Loather
@loather.bsky.social
I am not, nor have I ever been, a Las Vegas showgirl.
I am a headliner!
I sell vintage: https://finalgirlcurios.etsy.com/
I write newsletter: https://buttondown.com/loather
I am a headliner!
I sell vintage: https://finalgirlcurios.etsy.com/
I write newsletter: https://buttondown.com/loather
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Loather
@loather.bsky.social
· Feb 7
love, the nailbiter
This newsletter is sometimes about work, and sometimes about libraries, and also sometimes about writing, and also sometimes about music, and there is sometimes politics yelling. Love, the nailbiter...
buttondown.com
I’m setting up a newsletter on @buttondown.com. I would like to do more long form writing and I don’t have the capacity for pitching. There are gonna be some essays about bad management and about writing and about my load bearing grudges. It’s called love, the nailbiter. buttondown.com/loather
I made the five year old go play in his room alone for twenty minutes because he can never be alone and as far as I can tell he is swinging his kid sized light and sound effects Maui Hook wildly at everything in his room. A win is a win
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I made the five year old go play in his room alone for twenty minutes because he can never be alone and as far as I can tell he is swinging his kid sized light and sound effects Maui Hook wildly at everything in his room. A win is a win
You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And you don't say anything about furries on bluesky
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And you don't say anything about furries on bluesky
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And you don't say anything about furries on bluesky
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old lone ranger
And you don't say anything about furries on bluesky
There’s literally a TikTok meme about “Americans showing other countries why we don’t have universal healthcare”, how is anyone still awed and not tired as fuck
the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
January 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
There’s literally a TikTok meme about “Americans showing other countries why we don’t have universal healthcare”, how is anyone still awed and not tired as fuck
Maduro looks cozy a f tho. Where are we getting our sweatsuit sets from in federal prison
January 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Maduro looks cozy a f tho. Where are we getting our sweatsuit sets from in federal prison
This was assigned directly from the right wing outrage machine looking for anything to grab hold of; this article started in the NYPost before the Times decided it was worth adding to their coverage because…the NYT is a right wing outlet
NYT returns to character assassination. Note the framing, which implies Mandani targeted Israel exec orders when in fact, it was all orders after Adam’s was hopelessly compromised by indictment and bending a knee to the Trump admin.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
Mamdani Revokes Executive Orders That Adams Signed to Support Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
This was assigned directly from the right wing outrage machine looking for anything to grab hold of; this article started in the NYPost before the Times decided it was worth adding to their coverage because…the NYT is a right wing outlet
trump also just loves murdering people. It’s his favorite
Trump/MAGA oppose democracy, international institutions, and a US-led, rules-based, liberal international order.
They’ve never been anti-interventionist, let alone anti-imperialist or anti-war, supporting Trump’s first term use of force, Russia invading Ukraine, term 2 bombing Yemen and Iran, etc.
They’ve never been anti-interventionist, let alone anti-imperialist or anti-war, supporting Trump’s first term use of force, Russia invading Ukraine, term 2 bombing Yemen and Iran, etc.
The idea that Trump-MAGA are "anti-interventionist" is based on a confused reading of their hatred of multilateralism and international law and institutions. I argued this during Iran bombing debate (h/t @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social and @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social):
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
January 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
trump also just loves murdering people. It’s his favorite
I never feel jealousy over New York things except for when you guys Bagel post. God damn I want one of those Bagels
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I never feel jealousy over New York things except for when you guys Bagel post. God damn I want one of those Bagels
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"a liberal is someone who opposes every war except the current war"
![jessica lange in AHS: there's not going to be a [blank], you stupid slut meme
"there's not going to be a democratic restoration in venezuela you stupid slut](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lwuv5m5zlzqwumz65etsi7fj/bafkreiefmyj6ixfmvmq4tk533g37wdcfd47h6gq3g7onqoospgsuzukyae@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
"a liberal is someone who opposes every war except the current war"
I personally took the lead in abolishing fines at not one but two library systems and I‘d do it again
a cartoon cat is laughing while holding a bottle of liquid in its mouth .
ALT: a cartoon cat is laughing while holding a bottle of liquid in its mouth .
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I personally took the lead in abolishing fines at not one but two library systems and I‘d do it again
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goodnight, and remember: library late fees suck. they simply discourage library use. you should be glad if your library abolished them, and if it hasn’t, you should tell them it should. 📚
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
goodnight, and remember: library late fees suck. they simply discourage library use. you should be glad if your library abolished them, and if it hasn’t, you should tell them it should. 📚
And they were ROOMMATES
At least my cats who tolerate each other have been tolerating each other much closer together than ever before
January 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
And they were ROOMMATES
At least my cats who tolerate each other have been tolerating each other much closer together than ever before
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
At least my cats who tolerate each other have been tolerating each other much closer together than ever before
Honestly today has been a good reminder that instead of cultivating a bunch of one sided internet nemeses I should just block these people
January 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Honestly today has been a good reminder that instead of cultivating a bunch of one sided internet nemeses I should just block these people
No part of this is correct except I guess the oil bit lmao but replies are off so
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January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
No part of this is correct except I guess the oil bit lmao but replies are off so
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
The “don’t follow illegal orders“ PSAs having the same impact as the “country over party” rallies is kind of funny, even though we will be bombarded with “why don’t democrats talk to disillusioned republicans” enduringly anyway
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The “don’t follow illegal orders“ PSAs having the same impact as the “country over party” rallies is kind of funny, even though we will be bombarded with “why don’t democrats talk to disillusioned republicans” enduringly anyway
We’re just babysitting the oil
The US will run Venezuela, Trump said, 'until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,' signaling an open-ended US role reut.rs/3Ne4l3T
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
We’re just babysitting the oil
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I think at some level they just don't care. The kleptocracy faction is focused on extracting rents from control over the government. The fascist faction has decided ethnic cleansing and restoring (idealized) 19th century gender and racial hierarchies is worth being poorer and less influential.
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I think at some level they just don't care. The kleptocracy faction is focused on extracting rents from control over the government. The fascist faction has decided ethnic cleansing and restoring (idealized) 19th century gender and racial hierarchies is worth being poorer and less influential.
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remember this website is public! (Derogatory)
Hey chat don't fedpost in my mentions or quote tweets please. Be smart
January 3, 2026 at 7:37 AM
remember this website is public! (Derogatory)
This shirt is pissing me off so bad. why are the seams like that? Is he not wearing an undershirt? I don’t want to step on menswear guy’s toes but this is horrid
I truly cannot wait for these incredibly stupid people to find out what happens when you try to wave the flag harder than Fox News
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This shirt is pissing me off so bad. why are the seams like that? Is he not wearing an undershirt? I don’t want to step on menswear guy’s toes but this is horrid
Did grok write this
January 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Did grok write this
The kids are no longer chanting just 6-7. They’ve added other numbers. 27. 11. 97. They’ve evolved
January 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The kids are no longer chanting just 6-7. They’ve added other numbers. 27. 11. 97. They’ve evolved
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