Gatnaps
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Former Pennsyltuckian, currently a co-Texan.
Fond of cats, dogs, and noticing how the GOP has been captured by corrupt authoritarians.
Former Pennsyltuckian, currently a co-Texan.
Fond of cats, dogs, and noticing how the GOP has been captured by corrupt authoritarians.
*Pitch meeting*
"Ok ok ok so it's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" but make it 2020s, right? We'll have the Mr. Smith character be a transphobic antisemite and let's have their inspiration to run for office come from conspiracy theories.
Big redemption arc at the end!"
"Ok ok ok so it's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" but make it 2020s, right? We'll have the Mr. Smith character be a transphobic antisemite and let's have their inspiration to run for office come from conspiracy theories.
Big redemption arc at the end!"
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
*Pitch meeting*
"Ok ok ok so it's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" but make it 2020s, right? We'll have the Mr. Smith character be a transphobic antisemite and let's have their inspiration to run for office come from conspiracy theories.
Big redemption arc at the end!"
"Ok ok ok so it's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" but make it 2020s, right? We'll have the Mr. Smith character be a transphobic antisemite and let's have their inspiration to run for office come from conspiracy theories.
Big redemption arc at the end!"
"When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his San Francisco home late one night"
Bro.
Stupid vice-signaling name aside... This company was founded because dude forgot he ordered DoorDash and he decided it was someone else's fault.
Bro.
Stupid vice-signaling name aside... This company was founded because dude forgot he ordered DoorDash and he decided it was someone else's fault.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his San Francisco home late one night"
Bro.
Stupid vice-signaling name aside... This company was founded because dude forgot he ordered DoorDash and he decided it was someone else's fault.
Bro.
Stupid vice-signaling name aside... This company was founded because dude forgot he ordered DoorDash and he decided it was someone else's fault.
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GIVE AWAY! // AKA WE DID IT AGAIN!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
GIVE AWAY! // AKA WE DID IT AGAIN!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
Since The Night Guest is coming out in paperback we decided to try to gift another copy bitten by Uggi. And it went … a little *too* well. (See picture 🧵)
Like and share this post and on December 30th I will select a winner and send them this teeth marked copy!
At the risk of setting the expectation that I can and do cook...
December 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
At the risk of setting the expectation that I can and do cook...
Startle-gram living up to the nickname, printing unsigned anti-cannabis editorials from Bloomberg
"A holiday from the facts." That's how the antagonist of "Brave New World" describes the wonder drug...
Editorial: Marijuana madness may soon get worse
"A holiday from the facts." That's how the antagonist of "Brave New World" describes the wonder drug...
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Startle-gram living up to the nickname, printing unsigned anti-cannabis editorials from Bloomberg
"Fallen On Hard Times:
The national paper of record has apparently been reduced to printing unedited White House press releases as news. Here's what their front page this Saturday looks like."
The national paper of record has apparently been reduced to printing unedited White House press releases as news. Here's what their front page this Saturday looks like."
This is how the New York Times sums up Trump’s term so far.
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Fallen On Hard Times:
The national paper of record has apparently been reduced to printing unedited White House press releases as news. Here's what their front page this Saturday looks like."
The national paper of record has apparently been reduced to printing unedited White House press releases as news. Here's what their front page this Saturday looks like."
A Turner Classic Movies presenter outlining the cultural and cinematic context for
*Checks notes*
"Christmas Vacation"
*Checks notes*
"Christmas Vacation"
December 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A Turner Classic Movies presenter outlining the cultural and cinematic context for
*Checks notes*
"Christmas Vacation"
*Checks notes*
"Christmas Vacation"
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Fisherman's Worf
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek Themed Restaurant.
What are you calling it?
What are you calling it?
ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
ALT: ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Fisherman's Worf
Spouse got a laser engraver for Christmas and it's pretty cool and all.
...But I wanna look at the laser SO BAD
...But I wanna look at the laser SO BAD
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Spouse got a laser engraver for Christmas and it's pretty cool and all.
...But I wanna look at the laser SO BAD
...But I wanna look at the laser SO BAD
No matter where you find yourself
No matter the task before you
May you find it in yourself to be like Michael Caine in "The Muppet Christmas Carol": doing your best regardless of how silly it may seem in the moment.
No matter the task before you
May you find it in yourself to be like Michael Caine in "The Muppet Christmas Carol": doing your best regardless of how silly it may seem in the moment.
December 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
No matter where you find yourself
No matter the task before you
May you find it in yourself to be like Michael Caine in "The Muppet Christmas Carol": doing your best regardless of how silly it may seem in the moment.
No matter the task before you
May you find it in yourself to be like Michael Caine in "The Muppet Christmas Carol": doing your best regardless of how silly it may seem in the moment.
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this image is maybe the single greatest joke in TRADING PLACES. and also a pretty apt description of the trump/vance/national conservative vision of america
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
this image is maybe the single greatest joke in TRADING PLACES. and also a pretty apt description of the trump/vance/national conservative vision of america
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Here's a particularly juicy nugget I found in my reporting . . .
December 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Here's a particularly juicy nugget I found in my reporting . . .
I am again reminded of a key thing about personalist regimes:
People get elevated to high positions based entirely on their willingness to lick boots and accrue reflected power for themselves, with no requirement for qualifications, experience, or ability.
