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@capnjoy.bsky.social
Director of dramaturgy & new works @ American Conservatory Theater. Co-founder thekilroys.org. Dorkily earnest about multiracial democracy, well-designed public spaces, & the civic function of art. Oakland grown.
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
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damn. I just searched and the piece I wrote for them years ago about domestic violence and Title IX is gone
Hello repro writers from the mid to late 20 teens - I just discovered Cosmopolitan at some point pulled almost every politics/repro story from the 5 years I wrote for them offline (except two, which they put under someone else's name and gave me "additional reporting" which it very much was not)
December 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
damn. I just searched and the piece I wrote for them years ago about domestic violence and Title IX is gone
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it is extremely funny that RFK both does not believe in the germ theory of disease and is a lab leak truther
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
it is extremely funny that RFK both does not believe in the germ theory of disease and is a lab leak truther
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lol this was shown to me by the 'Anti-Extremist Research' feed
December 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
lol this was shown to me by the 'Anti-Extremist Research' feed
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My favorite thing about Frog and Toad is that it is the story of two men deeply and obviously in love with one another, drawn as a tribute to his lifelong partner by a gay man long before their relationship was socially sanctioned.
Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail.
They sat there, feeling happy together.
They sat there, feeling happy together.
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My favorite thing about Frog and Toad is that it is the story of two men deeply and obviously in love with one another, drawn as a tribute to his lifelong partner by a gay man long before their relationship was socially sanctioned.
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Good news, New York!
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop to Pandemic Levels in Sign of Local Climate Laws’ Impact
Phasing out fuel oil in buildings, improved energy efficiency and cleaner, greener cars contributed to a 5% decline between 2023 and 2024.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Good news, New York!
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Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
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Does anyone have any good resources for talking to kids about ICE? My 10yo is panicking about our friends and neighbors, and I feel maybe 75% equipped for honest but age-appropriate conversations and 25% way over my head.
(I don't want vague platitudes/reassurances or doomerism, pls and thanks)
(I don't want vague platitudes/reassurances or doomerism, pls and thanks)
December 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Does anyone have any good resources for talking to kids about ICE? My 10yo is panicking about our friends and neighbors, and I feel maybe 75% equipped for honest but age-appropriate conversations and 25% way over my head.
(I don't want vague platitudes/reassurances or doomerism, pls and thanks)
(I don't want vague platitudes/reassurances or doomerism, pls and thanks)
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You are not ready for this thread. 😭❤️
December 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
You are not ready for this thread. 😭❤️
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Avante garde, arty. I like to think that the photographer, stylists and art directors treated her as an artist who has already accomplished things (which accurately described her) and photographed her as that person. An equal and not an accessory.
December 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Avante garde, arty. I like to think that the photographer, stylists and art directors treated her as an artist who has already accomplished things (which accurately described her) and photographed her as that person. An equal and not an accessory.
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They look like the most chic and avant garde photos of the 1960s fashion mags. This was a time when aesthetics and art were openly understood as political in a way that I don’t think they are now because nihilism is popular
December 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
They look like the most chic and avant garde photos of the 1960s fashion mags. This was a time when aesthetics and art were openly understood as political in a way that I don’t think they are now because nihilism is popular
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The right wing meltdown about the NY mag photo shoot is telling. She is not some elite richie rich but they complain about her that way because she is striking and beautiful in a way that cuts against the Mar a Lago aesthetic. But even more, those photos!
I get served NYP a lot on fb (how I found the butt phrenology thing I just posted) and they’ve been on a wiiiiiiild blitz of meltdown posts about her NY mag interview
Like every day, a new one
Like every day, a new one
December 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The right wing meltdown about the NY mag photo shoot is telling. She is not some elite richie rich but they complain about her that way because she is striking and beautiful in a way that cuts against the Mar a Lago aesthetic. But even more, those photos!
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Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Imagine it being easier to just pay the 8 billion dollars and it won't affect you in the slightest. Man what have we done lol
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I *know* I shouldn’t share the NYPost but I got served this BUTT PHRENOLOGY article
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And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
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And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
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How a bigger-looking butt could be a sneaky sign of autism and ADHD
Your backside might reveal a thing or two about your brain.
nypost.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I *know* I shouldn’t share the NYPost but I got served this BUTT PHRENOLOGY article
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And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
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And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
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Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
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Speech has never been freer! Not performing for the president is now illegal.
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Speech has never been freer! Not performing for the president is now illegal.
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Getting paid 250,000 dollars to write an article called “the disappearing white male poster” about how I got blocked by Jack’s frozen pizzas on Twitter 4 years ago
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Getting paid 250,000 dollars to write an article called “the disappearing white male poster” about how I got blocked by Jack’s frozen pizzas on Twitter 4 years ago
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Just making the place a magnet for talent
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just making the place a magnet for talent
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Universities embracing generative AI be like:
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Universities embracing generative AI be like:
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
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Great points in this thread: We don't usually think of 1965 immigration act as on par w/New Deal and Civil Rights, but it was a major liberal achievement and Miller's real project is to undo it. As @larryglickman.bsky.social says this connects w/goal of undoing other great 20th century achievements:
Finally had a chance to read this Incredible piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social that documents Miller’s attempt to undo and reverse the 1965 immigration settlement and reveals how central this effort is to the administration’s reactionary aim to take down the New Deal and civil rights orders.
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great points in this thread: We don't usually think of 1965 immigration act as on par w/New Deal and Civil Rights, but it was a major liberal achievement and Miller's real project is to undo it. As @larryglickman.bsky.social says this connects w/goal of undoing other great 20th century achievements:
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I support @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social's "bring back shame" but that's part of a bigger picture: an unabashedly progressive conception of goodness, a good life, and common purpose to ground our reactive attitudes like shame, but also praise. And part of *that* is supporting praiseworthy politicians.
December 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I support @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social's "bring back shame" but that's part of a bigger picture: an unabashedly progressive conception of goodness, a good life, and common purpose to ground our reactive attitudes like shame, but also praise. And part of *that* is supporting praiseworthy politicians.
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I like Kat Abu primarily for the same reason I like Brad Lander and James Talarico: they are running positive campaigns and embodying decency, and I think that is exactly what America needs right now.
December 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I like Kat Abu primarily for the same reason I like Brad Lander and James Talarico: they are running positive campaigns and embodying decency, and I think that is exactly what America needs right now.
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Listen: when I was a young actress in NYC EVERYONE knew to stay away from Trump’s modeling agencies.
Again:
Epstein WAS NOT Trump’s 1st buddy trafficking in girls. In fact, Trump’s “Look of The Year Contest” and his relationship with Casablancas weren’t a secret at all. These pigs flaunted teens on their arm and pressured them to go on “dates” with older men.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
Epstein WAS NOT Trump’s 1st buddy trafficking in girls. In fact, Trump’s “Look of The Year Contest” and his relationship with Casablancas weren’t a secret at all. These pigs flaunted teens on their arm and pressured them to go on “dates” with older men.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year
In the early 90s, Donald Trump judged contestants at the world’s biggest modelling competition - since hit by allegations of abuse. This is how the people who were there remember it
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Listen: when I was a young actress in NYC EVERYONE knew to stay away from Trump’s modeling agencies.