JK

@miniver.bsky.social

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user experience strategist ✦ hermeticist ✦ flâneur ✦ recovering natural philosopher ✦ nerdy & geeky ✦ he/they

Apple with rotting brown flesh
i feel like a lot of friction that happens between leftists and liberals is due to a sort of terrible consistency that leftists get targeted first and try to share what they learned to help others stay safe and liberals deny the severity of the situation because it is psychologically very taxing there’s obviously much deeper roots to all of this but the denialism blends with a loyalty to The Rule Of Law and Systems that leftists have seen firsthand as being superficial and corrupt and unreliable, and i think it’s that exposure that so often provokes a turn from liberalism to leftism. if you operate on a basis that some system of Justice will always have your back, you then have to deny that those systems do not, in fact, operate for you or for The People and that realization can be terrifying. thru leftism, that terror is soothed by remembering you have Each Other, not The State
the old world is dying the new world slow to appear in this chiaroscuro surge monsters
Gargoyles
“Galaxy Brain” meme image showing increasingly good ideas: Nikki is the monster Bear is the monster Tami Cat Curiosities is t he monster Ian is the monster
in this house, we believe no live organism can remain sane under conditions of absolute reality even larks and katydids are supposed by some to dream this house has stood for 80 years and might stand for 80 more walls upright, doors sensibly shut
The “zip tie guy” from the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol
Dr. Ronald Hutton looking exactly like the world’s foremost scholar of Wicca, which he is
Frantz Fanon with the caption “I did NOT say by any means POSSIBLE”
Sergeant Esterhaus on ‘Hill Street Blues’ with the caption: And hey — hey — hey — Let’s be intersectional out there
Graham Platner Volunteer Survey We’ve said from the very beginning that this campaign was never about Graham, but about the movement of working people united to take back power. We firmly believe that the supporters and volunteers who built this movement deserve to have a real role in any nomination process. If the Democratic Party hopes to harness our movement, and avoid disillusioning the hundreds of thousands of supporters who came into the fray because of our movements policies, it must consult the feedback and proposals of the people who built and sustained this. Every Mainer who has given their time, talents, and support to this campaign deserves for their voices to be heard. The campaign has officially initiated a process that will extend for the next 48 hours engaging those tens of thousands of Mainers asking them what they believe should come next. We will review every submission and share it with the Party. This movement has never been about one candidate, but about a politics that puts people first — and actually listens to those people. 1. What message do you have for the Democratic Party? 2. What message do you have for Graham? These are all the questions we have for you today! Thank you very much for your time.
A red apple with rotting brown flesh
The Home Screen on Apple Music for the iPhone
Anthony Joshua cheerfully about to break Jake Paul’s jaw
Colin Powell in his Army dress uniform
Mask, goggles, gloves, and coveralls at the infectious disease lab
The “the rent is too damn high” guy
Publicity still for the Netflix series ‘The Diplomat’, featuring Kate and her messy hair
Still from ‘All The President’s Men’ of Deep Throat silhouette’d in the parking garage with the caption “the truth is these are not very bright guys and things got out of hand”
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Umberto Eco in his library
John Oliver in a shot from ‘General Hospital’ with the caption “well played”
While I’m assigning blame, I shouldn’t leave out myself. Last October, when stories about Platner’s tattoo and Reddit posts first broke, I went to Maine to write about him. I tried to convey what I saw: a campaign that was electrifying angry Maine voters. But I deeply regret that, impressed by Platner’s political charisma, I wrote that he was “nothing like the edgelord caricature I encountered online.” If anything, he seems to be significantly worse. One person who tried to alert Democrats was Platner’s former political director, Genevieve McDonald. She quit when the first Platner scandals emerged and has been increasingly outspoken against him. Progressive operatives made her seem like a vindictive person eager to curry favor with Maine’s political establishment. In retrospect, she looks much more like someone who took a profound professional risk to do the right thing. I can’t be the only one who regrets not taking her more seriously.
Faux “chance” card from Monopoly with the Monopoly Oligarch flinging money in the air and the caption “land value tax would fix this”
The Machine Point Of View from the TV series ‘Person Of Interest’ with the caption: the Machine is everywhere watching us with ten thousand eyes listening with a million ears
Baudrillard tried to warn us
Holden from the film ‘Blade Runner’ smoking a cigarette while performing the Voight-Kampff test
Rosie The Riveter
National Lampoon magazine cover: if you don’t buy this magazine, we’ll kill this dog
Broken chain under the foot of the Statue Of Liberty
Mamdani & AOC
Jack Parsons and Marjorie Cameron with the caption “we want our boat back”
Screencap of a conversation on Bluesky: ME A person whose commentary I used to admire saying that sure, Weiner opposes the genocide in Gaza, but he deserves harassment because he didn't do it early enough. Image of: Nathan Tankus < @nathantankus.bsky.social > Hot take, but I think it’s okay to treat politican genocide supporters extremely rudely. Scott Wiener aggressively supported the genocide against Palestinians & kept on doing so for many, many months. That he "moderated" in an attempt to get elected doesn’t make him an ally or deserving of respect THE GUY Wiener traveled to Israel on a propaganda tour in support of the genocide ME Citation needed THE GUY www.Google.com ME Oh wait, I got you [Link to a post from my thread about Wiener] saying: ❝ Palestinians are suffering unfathomable levels of death & destruction in Gaza. ❞ Wiener’s Feb 2024 Instagram post about traveling to Israel which I see people claiming demonstrates … his support for genocide. [The text of Wiener’s post includes a passage saying “We also bore witness by visiting Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim Hamas attacked — Hamas massacred, raped & kidnapped numerous residents there — & we spoke with one of the long-time residents who lost so much of her community.”] THE GUY What purpose does "bearing witness" at Kfar Aza in Feb. 2024 serve other than shoring up support for the genocidal apartheid state ME Gosh, what other purpose might there be in mourning the dead? THE GUY Cynically using the dead to suggest that the genocide is in response to what happened at Kfar Aza ME Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza is not •justified• by 10/7 but it obviously •is• a response. And I don’t see Wiener suggesting either thing there. THE GUY If you believe it's a genocide you believe Israel intends to exterminate Palestinians. That intention didn't originate on Oct. 7
