Zilla
@murderousredcap.bsky.social
AuDHD. Baker. Bibliophile. Bisexual 💗💜💙 Cantankerous. Colorwhore. Dabbler. Deathling. Feminist. Nerd.
She/her.
My posts are often a bag of cats--that is to say chaotic and rage-fueled.
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She/her.
My posts are often a bag of cats--that is to say chaotic and rage-fueled.
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Good morning, sinners 🖤
Didn't have to go in for jury duty today! I'll probably get called up again in the next few months, but I do not give a crap--even if I end up at Daley Center again, it won't be during Chistkindlmarket.
Didn't have to go in for jury duty today! I'll probably get called up again in the next few months, but I do not give a crap--even if I end up at Daley Center again, it won't be during Chistkindlmarket.
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Good morning, sinners 🖤
Didn't have to go in for jury duty today! I'll probably get called up again in the next few months, but I do not give a crap--even if I end up at Daley Center again, it won't be during Chistkindlmarket.
Didn't have to go in for jury duty today! I'll probably get called up again in the next few months, but I do not give a crap--even if I end up at Daley Center again, it won't be during Chistkindlmarket.
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What will historians write about this in 100 years? How would the world be different if this had gone in Gore's favor? We will never know.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
What will historians write about this in 100 years? How would the world be different if this had gone in Gore's favor? We will never know.
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Worth recalling that after Charlie Kirk's assassination, Trump and the administration threatened to unleash a broad persecution campaign directed at the left. A big tool they have at their disposal is immigration law, which can be weaponized in all kinds of malicious ways. With @swin24.bsky.social:
SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Worth recalling that after Charlie Kirk's assassination, Trump and the administration threatened to unleash a broad persecution campaign directed at the left. A big tool they have at their disposal is immigration law, which can be weaponized in all kinds of malicious ways. With @swin24.bsky.social:
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Congratulations you fucking morons
December 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Congratulations you fucking morons
It's never good when things are interesting at work because that means something(s) somewhere is wrong, but at least this time I got a cute lil mouse skeleton out of it.
December 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's never good when things are interesting at work because that means something(s) somewhere is wrong, but at least this time I got a cute lil mouse skeleton out of it.
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Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music
"‘mumblemumblemumble,’ said the Dean defiantly, a rebel without a pause."
"‘mumblemumblemumble,’ said the Dean defiantly, a rebel without a pause."
Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids
"He envied his fellow students who believed in gods that were intangible and lived a long way away on top of some mountain. A fellow could really believe in gods like that. But it was extremely hard to believe in a god when you saw him at breakfast every day."
"He envied his fellow students who believed in gods that were intangible and lived a long way away on top of some mountain. A fellow could really believe in gods like that. But it was extremely hard to believe in a god when you saw him at breakfast every day."
Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
“I am no’ deid! I’m trying to have a moment o’ existential dreed here, right? Crivens, it’s a puir lookout if a man cannae feel the chilly winds o’ Fate lashing aroound his nethers wi’out folks telling him he’s deid, eh?”
“I am no’ deid! I’m trying to have a moment o’ existential dreed here, right? Crivens, it’s a puir lookout if a man cannae feel the chilly winds o’ Fate lashing aroound his nethers wi’out folks telling him he’s deid, eh?”
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music
"‘mumblemumblemumble,’ said the Dean defiantly, a rebel without a pause."
"‘mumblemumblemumble,’ said the Dean defiantly, a rebel without a pause."
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many Discworld books have an overarching point to make, and the point of Soul Music is "I have so many stupid jokes about music and pop culture that need somewhere to go so I'm putting them all in one book"
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
many Discworld books have an overarching point to make, and the point of Soul Music is "I have so many stupid jokes about music and pop culture that need somewhere to go so I'm putting them all in one book"
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JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
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Big Tech’s PR work around AI has been a masterclass in how not to communicate with the public about technology
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Big Tech’s PR work around AI has been a masterclass in how not to communicate with the public about technology
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All I want for Christmas is some precedented times.
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
All I want for Christmas is some precedented times.
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extremely funny to stress how many sleepless nights you worked to do “the best prompts”
drink a cuppa concrete and grow da fuck up
drink a cuppa concrete and grow da fuck up
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
extremely funny to stress how many sleepless nights you worked to do “the best prompts”
drink a cuppa concrete and grow da fuck up
drink a cuppa concrete and grow da fuck up
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the president approves of children being raped, what are the odds
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
the president approves of children being raped, what are the odds
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Demonstrators march in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other cities, calling for an end to femicide, rape and misogyny.
‘Stop killing us’: Huge crowds rally in Brazil, decrying rise in femicide
Demonstrators march in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other cities, calling for an end to femicide, rape and misogyny.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Demonstrators march in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other cities, calling for an end to femicide, rape and misogyny.
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I wish I had spoilers for the ending of this story
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I wish I had spoilers for the ending of this story
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Well fuck
Keisean Nixon with a game-winning INT to vault the Packers into first place in the NFC North.
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Well fuck
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I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
A member of the House Republican caucus said this.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
Oh. So things are BAD bad.
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I am a woman who joined the Let’s Rethink Chicks Having The Right To Vote Party and I am concerned they do not take me completely seriously, somebody please help me
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What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
The humanities broaden minds and save lives. Period.
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The humanities broaden minds and save lives. Period.
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This is the way a Secret Police Force works …
"The US federal gov. now openly says it will use its supercharged spy capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. Labeled as “domestic terrorists” by the administration, these targets include anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them" www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is the way a Secret Police Force works …
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Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli aren't bringing "gold standard science" to the #NIH, they are gutting research slowly but surely. When this time is over, they should be hauled before Congress, and shunned for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The author notes that the "performative reader" frequently mocked on social media is male.
Reading has declined in part because it became coded feminine. The obsession with STEM as the path to a career and insistence that the purpose of education is career training facilitated this.
Reading has declined in part because it became coded feminine. The obsession with STEM as the path to a career and insistence that the purpose of education is career training facilitated this.
Now Watch Me Read
“Performative reading” has gained a curious notoriety online. Is it a new way of calling people pretentious, or does it reflect a deprioritization of the written word?
www.newyorker.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The author notes that the "performative reader" frequently mocked on social media is male.
Reading has declined in part because it became coded feminine. The obsession with STEM as the path to a career and insistence that the purpose of education is career training facilitated this.
Reading has declined in part because it became coded feminine. The obsession with STEM as the path to a career and insistence that the purpose of education is career training facilitated this.