And so, to Kat Rosenfield - "lol lmao"
People get elevated to high positions based entirely on their willingness to lick boots and accrue reflected power for themselves, with no requirement for qualifications, experience, or ability.
And so, to Kat Rosenfield - "lol lmao"
December 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I am again reminded of a key thing about personalist regimes:
People get elevated to high positions based entirely on their willingness to lick boots and accrue reflected power for themselves, with no requirement for qualifications, experience, or ability.
And so, to Kat Rosenfield - "lol lmao"
People get elevated to high positions based entirely on their willingness to lick boots and accrue reflected power for themselves, with no requirement for qualifications, experience, or ability.
And so, to Kat Rosenfield - "lol lmao"
I mean, if nothing else, having conversations about sharing finances and property before you get married is a pretty good trend.
“Today’s younger generations tend to favor easy exits.” Jennifer Wilson reports on why prenups—long the province of the ultra-wealthy—are being embraced by millennials and Gen Z-ers. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/IvnlYa
Why Millennials Love Prenups
Long the province of the ultra-wealthy, prenuptial agreements are being embraced by young people—including many who don’t have all that much to divvy up.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I mean, if nothing else, having conversations about sharing finances and property before you get married is a pretty good trend.
I for one fully support a plan that makes Peter Navarro the new guy on a roofing crew in Texas in July.
Shame that mandating water breaks for construction workers is illegal in Texas now but I'm sure Pete will appreciate how important those extra minutes of productivity are.
Shame that mandating water breaks for construction workers is illegal in Texas now but I'm sure Pete will appreciate how important those extra minutes of productivity are.
Peter Navarro: "In an age of AI when all the white collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it's a good time for people to think about having good blue collar jobs ... give tariffs a chance, because they're working"
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I for one fully support a plan that makes Peter Navarro the new guy on a roofing crew in Texas in July.
Shame that mandating water breaks for construction workers is illegal in Texas now but I'm sure Pete will appreciate how important those extra minutes of productivity are.
Shame that mandating water breaks for construction workers is illegal in Texas now but I'm sure Pete will appreciate how important those extra minutes of productivity are.
Watching "Home Alone" and realizing I've come full circle - from identifying with Kevin as a fellow child having an adventure, to identifying with his parents, back to thinking "yeah, it'd be pretty sweet to go hang out in the attic for the night and get up and have the house to myself."
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Watching "Home Alone" and realizing I've come full circle - from identifying with Kevin as a fellow child having an adventure, to identifying with his parents, back to thinking "yeah, it'd be pretty sweet to go hang out in the attic for the night and get up and have the house to myself."
"enable chats with Satan"? Oh HELL yes
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"enable chats with Satan"? Oh HELL yes
Checking out this "Text With Jesus" app and my main question is: why have Matthew as a freebie but Mark, Luke and John are paywalled?
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Checking out this "Text With Jesus" app and my main question is: why have Matthew as a freebie but Mark, Luke and John are paywalled?
Sorta telling, that Bari has Stephen Miller's contact info handy.
And here’s a free link to the NYT piece on the 60 Minutes disaster.
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sorta telling, that Bari has Stephen Miller's contact info handy.
"Influencers getting punched by professional boxers" is my new favorite genre
December 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"Influencers getting punched by professional boxers" is my new favorite genre
Well...
Sorry, DC, California.
May not be the worst thing Texas ever sent ya, but these dinguses will make it on the list.
(PS in case you aren't familiar they're a standard issue mega church who like to position themselves as all about mercy* (*for anyone willing to tithe and not be gay, ofc))
Sorry, DC, California.
May not be the worst thing Texas ever sent ya, but these dinguses will make it on the list.
(PS in case you aren't familiar they're a standard issue mega church who like to position themselves as all about mercy* (*for anyone willing to tithe and not be gay, ofc))
Fort Worth’s Mercy Culture announces expansion with new churches in D.C., California
Fort Worth’s Mercy Culture announces expansion with new churches in D.C., California
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fortworthreport.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Well...
Sorry, DC, California.
May not be the worst thing Texas ever sent ya, but these dinguses will make it on the list.
(PS in case you aren't familiar they're a standard issue mega church who like to position themselves as all about mercy* (*for anyone willing to tithe and not be gay, ofc))
Sorry, DC, California.
May not be the worst thing Texas ever sent ya, but these dinguses will make it on the list.
(PS in case you aren't familiar they're a standard issue mega church who like to position themselves as all about mercy* (*for anyone willing to tithe and not be gay, ofc))
I don't know why I was surprised to run across thirst trap accounts on Substack.
It's fundamentally human.
If you build a forum, people gonna take sexy selfies in it, toga artfully slipping off a shoulder and all.
It's fundamentally human.
If you build a forum, people gonna take sexy selfies in it, toga artfully slipping off a shoulder and all.
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I don't know why I was surprised to run across thirst trap accounts on Substack.
It's fundamentally human.
If you build a forum, people gonna take sexy selfies in it, toga artfully slipping off a shoulder and all.
It's fundamentally human.
If you build a forum, people gonna take sexy selfies in it, toga artfully slipping off a shoulder and all.
Chonker has advice re: AI
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Chonker has advice re: AI