Kirby Kellogg
@sugarbombstim.bsky.social
writer, journalist, lecturer, void screamer - she/they - 28 years young
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Still have a few disks left to buy and sort in - but we're on our way and I can finally, officially announce that I'll be writing a book about the film adaptations of Tennessee Williams for @penandswordbooks.bsky.social!!!
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really uh. quite a problem that the only appetite for anti-tech law in the entirety of our government is for the endless push of "censor everything as broadly as possible to Protect The Children" and literally nothing else at all ever
A little-noticed provision in the TRUMP AI Act would ban big tech platforms, including ostensibly Google, from distributing "sexual material harmful to minors" — a phrase routinely used by conservatives to ban not only porn, but sex ed, LGBTQ literature and repro rights resources.
The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act is every bit as bad as you would expect. Maybe worse.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s latest is an anti-tech omnibus, combining years' worth of dangerous policy ideas into one big, bad bill.
reason.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
really uh. quite a problem that the only appetite for anti-tech law in the entirety of our government is for the endless push of "censor everything as broadly as possible to Protect The Children" and literally nothing else at all ever
happy new year! here's my favorite albums of 2025!
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
happy new year! here's my favorite albums of 2025!
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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It’s never, EVER enough to just be against something
George Conway, Bill Kristol, Rick Wilson and those guys are dragging the Democratic Party to the right because all that matters is that you despise Trump. Even if everything you stood for over twenty years lead to Trump. You just gotta be Never Trump or Used to Be Trump.
It’s embarrassing
It’s embarrassing
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s never, EVER enough to just be against something
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We won't begin to roll back the tide of fascism until white liberals come to terms with the fact that tens of millions of their fellow citizens actively, knowingly, support racist Gestapo policies. Tens of millions of racists were not deluded or misled. How will you adjust your strategy accordingly?
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
We won't begin to roll back the tide of fascism until white liberals come to terms with the fact that tens of millions of their fellow citizens actively, knowingly, support racist Gestapo policies. Tens of millions of racists were not deluded or misled. How will you adjust your strategy accordingly?
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“Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth said Monday that her caucus steered YouTube creator Nick Shirley to day care sites in Minnesota.”
I feel like it should be a bigger part of the story that this was coordinated with MN GOP leaders, and spread and boosted on Elon’s X
I feel like it should be a bigger part of the story that this was coordinated with MN GOP leaders, and spread and boosted on Elon’s X
"What I think is lacking is, was there even an attempt made to try to verify the accuracy of what he was saying, or did they simply take him at his word?" says University of Minnesota media law professor Jane Kirtley about a recent video made accusing Somali-owned day care centers of fraud.
Here’s what to know about a viral YouTube video about fraud in Minnesota
University of Minnesota media law professor Jane Kirtley says the new viral video is flashy, but absent of facts to back up its claims — and its lack of transparency could be considered deceptive.
www.mprnews.org
December 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth said Monday that her caucus steered YouTube creator Nick Shirley to day care sites in Minnesota.”
I feel like it should be a bigger part of the story that this was coordinated with MN GOP leaders, and spread and boosted on Elon’s X
I feel like it should be a bigger part of the story that this was coordinated with MN GOP leaders, and spread and boosted on Elon’s X
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Earlier this year, Republicans tried to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in their 2026 budget, while proposing a 13% increase in defense spending. The Institute of Museum and Library Services just got their funding back through courts.
Boycotting Constitution Hall because the DAR won’t let Marian Anderson sing has costs. It may end opera. Is that worth it? By Megan McArdle, 1939
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Earlier this year, Republicans tried to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in their 2026 budget, while proposing a 13% increase in defense spending. The Institute of Museum and Library Services just got their funding back through courts.
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I'd forgotten Bardot's history and only started to remember after seeing this by the "Ambassador, Director of the Digital Diplomacy Bureau, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs"
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'd forgotten Bardot's history and only started to remember after seeing this by the "Ambassador, Director of the Digital Diplomacy Bureau, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs"
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imo, reversible error
Hey real quick what the fuck are we doing?
This year marked the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings.
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
December 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
imo, reversible error
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Nothing says "publisher prepping for 2026" like adding "Both of us promise to never never NEVER use genAI in this project, and if either of us do, deal's fuck'n OFF" clause to your publishing contracts.
