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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 1d

i thought the milk part was so gross but i drank black russians for a semester instead :/

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss once wrote an NYT column under the headline "We're All Fascists Now."
She said Dave Rubin was called an "anti-Fascist lieutenant" by lefties.
She linked to a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" (left).
The most amazing correction followed. (right)

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Looks like the Fascist Lieutenant @RubinReport is speaking at an Alt-Right event today. You know what to do, comrades. #Antifa #NoPlatform

Editors’ Note: March 7, 2018

An earlier version of this essay cited criticism of the commentator Dave Rubin as an example of left-leaning attacks on liberals in the public sphere, and linked to tweets that described him as a fascist. Those tweets came from an account that has been reported to be fake. Therefore the example and the links have been removed.

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 1d

i don't think anyone in the "real world" knows who this person is

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 2d

its funny how not a single actual journalist has been like, “actually she’s good at journalism”

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Kevin Pelton @kpelton.bsky.social · 2d

There's a delicious irony in WNBA sources complaining about Unrivaled's role in CBA negotiations when the league exists in no small part because of the prioritization rules the WNBA insisted on during the current CBA. Be careful what you wish for ...

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 2d

also i hate that i thought "where else have i seen this on the internet" and then realized that no, no, it was my actual face that saw it

Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 2d

i am weirdly fond of these

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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 2d

Not to be a pedant but Bari Weiss was a junior editor who occasionally wrote opinion pieces in the opinion section, not a columnist.

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 2d

the "i think it was only two" is the first indicator that he's well aware it wasn't only two

BEAUTY PILL @beautypill.bsky.social · 2d

@flynnwaslike.bsky.social once pointed out to me “You are wearing multiple hoodies.”

I think it was only two, but whatever.

She has ruthlessly made fun of me for this now for a long time.

But I maintain that there’s nothing wrong with double hoodies!

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 3d

if you say it three times billy corgan appears and tries to sell you his wrestling company

Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 3d

i always want to do like, a book of essays about these kinds of people. like how a man named kangaroo used to play washboard on our lawn (verifiable as kangaroo www.piperroad.com)

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 3d

if there was a centralized bluesky office (idk if there is?) i would assume they are all suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3d

The number of people who understand that it's not cool to be on Twitter but who insist on being on substack is fucking bizarre

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 5d

After a few days witnessing the Bad Bunny Super Bowl thing I guess my questions are:

Is this just how it is now? Are white people just going to cry about every single thing that ever happens from now on until forever now? Like on top of the kidnappings are they just going to keep fucking whining?

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DownOnThePharm (Shrultist 🦐) @downonthepharm.bsky.social · 5d

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 6d

The reason a lot of white people can operate in the privilege of a comment like “we used to be able to have dissenting opinions & now they break friendships” is because the people of color in the room had to be silent in order to remain in the room safely.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 4d

I don't know where this revisionism has come from about the suffragettes - people saying "if the suffragettes were around today, they'd be considered terrorists."

The suffragettes were arrested and tortured, sexually assaulted and beaten by the state. They *were* considered terrorists!

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 4d

this is pretty much exactly what the voicemails he used to leave journalists in the early aughts sounded like. he didn't lose it, he's always been this way

Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 4d

In case you aren’t aware, Ryan Adams has been crashing out for a very long time on Facebook

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 4d

every time i walk past the basketball court at the park and see dads teaching their kids the absolute worst fucking form i've seen in my life, i have to start walking faster

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 5d

They tasted so much like fruit juice!!!

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 5d

there is simply no way for someone in the modern era to found a social media platform and *not* have posters disease

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 5d

You could try a poster’s strike. I hear that works

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 5d

In fact, this is MOST of their job.

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 5d

the point of having a comms team, just so everyone is clear, is not only to write better statements than you (which everyone arrogantly thinks they don't need) but also to give others the power to take your phone away when needed, because this is patently embarrassing at this point.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 5d

You could try a poster’s strike. I hear that works

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 5d

Oh sorry that was me

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 5d

This and she’s the only artist to have achieved the level of net worth she has solely from her music, a thing people don’t seem to talk about very much. say what you will about her 1000 vinyl editions, she isn’t trying to sell you makeup too

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 5d

I think she's allowed to be good at what she does no matter her net worth, it's weird when people write her off purely because she's massively wealthy. It is also impossible to talk about her in a critical way in a public forum without navigating a mine field of scolds and obsessives on both sides

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 6d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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