Tara Anderson
@taraeanderson.bsky.social
Writer, musician, parent, instigator. Podcast producer. I’ve got four college degrees, two kids, a dog, and endless wanderlust. Jeopardy champ.
I’m watching a show on my laptop. My husband can hear it but can’t see the screen.
“Are you watching Drag Race again? That just sounds like a lot of people talking.”
Friends, I’m watching Ken Burns’ American Revolution.
“Are you watching Drag Race again? That just sounds like a lot of people talking.”
Friends, I’m watching Ken Burns’ American Revolution.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I’m watching a show on my laptop. My husband can hear it but can’t see the screen.
“Are you watching Drag Race again? That just sounds like a lot of people talking.”
Friends, I’m watching Ken Burns’ American Revolution.
“Are you watching Drag Race again? That just sounds like a lot of people talking.”
Friends, I’m watching Ken Burns’ American Revolution.
I’m not wearing pajama pants on a flight but I don’t care if other people do, however the bare feet on a plane thing is unconscionable. And also, the Secretary of Transportation has more important things to deal with.
Two things can be true:
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m not wearing pajama pants on a flight but I don’t care if other people do, however the bare feet on a plane thing is unconscionable. And also, the Secretary of Transportation has more important things to deal with.
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I fell down a hole of "people who love wicked and picked up the book thinking it was going to be a fluffy fantasy romance story"
😂😂😂😂
I adored that book for a long time and was shocked when they made it into a family friendly musical.
It's dark and satirical and wonderful.
😂😂😂😂
I adored that book for a long time and was shocked when they made it into a family friendly musical.
It's dark and satirical and wonderful.
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I fell down a hole of "people who love wicked and picked up the book thinking it was going to be a fluffy fantasy romance story"
😂😂😂😂
I adored that book for a long time and was shocked when they made it into a family friendly musical.
It's dark and satirical and wonderful.
😂😂😂😂
I adored that book for a long time and was shocked when they made it into a family friendly musical.
It's dark and satirical and wonderful.
We chose to make fried chicken instead of turkey last year, because none of us really like turkey. It was so delicious, and also enough of a “production” that it felt special and a little challenging, and we’re repeating it again this year.
Actually in the spirit of this conversation, what’s a decision you made about a past Thanksgiving holiday that really paid off? I think people often feel trapped by their lives. Sharing our experiences can liberate us from that sense of claustrophobia.
On the most recent episode of VIBE CHECK, we answer listener questions about Thanksgiving, most importantly “do you go celebrate with the family members you don’t even like?”
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We chose to make fried chicken instead of turkey last year, because none of us really like turkey. It was so delicious, and also enough of a “production” that it felt special and a little challenging, and we’re repeating it again this year.
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I WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB
AND THEN I FOUND A JOB
AND HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE NOW
AND THEN I FOUND A JOB
AND HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE NOW
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB
AND THEN I FOUND A JOB
AND HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE NOW
AND THEN I FOUND A JOB
AND HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE NOW
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Whatever else you can say about her, it turns out Olivia Nuzzi has a real talent for getting some of the worst men to stand up on their own two feet, stick out their chests, and say loudly, "By the way, I'm a real piece of shit myself"
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Whatever else you can say about her, it turns out Olivia Nuzzi has a real talent for getting some of the worst men to stand up on their own two feet, stick out their chests, and say loudly, "By the way, I'm a real piece of shit myself"
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"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
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A thing that is baffling to me is that rich Dem donor types could have flattered Trump into very progressive positions just by making him think people would love him for them. He’s easily manipulated but Dems don’t want to do the “make him think it’s his idea” thing every mid level manager knows
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A thing that is baffling to me is that rich Dem donor types could have flattered Trump into very progressive positions just by making him think people would love him for them. He’s easily manipulated but Dems don’t want to do the “make him think it’s his idea” thing every mid level manager knows
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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on this day we were warned that:
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
on this day we were warned that:
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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It's almost Thanksgiving! Got an ICE member coming for dinner at your house? No you don't! Can't stop them because you're not the one hosting? No problem. You can shun them, mock them, shame them, cough in their food. They get the weird chair. No weird chair? Make a weird chair.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's almost Thanksgiving! Got an ICE member coming for dinner at your house? No you don't! Can't stop them because you're not the one hosting? No problem. You can shun them, mock them, shame them, cough in their food. They get the weird chair. No weird chair? Make a weird chair.
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
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Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
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Her first film will be g rated
United Talent Agency has signed literal type of cheese Parmigiano Reggiano to its roster with the goal of finding product-placement opportunities for the brand in film and TV
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
Beloved Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano Signs With UTA
The blonde Italian bombshell is about to be all over film and TV.
www.vulture.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Her first film will be g rated
Got praised by the boss in an all-hands meeting for asking a “suspicious” question (meaning I was expressing suspicion/skepticism) so I’d say I’m doing this Mercury retrograde properly.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Got praised by the boss in an all-hands meeting for asking a “suspicious” question (meaning I was expressing suspicion/skepticism) so I’d say I’m doing this Mercury retrograde properly.
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Go back and rewatch watchmen anyway, be ause the cops-in-masks theme is gonna make you go "oohhhhhh. …Shit."
If you look at the 2019 watchmen series and somehow don't see a fullthroated and SCATHING critique of not only the culture of policing in the US, but also of US TV's very deep and persistent Copaganda problem, then you need to go back and rewatch watchmen.
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The connection of the original Watchmen to a conversation about the racist history of the United States, in general, but Policing, the "Lost Cause" myth, and mid-20th century American support for Fascism, in particular? Frankly fucking masterful.
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June 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Go back and rewatch watchmen anyway, be ause the cops-in-masks theme is gonna make you go "oohhhhhh. …Shit."
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This is powerful and scary.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This is powerful and scary.
Massie was my rep for a few years and I disagreed with him on nearly everything. Still do, but I really appreciate his leadership on this issue.
Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Massie was my rep for a few years and I disagreed with him on nearly everything. Still do, but I really appreciate his leadership on this issue.