Doktor Zoom
@doktorzoom.bsky.social
Wonkette writer & senior editor
I'm just an animal, looking for a home.
Retweets do not imply comprehension.
Born at 318.43 ppm atmospheric carbon.
He/him
In Idaho, but not of Idaho.
I'm just an animal, looking for a home.
Retweets do not imply comprehension.
Born at 318.43 ppm atmospheric carbon.
He/him
In Idaho, but not of Idaho.
Pinned
ICE Being ICE Again, Noem Lying About Everything Again
Must be a day that ends in heavy drinking, huh?
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The human rights abuse will continue whether morale improves or not. Just be quiet, you.
ICE Being ICE Again, Noem Lying About Everything Again
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ICE Being ICE Again, Noem Lying About Everything Again
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Remember that time David Mamet wrote an episode of Hill Street Blues?
OK, maybe I should back up. Remember "Hill Street Blues"?
OK, maybe I should back up. Remember "Hill Street Blues"?
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Remember that time David Mamet wrote an episode of Hill Street Blues?
OK, maybe I should back up. Remember "Hill Street Blues"?
OK, maybe I should back up. Remember "Hill Street Blues"?
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you ever just see a post and wish someone the very best
just submitted my first ever public records request
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
you ever just see a post and wish someone the very best
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Having shitty, corrupt, thuggish cops is expensive.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Having shitty, corrupt, thuggish cops is expensive.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.
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This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
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"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
Unfortunately, you still get Godzilla.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Unfortunately, you still get Godzilla.
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Looking back with fondness to the days when things took turns turning to shit.
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Looking back with fondness to the days when things took turns turning to shit.
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also a very nice suit
Marveling at the miracle of puff. Photo from my collection, no documented info.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
also a very nice suit
What if we DIDN'T treat every stupid brainshart Trump posts as if it were a serious policy idea?
And That's How Donald Trump Solved 'Healthcare'
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And That's How Donald Trump Solved 'Healthcare'
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And That's How Donald Trump Solved 'Healthcare'
It'll be great, fuck it, why not.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What if we DIDN'T treat every stupid brainshart Trump posts as if it were a serious policy idea?
And That's How Donald Trump Solved 'Healthcare'
www.wonkette.com/p/and-thats-...
And That's How Donald Trump Solved 'Healthcare'
www.wonkette.com/p/and-thats-...
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Yet again, Molly Ivins had it right: Democracy is hard but it works best when you're doing it together with others and building each other up.
Bread and roses, if you will, or a revolution that *insists* on dancing.
Bread and roses, if you will, or a revolution that *insists* on dancing.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Yet again, Molly Ivins had it right: Democracy is hard but it works best when you're doing it together with others and building each other up.
Bread and roses, if you will, or a revolution that *insists* on dancing.
Bread and roses, if you will, or a revolution that *insists* on dancing.
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This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
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i like this article just for the image asset
That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How news coverage eases us into tyranny
When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us
www.stopthepresses.news
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
i like this article just for the image asset
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America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
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People say wolves are intelligent, but a third of our staff was able to beat them in head-to-head Chutes and Ladders.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
People say wolves are intelligent, but a third of our staff was able to beat them in head-to-head Chutes and Ladders.
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
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A pilgrimage I have not made for many years – Hutton’s Unconformity at Lochranza, Arran. The site where Hutton could finally prove the earth was unimaginably ancient. A place of deep history in every way.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A pilgrimage I have not made for many years – Hutton’s Unconformity at Lochranza, Arran. The site where Hutton could finally prove the earth was unimaginably ancient. A place of deep history in every way.
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Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend. From the ashes, they choose hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life.
Also there's banter and pastries.
#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐
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Also there's banter and pastries.
#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐
books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend. From the ashes, they choose hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life.
Also there's banter and pastries.
#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐
books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
Also there's banter and pastries.
#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐
books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
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