Petti Crocker
@aquarianairhead.bsky.social
Just some awkward goofball. Queer, Celiac, AuDHD/NVLD, Xennial, chonky, karaoke snob, recently rejuvenated brass player/middle-aged band geek, rotisserie chicken connoisseur, multi-dimensional dork. (she/they)
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a man laying on a bed with his eyes closed and the words yes it is my birthday
Alt: Eddie Murphy saying "Yes, it is my birthday!"
media.tenor.com
So it is! 🥳
If you'd like to help me celebrate and/or buy me a margarita at my birthday dinner later tonight, my V'mo is petticrocker! 🍹
If you'd like to help me celebrate and/or buy me a margarita at my birthday dinner later tonight, my V'mo is petticrocker! 🍹
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You won't protect your principles by abandoning your principles. You won't protect one group of threatened people by abandoning another. All you'll do is bounce around the fascist frame, and so you'll never threaten the fascist project, because even if you "win" you're still inside their picture.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
You won't protect your principles by abandoning your principles. You won't protect one group of threatened people by abandoning another. All you'll do is bounce around the fascist frame, and so you'll never threaten the fascist project, because even if you "win" you're still inside their picture.
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I have to say, I've fallen for reposting a few screenshots of what looked like legit posts on other platforms, that turned out to be fake. Nothing egregious yet, but, gotta stay sharp
I think Bluesky is currently the best social media platform for keeping misinformation to a minimum, maybe because it’s not popular enough to be a target yet
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I have to say, I've fallen for reposting a few screenshots of what looked like legit posts on other platforms, that turned out to be fake. Nothing egregious yet, but, gotta stay sharp
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Here's what's surprising: This bill passed last Wednesday.
We are only the second news organization to report on it other than Magnolia Tribune.
No abortion rights organization has commented on it.
And @heatherharrison.bsky.social couldn't get any major pro-abortion rights groups to comment.
We are only the second news organization to report on it other than Magnolia Tribune.
No abortion rights organization has commented on it.
And @heatherharrison.bsky.social couldn't get any major pro-abortion rights groups to comment.
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Here's what's surprising: This bill passed last Wednesday.
We are only the second news organization to report on it other than Magnolia Tribune.
No abortion rights organization has commented on it.
And @heatherharrison.bsky.social couldn't get any major pro-abortion rights groups to comment.
We are only the second news organization to report on it other than Magnolia Tribune.
No abortion rights organization has commented on it.
And @heatherharrison.bsky.social couldn't get any major pro-abortion rights groups to comment.
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definitely gonna have a crowded "dumb asshole who can't get out of the low single digits" lane in 2028
Stephen A. Smith: "We wouldn’t have a border crisis under my watch."
"We ain’t defunding any police… There’s gonna be more."
It's with much regret I foresee the inevitable, he's running
"We ain’t defunding any police… There’s gonna be more."
It's with much regret I foresee the inevitable, he's running
February 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
definitely gonna have a crowded "dumb asshole who can't get out of the low single digits" lane in 2028
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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I’m sorry, but if we hold everyone in the Epstein files accountable for their involvement and punish each one for their crimes to the fullest extent, we will begin to collapse a long-standing system that has only given power to elitist excrement and I don’t see a motherfucking problem with this
February 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I’m sorry, but if we hold everyone in the Epstein files accountable for their involvement and punish each one for their crimes to the fullest extent, we will begin to collapse a long-standing system that has only given power to elitist excrement and I don’t see a motherfucking problem with this
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W I L D
Here’s a fascinating 10 minutes about the economics (or lack thereof) of figure skating. TLDL: the gender imbalance is so big that in a pair, the girl’s family pays for all the boy’s expenses.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
What it costs to be an elite figure skater like the 'Quad God' : The Indicator from Planet Money
Behind every Ilia Malinin or Alysa Liu, there is an army of elite figure skating coaches and choreographers who have been with them from the beginning. On today’s show, how much does it cost to achiev...
www.npr.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
W I L D
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it is weird to see so much reporting about newborn babies in concentration camps in between updates about the Olympics
February 17, 2026 at 5:40 AM
it is weird to see so much reporting about newborn babies in concentration camps in between updates about the Olympics
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Well the FCC has bullied the Colbert Show into not airing an interview with James Talarico (which they've put on YouTube) — I look forward to all of my former professors at Scalia Law condemning this massive intrusion on the First Amendment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Well the FCC has bullied the Colbert Show into not airing an interview with James Talarico (which they've put on YouTube) — I look forward to all of my former professors at Scalia Law condemning this massive intrusion on the First Amendment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
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"self-induced trauma"? oh, you mean "paying attention to everything going on in the world"
February 17, 2026 at 5:51 AM
"self-induced trauma"? oh, you mean "paying attention to everything going on in the world"
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clifford the big red dog taking out all the avengers with one anxiety dump
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 AM
clifford the big red dog taking out all the avengers with one anxiety dump
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Wild that billions of years ago a planet existed specifically in the habitable zone of exactly the right type of star with the perfect atmospheric condition and elementary composition for abiogenesis, and as a result of that I have to pay taxes to genocidal pedophiles
February 17, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Wild that billions of years ago a planet existed specifically in the habitable zone of exactly the right type of star with the perfect atmospheric condition and elementary composition for abiogenesis, and as a result of that I have to pay taxes to genocidal pedophiles
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
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Guillotines are too fast.
Oubliettes.
Oubliettes.
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Guillotines are too fast.
Oubliettes.
Oubliettes.
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Did you know that strawberries are not berries, and are actually mammals?
February 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Did you know that strawberries are not berries, and are actually mammals?
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*pulls out a Jimmy Johns customer loyalty card (with 3 punches out of 10 for a free sandwich) from behind your ear
“Is this your card?”
“Is this your card?”
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
*pulls out a Jimmy Johns customer loyalty card (with 3 punches out of 10 for a free sandwich) from behind your ear
“Is this your card?”
“Is this your card?”
This a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.
February 17, 2026 at 4:08 AM
This a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.
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when Richard Gere gets up in the morning he likes to say "the gigolo is up" and have a little chuckle to himself
February 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
when Richard Gere gets up in the morning he likes to say "the gigolo is up" and have a little chuckle to himself
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I assume anyone crying has just been keeping up with current events.
February 17, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I assume anyone crying has just been keeping up with current events.
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THIS MAN CREATED ICE
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
THIS MAN CREATED ICE
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i should start doing engagement bait prompts so people have to ask other people and not me what happened instead of asking me every single fucking time i comment anywhere
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
i should start doing engagement bait prompts so people have to ask other people and not me what happened instead of asking me every single fucking time i comment anywhere