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Worddancer21
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Writer, editor, cool aunt for hire. She/her. Here for nonsense, fandom and otherwise. Rumor has it I might be Kelinswriter on AO3. It ain’t easy running a universe. #SANVERS 🏳️‍🌈
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Surprise! Happy holidays!

The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.

This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.

Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:

podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
History Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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God for his mercy, what a tide of woes
Comes rushing on this woeful land at once!
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Yesterday a state trooper (who had been well in front of me and so couldn’t actually know what speed I was going) slowed down so he could be next to me at a stop light and then yelled at me to slow down.

When the light turned green he took off going about 90 (no lights).

Small domino indeed.
My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
It must be wild to get to abuse the public then pay for it with the public's money
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Advice for young professionals: Be flexible, be willing to learn, be willing to take risks (even if you fail).
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear: 

Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.

Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.

e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?

baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years

“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Someone just tagged this post from November 2024. Maybe I should do a signed paperback giveaway? I'll pick one at 5 pm CST tomorrow at random from the likes. You don't even have to follow or repost ... but it would be nice if you did!
December 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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The University of Nebraska is closing their statistics department. Especially if you're all in on AI this is so short-sighted. It's like launching the first spacecraft into outer space and being like "welp time to close astrophysics and rocketry and only teach classes on buckling up your seat belts"
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My friend @skateellis.bsky.social and her spot on commentary about fridging in all its forms.
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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"It feels a little bit tone deaf." Jen Psaki reacts to TIME choosing AI tech billionaires as their 'Person of the Year.' "It almost felt AI generated."
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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This was such a fun interview and I really enjoyed hearing my colleagues talk about ALIENS when I watched the doc!
Do you have an #ALIENS superfan in your life? Then Aliens Expanded is a must-have for them this holiday season! The 4+ hour documentary is an in-depth look at the making of the film with new interviews from cast and crew including James Cameron and @galeannehurd.bsky.social.
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
First trailer for ‘Supergirl’

Releasing in theaters June 26
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Rubio focuses on fonts, Duffy focuses on airport pull-ups, Hegseth focuses on paintings, Noem focuses on photo-ops, and Trump focuses on ballrooms and bathrooms ...

Shouldn’t they have other things to do? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
As Cabinet secretaries prioritize distractions and trivialities, Rubio focuses on fonts
As the nation’s chief diplomat turns his attention to typefaces, it’s hard not to wonder: Doesn’t he have better things to do?
www.ms.now
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Way to screw up your brand
Disney has signed a deal with OpenAI and is investing $1B into the company

• Sora will now be able to AI generate videos based on characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars

• Some of these AI-generated videos will be released on Disney+
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Supergirl is spiritually Gen X.
It’s canon now.
Truth. Justice. Whatever.
and she's an icon

Supergirl in theaters June 26, 2026.
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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I love it so much. Sign up! It’s free! And the ad revenue actually pays as residuals!
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Been a long time since a book made me cry but I really love that the one I finished tonight had me teary.
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Truth. Justice. Whatever. #Supergirl lands in theaters and IMAX June 26.
December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I love when the internet is being used properly.
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM