P. Fossil
@p-fossil.bsky.social
GenX, lefty af. Veteran of MBTV/TWoP, Salon/DWS, and other long-dry oases; now only here, on tumblr (different handle, ofc), and in the Defector commentariat.
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It is *obscene* that that beast wearing the skin of a man called Elon Musk was just awarded a trillion dollar pay-package after he personally signed the death warrant of hundreds of thousands of innocents earlier this year.
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It is *obscene* that that beast wearing the skin of a man called Elon Musk was just awarded a trillion dollar pay-package after he personally signed the death warrant of hundreds of thousands of innocents earlier this year.
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Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York
Made glorious summer by this sun of York
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York
Made glorious summer by this sun of York
Poob has it for you
You can watch the Mariners-Tigers game on Tubo, Fleebee, and Cinemax Max
October 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Poob has it for you
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Sharing my new column once more for the evening crowd. Pour one out for Quint & share widely if you would, thanks! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social
For this tragic historical anniversary, my new @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column, on how one of our worst naval disasters & one of our greatest movie monologues together help us remember the human horrors of war. 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/08/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/08/cons...
Considering History: The U.S.S. Indianapolis, Jaws, and the Human Horrors of War | The Saturday Evening Post
Just before the end of World War II, an American cruiser on a secret mission experienced one of the ghastliest naval disasters in U.S. history. But it was only 30 years later, when the movie Jaws was ...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Sharing my new column once more for the evening crowd. Pour one out for Quint & share widely if you would, thanks! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
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August 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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13 things I learned from the Larry King estate sale: defector.com/13-things-i-...
13 Things I Learned From The Larry King Estate Sale | Defector
An estate sale gives you a chance to look inside a person’s life. Did they own nice silverware? Were they a hoarder of worthless little tchotchkes? Did they have a creepy doll collection? A normal…
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August 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
13 things I learned from the Larry King estate sale: defector.com/13-things-i-...
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‘Happy to lick your boots, sir:’ Democrat rips Texas GOP’s gerrymandering https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/5/2336938/--Happy-to-lick-your-boots-sir-Democrat-rips-Texas-GOP-s-gerrymandering?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
‘Happy to lick your boots, sir:’ Democrat rips Texas GOP’s gerrymandering
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday slammed Texas Republicans for trying to gerrymander more House seats, saying the unpopularity of their “Big Beautiful Bill” has driven them “to cheat.” ��
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August 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
‘Happy to lick your boots, sir:’ Democrat rips Texas GOP’s gerrymandering https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/5/2336938/--Happy-to-lick-your-boots-sir-Democrat-rips-Texas-GOP-s-gerrymandering?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
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@knightcolumbia.org just published an excellent, detailed analysis of the many problems w/the settlement Columbia reached with the Trump admin. Read it and weep, anyone who cares about academic freedom and political dissent.
The Columbia settlement is an “astonishing transfer of autonomy and authority to . . . an administration whose disdain for the values of the academy is demonstrated anew every day.” New @knightcolumbia.org analysis of the Columbia settlement, just published. knightcolumbia.org/blog/what-th...
What the Columbia Settlement Really Means
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August 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
@knightcolumbia.org just published an excellent, detailed analysis of the many problems w/the settlement Columbia reached with the Trump admin. Read it and weep, anyone who cares about academic freedom and political dissent.
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Liz Warren to her absolute credit shows up on CNBC and is willing to call everyone a stupid piece of shit in a way that even Bernie would refrain from
ELIZABETH WARREN: What Zohran is saying is 'I want people to be able to afford to live in NYC'
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
August 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Liz Warren to her absolute credit shows up on CNBC and is willing to call everyone a stupid piece of shit in a way that even Bernie would refrain from
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"CC Sabathia became a star in Cleveland, and became a champion in New York, and this weekend became a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown—but I will always think of Milwaukee." defector.com/no-ones-ever...
No One's Ever Been Better Than CC Sabathia On The Brewers | Defector
CC Sabathia became a star in Cleveland, and became a champion in New York, and this weekend became a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown—but I will always think of Milwaukee. Possibly the greatest midseason…
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July 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"CC Sabathia became a star in Cleveland, and became a champion in New York, and this weekend became a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown—but I will always think of Milwaukee." defector.com/no-ones-ever...
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yeah man maybe you shouldn't have orchestrated your retirement so that your fascist beer clerk could take the bench
Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned that hostile political discourse and threats to judges are damaging the ability of the US to serve as an example of democracy worldwide.
“Democracy is at risk. Freedom is at risk, ” said Kennedy.
“Democracy is at risk. Freedom is at risk, ” said Kennedy.
Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says ‘democracy is at risk’
The retired Reagan appointee joined a forum on threats to judges and the rule of law.
www.politico.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
yeah man maybe you shouldn't have orchestrated your retirement so that your fascist beer clerk could take the bench
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i can’t express how much i stan rick steves
I’m a hardworking, taxpaying, churchgoing, grandkid-raising American citizen. And if I work all day long and want to go home, smoke a joint & just stare at the fireplace for 3 hours…that’s my civil liberty.
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
@sarapayan.bsky.social reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
Rick Steves Talks Travel, Cannabis and Freedom
The celebrated PBS television host’s plant advocacy is legendary as is his take on the current state of international cannabis.
cannabisnow.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
i can’t express how much i stan rick steves
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No explanation.
None.
It’s obscene.
I keep remembering the 1679 habeas corpus act. It reacted to the king arresting people & without trial deporting them. It began: “for prevention of imprisonment beyond seas.”
Without explanation, our current SCOTUS majority is undoing centuries of justice.
None.
It’s obscene.
I keep remembering the 1679 habeas corpus act. It reacted to the king arresting people & without trial deporting them. It began: “for prevention of imprisonment beyond seas.”
Without explanation, our current SCOTUS majority is undoing centuries of justice.
Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards.
Me, via “One First”:
Me, via “One First”:
161. The Court's Disastrous Ruling in the Third-Country Removal Case
The majority did not just greenlight an especially odious immigration policy without any explanation; it did so in a case in which the government defied the district court—twice—with no consequence.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
No explanation.
None.
It’s obscene.
I keep remembering the 1679 habeas corpus act. It reacted to the king arresting people & without trial deporting them. It began: “for prevention of imprisonment beyond seas.”
Without explanation, our current SCOTUS majority is undoing centuries of justice.
None.
It’s obscene.
I keep remembering the 1679 habeas corpus act. It reacted to the king arresting people & without trial deporting them. It began: “for prevention of imprisonment beyond seas.”
Without explanation, our current SCOTUS majority is undoing centuries of justice.
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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
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Getting an explainer on CNN just now that this is "not necessarily at odds" w Trump promising not to get into any Mideast wars.
("He sees bombing as separate from entering a war.")
("He sees bombing as separate from entering a war.")
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Getting an explainer on CNN just now that this is "not necessarily at odds" w Trump promising not to get into any Mideast wars.
("He sees bombing as separate from entering a war.")
("He sees bombing as separate from entering a war.")
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An interview with a fired NOAA program analyst: defector.com/an-interview...
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Program Analyst | Defector
Madyson Miller’s Florida childhood was almost like a crash course in marine biology. She grew up going to the beach and going with her grandparents to see Shamu—”which I obviously realize now is not…
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May 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
An interview with a fired NOAA program analyst: defector.com/an-interview...
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An interview with a fired USAID education officer: defector.com/an-interview...
An Interview With A Fired USAID Education Officer | Defector
When Joel Runnels graduated from college, he followed the age-old tradition of young people who don’t quite know what they want to do with their lives, which is to say he applied to the Peace Corps.…
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April 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
An interview with a fired USAID education officer: defector.com/an-interview...
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Bukele milks the situation bsky.app/profile/revk...
Bukele plays with Kilmar like a cat with a wounded bird.
April 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Bukele milks the situation bsky.app/profile/revk...
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A middle-aged Donna Martin, stuck in line in the bank with three screaming kids, sighs to herself and says
I miss The Pitt.
April 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A middle-aged Donna Martin, stuck in line in the bank with three screaming kids, sighs to herself and says
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We’re probably all dead from Covid and living in hell.
April 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We’re probably all dead from Covid and living in hell.
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On CNBC today, Elizabeth Warren had to explain to anchor Sara Eisen that Congress can in fact take away Trump's tariffs authority, and also that America is not ruled by a king who can make laws by decree.
April 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
On CNBC today, Elizabeth Warren had to explain to anchor Sara Eisen that Congress can in fact take away Trump's tariffs authority, and also that America is not ruled by a king who can make laws by decree.
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The corrupt vote buying scheme seems rigged because of course.
Scoop: Ekaterina Diestler, one of the "winners" of Elon Musk's $1 million handout in Wisconsin, works for a company founded and headed by Republican mega donors. Bruce Bell, the founder of Belmark, has donated thousands to Brad Schimel's campaign & other GOP causes. www.theverge.com/politics/640...
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The corrupt vote buying scheme seems rigged because of course.
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quick question whatthefuckis happening
Trump: "We're gonna have tremendous goodies in the bag for women too. The women, between the fertilization and all the other things we're talking about, it's gonna be great. Fertilization. I'm still very proud of it, I don't care. I'll be known as the fertilization president and that's okay."
March 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
quick question whatthefuckis happening