Ilana Novick
@faintpraise.bsky.social
Once I was a shleppa, now I’m Miss Mazeppa
Rodin at the Met, and me, all the time.
March 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Rodin at the Met, and me, all the time.
On Ludlow, she lives on
March 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
On Ludlow, she lives on
I’m not unemployed, I’m just pivoting to paparazzi for these birds
February 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I’m not unemployed, I’m just pivoting to paparazzi for these birds
A little disappointed tbh. Was rooting for the space rock. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Chance of giant asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 falls to 0.0017%
Asteroid 2024 YR4 had reached a 3.1% likelihood of impact but further data has rendered it negligible
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A little disappointed tbh. Was rooting for the space rock. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Not as lucrative as the last offer, but I’m sure Angelina is a doll!
February 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Not as lucrative as the last offer, but I’m sure Angelina is a doll!
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So Elon definitely just went to Trump and was like, “I’ll use computers to make the government good” and Trump thought “Sure, NERDS = COMPUTERS” and went back to imagining staging an all-white cast of Cats at the Kennedy Center
February 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
So Elon definitely just went to Trump and was like, “I’ll use computers to make the government good” and Trump thought “Sure, NERDS = COMPUTERS” and went back to imagining staging an all-white cast of Cats at the Kennedy Center
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hakeem jeffries' wife packing up to go stay at her parents because she asked him to wash the dishes and he stood in front of the sink throwing his hands in the air and saying "what can i do, the water isn't even on"
February 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
hakeem jeffries' wife packing up to go stay at her parents because she asked him to wash the dishes and he stood in front of the sink throwing his hands in the air and saying "what can i do, the water isn't even on"
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every day I think about the comms strategy of the korean opposition party in the wake of the coup and I get so burningly resentful that other countries have legislators who are awake
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
every day I think about the comms strategy of the korean opposition party in the wake of the coup and I get so burningly resentful that other countries have legislators who are awake
Taking a break from dating so I can focus on the rejection that really matters: my job hunt!
February 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Taking a break from dating so I can focus on the rejection that really matters: my job hunt!
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Didn't anticipate how timely Woody Guthrie's words would feel when I pitched my book project: "Fascism would like for you to weep and hang your head and cry and get so mixed up in your thinking that you'd walk into one of its own churches looking for some kind of a personal salvation."
February 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Didn't anticipate how timely Woody Guthrie's words would feel when I pitched my book project: "Fascism would like for you to weep and hang your head and cry and get so mixed up in your thinking that you'd walk into one of its own churches looking for some kind of a personal salvation."
Can’t wait to start this opportunity of a lifetime.
February 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Can’t wait to start this opportunity of a lifetime.
Not their dog, their social security.
Sen. John Kennedy on Fox News: "He's delegated that authority to Elon Musk. A lot of my Democratic colleagues and most of the members of the tofu crowd are very upset and screaming like Musk stole their dog or something."
February 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Not their dog, their social security.
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YES! Chuck, where do you live? Can you call your Senator?
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
YES! Chuck, where do you live? Can you call your Senator?
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A reminder that on this site folks may be aware that Trump got basically nothing new or substantive from Mexico or Canada but over on the other place, and out in parts of the real world, the GOP are successfully and ruthlessly spinning these as wins. They are messaging masters, Dems aren’t. Sorry 🤷🏽♂️
February 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A reminder that on this site folks may be aware that Trump got basically nothing new or substantive from Mexico or Canada but over on the other place, and out in parts of the real world, the GOP are successfully and ruthlessly spinning these as wins. They are messaging masters, Dems aren’t. Sorry 🤷🏽♂️
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look I’m no messaging expert but it seems like the American people might be interested to know that Donald Trump just gave our social security numbers to a teen called BigBalls
Contrary to some info I've seen, 19-yr-old Doge staffer "BigBalls" Edward Coristine did not delete his X account, it's just renamed and is private.
Wired reported that govt tech workers had to defend their work to the Neuralink intern in an Office Space-esque scene.
/ more for Canadians
Wired reported that govt tech workers had to defend their work to the Neuralink intern in an Office Space-esque scene.
/ more for Canadians
February 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
look I’m no messaging expert but it seems like the American people might be interested to know that Donald Trump just gave our social security numbers to a teen called BigBalls
Imagine thinking activists have any control over the democrats. Recruit a bunch of formerly right-leaning centrists who get radicalized after a back injury and tell me how you’re going to give me healthcare. Now pay me 30k Dr this groundbreaking advice.
February 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Imagine thinking activists have any control over the democrats. Recruit a bunch of formerly right-leaning centrists who get radicalized after a back injury and tell me how you’re going to give me healthcare. Now pay me 30k Dr this groundbreaking advice.
Imagine being this useless
Trump's been purging and intimidating USAID employees.
Now there’s a rumor he'll dissolve USAID as an independent agency.
It was created by JFK and established in law to further our national security and spread hope.
This'd be illegal and against our national interests.
Now there’s a rumor he'll dissolve USAID as an independent agency.
It was created by JFK and established in law to further our national security and spread hope.
This'd be illegal and against our national interests.
February 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Imagine being this useless
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The best scenario is the courts quickly shoot down much of what the administration has done. The medium scenario is the administration declares victory and stops pursuing their worst ideas upon understanding how bad the impact will be. The less good scenario is we are already in a dictatorship.
February 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The best scenario is the courts quickly shoot down much of what the administration has done. The medium scenario is the administration declares victory and stops pursuing their worst ideas upon understanding how bad the impact will be. The less good scenario is we are already in a dictatorship.
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Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
January 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
And yet they seem to be complying? When they could simply not?
they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
February 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
And yet they seem to be complying? When they could simply not?
Extra demoralizing for Dems not even pretending to be an opposition party this time around. No federal grants? Mass firings at agencies? That’s apparently fine
January 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Extra demoralizing for Dems not even pretending to be an opposition party this time around. No federal grants? Mass firings at agencies? That’s apparently fine