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Thank you to The New York Times, LA Times, & Vulture for naming Dropout Presents: Cameron Esposito: Four Pills amongst the best comedy of 2025!
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Which views the BBC considers unacceptably political in its presenters is particularly telling, isn't it?
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 16d
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
me but only if my coworkers actually acknowledged any of my work
The Monsters vs. Aliens scene where in shot #1, three of the monsters say “wow, you’re doing great!” and in shot #2, Ginormica furiously responds, “I’m doing everything!”
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
@hankgreen.bsky.social I like that song you wrote at the end of pizzamas like a month ago, was thinking about it today. thanks that’s all.
December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
Whitney baby I’m so sorry, you were so good you should have been in that finale #DWTS
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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This deal fails on the one thing we promised to deliver for the American people. Millions of Americans' health care costs will skyrocket, and we have nothing to reassure them with but the hope that Speaker Johnson will do the right thing. For that reason, I am a no on the Senate deal.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
Not facebook ai offering to write out a comment for me on MY OWN SISTER’S BABY SHOWER POST???? what the actual f uck
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
Taylor Swift writing Actually Romantic:
pewcubed.bsky.social Woke Ideological Feral @pewcubed.bsky.social · Oct 6
I’m rock hard right now
cnbc.com CNBC @cnbc.com · Oct 5
To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.
October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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darrylayo.bsky.social
I’m not a police fan but I’m trying to articulate a difference. A police arrest does not end until the target is in custody or has fully escaped under their own power. The Boys aren’t going to just say “ahh forget it,” period. That’s how you know that these ICE guys are not cops or anything legit.
cristianfarias.com Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · Oct 5
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

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October 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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brennacgray.bsky.social
We should treat the things built with our parents’ tax dollars as our true birthright, but we do not. And it is impoverishing to our lives.
shawnmicallef.bsky.social Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · Sep 25
Canada nation built (and built and built and built) until the 1970s, then began the great dismantling. I'd pin it to Mulroney era when rails were ripped out across country & Chretien/Harris pulling out of housing funding/backstopping. Canada Post stuff is just another dismantling moment.
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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innuendostudios.bsky.social
the mixtape and the Spotify playlist are distinct artforms that should coexist; it is a travesty that one replaced the other. it is feasible to *make* a mixtape but all the best ways to *listen to one* are gone, so you can't expect a person to do so.
yeeeerika.bsky.social erika @yeeeerika.bsky.social · Jan 13
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
my girlfriend just commandeered my crochet hook because she dropped a stitch in her knitting project and i am very amused by how sapphic we’re being
August 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
got ice cream today, all is well
August 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
i’m great at customer service because no amount of stupidity the general public can throw at me rivals my own levels of dumbassery when it’s my turn to be the customer
June 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
the new d20 season fucks SO HARDD
#cloudwardho
June 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
From The Library of Jurgen Leitner
nancycomics.bsky.social NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · Jun 24
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
June 23,1953
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER IN THE FIRST PANEL WE SEE NANCY READING A BOOK AS SHE IS LEAVING THE LIBRARY IN THE SECOND PANEL NANCY IS STILL READING THE BOOK AS SHE WALKS DOWN THE SIDEWALK THE THIRD PANEL SHOWS NANCY VERY ENGROSSED IN THE BOOK. THE FOURTH PANEL NANCY ISNT PAYING ATTENTION AND STEPS INTO A MANHOLE, NANCY DROPS OUT OF SIGHT, THE BOOK SHE HAS BEEN READING IS SUSPENDED IN MID AIR, WE CAN SEE THE BOOK TITLE: IT READS THE VANISHING AMERICAN
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
at this point if you buy official HP products, you’re putting that money right into a giant jar labeled “anti trans fund” youtu.be/JHvWWJ-640E?...
You Can’t Separate Harry Potter from J.K. Rowling
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June 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
this video was so fun to watch youtu.be/JJl5UWh-wA8?...
The Fashion of Sci-Fi Futures | verilybitchie
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June 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
NOBODY does it like the Pacers
June 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jun 10
But if a few people in masks start lighting stuff on fire? Then you have news. This creates an *enormous* attentional advantage towards the most violent and chaotic kind of protest.
June 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
the absolute HIGH of getting to level 100 of the skull caverns with no staircases AAAAAAAA
#stardewvalley
June 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
June the third, an excellent day.
June 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
a reminder that your time is precious and wholly your own. don’t let it be siphoned away from you <3
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short form video is ruining my life
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May 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
quilespiritu.bsky.social
creativity is so valuable, never let anyone tell you that it’s easy. making something new is difficult and beautiful work. and if you’re a creator i am fucking proud of you
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Benjamin and Jerreth don't just talk about it, they are about it
screenshot from The Other Site: Ben & Jerry's @benandjerrys It's hard to celebrate 4/20 when do many people of color are still being arrested for pot. We have to do better. Learn more: [link] Quote Tweeter: GET IN THEY ASS BENJAMIN AND JERRETH 20 Apr 2019
May 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM