Madame Hardy
@madamehardy.bsky.social
Madame Hardy. Was mme_hardy on Twitter. I love gardening, sewing, and reading. Mostly reposts of other people's jokes and historical stuff.
She/her.
She/her.
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Netanyahu is publicly claiming Ahmed el Ahmed is Jewish.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Netanyahu is publicly claiming Ahmed el Ahmed is Jewish.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
It’s not just the lie that should bother you. It’s the confession.
His confidence to lie so brazenly about something we all saw & know clear as day is a confession to how brazenly he’s lying about the Gaza genocide. May he face justice.
Not "racially charged". Racist. It's the right word.
"Robert Malone, MD, ACIP’s vice chair, singled out “economically disadvantaged Asian immigrant populations”
"Robert Malone, MD, ACIP’s vice chair, singled out “economically disadvantaged Asian immigrant populations”
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Not "racially charged". Racist. It's the right word.
"Robert Malone, MD, ACIP’s vice chair, singled out “economically disadvantaged Asian immigrant populations”
"Robert Malone, MD, ACIP’s vice chair, singled out “economically disadvantaged Asian immigrant populations”
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I was in a tribunal a week ago where DHS moved to pretermit every single asylum case on "safe third country grounds." Every. single. one.
At one point, a judge scheduled a second master for a man to prove he would be in danger in Honduras. Confused, he said "No, Peru. I'm from Peru."
At one point, a judge scheduled a second master for a man to prove he would be in danger in Honduras. Confused, he said "No, Peru. I'm from Peru."
Immigration judges are "pretermitting" huge swathes of asylum claims on the grounds that the person can be deported to a third country instead — one of the explicit statutory grounds for denying the right to apply for asylum.
This is now happening at large scale nationwide.
This is now happening at large scale nationwide.
December 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I was in a tribunal a week ago where DHS moved to pretermit every single asylum case on "safe third country grounds." Every. single. one.
At one point, a judge scheduled a second master for a man to prove he would be in danger in Honduras. Confused, he said "No, Peru. I'm from Peru."
At one point, a judge scheduled a second master for a man to prove he would be in danger in Honduras. Confused, he said "No, Peru. I'm from Peru."
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Two things:
*They are only cutting these funds in seven states that lean Democratic
*Support for people with disabilities was a relatively bipartisan position. Trump has repeatedly made clear he does not see them as people worthy of support or dignity.
*They are only cutting these funds in seven states that lean Democratic
*Support for people with disabilities was a relatively bipartisan position. Trump has repeatedly made clear he does not see them as people worthy of support or dignity.
"A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Two things:
*They are only cutting these funds in seven states that lean Democratic
*Support for people with disabilities was a relatively bipartisan position. Trump has repeatedly made clear he does not see them as people worthy of support or dignity.
*They are only cutting these funds in seven states that lean Democratic
*Support for people with disabilities was a relatively bipartisan position. Trump has repeatedly made clear he does not see them as people worthy of support or dignity.
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“If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary?
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
![Tweet by Nico Reznick, AT NicoReznick on 20 June 2025 reads:
“There is a simple test to see if someone should qualify for assisted dying:
If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary?
If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary?
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
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So many heart wrenching stories. A little talked about issue running rampant in this country.
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Opinion | Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Enjoyed Wake Up Dead Man. Had never heard this magnificent Tom Waits song before, played over closing credits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFrq...
Tom Waits - "Come On Up To The House"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
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December 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Enjoyed Wake Up Dead Man. Had never heard this magnificent Tom Waits song before, played over closing credits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFrq...
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Started reading Proto. Side-eyed explanation that Dante caused the standard European literary language to be Tuscan for the next two centuries. Slammed the book (well, the Kindle) shut at "Modern English-speakers can understand the Middle English of Shakespeare..."
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Started reading Proto. Side-eyed explanation that Dante caused the standard European literary language to be Tuscan for the next two centuries. Slammed the book (well, the Kindle) shut at "Modern English-speakers can understand the Middle English of Shakespeare..."
Best thread ever? Possibly. @ellenkushner.bsky.social
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
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December 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Best thread ever? Possibly. @ellenkushner.bsky.social
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What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
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English needs all this punctuation because it barely has cases or postpositive words like a proper language does for clarity. In this essay I will--
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
English needs all this punctuation because it barely has cases or postpositive words like a proper language does for clarity. In this essay I will--
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It's sort of impossible to really capture what Alice Wong meant to so many people (myself included) but @soleilho.com wrote something beautiful, and we gathered up a few touching memories from other folks that speak to what a brilliant star she was. Love you forever, Alice.
