Dr Brooke Magnanti
@belledejour.bsky.social
Good Vibes Mostly
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The only other thing I will say about L'Affaire Nuzzi is that between her and the likes of Larry Summers, this has been a great week for my impostor syndrome and any anxiety I had about my own writing ability.
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The only other thing I will say about L'Affaire Nuzzi is that between her and the likes of Larry Summers, this has been a great week for my impostor syndrome and any anxiety I had about my own writing ability.
The bamboo came down the stairs, bambooing bambooily.
"That's when I noticed the sheets of Kimpton Hotel stationery . . ."
[cut to live read] "Are you traveling to a city and you want to stay somewhere special, somewhere that says 'I'm not a regular person, I'm a cool person,' somwhere a funny chair can stand in for your missing sense of style?"
[cut to live read] "Are you traveling to a city and you want to stay somewhere special, somewhere that says 'I'm not a regular person, I'm a cool person,' somwhere a funny chair can stand in for your missing sense of style?"
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The bamboo came down the stairs, bambooing bambooily.
Girl if you're gonna take miles of GOP dick at *least* get paid
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Girl if you're gonna take miles of GOP dick at *least* get paid
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Huh. so there actually is a war on Christmas
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Huh. so there actually is a war on Christmas
Forgot I'd bought a birthday treat of expensive discontinued perfume until it arrived today, happy belated 50th to me. Also got some bottarga.
November 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Forgot I'd bought a birthday treat of expensive discontinued perfume until it arrived today, happy belated 50th to me. Also got some bottarga.
People surprised at this don't remember David Blunkett and it shows
"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
People surprised at this don't remember David Blunkett and it shows
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Steal.
The verb for taking things from people without their consent is "to steal".
Stop hiding government evil behind euphemisms.
The verb for taking things from people without their consent is "to steal".
Stop hiding government evil behind euphemisms.
"People seeking asylum in the UK could be stripped of assets including jewellery to cover the costs of their accommodation, the government confirmed on Monday."
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Steal.
The verb for taking things from people without their consent is "to steal".
Stop hiding government evil behind euphemisms.
The verb for taking things from people without their consent is "to steal".
Stop hiding government evil behind euphemisms.
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MUCH more of this, please.
Latest: A Missouri town will pay $500K to settle a lawsuit after a police officer shot and killed a man's 13-pound blind and deaf shih tzu.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund says it's one of the largest settlements for a police shooting of a dog reason.com/2025/11/17/m...
The Animal Legal Defense Fund says it's one of the largest settlements for a police shooting of a dog reason.com/2025/11/17/m...
Missouri town will pay $500k to settle lawsuit over deputy shooting blind and deaf dog
Sturgeon, Missouri will settle a lawsuit filed by a man whose 13-pound blind and deaf shih tzu dog was shot and killed by a police officer.
reason.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
MUCH more of this, please.
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So so tired of this idea of only one type of masculinity that we can put at the centre of our novels. So so tired of the idea that somehow women have "stolen" fiction from us (men). & so so tired of the Guardian's descent from a paper with a wide range of views & news to whatever the hell it is now.
A man?? winning the Booker prize????? Is that even possible? It hasn't happened since the far-flung days of 2023. Our legends say that a man also won it in the ancient, prehistoric era of 2021, but surely that is just an old wives tale meant to frighten MFA students before bed.
The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: putting masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction | Editorial
Editorial: David Szalay’s Flesh breaks from a decade of female-centred interiors and reopens a genre many thought closed to men
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So so tired of this idea of only one type of masculinity that we can put at the centre of our novels. So so tired of the idea that somehow women have "stolen" fiction from us (men). & so so tired of the Guardian's descent from a paper with a wide range of views & news to whatever the hell it is now.
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In 2013 I was a mental health case worker for a 24yr old woman - a refugee - with no recourse to public funds - staying in a hostel with a 14m old baby.
