Googie Gómez
@soulamami.bsky.social
Writer/editor/author. Recovered journalist. Displaced New Yorker. Cultural critic. Soulful cynic. Queer Blatina matriarch of an LBGTQ+ household. I contain multitudes. Hablo español. Parlo italiano. Aprendiendo portugués. Beyoncé hugged me once.
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Googie Gómez
@soulamami.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Finally got the 🎉! I’m in the Talented Tenth Percentile, bitches!
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this is what your inseam looks like
February 19, 2026 at 12:17 AM
this is what your inseam looks like
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If a couple of Tickle Me Elmos had told kids to kill themselves they would have been off the market by the weekend
It is a vile scandal that 2 of the biggest AI companies in the world attack children by inciting them to self-harm, and by generating sexually exploitative imagery of kids for profit. I wanted to document this so that people in tech will stop saying they don't know: www.anildash.com/2026/02/18/t...
How did we end up threatening our kids’ lives with AI? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:52 PM
If a couple of Tickle Me Elmos had told kids to kill themselves they would have been off the market by the weekend
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This is your not so gentle reminder that DEI is NOT illegal.
February 18, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This is your not so gentle reminder that DEI is NOT illegal.
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this & other comments i've seen about how bluesky needs to "improve its algorithm" suggest a lot of people have grown to like a totally passive social media experience where a computer pushes an endless stream of content tailored to what it thinks they would like while they clap like seals
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
this & other comments i've seen about how bluesky needs to "improve its algorithm" suggest a lot of people have grown to like a totally passive social media experience where a computer pushes an endless stream of content tailored to what it thinks they would like while they clap like seals
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
God I miss Dave’s Stupid Pet Tricks
This Beagle’s dramatic 'play dead' on command is the funniest thing I’ve seen today
February 18, 2026 at 10:51 PM
God I miss Dave’s Stupid Pet Tricks
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
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this makes me wanna throw up
The website for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is completely scrubbed and gone! They didn't even leave a legacy statement.
cpb.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
this makes me wanna throw up
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We must demand accountability and transparency, even in the face of fascism.
BREAKING—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) office was just on lockdown for close to an hour while members of the DOGE team tried to enter the building, multiple people have told me. Security has now escorted out remaining staffers who’ve been told to telework until further notice.
February 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM
We must demand accountability and transparency, even in the face of fascism.
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I think this is the core of it. People have been working on “AI” for more than half a century. I don’t want to concede that the tech is defined by the fascist financiers anymore than I concede that the Internet is defined by the fascist financiers. Investors aren’t inventors! Reject their platforms.
If "AI" was being built, used, and planned for in responsible ways--the way a civilization designed to enhance human thriving would do--then a lot more people would be enthusiastic about its potential. But the people in charge of defining what AI will be are the fucking worst short-term scumbags.
February 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I think this is the core of it. People have been working on “AI” for more than half a century. I don’t want to concede that the tech is defined by the fascist financiers anymore than I concede that the Internet is defined by the fascist financiers. Investors aren’t inventors! Reject their platforms.
Why does anyone take these grifters seriously? Stop repeating their madness as if it’s fact
February 18, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Why does anyone take these grifters seriously? Stop repeating their madness as if it’s fact
He’s a husky. What else is he supposed to do?
February 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
He’s a husky. What else is he supposed to do?
Oh shit. Scorched earth
Colbert destroys lies of CBS lawyers that They Didn’t Kill James Talarico Interview! Colbert held up a printed copy of the statement and revealed “every word” of his Monday night script calling out the nixing of the Talarico interview was “approved by CBS’s lawyers! www.mediaite.com/media/tv/cra...
Colbert Ratchets Up Battle With CBS in Scorching Monologue — Literally Trashes Network’s ‘Crap’ Statement Claiming They Didn’t Kill Talarico Interview
Colbert argued that “every word” of his Monday script about the Talarico interview was “approved" by the same CBS lawyers who panned his claim in a statement.
www.mediaite.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Oh shit. Scorched earth
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i am begging people to understand that without black church attendees, especially women, the democratic party is not a viable political party and religion isnt just about right wing evangelicals.
