Always worth keeping an eye on what a news outlet is willing to fearmonger about and what theyre willing to downplay
Particularly in terms of what gets people to click
@theadamsplitter
Video essayist, actor, perpetual student. Director of The Goddard Spark. Creative works produced under Adam Splitters Entertainment. Looking to make the world kinder, will surely fuck up on the way. Likes kind people. Hopepunk as hell.
Always worth keeping an eye on what a news outlet is willing to fearmonger about and what theyre willing to downplay
Particularly in terms of what gets people to click
Remember that you are more likely to become disabled than not.
You can be disabled by illness, injury, climate disasters, war, police brutality, unmitigated pandemics, lack of access to healthcare, etc.
Disability justice is for us all, and itβs foundational to all other forms of justice.
these people gleefully ripped apart the systems that kept millions of people around the world from dying of starvation and disease and now they go crying to a judge because they're suffering "reputational damage" on the internet
hell is not hot enough
"could become a burden", AP? How about "The SAVE Act would deny the voting rights of millions of US citizens" or "Trump's SAVE Act is targeted election interference against women, minority groups, and young voters"
apnews.com/article/save...
Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.
play the fucking MASH clip
The "protect the children" right wingers have been silent as
their politicians rape and traffic kids
their military bombs schools
Israel murders and starves the children of Gaza
Trump starves the children of Cuba
Musk removes life-saving care from millions of kids
ICE puts children in cages
Thanks to @theactionnetwork.bsky.social for creating this survey.
Yet another way for Canadians to take action. This takes less than two minutes and can help defend our public media, which is already under attack.
actionnetwork.org/surveys/cbc-...
all will rise is handing back Microsoft money & pledging @nogamesforgenocide.com β itβs a difficult thing to do when funding and attention are scarce commodities for indies like us, but we hope more of our fellow devs and indie studios will join us in taking a stand π₯
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
I MADE AN AMV ON MY SECOND CHANNEL
And I think it turned out really, really good
Image of Jacob Wysocki screaming with poorly edited text that says "you are AN ARTIST WITH FREE WILL."
YOU ARE AN ARTIST WITH FREE WILL. YOU CAN DRAW YOUR FAVORITE THINGS. YOU ARE AN ARTIST WITH FREE WILL. YOU CAN DRAW BAD AND ITS OK. YOU ARE AN ARTIST WITH FREE WILL. YOU CAN TRY DIFFERENT MEDIUMS. YOU ARE AN ARTIST WITH FREE WILL. YOU CAN DRAW YOUR FAVES FUCKING NASTY. YOU ARE AN ARTIST WITH FREE WI
Let's share the fallout!
Censorship is bad. Kinky fantasies are part of a healthy sexuality. Being smart and creative correlates with having such fantasies.
We as a society used to have that figured out. Bible thumpers and purity zealots want to spread their bland world.
Go and create wild smut!
Iβm begging leftist non-Jews to put antisemitism on your radar.
It still exists, it didnβt go away just because the term has been weaponized against antizionists.
It will get worse over the next few years, and youβre not immune to accidentally falling into it.
Attorney General Bondi thinks she can play hide-and-go-seek with the Epstein Files, but the law is clear and mandatory.
She must release the Files in their entirety so we can end this massive coverup and elite protection for predators.
Hegseth is saying the quiet part out loud: Trump wants to turn US media into state propaganda to parrot their line, not tell the truth.
We're seeing corporate, right-leaning media consolidation bend the knee to Trump. Americans must find independent, trustworthy, news sources.
There was an attack on a synagogue in Michigan yesterday. Thankfully nobody was hurt.
The attacker was a Lebanese Immigrant who became a citizen in 2016 so I'm sure everybody is about to get really horrible.
Check in on your Jewish and Muslim friends today.
WIRED named the DOGE operative accused here of planning to take Social Security data to his new job. It's John Solly, and he works for the government contractor Leidos, a company that has millions in contracts with SSA.
read more here:
Iβm so tired.
Every day feels like another day we canβt get back.
New tragedies that could have been avoided.
Lives lost that could have been saved.
And all I can do is what Iβve been doing and it feels soβ¦not enough.
Iβm tired, and scared, and I want this to stop.
Please make it stop.
If you live under the government of Canada and you're afraid of US health insurance parasites sinking their claws into out healthcare with the help of scumbags like Danielle Smith and Doug Ford, you can take action here: www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/ev...
Itβs not a foregone conclusion yetβbe LOUD.
An assortment of groups has submitted a set of awful proposals to the FDA concerning estrogen as HRT. theneedlenews.com/anti-trans-h...
Public comment is still open. If you comment opposing these proposals and send me a screenshot, I'll draw you a sketch in this thread (link+examples below).
Rhetoric suggestion for leftists:
βLeaning Right Got Us here, so The Left are Whatβs Leftβ
Keep pushing back on AI shit.
I suspect that most people don't want it in their movies, shows, and games. Or in their software. They're sure as hell not going to pay for slop that someone that plagiarism software crapped out in a few seconds.
A drawing of my femsona sitting very cutely on top of a brick wall. She is wearing a white sleeveless sweater, highwaisted jeans, a purple bracelet, purple shoes, and glasses. Text is laid over the image that reads: "Repost if you like boobs or if you desperately crave for the AI bubble to burst and consequences to happen to certain men in power." My watermark is also over the image at a lower opacity.
Felt cute today, might delete later. π
#OmArt #art
Thank you to everyone who called or emailed. Even when you think it's only a drop in the bucket it matters. Sonny Burton has been granted clemency, he will not be gassed to death in Alabama today.
The statement at the end of this article from the Alabama Attorney General is absolutely sick and ghoulish but the outcome here is proof that public pressure and public shame can force even bad actors like Gov Kay Ivey to take detours
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
Today is the LAST DAY to effectively use our resources against the onslaught of AIPAC ads on air, and we need all the help we can get!
What I AM saying is like it or not, elections happen & the outcomes matter. They shape our political environment & impact our activism.
At least be honest with yourself that you contributed to the outcome. You can have your good reasonsβbut be honest about it. Take responsibility for your choice.