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Still not Lou Brock. She/her.
can we try the first part just once
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 AM
can we try the first part just once
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A devastating story about the life and death of Lia Smith, a transgender woman and college student targeted by conservatives online because she briefly participated on the school's diving team. Lia was found dead by suicide last fall at the age of 21.
(Unlocked article below)
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At Middlebury, She Hoped to Start Fresh. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
A devastating story about the life and death of Lia Smith, a transgender woman and college student targeted by conservatives online because she briefly participated on the school's diving team. Lia was found dead by suicide last fall at the age of 21.
(Unlocked article below)
(Unlocked article below)
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as I learned from our discourse, the responsible thing to do is to mock JD Vance and theorize this guy was his lover
UPDATE: William DeFoor, 26, arrested after trying to break into Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home. He was using a hammer to break the windows - WXIX
January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
as I learned from our discourse, the responsible thing to do is to mock JD Vance and theorize this guy was his lover
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the cambridge companion to having the world's dumbest baby as your president
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
the cambridge companion to having the world's dumbest baby as your president
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"The Democrats are like if a hamburger ate the moon and then republicans adopted a woodchuck in a tree but eating a fish from an ocean of lava and purple crayon. Tomato! Tomato! Do not attempt to criticize my analogy because it's great and makes a lot of sense." - Bluesky this weekend.
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
"The Democrats are like if a hamburger ate the moon and then republicans adopted a woodchuck in a tree but eating a fish from an ocean of lava and purple crayon. Tomato! Tomato! Do not attempt to criticize my analogy because it's great and makes a lot of sense." - Bluesky this weekend.
Kat is fine, whatever. But this is what gets me.
There’s a whole world of “resisters” who will snark till they drop about StRoNgLy WoRdEd LeTtErS from elected officials.
But they’ll fall all over themselves to say “THIS IS THE WAY” about a strongly worded social media post.
There’s a whole world of “resisters” who will snark till they drop about StRoNgLy WoRdEd LeTtErS from elected officials.
But they’ll fall all over themselves to say “THIS IS THE WAY” about a strongly worded social media post.
You need 20 Republicans+Fetterman to remove Trump in the Senate. Unless Abughazaleh has a way to make that happen, this is just a way for her to fundraise so she can come in 3rd place.
January 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Kat is fine, whatever. But this is what gets me.
There’s a whole world of “resisters” who will snark till they drop about StRoNgLy WoRdEd LeTtErS from elected officials.
But they’ll fall all over themselves to say “THIS IS THE WAY” about a strongly worded social media post.
There’s a whole world of “resisters” who will snark till they drop about StRoNgLy WoRdEd LeTtErS from elected officials.
But they’ll fall all over themselves to say “THIS IS THE WAY” about a strongly worded social media post.
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taking this stupid, tortured analogy seriously for a moment, the american people gave the republican party an exclusive two-year contract to handle extermination duties. you're mad at the exterminator you didn't hire because they're not doing the job you hired someone else to do.
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
taking this stupid, tortured analogy seriously for a moment, the american people gave the republican party an exclusive two-year contract to handle extermination duties. you're mad at the exterminator you didn't hire because they're not doing the job you hired someone else to do.
See, normies, phone calls to representatives are useless when what we really need is a violent radical willing to lay down his life for the cause, and Spreadsheet Menace can't be that person because <glances at his timeline> he's very busy posting about TV shows.
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
See, normies, phone calls to representatives are useless when what we really need is a violent radical willing to lay down his life for the cause, and Spreadsheet Menace can't be that person because <glances at his timeline> he's very busy posting about TV shows.
Oh, I read this as "pedo-imperialism." Still works!
** image needs alt-text....it's a screenshot of a post that says "Trump is conducting straight up petro-imperialism"
** image needs alt-text....it's a screenshot of a post that says "Trump is conducting straight up petro-imperialism"
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Oh, I read this as "pedo-imperialism." Still works!
** image needs alt-text....it's a screenshot of a post that says "Trump is conducting straight up petro-imperialism"
** image needs alt-text....it's a screenshot of a post that says "Trump is conducting straight up petro-imperialism"
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an impassioned and stirring call to arms and hang on, I'm being handed a note and, well, apparently Republicans are still the majority in the House, too
I’m so sick of hearing “ impeachment is pointless”.
Impeachment is the lawful, appropriate response that is DEMANDED BY THE CONSTITUTION in an act of war without congressional approval. Not impeaching because it will “never get enough votes” is in and of itself, violating the constitution.
Impeachment is the lawful, appropriate response that is DEMANDED BY THE CONSTITUTION in an act of war without congressional approval. Not impeaching because it will “never get enough votes” is in and of itself, violating the constitution.
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
an impassioned and stirring call to arms and hang on, I'm being handed a note and, well, apparently Republicans are still the majority in the House, too
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If you think "holding elected officials accountable" means attacking Democrats for shit REPUBLICANS AND TRUMP DID, or attacking Democrats for not doing things they legally don't have the power to do, you are as ridiculous and moronic as all the MAGA voters out there.
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
If you think "holding elected officials accountable" means attacking Democrats for shit REPUBLICANS AND TRUMP DID, or attacking Democrats for not doing things they legally don't have the power to do, you are as ridiculous and moronic as all the MAGA voters out there.
If you post snarky things about congressional Democrats you’d better also post your call log so we all know you’re contacting your representatives and not just sneering online.
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
If you post snarky things about congressional Democrats you’d better also post your call log so we all know you’re contacting your representatives and not just sneering online.
The Kennedy Center has turned off commenting on their Facebook posts and they're livestreaming a new-age multimedia performance in which a woman sings into a phone against a video of trees, in case you're wondering how things are going over there
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The Kennedy Center has turned off commenting on their Facebook posts and they're livestreaming a new-age multimedia performance in which a woman sings into a phone against a video of trees, in case you're wondering how things are going over there
You might think that The Bad Site creating and sharing CSAM would be enough to get the Cardinals/MLB to agree that maybe they could make room for BlueSky in their social media universe.
Any of our StL media figures interested in pursuing this? My e-mails are ignored.
Any of our StL media figures interested in pursuing this? My e-mails are ignored.
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
You might think that The Bad Site creating and sharing CSAM would be enough to get the Cardinals/MLB to agree that maybe they could make room for BlueSky in their social media universe.
Any of our StL media figures interested in pursuing this? My e-mails are ignored.
Any of our StL media figures interested in pursuing this? My e-mails are ignored.
They went to a computer for a quote on why the computer is posting nonconsensual sexual images of women and children?
Bari Weiss would be so proud
Bari Weiss would be so proud
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
They went to a computer for a quote on why the computer is posting nonconsensual sexual images of women and children?
Bari Weiss would be so proud
Bari Weiss would be so proud
I think I said it here once before, but when my (brilliant Trump-hating) late mother developed dementia, she continued to ace “cognitive tests” even as she believed she was leading parallel lives in two different houses 40 years apart. We had to beg her doctor to trust us that something was wrong.
Guess how many cognitive exams they gave my dad in the twelve months after he was referred to a dementia specialist by his doctor. After each one, they assured him that he “did great.”
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I think I said it here once before, but when my (brilliant Trump-hating) late mother developed dementia, she continued to ace “cognitive tests” even as she believed she was leading parallel lives in two different houses 40 years apart. We had to beg her doctor to trust us that something was wrong.
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink”
Wishing everyone health in the new year. Well, mostly everyone.
Wishing everyone health in the new year. Well, mostly everyone.
January 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink”
Wishing everyone health in the new year. Well, mostly everyone.
Wishing everyone health in the new year. Well, mostly everyone.
The Blues all said fuck it and left
Thinking of doing the same
Thinking of doing the same
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The Blues all said fuck it and left
Thinking of doing the same
Thinking of doing the same
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Goodnight, sweet prince.
Eric Adams is amazing because when he won every media person was leaping over each to go “this is the normal sane leadership that the political left doesn’t understand normal sane Americans crave” and then every day since that Eric Adams has been like “Leprechauns are real and I’m going to cook one”
January 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Goodnight, sweet prince.
Blue wave? Yeah, let’s hope you’re right, Nazis.
January 1, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Blue wave? Yeah, let’s hope you’re right, Nazis.
Giving away some money and would love recommendations on which of the legal orgs defending trans rights would be the best choice.
I've donated to several different ones in the past--just interested to know who you (esp if you're trans!) think is doing the best work. Thanks! Dog photo as thanks.
I've donated to several different ones in the past--just interested to know who you (esp if you're trans!) think is doing the best work. Thanks! Dog photo as thanks.
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Giving away some money and would love recommendations on which of the legal orgs defending trans rights would be the best choice.
I've donated to several different ones in the past--just interested to know who you (esp if you're trans!) think is doing the best work. Thanks! Dog photo as thanks.
I've donated to several different ones in the past--just interested to know who you (esp if you're trans!) think is doing the best work. Thanks! Dog photo as thanks.
My New Year’s resolution is to wake up on January 1, 2027, with a different President.
“Vance won’t be any better”….shut up, yes he will because he’s a sniveling slime mold who isn’t much more appealing to Republicans than he is to Democrats. I’ll take my chances. Anyone but this shitheel.
“Vance won’t be any better”….shut up, yes he will because he’s a sniveling slime mold who isn’t much more appealing to Republicans than he is to Democrats. I’ll take my chances. Anyone but this shitheel.
unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My New Year’s resolution is to wake up on January 1, 2027, with a different President.
“Vance won’t be any better”….shut up, yes he will because he’s a sniveling slime mold who isn’t much more appealing to Republicans than he is to Democrats. I’ll take my chances. Anyone but this shitheel.
“Vance won’t be any better”….shut up, yes he will because he’s a sniveling slime mold who isn’t much more appealing to Republicans than he is to Democrats. I’ll take my chances. Anyone but this shitheel.
If you've never heard them, you should listen. The coolest sound (created with extreme frontal resonance) and rhythmically complex music that's just catchy as hell.
(947) Le Mystere des voix Bulgares - Bulgarian choir 3 songs - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ4L...
Le Mystere des voix Bulgares - Bulgarian choir 3 songs
YouTube video by k8fan
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December 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If you've never heard them, you should listen. The coolest sound (created with extreme frontal resonance) and rhythmically complex music that's just catchy as hell.
Horrifying and urgent reporting. Please don't become a killer because you left for work late, thought you weren't *that* drunk, or couldn't wait to answer a text.
The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
December 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Horrifying and urgent reporting. Please don't become a killer because you left for work late, thought you weren't *that* drunk, or couldn't wait to answer a text.