Tracy Banghart
@tracythewriter.bsky.social
Author of feminist YA and sweet PB. Up next: PERFECT GIRL (Feiwel & Friends). She/her. Runs on rage and peppermint tea.
www.tracybanghart.com
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I have to admit, I also always had kinda the wrong idea about Norman Rockwell until I saw the piece "Murder in Mississippi" as a teen in art history class
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I have to admit, I also always had kinda the wrong idea about Norman Rockwell until I saw the piece "Murder in Mississippi" as a teen in art history class
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Reading this short essay/statement/scream into the void about genAI by @anthonymoser.com and I wholeheartedly agree.
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reading this short essay/statement/scream into the void about genAI by @anthonymoser.com and I wholeheartedly agree.
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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The guy who famously crosses every border in one night without documentation?
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The guy who famously crosses every border in one night without documentation?
Absolute travesty. Cancel it. Now.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Absolute travesty. Cancel it. Now.
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a post that should be incoherent but is not because we're all trapped on the same emotional roller coaster together
“Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN.
It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
a post that should be incoherent but is not because we're all trapped on the same emotional roller coaster together
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I'm sick of this administration constantly breaking the law and facing zero accountability.
I'm also tired of the democratic response of strongly worded tweets & "looking into" legal options. The options should've been ready to go at this moment.
Be menaces. Storm the castle. Do SOME THING.
I'm also tired of the democratic response of strongly worded tweets & "looking into" legal options. The options should've been ready to go at this moment.
Be menaces. Storm the castle. Do SOME THING.
December 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'm sick of this administration constantly breaking the law and facing zero accountability.
I'm also tired of the democratic response of strongly worded tweets & "looking into" legal options. The options should've been ready to go at this moment.
Be menaces. Storm the castle. Do SOME THING.
I'm also tired of the democratic response of strongly worded tweets & "looking into" legal options. The options should've been ready to go at this moment.
Be menaces. Storm the castle. Do SOME THING.
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Cynthia Lummis, a staunch conservative Republican and Wyoming's first female US senator, announces she will not seek reelection after one term in office.
December 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Cynthia Lummis, a staunch conservative Republican and Wyoming's first female US senator, announces she will not seek reelection after one term in office.
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More of this.
Make it hard to be a Republican.
Make it hard to be a Dem who doesn’t stand up to Trump.
Keep raising your voices, people.
They are vulnerable.
They will crumble.
Make it hard to be a Republican.
Make it hard to be a Dem who doesn’t stand up to Trump.
Keep raising your voices, people.
They are vulnerable.
They will crumble.
Elise Stefanik did an event in her north country home district on Thursday and found the local crowd, in a ruby-red area, was intensely hostile to her. It was one of the reasons leading her to decide it was time to quit politics and move on. www.timesunion.com/state/articl...
Elise Stefanik suspends campaign for governor of New York
It’s the second time in the past year that Stefanik has had to back out of her pursuit of a position outside Congress.
www.timesunion.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
More of this.
Make it hard to be a Republican.
Make it hard to be a Dem who doesn’t stand up to Trump.
Keep raising your voices, people.
They are vulnerable.
They will crumble.
Make it hard to be a Republican.
Make it hard to be a Dem who doesn’t stand up to Trump.
Keep raising your voices, people.
They are vulnerable.
They will crumble.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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When Customs and Border Protection and Commander Gregory Bovino move into town, so does Whistlemania.
These activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby. And it's working.
These activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby. And it's working.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
When Customs and Border Protection and Commander Gregory Bovino move into town, so does Whistlemania.
These activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby. And it's working.
These activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby. And it's working.
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I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
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Republicans have hit a new & disgusting low with Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would put parents & doctors in jail for providing gender affirming healthcare.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
December 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Republicans have hit a new & disgusting low with Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would put parents & doctors in jail for providing gender affirming healthcare.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
Trans kids deserve support, love, & care that affirms their needs, not cruel, despicable attacks on their existence.
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Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
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When the day comes, I will dance in the streets.
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When the day comes, I will dance in the streets.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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THIS IS SPINAL TAP
STAND BY ME
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...
MISERY
A FEW GOOD MEN
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Just take your pick from any of these classics that Rob Reiner directed. No matter what you choose, you'll have chosen wisely.
STAND BY ME
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...
MISERY
A FEW GOOD MEN
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Just take your pick from any of these classics that Rob Reiner directed. No matter what you choose, you'll have chosen wisely.
we should all watch a rob reiner movie tomorrow, this entire site, just pick one and put it on at like 8pm est
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
THIS IS SPINAL TAP
STAND BY ME
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...
MISERY
A FEW GOOD MEN
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Just take your pick from any of these classics that Rob Reiner directed. No matter what you choose, you'll have chosen wisely.
STAND BY ME
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...
MISERY
A FEW GOOD MEN
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Just take your pick from any of these classics that Rob Reiner directed. No matter what you choose, you'll have chosen wisely.
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This is horrible
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is horrible
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So we have two immigrant heroes. One in Australia who helped disarm one of the shooters and one in the US who helped track down the Brown U shooter. When a man stabbed several people in the UK, it was also an immigrant who disarmed him.
Weird that the Far Right keeps vilifying immigrants.
Weird that the Far Right keeps vilifying immigrants.
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
So we have two immigrant heroes. One in Australia who helped disarm one of the shooters and one in the US who helped track down the Brown U shooter. When a man stabbed several people in the UK, it was also an immigrant who disarmed him.
Weird that the Far Right keeps vilifying immigrants.
Weird that the Far Right keeps vilifying immigrants.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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As shitty and nightmarish the very concept of ICE is, I really feel heartened and almost a little patriotic at how every city uses it's topography and culture to resist.
Traffic jams in NYC, absurd costumes in Oregon, running ICE into the woods in NC, ice on ICE violence in Minnesota, etc.
Traffic jams in NYC, absurd costumes in Oregon, running ICE into the woods in NC, ice on ICE violence in Minnesota, etc.
This article is sympathetic towards ICE but still a good read because it's clear that Minneapolis and Saint Paul are doing AMAZING work (with a little assistance from our weather).
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE operation shows the difficulty of immigration arrests amid pushback in frigid Minnesota
NBC News was granted exclusive access to accompany Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as they tried to arrest targets in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
As shitty and nightmarish the very concept of ICE is, I really feel heartened and almost a little patriotic at how every city uses it's topography and culture to resist.
Traffic jams in NYC, absurd costumes in Oregon, running ICE into the woods in NC, ice on ICE violence in Minnesota, etc.
Traffic jams in NYC, absurd costumes in Oregon, running ICE into the woods in NC, ice on ICE violence in Minnesota, etc.
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The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer.
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer.