Vladimir and Estrogen
@grayathena.bsky.social
A very queer thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties
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the year is 2015, im reading colin dueck argue Obama forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2020, im reading jake sullivan argue Biden forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2026, im watching AOC argue that her forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2020, im reading jake sullivan argue Biden forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2026, im watching AOC argue that her forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
the year is 2015, im reading colin dueck argue Obama forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2020, im reading jake sullivan argue Biden forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2026, im watching AOC argue that her forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2020, im reading jake sullivan argue Biden forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
the year is 2026, im watching AOC argue that her forpol is different bc it centers the domestic
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this was a little silly but at least believable after one term of trump, but is transparently flimsy after two.
donald trump is forever. the forces he represents are not just going to vanish like a dream. democrats need to contend with this fact to find a way out of the pit.
donald trump is forever. the forces he represents are not just going to vanish like a dream. democrats need to contend with this fact to find a way out of the pit.
February 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
this was a little silly but at least believable after one term of trump, but is transparently flimsy after two.
donald trump is forever. the forces he represents are not just going to vanish like a dream. democrats need to contend with this fact to find a way out of the pit.
donald trump is forever. the forces he represents are not just going to vanish like a dream. democrats need to contend with this fact to find a way out of the pit.
The left should probably figure out an idea for foreign policy that isn't just "status quo ante Trump." That's a reason why AOC doesn't sound all that different from Jake Sullivan at Munich
February 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The left should probably figure out an idea for foreign policy that isn't just "status quo ante Trump." That's a reason why AOC doesn't sound all that different from Jake Sullivan at Munich
Year 1 of transition: If I don't put on a full face and a dress to go to the grocery store I will kill myself
Year 5 of transition: Getting called bro by the cashier is worth not having to do makeup or put on anything but sweatpants
Year 5 of transition: Getting called bro by the cashier is worth not having to do makeup or put on anything but sweatpants
February 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Year 1 of transition: If I don't put on a full face and a dress to go to the grocery store I will kill myself
Year 5 of transition: Getting called bro by the cashier is worth not having to do makeup or put on anything but sweatpants
Year 5 of transition: Getting called bro by the cashier is worth not having to do makeup or put on anything but sweatpants
Ben Rhodes with the closest I've ever seen a Blob official come to having a conscience
“McNamara hid behind a story about complexity [in Vietnam] to avoid this full reckoning, which let his successors off the hook…. Time and again he used his powerful mind to rationalize staying rather than taking a moral stance and leaving.” —@rhodesben.bsky.social
An American Reckoning | Ben Rhodes
Robert McNamara’s failure to reckon with the exceptionalism that led the United States into the Vietnam War contributed to fifty years of foreign policy failures. It can help us understand the crisis ...
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February 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Ben Rhodes with the closest I've ever seen a Blob official come to having a conscience
American Christianity needs a Reformation with the methods of the Inquisition
Just passed a church where their decoration is a crucified Jesus is coming down off the cross under his own power. okay.
