Larson Lee
@larsonlee.bsky.social
Distracted lawyer, lapsed reporter, occasional songwriter. Longtime Iowan in New York; current New Yorker in Iowa.
Just my opinion, having read the transcript: Good on Chase Strangio for going on Ross Do*that’s podcast and doing an admirable job speaking to people skeptical of gender-affirming care.
But also, Ross Do*that is a bad faith operator to his core, and it is clear for all those with eyes to see.
But also, Ross Do*that is a bad faith operator to his core, and it is clear for all those with eyes to see.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Just my opinion, having read the transcript: Good on Chase Strangio for going on Ross Do*that’s podcast and doing an admirable job speaking to people skeptical of gender-affirming care.
But also, Ross Do*that is a bad faith operator to his core, and it is clear for all those with eyes to see.
But also, Ross Do*that is a bad faith operator to his core, and it is clear for all those with eyes to see.
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This has always been my personal favorite (and I can't find the damned audio version with Doyle Redland of Onion Radio News which is just... spectacular!).
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This has always been my personal favorite (and I can't find the damned audio version with Doyle Redland of Onion Radio News which is just... spectacular!).
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Warranted vs. Productive seems like a defining choice for people on the left right now.
E.g., Being rude On Here to someone who has been on the wrong side of an important issue may be warranted… but it’s rarely productive.
E.g., Being rude On Here to someone who has been on the wrong side of an important issue may be warranted… but it’s rarely productive.
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Warranted vs. Productive seems like a defining choice for people on the left right now.
E.g., Being rude On Here to someone who has been on the wrong side of an important issue may be warranted… but it’s rarely productive.
E.g., Being rude On Here to someone who has been on the wrong side of an important issue may be warranted… but it’s rarely productive.
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I wrote much of this several months ago, about Ezra Klein's response to the Kirk assassination, and then never ended up publishing it, but I think this UO "controversy" is a such a perfect example of how TPUSA et al actually advance conservative power that I decided to revive and rewrite it.
What Liberals Can Learn from Charlie Kirk
Over the last few days, if you’re active on political media, you have probably seen references to the “controversy” over a student’s failing grade on an essay at Oklahoma Un…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I wrote much of this several months ago, about Ezra Klein's response to the Kirk assassination, and then never ended up publishing it, but I think this UO "controversy" is a such a perfect example of how TPUSA et al actually advance conservative power that I decided to revive and rewrite it.
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They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
They were 8 and 11 years old
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On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
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March 6, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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American armadillos ALWAYS have four babies, and all four are ALWAYS the same sex
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
American armadillos ALWAYS have four babies, and all four are ALWAYS the same sex
I have a new original Christmas song out today. Streaming everywhere; links below!
My Christmas Miracle by Larson Lee
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November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have a new original Christmas song out today. Streaming everywhere; links below!
Nuzzi has produced a fair amount of sparkling prose in the past, so I don’t think the problem with the new excerpt is a lack of skill.
I think the problem is she’s trying to persuade—to make an argument. And some arguments are so bad they just won’t write.
I think the problem is she’s trying to persuade—to make an argument. And some arguments are so bad they just won’t write.
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Nuzzi has produced a fair amount of sparkling prose in the past, so I don’t think the problem with the new excerpt is a lack of skill.
I think the problem is she’s trying to persuade—to make an argument. And some arguments are so bad they just won’t write.
I think the problem is she’s trying to persuade—to make an argument. And some arguments are so bad they just won’t write.
OH MY GOD
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
OH MY GOD
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“I’ll fight until hell freezes over and then I’ll cut the ice and fight on”
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“I’ll fight until hell freezes over and then I’ll cut the ice and fight on”
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I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher
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I saw someone call her
Megyn R. Kelly
And I swear to god I am fighting for my goddamn life in right now 😂😂💀💀💀
Megyn R. Kelly
And I swear to god I am fighting for my goddamn life in right now 😂😂💀💀💀
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I saw someone call her
Megyn R. Kelly
And I swear to god I am fighting for my goddamn life in right now 😂😂💀💀💀
Megyn R. Kelly
And I swear to god I am fighting for my goddamn life in right now 😂😂💀💀💀
ENGLISH TEACHER WAS CANCELLED??!?!???!!?!?!??!!?????? ARG!!!!!
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
ENGLISH TEACHER WAS CANCELLED??!?!???!!?!?!??!!?????? ARG!!!!!
I turn 41 next week.
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I turn 41 next week.
Perhaps the worst part of statements like this excusing past abuse is that they encourage fresh abuse. There’s no reason to defend Epstein’s attractions—he’s dead! Why not just put the rape of 5- and 15-yr-olds in the same category, so maybe fewer men think raping children of any age is okay!
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Perhaps the worst part of statements like this excusing past abuse is that they encourage fresh abuse. There’s no reason to defend Epstein’s attractions—he’s dead! Why not just put the rape of 5- and 15-yr-olds in the same category, so maybe fewer men think raping children of any age is okay!
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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A friend of a friend, named Melanie, wore the same jeans all the time as a teen. My friend's dad nicknamed her "Unchanged Melanie", in a nod to the Righteous Brothers classic, Unchained Melody.
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A friend of a friend, named Melanie, wore the same jeans all the time as a teen. My friend's dad nicknamed her "Unchanged Melanie", in a nod to the Righteous Brothers classic, Unchained Melody.