Abigail Gardner
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
People magazine is trusted too. They know how to fact check!
This is the kind of coverage you want voters to see when they’re in line at the grocery checkout. 🤡
@peoplemag.bsky.social
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov @jamespmanley.bsky.social
people.com/ghislaine-ma...
@peoplemag.bsky.social
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov @jamespmanley.bsky.social
people.com/ghislaine-ma...
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
People magazine is trusted too. They know how to fact check!
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
A 64 D/36 R Virginia house of delegates, Virginia D Governor winning by 15 is insane. Can they fix the UVA board of directors pronto?
For the Virginia House of Delegates:
Democrats: 64 seats (+13)
Republicans: 36 seats (-13)
Democratic women: 37 (+10)
Democratic men: 27 (+3)
Republican women: 5 (-2: 3 incumbents lost, 1 newly elected)
Republican men: 31 (-11: 10 seats lost, 1 replaced by R woman)
Democrats: 64 seats (+13)
Republicans: 36 seats (-13)
Democratic women: 37 (+10)
Democratic men: 27 (+3)
Republican women: 5 (-2: 3 incumbents lost, 1 newly elected)
Republican men: 31 (-11: 10 seats lost, 1 replaced by R woman)
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A 64 D/36 R Virginia house of delegates, Virginia D Governor winning by 15 is insane. Can they fix the UVA board of directors pronto?
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
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idk why these grown men even want to hang out with teenagers. have you spoken to a teenager? they're annoying.
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
idk why these grown men even want to hang out with teenagers. have you spoken to a teenager? they're annoying.
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happy for everyone seeing the northern lights tonight
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
happy for everyone seeing the northern lights tonight
It's happening 🥹
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's happening 🥹
I hadn't watched MSNBC in a long time. First time I put it on, immediately see @repsummerlee.bsky.social live with Chris Hayes bc she's crushing it on the Epstein files
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I hadn't watched MSNBC in a long time. First time I put it on, immediately see @repsummerlee.bsky.social live with Chris Hayes bc she's crushing it on the Epstein files
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Baby Loves Tacos continues to find new and creative ways to disappoint me.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Baby Loves Tacos continues to find new and creative ways to disappoint me.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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Hey Pennsylvania voters (and Pittsburghers): did you try and contact Senator Fetterman's office yesterday only to find out you couldn't leave a voicemail?
I'm interested in talking to his constituents for the news today.
I'm interested in talking to his constituents for the news today.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hey Pennsylvania voters (and Pittsburghers): did you try and contact Senator Fetterman's office yesterday only to find out you couldn't leave a voicemail?
I'm interested in talking to his constituents for the news today.
I'm interested in talking to his constituents for the news today.
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it’s important to understand that Nate Silver’s entire consciousness is filtered through the lens of being a gross nerd his entire life. the opportunity to feel like he’s one of the cool kids is something he can’t pass up, it’s load-bearing for his dork psyche.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
it’s important to understand that Nate Silver’s entire consciousness is filtered through the lens of being a gross nerd his entire life. the opportunity to feel like he’s one of the cool kids is something he can’t pass up, it’s load-bearing for his dork psyche.
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Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
I think losing an election is not enough punishment for someone who loathes the city they were running to represent less than a week ago. Jail? Or exile?
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I think losing an election is not enough punishment for someone who loathes the city they were running to represent less than a week ago. Jail? Or exile?
Its so easy to not use. I just have no idea how to use it and refuse to learn. Much like how I never read a Harry Potter or watched a Real House Wives. You can just opt out.
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Its so easy to not use. I just have no idea how to use it and refuse to learn. Much like how I never read a Harry Potter or watched a Real House Wives. You can just opt out.