Liz
@yellingatthesky85.bsky.social
Mom. Writer. Public Historian. Elder Millenial. Social justice Catholic. Pittsburgh girl through and through. The crazy cat lady your mom warned you about.
I hate this timeline and sometimes complain about it.
I hate this timeline and sometimes complain about it.
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It's a credit to his acting that I never thought of him as Italian, even though his name was Viggo. If you'd asked me previously what his ethnicity was I'd have just said "the blood of Numenor, obviously."
December 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It's a credit to his acting that I never thought of him as Italian, even though his name was Viggo. If you'd asked me previously what his ethnicity was I'd have just said "the blood of Numenor, obviously."
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a lot of the worst effects of AI have been kind of mundane but the AI girlfriend stuff feels right out of a cyberpunk dystopia
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
a lot of the worst effects of AI have been kind of mundane but the AI girlfriend stuff feels right out of a cyberpunk dystopia
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Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
December 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
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The biggest Democratic win of the last 60 years was from a candidate who appealed more to progressives than moderates during the primary.
December 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The biggest Democratic win of the last 60 years was from a candidate who appealed more to progressives than moderates during the primary.
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You actually do need to be motivated to vote. Must people don’t follow politics. It’s the job of a party to engage people so they vote. Assuming voters don’t need motivation is how you lose.
I think voters have a responsibility as well. Voting is a basic responsibility of citizens in a democracy. I disagree with the idea that we need to be specifically motivated to vote.
We have the government we voted for or didn’t vote against.
We have the government we voted for or didn’t vote against.
December 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
You actually do need to be motivated to vote. Must people don’t follow politics. It’s the job of a party to engage people so they vote. Assuming voters don’t need motivation is how you lose.
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even if the Supreme Court says we can never touch Trump for any of this shit, the next admin should go after everyone involved in buying and selling pardons and they should do it loudly and aggressively
New reporting says Don Jr. directly facilitated the pardon of a crypto whale who had promoted the Trump's family crypto. Jr. brought the pardon lawyer to the White House, and introduced him directly to his Dad. Pardon occurred right after. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
December 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
even if the Supreme Court says we can never touch Trump for any of this shit, the next admin should go after everyone involved in buying and selling pardons and they should do it loudly and aggressively
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Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.
They’re again advocating against Denmark when it comes to Greenland
December 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.
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i am not going to pretend there’s a debate about what heritage american means. there is not. the debate over whether there’s a debate is a means of infiltration and normalization. if we are going to debate this then we must also debate if 2 and 2 make 5. it’s no less obviously stupid and malignant.
December 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
i am not going to pretend there’s a debate about what heritage american means. there is not. the debate over whether there’s a debate is a means of infiltration and normalization. if we are going to debate this then we must also debate if 2 and 2 make 5. it’s no less obviously stupid and malignant.
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The fundamental problem is that we absolutely must exorcise this Christian notion that children are property from our society.
December 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The fundamental problem is that we absolutely must exorcise this Christian notion that children are property from our society.
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Great story by Brandi Buchman.
“Kids are kids all over the world. These kids deserve not to die.”
“Kids are kids all over the world. These kids deserve not to die.”
NEW: This is a story that took months to pull together and broke my heart a million times writing it.
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Cut Their Lifeline. Months Later, They're Still Fighting Like Hell To Survive.
A small organization powered by the people who need it most has found a way to save lives abandoned by the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Great story by Brandi Buchman.
“Kids are kids all over the world. These kids deserve not to die.”
“Kids are kids all over the world. These kids deserve not to die.”
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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 6:49 PM
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
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Trump bragging about raising unemployment
271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
December 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trump bragging about raising unemployment
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I cannot say often enough, there needs to be accountability for all these thugs
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I cannot say often enough, there needs to be accountability for all these thugs
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John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
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I think one of the defining things about our era and about conservativism, is an inability to distinguish between like, the actual government, and mid-level marketing managers at Target (who choose "happy holidays" to avoid leaving out non-Christian customers)
In retrospect the Bush-era War On Christmas stuff seems more ominous than it did at the time. It was just cable news guys crying about dumb/fake shit, then and now; I mean the campaign to turn Christmas, which most everyone likes and feels warmly about, into just another thing to get mad about.
December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I think one of the defining things about our era and about conservativism, is an inability to distinguish between like, the actual government, and mid-level marketing managers at Target (who choose "happy holidays" to avoid leaving out non-Christian customers)
Probably the most baffling thing about sitting in the Second Trump Presidency is that he isn't even good at the easy PR stuff and never has been.
