jw ❄️
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Mystic, McLuhanite, left-handed copy editor. Bound for Mu Mu Land.
Madison, WI. (Previously: Fargo, CA, NYC.) DMs always open.
Madison, WI. (Previously: Fargo, CA, NYC.) DMs always open.
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jw ❄️
@farwent.net
· Nov 13
The left/right schism is fundamentally a rift between people whose extensive training in literacy has insulated them from the disorienting effects of the internet, but only through a process of detachment; and people without all that, plus some sociopaths.
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The world tries to make you do this but never let the cowardice of elites make you cynical towards the courage and goodness of normal people
January 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The world tries to make you do this but never let the cowardice of elites make you cynical towards the courage and goodness of normal people
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in a way I think this is true. "Don't tread on me" doesn't mean, "it is morally wrong to tread on me because I want to be free," it means "I am violent and dangerous and if you tread on me I will kill you."
No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on.
January 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
in a way I think this is true. "Don't tread on me" doesn't mean, "it is morally wrong to tread on me because I want to be free," it means "I am violent and dangerous and if you tread on me I will kill you."
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It's all The Work. It's *all* The Work.
Maybe you can't babysit, but you can make sure folks get fed.
Or walk their dogs. Or do laundry. Or drive folks from point A to point B. Or can coordinate the helpers.
Or buy groceries for folks too scared to leave their homes.
IT'S ALL THE WORK.
Maybe you can't babysit, but you can make sure folks get fed.
Or walk their dogs. Or do laundry. Or drive folks from point A to point B. Or can coordinate the helpers.
Or buy groceries for folks too scared to leave their homes.
IT'S ALL THE WORK.
Reminder that there are lots of ways to contribute to resisting. My back is turbo-fucked so I can't protest for hours on end, but I can babysit for those who choose to do so.
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It's all The Work. It's *all* The Work.
Maybe you can't babysit, but you can make sure folks get fed.
Or walk their dogs. Or do laundry. Or drive folks from point A to point B. Or can coordinate the helpers.
Or buy groceries for folks too scared to leave their homes.
IT'S ALL THE WORK.
Maybe you can't babysit, but you can make sure folks get fed.
Or walk their dogs. Or do laundry. Or drive folks from point A to point B. Or can coordinate the helpers.
Or buy groceries for folks too scared to leave their homes.
IT'S ALL THE WORK.
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The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19.
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19.
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we’re never returning to “normal “
that world is dead and gone
we create a new one, or we live in hell
that world is dead and gone
we create a new one, or we live in hell
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
we’re never returning to “normal “
that world is dead and gone
we create a new one, or we live in hell
that world is dead and gone
we create a new one, or we live in hell
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Okay but if that inspired him to shoot and kill someone it means that he should not have been working with a gun on the street, not that it's fine he shot and killed someone?
ICE officer who fatally shot Minnesota woman was dragged by car during June immigration arrest
ICE officer who fatally shot Minnesota woman was dragged by car during June immigration arrest
In a June incident, the agent was dragged by a vehicle at least 50 yards and required stitches, according to DHS and court documents.
nbcnews.to
January 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Okay but if that inspired him to shoot and kill someone it means that he should not have been working with a gun on the street, not that it's fine he shot and killed someone?
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Have puppy girls gone too far?
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Have puppy girls gone too far?
Yeah, this is a good thread.
3/7: in fact, believability even works against you. the more absurd the story, the more exciting it is to insist on it, the more powerful you feel in imposing it, the tighter the in-group bond grows, the more you laugh together at the outgroup wasting time "debunking" shit you don't believe anyway.
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Yeah, this is a good thread.
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1/7: i don't think this is quite right in terms of first-order purpose, which is to invite you into the in-group. it's less "this is what we're believing" and more "this is the play we're running, you in?" it's this participatory aspect that makes it so powerful.
