Katie MacBride
@msmacb.bsky.social
Journalist, librarian, dog spoiler, goat wrangler. I write a free newsletter about
substance use & addiction recovery. Ask me something: askasoberlady.substack.com.
substance use & addiction recovery. Ask me something: askasoberlady.substack.com.
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Katie MacBride
@msmacb.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Gluey brain and leaden bones
Sally helped keep me sober for a decade and a half. Now that she’s gone, everything hurts and nothing makes sense.
askasoberlady.substack.com
I hate that I had to write this but I didn’t know how not to askasoberlady.substack.com/p/gluey-brai...
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Yeah, this dum dum is talking about chicken pox.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
December 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yeah, this dum dum is talking about chicken pox.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
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If this gets you angry, then you should know: our country is doing this to undocumented children every day & has been for years.
We take toddlers, feed them dirty water, & put them in places where the lights never go out. We take teenagers and house them in crowded, too cold or too hot rooms.
We take toddlers, feed them dirty water, & put them in places where the lights never go out. We take teenagers and house them in crowded, too cold or too hot rooms.
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
If this gets you angry, then you should know: our country is doing this to undocumented children every day & has been for years.
We take toddlers, feed them dirty water, & put them in places where the lights never go out. We take teenagers and house them in crowded, too cold or too hot rooms.
We take toddlers, feed them dirty water, & put them in places where the lights never go out. We take teenagers and house them in crowded, too cold or too hot rooms.
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Years ago, my friend got shingles right before Christmas and I called her shingle bells for like a month, which she did not enjoy. Joke’s on me—I’m the new shingle bells
December 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Years ago, my friend got shingles right before Christmas and I called her shingle bells for like a month, which she did not enjoy. Joke’s on me—I’m the new shingle bells
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its not a nuclear option its just the law
WATCH-- Former AG Eric Holder says Congress should consider impeachment for the DOJ officials responsible for holding back the Epstein files: “That's a nuclear option that Congress has.”
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
its not a nuclear option its just the law
Oh wow the country that bone saws journalists and doesn’t recognize LGBTQ+ rights thought your trans jokes were funny? What an accomplishment
December 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Oh wow the country that bone saws journalists and doesn’t recognize LGBTQ+ rights thought your trans jokes were funny? What an accomplishment
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...RFK Jr. has instead chosen to exploit this vulnerable country and fund a study for which there is no scientific basis.
The researchers don't even mention wanting to compare HepB infection rates between the group getting vaccinated and the group for which the vaccine is delayed.
The researchers don't even mention wanting to compare HepB infection rates between the group getting vaccinated and the group for which the vaccine is delayed.
December 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
...RFK Jr. has instead chosen to exploit this vulnerable country and fund a study for which there is no scientific basis.
The researchers don't even mention wanting to compare HepB infection rates between the group getting vaccinated and the group for which the vaccine is delayed.
The researchers don't even mention wanting to compare HepB infection rates between the group getting vaccinated and the group for which the vaccine is delayed.
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Many people have been giving excellent updates about the $1.6 million that RFK Jr. has given to Danish researchers to “study” the HepB birth dose in Guinea-Bissau, and I’m glad this story is spreading.
The first thing that was confirmed is that the researchers are Benn and Aady, as many predicted.
The first thing that was confirmed is that the researchers are Benn and Aady, as many predicted.
Hepatitis B vaccine at birth – Bandim Health Project
Thanks to funding from the Pershing Square Foundation, the Bluebell Foundation and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers at the Bandim Health Project are now able to in...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Many people have been giving excellent updates about the $1.6 million that RFK Jr. has given to Danish researchers to “study” the HepB birth dose in Guinea-Bissau, and I’m glad this story is spreading.
The first thing that was confirmed is that the researchers are Benn and Aady, as many predicted.
The first thing that was confirmed is that the researchers are Benn and Aady, as many predicted.
Come for the sober introvert party tips, stay for a story about a dog and cocaine (no dogs were harmed either in the story or its retelling) open.substack.com/pub/askasobe...
