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@siyandawrites

Woefully ungovernable and pathologically optimistic. Writer, Satirist & Sociologist. I used to be big on Twitter but I refuse to tango with the devil so here I am! Let’s dance πŸ’ƒπŸΎ

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a cartoon of a man talking into a microphone with why is everyone mad at me written below him ALT: a cartoon of a man talking into a microphone with why is everyone mad at me written below him
23.02.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Does humanities research matter anymore? (opinion) The rapid collapse in available research funding is one crisis in the humanities we aren’t talking enough about, Asheesh Kapur Siddique writes.

It's possible to do a non-reactionary critique of the current landscape of humanities research funding: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

13.02.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Bro

13.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doctors say children should be vaccinated. This ketamine-addicted CBS News contributor says they shouldn't. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

29.01.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 1195 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

The MIC working hard for their money I see

26.01.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This picture is wild 🀣

16.01.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

learned from who??? Who are these random people sending stuff to state legislators

15.01.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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the thing is that none of these guys are actually going to do anything more than sit behind a screen

they're not going to do any raping and pillaging, that's not even the "reward"

what they get off to is talking about how much they would hypothetically rape and pillage on the internet

06.01.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I pledge allegiance, to the profits, of the corporations and puppets of America. And to the stakeholders, who all demand, one monopoly, under cis white male God, divisible unevenly among the empowered, for injustice and slavery for all.

03.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.

03.01.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 10128 πŸ” 2603 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 66

Did you know Scottish generators pay the highest charges in Europe to connect to the grid, while English plants get subsidized? We are penalized for producing green energy. It is a rigged system designed to keep our energy cheap for London and expensive for us.

28.12.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 2280 πŸ” 595 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 19

Why did BS stories like the John Kerry swiftboating and Obama birtherism get into major media? Because news bosses wanted to show their β€œfairness.” I know this because I edited the Chicago Tribune’s first story on Obama’s birth certificate. We didn’t want to touch it. The higher-ups made us. 9/10 🧡

29.12.2025 13:39 πŸ‘ 684 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3

One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧡

29.12.2025 13:34 πŸ‘ 3683 πŸ” 1182 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 92

"sorry, this opening has been filled"

20.12.2025 11:45 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.12.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing horrifies me more than the thought of walking for no reason

19.12.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.12.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and I hate to say it, but I feel like most of us on bluesky are the outliers with our aversion to it πŸ₯΄

at least from what I’ve seen on other apps (namely IG and Tiktok), wayyy more people have seemed to embrace it

10.12.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 10

I think the weirdest thing about AI usage has been seeing how quickly people are willing to surrender themselves to it

like that desire to offload every mental challenge, any need for validation, every single curiosity is channeled through it

10.12.2025 17:20 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 9

They done finally laid Duolingo to rest

28.11.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good

28.11.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 2003 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 7

Are there?

26.11.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Washington, everything appears to be for sale And the government has given up on prosecuting corruption

Was that chip deal or this tariff break a credible decision made in the national interest, or a finagle made in Donald Trump’s self-interest? Was it both? Who knows

24.11.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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Pop quiz! Who wrote this book?

Is itΒ 

a) a random guy
b) the current minister of finance in Brazil

08.11.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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just....enjoy this

03.11.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 3742 πŸ” 1084 πŸ’¬ 178 πŸ“Œ 481

Classic cope

05.11.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This man is (also) a Peruvian citizen. He really means what he says

05.11.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry I just got here from outer space. New York is a suburb built on an old cornfield right

05.11.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.11.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awww thanks for answering! I grew up in a more ethical agrarian environment and wouldn’t mind drinking milk there but here I’m nervous about treatment of cattle. Should I try to seek out local farms or is like β€œBig Dairy” also not painful to the cows

05.11.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0