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Elizabeth Picciuto
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Writer. Fiction editor. Philosophy PhD. Rooted cosmopolitan, gardening Jew. Long Islander by birth, nature, and habit.
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Netanyahu is evil; he's not in the epstein files. saying he is in the epstein files to claim a Jewish conspiracy is antisemitic. it is also imo wildly misogynist and cruel to treat the epstein files as an all purpose gotcha in this way. there are actual victims and survivors here. it's not a game.
This is not a serious person. This is not someone millions of young people should be getting their politics from.

And liberals and progressives should absolutely not be collaborating with him.
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Gotta distinguish "Long Island" (region made up of Nassau and Suffolk counties) from the landmass of "Paumanok" (includes most of Brooklyn and Queens)
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Prudence dictates that I don’t say what I think should happen to these people.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I’d be interested to know what some of your favorite newsletters are.
February 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I wish we had a trustworthy, reliable way to communicate to the antisemites that “a goyim” is incorrect.
February 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Okay we can worry too much about opsec but we can also worry too little.
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
At no point in this reading this headline would I have correctly guessed what the next word would be.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I know I have some followers who study disability; throwing this out there!
Hi #skystorians! A freshman in my History of Animals course wants to do research on the history of service animals. I would love some recommendations for secondary sources to get her started. Anybody working at the intersection of disability history and animal history?
🗃️#animalhistory
February 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I’m terrified I just saw myself 15 years in the future.
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 AM
What’s funny is that this is not one of the 3497 things he’s done that are disqualifying for his job.
Your American health chief, folks! 🙃🇺🇸
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 AM
So glad to see this! My youngest is doing a months-long school project on Stonewall and was really devastated.
February 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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I also thought about this post again when watching Foy's scenes with the hawk. Some of the bird's movements were presumably scripted, but I'm assuming not all of them were, and that Foy (and others) had to respond in character to her being unpredictable - that was part of what made the film special.
One reason people like to watch Tom Cruise specifically is because he does his own stunts. People like seeing a skill in action. People like seeing actors be good at acting. There might be AI movies but there will be a place for people. There is still live theater more than 100 years after film.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:

“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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*Huge* update, STP Guy has joined bluesky, everyone follow him
Thanks for the support! and joining us on this important journey. bsky.app/profile/stpg...
I've just reviewed my 51st Sticky Toffee Pudding. But what did it get out of 10?
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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@mixingchris.bsky.social @epicciuto.bsky.social there are so many philosophical questions raised by this video in so many different areas, I don’t even know where to start
This is Flambo. He's using his talking dog buttons to accuse his small foster brother of being a cat. Nothing can convince him otherwise. 13/10 for both (IG: flambothedog)
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Apropos of nothing, I think feminism is a good thing, and we should all be feminists.
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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please enjoy these classic Moon Tweets™
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Wait a minute, I thought it was called frame-mogging because someone in the same picture (within the frame) looked better than you! I am old. The youth are weird.
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I’ve never punched anyone in my life but if a morally dessicated non-Jew like Pam Bondi told me I was being antisemitic, the Capitol police would have to intervene.
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein

BALINT: Weak sauce

BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--

BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
One reason people like to watch Tom Cruise specifically is because he does his own stunts. People like seeing a skill in action. People like seeing actors be good at acting. There might be AI movies but there will be a place for people. There is still live theater more than 100 years after film.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:

“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s cruelty. #JewsAgainstICE
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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i don’t think i had ever heard a british person say “pecans” before and it’s very upsetting frankly
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Anyone who cites rotisserie chickens as an indulgence can be completely disregarded when it comes to grocery budgeting. It’s not even like avocados, “well, expensive for a fruit but they don’t actually add up to that much.” Rotisserie chickens are one of the most cost-effective food purchases.
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The grand jury in Texas declined to indict him. So this case is either far far worse or less bad than it appears. Either a significant group of people in Texas thinks it is ok to murder your child for political beliefs, or there are mitigating factors that aren’t clear to us.
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM