MirandaPitcher
@mirandapitcher.bsky.social
Auntie, hat lover, always looking for the work worth doing.
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This is true, beautiful, and exceptional and it’s time any elected official worthy of public trust started acting like it.
We are *all* Real America in the same way a naturalized citizen who took his oath five seconds ago is exactly as much of a citizen as someone whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
This is true, beautiful, and exceptional and it’s time any elected official worthy of public trust started acting like it.
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Israel is banning the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders from operating in Gaza starting on New Year’s Day. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza
The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the organizations that will be banned Thursday didn't meet new requirements for sharing staff members, funding and operations information.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Israel is banning the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders from operating in Gaza starting on New Year’s Day. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
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Last of fish & grits aside, im glad i grew up w this tradition, i just wish our churches ever talked about this history!
I typically dont go to Watch Night, but it's always something I have to acknowledge. Tonight is the 163rd anniversary of the first Watch Night. As some 3million+ Black folks enslaved in the Confederacy waited up all night December 31, 1862 for the Emancipation Proclaimation to take effect
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Last of fish & grits aside, im glad i grew up w this tradition, i just wish our churches ever talked about this history!
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
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Happy New Year! May it be bright and sweet for all of us.
January 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Happy New Year! May it be bright and sweet for all of us.
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I keep seeing this reposted but you guys: it’s not one person. There are probably 10 people with integral roles in that process. Anyone at DHS OPA can be assumed to have a hand. Let’s stop assuming mastermindery and start assuming org-chart alignment.
It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
January 1, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I keep seeing this reposted but you guys: it’s not one person. There are probably 10 people with integral roles in that process. Anyone at DHS OPA can be assumed to have a hand. Let’s stop assuming mastermindery and start assuming org-chart alignment.
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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 AM
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
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I'm just staying home tonight,
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay.
I'm junk, but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet.
Democracy is coming
to the U.S.A.
- Leonard Cohen
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay.
I'm junk, but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet.
Democracy is coming
to the U.S.A.
- Leonard Cohen
January 1, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I'm just staying home tonight,
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay.
I'm junk, but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet.
Democracy is coming
to the U.S.A.
- Leonard Cohen
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay.
I'm junk, but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet.
Democracy is coming
to the U.S.A.
- Leonard Cohen
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Canadian house party in winter 🥳
January 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Canadian house party in winter 🥳
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It is your duty if you see him in public to tell him he's the worst chief justice ever, worse than Roger Taney.
Chief Justice John Roberts says the Constitution remains "firm and unshaken" with major Supreme Court rulings ahead.
Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon.
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 AM
It is your duty if you see him in public to tell him he's the worst chief justice ever, worse than Roger Taney.
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Some great jazz standards enter the public domain in an hour or so. Ellington, Mood Indigo. The Gershwin's I Got Rhythm. Plus, Body and Soul, Love for Sale, & many more. peterspitzer.blogspot.com/2025/12/tune...
Tunes published in 1930 will be entering public domain in 2026
As of January 1, 2026, U.S. copyright will expire for works published in 1930, including the following songs: Beyond the Blue Horizon Body...
peterspitzer.blogspot.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Some great jazz standards enter the public domain in an hour or so. Ellington, Mood Indigo. The Gershwin's I Got Rhythm. Plus, Body and Soul, Love for Sale, & many more. peterspitzer.blogspot.com/2025/12/tune...
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this is probably the nicest fortune i’ve ever gotten, i hope it’s true
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 AM
this is probably the nicest fortune i’ve ever gotten, i hope it’s true
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Every year on NYE i listen to this cathartic review of Auld Lang Syne by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
cw: death
cw: death
Auld Lang Syne | The Anthropocene Reviewed | WNYC Studios
John Green reviews Auld Lang Syne.
www.wnycstudios.org
December 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Every year on NYE i listen to this cathartic review of Auld Lang Syne by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
cw: death
cw: death
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Fascinating bit of history in this thread
The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
January 1, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Fascinating bit of history in this thread
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My worst was also my best (it netted me a husband...):
We were at a mutual friend's wedding. DJ asked for all couples to come to the dance floor. He asked if we should dance. I asked, "are we a couple?" He said, "we could be..."
