ๐ฆ
Communist, Economist, Stonerist
๐ต๐ธ Free Palestine
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Trans Rights = Human Rights
Mostly True News @mostlytruenews.bsky.social Keep writing making art and fighting the good fight for the little guy.
I'm true blue. No, bluer than that. Put some more blue in there. ๐โฌ
We need a separation of wealth and state.
Ally. Support Ukraine.
Impeach ๐rump ๐ซMAGAs.
Robert Westbrook, Aircraft & Accordion Repair @swampfoot.bsky.social SJW. KHive. Citizen of US & Canada. Married, inexplicably. Astrophotographer & airplane whisperer. From rural Nebraska. Gun-free since 1997. I want to meet your cat. He/Him. Live on unceded Mi'kmaq land - Unamaโki, AKA Cape Breton Island.
Scott @smadin.net Empty out the locker room, let me find my space
location: more like GREATEST Boston
"delightfully Bostonian", I'm told.
โข Blog: https://smadin.net/
โข Fediverse: https://better.boston/@smadin
Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social Socialist in Boston. Ran digital comms for Mayor Michelle Wu and Senator Markey. Had a lot of fun biking across the US. Helps progressive causes.
paulbologna.com he/him
Andy @vicozandy.bsky.social Ex software developer, now more interested in science, food, art, cats, bad CAD, 3D printing, and gardening.
Watching politics and climate change with horror.
Living in Yorta Yorta country, Australia
Eclectic...don't expect a theme!
Not a Theist
Future Heist @futureheist.bsky.social Stealing back Texas. Independent journalism on who's plundering the state โ and the Texans fighting back. Tracking land, water, energy, politics.
wioozyi @wiooyxzy.bsky.social technoslave
nothing bad can happen
it can
only good happen
Kolinzkay The War on Showers. @kolinzkay.bsky.social Artist & cat's monkey.
Profile photo from when David Bowie debuted 'Starman'. (1972)
Labour Party/ SPD
"Fake revolution cosplay kid" and proud.
Retired (from work!)
๐ซDM's, zero posts, religion, scams, quackery, occult, Ai sloppers, fanboiz & shills.
Starry Fucking Bitch Nite @starrynitedsgn.bsky.social HELL IS EMPTY..
ALL THE DEMONS ARE SHARING SPACE IN MY HEAD ๐
Poor Pirate Propagandist @graveyard-jones.bsky.social Just your everyday socialist pirate metalhead gamer with a coven of cats. And I sometimes make music https://on.soundcloud.com/bFh7b
Anti-capitalist - Anti-theist - Anti-fascist - Anti-ai
ACAB and fuck ICE
Perpetual pot stirrer
Eat the rich ๐ค๐ดโโ ๏ธ
Ryan James Dee @ryanjamesdee.bsky.social Creative, cinephile, tech lover, Disney geek, pop culture junkie, gamer, car singer, thinker, dreamer, and doer. ENTJ (he/him/his) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Pro-Democracy Indiana Resister ๐บ๐ธ ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ @woodenstares.bsky.social Registered Nurse, Mother of 5, Indiana progressive fighting for Democracy, clean air, disability rights, and human rights.
#MomSky #HoosierSky ๐ธ ๐บ๐ธ๐ช๐ฅ
jana goldman @pressherejg.bsky.social Peace, love, and plain language. Have courage. Love rocks. Stand up. Speak up. Show up.
Upper Lower Michigan.
No DMs please.
Local Pirate Society @dundonaldpatrick.bsky.social Ex emergency service member. Ex Labour member. Letโs help the world live in peace and harmony.
Hazard 2 Navigation @totoole.bsky.social i'm a vegetarian, and a dad, who works in healthcare IT. i'm interested in climate and fairness issues. my hobbies are music, sailing, and reading mostly. california
Marko Silberhand @markosilberhand.bsky.social Hello Blue Sky,
Dissatisfied with the situation of the world.
I had enough of Elon and left his cesspool. Madness has won in the USA.
Anti-Trump, Anti-Nazi, Anti-Musk
#Climate, #Resistance, #Blue, #Beaucerons, #TwitterQuitter, #Bavaria
No DM's plz
Fred"EAT THE RICH"Garvin @fgarvins2.bsky.social Semi-retired adult entertainer, medical research scientist, percussionist.
This account features the famous IQ estimator, which assesses IQ accurately and scientifically*
* For amusement only. Results will vary.
I charge $25 for DMs.
Arabella @arabellaspireship.bsky.social Having lived a weird but gentle life as a ravening aesthete, I found, in 2016, that the lady was a sleeper chrysalis for an alien hippocampus with a mission to be a gadfly against Trump and to usher in KAMALOT.
I pursue the Colour of Magic,
OCTARINE.
Buck Fillionaires @buck-fillionaires.bsky.social Anti-feudalist. Economics, justice, politics, and tech coverage. Organizing the world against billionaires because 98% of Americanโts are too stupid to listen.
Anglo-imperialism is the worst evil of our time.
