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Jewish SciFi/Fantasy/Horror author. Developmental editor. University instructor. Chicago Manual of Style enthusiast.

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Will say: Even though I think this is just a Politico/Axios pressure op, I did go ahead and contact my senators. Kaine's untouchable until 2032 but Warner's ass is already on thin ice--one good primary challenger and he's out.

09.11.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every time I see a story originate from Politico and/or Axios, I just write it off. You should do the same.

I'm not making any predictions or bets here. All I know is that the Washington press scene is a hopelessly corrupt incest-bubble that unquestioningly supports Republicans.

09.11.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Funniest part is that consistently entertaining losers tend to get more ring-time than your average flavor-of-the-month with a win streak.

Willow Nightingale is probably the most triumphant example after Eddie Kingston.

09.11.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm with whoever started calling Nuremberg the moderate option on this one. Every single one of these monsters must have their lives ruined in the most visibly painful, humiliating, unrecoverable way possible.

09.11.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pom is just doing her best. #tjpw #wrestleUNIVERSE

โžก๏ธ wrestle-universe.com

09.11.2025 03:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Still the greatest account on this website.

08.11.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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lmao.

08.11.2025 04:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1187    ๐Ÿ” 147    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

One of the most "You look exactly like the kind of person you really are" human beings in the history of our species.

07.11.2025 23:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every Friday night, as the markets close, a chill runs down my spine. Somewhere in D.C., a comms official is whispering, โ€œPerfect time to announce it.โ€

07.11.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 814    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded โ€œany future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.โ€

The result was โ€œinstitutionalized hunger.โ€

@kristencrowell.bsky.social
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07.11.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11182    ๐Ÿ” 5494    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 272    ๐Ÿ“Œ 242

This has not gotten much attention, but it should.

Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.

Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.

07.11.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14692    ๐Ÿ” 3568    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 208    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107

Any Democrat that wants votes better promise to bring the hammer down on everyone who enabled this.

07.11.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you donโ€™t test for Covid there wonโ€™t be any Covid theory, but for air travel.

07.11.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1463    ๐Ÿ” 262    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Halfway through the article and I really want to see these guys juxtaposed with the no-fap weirdos.

07.11.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so my town has been hosting an emergency food drive for snap recipients. the town, high school clubs, the Y, the churches (Episcopal, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Baptists, Unitarians, and the Catholics) & the synagogue, are involved.

You know who isn't participating? the fucking evangelicals.

07.11.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1146    ๐Ÿ” 229    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Probably just a bid to see how much they can enshittify while keeping users on the app.

07.11.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A year ago we had the strongest economy in the G7, and 77 million people decided to hand it over to someone who bankrupted two casinos while 90 million others decided it wasnโ€™t important enough to vote.

07.11.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

07.11.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13587    ๐Ÿ” 4094    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 170    ๐Ÿ“Œ 97

The first candidate to seriously run on an anti-corruption platform premised on jailing/stripping various rich shitheads of their wealth is gonna clean house.

07.11.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The worldโ€™s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

07.11.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12523    ๐Ÿ” 5449    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 382    ๐Ÿ“Œ 485

Last year, a bunch of self-righteous idiots decided to sit out the election, vote third party, or otherwise vote against the Democratic candidate. Many who did vote for her still tried to make others miserable about it.

If you are one of those people, understand that I hate your fucking guts.

07.11.2025 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have said privately that while I donโ€™t necessarily begrudge anybody who chooses to leave the US, but A. That is tremendously privileged and b. I do think we have to be very skeptical about giving them roles in the country once we defeat fascism simply because they didnt stand and fight

07.11.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 530    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

To expand upon this thesis part of the social contract of the rule of law is that you don't get to punch out the troll and in exchange you get to a: live a safer, more satisfied life and b: the troll suffers social consequences so you don't have to.

Republicans' naked gleeful cruelty has broken it.

06.11.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Elon Musk is among many in this regime who need to be tried for crimes against humanity.

07.11.2025 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

06.11.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23106    ๐Ÿ” 5409    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1019    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1453
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

06.11.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43400    ๐Ÿ” 12499    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4690    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2930
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a picture of a sandwich with the words happy sandwich day below it ALT: a picture of a sandwich with the words happy sandwich day below it
06.11.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3720    ๐Ÿ” 435    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 103    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

Spend 20+ years threatening your neighbors with every kind of violence.

Clutch pearls on main when they stop caring about what happens to you and/or when they crack jokes about it.

06.11.2025 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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