Last week, I co-led a legislative delegation to Israel, with both Jewish & non-Jewish legislators & several community organizations. During this devastating time of war & violence, we met with a variety of leaders, including President Herzog, members of the Knesset (Parliament) from different parties, a Palestinian journalist from East Jerusalem, families of Jewish & Arab Israelis held hostage by Hamas, Bedouin leaders in the Negev who have family in Gaza, women who work with & support survivors of sexual violence (including those raped by Hamas), & leaders in the LGBTQ community in Be’er Sheva. We also bore witness by visiting Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim Hamas attacked — Hamas massacred, raped & kidnapped numerous residents there — & we spoke with one of the long-time residents who lost so much of her community. We also visited the site of the Nova Music Festival, where. large number of attendees doing nothing more than dancing with their friends were murdered, raped & kidnapped by Hamas. We met with one of the survivors, a young man who lost 10 friends at the festival & barely escaped with his life. I also was able to pray & reflect at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism. (In 2022, I was able to pray at the Wall with my father — we were in Israel for my nephew’s bar mitzvah — which was incredibly meaningful for me.) Both Israelis & Palestinians are losing in this war. Palestinians are suffering unfathomable levels of death & destruction in Gaza. Israel suffered the most extreme massacre of Jews since the Holocaust & more than 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza. The Jewish & Palestinian diasporas are in intense pain & living in fear. As elusive as it seems, peace is possible — & essential. A two-state solution, with Israel & Palestine side by side, is possible — & essential. The horror & dying in Gaza & Israel need to stop. We need a new path. Thank you Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area, Jewish Public Affairs Committee of…
Screencap of Aaron Bady < @zunguzungu.bsky.social > It’s amazing watching Scott Wiener’s online friends point to the fact the he used the word genocide once, and updated his “official” policy when it was clear it would hurt him electorally, as if that’s evidence of anything. The fact that Wiener reluctantly shifted his official position tells you a lot about how the political context has changed, and how Wiener is adapting to that; the idea that it’s his “real” position requires a lot of credulous ness to even entertain.
Screencap of post by Nathan Tankus < @nathantankus.bsky.social > who says … Hot take, but I think it’s okay to treat politician genocide supporters extremely rudely. Scott Wiener aggressively supported the genocide against Palestinians & kept on doing so for many, many months. That he "moderated" in an attempt to get elected doesn't make him an ally or deserving of respect … re-sharing a post by Sam Bagenstos < @sbagen.bsky.social > And I think that this by @peterbeinart is important context, without undermining the point: [Link to “Reconing with Anti-Israel Rage”, the substack post I linked in my previous post in this thread]
Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ with the caption: Other women: I can fix him Bonnie: nah I can make him worse — thenotoriousjac @ letterboxd
Two bottles of the same brand of witch hazel. The older one has a charmingly elaborate illustration. The new one does not.
Ukrainian flag with sunflowers in the yellow field
DSA’s new platform WORKERS DESERVE MORE! radical goals, straight from their platform abolish the senate replace the President and Supreme Court defund the Department of War abolish the carceral state free Palestine end sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran abolish ICE & grant amnesty for all public ownership of major corporations remake elections nationwide THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL: A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
Their “five core skills”: De-escalation and conflict management First aid / medical training Firearm safety Protest marshalling (crowd control at demonstrations)
A row of simple electric scooters: tiny wheels front and back, a narrow standing platform, and a steering post
A panopticon with the caption “Jeremy Bentham is watching you”
The Operative from the film ‘Serenity’ with the quote: You are fooling yourself, Captain. Nothing here is what it seems. You are not the plucky hero. The Alliance is not an evil empire.
The inauguration of President Roslin in ‘Battlestar Galactica’
Captain America telling Spider-Man, “Are you kidding? You took a bullet without even hesitating. When you grow up, you’re going to be the best out of ALL of us.”
Spider-Man buried under rubble in Amazing Spider-Man #33
Your results: 78% woke — 22% chud 50% techbro — 50% neo-luddite 50% hopepilled — 50% doomer 83% Davos — 17% Dubai Your closest match: Zohran Mamdani
Lineup of the Barden Bellas from the Pitch Perfect films
I find it both more honest and more effective to say, “Because looking only at bigotry does not reveal enough about how things work, a lot of social justice advocates include •everything• which produces racial inequities when they use the word ‘racism’ — stuff like honest ignorance, social & financial capital, et cetera. This dignifies all of those processes as important for us to address.”
The room is almost all elephant. Almost none of it isn’t. Pretty much solid elephant. So there’s no room to talk about it. — Kay Ryan
Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic & The Columbia Symphony in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” and “An American In Paris”
A Pakled named Grebnedlog
A specialized tape measure stretched across a Lego block, the numbers precisely aligned with the studs
In this house we believe Black Lives Matter Women’s rights are human rights No human is illegal Science is real Love is love Kindness is everything
Rod Serling with the caption “submitted for your approval”
angry duck meme asking: defend themselves from who? defend themselves from WHO?
Caution Cognitohazard Do not think about it
Illustration captioned “climate goals explained” showing a hand next to a table saw and indicators of increasingly dire injuries marked 1.0°C, 1.5°C, 2.0°C …
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