Party tips for sober people, introverts, and misanthropes
How to stay sane and sober through alcohol-fueled winter holiday celebrations.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Come for the sober introvert party tips, stay for a story about a dog and cocaine (no dogs were harmed either in the story or its retelling) open.substack.com/pub/askasobe...
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Hey, I'm here! And I'm not the only one who's run into this!
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey, I'm here! And I'm not the only one who's run into this!
no one is more excited about police/EMS activity than the lady on Nextdoor who posts the location and says “anyone know what’s going on? :(“
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
no one is more excited about police/EMS activity than the lady on Nextdoor who posts the location and says “anyone know what’s going on? :(“
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AZT is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines because it is still used to prevent HIV worldwide. RFK Jr. denies that the human immunodeficiency virus exists.
In his opening RFK Jr. again spread the conspiracy theory about the drug AZT killing more people than HIV/AIDS, which has been thoroughly debunked. In the past he has been called an AIDS denialist for other conspiracy theories.
glaad.org/fact-check-c...
glaad.org/fact-check-c...
Fact Sheet: Correcting the Record on HIV/AIDS Misinformation Online | GLAAD
Recognized as a global epidemic since the early 1980s, HIV/AIDS continues to be one of the world’s deadliest viruses. While there is no vaccine or cure, HIV is preventable and can be managed with medi...
glaad.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
AZT is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines because it is still used to prevent HIV worldwide. RFK Jr. denies that the human immunodeficiency virus exists.
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we’ll see what actually happens with an actual vote, but it
would be nice not to pay $700 a month for pretty mid insurance
would be nice not to pay $700 a month for pretty mid insurance
And GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan has signed the Democratic discharge petition for a 3-year ACA funding extension.
He's the third Republican to sign it.
One more and it gets to 218.
He's the third Republican to sign it.
One more and it gets to 218.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
we’ll see what actually happens with an actual vote, but it
would be nice not to pay $700 a month for pretty mid insurance
would be nice not to pay $700 a month for pretty mid insurance
I’m sorry, I just find it so endlessly charming that my dad paid for the photoshop app and all he does with it is crop pictures you send him and send them back like he’s doing you this huge favor while REFUSING to hear that any smartphone camera allows you do that for free
December 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I’m sorry, I just find it so endlessly charming that my dad paid for the photoshop app and all he does with it is crop pictures you send him and send them back like he’s doing you this huge favor while REFUSING to hear that any smartphone camera allows you do that for free
World champion of taking an adderall and falling asleep on the couch anyway
December 13, 2025 at 5:55 AM
World champion of taking an adderall and falling asleep on the couch anyway
Many thanks to @ryanmarino.bsky.social for chatting with me about ADHD meds, substance use disorders, and that fairly ridiculous Wall Street Journal story about “drug cascades.”
askasoberlady.substack.com/p/the-shocki...
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The shockingly strong connection between ADHD and addiction
Kids taking ADHD medication shouldn't make you worry about a "drug cascade" — the alternative is worse.
askasoberlady.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Many thanks to @ryanmarino.bsky.social for chatting with me about ADHD meds, substance use disorders, and that fairly ridiculous Wall Street Journal story about “drug cascades.”
askasoberlady.substack.com/p/the-shocki...
askasoberlady.substack.com/p/the-shocki...
Not to be dramatic, but over my dead body
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Not to be dramatic, but over my dead body
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Literally billions of humans over literally hundreds of thousands of years have handled this task successfully without using Sam's theft-fueled mediocrity generator.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Literally billions of humans over literally hundreds of thousands of years have handled this task successfully without using Sam's theft-fueled mediocrity generator.
Chiweenie foot warmer: 10/10 recommend
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Chiweenie foot warmer: 10/10 recommend
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New from 404 Media: a Border Patrol agent recorded recent immigration raid, where agents followed a flower seller into the woods, with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. Recording light is clearly on, according to vids sent to us. DHS bans use of personal recording devices www.404media.co/border-patro...
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New from 404 Media: a Border Patrol agent recorded recent immigration raid, where agents followed a flower seller into the woods, with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. Recording light is clearly on, according to vids sent to us. DHS bans use of personal recording devices www.404media.co/border-patro...
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I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.