Alex Spindlow

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Yeah, be jaded if you like but don't drag others down because the limited efforts you put in didn't make you feel rewarded.

Charismatocracy

I can't bring myself to smile in public

Seems to be going backwards. We invented vending machines. Then we invented self service. Now we've invented something that works like a vending machine that requires a staff member to use. 🤪

If bearing witness to the suffering of others places a weight around one's soul, then bearing witness to the genocide of the Palestinian people, through the firsthand accounts of many Palestinian social media pages, feels as though a mountain sits on our hearts. Because it does.

For the past two weeks, I have been watching and listening to Palestinians in Gaza and those with family in Gaza as they capture on film their immense suffering. Civilians across occupied Palestine document the carnage, the lives lost, the attempts at life-saving surgeries on babies, children, and adults. I have lost count of the horrors. I have lost count of the screams. I have lost count of the times I have put down my phone and cried, unable to contain the grief within the confines of my heart. The pain of the Palestinian people shatters through my composure.

But bearing witness means that we cannot look away. No matter how deeply we may feel the suffering of the Palestinians, we do so from the safety of our homes. While we tap away on our glass screens and keyboards, doctors are disinfecting wounds with vinegar because they have run out of alcohol. Children wrap their parents in dirty bed sheets because they have run out of body bags. Survivors divide a bag of dates among a dozen people over days because the bakeries and grocery stores have been bombed.

And so those of us in support of a free Palestine - free from harm, free from terror, free from occupation - share posts and articles, images and videos in the hopes that the Western memory can help shoulder the weight. We answer questions that belie the asker's intentions of "just trying to understand" by positioning support for Palestine as in some way related to opinions on Judaism, a false equivalency given the tens of thousands of Jewish people who fight for a free Palestine. We are constantly affirming and reaffirming the rights of the Palestinian people against backlash and malicious misunderstanding because we understand that while the Palestinian people are fighting for their survival, we must help to carry their truth. It is, quite literally, the least we could do.

I know tensions are high and fighting about online activism is exhausting but I want to share this article
“Palestinians in Gaza are making one request of civilians in the West: share their stories.”

ctmirror.org/2023/10/25/g...

"Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do."

Seems a good time to recommend On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder, where the first lesson is: Do not obey in advance.

We go together like OJ and toothpaste

Yet another crazy contentious topic has emerged. I've even been accused of being ableist by a disabled AI user. I've already given up on the topic. It's coming like it or not, I'm just going to enjoy what I can but definitely support non AI more.

That superbowl picture everyone is using right now of some dude up in some other dudes face

Always embarrassing to yawn when you go in for a kiss

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My urgent needs today ‼️
Medical needs $603
Groceries and house needs $190
Every single cent helps and I’m so grateful.
I also have some of my work available on Kofi
Hate asking but I have tried everything to raise what I could on my own
ko-fi.com/daisyandrave...

He didn't want to say, which means drugs. Meth makes your lips grey apparently. Must be that.

@alt-text.bsky.social

@alttext.bsky.social

Pretty roses of a variety of colours. There's an explanation of societal meanings for the colours, I'll try a bot though.

Roses are red,
Blue, orange or yellow
More diverse than you said
There's even a rainbow

Muh bulletproof car ain't rainproof and I can't even have a cry on the bonnet

A little help is needed here, if you can. 🙏💔

Good morning. Sorry to hear that but I'm out of cash for the month. All I can do is reskeet for now and wish you luck. I hope you get what you need.

From the bird to the butterfly
From "absurd" to "I wonder why"
From the nerds that were camera shy
Saying words that weren't on our side
To the herds of our furry guys
Where the third gen of elders lie
From the turd to our nice Bluesky

3 panel comic. Panel 1: A yellow-headed cat labeled "artists" fishes in a river, a bucket full of caught fish sits on the bank next to him. Panel 2: A new cat appears. Panel 3: The new cat sits next to the first and fishes out of the bucket. It is labeled "Artificial Intelligence".

A brown dog fluffy dog and black dog converse near a coffee table. I’m sad…tell me a joke. Okay, knock, kn… The scene zooms out to a scene of both dogs barking at eachother in conversation.

Don't worry too much, just use the block list! On the whole they're a good thing and if you are similar minded to the list creator then you'll appreciate having a cleaner timeline. I have a friend on this list or I'd follow.

It's the third world war and it's progressively heating up, thanks United States, may be vanquished entirely and erased from history.

The image shows a young boy with closed eyes and an exaggerated joyful expression, holding a half eaten apple. It’s a classic “that joke is stupid” meme

“I hate being bipolar it’s awesome!” 🙄

I don't blame people for being skeptical of science, I just would have expected it to happen last century when they were constantly dropping bangers like atomic theory, relativity, and black holes

Good point, I'd definitely be on board for that.