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Writer, lurker, introvert, worried mother, feminist, democrat. Works in philanthropy, gets lost in history, romance novels, sports, travel, nature.

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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.

But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.

The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

02.12.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 32376    πŸ” 9373    πŸ’¬ 905    πŸ“Œ 369

I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.

27.11.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5828    πŸ” 941    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 53

Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now

24.11.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2811    πŸ” 1015    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 57

What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?

24.11.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3760    πŸ” 559    πŸ’¬ 193    πŸ“Œ 99
Simple depiction of a green and white garbage truck with bathroom door figures of men stick out of the back where the trash . β€œWhole Man Disposal Services” is emblazoned on the backend in white sans serif font. Below the truck is the motto, β€œYes, the entire man.”

Simple depiction of a green and white garbage truck with bathroom door figures of men stick out of the back where the trash . β€œWhole Man Disposal Services” is emblazoned on the backend in white sans serif font. Below the truck is the motto, β€œYes, the entire man.”

18.11.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also I just wanna say that the idea that me too was a walk in the park and it could happen to anyone at random...

Literally go fuck yourself.

16.11.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2176    πŸ” 298    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 14
JEWS FOR RACIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Yesterday New Yorkers made history by electing Zohran Mamdani as the Mayor of New York City.
Tens of thousands of Jewish New Yorkers were part of making that historic choice.

JEWS FOR RACIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE Yesterday New Yorkers made history by electing Zohran Mamdani as the Mayor of New York City. Tens of thousands of Jewish New Yorkers were part of making that historic choice.

In response to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social incredible victory in the 2025 NYC Mayoral election please read JFREJ’s statement from our Executive Director Audrey Sasson πŸŽ‰ (1/7)

05.11.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI.

go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary

"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions β€” that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...

19.10.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 324    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 21

Good morning! You feel like you’re going crazy because their attempts to bludgeon you into submission with weaponized unreality aren’t working on you.

Keep it up. You’re doing great.

03.10.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1050    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 12

I don’t talk about this publicly, but hegseth drives me out of my silence.

I attended West Point from 1998-2000. I left, along with about 5 other young women, as a direct result of the military’s then-shameful (non) policies addressing sex harassment and assault.

30.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1980    πŸ” 510    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 33

Hi Black writers! πŸ‘‹πŸ½ I want to do something different today.

Introduce yourselves, tell us about your books/writing, and most importantly where to get them!! I'll try to repost as many as I can. 😊

29.10.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5

Klein’s entire political project has been problematizing minor transgressions of the left while insisting we excuse or valorize the cruelty of the right. Every few months he facilitates the ceding of more ground, assuring us it will protect whatever thing he will then insist we cede 3 months later.

20.09.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 417    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Justice-minded folks have a habit of fetishizing youth participation and throwing masses of activated young people at a problem while pledging support and having reverence in the background. This leads to most of those young people getting ground under and burned out and leaving the work w in 5 yrs.

26.08.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 710    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 13
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Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.

27.07.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12600    πŸ” 2919    πŸ’¬ 241    πŸ“Œ 274
An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice

Who will stand up for our democracy? This
question, fraught in even the most peaceful
times, has only grown more pressing as our
country approaches its 250th anniversary.
Each passing day brings growing assaults on
essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process.
Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces
a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches
publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against
peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into
an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls
upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing.
Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation
desperately needs your cowardice.
Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure
passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It
was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can
too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant
wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and
women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power
and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was
stripped awayβ€”and that is where we have finally arrived.
Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time
for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is
not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone
on about what’s happening to their precious democracy.
This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov-
eling. Now is not the time to say, β€œEnough is enough,” and
have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing
assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave
of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about
getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama.
But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice Who will stand up for our democracy? This question, fraught in even the most peaceful times, has only grown more pressing as our country approaches its 250th anniversary. Each passing day brings growing assaults on essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process. Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing. Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation desperately needs your cowardice. Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was stripped awayβ€”and that is where we have finally arrived. Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone on about what’s happening to their precious democracy. This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov- eling. Now is not the time to say, β€œEnough is enough,” and have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama. But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.

That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:

Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

22.06.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 15625    πŸ” 3900    πŸ’¬ 170    πŸ“Œ 185
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'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.

Happy Juneteenth! @freeblackgirl.bsky.social‬'s meditation on Ryan Coogler's Sinners and its devotion to Black intimacies is something you NEED to read today:

19.06.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 399    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
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BREAKING:

The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".

It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.

You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!

#MAGAKidnappers

18.06.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2619    πŸ” 1778    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 121

Pay your interns.

21.05.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future

18.05.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9774    πŸ” 2401    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 127

This is what I try to live up to, every day of my life

16.05.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1661    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 5
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Pushback works

04.05.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9679    πŸ” 1799    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“Œ 91
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This is the only content i wanna see

27.04.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4499    πŸ” 665    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 155

As a person, I agree, an autism registry is a five alarm fire.

22.04.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Emergency Feel-Better Kit A step-by-step guide to pulling out of a spiral...or just riding it straight to hell

This is really good, and maybe it will reach you at the right moment.

22.04.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
Bridget with The Beatles on Abbey Road.

Bridget with The Beatles on Abbey Road.

Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic.

Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic.

Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse).

Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse).

The Cat With The Pearl Earring.

The Cat With The Pearl Earring.

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

06.04.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 21663    πŸ” 4061    πŸ’¬ 912    πŸ“Œ 709
G_,fi. pennanderson_author

I was thinking about how something that's been annoying about Cory Booker over the years is his bouncy, game-show non-stoic energy. Almost childlike. He has seemed to want to command the convo at times, even when it's someone else’s turn. Love the guy, but he can be exhausting. But then.... 

@3 pennanderson_author

...We reach a moment in history on the brink

of the end of American democracy, a day

before a crucial election, and He. Exactly HE.

Is perfectly suited. To resist. HIM EXACTLY.

With the energy of a golden retriever puppy.

EXACTLY HIM. | think it's a reminder to just

keep being your annoying authentic self.

You're here and you're YOU for a reason, even

if it hasn’t happened yet. Your quirks will meet
your moment

G_,fi. pennanderson_author I was thinking about how something that's been annoying about Cory Booker over the years is his bouncy, game-show non-stoic energy. Almost childlike. He has seemed to want to command the convo at times, even when it's someone else’s turn. Love the guy, but he can be exhausting. But then.... @3 pennanderson_author ...We reach a moment in history on the brink of the end of American democracy, a day before a crucial election, and He. Exactly HE. Is perfectly suited. To resist. HIM EXACTLY. With the energy of a golden retriever puppy. EXACTLY HIM. | think it's a reminder to just keep being your annoying authentic self. You're here and you're YOU for a reason, even if it hasn’t happened yet. Your quirks will meet your moment

We all have a role to play. The key is knowing what your strengths are and then taking that to 11 and leaning in to where you work best.

There's no one thing that needs doing in the climate crisis or in fighting fascism. There are a million things. Find yours.

02.04.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Corey Booker, a moment ago, after 22+ hours on his feet, compellingly : β€˜Who are we, if you don’t think this is a moral moment where the character of our country is being tested?’

01.04.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 792    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7

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