It's been 23+ years.
We were at a mutual friend's wedding. DJ asked for all couples to come to the dance floor. He asked if we should dance. I asked, "are we a couple?" He said, "we could be..."
It's been 23+ years.
Worst pick up line you've ever used.
January 1, 2026 at 3:49 AM
My worst was also my best (it netted me a husband...):
We were at a mutual friend's wedding. DJ asked for all couples to come to the dance floor. He asked if we should dance. I asked, "are we a couple?" He said, "we could be..."
It's been 23+ years.
We were at a mutual friend's wedding. DJ asked for all couples to come to the dance floor. He asked if we should dance. I asked, "are we a couple?" He said, "we could be..."
It's been 23+ years.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
When I was digging around for those CDs, I found a mixtape I made for myself when I was in my early 20s.
Lest you think my mood was always this wistful, I also made a one of more raucous songs. But I can’t find that one.
Lest you think my mood was always this wistful, I also made a one of more raucous songs. But I can’t find that one.
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
When I was digging around for those CDs, I found a mixtape I made for myself when I was in my early 20s.
Lest you think my mood was always this wistful, I also made a one of more raucous songs. But I can’t find that one.
Lest you think my mood was always this wistful, I also made a one of more raucous songs. But I can’t find that one.
One of my favorite New Year’s traditions is to put on some contemplative music and clean my house. I love waking up to a fresh new space.
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
One of my favorite New Year’s traditions is to put on some contemplative music and clean my house. I love waking up to a fresh new space.
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Him retiring when he did and in this way is still one of my big "this is how to grow up to have integrity" memories and models <3 🐯🛷
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Him retiring when he did and in this way is still one of my big "this is how to grow up to have integrity" memories and models <3 🐯🛷
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orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
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i really wish the past year has made people reassociate about a lot of things, but tech is definitely one.
a serious question is - do we have a choice. at this point, tech is top-down, opt-out. very far cry from the pc and internet revolutions. it feels like we lost a war.
a serious question is - do we have a choice. at this point, tech is top-down, opt-out. very far cry from the pc and internet revolutions. it feels like we lost a war.
If this year was about getting off US tech, 2026 is the year to reassess the digital revolution — what works, what doesn’t; what to keep, and what to reject.
I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.
I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.
We need to reassess our relationship to digital tech
Getting off US tech led me to a wider questioning of digital convenience
disconnect.blog
January 1, 2026 at 12:13 AM
i really wish the past year has made people reassociate about a lot of things, but tech is definitely one.
a serious question is - do we have a choice. at this point, tech is top-down, opt-out. very far cry from the pc and internet revolutions. it feels like we lost a war.
a serious question is - do we have a choice. at this point, tech is top-down, opt-out. very far cry from the pc and internet revolutions. it feels like we lost a war.
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When it comes to politics, it's always better to fight and lose than to simply acquiesce.
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When it comes to politics, it's always better to fight and lose than to simply acquiesce.
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So Trump’s Mar-a-Lago actively sent employees to a known predator.
"Mar-a-Lago spa’s practice of dispatching workers to Epstein’s home has not been previously reported ... The Mar-a-Lago bosses told the message therapist Epstein preferred spa services in the privacy of his own home, and warned the employee Epstein sometimes exposed himself during massages."
Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
www.wsj.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So Trump’s Mar-a-Lago actively sent employees to a known predator.
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just want to remind folks that pushback and public outrage stopped them from closing the CDC library. i bet pushback will stop them here, too
“The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.”
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
just want to remind folks that pushback and public outrage stopped them from closing the CDC library. i bet pushback will stop them here, too