Liesl Kundert
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Refugee from the Bad Place
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Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
It's probably cliched by this point, but the "Heated Rivarly" phenomenon is a fun escape. Not just the show, but all the crazy fan edits. I've been trying to figure out why so many of us are obsessed with it and I think it just comes down to we love to watch hot people make out and fall in love.
January 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It's probably cliched by this point, but the "Heated Rivarly" phenomenon is a fun escape. Not just the show, but all the crazy fan edits. I've been trying to figure out why so many of us are obsessed with it and I think it just comes down to we love to watch hot people make out and fall in love.
No moral center whatsoever. What bothers me most about him is he doesn’t even believe the line of bullshit he spouts. But he knows who’s paying him so says what he’s been told to say. His only true belief is in his bank account and his “fame”
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
No moral center whatsoever. What bothers me most about him is he doesn’t even believe the line of bullshit he spouts. But he knows who’s paying him so says what he’s been told to say. His only true belief is in his bank account and his “fame”
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Everybody this morning.
a man with a beard has the words i 'm sorry on his face
ALT: a man with a beard has the words i 'm sorry on his face
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January 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Everybody this morning.
He has absolutely no understanding of the nonprofit business model. So infuriating
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 AM
He has absolutely no understanding of the nonprofit business model. So infuriating
Definitely. And Strathmore has always been an excellent alternative to the KC. A lot of the ensembles have been able to move to other venues. But it’s not possible for them all because of scheduling issues, tech issues (new venue can’t accommodate a theater set or a full orchestra), etc.
December 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Definitely. And Strathmore has always been an excellent alternative to the KC. A lot of the ensembles have been able to move to other venues. But it’s not possible for them all because of scheduling issues, tech issues (new venue can’t accommodate a theater set or a full orchestra), etc.
It’s the main venue for classical music in DC. Opera, orchestras, chamber groups, soloists, etc. All non-profit just trying to present some art. I’m biased - I have friends and colleagues really suffering there. And no they can’t just “go get another job”. What’s happening is heartbreaking
December 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s the main venue for classical music in DC. Opera, orchestras, chamber groups, soloists, etc. All non-profit just trying to present some art. I’m biased - I have friends and colleagues really suffering there. And no they can’t just “go get another job”. What’s happening is heartbreaking
Every year I watch this movie and every year a different scene hits me hard. This year it was that scene. When Mr Gower realizes what he did and grabs George to hug and hold him and they are both crying…so heartbreaking and just beautifully acted by both.
December 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Every year I watch this movie and every year a different scene hits me hard. This year it was that scene. When Mr Gower realizes what he did and grabs George to hug and hold him and they are both crying…so heartbreaking and just beautifully acted by both.
During his first term, several celebrities boycotted the KC Honors because of him and it pissed him off. He refused to go the other three years because he feared being booed. This is his revenge. Never underestimate that man’s pettiness
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
During his first term, several celebrities boycotted the KC Honors because of him and it pissed him off. He refused to go the other three years because he feared being booed. This is his revenge. Never underestimate that man’s pettiness
I have many colleagues and friends who work there (musicians, administrators, etc) that have just been demoralized over the past year. I fear this will finish them off.
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I have many colleagues and friends who work there (musicians, administrators, etc) that have just been demoralized over the past year. I fear this will finish them off.
I just keep thinking about how much that family must have struggled and suffered in private all these years. This tragedy just reminds us that we never know what is really happening in someone’s personal life. It’s now more important than ever to extend more grace and understanding to others.
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I just keep thinking about how much that family must have struggled and suffered in private all these years. This tragedy just reminds us that we never know what is really happening in someone’s personal life. It’s now more important than ever to extend more grace and understanding to others.
I think its because everyone, no matter the party, see this for what it is - a terrible family tragedy that has nothing to do with politics or with Trump.
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I think its because everyone, no matter the party, see this for what it is - a terrible family tragedy that has nothing to do with politics or with Trump.
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Depends on how long Paramount’s hostile takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery takes.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Depends on how long Paramount’s hostile takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery takes.
Not even "bending the truth" or "truthiness". Just straight up lying.
Leavitt: "President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing again American soybeans, which is something China wasn't doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or the country at the time."
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Not even "bending the truth" or "truthiness". Just straight up lying.
Some of the things she says makes me go “holy shit!” but also laugh uncontrollably. Just a brilliant character and actress.
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Some of the things she says makes me go “holy shit!” but also laugh uncontrollably. Just a brilliant character and actress.
Agreed! It’s just fun and sweet and a nice way to relax.
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Agreed! It’s just fun and sweet and a nice way to relax.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Unsurprising coming from the same man who wrote that the US military should fire upon peaceful protestors.
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Unsurprising coming from the same man who wrote that the US military should fire upon peaceful protestors.
Everything about this post and the comments is wonderful. There are good people out there. We aren’t all doomed.
This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Everything about this post and the comments is wonderful. There are good people out there. We aren’t all doomed.
Though I hope it holds, this just feels like the last hostage/prisoner swap. Optimism that it would stick and joy at seeing the hostages released. But the usual players -Netanyahu’s far right coalition and Hamas extremists- refused to cooperate any further and the fighting started again.
October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Though I hope it holds, this just feels like the last hostage/prisoner swap. Optimism that it would stick and joy at seeing the hostages released. But the usual players -Netanyahu’s far right coalition and Hamas extremists- refused to cooperate any further and the fighting started again.
We’re invoking Force Majeure
October 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We’re invoking Force Majeure
Tried to get her pro-Palestinian teachers fired while in college. Left the NYT in a huff claiming bullying because her coworkers told her to stop live streaming their internal Slack conversations. And she’s rewarded with one of the crown jewels of media. We are living in absolute bullshit times
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
www.mediaite.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Tried to get her pro-Palestinian teachers fired while in college. Left the NYT in a huff claiming bullying because her coworkers told her to stop live streaming their internal Slack conversations. And she’s rewarded with one of the crown jewels of media. We are living in absolute bullshit times
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I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time.
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
www.mediaite.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time.