Erika Hall
@erikahall.bsky.social
I try to be helpful. Bike-riding dog butler and mold connoisseur.
Use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research: www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research.
Enjoy clickens.chicken.pics when you need a break.
San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
Use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research: www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research.
Enjoy clickens.chicken.pics when you need a break.
San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
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If we could get the people who covered the NYT Vows for the sports website to cover politics, that would be awesome.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
If we could get the people who covered the NYT Vows for the sports website to cover politics, that would be awesome.
I remember this!
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I remember this!
So, covering an election like a horserace is bad, but sportswriters tend to be amazing at writing about political things.
What sport should politics be covered like and why?
(this question is for funsies)
What sport should politics be covered like and why?
(this question is for funsies)
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
So, covering an election like a horserace is bad, but sportswriters tend to be amazing at writing about political things.
What sport should politics be covered like and why?
(this question is for funsies)
What sport should politics be covered like and why?
(this question is for funsies)
this is the Ringu videotape of current events explainers
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
this is the Ringu videotape of current events explainers
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guys i dont think i defrosted my turkey right
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
guys i dont think i defrosted my turkey right
At least *someone* is having fun riding home in the dark.
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
At least *someone* is having fun riding home in the dark.
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Fuck my life. I have a mountain of these now. Please buy one. www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Fuck my life. I have a mountain of these now. Please buy one. www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...
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Having lived through the anti-gay rhetoric of the 80s, I'd like to put out a message to journalists who think they're chasing the glory of a good ethical story by going after trans people or rights. I suggest you think about what the rest of your career looks like when this fever finally breaks...
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Having lived through the anti-gay rhetoric of the 80s, I'd like to put out a message to journalists who think they're chasing the glory of a good ethical story by going after trans people or rights. I suggest you think about what the rest of your career looks like when this fever finally breaks...
someone got there before me!
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
someone got there before me!
My counterproposal is that everyone ditch ChatGPT and just deal with the ostensible perfectionism using shark handpuppets.
"Emma, will you ask your friend Jabberjaw to lead us in saying grace…"
"Emma, will you ask your friend Jabberjaw to lead us in saying grace…"
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My counterproposal is that everyone ditch ChatGPT and just deal with the ostensible perfectionism using shark handpuppets.
"Emma, will you ask your friend Jabberjaw to lead us in saying grace…"
"Emma, will you ask your friend Jabberjaw to lead us in saying grace…"
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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
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.
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we really need to get past our collective fear of moral hazard and just build subsidized supportive housing. a lot of it. and then some more.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
we really need to get past our collective fear of moral hazard and just build subsidized supportive housing. a lot of it. and then some more.
Imagine today's college administrators not just defending freedom of expression and alternative perspectives on the American experience, but being chill about this comment on academia, painted 10 feet tall in the library:
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Imagine today's college administrators not just defending freedom of expression and alternative perspectives on the American experience, but being chill about this comment on academia, painted 10 feet tall in the library:
One of the wildest things about studying at Dartmouth is the immense Orozco mural in the reserve corridor. Basically every student had to spend hours in its presence. Unparalleled visual counterpoint to everything else about the College.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epi...
The Epic of American Civilization - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
One of the wildest things about studying at Dartmouth is the immense Orozco mural in the reserve corridor. Basically every student had to spend hours in its presence. Unparalleled visual counterpoint to everything else about the College.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epi...
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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i literally have special glasses i wear at night now to try and combat this.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
i literally have special glasses i wear at night now to try and combat this.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
I drive a subcompact hatchback. It's itty bitty. The roof of my car is equal to the hood of some of these gigantic trucks nowadays. It SUCKS when they are behind me and all I see is blinding lights.
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We used to have nice things
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We used to have nice things
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This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
I can’t tell you how much my dog is not adjusted to dinner on standard time.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I can’t tell you how much my dog is not adjusted to dinner on standard time.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
compelled to break my "don't amplify nonsense" rule to say
WRONG
WRONG
![Bannon blasted legislators and industry leaders over the lack of regulation regarding AI, the next-generation computer technology capable of performing human-like reasoning and decision-making that's already available in offerings ranging from virtual assistants to self-driving cars.
[No. It cannot do this]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ty2kxmxjmtealqi2kc7f4pww/bafkreifho4xoua6teabo2zwjg6ucnupje5qu5yuwdpzg7jpdn7cdtcyziq@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
compelled to break my "don't amplify nonsense" rule to say
WRONG
WRONG
The response from university administrations to genocide and fascism has been roundly disappointing.
Don't know why I expected better.
Don't know why I expected better.
“International students and members of the community are not anxious and concerned.
They are terrified.“
They are terrified.“
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The response from university administrations to genocide and fascism has been roundly disappointing.
Don't know why I expected better.
Don't know why I expected better.