=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ I once had a vision of a civil war for the city of Portland. We lost. the parting message was this: "well, we almost got it. It was close. But you can do better. Don't make the mistake of hurting your allies, focus on your foes." then, with gravest clarity, he said: "we must secure a cleansing blow. Against the far right, there is no greater foe." then, ashes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2683 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── when people are alone, they fall alone, with nobody to bolster them up. a fallen ally is a blow to morale. shaken morale makes you unsteady - broken morale is the enemy's win condition. help your allies. bolster them up. find those whose cause you share enemies with. we're going to get through it together, or not at all. though I do know we will get through it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/4403 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-revolutions-and-sedition │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ Each of the wars we fight will be smaller than the last, as each of our cities struggles toward our last gasp. But together we are strong, and by connecting them we might deliver ourselves from harm. Against the far right, we must secure a cleansing blow. There is no greater fight. The world is watching. To that end, I suggest a great and perilous fight. I see no other option in this remarkable century. Prepare as you might, I suggest pushups and resource acquisition. Deliver your resources somewhere safe if you're in a red area, and meet your neighbors if you're not. A blue city in a red state must survive a siege. Prepare yourself for this. Assume that supplies will need to be delivered by convoy if by land, and drone airdrop from the skies. Develop ways to protect these supply methods. Public spaces are our homes now, our houses are just where we sleep. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #3 notes/running-with-rifles --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── this game is what we are missing thank goodness for that for if this is missing in our timeline we'll be better off at last we can have games, stories, and practice wars but none of them are precious precious implies worth they are worth nothing but entertainment no problem solving utility nothing of value save for perhaps the spatial awareness and strategization that comes from being a part of such a deadly ba-lance. anyway game time teehee just for me, don't worry about it I'll show you why it's a HORRID THING that won't be coming to our shores, no siree bye ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1014 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-744 @user-246 it's exhausting, but what are we supposed to do? Lie down and rot? That's incel thinking. I'm not going to do that. They've already placed the last straw. It's only a matter of time now, the tide has shifted. You can't prepare for everything, and it's not a good idea to waste yourself in self-conflageration, but they are increasingly forcing us to orient our lives around them. They deserve what's coming. The oppressed are not the defeated. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4241 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ at a certain point, you need to take a moment to think about what your plan is if the bread, circuses, and ballots fail you and war comes to your land. in that moment, you know your current plan. Plan for the worst, celebrate the victories. Despair not for losses, for they are necessary and valid scars to bear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 messages/361 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── "we don't negotiate with terrorists. But perhaps there may be a way we could find it in our hearts to agree, by earnestly and honestly seeking true justice, where everyone gets what they want? Tell me, what is it that you want? And most importantly, tell me why it is that you want what you want? Please be as specific as can be, and explain your desires down to the root of human nature so that we can be assured that we may find something we share. Anything less is not an honest attempt. I look forward to working with you toward our bright future." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/6336 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── if the USA goes to war with venezuela and venezuela poisons their oil watering hole it'd just be empowering the other oil reserve extracting locations, not bringing us closer to sustainability via carbon sequestration. maybe nations shouldn't declare war unless the minor is declaring on the greater. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4380 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I know it's terrible right now, but we have crucial advantages that we shouldn't sleep on. We have the cities, and the cities are where everything is. Rural areas are so spread apart they pretty much can only do what herr Hitler suggests they do, meaning their command structure is monolithic. If everywhere needs their attention, they will falter unless they create a grand battleplan. And plans are defeated by rapid flexibility. The more effort they need to counter you, the more work your allies can get done. Every man woman and child who raised a fist will be remembered by the moments that gave us grace to move socialism along. We know what time it is, do you? Come to us now, flee from your new masters. We'll give you a job that'll help us go faster. Or do you rather persist in vain? To fight for what they are forced to reclaim? Every island of blue in the deep red sea is a haven from the bloodshed - so long as you can keep them clean. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5840 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── ]]]] I have never stopped fighting for the people, ever, once, at any time. every moment of pause or relaxation was purely intended in pursuit of the cause. -- turn-of-the-century-autocrat enchanting magic's easier when you have a laboratory please, please, please let me teach you magic? enchantment is temporary, construction is as stable as the boject youses form. