Madcap
@madcap777.bsky.social
I work at your local community college.
He/him
He/him
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The point here is to believe people when they tell you who they are. Gavin Newsom hangs out with Republicans because he likes hanging out with Republicans. This isn't 4-D chess. He wants to hang out with Ben Shapiro and Steve Bannon. When he says he agrees with them on things, it's because he does.
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The point here is to believe people when they tell you who they are. Gavin Newsom hangs out with Republicans because he likes hanging out with Republicans. This isn't 4-D chess. He wants to hang out with Ben Shapiro and Steve Bannon. When he says he agrees with them on things, it's because he does.
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one thing i think is interesting: according to the Constitution, donald trump is not the president of the united states
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
one thing i think is interesting: according to the Constitution, donald trump is not the president of the united states
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No. Give us a candidate we like or lose again.
You need to pledge allegiance to whomever wins the '28 dem nominee (including Gavin if that's him).
January 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
No. Give us a candidate we like or lose again.
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I'm more bothered about the library in Minas Tirith allowing Gandalf to research valuable centuries old documents with open flame on candles and pipe, while drinking beverages.
a close up of a piece of paper that says ' i ' on it
Alt: Gandalf doing research in the library of Minas Tirith, with candles for light, drinking a beverage, smoking a pipe
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I'm more bothered about the library in Minas Tirith allowing Gandalf to research valuable centuries old documents with open flame on candles and pipe, while drinking beverages.
Pro tip: This transphobic fash-coddling jackass shouldn't be the next Democratic presidential candidate
people will call you an ideological purist for saying this guy shouldn't be the next democratic presidential candidate
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Pro tip: This transphobic fash-coddling jackass shouldn't be the next Democratic presidential candidate
THHHHIIIIIISSSSSS
I dunno why this particular story irritates me so much. Except maybe the credulous author. And the mixture of Nazis, clowns, and Nazi clowns who signed on to the project. And the existence of billionaires.
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Sorry to use "credulous" again, but it's the perfect word here
I dunno why this particular story irritates me so much. Except maybe the credulous author. And the mixture of Nazis, clowns, and Nazi clowns who signed on to the project. And the existence of billionaires.
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Sorry to use "credulous" again, but it's the perfect word here
They didn’t want a university without cancel culture. They didn’t want to be criticized for their retrograde views so they created a pretend school funding by their rich friends. The only people surprised that this failed were credulous enough to believe the fairy tales these folks told.
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
THHHHIIIIIISSSSSS
I dunno why this particular story irritates me so much. Except maybe the credulous author. And the mixture of Nazis, clowns, and Nazi clowns who signed on to the project. And the existence of billionaires.
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Sorry to use "credulous" again, but it's the perfect word here
I dunno why this particular story irritates me so much. Except maybe the credulous author. And the mixture of Nazis, clowns, and Nazi clowns who signed on to the project. And the existence of billionaires.
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Sorry to use "credulous" again, but it's the perfect word here
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Useful idiots learn their usefulness was temporary and conditional.
this is a rollicking great read
it's a story of a bunch of tenured idealists who believed that they were building a university dedicated to free speech and free inquiry, but then lost control of their project to... the right-wing megadonors who funded the university
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
it's a story of a bunch of tenured idealists who believed that they were building a university dedicated to free speech and free inquiry, but then lost control of their project to... the right-wing megadonors who funded the university
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Useful idiots learn their usefulness was temporary and conditional.
Oliver is right, as usual. Most mainstream media orgs now do political/social/economic reporting as if it were sports reporting. No matter the information, the narrative voice has to slant in favor of the paper's hometown team.
it would be like doing sports reporting but from the pov of the rival team every week.
"the commanders are 16-1 but cowboys fans don't think theyre a very good team"
"the commanders are 16-1 but cowboys fans don't think theyre a very good team"
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Oliver is right, as usual. Most mainstream media orgs now do political/social/economic reporting as if it were sports reporting. No matter the information, the narrative voice has to slant in favor of the paper's hometown team.
We are back once again to Adam Serwer's observation: Conservatives believe that free speech is when they can say what they want, and you can say what they want.
Destroying institutions is easy, building them is hard. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We are back once again to Adam Serwer's observation: Conservatives believe that free speech is when they can say what they want, and you can say what they want.
