Kip Manley
@kiplet.myatproto.social
Writer, phantasist, bon viveur; a litigation support paralegal as needed. Spouse to a cartoonist, parent to an aspiring large-animal veterinarian, three cats and (now) two dogs to be fed on a regular basis. See also @thecityofroses.com
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Kip Manley
@kiplet.myatproto.social
· Oct 11
Attently reading, as one does.
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what if the firehose of fascist shit isn't wiping out the memory of the electorate? what if it's just hitting different things? and idk it seems like a persisting problem to me that dems aren't in lockstep with and fully tied to no kings, possibly the biggest social movement in american history
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
what if the firehose of fascist shit isn't wiping out the memory of the electorate? what if it's just hitting different things? and idk it seems like a persisting problem to me that dems aren't in lockstep with and fully tied to no kings, possibly the biggest social movement in american history
James Bond dying? People, in the last movie, he was a husband, and a father. Those are far more consequential alterations to remediate than mere death.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
James Bond dying? People, in the last movie, he was a husband, and a father. Those are far more consequential alterations to remediate than mere death.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Testing, testing: @kiplet.myatproto.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Testing, testing: @kiplet.myatproto.social
For people who work every day with stories, a whole damn lot of ’em seem to have no idea whatsoever how stories work.
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
For people who work every day with stories, a whole damn lot of ’em seem to have no idea whatsoever how stories work.
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If your city is next, mutual aid and neighborhood watch networks are the most important things to scale up, but whistles are a great tool to get people taking the first step.
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
If your city is next, mutual aid and neighborhood watch networks are the most important things to scale up, but whistles are a great tool to get people taking the first step.
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
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speaking of maritime disasters ICE is going to drown a bunch of fishermen here in oregon
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
speaking of maritime disasters ICE is going to drown a bunch of fishermen here in oregon
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
That Tenet is a much better dream movie than Inception.
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
That Tenet is a much better dream movie than Inception.
(On the subject of corporate adaptations of Alan Moore's earlier comics work.)
Sed quis non custodiet ipsos custodes?
If I have to hear one more goddamn television producer insist their multimillion-dollar teevee show is really, truly punk.
www.longstoryshortpier.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
(On the subject of corporate adaptations of Alan Moore's earlier comics work.)
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
Romanozy? Is that a thing?
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Romanozy? Is that a thing?
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
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Starting today: the 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", which begins the second season of the epic:
City of Roses | No. 23: the thin ice
In which an answer is given, a hat is stolen, an old friend returns, a dinner is held, and a situation's resolved to no one's benefit.
thecityofroses.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Starting today: the 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", which begins the second season of the epic:
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It’s so frustrating that so much art is better than it’s ever been. Tools & knowledge has been democratized in a way that removes many of the biggest roadblocks to making cool shit. & yet, as a society we seem hell bent on throwing it all away with a.i. and the never ending deference to i.p. churn.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It’s so frustrating that so much art is better than it’s ever been. Tools & knowledge has been democratized in a way that removes many of the biggest roadblocks to making cool shit. & yet, as a society we seem hell bent on throwing it all away with a.i. and the never ending deference to i.p. churn.
"Perhaps the longer we hang around, the more we simply want to somehow be of use."
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Perhaps the longer we hang around, the more we simply want to somehow be of use."
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
Burning American Eagle jeans at a socially distanced bonfire, as one does.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Burning American Eagle jeans at a socially distanced bonfire, as one does.
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An interesting thought about a small silver lining in the Supreme Court's anti-trans passports decision (or, rather, in Jackson's dissent), from a member of my Discord:
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
An interesting thought about a small silver lining in the Supreme Court's anti-trans passports decision (or, rather, in Jackson's dissent), from a member of my Discord:
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My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
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The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
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We cannot let “haunted ICE agent regretfully explores his feelings/past/guilt” become a genre the way we did with every bad actor since the Confederates.
This is why they were in downtown Chicago today.
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We cannot let “haunted ICE agent regretfully explores his feelings/past/guilt” become a genre the way we did with every bad actor since the Confederates.
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just discovered Ursula K. Le Guin's gorgeous interpretation of the tao te ching, the first i've read to fully convey the text's elusiveness, giving way to its meaning. her foreword outlines her philosophy in interpretation, and articulates why i love it so much
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
just discovered Ursula K. Le Guin's gorgeous interpretation of the tao te ching, the first i've read to fully convey the text's elusiveness, giving way to its meaning. her foreword outlines her philosophy in interpretation, and articulates why i love it so much
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
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Been trying to put that into words all morning
Amazing moment in time right now where people who yelled at us for sticking to genocide as a red line are now also disgusted with Democrats and threatening not to vote for them. So your health insurance becoming more expensive was your red line?
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Been trying to put that into words all morning
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Democrats when they have a supermajority: I mean, we don't really NEED to ban orphan crushing. Everyone understands it's bad.
Republicans: congrats, we did it. Took 2,000 tries over 10 years but orphan crushing is now legal.
Democrats: we just don't have the votes to ban orphan crushing and anyway the parliamentarian wouldn't allow it even if we did. Next year we'll do it IF we gain a supermajority and the stars align
Democrats: we just don't have the votes to ban orphan crushing and anyway the parliamentarian wouldn't allow it even if we did. Next year we'll do it IF we gain a supermajority and the stars align
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Democrats when they have a supermajority: I mean, we don't really NEED to ban orphan crushing. Everyone understands it's bad.
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The won’t release the Epstein Files,
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The won’t release the Epstein Files,
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS