Okay, Boomer!
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Boomer. Semi-retired clinical psych & college instructor. Liberal, tree-hugging feminist; Buddhist; avid reader. Love jazz, a democratic 🇺🇸, photography, dogs, fog, silence, dawn chorus. Polio, cancer survivor: tough old bird. Talk/write too much.
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The answer to both questions is "fuck Megyn Kelly"
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The answer to both questions is "fuck Megyn Kelly"
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OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”
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In her ruling, Lin said that the plaintiffs – faculty, researchers and students - have submitted “overwhelming evidence” of the Trump administration’s “concerted campaign to purge ‘woke,’ ‘left’ and ‘socialist’ viewpoints from our country’s leading universities.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US judge bars Trump from cutting off University of California funds
Federal judge Rita Lin says administration has playbook designed to bring universities ‘to their knees’ and force them to ‘change their ideological tune’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In her ruling, Lin said that the plaintiffs – faculty, researchers and students - have submitted “overwhelming evidence” of the Trump administration’s “concerted campaign to purge ‘woke,’ ‘left’ and ‘socialist’ viewpoints from our country’s leading universities.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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No-one besides Matt Gaetz helped upend the political career of Rep. Matt Gaetz, and certainly not a 17-year-old girl.
A reminder to NYT that the age of consent in Florida is 18 -- something Gaetz, who graduated from law school + passed the FL bar + worked for a FL law firm, was well aware of.
A reminder to NYT that the age of consent in Florida is 18 -- something Gaetz, who graduated from law school + passed the FL bar + worked for a FL law firm, was well aware of.
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
No-one besides Matt Gaetz helped upend the political career of Rep. Matt Gaetz, and certainly not a 17-year-old girl.
A reminder to NYT that the age of consent in Florida is 18 -- something Gaetz, who graduated from law school + passed the FL bar + worked for a FL law firm, was well aware of.
A reminder to NYT that the age of consent in Florida is 18 -- something Gaetz, who graduated from law school + passed the FL bar + worked for a FL law firm, was well aware of.
This makes my whole entire day
the NYT editor trying to pull this word salad together to pass the infinitive to the direct object
Its A Conspiracy Michelle Zauner GIF
Alt: A person pointing to a red string connecting different papers on a board
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This makes my whole entire day
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Get ready for Trump to tell SCOTUS that murdering Epstein was part of his official duties as president, and them saying "sounds good"
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Get ready for Trump to tell SCOTUS that murdering Epstein was part of his official duties as president, and them saying "sounds good"
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Yes! Way to go Adelita!
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Yes! Way to go Adelita!
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Alongside the British war dead, especially my own family members, this Remembrance Sunday I shall remember all American liberators but especially these African-American liberators.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Alongside the British war dead, especially my own family members, this Remembrance Sunday I shall remember all American liberators but especially these African-American liberators.
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Believe me so do I
REMINDER: President Biden NEVER cut SNAP payments, never even had a government shutdown.
In fact, he cut child poverty in half.
He cut child hunger, too.
I miss having a REAL President.
In fact, he cut child poverty in half.
He cut child hunger, too.
I miss having a REAL President.
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Believe me so do I
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Really good, heartbreaking piece on a person's life and death that I continue to grieve. Lia Smith should still be with us. Also, big shout to the editors who got laid off in the process of working on this. The GoFund Me is in Katelyn's thread.
For @teenvogue.com I wrote about the death of trans athlete Lia Smith and how trans youth kind themselves with central pillars of their lives being constantly ripped away from them because of politics. www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...
Politicizing Transgender Athletes Is Dangerous. Lia Smith Deserved Better.
"Let her passing be an inflection point for how you think about trans rights and trans people more generally."
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Really good, heartbreaking piece on a person's life and death that I continue to grieve. Lia Smith should still be with us. Also, big shout to the editors who got laid off in the process of working on this. The GoFund Me is in Katelyn's thread.
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Let's be clear: The MAIN issue is that the gvt is fighting tooth & nail - NOT to figure out a way to feed the citizens - but how to REFUSE to feed the people it's entrusted to govern.
Everything else is irrelevant.
#SNAPstarvation
#TRUMPstarvation
#RepublicanStarvation
#JusticeJackson
#3rdWorldBS
Everything else is irrelevant.
#SNAPstarvation
#TRUMPstarvation
#RepublicanStarvation
#JusticeJackson
#3rdWorldBS
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Let's be clear: The MAIN issue is that the gvt is fighting tooth & nail - NOT to figure out a way to feed the citizens - but how to REFUSE to feed the people it's entrusted to govern.
Everything else is irrelevant.
#SNAPstarvation
#TRUMPstarvation
#RepublicanStarvation
#JusticeJackson
#3rdWorldBS
Everything else is irrelevant.
#SNAPstarvation
#TRUMPstarvation
#RepublicanStarvation
#JusticeJackson
#3rdWorldBS
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Donald Trump must follow the law and give people their full SNAP payments.
Trump is using hungry children, veterans, and seniors as a political tool. It’s fundamentally wrong.
Trump is using hungry children, veterans, and seniors as a political tool. It’s fundamentally wrong.
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Donald Trump must follow the law and give people their full SNAP payments.
Trump is using hungry children, veterans, and seniors as a political tool. It’s fundamentally wrong.
Trump is using hungry children, veterans, and seniors as a political tool. It’s fundamentally wrong.
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This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
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I believe this 1000% now and I was a skeptic for a long time.
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
newrepublic.com/post/202813/...
newrepublic.com/post/202813/...
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
Details in the files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
newrepublic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I believe this 1000% now and I was a skeptic for a long time.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Democrats, last Tuesday:
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Democrats, last Tuesday:
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School lunches get a bad rap, but they're healthier than the average packed lunch. And making them free for all amplifies academic and health benefits for low-income kids by removing stigma/shame.
So I'm glad Colorado voted to raise taxes on high-income households to make school meals free for all.
So I'm glad Colorado voted to raise taxes on high-income households to make school meals free for all.
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
School lunches get a bad rap, but they're healthier than the average packed lunch. And making them free for all amplifies academic and health benefits for low-income kids by removing stigma/shame.
So I'm glad Colorado voted to raise taxes on high-income households to make school meals free for all.
So I'm glad Colorado voted to raise taxes on high-income households to make school meals free for all.
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Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
Trump Finally Meets A Problem His Lies Cannot Overcome: Rising Grocery Prices
Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
Wow. I had no idea these wack ideas had gained so much traction. But boy howdy it explains a lot...
Some on the far right want to repeal the 19th amendment. Many more share a coercive, patriarchal view of women.
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
I wrote about this and how the far right sees subjugating women as key to building the sort of electorate they need to win. @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/women-should...
Women Should Make Babies, Not Vote: Why Some on the Far Right Want to Repeal the 19th Amendment
The far right takes losses at the ballot box as evidence that women do not deserve their rights.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Wow. I had no idea these wack ideas had gained so much traction. But boy howdy it explains a lot...
Welp. They're coming for us. The only surprise really is how little time it took and how blatant it is.
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Welp. They're coming for us. The only surprise really is how little time it took and how blatant it is.