Remembering Alice Wong
On the one-month anniversary of her passing, we honor the acclaimed disability justice advocate, writer, shit-talker, and friend to so many.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's sort of impossible to really capture what Alice Wong meant to so many people (myself included) but @soleilho.com wrote something beautiful, and we gathered up a few touching memories from other folks that speak to what a brilliant star she was. Love you forever, Alice.
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Look at the first two bullet points. That's an admission that the algorithm is rigged. Bier is supposedly offering to un-rig it.
Why would he do that? Because Twitter is a cesspool of misinformation and disinformation. Conspiracy theorists are rewarded and own the information environment.
Why would he do that? Because Twitter is a cesspool of misinformation and disinformation. Conspiracy theorists are rewarded and own the information environment.
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Look at the first two bullet points. That's an admission that the algorithm is rigged. Bier is supposedly offering to un-rig it.
Why would he do that? Because Twitter is a cesspool of misinformation and disinformation. Conspiracy theorists are rewarded and own the information environment.
Why would he do that? Because Twitter is a cesspool of misinformation and disinformation. Conspiracy theorists are rewarded and own the information environment.
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Why we need to be critical of what safe skies mean to everyone.You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why we need to be critical of what safe skies mean to everyone.You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
NYT headline: "Why Is It On The Rise?"
NYT article: doesn't mention why it's on the rise.
(Gift link)
NYT article: doesn't mention why it's on the rise.
(Gift link)
December 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NYT headline: "Why Is It On The Rise?"
NYT article: doesn't mention why it's on the rise.
(Gift link)
NYT article: doesn't mention why it's on the rise.
(Gift link)
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please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
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Nickenley Turenne of Manchester, NH was asleep in a car and *somehow* this ended with police shooting him while he was, according to them, trying to get away from them on foot and now he is dead
Why did they shoot someone who was running away? #rhetorical
#BlackLivesMatter
Why did they shoot someone who was running away? #rhetorical
#BlackLivesMatter
Girlfriend, family of man shot, killed by police earlier this month call for answers
The girlfriend and family of the man killed by police in Manchester are calling for answers to what may have happened.
www.wmur.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Nickenley Turenne of Manchester, NH was asleep in a car and *somehow* this ended with police shooting him while he was, according to them, trying to get away from them on foot and now he is dead
Why did they shoot someone who was running away? #rhetorical
#BlackLivesMatter
Why did they shoot someone who was running away? #rhetorical
#BlackLivesMatter
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The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
I am so face-blind that I spent most of Wake Up Dead Man wondering if Mila Kunis was Ana de Armas, and if Kerry Washington was Janelle Monáe. (That is, did he carry over those actresses to a new film.)
To be fair, I also watched That Obscure Object of Desire without noticing the actress changes.
To be fair, I also watched That Obscure Object of Desire without noticing the actress changes.
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I am so face-blind that I spent most of Wake Up Dead Man wondering if Mila Kunis was Ana de Armas, and if Kerry Washington was Janelle Monáe. (That is, did he carry over those actresses to a new film.)
To be fair, I also watched That Obscure Object of Desire without noticing the actress changes.
To be fair, I also watched That Obscure Object of Desire without noticing the actress changes.
Just finished Wake Up Dead Man. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but my fellow liturgical Christians will know why I shouted NO! at the beginning of the final revelation.
December 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Just finished Wake Up Dead Man. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but my fellow liturgical Christians will know why I shouted NO! at the beginning of the final revelation.
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"What are you doing for Christmas, Alfred?"
"Oh, the usual...an abundance of fiddle-faddle stuff, perhaps some raw-heads and bloodybones with a buggybow or two, and such like horrible bodies."
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"Oh, the usual...an abundance of fiddle-faddle stuff, perhaps some raw-heads and bloodybones with a buggybow or two, and such like horrible bodies."
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December 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"What are you doing for Christmas, Alfred?"
"Oh, the usual...an abundance of fiddle-faddle stuff, perhaps some raw-heads and bloodybones with a buggybow or two, and such like horrible bodies."
babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ch...
"Oh, the usual...an abundance of fiddle-faddle stuff, perhaps some raw-heads and bloodybones with a buggybow or two, and such like horrible bodies."
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A Tom Lehrer I'd never heard before!
As a little antidote to all the grim tidings here’s a classic rendition of Tom Lehrer’s classic song.
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Hanukkah in Santa Monica
YouTube video by Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
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December 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A Tom Lehrer I'd never heard before!
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Trump as he rambles on and on about snakes: “Look how quiet everybody is”
December 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump as he rambles on and on about snakes: “Look how quiet everybody is”