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April Wolfe
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Bette Davis eyes. Make movies. Comb cats. Michigandery. WGAW. I'm with UTA and XYZ.
I would like Chotiner to talk to all the journalists who were publicly and vigorously defending Nuzzi when she was finally let go from the magazine.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I was trying to remember back to that time when RFK was dropping out and angling for a Trump position and iirc Trump seemed like he was a no and there was a small breath of relief and then all of a sudden he was a yes. All I am asking is wtf did she get on a recording?
this — considering that Florida is a two-party consent state — might even be a crime. i’m floored
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I would like to know what the fuck happened in Butler, Pennsylvania without having to wait for a substack drop DC media needs to go.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It’s kind of wild how much this guy looks like the character Leland from Evil, who is the devil’s earthly henchman.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ok I would say this actually is a trend because it comes up in my moms groups a lot. Like trying to get older people to understand we don’t want cheap plastic junk and candy television around or that affection on demand isn’t cool is tricky. Saying stuff like “pretty girls smile” also not cool.
Ahh yes, a totally real trend for which we totally have evidence
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Not surprised at all!

And how many women right now are being threatened by their abusers with “if you leave me I’m calling ICE.”

Dream scenario for abusers.
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bluesky not addictive to teens but definitely a crutch for elder millennials who know too much about the Bajoran war.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 23h
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.

Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Stove Top is better than most homemade stuffings
Anyone wanna argue about stuffing? Just to feel alive?
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
When my sister and I worked at Steak n Shake when the pumpkin pies came in we would sneak back to the walk-in freezer with forks and descend upon a pie like vultures then tell the manager they must have been off one pie on their inventory count.
So my pie take is there are no bad pies, but some pies have to be eaten a certain way:

1. Pecan: Always good

2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.

3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
All dessert is good because it’s dessert, just like all pizza is great because it’s pizza.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I think you could get people to see a new Rush Hour if half the film were comprised of Katt Williams roasting everyone involved.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
John & Yoko: One to One is so good and kind of terrifying looking into the mirror world of the 1970s. The running gag of Yoko trying to track down live flies, however, is a nice comedic break.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I love the library. My kid loves the library. We max out all our cards getting books for her every month. I am sometimes overwhelmed by the sheer volume of picture books tho and I just found out LAPL has a form you can fill out and a librarian will select 5 books for your kid and put them on hold. 😎
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence

programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hey is anyone familiar with Chinese nonprofits in Los Angeles??? I got a friend who wants to partner with an org for a Chinese new year benefit but she’s newer in town and needs some intros.
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Oh my god yes this is exactly what I was talking about with regard to the parenting recipe blogs with disgusting AI photos!
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It’s my birthday! I’m gonna do something cool and human today like read a book and go for a walk! Do something cool and human today!
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I don’t go on X but I am very curious about the Chotiner thing with Semafor. Is there a write-up anywhere?
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The ARod doc is… I understand why he is the way he is but I also just don’t like the way he is.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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hey Los Angeles, are you mayor-curious? check out @cartermoon.bsky.social's new substack about why he's all in for Rae Huang in 2026! ☀️

(FYI, Carter is part of the genius behind @raeforla.bsky.social's lit campaign launch video!)
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I've been thinking about this for hours now. We need to take all his money.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM