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DonP @donfoolery.com · 5h

“The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 9h

Oh, the questions I'd have for the girlfriend of the founder of Antifa...

Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 9h

OK, she really said that they arrested “the girlfriend of the founder of ANTIFA”

The girlfriend

of the FOUNDER

of - anti fascism?

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 10h

lest anyone think the girlfriend line was a hilarious joke I concocted...

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jeeyon shim 심지연 @jeeyon.bsky.social · 10h

Few triumphs in this world like actually making banana bread with the overripe bananas you tell yourself you're saving to make banana bread

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Anita Harris Satkunananthan @mythopoetica.bsky.social · 15h

guys stranger things is coming next month this is not a drill

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 1d

OMG the tiny bakery at the end of my street is going to REPRESENT THE USA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Cleveland bakery to represent US in ‘Bread Olympics’ in France

For the first time since 2017 the US will be represented in the event, by Brian Evans of On the Rise Artisanal Breads

www.theguardian.com

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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 2d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

local12.com

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 2d

I think I'm finding out that the folks who suggest writing (i.e. doing your art) as play might be on to something... 🤔

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 2d

So Lydia Davis had a new book out, and none of you could tell me? None of you. Really??
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

The Writing-Advice Book That Teaches Us How to Read

In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

www.theatlantic.com

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2d

you are no longer allowed to have imposter syndrome.

not after this bari omgwtf weiss situation.

you're literally not allowed to feel imposter syndrome ANYMORE

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 2d

you absolutely did vote for this, you craven dorks

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · 2d

October is #FAHM. There’s tons to say about being Filipino, America, and the countries’ shared history than could fit here, so I wrote about it for my newsletter dropping later this week

Sign up now if you haven’t yet. And till 10/13, new subscribers get a chance to win THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED 🔗⬇️

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

I'm clearly an uncultured person if I can watch an obviously high quality mini-series like THE GOLD while all I can think about is DCI Gene Hunt, swearing and telling everyone, "Get in the back of the Quattro!"

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

I forget if it takes place in Ohio, but parts of it were definitely shot in downtown Cleveland! I've never been to the house, though.

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

New Vivian Howard show drops on PBS, and no one told me??

DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

Finished taking a red pen to the whole piece and even I have to admit--I'm not saying it's good but for as much work as this story needs, the draft is a lot more complete than I thought it was, at least thematically.

I have no idea why I'd filed this away and memory-holed it...

DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

I might've forgot to bring my tablet to the cafe like a dumbass, but thankfully I never took my Bluetooth keyboard that I use with my phone out of my bag, so haha!!

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Zombie Allison Parker @itszoeallison.bsky.social · 3d

Whaaa the professional online influencer class is proving itself to largely be sympathetic/supportive to fascism?

Who could have forseen this entirely predictable outcome?

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 3d

Two things felt different to the ppl I spoke with who’d been protesting at the ICE building for months.

1st was the sheer volume of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs used, seemingly unprovoked.

2nd was seeing so many videographers/live-streamers embedded with the feds as they marched out.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 3d

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.

Troy and I were on the ground:

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 3d

The only reason America wouldn’t feel fascist to you would be that you’re part of its fascism.

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

Fingers crossed!

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 4d

It's already funded which is a good thing, because I need more films about tikbalangs in my life! I might even see if I can find a spare shekel or two...

youtu.be/ivCCYrIzNtc?...

Help us finish our horror film!

YouTube video by Sapphire Sandalo

youtu.be

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Anita Harris Satkunananthan @mythopoetica.bsky.social · 3d

I've updated the synopsis on the Watermyth page and am quite pleased with it.

mythopoetica.com/2024/09/01/p...

Places to Purchase Watermyth (ebook) – through wildwood, through water

mythopoetica.com

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

I know the pompous SF/F/H nerd inside me hasn't completely died because I read the headline and immediately had An Opinion.

Thankfully, with age comes "I don't have the time or energy for this right now." 😏
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-...

If Horror Movies Reflected Your Actual Fears

Halloween Michael Myers breaks through your front door. He informs you that your son volunteered you to bring a “homemade sweet treat” to the kinde...

www.mcsweeneys.net

DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

Okay, I know what I'm going to *do* this Sunday afternoon, but I'm not sure yet what kind of drink I'm going to have...

DonP @donfoolery.com · 4d

I just found a 2500-word almost-completed puke draft of something I'd forgotten about. I have other things to finish but you know that feeling of pulling an old gadget or something out of the closet you haven't looked at in awhile, and now, you HAVE to do something with it...?

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

We own the complete box set and I still haven't watched an episode of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET. 😐

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 3d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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DonP @donfoolery.com · 3d

Pinning this for later...

Annaka Kalton @annakakalton.bsky.social · 3d

Confit garlic:
Lots of peeled garlic
Cover in olive oil in an oven-safe container
Bake at 250F, 120C for a couple/few hours, until it smells amazing and the garlic has turned a pleasing brown

Allow to cool, spread on toast, add to recipes, generally treat like roasted garlic. (2/3)

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