Maureen Johnson
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There is no compromising with this regime, because regimes don't compromise. These people are fascists. Fight fascists always. No playing to their language or moved goalposts. No taking their statements as legitimate and reporting them. And then PROSECUTE THEM. Every last one of them.
I hate everything about this AI "writing" thing, but just to pick one top line from this: YOU DON'T WIN AT WRITING YOU DIPSHIT. THAT'S NOT A THING.
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I hate everything about this AI "writing" thing, but just to pick one top line from this: YOU DON'T WIN AT WRITING YOU DIPSHIT. THAT'S NOT A THING.
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“Help!” cried Toad. “My best friend is trying to kill me!”
“I’m only getting you ready for winter,” said Frog.
“I’m only getting you ready for winter,” said Frog.
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
“Help!” cried Toad. “My best friend is trying to kill me!”
“I’m only getting you ready for winter,” said Frog.
“I’m only getting you ready for winter,” said Frog.
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Gonna have a lot more to say about the incredible work of this crew of whistle goblins in a post tomorrow, but for me, personally, I just printed my 10,000th whistle.
February 8, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Gonna have a lot more to say about the incredible work of this crew of whistle goblins in a post tomorrow, but for me, personally, I just printed my 10,000th whistle.
Just bought one!
Hey remember back when Russian dash cam videos were everywhere and it was a big sign that the state had basically collapsed and people had to record everything to be safe? Yeah, well guess what that's us now. Buy dash cams for MPLS. www.amazon.com/registries/g...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Just bought one!
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
11 years ago: Maybe I'll buy a piece of cheese from this place as a gift.
Present day: ALERT! DATA BREACH IN CHEESELAND. THEY'RE COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS. THEY HAVE ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION. EVERYTHING. HOPE THE CHEDDAR WAS WORTH IT.
Present day: ALERT! DATA BREACH IN CHEESELAND. THEY'RE COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS. THEY HAVE ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION. EVERYTHING. HOPE THE CHEDDAR WAS WORTH IT.
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
11 years ago: Maybe I'll buy a piece of cheese from this place as a gift.
Present day: ALERT! DATA BREACH IN CHEESELAND. THEY'RE COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS. THEY HAVE ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION. EVERYTHING. HOPE THE CHEDDAR WAS WORTH IT.
Present day: ALERT! DATA BREACH IN CHEESELAND. THEY'RE COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS. THEY HAVE ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION. EVERYTHING. HOPE THE CHEDDAR WAS WORTH IT.
Wario Green.
Was this very mid-2000s emo person press-ganged into ICE servitude?
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Wario Green.
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
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today's report:
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 AM
today's report:
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
I got my hair done tonight and one of the great joys is listening to the story in the next chair in the little salon I go to. Tonight paid off. A guy from a band came in and said, "I just got my colonoscopy..." Bad start, but then, "...and my anaesthetist was a goth...
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I got my hair done tonight and one of the great joys is listening to the story in the next chair in the little salon I go to. Tonight paid off. A guy from a band came in and said, "I just got my colonoscopy..." Bad start, but then, "...and my anaesthetist was a goth...
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
Oh HELL yes. Automatic purchase.
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Get 2 books for at least $3
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Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
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February 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Oh HELL yes. Automatic purchase.
Neil Gaiman rehab image mood board ideas for future PR person:
- religious conversion (call Russell Brand for advice)
- BBC interview (did not work for Prince A but maybe could work here? don't talk about pizza, sweat)
- right wing swing (put the system on trial! Telegraph interview, call JKR)
- religious conversion (call Russell Brand for advice)
- BBC interview (did not work for Prince A but maybe could work here? don't talk about pizza, sweat)
- right wing swing (put the system on trial! Telegraph interview, call JKR)
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Neil Gaiman rehab image mood board ideas for future PR person:
- religious conversion (call Russell Brand for advice)
- BBC interview (did not work for Prince A but maybe could work here? don't talk about pizza, sweat)
- right wing swing (put the system on trial! Telegraph interview, call JKR)
- religious conversion (call Russell Brand for advice)
- BBC interview (did not work for Prince A but maybe could work here? don't talk about pizza, sweat)
- right wing swing (put the system on trial! Telegraph interview, call JKR)
“Dom’t believe women, months of hardcore reporting, and solid evidence. This rando likes me.”
Neil Gaiman attempting to sidle back into public after being buried in a pile of nauseatingly well-documented sexual abuse allegations is gross. Doing so by denying everything, linking to some guy's substack post, and limply teasing a new novel is so gross it's kind of funny
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
“Dom’t believe women, months of hardcore reporting, and solid evidence. This rando likes me.”
Exciting that Neil Gaiman has chosen this moment to crawl out of the hole and start talking.
February 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Exciting that Neil Gaiman has chosen this moment to crawl out of the hole and start talking.
I watched Nuremberg last night because I needed some aspirational viewing.
February 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I watched Nuremberg last night because I needed some aspirational viewing.
SOME RUBE: Let's ask JRK and see where her head's at these days.
JRK: *unhinges jaw* *cloud of greenish gas comes forth causing the paint on the walls to bubble and a feeling of deep unease, a contraction of the spine, the knowledge of the Old Horrors returning*
RUBE: Interesting. Say more.
JRK: *unhinges jaw* *cloud of greenish gas comes forth causing the paint on the walls to bubble and a feeling of deep unease, a contraction of the spine, the knowledge of the Old Horrors returning*
RUBE: Interesting. Say more.
February 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
SOME RUBE: Let's ask JRK and see where her head's at these days.
JRK: *unhinges jaw* *cloud of greenish gas comes forth causing the paint on the walls to bubble and a feeling of deep unease, a contraction of the spine, the knowledge of the Old Horrors returning*
RUBE: Interesting. Say more.
JRK: *unhinges jaw* *cloud of greenish gas comes forth causing the paint on the walls to bubble and a feeling of deep unease, a contraction of the spine, the knowledge of the Old Horrors returning*
RUBE: Interesting. Say more.
My man, you are 79 years old and well experienced in the arts and entertainment industry. Have you never encountered a bad actor who makes one thing and does another, or heard of someone becoming BATSHIT INSANE and DOUBLING DOWN? Perhaps you could have a look at ALMOST EVERYTHING that is happening?
February 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
My man, you are 79 years old and well experienced in the arts and entertainment industry. Have you never encountered a bad actor who makes one thing and does another, or heard of someone becoming BATSHIT INSANE and DOUBLING DOWN? Perhaps you could have a look at ALMOST EVERYTHING that is happening?
Imagine wanting to talk to JKR at this point to get her read on things.
“"I thought, 'Why is this a factor at all?'" Lithgow said at the time. "I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it. I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her, and I’m curious to talk to her."”
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“"I thought, 'Why is this a factor at all?'" Lithgow said at the time. "I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it. I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her, and I’m curious to talk to her."”
apple.news/Ar4gW_RKkQwG...
John Lithgow insists J.K. Rowling is 'not really involved' in 'Harry Potter' series — Entertainment Weekly
The actor called it
apple.news
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Imagine wanting to talk to JKR at this point to get her read on things.
“"I thought, 'Why is this a factor at all?'" Lithgow said at the time. "I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it. I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her, and I’m curious to talk to her."”
apple.news/Ar4gW_RKkQwG...
“"I thought, 'Why is this a factor at all?'" Lithgow said at the time. "I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it. I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her, and I’m curious to talk to her."”
apple.news/Ar4gW_RKkQwG...
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Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
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TRYING Beanie
SOLD OUT: DON'T STRESS MORE HATS ARE ON THE WAY. It is cold, times are hard, and you are doing everything you can. Put a hat on your head that says TRYING. Made by pals, this beanie is olive with a f...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The TRYING beanie is in stock today! shop.dansinker.com/products/try...
I hope everyone likes spider f*cking because I smell $40 an hour in my future.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I hope everyone likes spider f*cking because I smell $40 an hour in my future.
The only way I accept the sentence "Catherine O'Hara has died..." is if the rest of it is "...of happiness."
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The only way I accept the sentence "Catherine O'Hara has died..." is if the rest of it is "...of happiness."
2026 has taken Catherine O’Hara and now I have to fight it in the street.
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
2026 has taken Catherine O’Hara and now I have to fight it in the street.
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this crew of whistle goblins I print with just passed 200,000 whistles shipped this month.
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
this crew of whistle goblins I print with just passed 200,000 whistles shipped this month.