Maria Bustillos
@mariabustillos.com
I help run @flaminghydra.com and its writer-owned parent cooperative, the Brick House.
Digital ownership rights, archives, libraries, fun, and press freedom are things I love.
maria | at | flaminghydra | dot | com
mariabustillos.com | flaminghydra.com
Digital ownership rights, archives, libraries, fun, and press freedom are things I love.
maria | at | flaminghydra | dot | com
mariabustillos.com | flaminghydra.com
Savage indignation regarding the Grok scandal, very satisfying read, new from Ian Williams @brocktoon.bsky.social
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January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Savage indignation regarding the Grok scandal, very satisfying read, new from Ian Williams @brocktoon.bsky.social
flaminghydra.com/issue-479/
flaminghydra.com/issue-479/
An aside, also the punctuator of all time. Would you just look at those commas.
'Fee fi, fo, fum. I smell the blood of a right-wing deviationist!'
'Fee fi, fo, fum. I smell the blood of a right-wing deviationist!'
King George
January 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
An aside, also the punctuator of all time. Would you just look at those commas.
'Fee fi, fo, fum. I smell the blood of a right-wing deviationist!'
'Fee fi, fo, fum. I smell the blood of a right-wing deviationist!'
Catchy, good rhythm
Oh my god this lady rules. I love this.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
January 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Catchy, good rhythm
Absolutely tip-top men saving Western Civilization, for sure
i think the funniest thing is the Claremont guys love to talk about how classical rhetoric and oration is important and then support Trump
It is genuinely underrated how absolutely terribly written Trump speeches are. Obviously he’s bad at delivering them too and his ad libs are worse but the quality of the craft is just abhorrent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Absolutely tip-top men saving Western Civilization, for sure
oh wow no, had been going to watch that but helllll to the no
My wife who works in healthcare told me she's out on The Pitt because apparently they're both sidesing ICE in an ep this season and the new main character lady is trying to bring AI into the ER. I thought she was making it up to get me pissed off but no lol she was telling the truth
‘The Pitt’ creator on Season 2’s storylines about doctors using AI and healthcare costs
R. Scott Gemmill, the creator and showrunner of HBO Max's "The Pitt," spoke about the show's breakout success, what he has planned for Season 2 and why it's set during July 4.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
oh wow no, had been going to watch that but helllll to the no
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ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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Will focusing his endless font of energy when it comes to being annoying towards ICE totally rules and I tip my cap. Someone buy that man a tank of gas
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Will focusing his endless font of energy when it comes to being annoying towards ICE totally rules and I tip my cap. Someone buy that man a tank of gas
The opinion havers with the biggest megaphones in all the land are far too elevated above ordinary mortals to be seen at a protest or on a picket line, and they won't be filming any protests in Minneapolis or Philadelphia, sadly for us all
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The opinion havers with the biggest megaphones in all the land are far too elevated above ordinary mortals to be seen at a protest or on a picket line, and they won't be filming any protests in Minneapolis or Philadelphia, sadly for us all
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once again shoutout to every dipshit who insisted it was hysterical to talk about trump and white supremacy in the same breath www.rawstory.com/trump-267487...
Trump appalls with attack on Civil Rights Act: 'White people very badly treated'
Critics pounced on President Donald Trump Monday after he complained to the New York Times that the Civil Rights Act – the landmark 1964 legislation that outlawed racial discrimination – was “unfair i...
www.rawstory.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
once again shoutout to every dipshit who insisted it was hysterical to talk about trump and white supremacy in the same breath www.rawstory.com/trump-267487...