I quote not to dunk on OP, but merely to observe that they perhaps have never heard of New York. Or Boston. Or Maine. Us Midwesterners talk like God intended, like our landscape - flat and dull.
the wildest thing is right-wingers acting like minnesotans in videos must be outside agitators when we can all hear their accents. i don't think i could do that accent convincingly if i spent a year practicing. and neither would i wish to. have you heard that shit? craziest american accent
January 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I quote not to dunk on OP, but merely to observe that they perhaps have never heard of New York. Or Boston. Or Maine. Us Midwesterners talk like God intended, like our landscape - flat and dull.
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Still furious about the NYT sending five reporters (or at least that’s the byline) to talk to retired people at ten am at Ye Olde Pickle Factory in fucking Nisswa.
Yeah retired white rural Minnesotans are conservative and scared of brown people and generally pro cop. This ain’t news.
Yeah retired white rural Minnesotans are conservative and scared of brown people and generally pro cop. This ain’t news.
January 16, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Still furious about the NYT sending five reporters (or at least that’s the byline) to talk to retired people at ten am at Ye Olde Pickle Factory in fucking Nisswa.
Yeah retired white rural Minnesotans are conservative and scared of brown people and generally pro cop. This ain’t news.
Yeah retired white rural Minnesotans are conservative and scared of brown people and generally pro cop. This ain’t news.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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i actually live in a district that might be the kind of competitive that attracts attention, in a city that holds real significance for trump and his minions. there might be goons at my polling place and if i see them i'll give a smile and a wave and i'll cast my fucking ballot
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
i actually live in a district that might be the kind of competitive that attracts attention, in a city that holds real significance for trump and his minions. there might be goons at my polling place and if i see them i'll give a smile and a wave and i'll cast my fucking ballot
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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you can't actually suppress away a wave of discontent. (relatedly, i think a lot of you have no idea how large this country is and how small its various military and security forces are relative to its population)
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
you can't actually suppress away a wave of discontent. (relatedly, i think a lot of you have no idea how large this country is and how small its various military and security forces are relative to its population)
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AI is like fetch with a trillion dollars, 67 senators, a legion of editors, & the sitting president trying to make it happen.
It’s never going to happen.
It’s never going to happen.
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM
AI is like fetch with a trillion dollars, 67 senators, a legion of editors, & the sitting president trying to make it happen.
It’s never going to happen.
It’s never going to happen.
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I don't know about this, Woody. Maybe the guitar could say 'This machine gives fascists better training'?
January 15, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I don't know about this, Woody. Maybe the guitar could say 'This machine gives fascists better training'?
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someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
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Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY!
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day.
Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.
Quoting so that @jaybatzner.bsky.social and I get validation that we aren't the only people using B5 gifs and clips in our modern hellscape:
"Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts."
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Quoting so that @jaybatzner.bsky.social and I get validation that we aren't the only people using B5 gifs and clips in our modern hellscape:
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“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?”
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?”
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
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It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...
www.insidehighered.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It would appear I am now a columnist at Inside Higher Ed. My first piece focuses on McCarthyism, censorship, and our current moment in higher education. This is an essay I started nearly 6 months ago so I'm glad to finally share it with y'all.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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AGENTS OF ATLAS was one of those instant classics that's sadly less and less remembered the further we get away from that original run by Jeff Parker & Leonard Kirk.
It's so damn good and deserves to be seen by all Fans of Superhero Comics, old and new.
#ComicSky
It's so damn good and deserves to be seen by all Fans of Superhero Comics, old and new.
#ComicSky
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
AGENTS OF ATLAS was one of those instant classics that's sadly less and less remembered the further we get away from that original run by Jeff Parker & Leonard Kirk.
It's so damn good and deserves to be seen by all Fans of Superhero Comics, old and new.
#ComicSky
It's so damn good and deserves to be seen by all Fans of Superhero Comics, old and new.
#ComicSky
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A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
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Remember who you are, American.
Part of a nation that proudly went to war against the kind of fascists who embrace stupid white supremacist slogans like "one homeland, one people, one heritage"
Part of a nation that proudly went to war against the kind of fascists who embrace stupid white supremacist slogans like "one homeland, one people, one heritage"
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Remember who you are, American.
Part of a nation that proudly went to war against the kind of fascists who embrace stupid white supremacist slogans like "one homeland, one people, one heritage"
Part of a nation that proudly went to war against the kind of fascists who embrace stupid white supremacist slogans like "one homeland, one people, one heritage"