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
American Christianity needs a Reformation with the methods of the Inquisition
Black guy at the grocery store said that I had Malcolm X glasses and yeah it turns out I do
February 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Black guy at the grocery store said that I had Malcolm X glasses and yeah it turns out I do
My apartment management has started using an AI concierge for maintenance requests and I am starting to believe Mao was too kind to landlords
February 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
My apartment management has started using an AI concierge for maintenance requests and I am starting to believe Mao was too kind to landlords
They made a group for me and like five oomfies
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
They made a group for me and like five oomfies
Man, Headhunters really is a good album
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Man, Headhunters really is a good album
Finished Titus Andronicus for my Shakespeare in a Year plan (I fell a bit behind) and it is remarkable how the same man who wrote the nuanced, tragic depiction of Othello is the same man who wrote Aaron, who doesn't have traits beyond "I am a Moor and love murder and rape"
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Finished Titus Andronicus for my Shakespeare in a Year plan (I fell a bit behind) and it is remarkable how the same man who wrote the nuanced, tragic depiction of Othello is the same man who wrote Aaron, who doesn't have traits beyond "I am a Moor and love murder and rape"
I really do think ushers should get guns. Had to tell three guys behind me to shut up, there was someone in my row using his phone to illuminate a notebook during the film. People are unable to behave in public anymore
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I really do think ushers should get guns. Had to tell three guys behind me to shut up, there was someone in my row using his phone to illuminate a notebook during the film. People are unable to behave in public anymore
I really do love the constant feeling of “the world you know is ending, modernity and the railroad and the government are coming” that so many Westerns have
February 12, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I really do love the constant feeling of “the world you know is ending, modernity and the railroad and the government are coming” that so many Westerns have
Thank God I haven’t started my return yet
Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
February 11, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Thank God I haven’t started my return yet
It's really good I think how sports keeps expanding and getting bigger - women's sports are finally getting a lot of attention and money, things like volleyball are becoming more popular - but I wonder sometimes if it's sustainable
February 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It's really good I think how sports keeps expanding and getting bigger - women's sports are finally getting a lot of attention and money, things like volleyball are becoming more popular - but I wonder sometimes if it's sustainable
Boran Satery (my player character) is formally banned from serving in the Chamber of Deputies due to the anti-socialist laws of the regime. I plan to use this once the game starts to try and force a split between more liberal elements of the regime and the conservatives/ultras
Small wikibox I made for a party I'm leading in a little game I'm playing with some friends. The Sigrian Socialist Labor Party and other socialist parties are banned after the crushing of the Abylo and Ephardy Communes, so they create a front group that's definitely not socialist
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Boran Satery (my player character) is formally banned from serving in the Chamber of Deputies due to the anti-socialist laws of the regime. I plan to use this once the game starts to try and force a split between more liberal elements of the regime and the conservatives/ultras
Small wikibox I made for a party I'm leading in a little game I'm playing with some friends. The Sigrian Socialist Labor Party and other socialist parties are banned after the crushing of the Abylo and Ephardy Communes, so they create a front group that's definitely not socialist
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Small wikibox I made for a party I'm leading in a little game I'm playing with some friends. The Sigrian Socialist Labor Party and other socialist parties are banned after the crushing of the Abylo and Ephardy Communes, so they create a front group that's definitely not socialist
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
I gotta be honest a bunch of Lebanese politicians getting scammed into thinking a car mechanic was a Saudi prince is really fucking funny
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I gotta be honest a bunch of Lebanese politicians getting scammed into thinking a car mechanic was a Saudi prince is really fucking funny
Every so often I feel I should write something about realizing I was trans at an all male school because that’s pretty unique but then I think what I would write about and there’s nothing to say other than “it sucked”
February 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Every so often I feel I should write something about realizing I was trans at an all male school because that’s pretty unique but then I think what I would write about and there’s nothing to say other than “it sucked”
Shinigami Eyes really is the apex of the worst parts of the “trans community.” Completely unaccountable social policing supposedly for “accountability” and “safety” that ends up being endless firing squad of cancellation. And its name is reference to a mid anime
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Shinigami Eyes really is the apex of the worst parts of the “trans community.” Completely unaccountable social policing supposedly for “accountability” and “safety” that ends up being endless firing squad of cancellation. And its name is reference to a mid anime
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The U.S. conducted more extrajudicial killings in the Eastern Pacific today
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The U.S. conducted more extrajudicial killings in the Eastern Pacific today
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
We’re tracking the civilian toll @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
I am definitely having a "is this what normal people are like all the time" moment with Zepbound. I had my normal oatmeal for breakfast and didn't think about my next meal until 4pm. I ate a reasonable portion and am now sated. What the hell
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I am definitely having a "is this what normal people are like all the time" moment with Zepbound. I had my normal oatmeal for breakfast and didn't think about my next meal until 4pm. I ate a reasonable portion and am now sated. What the hell