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Appalachian in Queens • Writer, editor, union member • They
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· Oct 13
“There are structural reasons” *bell dings and everyone screams like I said the secret word on Pee-wee’s Playhouse*
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If you try to be authentically yourself with everyone, it's hard to accept how well others can compartmentalize. To know that they are, like many abusive narcissists, inside a bulletproof prison of their own self-pity & self-regard. They count on & cultivate our inability to see their other selves.
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
If you try to be authentically yourself with everyone, it's hard to accept how well others can compartmentalize. To know that they are, like many abusive narcissists, inside a bulletproof prison of their own self-pity & self-regard. They count on & cultivate our inability to see their other selves.
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For a v long time, I conflated "person who can make good art" with "person who has a functioning moral compass." I think that transference (based on appreciation, love, enthusiasm) is something a lot of us do. It hurts a lot when we find that our appreciation was hijacked so someone can do bad shit.
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
For a v long time, I conflated "person who can make good art" with "person who has a functioning moral compass." I think that transference (based on appreciation, love, enthusiasm) is something a lot of us do. It hurts a lot when we find that our appreciation was hijacked so someone can do bad shit.
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A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
Searching the URL for that Substack post on here is bringing up a lot of accounts with the “posted same URL 5+/15+ times in one day” label from @stechlab-labels.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Searching the URL for that Substack post on here is bringing up a lot of accounts with the “posted same URL 5+/15+ times in one day” label from @stechlab-labels.bsky.social
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[upbeat zohran voice] I'm here at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, where 80 years ago some important progressive work started [smash cut] but hasn't ended. So here's what we're doing:
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
[upbeat zohran voice] I'm here at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, where 80 years ago some important progressive work started [smash cut] but hasn't ended. So here's what we're doing:
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there’s a secret menu item at most fast food restaurants no one tells you about, Taco Bell, McDonalds, etc, called a “fistfight” you can order
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
there’s a secret menu item at most fast food restaurants no one tells you about, Taco Bell, McDonalds, etc, called a “fistfight” you can order
I cannot overstate how little it matters if there’s even any money in it. As someone I was having this conversation with last night pointed out, sometimes it’s worse when there’s none!!
February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I cannot overstate how little it matters if there’s even any money in it. As someone I was having this conversation with last night pointed out, sometimes it’s worse when there’s none!!
I talk long enough to anyone in any field—any field at all—and sure enough, I hear about all the abusers and bad actors and known missing stairs that people protect to maintain their own access and influence
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I talk long enough to anyone in any field—any field at all—and sure enough, I hear about all the abusers and bad actors and known missing stairs that people protect to maintain their own access and influence
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dark times ahead. but we are going to win
Meeting in solidarity with Haitians in Springfield, Ohio now - over 600 people and still growing.
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
dark times ahead. but we are going to win
When you go to archive.today and the article has like nine captures already, you know you’re in for HIGHLY recommended reading
February 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
When you go to archive.today and the article has like nine captures already, you know you’re in for HIGHLY recommended reading
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Adult Places.
February 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Adult Places.
I know it increasingly dates me but I will never stop saying “please clap”
February 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I know it increasingly dates me but I will never stop saying “please clap”
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Legal as a term for women just being like an everyday phrase you might have encountered is so bleak man
there were multiple different countdown clocks until the Olsen twins turned 18
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
I feel like maybe it’s a function of everyone online being born in 2002 but I don’t think most people realize how openly and explicitly pedophilic american culture was until like… maybe 10 years ago
February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Legal as a term for women just being like an everyday phrase you might have encountered is so bleak man
Most-listened track in January 2026, that’s right,
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Most-listened track in January 2026, that’s right,
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don't judge me robot i think hardhats are thrilling
February 1, 2026 at 5:18 AM
don't judge me robot i think hardhats are thrilling
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The wrong perverts run this country
January 31, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The wrong perverts run this country
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Friends, @comixaction.com is about to announce something special that I hope you'll all help share and maybe even contribute to. More very soon.
February 1, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Friends, @comixaction.com is about to announce something special that I hope you'll all help share and maybe even contribute to. More very soon.
!!! I am in for a treat
February 1, 2026 at 1:06 AM
!!! I am in for a treat
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If you don't know about the Malachite Maid and you're down for some worker folklore, here you go
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
If you don't know about the Malachite Maid and you're down for some worker folklore, here you go
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Хозяйка медной горы
Was looking for something else on Wikimedia Commons but now must show everyone I know this painting from the National Gallery in Prague sbirky.ngprague.cz/en/dielo/CZE...
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Хозяйка медной горы
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can't afford to break anything but i did find a plow-packed snow disc roughly the size and shape of a dinner plate; very satisfying
January 31, 2026 at 11:42 PM
can't afford to break anything but i did find a plow-packed snow disc roughly the size and shape of a dinner plate; very satisfying
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Poets who have published at least one full-length collection: what are some things you wish you'd known before submitting/publishing your book? What are some red flags/green flags for potential presses?
January 31, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Poets who have published at least one full-length collection: what are some things you wish you'd known before submitting/publishing your book? What are some red flags/green flags for potential presses?
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oh shit bad news for me
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh shit bad news for me
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I'm sorry, but if you use AI to write an email so you sound more intelligent, in reality it's very obvious and makes you look less intelligent
January 31, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm sorry, but if you use AI to write an email so you sound more intelligent, in reality it's very obvious and makes you look less intelligent
Tremendous stuff
January 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Tremendous stuff