Your Rights

Imagine if we were battling for our survival against an aggressive superintelligence, and leading the fight for our side were Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping. Better yet, give it a try! pdoom-man.com

This is on my list of things to do in a perfect world where surviving and experiencing joy as an act of resistance don't take up all my effort in addition to answering: 1) When did we "invent" lemons? 2) How many starter heads is a baby hydra born with?

What was old is new again.

Congressional Republicans play along, and now you can, too! See if you can beat Dear Leader’s high score in this free/faux game. con-man.com

Presidential Oaf in Office:

Yep. Flood the zone and exhaust us.

Get a jump on the new normal with "Your Wrongs," a free guide to living under an Orwellian nightmare of authoritarian rule. Available in English and Russian! your-wrongs.com (Not to be confused with "Your Rights," a free app you might find useful in the meantime. your-rights.com)

Imagine if the most prominent member of the Biden administration had reposted, in agreement, someone calling a prominent GOP senator a ‘retard’. Would have been the end of the world, biggest scandal ever. The asymmetry in American politics continues to grow. Just wild to see.

Looking for ways to resist the authoritarian scourge? Here are a few of the many contained in "I Resist," a free app for resisters of Trump 2.0 and Project 2025. i-resist.org

Announcing "Musk Man," a free game in which you race to gut federal agencies and programs before do-gooders can stop you. Beat Elon's high game (which someone else probably earned for him) to win Sheryl Crow's Tesla! musk-man.com

What if 50 million of us requested an automatic extension to file our federal tax returns this year? Wouldn't that send a powerful message that we're not "We the Sheeple" blindly supporting the worst humans alive today? Who knows what this will look/feel like by mid-October.... #starveThe Beasts

"I Resist," a free app offering guidance to resistors of autocracy, has new content on *financial* resistance: (a) mass boycotts and targeted spending; (b) tax resistance; and (c) disrupting government bonds and investments. This is a work in progress; suggestions are welcome! i-resist.org

Feels like we've turned a corner. #resist

"Your Rights" is a free app for federal employees targeted by the Trump 2.0 administration. The app explains what to do, what to say, what to expect, and where to find more resources. This is a first draft and work in progress; suggestions for improvement are welcome. your-rights.us #resist

"I Resist" is a free app providing guidance to everyday resistors of autocracy. This is a first draft and work in progress; your suggestions are welcome. i-resist.org #resist

"Your Rights" is a free app that provides legal guidance if you're caught up in an immigration-enforcement encounter. There's no good reason NOT to have this free app on your phone. your-rights.org #ICE #CBP #immigration

Free app helps people understand and assert their legal rights in immigration-enforcement encounters. your-rights.org

Everyone who might be a target of the upcoming Trump 2.0 deportation sweep should check out "Your Rights," a free web app that will give you instant access — in seven languages — to the information you need to defend yourself from an unlawful interrogation or detention. Https://your-rights.org

#misinformation #disinformation

Brownnosa Virus strikes again! #kakistocracy

One of my coping strategies, powered by ChatGPT and Claude. Please give it a one-minute try. #autocraticbreakthrough laboringinobscurity.com/images/match...

For those who tried to look it up before the election but spelled it wrong, the OED has been updated. #fascism #fashism

If concerns about America's imminent descent into fascism are making you feel like a deer in headlights, try to get back in touch with your life's true purpose. Here's some unsolicited advice. (You're welcome.)

Resigns today, multiplies tomorrow. Beware the Gaetz Hydra 2026. #RapeyMcForehead

Resigns today, multiplies tomorrow. Beware the Gaetz Hydra 2026. #gaetzforgovernor

If you missed Sam Harris' recent takedown of Elon Must, here's the gist:

Now that we're about to have a climate-change-denying Dear Leader again, here are a few coping strategies. #climatechange

Have you gotten your Brownnosa Virus booster yet? #kakistocracy

This seemed fun/funny a couple weeks ago. pathetic-man.com

As ChatGPT put it, "If humanity's survival is at stake and time is of the essence, the justification for extraordinary measures becomes much stronger, and debates about enduring political solutions lose much of their relevance." #climatechange

Republicans have proposed a few minor revisions to the congressional Oath of Office, which will hereafter be known as the "Loathe Of Office." #HouseGOP

In the arc of human history, the MAGA Revolution will be just a blip — consequential but surmountable. See how in the newly revised "Game of Humanity" — it's fun, free, and educational! gameofhumanity.com

Is it "kakistocracy" or "kakastocracy" (or both)? #TrumpAppointees

Elon Musk is on a quest to rule the Earth — and then Mars! Are you extremely hardcore enough to beat his extremely high score? musk-man.com

For those who might otherwise miss the term, I suggest the following minor addition to the OED.