Anti-Trump protests are 'funded' by the real wealth of U.S. culture: the moral quality, energy and courage of tens of millions of people
They assume we must all be getting paid to rise up cos:
A) they can't imagine a scenario where they would stand up for a stranger without financial incentive
B) they received financial incentives or free passes to cause trouble
C) there is insane funding behind them, and they draw small crowds
A) they can't imagine a scenario where they would stand up for a stranger without financial incentive
B) they received financial incentives or free passes to cause trouble
C) there is insane funding behind them, and they draw small crowds
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Anti-Trump protests are 'funded' by the real wealth of U.S. culture: the moral quality, energy and courage of tens of millions of people
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Men created AI-generated images of this woman and used them to create an OnlyFans account so they can make money off abusing her. They can do this to any of us, and no one’s doing enough to stop them.
I feel like I’m screaming into the void.
I feel like I’m screaming into the void.
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Men created AI-generated images of this woman and used them to create an OnlyFans account so they can make money off abusing her. They can do this to any of us, and no one’s doing enough to stop them.
I feel like I’m screaming into the void.
I feel like I’m screaming into the void.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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The focus group language will continue until the whole country is jailed and enslaved
While millions of Americans struggle to afford groceries, Donald Trump wants to spend their taxpayer dollars on invading foreign countries.
That's not America first.
That's not America first.
This is NOT America first.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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January 12, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The focus group language will continue until the whole country is jailed and enslaved
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Wrote about repetition in life in my latest for @flaminghydra.com! How many times might we say the same thing or do the same action in the course of a lifetime? The thought is one that haunts me
ALSO TODAY: @brianhioe.bsky.social on repeating patterns. “I take the same commute and walk the same streets, day in and day out. I consider a set of political and social issues that transform in subtle ways, day by day, year after year, and yet never really change.” flaminghydra.com/my-catchphra...
My Catchphrase
A friend drew a caricature of me at a sketching event the other day, and wrote “It’s one of those things” beneath it, like a caption.
“Do I say that a lot?” I asked. Apparently, I do. On reflection, ...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Wrote about repetition in life in my latest for @flaminghydra.com! How many times might we say the same thing or do the same action in the course of a lifetime? The thought is one that haunts me
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Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
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I knew “Sinners” wasn’t gonna win as many awards as it actually deserved because look at how hard the media tried to make it look like a flop in the FIRST place
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I knew “Sinners” wasn’t gonna win as many awards as it actually deserved because look at how hard the media tried to make it look like a flop in the FIRST place
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I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
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I would literally (not ironically) greet them as liberators
January 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I would literally (not ironically) greet them as liberators
U.S. Congress, hi! Jerome Powell has delivered the perfect impeachment rationale for you. Time to get going on allll your impeaching!
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
January 12, 2026 at 1:31 AM
U.S. Congress, hi! Jerome Powell has delivered the perfect impeachment rationale for you. Time to get going on allll your impeaching!
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
You are going to be very popular when you finish this up. Popular and celebrated forever.
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the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
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‘CBS News - America’s place to see BS news’ - Nikki Glaser
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
‘CBS News - America’s place to see BS news’ - Nikki Glaser
O rly, in fact I'm looking forward to seeing him get the similarly long-awaited Andrew Cuomo treatment
Rahm Emanuel is coming — whether Democrats like it or not.
Rahm Emanuel targets GOP and Dems as he tests 2028 campaign for president
The former Chicago mayor wants to lead a post-Trump "renewal wing" of the Democratic Party.
www.axios.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
O rly, in fact I'm looking forward to seeing him get the similarly long-awaited Andrew Cuomo treatment
So many!!! omg this is exciting
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
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@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
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1/2
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
flaminghydra.com/winning-isnt...
1/2
January 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
So many!!! omg this is exciting
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
flaminghydra.com/winning-isnt...
1/2
@annamerlan.bsky.social on Fern Bars
flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
@davidrussellmoore.bsky.social on Henri Rousseau
flaminghydra.com/the-world-of...
@davidjroth.bsky.social's review of One Battle
flaminghydra.com/winning-isnt...
1/2
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Good morning, we're in The Guardian alongside some greats
How independent journalism is a form of resistance: ‘I’m not answering to anyone’
Trump’s attacks on mainstream media have opened a window for journalists who want to operate independently
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Good morning, we're in The Guardian alongside some greats