Meg brought a tiny violin to a knife fight
@mak506.bsky.social
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Running, history (Ireland, legal, Middle Ages, royalty), genealogy, travel, music (Wagnerite and Swiftie). Always cats.
Sometimes posts about law or library stuff, but don’t count on it.
📍Boston, USA
Running, history (Ireland, legal, Middle Ages, royalty), genealogy, travel, music (Wagnerite and Swiftie). Always cats.
Sometimes posts about law or library stuff, but don’t count on it.
📍Boston, USA
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The malign computer simulation in which we all live went live 25 years ago today.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The malign computer simulation in which we all live went live 25 years ago today.
I hope a lot of people at Apple are fired. Wait till after the holidays to be humane, sure, but JFC not a single good thing about the new iOS. I hate it, thanks.
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I hope a lot of people at Apple are fired. Wait till after the holidays to be humane, sure, but JFC not a single good thing about the new iOS. I hate it, thanks.
Gonna cry so much and need to much therapy after these conversations with Mom and her dementia. What a coincidence she and my mother are both Irish immigrants. What a coincidence we have so much in common. I told her people say we look alike. 😭😭😭
December 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Gonna cry so much and need to much therapy after these conversations with Mom and her dementia. What a coincidence she and my mother are both Irish immigrants. What a coincidence we have so much in common. I told her people say we look alike. 😭😭😭
It's Friday at 5:41pm and I feel like I should be starting up a #HATM watch any moment.
(And alas, will probably miss the next one or two, but would like to suggest It Happened on Fifth Avenue for a future holiday season viewing!)
(And alas, will probably miss the next one or two, but would like to suggest It Happened on Fifth Avenue for a future holiday season viewing!)
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's Friday at 5:41pm and I feel like I should be starting up a #HATM watch any moment.
(And alas, will probably miss the next one or two, but would like to suggest It Happened on Fifth Avenue for a future holiday season viewing!)
(And alas, will probably miss the next one or two, but would like to suggest It Happened on Fifth Avenue for a future holiday season viewing!)
Men!! Anyone got a good rec on beard oil/balm/something to make a beard look less scraggly?
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Men!! Anyone got a good rec on beard oil/balm/something to make a beard look less scraggly?
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
My father is attempting to grow a beard for the first time since maybe the 1970s, and I think it's time for an intervention. Plus I need to get him something for Christmas.
Personal to @firepile.bsky.social, did you do this??? Graffiti on one of the world’s great libraries is not cool, but thanks for using chalk!
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Personal to @firepile.bsky.social, did you do this??? Graffiti on one of the world’s great libraries is not cool, but thanks for using chalk!
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Once Upon a Time in Washington
Zaddy Zohran and dapper Donald looked like the hottest buddy duo since Brad and Leo. But even Trump‘s 70s campaign soundtrack can’t hide the fact that his administration is scarier than the Manson family.
by Maureen Dowd
Zaddy Zohran and dapper Donald looked like the hottest buddy duo since Brad and Leo. But even Trump‘s 70s campaign soundtrack can’t hide the fact that his administration is scarier than the Manson family.
by Maureen Dowd
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Once Upon a Time in Washington
Zaddy Zohran and dapper Donald looked like the hottest buddy duo since Brad and Leo. But even Trump‘s 70s campaign soundtrack can’t hide the fact that his administration is scarier than the Manson family.
by Maureen Dowd
Zaddy Zohran and dapper Donald looked like the hottest buddy duo since Brad and Leo. But even Trump‘s 70s campaign soundtrack can’t hide the fact that his administration is scarier than the Manson family.
by Maureen Dowd
Why does MOMA's Starry Night Barbie doll have Mar-a-Lago face?!? Poor thing. store.moma.org/products/bar...
Barbie x MoMA Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night Collectible Doll
Limit 2 per customer. Mattel Creations and MoMA have brought together two icons with this Barbie doll inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s beloved painting featured in MoMA’s collection, The Starry Night (1...
store.moma.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Why does MOMA's Starry Night Barbie doll have Mar-a-Lago face?!? Poor thing. store.moma.org/products/bar...
