Faith Merino
@faithmerino.bsky.social
‘24 Stegner Fellow @Stanford // MFA UC Davis // able to digest most things
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My kids have some friends over and they put on The State. Their friends asked what it is and I just heard my 13-year-old describe it as “a bunch of little videos but they’re not on YouTube.” Holy shit. 🤯
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My kids have some friends over and they put on The State. Their friends asked what it is and I just heard my 13-year-old describe it as “a bunch of little videos but they’re not on YouTube.” Holy shit. 🤯
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Get you a saloon that has the Encyclopedia Brittanica to settle bar fights.
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Get you a saloon that has the Encyclopedia Brittanica to settle bar fights.
No one in the world should ever experience imposter syndrome again. The former president of Harvard was emailing Jeffrey Epstein from his iPad to be like “how do I sexually coerce my mentee?” and signed off with his twitter handle. You can pass your Chem final.
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
No one in the world should ever experience imposter syndrome again. The former president of Harvard was emailing Jeffrey Epstein from his iPad to be like “how do I sexually coerce my mentee?” and signed off with his twitter handle. You can pass your Chem final.
Stephen Miller for ICC 2028
In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Stephen Miller for ICC 2028
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If you gave an AI monkey a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, they would eventually plagiarize Shakespeare
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
If you gave an AI monkey a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, they would eventually plagiarize Shakespeare
This is the kind of shit you get from a rich guy who doesn’t read books or have any real intellectual curiosity. Number 10–does the eye transmit information? The answer is yes, Jeff. You could’ve googled that. Instead he thinks he’s doing something profound.
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is the kind of shit you get from a rich guy who doesn’t read books or have any real intellectual curiosity. Number 10–does the eye transmit information? The answer is yes, Jeff. You could’ve googled that. Instead he thinks he’s doing something profound.
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
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It’s funny that Harvard has been a consistent target for reactionary campaigns, and not one has been dedicated to ousting Larry Summers, an openly political figure who was friends with Jeffrey Epstein; meanwhile, it’s a fine-toothed comb for *checks notes* Black women.
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s funny that Harvard has been a consistent target for reactionary campaigns, and not one has been dedicated to ousting Larry Summers, an openly political figure who was friends with Jeffrey Epstein; meanwhile, it’s a fine-toothed comb for *checks notes* Black women.
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Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
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just thinking about billionaires panicking because all their money couldn't stop mamdani and that warms my heart
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
just thinking about billionaires panicking because all their money couldn't stop mamdani and that warms my heart
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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One thing that the Trump administration did by telling states to make half of SNAP payments is to make sure no payments were made: restructuring the payment system is just not something that can happen overnight. Strategic use of burdens to ensure the program did not function.
Becker: YOUR HONOR, the gov't complied with the order. We resolved all the burdens that the government is responsible for. We interpreted the order as us have to resolve all the issues on our end. We've been complying. We've released the entire contingency fund.
McConnell is very even-keel
McConnell is very even-keel
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
One thing that the Trump administration did by telling states to make half of SNAP payments is to make sure no payments were made: restructuring the payment system is just not something that can happen overnight. Strategic use of burdens to ensure the program did not function.
“How can Obamacare be so great AND when we take it away we end up in a healthcare crisis??”
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“How can Obamacare be so great AND when we take it away we end up in a healthcare crisis??”
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Don't let Zohran's historic win make you sleep on the fact that JD Vance's brother lost by 57 points
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Don't let Zohran's historic win make you sleep on the fact that JD Vance's brother lost by 57 points
Ohhhh the losses on Tuesday night have the GOP in a panic and now the Heritage fucking Foundation is trying to launder its image to look more reasonable/moderate/not party to Trumpism. Jesus Christ, Washington Post.
This is the most insane paragraph I've read in a mainstream paper maybe ever
Heritage Foundation authored Project 2025. Russ Vought was VP at Heritage Action. What in the literal fuck are you talking about
Heritage Foundation authored Project 2025. Russ Vought was VP at Heritage Action. What in the literal fuck are you talking about
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ohhhh the losses on Tuesday night have the GOP in a panic and now the Heritage fucking Foundation is trying to launder its image to look more reasonable/moderate/not party to Trumpism. Jesus Christ, Washington Post.
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And functionally, I mean, Cuomo was.
He was backed by Trump even before his formal endorsement.
Such a fucking failure of party leadership.
He was backed by Trump even before his formal endorsement.
Such a fucking failure of party leadership.
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And functionally, I mean, Cuomo was.
He was backed by Trump even before his formal endorsement.
Such a fucking failure of party leadership.
He was backed by Trump even before his formal endorsement.
Such a fucking failure of party leadership.
California did what the rest of the country needs to do: the majority voted to stop letting the unhinged minority jerk us around anymore.
democrats are having such a good night that the polls here just closed and they’re already calling it lol
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
California did what the rest of the country needs to do: the majority voted to stop letting the unhinged minority jerk us around anymore.
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Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
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In late 80s I was social worker in Houston working in Verification unit for food stamps. Made unannounced home visits to verify applicants were qualified &had reported all income etc. Unit was dismantled because cost more to run than were recovering. Very little fraud.So many myths/lies about SNAP
As SNAP hangs in the balance for nearly 42 million people, misinformation is rampant. Myths of laziness and fraud persist when we should be talking about too low wages for workers, income inequality, and our threadbare social safety net.
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
SNAP benefits feed essential needs while still leaving many hungry for more
Journalist and author Adam Chandler explains what so much of the conversation about them gets wrong.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In late 80s I was social worker in Houston working in Verification unit for food stamps. Made unannounced home visits to verify applicants were qualified &had reported all income etc. Unit was dismantled because cost more to run than were recovering. Very little fraud.So many myths/lies about SNAP
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Again, this is not a matter of whether Platner should be a welcome member of a movement, or of free society, but whether he should be elevated as a leader, bestowed with authority, privilege, and prominence. He's trying to join a club of the 100 people who are in charge of 340 million other people.
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Again, this is not a matter of whether Platner should be a welcome member of a movement, or of free society, but whether he should be elevated as a leader, bestowed with authority, privilege, and prominence. He's trying to join a club of the 100 people who are in charge of 340 million other people.
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"It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation."
October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation."
One Of Us by @danchaon.bsky.social was the right choice for Spooky Season. A traveling circus of lovable geeks stalked by an ax-murdering psychopath? A girl with two faces who exists between astral planes and tells you when you’ll die? Fuck yeah.
October 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One Of Us by @danchaon.bsky.social was the right choice for Spooky Season. A traveling circus of lovable geeks stalked by an ax-murdering psychopath? A girl with two faces who exists between astral planes and tells you when you’ll die? Fuck yeah.
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Gotten a lot of comments/quotes like "they don't care, they *like* conflict!" or "they're psychos, they don't care!" The thing is: pretty sure virtually NOBODY, even the worst people in the world, can handle constant verbal conflict where they're the target. That's the point.
A lot of folks may think that just yelling at ICE agents is ineffective, but consider the cumulative psychological toll of being yelled at EVERY DAY when trying to do shit. Even the biggest asshole in the world who doesn't give a shit about other people will feel the pressure.
More from the scene
October 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Gotten a lot of comments/quotes like "they don't care, they *like* conflict!" or "they're psychos, they don't care!" The thing is: pretty sure virtually NOBODY, even the worst people in the world, can handle constant verbal conflict where they're the target. That's the point.
Sexy How to Tell the Difference Between Shale and Slate
"Sexy UMass football"
Oh no
Oh no
sexy cube
October 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Sexy How to Tell the Difference Between Shale and Slate