As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
@popsiwinkle.bsky.social
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) She/Her.
As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
meanwhile RFK Jr fled like the guy was a life-sized vaccine
06.11.2025 18:23 — 👍 460 🔁 56 💬 25 📌 3THIS IS SO GOOD
06.11.2025 04:42 — 👍 2731 🔁 1023 💬 63 📌 150Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose. Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
05.11.2025 07:10 — 👍 10769 🔁 7895 💬 13 📌 1138Harvard Gazette: Gazette: “You are the mother of two In ten years you have produced three novels and two short-story collections. Can you talk about your process and how you manage work and family?” Groff: “I understand that this is a question of vital importance to a lot of people, particularly to other mothers who are artists trying to get their work done, and know that I feel for everyone in the struggle. But until I see a male writer asked that question, I am going to respectfully decline to answer it.”
05.11.2025 00:18 — 👍 2669 🔁 771 💬 29 📌 56Dems just won everything remotely winnable. But I expect the British derp on “we must understand Donald Trump’s popularity and/or imitate Trump” to continue. He’s popular when opposing. He’s deeply unpopular when required to run anything. There’s your lesson.
05.11.2025 11:33 — 👍 472 🔁 85 💬 20 📌 6Be still my heart.
04.11.2025 22:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This makes me feel nauseous.
04.11.2025 20:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0One of the train crew appears to have put themselves directly in harm’s way trying to stop the attack, and the driver rapidly diverted the train - meaning rescue services could reach it; passengers tried to help the injured and each other. There will always be heroes, and we’re so lucky to have them
02.11.2025 18:33 — 👍 276 🔁 48 💬 5 📌 1Oh Declan. 😥❤️
01.11.2025 20:38 — 👍 382 🔁 29 💬 11 📌 2Man holding sign saying i just hope both teams lose.
Spurs v Chelsea
01.11.2025 18:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
01.11.2025 13:57 — 👍 1827 🔁 922 💬 37 📌 39Comment says "this may be the worst thing that has happened to Charlie's Kirk this year."
Laurence Fox wrote a song about Charlie Kirk, and this is the only comment on it.
30.10.2025 17:11 — 👍 1337 🔁 425 💬 18 📌 18Finished off Spooky October with a whole bunch of top horror - The Thing, Shaun Of The Dead, Wes Cravens New Nightmare, Halloween and The Monster Squad. 40 films this month. Good stuff.
31.10.2025 19:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 02h 10m of trick or treating. Loads of really polite and well behaved kids, none grabbing handfuls of sweets. Love trick or treating on my estate, it's a really family based evening.
31.10.2025 18:44 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Our toddler has Generational Autumn Impatience. Here he is last August, age 2, when he would check the front yard for decorations every day and ask, “Halloween, Where Are You?”
06.08.2025 19:12 — 👍 361 🔁 40 💬 20 📌 16I've seen way more arsenal fans complaining about people complaining about us scoring set piece goals than I have the complaints. So many think pieces about why they're wrong, how unfair it is blah blah. Just get a grip and ignore it.
31.10.2025 10:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0GOD: Sleep is one of the very most important things humans do. It will make them feel rested, and be crucial to their ability to function.
ANGEL: Okay, got it.
GOD: And some of them are gonna be REALLY bad at it for no reason lol
Cartoon of a man holding up a placard that reads "Campaign for better kerming"
30.10.2025 09:47 — 👍 687 🔁 126 💬 27 📌 11I mean, the whole thread, but this is the gist.
30.10.2025 09:05 — 👍 104 🔁 29 💬 1 📌 0Is he trying to spell Caerdydd. He's not far off.
29.10.2025 20:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Love this, love my City.
#HighParkStreet #Liverpool
*Optometrist hands person glasses* - “now, you wear them glasses AND YOU KEEP THEM GLASSES”
28.10.2025 06:07 — 👍 443 🔁 66 💬 21 📌 6Whenever I see someone try to rehab Sadako's reputation, I think to myself, I'll be surprised if she comes out of this well
27.10.2025 17:38 — 👍 222 🔁 75 💬 8 📌 1FYI for Google Drive users.
27.10.2025 17:40 — 👍 1451 🔁 839 💬 8 📌 6We also use this in substance use services to screen for alcohol related brain damage.
27.10.2025 12:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Pull up a chair, please. I think it's time to have a talk about book jackets. Particularly modern book jackets. Especially in the UK, and particularly in the crime genre. My sense is that publishers haven't known how to jacket crime novels since the 20th century. I have evidence.
26.10.2025 14:03 — 👍 98 🔁 29 💬 8 📌 4A heaven filled with different boxes to sit in just for Maru.
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