Damnit. I swore next time Weird Al came to town I was getting tickets. So of course he's coming to town next when I'll be away for a conference I can't get out of. Stompy foot.
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Damnit. I swore next time Weird Al came to town I was getting tickets. So of course he's coming to town next when I'll be away for a conference I can't get out of. Stompy foot.
Maybe the first day in months that my mother is cognizant that I'm her daughter. 😭
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Maybe the first day in months that my mother is cognizant that I'm her daughter. 😭
I haven’t even thought about this being my most woke opinion—I’m not sure it is—but it’s one I’ve held for a good couple decades now.
My most woke opinion is that rurality inherently lends itself to bigotry because people are isolated and rarely have to be wound people like themselves - and the rural life is uniquely romanticized by white people
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I haven’t even thought about this being my most woke opinion—I’m not sure it is—but it’s one I’ve held for a good couple decades now.
Truly.
Another revelation from all of these emails is that many of the richest and most powerful people in the country absolutely cannot write. Helps explain their sweaty embrace of LLMs.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Truly.
This photo in an article about “Medieval aesthetic” weddings in the NYT. 😂😂
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This photo in an article about “Medieval aesthetic” weddings in the NYT. 😂😂
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
Not exactly fake history, but still might amuse you, @fakehistoryhunter.net!
Just a few minutes into ep 2 of #DeathByLightning and look, we're just going to need a standalone biopic of Chester Arthur starring Nick Offerman. Someone make it so.
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just a few minutes into ep 2 of #DeathByLightning and look, we're just going to need a standalone biopic of Chester Arthur starring Nick Offerman. Someone make it so.
Queueing up the season finale of #TheDiplomat and bracing myself for whatever bonkers ending they have in store for me this time.
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Queueing up the season finale of #TheDiplomat and bracing myself for whatever bonkers ending they have in store for me this time.
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Well geez. I'm surprised I can even see some of my own posts with this setting as the default! 😂
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Well geez. I'm surprised I can even see some of my own posts with this setting as the default! 😂
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This week was the Trump regime taking loss after loss after loss. Just a steady stream of humiliation.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This week was the Trump regime taking loss after loss after loss. Just a steady stream of humiliation.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
I can't wait to hear Matthew MacFadyen sing "I Am Going to the Lordy". #deathbylightning
(Now I go see how many others have already made this joke!!)
(Now I go see how many others have already made this joke!!)
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I can't wait to hear Matthew MacFadyen sing "I Am Going to the Lordy". #deathbylightning
(Now I go see how many others have already made this joke!!)
(Now I go see how many others have already made this joke!!)
Just donated. Spreading the word.
LUCE has set up a GoFundMe for the families of the Allston carwash workers abducted by masked men claiming to work for the government
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www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Donate to Stand with Allston & Brighton Immigrant Families, organized by Allston-Brighton LUCE hub
11/5 update - we are currently supporting the families impact… Allston-Brighton LUCE hub needs your support for Stand with Allston & Brighton Immigrant Families
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November 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Just donated. Spreading the word.
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hilarious graphic right now on msnbc as they call it in california
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Twenty-four years ago, if you told people that the mayor of New York City in 2026 was going to be a Muslim man, a lot of people would have thought you were crazy.
This city is too smart not to recognize our neighbors
This city is too smart not to recognize our neighbors
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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THEY'RE PLAYING NOT LIKE US AT THE MAMDANI CAMPAIGN RALLY
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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I'm never running for mayor of NYC myself, so I'll say it: Staten Island can go eat garbage.
What is this having good feelings on election night, anyway? So strange I can't even find an appropriate gif.
What is this having good feelings on election night, anyway? So strange I can't even find an appropriate gif.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'm never running for mayor of NYC myself, so I'll say it: Staten Island can go eat garbage.
What is this having good feelings on election night, anyway? So strange I can't even find an appropriate gif.
What is this having good feelings on election night, anyway? So strange I can't even find an appropriate gif.
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a gif