@ditttwitt.bsky.social
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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When John Doar was head of the Civil Rights Division, he quoted from Shakespeare’s RICHARD III in an eloquent closing argument in the case against Klan murderers.
The current head is calling podcasters “hoes” for criticizing the president’s cabinet
The current head is calling podcasters “hoes” for criticizing the president’s cabinet
Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
December 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
When John Doar was head of the Civil Rights Division, he quoted from Shakespeare’s RICHARD III in an eloquent closing argument in the case against Klan murderers.
The current head is calling podcasters “hoes” for criticizing the president’s cabinet
The current head is calling podcasters “hoes” for criticizing the president’s cabinet
does Eric Adams have a post-NY gig lined up?
Trump admin post? Crappy reality show pitch?
Trump admin post? Crappy reality show pitch?
December 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
does Eric Adams have a post-NY gig lined up?
Trump admin post? Crappy reality show pitch?
Trump admin post? Crappy reality show pitch?
Just finished @mikeoloughlin.bsky.social's book "Hidden Mercy" about AIDS and Catholicism and it's been a very long time since I've had such a visceral reaction to a book - acute rage at some moments, genuine tears for much of it.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
December 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Just finished @mikeoloughlin.bsky.social's book "Hidden Mercy" about AIDS and Catholicism and it's been a very long time since I've had such a visceral reaction to a book - acute rage at some moments, genuine tears for much of it.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
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Fifteen years ago I felt pretty embarrassed pronouncing a word wrong, but now I’m just boasting like “oh yeah I guess I only know that one from READING it in a BOOK”
December 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Fifteen years ago I felt pretty embarrassed pronouncing a word wrong, but now I’m just boasting like “oh yeah I guess I only know that one from READING it in a BOOK”
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in your 20s, you'll come across someone who's wrong online. it's very important than you spend the next 40 years of your life learning and arguing about this topic online long after they've moved on, built a career, and raised a family.
December 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
in your 20s, you'll come across someone who's wrong online. it's very important than you spend the next 40 years of your life learning and arguing about this topic online long after they've moved on, built a career, and raised a family.
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Notorious UKLG
December 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Notorious UKLG
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Another way AI leads to suicide is that hearing people talk about it makes you want to jump into a jet engine
December 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Another way AI leads to suicide is that hearing people talk about it makes you want to jump into a jet engine
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Fifty of my most interesting 2025 reads - fiction on left, nonfiction on right.
December 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Fifty of my most interesting 2025 reads - fiction on left, nonfiction on right.
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jeremy strong in the springsteen movie looks like they made an oscar bait minions adaptation
December 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
jeremy strong in the springsteen movie looks like they made an oscar bait minions adaptation
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We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
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We’ll know when Yaxley-Lennon is a Christian when he repents, apologises and changes his ways, welcoming strangers and refugees and giving his wealth to the poor.
December 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We’ll know when Yaxley-Lennon is a Christian when he repents, apologises and changes his ways, welcoming strangers and refugees and giving his wealth to the poor.
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When he found Jesus in prison, did he beat him up for being a refugee?
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
C of E faces dilemma as far right claims Christianity to push agenda that often clashes with gospel message
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
When he found Jesus in prison, did he beat him up for being a refugee?
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Give me your most interesting examples of second chances
December 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Give me your most interesting examples of second chances
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i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn
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Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; She was one of the Clinton 12, a group of Black students who faced white mobs when desegregating a Tennessee high school in 1956 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; She was one of the Clinton 12, a group of Black students who faced white mobs when desegregating a Tennessee high school in 1956 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
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I've been asked a few times about Peter Beinart's book *Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza* so I'm going to say a few things about its existence (I haven't read it/probably won't):
1. Read Palestinian authors
2. The destruction of Gaza isn't over
3. Jews stop centering themselves challenge
1. Read Palestinian authors
2. The destruction of Gaza isn't over
3. Jews stop centering themselves challenge
December 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I've been asked a few times about Peter Beinart's book *Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza* so I'm going to say a few things about its existence (I haven't read it/probably won't):
1. Read Palestinian authors
2. The destruction of Gaza isn't over
3. Jews stop centering themselves challenge
1. Read Palestinian authors
2. The destruction of Gaza isn't over
3. Jews stop centering themselves challenge
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🔥IT STARTS WHEN YOU BEGIN🔥
“She didn’t start painting until she was 50”
It starts when you begin 💜
It starts when you begin 💜
The African American Museum in Dallas will open a new exhibition, “Sunday Call to Church,” celebrating the work of self-taught Louisiana painter Clementine Hunter, who depicted worship, work, and community on a former plantation in her work. www.keranews.org/arts-culture...
December 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🔥IT STARTS WHEN YOU BEGIN🔥
"STOP PUTTING AI INTO ALL OF MY THINGS! I don’t want it there. It’s like the letter u that British people are always dropping into words: It adds nothing and leaves me unsettled."
A 2025 Ranking You Won’t Read Anywhere Else
Salmon with Abraham Lincoln and Jesus, plus other hypothetical dinner parties from The Katie Miller Podcast
www.theatlantic.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"STOP PUTTING AI INTO ALL OF MY THINGS! I don’t want it there. It’s like the letter u that British people are always dropping into words: It adds nothing and leaves me unsettled."
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Historian here 💯I found this out writing my book on abolition, on how respectable historians of all persuasions had made up stuff about abolitionists misquoted and partially quoted them out of context. Quickly realized that I had to go back to the drawing board. As Dad said no short cut to hard work
looking up the source of quotes, whether for a book or a video script, is great for figuring out when a quote everyone "knows" and has repeated for ages is actually just weird bullshit someone else made up
December 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Historian here 💯I found this out writing my book on abolition, on how respectable historians of all persuasions had made up stuff about abolitionists misquoted and partially quoted them out of context. Quickly realized that I had to go back to the drawing board. As Dad said no short cut to hard work
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I have often found, actually, that I can tell everything I need to know about whether or not a cis man is a real one by whether he maintains a juvenile mockery towards menstruation well into adulthood or whether he takes the many, many aspects of menstrual justice seriously
See how our friend Will focuses on tampons because he is both totally grossed out and also has no idea about the politics of period products.
While protesting abortion bans in Texas, tampons were confiscated at security because they were afraid we would throw cotton balls at politicians.
While protesting abortion bans in Texas, tampons were confiscated at security because they were afraid we would throw cotton balls at politicians.
at a deep instinctive level they can't recognise popular ideas or take them seriously
December 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I have often found, actually, that I can tell everything I need to know about whether or not a cis man is a real one by whether he maintains a juvenile mockery towards menstruation well into adulthood or whether he takes the many, many aspects of menstrual justice seriously
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Speaks to something deeply wrong with capitalism that Lampert was allowed to annihilate the value of this company to less than nothing while still walking away with hundreds of millions in profits for himself from the saga.
Sears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate.
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Speaks to something deeply wrong with capitalism that Lampert was allowed to annihilate the value of this company to less than nothing while still walking away with hundreds of millions in profits for himself from the saga.
I just spent five minutes on the "discover" tab on Twitter and OH MY GOD
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I just spent five minutes on the "discover" tab on Twitter and OH MY GOD
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John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)