Madame Sosostris
@causamdicere.bsky.social
Famous clairvoyante[...] with a wicked pack of cards. Reasonably erudite, I guess. (Expect to find: books, dogs [mine, specifically], movies, New York, sports, transit takes)
If you drink every time there's a punt in Lions/Rams, you'll probably be sober at the end of the game
December 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If you drink every time there's a punt in Lions/Rams, you'll probably be sober at the end of the game
The Sunday crossword had "Storm" (as in the X-men character) and "padawan" in the first few clues, once again calling for a RETVRN to shame about nerd things
December 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Sunday crossword had "Storm" (as in the X-men character) and "padawan" in the first few clues, once again calling for a RETVRN to shame about nerd things
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This season will be first AFC title game without either Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady starting at QB since the 2010 season when Ben Roethlisberger beat Mark Sanchez
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This season will be first AFC title game without either Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady starting at QB since the 2010 season when Ben Roethlisberger beat Mark Sanchez
Martha Stewart's instagram is aspirationally chaotic
Martha Stewart has revealed how she eats bagels and I am speechless
December 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Martha Stewart's instagram is aspirationally chaotic
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Wokeness has taken so much, it even stole serifs
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Wokeness has taken so much, it even stole serifs
Even Netflix's merger letters have bad taste
Also it really should be "properties," not "franchises" in the second sentence
Also it really should be "properties," not "franchises" in the second sentence
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Even Netflix's merger letters have bad taste
Also it really should be "properties," not "franchises" in the second sentence
Also it really should be "properties," not "franchises" in the second sentence
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it would suck to lose at chess to a baby
Three-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest player to earn official rating
Indian boy Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha practises for four to five hours each day and beat multiple adults to secure record-breaking status
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
it would suck to lose at chess to a baby
I firmly believe this is less dogshit than most Thursday games because both these teams had a week to prep
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I firmly believe this is less dogshit than most Thursday games because both these teams had a week to prep
The human body is a wondrous thing, that's why there's a phase in every cold when it is 78.4% phlegm
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The human body is a wondrous thing, that's why there's a phase in every cold when it is 78.4% phlegm
Can a computer get drunk, asking for my inbox
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Can a computer get drunk, asking for my inbox
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Sometimes people say things like "___ is just astrology for men" and "___ is just crypto for women." This is the final boss of both those things
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sometimes people say things like "___ is just astrology for men" and "___ is just crypto for women." This is the final boss of both those things
Seeing JJ Watt next to Ian Eagle is like one of those photos of a great dane next to a spaniel
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Seeing JJ Watt next to Ian Eagle is like one of those photos of a great dane next to a spaniel
How much of my night owl cred have I forfeited by going to the farmers market at 8:30
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
How much of my night owl cred have I forfeited by going to the farmers market at 8:30
Something I bought shipped with a "you must download this app to track your package" service and fuck you I will live in the valley of unknowing
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Something I bought shipped with a "you must download this app to track your package" service and fuck you I will live in the valley of unknowing
That is not a touchdown wtf
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
That is not a touchdown wtf
If you conceived of a movie principally as a series of production stills, you would get something like Macbeth (2015)
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If you conceived of a movie principally as a series of production stills, you would get something like Macbeth (2015)
When people talk about New York values it's always an ethnic slur and never "the single most interesting thing about me is the fact that I live in a 1-bedroom with 5 closets"
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
When people talk about New York values it's always an ethnic slur and never "the single most interesting thing about me is the fact that I live in a 1-bedroom with 5 closets"
Being the kind of nerd who does member surveys means I get to see various cultural institutions' incredible approaches to geography
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Being the kind of nerd who does member surveys means I get to see various cultural institutions' incredible approaches to geography
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There's only one thing that could stop the Rams right now, and that is a magazine profile of Sean McVay written by Olivia Nuzzi.
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
There's only one thing that could stop the Rams right now, and that is a magazine profile of Sean McVay written by Olivia Nuzzi.
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people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
I wonder sometimes how a dude whose credits are proof of interesting taste spent half a decade in a relationship with the most blandly commercial pop star on the planet. Like what did they talk about??? (from: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I wonder sometimes how a dude whose credits are proof of interesting taste spent half a decade in a relationship with the most blandly commercial pop star on the planet. Like what did they talk about??? (from: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
