MJ

Taking a break from here to reconsider. I tire of being blocked by a dozen people every time I post. It’s not some grand conspiracy, just a relentless drip of everyday bigotry in all its ugly forms, and downright small-mindedness. I’m sure I’ll be back. In the meantime take care.

Good evening Lisette. Have a fabulous weekend.

New book details infighting behind Trump’s ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks Retribution, by Jonathan Karl, describes backroom squabbling over Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy appointments

New book details infighting behind Trump’s ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks 📘

Retribution, by Jonathan Karl, describes backroom squabbling over Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy appointments

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Good morning

Merci

Today's little fashion show I hope you like

@picornell.bsky.social @lisettebrodey.bsky.social

The semantics of junk journalism.
#Linguistics

Good morning girls and boys. Let’s pretend that it’s still summer.

Good morning happy hump day! I put together a fashion haul video, I hope you like it let me know what you think ❤️

‘He lost us’: Not even Hegseth’s own military respects him Military leaders are speaking out against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, panning his widely mocked speech delivered to a captive audience of military brass ...

‘He lost us’: Not even Hegseth’s own military respects him

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Fired Wyoming Librarian Wins $700K in LGBTQ Book Dispute Terri Lesley was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ-themed books from shelves, then sued the county for violating her First Amendment rights.

Fired Wyoming Librarian Wins $700K in LGBTQ Book Dispute 🏳️‍🌈

Terri Lesley was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ-themed books from shelves, then sued the county for violating her First Amendment rights.

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Preemptively blocking strangers on social media without ever interacting seems an odd pastime. It builds echo chambers, signals hostility, and cultivates the sort of avoidance habits that don't translate into offline life. For my amusement, and your information, I keep a list of those who do so.

Good morning, I do love purple.

@picornell.bsky.social

Welcome

The Making of a Predator: Epstein, Maxwell, and the Shattering of a Child Part of a series about Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl.

The first review was free — this is the next part:

This one goes inside Virginia Giuffre’s pain, power, and survival: the torture, the miscarriage, the betrayal by people who saw her as property.
It’s the story of a girl who feared she’d die a sex slave — and a woman who told the truth anyway. 🦋

A variety of reasons, some documents and images will fail automated checks and be retained for human review, or it could be a failure of processes resulting in data being retained for too long. T&Cs usually state a maximum retention period, usually a very time, but it may be a few weeks.

Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos Names, email addresses and other contact details of users from around the world could also have been taken

Government IDs, photos & email addresses of circa 70,000 global users of the Discord social media platform may have been exposed after hackers compromised a company contracted to carry out age verification checks. Whoops!
Hmm, I can think of another platform that outsources age verification checks 🤔

Perhaps they are protecting fragile ego and self-esteem, avoiding the discomfort of guilt or confronting the reality that they have been conned, or perhaps it’s just that the lie becomes their “truth" through repetition and wishful thinking.

Troops on the streets, Ice thuggery – and prices still climbing: welcome to Trump’s ‘golden age’ | Steven Greenhouse The president has repeatedly proclaimed a shining moment. Meanwhile, he’s taking a wrecking ball to truth and democracy

As the US approaches its 250th anniversary with the Trump regime taking a wrecking ball to truth and democracy, with troops on the streets, a divided nation, climbing cost of living; what amazes me is those who, despite his plummeting poll figures, still cling to the notion of Trump’s ‘golden age’.

"To our knowledge, this is the first case in recent memory of a historian who has fled the country after receiving death threats on account of the history that they teach. It represents not just an attack on Professor Bray and his family on a personal level but also on academic freedom in general"

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THE WAITING HOUSE: A Novel in Stories

Gracie takes unwitting revenge on her cruel mother. ✂️

Pandora, a washed-out film star, takes out her rage on those around her ⭐️

Carolyn waits for her TV prince to come. 📺 👑

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#KU ⚡️ #LitFIc

I am a perpetual student, there is always something to learn.

Even in my student days I loved my shiny red shoes, although when I look back on the idea of pairing those with white stockings and glossy red lipstick, I’m not sure that was ever really a good look.

Rachel says hi, she’s not had much time for Bsky lately.

Yes.

I believe he thought his political activities were best served by a more secure platform. The last DM conversation I had with him was about European based alternatives to Telegram.

I’ve not heard from Ghostbear in a while. Rachey is fine, I will pass your message on to her.

Puerile at best, but then that sums up Trump.

Thank you Isabel, it has a vague semblance of style as well! 🤣