One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
THERE IS VIDEO
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
January 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
1/7: i don't think this is quite right in terms of first-order purpose, which is to invite you into the in-group. it's less "this is what we're believing" and more "this is the play we're running, you in?" it's this participatory aspect that makes it so powerful.
Substitute teaching honestly is kinda like
Mark Getting Terrorised By Children - Peep Show
YouTube video by Peep Show
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January 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Substitute teaching honestly is kinda like
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removal from app store + google play probably fatally wounds the entire global right wing movement and significantly hinders musk’s own ability to get involved with elections both here and abroad
Honestly think that if you pulled twitter from the App Store and shut it down it would fuck up the entire right wing ecosystem at that point. Like the entire media apparatus would fall apart.
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
removal from app store + google play probably fatally wounds the entire global right wing movement and significantly hinders musk’s own ability to get involved with elections both here and abroad
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Rod Stewart. Weird haircut raspy little elf man. But he's horny as all get out and it kind of works. Like if you walked in on him jacking off while flicking his tongue you wouldn't be surprised you'd just be like yeah thats about right. Not sure what this post was going to be about originally
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Rod Stewart. Weird haircut raspy little elf man. But he's horny as all get out and it kind of works. Like if you walked in on him jacking off while flicking his tongue you wouldn't be surprised you'd just be like yeah thats about right. Not sure what this post was going to be about originally
What the fuck, they canceled Doctor Odyssey
January 7, 2026 at 5:20 PM
What the fuck, they canceled Doctor Odyssey
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Oh this is very cool.
Hello atmosphere ! Over the last few weeks, a bunch of us have been collaborating on a new set of lexicons for publishing, indexing, and building out social features across long-form reading and writing apps ! 🧵1/7
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January 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Oh this is very cool.
Aspirational, I'll take it.
January 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Aspirational, I'll take it.
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Regina Spektor - My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)
YouTube video by Remy
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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I think it's sad that younger generations won't get to experience this
For Americans, Dick Clark was the personification of all the preceding year’s misfortunes and sorrows.
Each year a Dick Clark was chosen to be feasted and feted for the final week of December, until being sealed inside a ball by temple attendants for the sacrifice on the night of the 31st.
Each year a Dick Clark was chosen to be feasted and feted for the final week of December, until being sealed inside a ball by temple attendants for the sacrifice on the night of the 31st.
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I think it's sad that younger generations won't get to experience this
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Good maxim to ring in the new year with, honestly.
Repeat after me:
I am not calmer than Kamala Harris.
I am not calmer than Karl Marx.
I am not calmer than Bailey Jay.
I am not calmer than Pope John XXIII.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be calmer than I am.
I am not calmer than Kamala Harris.
I am not calmer than Karl Marx.
I am not calmer than Bailey Jay.
I am not calmer than Pope John XXIII.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be calmer than I am.
January 1, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Good maxim to ring in the new year with, honestly.
Child and I just did this to kick off the new year—she picked the starting words and I chose the second ones. Auspicious? I think it's auspicious.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Child and I just did this to kick off the new year—she picked the starting words and I chose the second ones. Auspicious? I think it's auspicious.
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It's actually a kind of unusual moment in history, where women have so much autonomy that they can just choose not to date or marry a guy if they think he sucks, and also there's a huge cohort of men who are completely unprepared for having a partner whose opinion they have to consider.
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's actually a kind of unusual moment in history, where women have so much autonomy that they can just choose not to date or marry a guy if they think he sucks, and also there's a huge cohort of men who are completely unprepared for having a partner whose opinion they have to consider.
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I do think there is something kind of interesting about this, which this article never really gets at and which is at the heart of conservative complaints about feminism, and it is that this problem is driven exclusively by women being allowed to have opinions.
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I do think there is something kind of interesting about this, which this article never really gets at and which is at the heart of conservative complaints about feminism, and it is that this problem is driven exclusively by women being allowed to have opinions.
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🌴LA Coffee Shop🌴 Episode 49: Gallery Owner featuring @AtsukoComedy
YouTube video by Pooja Tripathi
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December 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM