Universal Public Frenemy
@cromage.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Gremlin raised by the internet.
Not really in the habit of kindness. But if you’re cool, you’re cool.
Not really in the habit of kindness. But if you’re cool, you’re cool.
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This version of the Republican Party owns the entirety of the Spanish-language news media and has dedicated it to blaming all the world's ills on "los judios, los homosexuales y los transgéneros" so it isn't really hard to believe at all
Cannot believe this version of the Republican Party won a record number of Latino/Hispanic voters, this country is so cooked lol
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This version of the Republican Party owns the entirety of the Spanish-language news media and has dedicated it to blaming all the world's ills on "los judios, los homosexuales y los transgéneros" so it isn't really hard to believe at all
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Oh okay this video just did a Mortal Kombat Fatality on me
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Oh okay this video just did a Mortal Kombat Fatality on me
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/2 "to show that gerrymandering is racist rather than merely partisan the challenger has to offer race-neutral partisan alternatives" is relatively new despicable shit, and "a state gerrymandering based on a president's explicit written demand for racial gerrymandering is presumed cool" is fresh.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
/2 "to show that gerrymandering is racist rather than merely partisan the challenger has to offer race-neutral partisan alternatives" is relatively new despicable shit, and "a state gerrymandering based on a president's explicit written demand for racial gerrymandering is presumed cool" is fresh.
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It's very important, yet difficult, to separate old despicable shit from new despicable shit. "It's totally fine for gerrymandering to be overly political to disenfranchise a political minority" is relatively old despicable shit.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It's very important, yet difficult, to separate old despicable shit from new despicable shit. "It's totally fine for gerrymandering to be overly political to disenfranchise a political minority" is relatively old despicable shit.
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you've tweeted 452k times since december 2013. that's 103 tweets a day. assuming you sleep 8 hours a day, that's a new tweet every ten mins for twelve years. talking about how to attract a high value man. brother, you need to attract a HIGH VALUE JOB
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
you've tweeted 452k times since december 2013. that's 103 tweets a day. assuming you sleep 8 hours a day, that's a new tweet every ten mins for twelve years. talking about how to attract a high value man. brother, you need to attract a HIGH VALUE JOB
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"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
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Reading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Reading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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Also certain classes of people could self-select into professions that were compatible with florid unmanaged ADHD, in jobs that essentially don't exist anymore.
I keep saying this but it’s at least very interesting that many doctors didn’t think ADHD persisted into adulthood until you couldn’t buy Ritalin over the counter anymore and most people stopped smoking.
yeah tbh I’d really rather be on ADHD meds and NOT have to develop a two pack a day cigarette habit as someone who’s never smoked before just to function
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Also certain classes of people could self-select into professions that were compatible with florid unmanaged ADHD, in jobs that essentially don't exist anymore.
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I keep saying this but it’s at least very interesting that many doctors didn’t think ADHD persisted into adulthood until you couldn’t buy Ritalin over the counter anymore and most people stopped smoking.
yeah tbh I’d really rather be on ADHD meds and NOT have to develop a two pack a day cigarette habit as someone who’s never smoked before just to function
I guess I can drink twelve coffees a day while chain smoking if you want me to do this in a socially acceptable manner, I just don't see how that's better for my physical or mental health than Vyvanse, y'know?
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I keep saying this but it’s at least very interesting that many doctors didn’t think ADHD persisted into adulthood until you couldn’t buy Ritalin over the counter anymore and most people stopped smoking.
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I literally could not stop myself from inappropriately laughing out loud for real
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I literally could not stop myself from inappropriately laughing out loud for real
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Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Loving the art and the energy from the @sn-media-guild.bsky.social folks! They only need a few more signatures for their petition, so let’s go!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Loving the art and the energy from the @sn-media-guild.bsky.social folks! They only need a few more signatures for their petition, so let’s go!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...
