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.
Finding something needed on a day like today in what it was I was blogging twenty years ago is, well, it's something.
Plus c’est la meme chose
“In New York, the beginnings of neo-fascist city planning were stirring, and the entire area north of our pad was slated for destruction, to make way for what was to become Lincoln Center.”
www.longstoryshortpier.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Finding something needed on a day like today in what it was I was blogging twenty years ago is, well, it's something.
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I Want A Dyke For President (1992)
By Zoe Leonard, artist, activist, member of Fierce Pussy
By Zoe Leonard, artist, activist, member of Fierce Pussy
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I Want A Dyke For President (1992)
By Zoe Leonard, artist, activist, member of Fierce Pussy
By Zoe Leonard, artist, activist, member of Fierce Pussy
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guess what happens when that transit dependent rider decides the shitty service ain’t worth it, gives up and buys a car, locking them into years of monthly car payments?
Well, they don’t go back to riding the bus, even if service is restored.
can’t just toggle switch transit service on and off
Well, they don’t go back to riding the bus, even if service is restored.
can’t just toggle switch transit service on and off
the real doom loop is service cuts to our transit system. if you cut frequency on an already infrequent system, it’s going to hurt ridership, which will lead to more cuts and fare hikes, which further hurt ridership. all of that of course adds future liabilities to the rest of the transport system
Proposed 2026 Transit Service Changes
Weigh in on proposed service efficiencies and cuts for Aug. 23, 2026, as TriMet reduces spending.
trimet.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
guess what happens when that transit dependent rider decides the shitty service ain’t worth it, gives up and buys a car, locking them into years of monthly car payments?
Well, they don’t go back to riding the bus, even if service is restored.
can’t just toggle switch transit service on and off
Well, they don’t go back to riding the bus, even if service is restored.
can’t just toggle switch transit service on and off
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I would like to return to a world where January 6 just meant it's time to take down the Christmas lights
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I would like to return to a world where January 6 just meant it's time to take down the Christmas lights
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"It's comics! How hard can it be?" Having edited both: significantly fucking harder than prose, and demanding of a much broader skill set that includes a lot of project management and contingency scheduling.
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"It's comics! How hard can it be?" Having edited both: significantly fucking harder than prose, and demanding of a much broader skill set that includes a lot of project management and contingency scheduling.
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Worth a repeat.
One of the most insidious dynamics out there is that actual dangerous things (serial abuse, rampant bigotry, open corruption) get dismissed as petty drama while actual petty drama gets treated as a danger.
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Worth a repeat.
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The Jan 6 riot was successful. Maybe this will put to bed the constant admonition that "riots don't work."
January 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The Jan 6 riot was successful. Maybe this will put to bed the constant admonition that "riots don't work."
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Culture ship name of the day.
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Culture ship name of the day.
City of Roses: urban fantasy epic serial firmly set in Portland, Oregon, and both the regular ebook volumes:
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
and the omnibus ebooks that collect the seasons:
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
are available on Kobo and Kobo Plus, so have at it!
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
and the omnibus ebooks that collect the seasons:
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
are available on Kobo and Kobo Plus, so have at it!
January 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
City of Roses: urban fantasy epic serial firmly set in Portland, Oregon, and both the regular ebook volumes:
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
and the omnibus ebooks that collect the seasons:
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
are available on Kobo and Kobo Plus, so have at it!
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
and the omnibus ebooks that collect the seasons:
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
are available on Kobo and Kobo Plus, so have at it!
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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We should categorically reject and contest the assertion or implication that being an "activist" in some way diminishes/qualifies a person's perspective or positions; it's part of an insidious and reactionary project to make "passive apolitical consumer" the only correct mode of citizenship
January 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We should categorically reject and contest the assertion or implication that being an "activist" in some way diminishes/qualifies a person's perspective or positions; it's part of an insidious and reactionary project to make "passive apolitical consumer" the only correct mode of citizenship
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"Richard Harris plays Richard the Lionheart as an addled, vicious despot, and the movie's Crusades are an obscene, genocidal war of empire, and that's just the first fifteen minutes."
A ★★★★★ review of Robin and Marian (1976)
A Twitter thread from 2020: My favorite Sean Connery movie ever is Robin and Marian (1976), which imagines what happens when Robin Hood comes returns from two decades on the Crusades to a Nottingham i...
letterboxd.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"Richard Harris plays Richard the Lionheart as an addled, vicious despot, and the movie's Crusades are an obscene, genocidal war of empire, and that's just the first fifteen minutes."
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This is Robin and Marian erasure, and I will not stand for it.
A lot of people criticising this, but I am choosing to believe that this is finally the anti-Richard I film that England deserves.
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
This is Robin and Marian erasure, and I will not stand for it.
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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Surprisingly good running songs (an ongoing series):
Incredible sweat-soaked cover of Fela Kuti’s all-timer; vocals by Fela’s son Seun. YouTube recommends this song to me pretty much daily. It knows.
youtu.be/mFSRCG4DrmI?...
Incredible sweat-soaked cover of Fela Kuti’s all-timer; vocals by Fela’s son Seun. YouTube recommends this song to me pretty much daily. It knows.
youtu.be/mFSRCG4DrmI?...
Newen Afrobeat feat. Seun Kuti & Cheick Tidiane Seck - Opposite People (Fela Kuti)
YouTube video by Enlamakinita
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Surprisingly good running songs (an ongoing series):
Incredible sweat-soaked cover of Fela Kuti’s all-timer; vocals by Fela’s son Seun. YouTube recommends this song to me pretty much daily. It knows.
youtu.be/mFSRCG4DrmI?...
Incredible sweat-soaked cover of Fela Kuti’s all-timer; vocals by Fela’s son Seun. YouTube recommends this song to me pretty much daily. It knows.
youtu.be/mFSRCG4DrmI?...
iTunes just cued up the second act opening number from Sweeney Todd; I am seen.
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 AM
iTunes just cued up the second act opening number from Sweeney Todd; I am seen.
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Also you should read comics today
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Also you should read comics today
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
So many of us are dragging our feet through life, embarrassed to be fans of Pogo and Moomin and Flash Gordon. Cast aside your fear of seeming silly! Cut out the amusing Far Side gag and pin it to your cubicle wall.
"On January 27th, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will reveal the 2026 Doomsday Clock time."
At the rate folks are going, y'all might want to move that up.
At the rate folks are going, y'all might want to move that up.
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 AM
"On January 27th, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will reveal the 2026 Doomsday Clock time."
At the rate folks are going, y'all might want to move that up.
At the rate folks are going, y'all might want to move that up.
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reminder that more kids now have long covid than asthma.
We don't have the disability education infrastructure to support a growing number of kids who are going to be disabled because their parents didn't get them vaccines against illnesses that can lead to the development of disabilities.
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
reminder that more kids now have long covid than asthma.
The headline says Trump is haunted by his pardon for the Honduran president. Bullshit. You have to have qualia to be able to be haunted.
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The headline says Trump is haunted by his pardon for the Honduran president. Bullshit. You have to have qualia to be able to be haunted.
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SOUTHERN REACH READERS and weirdlings in general, here's a call for lighthouse photo submissions if you want a chance to be in the forthcoming Area X: The Southern Reach Files book. Starts Nov. 1, ends Jan 21. PLEASE read thoroughly. Questions, weirdos?
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
October 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
SOUTHERN REACH READERS and weirdlings in general, here's a call for lighthouse photo submissions if you want a chance to be in the forthcoming Area X: The Southern Reach Files book. Starts Nov. 1, ends Jan 21. PLEASE read thoroughly. Questions, weirdos?
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
www.jeffvandermeer.com/lighthouseph...
Starting to think AI slop overwhelming social media sites is like deliberate misspellings and logical leaps in spam email—it's a winnowing. The chumps who stick around after, in spite of, are your golden geese that'll fall for anything.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Starting to think AI slop overwhelming social media sites is like deliberate misspellings and logical leaps in spam email—it's a winnowing. The chumps who stick around after, in spite of, are your golden geese that'll fall for anything.
Sourdough fusili with some of the chicken bianco ragu—that recipe that famously advises you feed the chicken skin to the dogs after browning it, which I did, and they loved. I'm liking this thing of having bags of frozen ragus to choose from, of an evening.
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Sourdough fusili with some of the chicken bianco ragu—that recipe that famously advises you feed the chicken skin to the dogs after browning it, which I did, and they loved. I'm liking this thing of having bags of frozen ragus to choose from, of an evening.
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Bold, assuming that this is a copy editing issue.
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Bold, assuming that this is a copy editing issue.
Suddenly needing to know what Saturn's first name was. His—aheh—Christian name.
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Suddenly needing to know what Saturn's first name was. His—aheh—Christian name.