She was relying on charity from the Salvation Army to feed her child and she was emaciated because she was so malnourished herself.
She was relying on charity from the Salvation Army to feed her child and she was emaciated because she was so malnourished herself.
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
In 2013 I was a mental health case worker for a 24yr old woman - a refugee - with no recourse to public funds - staying in a hostel with a 14m old baby.
She was relying on charity from the Salvation Army to feed her child and she was emaciated because she was so malnourished herself.
She was relying on charity from the Salvation Army to feed her child and she was emaciated because she was so malnourished herself.
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any politician that can't name all the players in at least three of the lineups of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers should be barred from holding office
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
any politician that can't name all the players in at least three of the lineups of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers should be barred from holding office
This is what 37 year old guys looked like in 1988
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This is what 37 year old guys looked like in 1988
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Complaining about the clunkiness of "sex worker" while ignoring the bluenosed pomposity of "prostitute" is a choice.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Complaining about the clunkiness of "sex worker" while ignoring the bluenosed pomposity of "prostitute" is a choice.
Why use "professional word people" when "pathetic hack" will do, and has bonus pleasing consonance
yeah idk but then again I’m not “professional word people”
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Why use "professional word people" when "pathetic hack" will do, and has bonus pleasing consonance
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Nothing says progress like throwing sex workers under the bus!
maybe I’m just a simple folk who sucks dicks for a living and not a big time politico insider but i’m not sure this is it folks
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Nothing says progress like throwing sex workers under the bus!
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i’m sorry lol pretending prostitute is less “clunky” than “sex worker” is frankly hilarious, just sounds like you bombed dude
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
i’m sorry lol pretending prostitute is less “clunky” than “sex worker” is frankly hilarious, just sounds like you bombed dude
Nothing says progress like throwing sex workers under the bus!
maybe I’m just a simple folk who sucks dicks for a living and not a big time politico insider but i’m not sure this is it folks
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Nothing says progress like throwing sex workers under the bus!
Just wait until literally any minister hears about VPNs for remote NHS workers (about 10 minutes after no one can access secure files, I'd imagine)
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Just wait until literally any minister hears about VPNs for remote NHS workers (about 10 minutes after no one can access secure files, I'd imagine)
In memory of David Wilde, who recently passed. Because Reasons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWtj...
David Wilde (25 Feb 1935 – 23 Oct 2025): Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
YouTube video by Delphian Records
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In memory of David Wilde, who recently passed. Because Reasons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWtj...
Still working on That Project I've been at since the pandemic, and let me tell you, if writing itself did not delight me I would just let AI do the thing. At this point I've accepted I may be the only one who ever reads it in full and that is fine.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Still working on That Project I've been at since the pandemic, and let me tell you, if writing itself did not delight me I would just let AI do the thing. At this point I've accepted I may be the only one who ever reads it in full and that is fine.
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It'll take time to fully execute, but they're setting most of us for subsistence in a company town and prison labor.
If things continue at our current trajectory we will fondly recall the exploitive gig economy.
If things continue at our current trajectory we will fondly recall the exploitive gig economy.
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It'll take time to fully execute, but they're setting most of us for subsistence in a company town and prison labor.
If things continue at our current trajectory we will fondly recall the exploitive gig economy.
If things continue at our current trajectory we will fondly recall the exploitive gig economy.
I have $100 extra, show me a receipt for a donation to your local foodbank today and I'll match until that's gone.
Anyone else who can do the same or better, let's get on this.
Anyone else who can do the same or better, let's get on this.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I have $100 extra, show me a receipt for a donation to your local foodbank today and I'll match until that's gone.
Anyone else who can do the same or better, let's get on this.
Anyone else who can do the same or better, let's get on this.
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you don't understand, AI is the only way I can tell my stories of men who write in their journals every night and strike out with women every day
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
you don't understand, AI is the only way I can tell my stories of men who write in their journals every night and strike out with women every day
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Obligatory at this point really.
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Obligatory at this point really.