February 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
i am begging people to understand that without black church attendees, especially women, the democratic party is not a viable political party and religion isnt just about right wing evangelicals.
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this is exactly what the Obama admin was like
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
this is exactly what the Obama admin was like
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"X has its problems, but"
It's run by a white supremacist who sent college kids to steal all our personal data when Trump took office and now he's building a child porn machine and his platform is nothing but Nazis and pedos.
Nick here works for the WSJ. Curious indeed.
It's run by a white supremacist who sent college kids to steal all our personal data when Trump took office and now he's building a child porn machine and his platform is nothing but Nazis and pedos.
Nick here works for the WSJ. Curious indeed.
February 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"X has its problems, but"
It's run by a white supremacist who sent college kids to steal all our personal data when Trump took office and now he's building a child porn machine and his platform is nothing but Nazis and pedos.
Nick here works for the WSJ. Curious indeed.
It's run by a white supremacist who sent college kids to steal all our personal data when Trump took office and now he's building a child porn machine and his platform is nothing but Nazis and pedos.
Nick here works for the WSJ. Curious indeed.
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Same fuckers that let Trump shit all over every woman asking questions in the AF1 gaggles. Worthless lot
February 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Same fuckers that let Trump shit all over every woman asking questions in the AF1 gaggles. Worthless lot
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This happens after Elon Musk and his DOGE scam stole the entire Social Security database. Just a coincidence I’m sure.
NEW: Yet another reason why Social Security numbers should no longer be used for verifying your identity. @lhn.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/a-mega...
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals appear to have not yet exploited.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This happens after Elon Musk and his DOGE scam stole the entire Social Security database. Just a coincidence I’m sure.
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< wrestling announcer voice >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
< wrestling announcer voice >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
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"THEY should start thinking about what THEY can do about it. Take me out of it."
I love this woman so much
I love this woman so much
“What are you without racism? Are you any good? Are you still strong? You still smart? You still like yourself?”- Toni Morrison
Remembering Toni Morrison on her birthday (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) 🩷💚🕊
Remembering Toni Morrison on her birthday (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) 🩷💚🕊
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"THEY should start thinking about what THEY can do about it. Take me out of it."
I love this woman so much
I love this woman so much
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from the "great reporting and also duh" files
Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
from the "great reporting and also duh" files
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“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 AM
“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!
It’s the guns. So sad. So unnecessary
6-year-old boy dies after shooting himself in the face in Montgomery Village
Boy dies after shooting himself in the face
Montgomery County Police are investigating how a 6-year-old boy shot himself in the face and died on Tuesday in Montgomery Village.
buff.ly
February 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
It’s the guns. So sad. So unnecessary
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At the same time, could the geography (tiny w small population) history (of high turnout and civic duty) and culture (political attentiveness) of New Hampshire reduce the influence of money and corporate power in a way that is good for democracy? Also YES
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
At the same time, could the geography (tiny w small population) history (of high turnout and civic duty) and culture (political attentiveness) of New Hampshire reduce the influence of money and corporate power in a way that is good for democracy? Also YES
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I felt like the DNC’s mealy-mouthed wishy-washy bullshit regarding that primary simply exemplified all of their other sins. Make a fucking choice based on SOME principles.
Does NH’s just proportionally white population post problems for a pluralistic vision of the party? YES
And…
Does NH’s just proportionally white population post problems for a pluralistic vision of the party? YES
And…
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I felt like the DNC’s mealy-mouthed wishy-washy bullshit regarding that primary simply exemplified all of their other sins. Make a fucking choice based on SOME principles.
Does NH’s just proportionally white population post problems for a pluralistic vision of the party? YES
And…
Does NH’s just proportionally white population post problems for a pluralistic vision of the party? YES
And…