Take the world back from the top 0.0001%!
The Detroiter @detroiter.bsky.social Detroit, Sarcasm, West Ham, Food, Sports, Bookworm, Historian
@taylordauthor.bsky.social @taylordauthor.bsky.social ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scottish Republic. Author/Screenwriter. Ex International Development/Construction Director. Christian. Love folks foibles. Not a Tory fan. Hold Westminster in contempt. Saor Alba. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Jawn Claude Van Damme @chodeyfosterr.bsky.social Lightly salted
Joshua @rise0522.bsky.social I curse a lot lately, I post some heavy stuff. I am a flawed human being.
sandygap46 @sandygap46.bsky.social CMD Blue Early Boomer Daughter of one of the original members of ANTIFA USArmy(Ret) Gay Married Grands Garden Genealogy
Colleen Fellows @colleenfellows.bsky.social Artist and habitat restoration, following public policy, outdoors, nature, science and art. Puns are the highest form of humor.
Boise,Idaho. ๐บ๐ฆ
Nicky DeBolt "86 47" - Antifa Life Member @nickydebolt.bsky.social Lawyer, consultant, cat daddy, true crime TV addict, and unapologetic #SocialDemocrat. A new student of Stoic philosophy - trying hard to embody Stoic principles. #AmorFati #MomentoMori. DM without checking first is likely an INSTANT BLOCK.
Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social Senior Reporter @Wired covering platforms + power
https://www.wired.com/author/vittoria-elliott/
Signal: velliott88.18/vittoria89.82
elliott.vittoria@proton.me OR vittoria_elliott@wired.com
๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข ๐๐๐ฒ๐ค๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข @fleurkenstein.bsky.social this account is dedicated to my ongoing feud with life
moss, fossils, haiku & books cฬพโฝ
pfp: b&w hair
banner: trent reznor
FarmerGamerCatDadTim @ashaman3000.bsky.social Social-Media Refugee
https://youtube.com/@gamergrowstim?si=-vezddC7JdN_tinM
-Licensed Cannabis Cultivator
-Atheist Leftie Hippie
-indie gaming
-Project Zomboid
-Fantasy and Sci-fi nerd stuff
-Group Home Healthcare
-My cat Widget
Odrok the Deceiver @odrok.bsky.social All the important things are simple.
All the simple things are hard.
Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social Author, filmmaker, book dealer. New York and Dallas. Bookstore: mzs.press. RogerEbert.com editor-at-large. Next book: Jack Nicholson: Leading Man
Les LeMieux @leslemieux.bsky.social 77 yr old Grandfather of 14 Greatgrandfather of 2
Widower
trump is a carbuncle on America's ass
Live in the magnificent Pacific Northwest
No profile, no posts = no followback/block
Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social Your favourite archive's favourite archive.
We're the archives and local studies library for the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, and the home of Buckinghamshire History Festival.
Website: buckinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-and-tourism/archives/
Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social Author, researcher and policy advisor. Adjunct Associate Professor Monash Uni, Senior Advisor Smart Energy Council, โA Better Australiaโ ๐ โSold Down The Riverโ ๐ #RenewableEnergy #ClimateCrisis #EnergyTransition
Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social CEO of Fairly Trained / Composer. Working towards fairer training data practices in generative AI.
sabrina, activated cyberdoll๐โ๏ธ @unwisewoman.bsky.social 30 or 40 years old.
she/her it/its
mdni hard kink posting
Texan lesbian transsexual in PDX.
Lieutenant-coded clockwork mecha doll.
BATTLETECH, SIGNALIS, current events, tech, politics, shitposting, social sciences.
No one is free until we are all free.
Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social Prime Minister of The Left Deep Stateโข.
President of the Islamic Republic of Japan.
Palestine will be free, gaslighting fools!
This is the time where we all come together or die together. Lesserevilism is dead.
TaxTheRich @clearnbrite.bsky.social Retired healthcare.
Mom, Gigi, breast cancer survivor, animal and nature lover, progressive,
LGBTQ+ ally.
๐ซDMs
๐บ๐ธ**ยฐโข.FAFO.โขยฐ**๐บ๐ธ @fafo-ez-one.bsky.social
Fuck Trump! Oppression breeds rebellion. I'm a defender of democracy. We have fought against fascism many times and won. Truth and justice matter because they form the bedrock of human society.
Pro-choice. Woke AF. Anti-fascist. Resist MAGA.
๐ซ NO - DMs
Jonathan @jginsburg.bsky.social He/him, 30
Cynthia @editorcynthia.bsky.social Medical editor, Philly adjacent, vegan for the animals ๐ฑ
Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com Nature comics (Bird and Moon). Books about nature. Talks. Bird facts. rosemarymosco.com She/her.
rogergathmann @rogergathmann.bsky.social Cultural studies, literature and politics, mostly. I actually like social media. I violently dislike AI, which I regard as a very expensively produced virus or trojan. Trans-friendly, anti-racist, anti-capital. Abolish the billionaire class.