Gunner Taylor
@gct.bsky.social
Looking for a second act in American academic life
Official accounts of the US government are fantasizing about "deporting" almost a third of the country, which just so happens to be almost the number of non-white citizens total
December 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Official accounts of the US government are fantasizing about "deporting" almost a third of the country, which just so happens to be almost the number of non-white citizens total
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giving this beautiful essay a Christmas Eve boost
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
giving this beautiful essay a Christmas Eve boost
At first I thought this was a poem
December 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
At first I thought this was a poem
Love when I'm served something in a compostable dish and the restaurant doesn't have a compost bin
December 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Love when I'm served something in a compostable dish and the restaurant doesn't have a compost bin
Doesn't surprise me that this is the kind of "socialist" opinion that the Atlantic allows to be published. It's embarrassing to the left on purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Doesn't surprise me that this is the kind of "socialist" opinion that the Atlantic allows to be published. It's embarrassing to the left on purpose.
Ah yes, just "measure the time needed to earn the money to pay for a meal"
Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post are at it again.
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Ah yes, just "measure the time needed to earn the money to pay for a meal"
"a stock market for opinions" is something a stupid person makes up
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"a stock market for opinions" is something a stupid person makes up
Nothing has ever been more true about Philadelphia
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Nothing has ever been more true about Philadelphia
Wake Up Dead Man is the second coming of Benoit Blanc (and Rian Johnson)
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Wake Up Dead Man is the second coming of Benoit Blanc (and Rian Johnson)
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
It's actually sometimes good to not be invited to something
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
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Bush, Biden and former vice presidents honor Dick Cheney, while Trump, Vance snubbed for funeral invitation | CNN Politics
Political figures from across the aisle gathered Thursday in Washington, DC, for former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral — sending off a key figure of pre-MAGA Republican politics.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's actually sometimes good to not be invited to something
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
Quiet Time! in the Labor Market
* WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER HASSETT: THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF ALMOST QUIET TIME IN THE LABOR MARKET
@reuters.com #QuietTime
@reuters.com #QuietTime
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Quiet Time! in the Labor Market
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New insult to life itself just dropped
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New insult to life itself just dropped
this is evil
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
this is evil
Adulthood is embracing watching half of a movie and then finishing it the next day
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Adulthood is embracing watching half of a movie and then finishing it the next day
This has backfired on the Trump admin so spectacularly you'd think Elon was involved
Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This has backfired on the Trump admin so spectacularly you'd think Elon was involved
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The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
The Gray Lady (belongs in the home)
By Ross Douthat
By Ross Douthat
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Gray Lady (belongs in the home)
By Ross Douthat
By Ross Douthat
Search begins for exciting and fresh octogenarian to carry on Pelosi's legacy
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Search begins for exciting and fresh octogenarian to carry on Pelosi's legacy
Very exciting book coming soon!
Excited to reveal the cover of my book, MIDDLEMEN: LITERARY AGENTS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICAN FICTION, which is available for pre-order now!
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Very exciting book coming soon!
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can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
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Your friend came to you because they respect your knowledge and opinion, and outsourcing the answer to a machine is lazy and rude. Just answer them yourself.
Your Friend Asked You a Question. Don't Copy and Paste an Answer From a Chatbot
Your friend came to you because they respect your knowledge and opinion, and outsourcing the answer to a machine is lazy and rude. Just answer them yourself.
wrd.cm
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Your friend came to you because they respect your knowledge and opinion, and outsourcing the answer to a machine is lazy and rude. Just answer them yourself.