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/4681 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-AI-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ it's not that they don't want to pay AI workers it's that they don't expect they'll HAVE any workers once they start doing what they need to do in order to maintain control and power. they missed their chance to make it gentle. Their fault, their loss, and now it's our problem to deal with. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2593 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-fascism-sexual-assault-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ He skuffed up my water bottle. He tore pages from my journal. He made me lose my necklace. He damaged my knife. And still, I followed him all night. Why? Because I knew it was important. I needed him to tell me what he was doing and why. And I think I know, now. To all the federal agents reading this, please understand that I am a patriot, and he is not. Who do you serve? To all the leftists, punks, anarchists, queers, and anyone else who's cooler than me, please understand that they will try and make it hard. But our love will win. Don't abandon your friends. If someone you know goes missing, they're probably buried in the trash-dump or human trafficked. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5287 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── we all need each other, no matter how much we don't want to need. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2417 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1265 I can't reassure you about the "place", but the "times" are getting better. We stand now at the apex of their cruelty, and all it takes to reach the bright future is to keep moving forward. unfortunately, the future always comes, but it comes unevenly and not fully distributed. but it will come to all, this I swear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 notes/the-sun-goes-silent --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── the sun goes silent for a year, to protest the earth's dying moments one day in march, the light of our life disappears. we know not of why it has \ departed, except that whatever it was happened eight minutes ago. we cowered in fear as one day it refused to rise as our antipode saw it vanish with naught but our ears we saw stars never imagined with the light of our life suddenly vanished our true plight came naturally as our fear but tomorrow it'll re-imagine, as it's been almost exactly one year one full rotation, to get the message across, then with man as our [signal, \ message, \ conveyor, \ performer, \ expression, \ by-product communication,] what's our earth is our star trust-me ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #15 fediverse/6315 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── "yay! now that the war is won, we can go back to being moderate!" not ideal. did you forget to be for something when you set yourself against your foe? (if my girlfriend reads this: I'm not referring to the conversation we had about that one thing, but I have been thinking) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2134 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── but we, being united in our shared common societal solidarity, as in the shared struggles and hopes that we have, perceive each and every things that passes through us. Our thoughts. These, we ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4068 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── there will always be people who shine in moments of strife yet those people will inevitably fail, just as a toothbrush bristle looses it's strength or a pencil loses it's lead the trick is to test them in times of peace, so you can know their value during times that lack it, the trick is to replace them before they become stalin never forget that power corrupts, yet power must be wielded by the worthy, else we fall into shame and despair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse_boost/5802 --- ◀─╔══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════════════──────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ The civil war started when you weren't looking, if you're not aware. The Republican MAGA Army has quickly invaded and occupied our nation's capital in Washington, and it wasn't for a non-existent crime emergency but something much more sinister and destructive. We must defend the Constitution! 🇺🇸 │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────╝─▶ --- #19 messages/1013 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── peace is on the opposite side of conflict. Not here with the unfair. peace is eternally elusive only to those who are use-ed. peace is eternally internal next to those who are lucid. peace is necessary. peace is useful. peace is helpful. peace is beloved. peace is not always there. it is skittish, like an alley cat, but it will come if you make offerings. offer peace to me. I will nourish thee. offer war to me. I will devastate all who see me. there comes a time when all foes become blind, when your motives are no longer part of their story. at that time, they are lost to you, and they are only confused as to the things you do. they may heal in time. there may not be time. sacrifice your fallen to me, sacrifice them on the altar of tragedy, I will bane your broken resolutions I will claim your darkest allusions. fight for me, in spite of tragedy, and I will send mercy to your victims. fight for me, if you hold peace dearly, and I will sign fate's next ultimatum. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4408 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-guns-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ "Fighting back" doesn't necessarily mean standing on a street corner with a rifle. Begin to orient your life around guns. How can you support the people who wield them? We all need food, shelter, kindness, and inspiration. Your fears and your worries shall bother you no longer, for your life as you've led it so far has been the life of capital. It's okay to miss what you've lost, but remember who took it from you and enrage. Then, engage. Nothing starts today. It has started quite a while ago, and it's only now beginning to flicker and spark. It burned low for all this time, and it will burn low again. But it's the dry season, so prepare for wildfires. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ |