Anne Libera
@alibera.bsky.social
I run a BA in Comedy Writing and Performance. I have worked at The Second City for longer than I am comfortable admitting to. I read a lot of books.
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Like there is also a huge media-based pipeline of content designed to get men to gamble on sports but no one is postulating that this was a demand-driven phenomenon of men with "having excess money" problems.
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Like there is also a huge media-based pipeline of content designed to get men to gamble on sports but no one is postulating that this was a demand-driven phenomenon of men with "having excess money" problems.
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(From Pratchett's "I Shall Wear Midnight")
I hope, oh, do I hope, that I do not have to wait until 2026, or 2030, or until I die, for the rough music to begin to play for Trump et al.
I hope, oh, do I hope, that I do not have to wait until 2026, or 2030, or until I die, for the rough music to begin to play for Trump et al.
December 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
(From Pratchett's "I Shall Wear Midnight")
I hope, oh, do I hope, that I do not have to wait until 2026, or 2030, or until I die, for the rough music to begin to play for Trump et al.
I hope, oh, do I hope, that I do not have to wait until 2026, or 2030, or until I die, for the rough music to begin to play for Trump et al.
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I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
@Mercado Media video credit #minnesota #illinois #louisiana #america
TikTok video by June Osborne
www.tiktok.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
Pretty sure that one of my students pitched this exact thing for five ish years ago for an Onion headline assignment
Trump has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as national holidays for visitors to get free admission to national parks and replaced them with his own birthday.
Trump admin removes MLK Day, Juneteenth from National Parks fee-free days
In place of these days, the Trump administration has opted to celebrate more former presidents' birthdays and Trump's birthday.
www.newsweek.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Pretty sure that one of my students pitched this exact thing for five ish years ago for an Onion headline assignment
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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“You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield,” the incredulous driver said on the recorded 911 call. “It absolutely shattered my windshield.”
The dispatcher calmly responded, “OK. I do believe you, honestly,” then laughed.
The dispatcher calmly responded, “OK. I do believe you, honestly,” then laughed.
Motorist in North Carolina tells 911: 'I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield'
A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when a cat carcass crashed into her windshield. The incident happened along a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
“You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield,” the incredulous driver said on the recorded 911 call. “It absolutely shattered my windshield.”
The dispatcher calmly responded, “OK. I do believe you, honestly,” then laughed.
The dispatcher calmly responded, “OK. I do believe you, honestly,” then laughed.
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If you start by saying how many people you are going to arrest, the entire operation should be enjoined. That’s not how anything should work.
Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you start by saying how many people you are going to arrest, the entire operation should be enjoined. That’s not how anything should work.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot as well. I keep landing on the level genuine disgust and contempt in the way he used the term. I can’t think of another time a president has spoken to a citizen of any kind in this way.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I’ve been thinking about this a lot as well. I keep landing on the level genuine disgust and contempt in the way he used the term. I can’t think of another time a president has spoken to a citizen of any kind in this way.
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In the past month, a serial child rapist has murdered 100 people in the Caribbean, destroyed the East Wing of the White House, neutralized our Congress, & stolen food from 20% of American children.
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
November 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In the past month, a serial child rapist has murdered 100 people in the Caribbean, destroyed the East Wing of the White House, neutralized our Congress, & stolen food from 20% of American children.
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
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Let's scrap Lean In. The career advice book I want to write for the women: You, Not Them.
Working your ass off? Do it for you, not them.
Standing up for yourself? GOOD. Do it for your dignity, not their approval.
You can't guarantee you'll impress anyone else. Impress yourself.
Working your ass off? Do it for you, not them.
Standing up for yourself? GOOD. Do it for your dignity, not their approval.
You can't guarantee you'll impress anyone else. Impress yourself.
October 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Let's scrap Lean In. The career advice book I want to write for the women: You, Not Them.
Working your ass off? Do it for you, not them.
Standing up for yourself? GOOD. Do it for your dignity, not their approval.
You can't guarantee you'll impress anyone else. Impress yourself.
Working your ass off? Do it for you, not them.
Standing up for yourself? GOOD. Do it for your dignity, not their approval.
You can't guarantee you'll impress anyone else. Impress yourself.
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A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
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or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
Ummm… spilled beer, the ghosts of cigarettes from the 90s, basically the Second City MainStage around 11:30pm
October 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ummm… spilled beer, the ghosts of cigarettes from the 90s, basically the Second City MainStage around 11:30pm
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New Book Recommendations (or Werner & Ayun & Anne)
#bookish #newbook #author #comedy
@alibera.bsky.social
#bookish #newbook #author #comedy
@alibera.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New Book Recommendations (or Werner & Ayun & Anne)
#bookish #newbook #author #comedy
@alibera.bsky.social
#bookish #newbook #author #comedy
@alibera.bsky.social
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
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FREE LIVE PODCAST TAPING AT SECOND CITY TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF @alibera.bsky.social new book "FUNNIER." Book signing follows the taping: www.paperlesspost.com/go/VKK4GJxtk...
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
FREE LIVE PODCAST TAPING AT SECOND CITY TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF @alibera.bsky.social new book "FUNNIER." Book signing follows the taping: www.paperlesspost.com/go/VKK4GJxtk...
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Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
September 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
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"We will not vote to finance a war against Americans."
"We will not be complicit in the abductions of neighbors, the stealing of healthcare from elders, and the snatching of food from kids."
"We will not be complicit in the abductions of neighbors, the stealing of healthcare from elders, and the snatching of food from kids."
September 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"We will not vote to finance a war against Americans."
"We will not be complicit in the abductions of neighbors, the stealing of healthcare from elders, and the snatching of food from kids."
"We will not be complicit in the abductions of neighbors, the stealing of healthcare from elders, and the snatching of food from kids."
My trans students (and former students) are funny and nerdy and brilliant and boring and hardworking and anxious and occasionally lazy. In other words, they are exactly like all of my other students. Human and lovable and worthy of that love. I love you all.
September 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My trans students (and former students) are funny and nerdy and brilliant and boring and hardworking and anxious and occasionally lazy. In other words, they are exactly like all of my other students. Human and lovable and worthy of that love. I love you all.
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Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
“You couldn’t say: It’s not my fault. You couldn’t say: It’s not my responsibility. You could say: I will deal with this. You didn’t have to want to. But you had to do it.”
“You couldn’t say: It’s not my fault. You couldn’t say: It’s not my responsibility. You could say: I will deal with this. You didn’t have to want to. But you had to do it.”
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
September 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
“You couldn’t say: It’s not my fault. You couldn’t say: It’s not my responsibility. You could say: I will deal with this. You didn’t have to want to. But you had to do it.”
“You couldn’t say: It’s not my fault. You couldn’t say: It’s not my responsibility. You could say: I will deal with this. You didn’t have to want to. But you had to do it.”
Advance copy just arrived in the mail!!!! This book has been a long time coming- doesn’t feel real.
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Advance copy just arrived in the mail!!!! This book has been a long time coming- doesn’t feel real.
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On Thursday, NPR invited CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp to pay tribute to his friend, Charlie Kirk, which he did, at length.. But he ended up getting angry and cutting the interview short. This is what angered him:
www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...
September 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
On Thursday, NPR invited CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp to pay tribute to his friend, Charlie Kirk, which he did, at length.. But he ended up getting angry and cutting the interview short. This is what angered him:
www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...
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