H.M. Stiller
@hmstiller.bsky.social
Defies description. Am assured that is a compliment.
His "I should really have a crown and scepter" look
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
His "I should really have a crown and scepter" look
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extremely destructive pathology of academia/activism to go "oh so you've been shocked by something? you're open to considering substantial changes? well if you aren't willing to cosign onto a radical re orienting of all of society get the fuck out of here"
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
extremely destructive pathology of academia/activism to go "oh so you've been shocked by something? you're open to considering substantial changes? well if you aren't willing to cosign onto a radical re orienting of all of society get the fuck out of here"
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Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
Renamed for Trump,
thought it was a gas
Soon found out
had departing Glass.
thought it was a gas
Soon found out
had departing Glass.
Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump's leadership
Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump's leadership
Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of Trump's leadership
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Renamed for Trump,
thought it was a gas
Soon found out
had departing Glass.
thought it was a gas
Soon found out
had departing Glass.
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this attitude fundamentally is about dominance: going to the voting booth is disempowering, it isn't exciting, it doesn't make you feel agentic because you're following a procedure and filling out a form that some little old ladies gave you. power comes from Being In the Streets Showing Off
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
this attitude fundamentally is about dominance: going to the voting booth is disempowering, it isn't exciting, it doesn't make you feel agentic because you're following a procedure and filling out a form that some little old ladies gave you. power comes from Being In the Streets Showing Off
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we call our cat Harold Pinter because of his long paws!!! also he had an affair with Joan Bakewell
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
we call our cat Harold Pinter because of his long paws!!! also he had an affair with Joan Bakewell
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Wholesome drama.
January 27, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Wholesome drama.
LexisNexis's search results now include podcast transcripts—a small but potent sign that we're in the worst of all possible worlds.
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
LexisNexis's search results now include podcast transcripts—a small but potent sign that we're in the worst of all possible worlds.
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the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
"By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
January 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
Choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-...
January 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-...
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if CBS and the Washington Post both gut their newsrooms this week, that’s the nail in the coffin for the “just find a nice billionaire and settle down” theory of media preservation
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
if CBS and the Washington Post both gut their newsrooms this week, that’s the nail in the coffin for the “just find a nice billionaire and settle down” theory of media preservation
A contest between kilt-makers in the Outer Hebrides: "Pleated Rivalry."
Is it too late to call Duck Duck Goose “Seated Rivalry”
is it too late to call Bryan Fuller's Hannibal "Eated Rivalry"
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
A contest between kilt-makers in the Outer Hebrides: "Pleated Rivalry."
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NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Must be all that brow-furrowing... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
ICE surge creates new headache for Maine’s Susan Collins
Susan Collins, the most vulnerable Republican in the Senate, would not say whether she supported the Trump administration’s ICE operation in Maine.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Must be all that brow-furrowing... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
Greta Garbo Slinkypants Stiller, 2010-2026
The loveliest, doofiest girl there ever was.
The loveliest, doofiest girl there ever was.
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Greta Garbo Slinkypants Stiller, 2010-2026
The loveliest, doofiest girl there ever was.
The loveliest, doofiest girl there ever was.
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Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Action Memo for Senior Bureau Official John Armstrong
FROM:
SUBJECT:
CA/VO - Stuart Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(SBU) Revocation of Fl Visa for Rumeysa OZTURK
(SBU) Recommendation 1: That you approve the revocation of the Fl visa,
effective immediately, for
under section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). Due to ongoing ICE operational security, this revocation will be silent;
the Department will not notify the subject. (Approve/Disapprove by
03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
(SBU) Recommendation 2: That you authorize the transmission of the
attached notification to the Department of Homeland Security noting the,
immediate revocation of OZTURK's visa. (Approve/Disapprove by 03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
Background
(SBU} On March 21, 2025, the Assistant Director of the National Security Division of DHS/ICE's Homeland Security Investigations referred to CA information regarding Rumeysa OZTURK, a Turkish national, for a possible determination by the Secretary that the alien is deportable under INA section 237(a)(4)(C). As a nonimmigrant visa holder, such a determination is not necessary for OHS/ICE to pursue removal of OZTURK from the United States, as INA section 237(a}(1)(B) provides that an alien is deportable if their nonimmigrant visa has been revoked under INA section 221(i).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreigphzxypvufgeipmnblj3rj5bjvnpsifwim4gx2nxdcv3cqhgqj5q@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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There is a long list of things the administration has taken down or replaced. Some are like this, in public places. Others are displays within agency office buildings. I would really like someone to write something for us that tallies up as many of these examples as is possible to get info on
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
There is a long list of things the administration has taken down or replaced. Some are like this, in public places. Others are displays within agency office buildings. I would really like someone to write something for us that tallies up as many of these examples as is possible to get info on
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The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.
Michael Fa-second-to-none
Nehls: I would like to quickly address the police officers from January 6th. And I can tell you that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with the US capitol leadership team.
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Michael Fa-second-to-none
The singer of one of the best protest songs in history ("A Change Is Gonna Come"), plus one of my all-time favorite Gershwin interpretations. youtu.be/G4cBlULMzbI?...
January 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The singer of one of the best protest songs in history ("A Change Is Gonna Come"), plus one of my all-time favorite Gershwin interpretations. youtu.be/G4cBlULMzbI?...
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I’m very sympathetic to people who say we have to acknowledge past wrongs.
But I really think the essence of the debate lies in this: Is what you’ve *done* the same as who you *are*?
Most of us don’t talk about people that way. What about nations?
But I really think the essence of the debate lies in this: Is what you’ve *done* the same as who you *are*?
Most of us don’t talk about people that way. What about nations?
January 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I’m very sympathetic to people who say we have to acknowledge past wrongs.
But I really think the essence of the debate lies in this: Is what you’ve *done* the same as who you *are*?
Most of us don’t talk about people that way. What about nations?
But I really think the essence of the debate lies in this: Is what you’ve *done* the same as who you *are*?
Most of us don’t talk about people that way. What about nations?
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I think my biggest break from this site's zeitgeist is I earnestly believe that the United States Government spent 2021-2024 trying to build a case strong enough to survive appeals and see Donald Trump die in prison, or in the alternative force SCOTUS to break the Constitution declare Trump a king.
January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I think my biggest break from this site's zeitgeist is I earnestly believe that the United States Government spent 2021-2024 trying to build a case strong enough to survive appeals and see Donald Trump die in prison, or in the alternative force SCOTUS to break the Constitution declare Trump a king.
Greta yesterday: "NOOO! No bath!"
Greta today: "HEY! Where bath?"
Greta today: "HEY! Where bath?"
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Greta yesterday: "NOOO! No bath!"
Greta today: "HEY! Where bath?"
Greta today: "HEY! Where bath?"