Andrew Maurins
@andrewmaurins.bsky.social
Library assistant. Millennial. Neurospicy. Devourer of Books. Married to my best friend. MSTie. Wolf Pack fan. Beer geek. Occasionally anti-social, but always anti-fascist. (He/they)
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All content is either original or properly attributed.
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“Private property…has led Individualism entirely astray. It has made gain not growth its aim. So that man thought that the important thing was to have, and did not know that the important thing is to be. The true perfection of man lies, not in what man has, but in what man is.”
~Oscar Wilde
~Oscar Wilde
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Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
She’s talking about writing and journalism specifically here, but it’s sadly applicable to a *lot* of other professions as well. 🧵
If you have ever thought that my journalism or my first book were net positives for the world, understand that they probably would not exist if I did not have a spouse who paid the mortgage. If I'd been a solo earner/parent, I likely would have left criticism, journalism or book writing long ago.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
She’s talking about writing and journalism specifically here, but it’s sadly applicable to a *lot* of other professions as well. 🧵
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It is a shame that Brazil’s judges are so activist that none of them stepped in to change the laws for Jair Bolsonaro.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It is a shame that Brazil’s judges are so activist that none of them stepped in to change the laws for Jair Bolsonaro.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
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We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
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I promise I’m not writing a think piece but it’s wild to see Olivia Nuzzi get one million second chances from legacy pubs and a prestigious staff job after violating basic journalistic ethics multiple times while so many talented journalists I know who did not sleep with sources are out of work
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I promise I’m not writing a think piece but it’s wild to see Olivia Nuzzi get one million second chances from legacy pubs and a prestigious staff job after violating basic journalistic ethics multiple times while so many talented journalists I know who did not sleep with sources are out of work
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It bears repeating: the fact that a clown car happens to be moving very fast doesn’t change the fact that it’s still full of clowns.
BREAKING
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York State Attorney General Tish James WITHOUT prejudice.
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York State Attorney General Tish James WITHOUT prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It bears repeating: the fact that a clown car happens to be moving very fast doesn’t change the fact that it’s still full of clowns.
Wife and I saw Wicked: For Good today, and my favorite Animal remains the Hipster Snow Leopard.
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Wife and I saw Wicked: For Good today, and my favorite Animal remains the Hipster Snow Leopard.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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“Smithers, what’s this strange sensation in my chest?”
“I think that’s hope you’re feeling, sir.”
“Ah, that takes me back.”
“I think that’s hope you’re feeling, sir.”
“Ah, that takes me back.”
November 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Smithers, what’s this strange sensation in my chest?”
“I think that’s hope you’re feeling, sir.”
“Ah, that takes me back.”
“I think that’s hope you’re feeling, sir.”
“Ah, that takes me back.”
The guy on the right definitely fucks. 👌
ESPN is carrying some SEC college Club hockey. The broadcast is exactly what I was expecting.
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The guy on the right definitely fucks. 👌
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[there's no way he can blame this on democrats. even he's not that good.]
Donald Trump is our nation's biggest mark but Dem leadership is so inept and fundamentally unpersuasive that they've lost a charisma contest to Steven Miller for ten years
Donald Trump is our nation's biggest mark but Dem leadership is so inept and fundamentally unpersuasive that they've lost a charisma contest to Steven Miller for ten years
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
[there's no way he can blame this on democrats. even he's not that good.]
Donald Trump is our nation's biggest mark but Dem leadership is so inept and fundamentally unpersuasive that they've lost a charisma contest to Steven Miller for ten years
Donald Trump is our nation's biggest mark but Dem leadership is so inept and fundamentally unpersuasive that they've lost a charisma contest to Steven Miller for ten years
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House votes on dumbass resolution condemning socialism, meanwhile the DSA's Lisan al-Gaib rolls the truculent child brain president like a pair of socks
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
House votes on dumbass resolution condemning socialism, meanwhile the DSA's Lisan al-Gaib rolls the truculent child brain president like a pair of socks
Huh. You don’t say. 😏☕️🧵
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Huh. You don’t say. 😏☕️🧵
🧵🧵🧵🙌
Look, men aren’t worried about being falsely accused of rape. False rape allegations occur at roughly the same frequency as false allegations of murder/etc., and they seem real not worried about those, even though they also wreck your reputation.
They’re worried about what they *have* done.
They’re worried about what they *have* done.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🧵🧵🧵🙌
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
“Andrew, what regrets do you have in life?”
“Never having anything funny or clever to say to scam callers.”
“Never having anything funny or clever to say to scam callers.”
Just panicked a scam caller. Answered the phone with "Communications Securities System. Investigation division. State your full name, affiliation, and date of birth to begin processing. This call is being recorded."
All I heard was "ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck" before they hung up.
It's a good day.
All I heard was "ohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck" before they hung up.
It's a good day.
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“Andrew, what regrets do you have in life?”
“Never having anything funny or clever to say to scam callers.”
“Never having anything funny or clever to say to scam callers.”
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A racist changing is not dependent upon having contact with the people they have harmed. It is not dependent on forgiveness from the people they have harmed. It is not on black people to put themselves in harm's way so a bigot can practice being a decent human being. To expect that is highly unfair.
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A racist changing is not dependent upon having contact with the people they have harmed. It is not dependent on forgiveness from the people they have harmed. It is not on black people to put themselves in harm's way so a bigot can practice being a decent human being. To expect that is highly unfair.
Core memory: unlocked. ☺️
GOLDENEYE Pause Music
#JamesBond #Videogames #MusicSky #90s #Nostalgia #Gaming #GoldenEye #Movies #OTD #FilmSky
#JamesBond #Videogames #MusicSky #90s #Nostalgia #Gaming #GoldenEye #Movies #OTD #FilmSky
November 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Core memory: unlocked. ☺️
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Dems: Mamdani is too radical for our taste. Plus someone said he's antisemitic. And that name is scary to us! We need to keep him out.
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Dems: Mamdani is too radical for our taste. Plus someone said he's antisemitic. And that name is scary to us! We need to keep him out.
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that
Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent
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some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Ma’am, I read Bad Blood, and you got off *easy.* GTF outta here with that.
November 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Ma’am, I read Bad Blood, and you got off *easy.* GTF outta here with that.