mattie; loud introvert energy
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Let's get drunk and watch Star Trek.
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There's a bit in an Octavia Butler book where an alien touches plastic and is like WTF *IS* THAT, THAT IS SOME TOXIC SHIT and it lives rentfree, etc.
Found a guy in the yard earlier who was from 2318 (the year) and he was cold but seemed nice. I offered him a coat but he recoiled when he saw it was made of plastic (he was only wearing hand-sewn linen) and when I told him what area he was in he said "Your town lost a lot of people in Civil War I"
January 21, 2026 at 12:59 AM
There's a bit in an Octavia Butler book where an alien touches plastic and is like WTF *IS* THAT, THAT IS SOME TOXIC SHIT and it lives rentfree, etc.
Guilty laughing at the poor manatee being like — what? WHAT? Bro, why are you— STOP, what’s your deal?!
January 19, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Guilty laughing at the poor manatee being like — what? WHAT? Bro, why are you— STOP, what’s your deal?!
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
The sky’s been going all bright pinks and blues; from my window I see bare tree branches, then the city skyline with all the lights just twinkling on, then the vibrant sky as the backdrop.
What's the sunset like where you are?
In this part of Belfast during the winter, the sun slides down behind one side of the hill I live on. And every evening at this time of year, a river of rooks flies west, to meet it on its descent.
In this part of Belfast during the winter, the sun slides down behind one side of the hill I live on. And every evening at this time of year, a river of rooks flies west, to meet it on its descent.
Where I am, the sun sets through oaks and pitch pines and for a minute or so the light is a church
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The sky’s been going all bright pinks and blues; from my window I see bare tree branches, then the city skyline with all the lights just twinkling on, then the vibrant sky as the backdrop.
Just had to google if this was true or a dream I had: Ariana Grande made a music video with lookalikes of Sleater-Kinney and Kim Deal and everyone was judging her for stolen (coolness) valor, since she could‘ve just asked the real musicians. (A: Dream. Ariana‘s doing just fine w/o their blessing.)
January 10, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Just had to google if this was true or a dream I had: Ariana Grande made a music video with lookalikes of Sleater-Kinney and Kim Deal and everyone was judging her for stolen (coolness) valor, since she could‘ve just asked the real musicians. (A: Dream. Ariana‘s doing just fine w/o their blessing.)
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
7yo, home from opening night of her first big school play, collapses into a chair and sighs dreamily. “I got so much attention.” Oh god. Chat. I think I have a theater kid.
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
7yo, home from opening night of her first big school play, collapses into a chair and sighs dreamily. “I got so much attention.” Oh god. Chat. I think I have a theater kid.
NEW YORK TIMES OPINION PAGE
Are Women Human?
Are Women Human?
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
NEW YORK TIMES OPINION PAGE
Are Women Human?
Are Women Human?
DIRECTLY caused by the guy who's been publicly ranting about how there are too many non-white babies being born. Not to get histrionic on the internet, but there's a word for intentionally causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people based on race.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
DIRECTLY caused by the guy who's been publicly ranting about how there are too many non-white babies being born. Not to get histrionic on the internet, but there's a word for intentionally causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people based on race.
The first time I heard this quote — in a speech she was giving — those first 3 sentences stopped me dead in my tracks. A real “well, shit” moment for me, in the best kind of way.
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
November 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The first time I heard this quote — in a speech she was giving — those first 3 sentences stopped me dead in my tracks. A real “well, shit” moment for me, in the best kind of way.
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It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
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Clouds in the west laid great shivering mirages on the plain, the shadows of dreams of lakes gone dry ten million years ago.
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Clouds in the west laid great shivering mirages on the plain, the shadows of dreams of lakes gone dry ten million years ago.
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You know what this landscape needs? More trunkless legs of stone
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You know what this landscape needs? More trunkless legs of stone
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I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
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There are almost always already people doing good stuff in your community. The best lesson I learned that it is not my job to reinvent the wheel. Just to find the wheel factories and ask them what they need.
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There are almost always already people doing good stuff in your community. The best lesson I learned that it is not my job to reinvent the wheel. Just to find the wheel factories and ask them what they need.
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Making a recurring donation to your local food bank is one of the easiest & most effective ways to help people in your community. Now is a great time to either set one up or increase your existing support. Find a food bank near you: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
October 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Making a recurring donation to your local food bank is one of the easiest & most effective ways to help people in your community. Now is a great time to either set one up or increase your existing support. Find a food bank near you: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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when a dude says "women just don't like science fiction" what you should hear is "women just don't like me." that is what they are saying
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
when a dude says "women just don't like science fiction" what you should hear is "women just don't like me." that is what they are saying
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SEXY TNG WORF CRUSHER PICARD CHAIN OF COMMAND
sexy cube
October 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
SEXY TNG WORF CRUSHER PICARD CHAIN OF COMMAND
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A movie where there's something deeply wrong with the society that surrounds the main character, but nobody can see or will outright lie about it, so everyone is pretending things are normal while the main character slowly loses their mind to the horror
That's what it's like living in America
That's what it's like living in America
October 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A movie where there's something deeply wrong with the society that surrounds the main character, but nobody can see or will outright lie about it, so everyone is pretending things are normal while the main character slowly loses their mind to the horror
That's what it's like living in America
That's what it's like living in America
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god I love librarians. absolutely the best people. want the rock-solid principles of a leftist community organizer with the compassion and thoughtfulness of a great teacher, but also the systems-organizational mind of the best project manager? Try librarians! They're also really nice and like books
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
god I love librarians. absolutely the best people. want the rock-solid principles of a leftist community organizer with the compassion and thoughtfulness of a great teacher, but also the systems-organizational mind of the best project manager? Try librarians! They're also really nice and like books
In retrospect, I admit “sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull and cut a 6-inch valley through the middle of my skull” IS a better rhyme, but “through the middle of my soul” is way more emo — and also how I’ve always sung it — so I will be making no changes at this time.
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In retrospect, I admit “sometimes it’s like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull and cut a 6-inch valley through the middle of my skull” IS a better rhyme, but “through the middle of my soul” is way more emo — and also how I’ve always sung it — so I will be making no changes at this time.
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the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction
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Data.
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Data.