Dr ShinyGoth
@ghostingdani.bsky.social
A Shiny Goth! Literary and horny. English PhD in Dallas. The Gothic, Victorians, Feminism, Foucault.
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i need to wash my face and pour a glass of wine but i am subject to the demands of a needy child
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 AM
i need to wash my face and pour a glass of wine but i am subject to the demands of a needy child
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It's interesting that we've had two members of Congress attacked in a few days, and that has not had near the same amount of media coverage a restaurant owner telling that nepo baby swamp creature to get out. I wonder what those two members of Congress might have in common.
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 AM
It's interesting that we've had two members of Congress attacked in a few days, and that has not had near the same amount of media coverage a restaurant owner telling that nepo baby swamp creature to get out. I wonder what those two members of Congress might have in common.
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Not to make it about something trivial in the grand scope of things, but this is what those space stories are about (and, yeah, that confuses people too).
They're so ANGRY that we take care of each other, and not just angry.
So CONFUSED by it.
And that is why we will win
So CONFUSED by it.
And that is why we will win
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Not to make it about something trivial in the grand scope of things, but this is what those space stories are about (and, yeah, that confuses people too).
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In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
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The movie “Sinners” is not only really good, but a great reminder that you should never invite anyone inside.
January 25, 2026 at 9:51 AM
The movie “Sinners” is not only really good, but a great reminder that you should never invite anyone inside.
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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I'm sorry, this isn't true. Trump and Musk gutting US Aid has led to the deaths of more than 700,000 people and counting.
Biden's genocide was horrific. Trump's is also horrific. unfortunately it hasn't gotten much attention. 1
Biden's genocide was horrific. Trump's is also horrific. unfortunately it hasn't gotten much attention. 1
nobody wants to admit this but as bad as things genuinely are in the us right now it's actually still not worse than joe biden letting the idf bomb an entrapped civilian population nonstop every single day for over a year, with no red lines and no guidelines at all about acceptable targets
a YEAR
a YEAR
like i want to be extremely clear here, ***biden and harris were worse than term one trump***
we can't even say that more people died of covid on trump's watch, and every single thing that was bad under trump 1 got worse under biden + harris, so they didn't even fix anything AND did a genocide
we can't even say that more people died of covid on trump's watch, and every single thing that was bad under trump 1 got worse under biden + harris, so they didn't even fix anything AND did a genocide
January 28, 2026 at 5:55 AM
I'm sorry, this isn't true. Trump and Musk gutting US Aid has led to the deaths of more than 700,000 people and counting.
Biden's genocide was horrific. Trump's is also horrific. unfortunately it hasn't gotten much attention. 1
Biden's genocide was horrific. Trump's is also horrific. unfortunately it hasn't gotten much attention. 1
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"ICE is why the economy sucks" is a very powerful argument because 1) fuck ICE 2) "thinks past the sale" of convincing people the economy sucks 3) kinda true but in an obviously suspect and debatable way, trapping your opponents into arguing into your frame. bsky.app/profile/tadt...
Many people are saying ICE is why the economy sucks. They spent up all the money on this, the worst show on TV.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
"ICE is why the economy sucks" is a very powerful argument because 1) fuck ICE 2) "thinks past the sale" of convincing people the economy sucks 3) kinda true but in an obviously suspect and debatable way, trapping your opponents into arguing into your frame. bsky.app/profile/tadt...
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LOL. Despite this being a Harris+71 seat, Democrat Meg Luger-Nikolai won tonight by a *91-point* margin. Easily one of the wildest overperformances we’ve ever seen, given the district’s deep, deep blue lean.
Couple of special elections in very blue districts in the Twin Cities area tonight, though only one is contested. It's a +71 Harris seat, so hard for Democrats to overperform when the margins are already so lopsided, but we'll see.
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The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
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January 28, 2026 at 4:45 AM
LOL. Despite this being a Harris+71 seat, Democrat Meg Luger-Nikolai won tonight by a *91-point* margin. Easily one of the wildest overperformances we’ve ever seen, given the district’s deep, deep blue lean.
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You never want to read too much into a single special election, except tonight. Tonight, I give everyone permission.
LOL. Despite this being a Harris+71 seat, Democrat Meg Luger-Nikolai won tonight by a *91-point* margin. Easily one of the wildest overperformances we’ve ever seen, given the district’s deep, deep blue lean.
Couple of special elections in very blue districts in the Twin Cities area tonight, though only one is contested. It's a +71 Harris seat, so hard for Democrats to overperform when the margins are already so lopsided, but we'll see.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:47 AM
You never want to read too much into a single special election, except tonight. Tonight, I give everyone permission.
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."
Anne Frank, January 13, 1943
Anne Frank, January 13, 1943
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."
Anne Frank, January 13, 1943
Anne Frank, January 13, 1943
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Walz is absolutely correct, and people criticizing him for it are on the side of the Nazis.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Walz is absolutely correct, and people criticizing him for it are on the side of the Nazis.
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REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
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second sitting black congressperson to be assaulted in the past week. all the violence seems to be coming from one side, and it ain’t ours
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
second sitting black congressperson to be assaulted in the past week. all the violence seems to be coming from one side, and it ain’t ours
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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it is only because this woman had the courage to point a camera and film what she was witnessing that we can definitively refute ICE's version of what happened to Alex Pretti. document everything www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN
Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
it is only because this woman had the courage to point a camera and film what she was witnessing that we can definitively refute ICE's version of what happened to Alex Pretti. document everything www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
Are the humanities the only disciplines whose classes begin with modules speaking to the importance of studying the humanities? "Why study the humanities?" and "Why the humanities are important" must be cliches.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
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In the end, Moby Dick is a novel about the importance of asking the right questions regarding your direct manager, their management style, and the culture fostered by their leadership during your job interviews. 🐋
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
In the end, Moby Dick is a novel about the importance of asking the right questions regarding your direct manager, their management style, and the culture fostered by their leadership during your job interviews. 🐋
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And where Texas and Florida go, so too will Oklahoma and the rest.
I was on an H1B at the university of Oklahoma.
The thing that gets me is the relative silence of the Democrats on this. Its not on any kind of list of policy priorities either, for them, to redress the damage being done to higher ed
I was on an H1B at the university of Oklahoma.
The thing that gets me is the relative silence of the Democrats on this. Its not on any kind of list of policy priorities either, for them, to redress the damage being done to higher ed
one of the least-appreciated own-goals happening right now is the deliberate sabotage of our knowledge/research sector www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Texas Halts Hiring of H-1B Workers at State Colleges, Agencies
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state agencies and public universities to immediately freeze new H-1B visa petitions, curtailing a program that has also been overhauled by President Donald Trump.
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM
And where Texas and Florida go, so too will Oklahoma and the rest.
I was on an H1B at the university of Oklahoma.
The thing that gets me is the relative silence of the Democrats on this. Its not on any kind of list of policy priorities either, for them, to redress the damage being done to higher ed
I was on an H1B at the university of Oklahoma.
The thing that gets me is the relative silence of the Democrats on this. Its not on any kind of list of policy priorities either, for them, to redress the damage being done to higher ed
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If someone conventionally attractive with time on their hands and the French Resistance's tactics in their heart wants to take one for the team...
You can probably learn a lot about ICE and their operations just by hanging around the hotel bar where they are staying and getting the agents liquored up.
January 27, 2026 at 9:52 PM
If someone conventionally attractive with time on their hands and the French Resistance's tactics in their heart wants to take one for the team...