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Seth Warren

@illusionofjoy.bsky.social

Independent musician • Amateur philosopher • FDR Democrat/ic Socialist • Unrepentant bloviator • Wishing to afflict the comfortable Pittsburgh, PA https://www.illusionofjoy.net

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"Precedent-smashing" is certainly one way to describe actions which are completely reckless, cruel and unhinged.

09.03.2026 13:34 — 👍 21    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Israel Strikes Oil Facilities in Iran

Huge flames erupted into the sky over Tehran and a nearby city on Saturday www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/w... | Not only an illegal war, but a war of maximum cruelty.

08.03.2026 02:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Morrissey was always a jerk Despite a new album and an unswayable fan base, Morrissey wants nothing more than to validate his victimhood.

Despite a new album and an unswayable fan base, Morrissey wants nothing more than to validate his victimhood.

07.03.2026 23:48 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1

782 days remaining until I can vote for John Fetterman's primary opponent.

05.03.2026 14:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pot, meet kettle.

04.03.2026 19:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One thing you should know about me is that I am never looking for political leaders. If you are interested in representation, we'll talk. But don't come at me with "leadership" because I'll only assume that you're nothing more than a political stereotype lacking in humility and overflowing with ego.

03.03.2026 23:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Minab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide A strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school during the US-Israeli bombing campaign killed up to 168 people. The Guardian has pieced together the incident and its aftermath using verified footage and images f...

A strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school during the US-Israeli bombing campaign killed up to 168 people. The Guardian has pieced together the incident and its aftermath www.theguardian.com/global-devel... | End the Netanyahu-Trump war on Iran and throw these brutes in prison for war crimes!

03.03.2026 15:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

785 days remaining until I can vote for whomever John Fetterman's primary opponent may be.

03.03.2026 03:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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'Evil Dead' Icon Bruce Campbell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Cancels Future Fan Events Bruce Campbell revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with an incurable but "treatable" cancer.

Bruce Campbell revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with an incurable but “treatable” cancer, sharing on social media that he is canceling future fan events to pursue treatment. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

03.03.2026 03:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Is Fascism Back?
YouTube video by Johnny Harris Is Fascism Back?

Is Fascism Back? An examination by Johnny Harris.
youtube.com/watch?v=GV8K...

02.03.2026 20:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The number of people who seem utterly convinced this dude can’t be a Nazi because he says he’s pro-worker is just depressing.

01.03.2026 23:59 — 👍 761    🔁 113    💬 36    📌 4

Spoken like a man who cares not how much blood drips from his tiny hands. 🖕🏼🟠

01.03.2026 23:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My goal as a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is to send this Connecticut carpetbagger into retirement two years after the same has been done to John Fetterman.

01.03.2026 17:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

The United States has been involved in one stupid war or another pretty much my entire life. Always money for the merchants of death, but never to preserve and increase the quality of life.

28.02.2026 23:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The United States is participating in the Israeli strikes against Iran, AP sources say The United States is participating in the Israeli strikes against Iran, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive m...

The United States is participating in the Israeli strikes against Iran, AP sources say
apnews.com/article/iran...

28.02.2026 06:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Israel says it has launched attack on Iran, as explosions reported in Tehran Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the attack on Iran is

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says his country has launched a "pre-emptive" attack on Iran www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...

28.02.2026 06:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Burger King AI bot will check up on staffs' please and thank yous The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers.

The ability of an AI chat-bot embedded in the headsets to monitor restaurant staff tees up a debate about surveillance. www.bbc.com/news/article... | Burger King? More like Big Burger Brother!👁️‍🗨️

26.02.2026 23:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.

Transgender Kansans are being informed on the eve of a new state law going into effect that their driver’s licenses will be considered invalid as of Thursday.
www.kansascity.com/news/politic... | A major reason Kansas is now marked "do not travel to" on the updated trans risk map.

26.02.2026 13:56 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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US supreme court rules against Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs – live Conservative justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented in the 6-3 ruling

Conservative justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented in the 6-3 ruling www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... | Funny how the dissenters keep getting called conservative when they constantly seek to upend the Constitutional status quo.

20.02.2026 15:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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An arts panel made up of Trump appointees unanimously approves his White House ballroom proposal A federal panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees has unanimously approved his plan to build a massive ballroom on the site of the former White House East Wing.

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of Trump appointees, on Thursday unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom proposal. apnews.com/article/trum... | Commission of FArts. If it gets built, tear it down!

19.02.2026 15:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you want to accurately classify me, I believe a red triangle is how I'd be marked. 🖕🏼

17.02.2026 22:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

Stephen Colbert hosts Texas State Rep. James Talarico for an online-exclusive interview youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ... | CBS: a profile in cowardice and capitulation. This is the interview they refused to broadcast out of fear that the FCC would retaliate on behalf of the regime.

17.02.2026 22:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 - live updates Jackson, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s and later ran for president twice, died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family.

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...

17.02.2026 12:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

16.02.2026 23:52 — 👍 29561    🔁 5709    💬 215    📌 164
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Unhappy Valentine’s Day

Because Valentine's Day is low on my hierarchy of holidays, here's a collection of songs I've written to best ruin a romantic moment. open.spotify.com/playlist/1we...

14.02.2026 15:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fetterman lone Democrat to support Homeland Security funding bill, as DHS shutdown looms A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break.

Fetterman lone Democrat to support Homeland Security funding bill, as DHS shutdown looms www.wesa.fm/politics-gov... | I doubt I'll be alone among Democrats in voting against this man continuing his political career.

13.02.2026 14:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I feel like Bad Bunny watched Kendrick Lamar's Halftime performance and said, "I need to meet, if not exceed that." Mission accomplished. Always impressed by the choreography to pull off such an event. And, seeing the man do not one but TWO trust falls during his performance was doubly unexpected.

09.02.2026 01:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

BlueSky just alerted me that there's a new feature where I can go live. Okay, I thought I was already alive. Perhaps I'm in the void? If I click it will I actually go undead?
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08.02.2026 02:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.

State Department will delete all pre-Trump X posts www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n... | Paging Orwell - the fascist regime just made a new Memory Hole.

07.02.2026 16:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0