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nothing says "publisher prepping for 2026" like adding "Both of us promise to never never NEVER use genAI in this project, and if either of us do, deal's fuck'n OFF" clause to your publishing contracts.
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my goddaughter and her kid are in people magazine people.com/7-year-old-d...
7-Year-Old Devastated After Stuffed Bunny Goes Missing. Now Mom Says Community Is ‘Rooting for Sprinkles to Come Home’ (Exclusive)
A 7-year-old girl lost her stuffed bunny, Sprinkles, on a New York passenger train days before Christmas. After posting about the lost toy on TikTok, the girl's mom, Christina Cellini, tells PEOPLE it...
people.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
my goddaughter and her kid are in people magazine people.com/7-year-old-d...
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Both parties will continue ignoring Americans actual opinions
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Both parties will continue ignoring Americans actual opinions
1 like = 1 album I really loved from this year!
December 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
1 like = 1 album I really loved from this year!
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some of the more insidious consent manufacturing i've ever encountered. subtle enough that you might ingest a few ideas before realizing the whole point of the piece is to tell you that being raped and killed by heartless, soulless thugs is fine, actually, and you like it.
A common assumption is that throughout history, people have experienced the same basic range of emotions. A radical field of history now challenges this assumption, Gal Beckerman reports. theatln.tc/KD2QRX9Y
🎨: Nicolás Ortega
🎨: Nicolás Ortega
December 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
some of the more insidious consent manufacturing i've ever encountered. subtle enough that you might ingest a few ideas before realizing the whole point of the piece is to tell you that being raped and killed by heartless, soulless thugs is fine, actually, and you like it.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
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"How was your Christmas break?"
"My dad makes us watch this old TV show. A bunch of dead guys being cringe for an hour. Then he tells everybody we went fucking nuts for it. On the playground I get such an ass kicking. If you care about me at all you'll get me out of here. Anywhere. I don't care"
"My dad makes us watch this old TV show. A bunch of dead guys being cringe for an hour. Then he tells everybody we went fucking nuts for it. On the playground I get such an ass kicking. If you care about me at all you'll get me out of here. Anywhere. I don't care"
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"How was your Christmas break?"
"My dad makes us watch this old TV show. A bunch of dead guys being cringe for an hour. Then he tells everybody we went fucking nuts for it. On the playground I get such an ass kicking. If you care about me at all you'll get me out of here. Anywhere. I don't care"
"My dad makes us watch this old TV show. A bunch of dead guys being cringe for an hour. Then he tells everybody we went fucking nuts for it. On the playground I get such an ass kicking. If you care about me at all you'll get me out of here. Anywhere. I don't care"
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if ANYONE is getting kicked down the Exorcist steps by proud Worcesterite Alicia Witt it is ME
This is how I want people to be posting on Christmas. Do not try to convince Mark Cuban's goofy ass that universal healthcare is right. I want to see pleas for character actors to cleave them in twain with a broadsword. I want people volunteering to get kicked down the Exorcist steps by Alicia Witt.
debi mazar punch me in the stomach for $15 challenge
December 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
if ANYONE is getting kicked down the Exorcist steps by proud Worcesterite Alicia Witt it is ME
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just feeling more and more like it’s journalistic malpractice not to lead with the fact that the instructor in question is trans
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
just feeling more and more like it’s journalistic malpractice not to lead with the fact that the instructor in question is trans
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Okay,illuminating these trees generates a 6 inch radius area of effect with a 3+ save to holiday spirit. The Elven Artisan gives the toy mechs a +1 to hit and the Lesser Grinches are -1 against the Carols of Joy. Roll 12 d6
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Okay,illuminating these trees generates a 6 inch radius area of effect with a 3+ save to holiday spirit. The Elven Artisan gives the toy mechs a +1 to hit and the Lesser Grinches are -1 against the Carols of Joy. Roll 12 d6
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“Christmas in Hollis” is eternal, but The Pointer Sisters, Eurythmics, and Whitney kick things off with one of the great three-track runs
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Christmas in Hollis” is eternal, but The Pointer Sisters, Eurythmics, and Whitney kick things off with one of the great three-track runs
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we have this exotic thing here that maybe hasn’t made it ‘across the pond’ yet it’s called jewish people
December 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
we have this exotic thing here that maybe hasn’t made it ‘across the pond’ yet it’s called jewish people
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