Sure, his brain is addled in ways it wasn't in Term 1. But this headline could have been written in 2016.
Sure, his brain is addled in ways it wasn't in Term 1. But this headline could have been written in 2016.
Trump joined NORAD’s 70-year tradition on Christmas Eve, taking calls from children wanting to track Santa.
Trump Tells Kid Coal Is Beautiful, Touts Election Wins in Christmas Calls
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Probably the most baffling thing about sitting in the Second Trump Presidency is that he isn't even good at the easy PR stuff and never has been.
Sure, his brain is addled in ways it wasn't in Term 1. But this headline could have been written in 2016.
Sure, his brain is addled in ways it wasn't in Term 1. But this headline could have been written in 2016.
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Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
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Trump was not in any sense an ideological movement conservative. He was not a theocrat. He is perhaps the least religious and ideological man to ever hold the presidency. He explicitly campaigned against Bush and company from the start. He was an invader, a demagogue with a cult of personality.
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump was not in any sense an ideological movement conservative. He was not a theocrat. He is perhaps the least religious and ideological man to ever hold the presidency. He explicitly campaigned against Bush and company from the start. He was an invader, a demagogue with a cult of personality.
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The Republican Party changed not on account of Bush, but on account of Fox: the creation of an ever-expanding media bubble that conservatives could opt to live inside, where their every fantasy was indulged as true. This bubble was created as an instrument of movement conservatism, but consumed it.
Like virtually everyone else , Will forgets that Trump in fact ran for president prior to 2016, and barely registered. In fact what happened in between that the Republican Party fundamentally changed and most of that is on account of Bush.
December 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Republican Party changed not on account of Bush, but on account of Fox: the creation of an ever-expanding media bubble that conservatives could opt to live inside, where their every fantasy was indulged as true. This bubble was created as an instrument of movement conservatism, but consumed it.
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this is postmarked 3 aug 2019. Epstein died on 10 aug 2019.
sure is wild that right before he died epstein was like "YES LET ME PUT ALL THIS STUFF INCRIMINATING THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING AND SEND IT TO OTHER KNOWN PEDOPHILES". nothing suspicious about his death or anything to derive from that
sure is wild that right before he died epstein was like "YES LET ME PUT ALL THIS STUFF INCRIMINATING THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING AND SEND IT TO OTHER KNOWN PEDOPHILES". nothing suspicious about his death or anything to derive from that
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
this is postmarked 3 aug 2019. Epstein died on 10 aug 2019.
sure is wild that right before he died epstein was like "YES LET ME PUT ALL THIS STUFF INCRIMINATING THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING AND SEND IT TO OTHER KNOWN PEDOPHILES". nothing suspicious about his death or anything to derive from that
sure is wild that right before he died epstein was like "YES LET ME PUT ALL THIS STUFF INCRIMINATING THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING AND SEND IT TO OTHER KNOWN PEDOPHILES". nothing suspicious about his death or anything to derive from that
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What I’ve learned over the years is extremely few people stop and think why the political system is giving them information at any given moment.
Also what evil incentives there might be to present information a certain way.
Also what evil incentives there might be to present information a certain way.
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
What I’ve learned over the years is extremely few people stop and think why the political system is giving them information at any given moment.
Also what evil incentives there might be to present information a certain way.
Also what evil incentives there might be to present information a certain way.
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if you will leave us alone forever we can even take Kennedy name off the damn building
Trump: "Tell me what you think of my 'Master of Ceremony' abilities. If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make “hosting” a full time job?"
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
if you will leave us alone forever we can even take Kennedy name off the damn building
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a) this is pathetic regime shit from CBS.
b) this is genuinely his dream, he would so much rather be a TV host than president.
b) this is genuinely his dream, he would so much rather be a TV host than president.
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
a) this is pathetic regime shit from CBS.
b) this is genuinely his dream, he would so much rather be a TV host than president.
b) this is genuinely his dream, he would so much rather be a TV host than president.
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This man regularly sends innocent people to torture prisons.
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This man regularly sends innocent people to torture prisons.
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I like how JD positions himself as an uncompromising man of principle willing to use the power of the state to defend those timeless principles, and also someone who is like “who am I to say that we shouldn’t include Holocaust deniers and white nationalists in our coalition?”
JD Vance: "Wouldn't you rather lead a movement of freethinkers who sometimes disagree than a bunch of drones who take their orders from George Soros?"
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I like how JD positions himself as an uncompromising man of principle willing to use the power of the state to defend those timeless principles, and also someone who is like “who am I to say that we shouldn’t include Holocaust deniers and white nationalists in our coalition?”