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· Jan 27
Don't tell me what to skeet.
Don't tell me what not to skeet.
Read my skeets before replying to them.
Reply to the skeet as written, not to the imaginary other person who wrote some other skeet in your mind that made you mad at someone who is not me.
Don't tell me what not to skeet.
Read my skeets before replying to them.
Reply to the skeet as written, not to the imaginary other person who wrote some other skeet in your mind that made you mad at someone who is not me.
Oh no, I cannot help but take this seriously for two seconds and pretend that this isn't just some pretext to get an adjunct fired.
Right-wing paroxysms about "gender ideology" can be illuminated/articulated by contemplating Platon's notions of abstract objects and what they means for definitions.
Right-wing paroxysms about "gender ideology" can be illuminated/articulated by contemplating Platon's notions of abstract objects and what they means for definitions.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Oh no, I cannot help but take this seriously for two seconds and pretend that this isn't just some pretext to get an adjunct fired.
Right-wing paroxysms about "gender ideology" can be illuminated/articulated by contemplating Platon's notions of abstract objects and what they means for definitions.
Right-wing paroxysms about "gender ideology" can be illuminated/articulated by contemplating Platon's notions of abstract objects and what they means for definitions.
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Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
Interview me on your podcast and you'll get that many!
One billion followers and we’ll fix Bluesky for all of you. Not nine hundred ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine followers. That’s not enough. One billion.
January 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Interview me on your podcast and you'll get that many!
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Oh yeah. It was so frustrating hearing news reports circa 2022 speculating on why it was so hard for employers to find job applicants. BECAUSE A MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIED YOU TWITS!!!! But no. It was because “people really don’t want to work.”
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Oh yeah. It was so frustrating hearing news reports circa 2022 speculating on why it was so hard for employers to find job applicants. BECAUSE A MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIED YOU TWITS!!!! But no. It was because “people really don’t want to work.”
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Here we are in a San Francisco bookshop. 'Sapphic bandit + nomad fight imperialism', my heart.
🐕 Not only have Dog Eared Books re-stocked Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery, they now carry paperbacks of Sometime Lofty Towers! Hit up 900 Valencia Street in San Francisco, open 10am-10pm every day. 📚
You can place in-store pick-up or mail orders here 👉 www.dogearedbooks.com/order-a-book-2 👈
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January 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Here we are in a San Francisco bookshop. 'Sapphic bandit + nomad fight imperialism', my heart.
My discovery feed isn't as good
My discovery feed was a bunch of porn so I had to disable it. I only engage with news/politics as topics so no idea how that happened.
January 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
My discovery feed isn't as good
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Barnes & Noble has a select number of NOOK titles on sale for a limited time, including my Holly Lin 3-book bundle.
Your Best Reading Year Starts Here: eBooks at $2.99
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January 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Barnes & Noble has a select number of NOOK titles on sale for a limited time, including my Holly Lin 3-book bundle.
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“On December 31st, 2025, Writers Against the War on Gaza ended their boycott of PEN America, declaring a win in the collective effort of pressure and condemnation that they helped to organize.”
The boycott of PEN America led by Writers Against the War on Gaza was a success.
On December 31st, 2025, Writers Against the War on Gaza ended their boycott of PEN America, declaring a win in the collective effort of pressure and condemnation that they helped to organize: …as P…
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January 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“On December 31st, 2025, Writers Against the War on Gaza ended their boycott of PEN America, declaring a win in the collective effort of pressure and condemnation that they helped to organize.”
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lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
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ah, yes, the annual fire festival of syntagma square
2025 in Review ---> Athenadämmerung (Part 1)
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
ah, yes, the annual fire festival of syntagma square
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I'll always remember Doug as the guy who, as the camp fire destroyed a whole town full of his constituents, remained laser focused on his twin priorities of banning trans women from sports and delisting wolves from the endangered species list. Rest in piss bozo
GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
The Republican represented a rural northern California district.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I'll always remember Doug as the guy who, as the camp fire destroyed a whole town full of his constituents, remained laser focused on his twin priorities of banning trans women from sports and delisting wolves from the endangered species list. Rest in piss bozo
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to see jealous girls: “Sally Rooney” skinny
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to see jealous boys: “George R. R. Martin” fat
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If you want to see how jealous and envious people can get in the publishing field, type one of these search strings into your favorite web browser or social media app:
to see jealous girls: “Sally Rooney” skinny
to see jealous boys: “George R. R. Martin” fat
to see jealous girls: “Sally Rooney” skinny
to see jealous boys: “George R. R. Martin” fat
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It's not that ultranationalists are somehow stupid enough believe that the military of Nation A would ever be greeted by liberators by the residents of Nation B, it's that they think that a sufficient fraction Nation A's moderates and mainstream conservatives are stupid enough to think so.
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It's not that ultranationalists are somehow stupid enough believe that the military of Nation A would ever be greeted by liberators by the residents of Nation B, it's that they think that a sufficient fraction Nation A's moderates and mainstream conservatives are stupid enough to think so.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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I do not agree with the statement that we aren't seeing mass mobilization in the US against Trump's actions in Venezuela.
There is mass mobilization in every city where ICE and CBP are operating. Do not confuse mobilization with marching and protests. Not everything is designed for spectacle.
There is mass mobilization in every city where ICE and CBP are operating. Do not confuse mobilization with marching and protests. Not everything is designed for spectacle.
January 6, 2026 at 6:44 AM
I do not agree with the statement that we aren't seeing mass mobilization in the US against Trump's actions in Venezuela.
There is mass mobilization in every city where ICE and CBP are operating. Do not confuse mobilization with marching and protests. Not everything is designed for spectacle.
There is mass mobilization in every city where ICE and CBP are operating. Do not confuse mobilization with marching and protests. Not everything is designed for spectacle.
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@nmamatas.bsky.social If you haven't seen this, I thought you'd be interested to know extraordinary artist visas are being swept up by influencers and content creators because it's social media followers that matter, not art.
US artist visas are now given based on your number of social media followers
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 AM
@nmamatas.bsky.social If you haven't seen this, I thought you'd be interested to know extraordinary artist visas are being swept up by influencers and content creators because it's social media followers that matter, not art.
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I remember when I edited an anthology that included a story by @nmamatas.bsky.social and got a facebook message from a rando complaining it had instructions for homemade napalm in it. Good old days!
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I remember when I edited an anthology that included a story by @nmamatas.bsky.social and got a facebook message from a rando complaining it had instructions for homemade napalm in it. Good old days!
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Pull in front of a Tesla !
The Tesla driver may not want to let you move over, but the Tesla collision avoidance won't give them the option 😁
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Pull in front of a Tesla !
The Tesla driver may not want to let you move over, but the Tesla collision avoidance won't give them the option 😁
Follow me for more driving tips
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
If you are trying to merge into heavy traffic or change lanes on a busy road/road construction.
Pull in front of a Tesla !
The Tesla driver may not want to let you move over, but the Tesla collision avoidance won't give them the option 😁
Follow me for more driving tips
Pull in front of a Tesla !
The Tesla driver may not want to let you move over, but the Tesla collision avoidance won't give them the option 😁
Follow me for more driving tips
It's not that ultranationalists are somehow stupid enough believe that the military of Nation A would ever be greeted by liberators by the residents of Nation B, it's that they think that a sufficient fraction Nation A's moderates and mainstream conservatives are stupid enough to think so.
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It's not that ultranationalists are somehow stupid enough believe that the military of Nation A would ever be greeted by liberators by the residents of Nation B, it's that they think that a sufficient fraction Nation A's moderates and mainstream conservatives are stupid enough to think so.
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yay for the local management of that hotel, boo forever to Hilton for making them walk it back
That didn't last long.
"A few hours later, Hilton followed up with an updated statement, saying 'We have been in direct contact with the hotel, and they have apologized for the actions of their team, which was not in keeping with their policies...'"
"A few hours later, Hilton followed up with an updated statement, saying 'We have been in direct contact with the hotel, and they have apologized for the actions of their team, which was not in keeping with their policies...'"
Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals
The hotel told 404 Media in a statement “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.”
www.404media.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
yay for the local management of that hotel, boo forever to Hilton for making them walk it back
Actually the weird thing is putting on only two.
fuck it, there *is* something intrinsically weird about putting breasts on cartoon animals, i think it's perfectly fine to have a society with a degree of fucking shame
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Actually the weird thing is putting on only two.
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In a stunning breach of diplomatic norms, Trump's ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Trump’s Vatican Ambassador Misrepresents Pope Leo’s Venezuela Remarks to Defend U.S. Military Action
Brian Burch’s public spin on Pope Leo XIV’s Venezuela remarks marks a striking departure from four decades of candor in U.S.–Vatican relations.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
In a stunning breach of diplomatic norms, Trump's ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
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Also I'm sorry but if you're focused on whether your niche social media site can grow instead of posting for the love of the game, you're doing it wrong. Ego scribo, ergo sum, or something.
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Also I'm sorry but if you're focused on whether your niche social media site can grow instead of posting for the love of the game, you're doing it wrong. Ego scribo, ergo sum, or something.