Nicolle
@gwswoodentooth.bsky.social
A persnickety little snitch who may do some good in the world
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.
February 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.
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Alright, I’m resolving the debate. All of these are simultaneously true:
1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power
2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more
3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc
4) Not enough are
1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power
2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more
3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc
4) Not enough are
February 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Alright, I’m resolving the debate. All of these are simultaneously true:
1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power
2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more
3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc
4) Not enough are
1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power
2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more
3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc
4) Not enough are
Small people look for mediocre wins and then refuse to do better
February 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Small people look for mediocre wins and then refuse to do better
People confuse richness with morality. But all it is, is an accumulation of money. That's it.
And yet we think people are wiser, better, less falliable, if they have more money.
And yet we think people are wiser, better, less falliable, if they have more money.
February 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
People confuse richness with morality. But all it is, is an accumulation of money. That's it.
And yet we think people are wiser, better, less falliable, if they have more money.
And yet we think people are wiser, better, less falliable, if they have more money.
If you could understand the words being said during the rap battles in "Hamilton" and loved it, but are mad because you couldn't understand Kendrick Lamar at the NFL.. one way or another you are a liar.
February 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you could understand the words being said during the rap battles in "Hamilton" and loved it, but are mad because you couldn't understand Kendrick Lamar at the NFL.. one way or another you are a liar.
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Hard to know who's the bigger loser in Super Bowl 59. The KC Chiefs or Drake?
Scholars will debate this for years.
Scholars will debate this for years.
February 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Hard to know who's the bigger loser in Super Bowl 59. The KC Chiefs or Drake?
Scholars will debate this for years.
Scholars will debate this for years.
Someone call CSI because the Chiefs are getting SLAUGHTERED
February 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Someone call CSI because the Chiefs are getting SLAUGHTERED
Someone genuinely watched the Hunger Games then made the TV show "Extracted". 🙄🙄
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Someone genuinely watched the Hunger Games then made the TV show "Extracted". 🙄🙄
SM "Trad wives" today are in their milkmaid dresses, making cheezits from scratch. They all want to be Betty Draper, ignoring her misery.
Trad wives of the 50s numbed their boredom & isolation with alcohol & amphetamines, while Black Women often did the cooking, cleaning, & raising her children.
Trad wives of the 50s numbed their boredom & isolation with alcohol & amphetamines, while Black Women often did the cooking, cleaning, & raising her children.
February 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
SM "Trad wives" today are in their milkmaid dresses, making cheezits from scratch. They all want to be Betty Draper, ignoring her misery.
Trad wives of the 50s numbed their boredom & isolation with alcohol & amphetamines, while Black Women often did the cooking, cleaning, & raising her children.
Trad wives of the 50s numbed their boredom & isolation with alcohol & amphetamines, while Black Women often did the cooking, cleaning, & raising her children.
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2 insurrections, same President.
February 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
2 insurrections, same President.
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The US constitution was built to avoid centralized power and tyranny.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
February 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The US constitution was built to avoid centralized power and tyranny.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
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I hope historians don’t mistakenly assume we liked names like DOGE because we liked memes. I truly hope they capture the nuance that the meme in question was beyond stale and we all thought it was super cringe he named it that
February 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I hope historians don’t mistakenly assume we liked names like DOGE because we liked memes. I truly hope they capture the nuance that the meme in question was beyond stale and we all thought it was super cringe he named it that
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I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.
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A coup is when unelected persons or parties seize control of the government and govern through unconstitutional means. Musk is trying to do that with the acquiescence of an elected president. Not quite an auto-coup. More like an on-the-side coup.
This at an essential point. If Republicans want to abolish USAID they're as free to do that as with any other part of the government - through Congress. (i.e., follow the constitution) There's a budget process starting right now. Go for it. Doing it this way is illegal.
Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A coup is when unelected persons or parties seize control of the government and govern through unconstitutional means. Musk is trying to do that with the acquiescence of an elected president. Not quite an auto-coup. More like an on-the-side coup.
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Thank you, Canada!
February 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank you, Canada!
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My sense is that most people are so clueless and antagonistic toward news and politics that they won’t know, understand, or care what happened this weekend. If it becomes impossible for them not to notice they’ll be greeted with social media content spelling out an alternate reality to believe in
February 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My sense is that most people are so clueless and antagonistic toward news and politics that they won’t know, understand, or care what happened this weekend. If it becomes impossible for them not to notice they’ll be greeted with social media content spelling out an alternate reality to believe in
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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You know why these guys are so willing to flagrantly and openly break the law? Because they’ve been doing it for years, testing the waters, seeing what they could get away with—and they got away with all of it. This is the consequence of no consequences and an injustice system.
February 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
You know why these guys are so willing to flagrantly and openly break the law? Because they’ve been doing it for years, testing the waters, seeing what they could get away with—and they got away with all of it. This is the consequence of no consequences and an injustice system.
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The DeepSeek inspired sell off is recognition the market is prioritizing investment over innovation.
January 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The DeepSeek inspired sell off is recognition the market is prioritizing investment over innovation.
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The story of this first week is corruption. Billionaires seated on the inaugural stage in front of the cabinet, crypto pump and dump, and the illegal firing of IGs. The media is acting like this is too chaotic and bewildering to interpret, but they are just afraid of sounding shrill. It’s corrupt.
January 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The story of this first week is corruption. Billionaires seated on the inaugural stage in front of the cabinet, crypto pump and dump, and the illegal firing of IGs. The media is acting like this is too chaotic and bewildering to interpret, but they are just afraid of sounding shrill. It’s corrupt.