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Recent fiscal decisions at the @society4science.bsky.social signal to us that the nonprofit's priorities are moving away from its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of science. This strike is about getting focus back on what's really important. @wbng.org @newsguild.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Recent fiscal decisions at the @society4science.bsky.social signal to us that the nonprofit's priorities are moving away from its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of science. This strike is about getting focus back on what's really important. @wbng.org @newsguild.org
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An interesting thing to me is all the people looking at the No Kings protest being like "if y'all had voted"
75 MILLION people voted for Kamala in 2024. Estimates for No Kings attendance are at around 7 million.
There's a very real chance all the people attending DID vote for Kamala.
75 MILLION people voted for Kamala in 2024. Estimates for No Kings attendance are at around 7 million.
There's a very real chance all the people attending DID vote for Kamala.
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
An interesting thing to me is all the people looking at the No Kings protest being like "if y'all had voted"
75 MILLION people voted for Kamala in 2024. Estimates for No Kings attendance are at around 7 million.
There's a very real chance all the people attending DID vote for Kamala.
75 MILLION people voted for Kamala in 2024. Estimates for No Kings attendance are at around 7 million.
There's a very real chance all the people attending DID vote for Kamala.
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Market irrationality: Falling rate of profit has had investors chasing bubbles since the late 90s. This is the newest and most inflated.
Bond villainy: Tech oligarchs are willing to torch the planet and billions of us because they legitimately believe that AI will turn them into immortal gods
Bond villainy: Tech oligarchs are willing to torch the planet and billions of us because they legitimately believe that AI will turn them into immortal gods
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Market irrationality: Falling rate of profit has had investors chasing bubbles since the late 90s. This is the newest and most inflated.
Bond villainy: Tech oligarchs are willing to torch the planet and billions of us because they legitimately believe that AI will turn them into immortal gods
Bond villainy: Tech oligarchs are willing to torch the planet and billions of us because they legitimately believe that AI will turn them into immortal gods
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This is a good question and neither of my two answers, Market irrationality and Bond villainy, augur well for the future
October 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is a good question and neither of my two answers, Market irrationality and Bond villainy, augur well for the future
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Tomorrow, our unfair labor practice strike against @post-gazette.com marks it's third full year. Three years of fighting the most lawless union-busting campaign can be tiring, but we're never going to quit fighting.
Last night, we were uplifted to see a new sign adorning the Pittsburgh skyline...
Last night, we were uplifted to see a new sign adorning the Pittsburgh skyline...
October 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Tomorrow, our unfair labor practice strike against @post-gazette.com marks it's third full year. Three years of fighting the most lawless union-busting campaign can be tiring, but we're never going to quit fighting.
Last night, we were uplifted to see a new sign adorning the Pittsburgh skyline...
Last night, we were uplifted to see a new sign adorning the Pittsburgh skyline...
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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NEW: L.A. Times journalists just voted to authorize the newsroom’s first open-ended strike.
Eighty-five percent of the @latguild.bsky.social voted to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% of members — took part in the historic vote.
Eighty-five percent of the @latguild.bsky.social voted to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% of members — took part in the historic vote.
October 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
NEW: L.A. Times journalists just voted to authorize the newsroom’s first open-ended strike.
Eighty-five percent of the @latguild.bsky.social voted to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% of members — took part in the historic vote.
Eighty-five percent of the @latguild.bsky.social voted to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% of members — took part in the historic vote.
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One amazing trick the Trump administration has pulled off in political narratives (and in courts via unitary executive theory) is presenting any constraints on the executive to be anti-democratic. We are learning how critical those constraints actually are to protecting democracy.
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
One amazing trick the Trump administration has pulled off in political narratives (and in courts via unitary executive theory) is presenting any constraints on the executive to be anti-democratic. We are learning how critical those constraints actually are to protecting democracy.
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Yo someone call Claire's kids and tell 'em to come get their mom off Facebook
October 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Yo someone call Claire's kids and tell 'em to come get their mom off Facebook
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1984 being number one is hysterical.
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
1984 being number one is hysterical.
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With alt text because this made me cry 😭
September 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
With alt text because this made me cry 😭
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So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.
These two gotta go.
These two gotta go.
September 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.
These two gotta go.
These two gotta go.