Lesley Goldberg
@lesleyquick.bsky.social
All opinions mine and should not be taken as those of my most esteemed patroness Lady Catherine de Bourgh
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We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
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I know this is kind of David’s whole beat, but the phenomenon of modern people doing modern evil modernly, and getting called medieval for it, is fascinating and telling.
People keep saying “feudalism,” but it actually just company towns.
October 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I know this is kind of David’s whole beat, but the phenomenon of modern people doing modern evil modernly, and getting called medieval for it, is fascinating and telling.
File this under “extremely my jam”
#histmed #MedievalSky Minji Lee's book, The Medieval Womb: Hildegard of Bingen’s Views on the Female Reproductive Body, has just been released #OpenAccess: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
October 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
File this under “extremely my jam”
What if Buddy Christ, but for journalism
What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...
October 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
What if Buddy Christ, but for journalism
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I like Bsky more than any social platform I’ve used, but my goodness it has big “I knew them before they were cool” energy.
You mention something bad: “are you surprised?” You mention something good: “I knew about that WAY before you.” This is an exhausting, anti-social way to interact, you guys.
You mention something bad: “are you surprised?” You mention something good: “I knew about that WAY before you.” This is an exhausting, anti-social way to interact, you guys.
October 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I like Bsky more than any social platform I’ve used, but my goodness it has big “I knew them before they were cool” energy.
You mention something bad: “are you surprised?” You mention something good: “I knew about that WAY before you.” This is an exhausting, anti-social way to interact, you guys.
You mention something bad: “are you surprised?” You mention something good: “I knew about that WAY before you.” This is an exhausting, anti-social way to interact, you guys.
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In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
This, no contest.
September 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This, no contest.
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these are great fall outfits
September 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
these are great fall outfits
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Mary Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics. R.I.P. #physics
Pioneering theoretical physicist Mary K. Gaillard has died at 86 - Berkeley News
Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics.
news.berkeley.edu
July 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mary Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics. R.I.P. #physics
This is what happens when you lay off most of your social media staff—who would have advised you not to just copy/paste the graphic design pitch deck into an instagram caption.
*nodding politely and pretending to listen while I discreetly signal the waiter to hurry up with the check* yeah no totally
July 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is what happens when you lay off most of your social media staff—who would have advised you not to just copy/paste the graphic design pitch deck into an instagram caption.
An excellent thread.
So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death.
A mini medieval story time!
A mini medieval story time!
Jim Jordan: "If there's an able-bodied adult out there now who is in our welfare system, guess what -- that person is going to have to work ... that is far from immoral."
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
An excellent thread.
Legends of the Fall! It was ok.
what’s the biggest blind spot you finally watched this year and did you think of it?
July 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Legends of the Fall! It was ok.
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it's weird how these stories on meta's endless spending sprees never mention that the company never produces anything innovative or interesting, ever
Apple Reportedly Loses Key AI Mind
The iPhone maker’s quiet AI ambitions just took a major hit as Meta doubles down on its war with OpenAI and Google.
gizmodo.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
it's weird how these stories on meta's endless spending sprees never mention that the company never produces anything innovative or interesting, ever
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"ChatGPT is unlikely to destabilize the job market, as it is overqualified for most positions while at the same time lacking any marketable skills."
ChatGPT Now Has PhD-Level Intelligence, and the Poor Personal Choices to Prove It
“If you look at the trajectory of improvement, systems like GPT-3 were maybe toddler-level intelligence… and then systems like GPT-4 are more like ...
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July 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"ChatGPT is unlikely to destabilize the job market, as it is overqualified for most positions while at the same time lacking any marketable skills."
This smol porcupine is the best thing happening in my life right now
Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…
July 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This smol porcupine is the best thing happening in my life right now
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs
June 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs
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RICH LADY: Oh, I am distraught over the shambles of my life.
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Even though my problems are punishingly more severe than yours, I will kindly listen to your tale of pampered woe.
RICH LADY: Woe!
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Let me fix your hair in some particular way.
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Even though my problems are punishingly more severe than yours, I will kindly listen to your tale of pampered woe.
RICH LADY: Woe!
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Let me fix your hair in some particular way.
Every Episode of a Television Show Written by Julian Fellowes
Downstairs to Downstairs HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: I’m worried about Rich Lady. OTHER HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Don’t be. She’s rich, ain’t she? HOUSEHOLD SERVAN...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
RICH LADY: Oh, I am distraught over the shambles of my life.
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Even though my problems are punishingly more severe than yours, I will kindly listen to your tale of pampered woe.
RICH LADY: Woe!
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Let me fix your hair in some particular way.
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Even though my problems are punishingly more severe than yours, I will kindly listen to your tale of pampered woe.
RICH LADY: Woe!
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Let me fix your hair in some particular way.
We’re being governed by people who love nothing. Who value nothing. Who hold nothing sacred, find nothing beautiful.
They will pave over and monetize everything precious to us before they’re done.
They will pave over and monetize everything precious to us before they’re done.
The Trump administration said on Monday that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century. https://trib.al/VQXR96o
June 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We’re being governed by people who love nothing. Who value nothing. Who hold nothing sacred, find nothing beautiful.
They will pave over and monetize everything precious to us before they’re done.
They will pave over and monetize everything precious to us before they’re done.
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
June 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
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(in the Criterion Closet) eh I'm good
May 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
(in the Criterion Closet) eh I'm good
“One of the things we’ve learned is people really do care about what it looks like when it’s on your head.”
EXCLUSIVE: Dyson has called time on its "brave" attempt at combining air purification and high-end headphones. @wired.com sat down with Jake Dyson, where he was disarmingly candid about what went wrong, and the audio opportunities that lie ahead for the brand. www.wired.com/story/dyson-...
Dyson Has Killed Its Bizarre Zone Air-Purifying Headphones
“One of the things we’ve learned is people really do care about what it looks like when it’s on your head.”
www.wired.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“One of the things we’ve learned is people really do care about what it looks like when it’s on your head.”
Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
June 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
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Nobody with money seems to even care about the quality of the product they create. They just care that it can be made cheaply. Why would anyone want to pay for the Washington Post if this is what it is?
The Washington Post is planning to let amateur writers submit columns — with the help of AI
The Washington Post is planning to let amateur writers submit columns — with the help of AI
Aspiring columnists could begin using the AI tool this fall.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Nobody with money seems to even care about the quality of the product they create. They just care that it can be made cheaply. Why would anyone want to pay for the Washington Post if this is what it is?
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If Ariela Barer transfixed you all too briefly on TLOU you gotta check out How To Blow Up A Pipeline
May 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If Ariela Barer transfixed you all too briefly on TLOU you gotta check out How To Blow Up A Pipeline
I can’t imagine ever needing to prove I bought a donut.
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
May 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I can’t imagine ever needing to prove I bought a donut.