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Michelle
@mpoltonsimon.bsky.social
· Oct 7
I’m catching up on @nogodsnomayors.com and I’m so glad @mattielubchansky.com mentioned the only tweet from or about New York that has ever mattered
Katie McDonough, voice of a municipality
Katie McDonough, voice of a municipality
Every vet who sees him says he’s such a sweetie. They have a hard time getting accurate measurements because whenever he sees people he starts purring and getting excited for attention
I love him so so much
I love him so so much
I do not recommend having your best friend be a cat who is slowly (but not that slowly) dying. It feels really bad
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Every vet who sees him says he’s such a sweetie. They have a hard time getting accurate measurements because whenever he sees people he starts purring and getting excited for attention
I love him so so much
I love him so so much
I do not recommend having your best friend be a cat who is slowly (but not that slowly) dying. It feels really bad
December 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I do not recommend having your best friend be a cat who is slowly (but not that slowly) dying. It feels really bad
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I’m reaching heretofore unimaginable levels of feeling like Shit on my birthday. Merry Christmas to all
December 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I’m reaching heretofore unimaginable levels of feeling like Shit on my birthday. Merry Christmas to all
The hottest thing you can do is dress stupid. Why do you think people like timothee chalamet
My number one fashion tip is that if you’re dressing good you’re doing it wrong
If you wanna look cool you gotta dress a little ugly
If you wanna look cool you gotta dress a little ugly
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The hottest thing you can do is dress stupid. Why do you think people like timothee chalamet
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I loved this. And I want to note the whole “there were no autistic people before …” discourse has an answer here: just the people were sent away in the incarceration (yes “care homes” like this), and if they fled, they were just abandoned by society, usually to die.
December 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I loved this. And I want to note the whole “there were no autistic people before …” discourse has an answer here: just the people were sent away in the incarceration (yes “care homes” like this), and if they fled, they were just abandoned by society, usually to die.
I’m reaching heretofore unimaginable levels of feeling like Shit on my birthday. Merry Christmas to all
December 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I’m reaching heretofore unimaginable levels of feeling like Shit on my birthday. Merry Christmas to all
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Seems like a good time to note that many nonfiction publishers do not fact check, or do so only very superficially, and authors who want their work fact checked need to pay for it. This is bad in general but especially when editors are acquiring ‘eye-opening books’ that are just reactionary lies.
December 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Seems like a good time to note that many nonfiction publishers do not fact check, or do so only very superficially, and authors who want their work fact checked need to pay for it. This is bad in general but especially when editors are acquiring ‘eye-opening books’ that are just reactionary lies.
Either the only crime that matters is crime against democracy or it’s all a wash
Dragging civil rights out and tolerating open gangsterism across the south for a whole ass century because hanging all the confederates felt like poor taste or something. At some point we gotta deal with this evil we all keep putting it off and it's not working.
It was an unforgivable dereliction of duty that the majority of elected congressional Republican office holders were not in prison for open insurrection by March 2021.
December 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Either the only crime that matters is crime against democracy or it’s all a wash
My number one fashion tip is that if you’re dressing good you’re doing it wrong
If you wanna look cool you gotta dress a little ugly
If you wanna look cool you gotta dress a little ugly
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My number one fashion tip is that if you’re dressing good you’re doing it wrong
If you wanna look cool you gotta dress a little ugly
If you wanna look cool you gotta dress a little ugly
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Ok well first of all the LEAST important thing about making art is being good at it so write that down
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Ok well first of all the LEAST important thing about making art is being good at it so write that down
You aren’t allowed to write about your own publication’s dysfunction so you gotta write about some other’s.
Plus everyone has been laid off by the same publications so they all know each other
Plus everyone has been laid off by the same publications so they all know each other
See one thing every media outlet loves is a story about another outlet fucking up. It’s like catnip.
NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
December 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
You aren’t allowed to write about your own publication’s dysfunction so you gotta write about some other’s.
Plus everyone has been laid off by the same publications so they all know each other
Plus everyone has been laid off by the same publications so they all know each other
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the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
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I really don't like systems that force libraries to pay-per-use and I wish libraries themselves were more upfront with users about how much every movie you take out from Hoopla or Kanopy is costing the library.
May 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I really don't like systems that force libraries to pay-per-use and I wish libraries themselves were more upfront with users about how much every movie you take out from Hoopla or Kanopy is costing the library.
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Assuming this is still how it works, Kanopy costs the library money every time a patron watches it.
I feel terrible about this and I'm glad I didn't use it as much as I could have. Spending $2 so my stupid ass can watch a movie one time is a really wasteful use of library funds.
I feel terrible about this and I'm glad I didn't use it as much as I could have. Spending $2 so my stupid ass can watch a movie one time is a really wasteful use of library funds.
As Kanopy’s Popularity Grows, Can Your Library Continue to Afford It?
The more successful Kanopy becomes, the more expensive it gets. A new "capped" program might be the answer.
www.indiewire.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Assuming this is still how it works, Kanopy costs the library money every time a patron watches it.
I feel terrible about this and I'm glad I didn't use it as much as I could have. Spending $2 so my stupid ass can watch a movie one time is a really wasteful use of library funds.
I feel terrible about this and I'm glad I didn't use it as much as I could have. Spending $2 so my stupid ass can watch a movie one time is a really wasteful use of library funds.
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Yes, CECOT is a concentration camp in the guise of a prison. The Venezuelans were the first people to *ever* be released from CECOT since Bukele opened the prison in January 2023. Seriously. The first.
These are concentration camps. No other way to describe them. Truly horrific, and none of it surprising in the least.
30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Yes, CECOT is a concentration camp in the guise of a prison. The Venezuelans were the first people to *ever* be released from CECOT since Bukele opened the prison in January 2023. Seriously. The first.
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My most annoying/useful habit is:
1) Asking all of my Tesla owning friends if they know how to open the door in an emergency. They don't
2) Showing them a video of thermal runaway on a Tesla sized battery
3) Teaching them about laminated glass
4) Then showing them the secret way to open the door
1) Asking all of my Tesla owning friends if they know how to open the door in an emergency. They don't
2) Showing them a video of thermal runaway on a Tesla sized battery
3) Teaching them about laminated glass
4) Then showing them the secret way to open the door
For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF
📷️: Getty Images
📷️: Getty Images
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My most annoying/useful habit is:
1) Asking all of my Tesla owning friends if they know how to open the door in an emergency. They don't
2) Showing them a video of thermal runaway on a Tesla sized battery
3) Teaching them about laminated glass
4) Then showing them the secret way to open the door
1) Asking all of my Tesla owning friends if they know how to open the door in an emergency. They don't
2) Showing them a video of thermal runaway on a Tesla sized battery
3) Teaching them about laminated glass
4) Then showing them the secret way to open the door
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fixing the government will require hiring a lot more people
We should massively expand the civil service as a jobs program like how we do it for steelworkers
December 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
fixing the government will require hiring a lot more people
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We should massively expand the civil service as a jobs program like how we do it for steelworkers
December 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We should massively expand the civil service as a jobs program like how we do it for steelworkers
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Everyday I’m out here trying to explain the difference between a fiber and weave.
Silk is a fiber satin is a weave.
Please clothing resellers, take pity on a poor girl who can’t use natural dyes on your polyester “silk”
Silk is a fiber satin is a weave.
Please clothing resellers, take pity on a poor girl who can’t use natural dyes on your polyester “silk”
December 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Everyday I’m out here trying to explain the difference between a fiber and weave.
Silk is a fiber satin is a weave.
Please clothing resellers, take pity on a poor girl who can’t use natural dyes on your polyester “silk”
Silk is a fiber satin is a weave.
Please clothing resellers, take pity on a poor girl who can’t use natural dyes on your polyester “silk”
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
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it’s so annoying that i have to know what so many stupid incurious and hateful bigoted people are up to all the time. i shouldn’t even have to know what a “bari weiss” is.
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
it’s so annoying that i have to know what so many stupid incurious and hateful bigoted people are up to all the time. i shouldn’t even have to know what a “bari weiss” is.
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Goldman is in a D+70 district and is in an unpopular incumbent with bad judgment, as shown when he refused to endorse Mamdani despite his district overwhelmingly voting for Mamdani. That dude ain't smart enough to be in the House
December 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Goldman is in a D+70 district and is in an unpopular incumbent with bad judgment, as shown when he refused to endorse Mamdani despite his district overwhelmingly voting for Mamdani. That dude ain't smart enough to be in the House
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Goldman refused to endorse Mamdani, closed his Brooklyn office on 9th Street, presumably to insulate himself from constituents, and is just... never around. Yes, he's done better on civil rights this year. But Lander would be a MASSIVE trade up.
CNN mentions none of this, of course.
CNN mentions none of this, of course.
Sorry guys. If you had actually been “our own” instead of getting friendly with our enemies trying to kill our neighbors and our families, maybe you wouldn’t be getting attacked now, food for thought.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line | CNN Politics
When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Goldman refused to endorse Mamdani, closed his Brooklyn office on 9th Street, presumably to insulate himself from constituents, and is just... never around. Yes, he's done better on civil rights this year. But Lander would be a MASSIVE trade up.
CNN mentions none of this, of course.
CNN mentions none of this, of course.