ancientreader wonders why it's bad to be antifascist now
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oxford comma stan
terfs & fashies keep out
make fun of poor & working-class people for having bad teeth and i will block your ass
she/her
hashtagnotallboomers
oxford comma stan
terfs & fashies keep out
make fun of poor & working-class people for having bad teeth and i will block your ass
she/her
hashtagnotallboomers
I fucking wish. The heat pump is fine in the summer, when the dehumidifying function keeps the house cool, but in very cold weather it doesn't circulate the heat well & we either boil or shiver. Might be bc of our old house's layout, but we're not getting rid of the radiators yet.
"Don’t let the federal push for petroleum keep you from making the switch. Heat pumps keep you warm in winter, cool in summer — and are a lot better for the planet."
(switching to a heat pump will reduce its carbon emissions by nearly 3 tons a year -oil=6 tons)
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
(switching to a heat pump will reduce its carbon emissions by nearly 3 tons a year -oil=6 tons)
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
How a heat pump transformed my Rhode Island home - The Boston Globe
After relying on oil heat, switching to a heat pump cut heating bills and stopped polluting the air, writes Conservation Law Foundation Rhode Island attorney.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I fucking wish. The heat pump is fine in the summer, when the dehumidifying function keeps the house cool, but in very cold weather it doesn't circulate the heat well & we either boil or shiver. Might be bc of our old house's layout, but we're not getting rid of the radiators yet.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
n.b. the article includes a link to a gofundme for ferreira's legal fees
i cannot believe what fucking scum these republicans are. even after all this time my mind just boggles
i cannot believe what fucking scum these republicans are. even after all this time my mind just boggles
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
n.b. the article includes a link to a gofundme for ferreira's legal fees
i cannot believe what fucking scum these republicans are. even after all this time my mind just boggles
i cannot believe what fucking scum these republicans are. even after all this time my mind just boggles
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that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
Hey, if you need a gift for the weirdo (affectionate) in your life, or something to read while you're hiding from your family, I got you covered.
Links for the novels: ehlupton.com/links
Preorder The Alignments novella: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#booksky #romancelandia
Links for the novels: ehlupton.com/links
Preorder The Alignments novella: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#booksky #romancelandia
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
that is a complete review of the wisconsin gothic series. i have spoken.
#BookSky #Romancelandia
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
i have a mantra about this:
until the advent of rifled weapons, childbirth was *more* dangerous than combat
until the advent of rifled weapons, childbirth was *more* dangerous than combat
did you read the free birth thing? it’s basically granola moms gone wild and honestly zombies would be a blessing at this point: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
i have a mantra about this:
until the advent of rifled weapons, childbirth was *more* dangerous than combat
until the advent of rifled weapons, childbirth was *more* dangerous than combat
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
i wouldn't hire this woman as my real estate agent never mind u.s. attorney
Lindsey Halligan, Trump's handpicked US attorney, admits full grand jury never saw final indictment handed up against former FBI Director James Comey. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4phX4hb
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
i wouldn't hire this woman as my real estate agent never mind u.s. attorney
shout-out to all the reviewers who somehow quote exactly the passage that lets you know you need never take another look at that book as long as you live
#BookSky #BookReviews
#BookSky #BookReviews
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
shout-out to all the reviewers who somehow quote exactly the passage that lets you know you need never take another look at that book as long as you live
#BookSky #BookReviews
#BookSky #BookReviews
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Saturday, I went to Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive (HA/HA), 250 Bowery, for an event related to the exhibit “DQNY30: The Drag Queens of New York”…and to see the exhibit itself. Spotlighting #NYC drag queens of the #90s, the exhibit is up through Nov 30. www.howlarts.org/event/the-dr... #photography #LGBTQ
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Saturday, I went to Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive (HA/HA), 250 Bowery, for an event related to the exhibit “DQNY30: The Drag Queens of New York”…and to see the exhibit itself. Spotlighting #NYC drag queens of the #90s, the exhibit is up through Nov 30. www.howlarts.org/event/the-dr... #photography #LGBTQ
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I require an industrial strength helping of pure, uncut Cancel Culture this morning. I want the real deal. Gimme the fully leaded Original Recipe stuff
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I require an industrial strength helping of pure, uncut Cancel Culture this morning. I want the real deal. Gimme the fully leaded Original Recipe stuff
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
@americanprogress.bsky.social How can you justify keeping #LarrySummers as a fellow of your organization, when you know as well as the rest of us that he's a documented sexual predator?
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@americanprogress.bsky.social How can you justify keeping #LarrySummers as a fellow of your organization, when you know as well as the rest of us that he's a documented sexual predator?
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People who would like to be emperors get very excited about historical emperors.
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
People who would like to be emperors get very excited about historical emperors.
🧵 👇
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social the @ama-assn.org has caved to Trump. They invited known grifter Dr Mehmet Oz to give a speech, but, the AMA board/ John Whyte decided to censor all delegates in the following way.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
1. Questions can be asked, but all must be vetted.
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🧵 👇
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Let me have breakfast first jfc
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Let me have breakfast first jfc
Tom Nichols says smart things sometimes (no, I'm sorry, he does -- sometimes!), and his cat is cute, but he actually seems to be certain we'll have free and fair elections in 2026. Such optimism, my goodness.
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Tom Nichols says smart things sometimes (no, I'm sorry, he does -- sometimes!), and his cat is cute, but he actually seems to be certain we'll have free and fair elections in 2026. Such optimism, my goodness.
w/apologies for posting anything that includes cheetolini's face: look at that fucking face. someone else is talking & he's staring into the distance bc other people aren't real to him, it's just meaningless noise
also, jfc that mantelpiece *makes gagging noises*
also, jfc that mantelpiece *makes gagging noises*
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
w/apologies for posting anything that includes cheetolini's face: look at that fucking face. someone else is talking & he's staring into the distance bc other people aren't real to him, it's just meaningless noise
also, jfc that mantelpiece *makes gagging noises*
also, jfc that mantelpiece *makes gagging noises*
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You can think it’s good that Massie and MTG are stirring up shit within the GOP caucus without thinking their politics in general is good. It’s not hard at all in fact?
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You can think it’s good that Massie and MTG are stirring up shit within the GOP caucus without thinking their politics in general is good. It’s not hard at all in fact?
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"ayn rand can burn in hell" is my "cathargo delenda est"
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"ayn rand can burn in hell" is my "cathargo delenda est"
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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All of my political views and policy ideas have basically collapsed to "Punish the Villains" and I mumble it to myself every time I see a news article these days
August 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
All of my political views and policy ideas have basically collapsed to "Punish the Villains" and I mumble it to myself every time I see a news article these days
Especially infuriating: "['Pawtism' is] allegedly characterized by repetitive behaviors, sensitivity to sensory stimuli, and difficulty in social situations." You know what that sounds like to a person with training in canine social development? 1/
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Especially infuriating: "['Pawtism' is] allegedly characterized by repetitive behaviors, sensitivity to sensory stimuli, and difficulty in social situations." You know what that sounds like to a person with training in canine social development? 1/
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For every surveillance state to function, there must be a critical mass of people who willingly act as snitches to further the regime's ideology.
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer
RAISE YOUR CHILDREN SO THEY DO NOT DO THINGS LIKE THIS dailyfreepress.com/11/13/10/216...
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
For every surveillance state to function, there must be a critical mass of people who willingly act as snitches to further the regime's ideology.
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer