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To summarize: heinous fuckery most foul is afoot. Look for ways to stand up - things are not just gonna unfuck THEMSELVES.
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
My adult son used to work at a bookstore. Once he wished a customer “happy holidays” only to have the customer angrily denounce the bookstore for “making” its employees eschew “Merry Christmas.”
Jack looked puzzled: “it’s not that. I just . . . know people . . . who are Jewish?”
Jack looked puzzled: “it’s not that. I just . . . know people . . . who are Jewish?”
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My adult son used to work at a bookstore. Once he wished a customer “happy holidays” only to have the customer angrily denounce the bookstore for “making” its employees eschew “Merry Christmas.”
Jack looked puzzled: “it’s not that. I just . . . know people . . . who are Jewish?”
Jack looked puzzled: “it’s not that. I just . . . know people . . . who are Jewish?”
This seems . . . Not great.
This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This seems . . . Not great.
Oh god this is too on point
rewriting a more realistic script for The Lord of the Rings. Frodo just stays home and we watch thirteen hours of him cooking meals and reading books. every hour or so he glances at a newspaper and goes, "Oh shit what's happening in Rohan? That's fucked." Then he goes to the pub to drink with Sam.
December 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Oh god this is too on point
True as far as it goes but “last fuck” is not the bottom of the scale.
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
True as far as it goes but “last fuck” is not the bottom of the scale.
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Trump: “…an alcoholic’s personality”
Vance: “…a conspiracy theorist for a decade”
Vought: “…right wing absolute zealot”
Musk: “…an avowed ketamine user”
These aren’t the wild opinions of a Twitter troll.
It’s coming from the White House Chief of Staff.
They are who we think they are.
Vance: “…a conspiracy theorist for a decade”
Vought: “…right wing absolute zealot”
Musk: “…an avowed ketamine user”
These aren’t the wild opinions of a Twitter troll.
It’s coming from the White House Chief of Staff.
They are who we think they are.
December 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Trump: “…an alcoholic’s personality”
Vance: “…a conspiracy theorist for a decade”
Vought: “…right wing absolute zealot”
Musk: “…an avowed ketamine user”
These aren’t the wild opinions of a Twitter troll.
It’s coming from the White House Chief of Staff.
They are who we think they are.
Vance: “…a conspiracy theorist for a decade”
Vought: “…right wing absolute zealot”
Musk: “…an avowed ketamine user”
These aren’t the wild opinions of a Twitter troll.
It’s coming from the White House Chief of Staff.
They are who we think they are.
@marisakabas.bsky.social in practice the Administration will likely ignore pesky legal issues and plunge ahead, relying on this putative redefinition of WMD to tap into a variety of WMD-specific legal authorities (sanctions, interdiction, military support to law enforcement, etc.)
December 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
@marisakabas.bsky.social in practice the Administration will likely ignore pesky legal issues and plunge ahead, relying on this putative redefinition of WMD to tap into a variety of WMD-specific legal authorities (sanctions, interdiction, military support to law enforcement, etc.)
@marisakabas.bsky.social - re implications of declaring fentanyl a WMD - the short version is that it OUGHT to be fairly meaningless because WMD is defined in law and you really can’t shoehorn fentanyl into that box (except when it’s used as it was in the Moscow Theater incident). In practice . . .
December 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
@marisakabas.bsky.social - re implications of declaring fentanyl a WMD - the short version is that it OUGHT to be fairly meaningless because WMD is defined in law and you really can’t shoehorn fentanyl into that box (except when it’s used as it was in the Moscow Theater incident). In practice . . .
How the hell do you “both sides” a story about a font?
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How the hell do you “both sides” a story about a font?
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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If you put powerful AI models directly into the hands of every American warrior, we are going to create so much porn. New frontiers of porn. Porn you haven't even imagined.
Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you put powerful AI models directly into the hands of every American warrior, we are going to create so much porn. New frontiers of porn. Porn you haven't even imagined.
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"When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts."
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
![[photo of page from The Neverending Story]: "Whatever they please. When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. That's why I sided with the powerful and served them - because I wanted to share their power.'
'I want no part in it!' Atreyu cried out.
'Take it easy, you little fool,' the werewolf growled.
'When your turn comes to jump into the Nothing, you too will be a nameless servant of power, with no will of your own. Who knows what use they will make of you? Maybe you'll help them persuade people to buy things they don't need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them. Yes, you little Fantastican, big things will be done in the human world with your help, wars started, empires founded..."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreih4s2uzfh5jnzmrjlsrd4tgpjus7k4flyezj4q3a3c76mwrwy424q@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts."
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
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Spending a peaceful Sunday celebrating books and the importance of reading and writing. In this regard, I'm sharing a favourite passage from Sagan's Cosmos.
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Spending a peaceful Sunday celebrating books and the importance of reading and writing. In this regard, I'm sharing a favourite passage from Sagan's Cosmos.
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
✨Books are indeed proof that humans work magic.✨
#Booksky
#WritingCommunity
#Booklovers
💙📚🪐
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New defense coming up
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
New defense coming up
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
“Biological weapons? Like covid, right?”
"What's your favorite conspiracy theory?"
Please no. I have been asked this a million times. I study language and rhetoric and I really would rather nerd out about grammar than do this again.
Please no. I have been asked this a million times. I study language and rhetoric and I really would rather nerd out about grammar than do this again.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“Biological weapons? Like covid, right?”
Boom. No notes.
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Boom. No notes.
Oh. This is important.
Two places to turn it off: www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Oh. This is important.
This is fantastic. Also, your local area code plus 8675309 usually works at those stores where they ask for a loyalty number.
8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is fantastic. Also, your local area code plus 8675309 usually works at those stores where they ask for a loyalty number.
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DEM VETS IN CONGRESS: If you are serving in the military and are asked to carry out an illegal order, it is your duty to the constitution to refuse it.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
DEM VETS IN CONGRESS: If you are serving in the military and are asked to carry out an illegal order, it is your duty to the constitution to refuse it.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
Oh HELL no
If brands needed any more reasons to stop advertising on X, this is what you'd be supporting as an X advertiser: Holocaust denial (Grok's response to an antisemitic user with a H!tler profile picture).
Holocaust denial is a crime in France, so why can we see this there?
Holocaust denial is a crime in France, so why can we see this there?
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Oh HELL no