Paula Schaap
@redsonja.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Also lawyer. Also, I play poker. And yes, that is my actual dog in the avatar. Her name is Muppet, the name she came with; we couldn't figure out a better one. Opinions my own; usual disclaimers.
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I suppose every accusation really is a confession
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I suppose every accusation really is a confession
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Nativists love to talk about the costs of immigrants, but each ICE agent is making $213,000 in total compensation to destroy our rights, freedoms, families, friendships, neighborhoods, and economies. Worse than a "welfare queen." It'd be better to pay them to stay home.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Nativists love to talk about the costs of immigrants, but each ICE agent is making $213,000 in total compensation to destroy our rights, freedoms, families, friendships, neighborhoods, and economies. Worse than a "welfare queen." It'd be better to pay them to stay home.
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Republicans have One Weird Trick electorally: Put the magic man at the top of the ticket and profit. 2018 and 2022 were disasters for them to varying degrees (only?) because the magic man was not on the ballot.
That much undecided likely means non-response bias is a factor though.
GOP turnout likely will be somewhat apathetic but even the most unlikely best case scenario for Dems will have GOP still get at least 45%.
GOP turnout likely will be somewhat apathetic but even the most unlikely best case scenario for Dems will have GOP still get at least 45%.
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Republicans have One Weird Trick electorally: Put the magic man at the top of the ticket and profit. 2018 and 2022 were disasters for them to varying degrees (only?) because the magic man was not on the ballot.
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NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
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It really is a massive failure of civilization that echoing actual antisemitic theories Hitler embraced isn't considered baldly antisemitic, while Republicans argue that opposing war crimes is.
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It really is a massive failure of civilization that echoing actual antisemitic theories Hitler embraced isn't considered baldly antisemitic, while Republicans argue that opposing war crimes is.
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New: A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by U.S. immigration authorities nationally without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New: A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by U.S. immigration authorities nationally without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Now, just point me to a website that beats out the NY Times puzzles and I will cancel my sub, tout suite.
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Now, just point me to a website that beats out the NY Times puzzles and I will cancel my sub, tout suite.
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My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
I always find it especially hilarious when neocons try to assert that they are the only true upholders of the American ideal (whatever the fuck they think that is): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Thanksgiving and the New Births of Freedom
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I always find it especially hilarious when neocons try to assert that they are the only true upholders of the American ideal (whatever the fuck they think that is): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
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yes. if not for my husband’s health insurance/salary + some money my family gave me while i built my business, it’s unlikely i would be where i am—something for which i’m all too aware, and all too grateful. success in writing = talent + perseverance + coverage of human necessities.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
yes. if not for my husband’s health insurance/salary + some money my family gave me while i built my business, it’s unlikely i would be where i am—something for which i’m all too aware, and all too grateful. success in writing = talent + perseverance + coverage of human necessities.
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Could you guys take this evidence out from behind the paywall? For America?
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Could you guys take this evidence out from behind the paywall? For America?
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It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
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i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)
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November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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What a morning at #LakeCasitas! I've had hundreds of #BaldEagle encounters over the years and it literally never gets old—I still feel the same excitement when I see them fly! #Birds #Nature #Photography
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What a morning at #LakeCasitas! I've had hundreds of #BaldEagle encounters over the years and it literally never gets old—I still feel the same excitement when I see them fly! #Birds #Nature #Photography
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American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
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Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma, worked as a welder in a shipyard during World War II and raised three children, has died. She was 111.
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
www.stripes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma, worked as a welder in a shipyard during World War II and raised three children, has died. She was 111.
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The #BrokenTimes' #MamdaniVendetta reaches a new level as it uses news columns to criticize him for daring to criticize settlements in the occupied West Bank that violate international law while also criticizing demonstrators. Its agenda is clear.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions With Jewish Leaders
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The #BrokenTimes' #MamdaniVendetta reaches a new level as it uses news columns to criticize him for daring to criticize settlements in the occupied West Bank that violate international law while also criticizing demonstrators. Its agenda is clear.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
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Buses have been free in Tucson for years now. City check: still standing.
Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Buses have been free in Tucson for years now. City check: still standing.
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We don’t let leaders who stand up to fascism do so alone.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We don’t let leaders who stand up to fascism do so alone.
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So interesting that Trump is more on board with NYC's Mayor-Elect than NYC's Democratic establishment. Not entirely sure what that means ... but, interesting.
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So interesting that Trump is more on board with NYC's Mayor-Elect than NYC's Democratic establishment. Not entirely sure what that means ... but, interesting.
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Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
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I get the rest is a lot of a lot but the President not knowing he's 2 weeks behind sounds like a thing that people should care about
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I get the rest is a lot of a lot but the President not knowing he's 2 weeks behind sounds like a thing that people should care about
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Really not tracking the Ryan Lizza stuff (accidentally saw that gross "cheeks" comment).
But just a reminder: We spent much of the election last year distracted with these same people -- it wasn't the best use of our time.
But just a reminder: We spent much of the election last year distracted with these same people -- it wasn't the best use of our time.
November 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Really not tracking the Ryan Lizza stuff (accidentally saw that gross "cheeks" comment).
But just a reminder: We spent much of the election last year distracted with these same people -- it wasn't the best use of our time.
But just a reminder: We spent much of the election last year distracted with these same people -- it wasn't the best use of our time.