Anxious Pickle
@pdnell.bsky.social
Former public defender, single parent, bicyclist, baker, Jew, Democrat. Don’t like name-calling, but sometimes I do it quietly in the car. Black Lives Matter. 🗽🇺🇸🌎🌻
What color is my state? 😬
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
What color is my state? 😬
I certainly hope so.
for ever and for ever, to the crack of doom, the sea will insult and murder him
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I certainly hope so.
My dog doesn’t like to sleep in my bed and when I have insomnia it’s so disappointing.
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
My dog doesn’t like to sleep in my bed and when I have insomnia it’s so disappointing.
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If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
There is a reason.
They want children uneducated and they despise the message of diversity and inclusion that has been an essential ingredient of Sesame Street from the beginning.
They want children uneducated and they despise the message of diversity and inclusion that has been an essential ingredient of Sesame Street from the beginning.
it sucks that the u.s. government has decided to nuke sesame street for absolutely no reason
This is grim.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
There is a reason.
They want children uneducated and they despise the message of diversity and inclusion that has been an essential ingredient of Sesame Street from the beginning.
They want children uneducated and they despise the message of diversity and inclusion that has been an essential ingredient of Sesame Street from the beginning.
@hiltonhotels.bsky.social have you heard of Target?
The best thing you could have done for your business was lock out ICE.
The best thing you could have done for your business was lock out ICE.
...aaaaand we're back to not staying at Hilton. apnews.com/article/ice-...
Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents' rooms
A Minnesota hotel that wouldn’t allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies.
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM
@hiltonhotels.bsky.social have you heard of Target?
The best thing you could have done for your business was lock out ICE.
The best thing you could have done for your business was lock out ICE.
can we agree that leftists are not progressive, since every time we have a chance to move forward, they snatch it away?
can we finally agree that liberals aren't leftists and just stop wasting time and energy
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
can we agree that leftists are not progressive, since every time we have a chance to move forward, they snatch it away?
I need a break from here.
Over the summer I learned how to read again, and it made me happy.
There are so many people on here who pretend they care about human rights.
But they don't.
They care about Palestinians, and they should!
But they don't care about anyone else, anywhere.
Over the summer I learned how to read again, and it made me happy.
There are so many people on here who pretend they care about human rights.
But they don't.
They care about Palestinians, and they should!
But they don't care about anyone else, anywhere.
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I need a break from here.
Over the summer I learned how to read again, and it made me happy.
There are so many people on here who pretend they care about human rights.
But they don't.
They care about Palestinians, and they should!
But they don't care about anyone else, anywhere.
Over the summer I learned how to read again, and it made me happy.
There are so many people on here who pretend they care about human rights.
But they don't.
They care about Palestinians, and they should!
But they don't care about anyone else, anywhere.
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
Do I block or mute?
January 5, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Do I block or mute?
This is the best account on Bluesky.
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 5, 2026 at 2:06 AM
This is the best account on Bluesky.
Hope the kids who sat out the election are happy with what they brought us.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Hope the kids who sat out the election are happy with what they brought us.
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My kid made me stay up until midnight and now I can't sleep, 10 p.m. is the sweet spot, if I'm in bed then and reading I can stay asleep until 7.
I'm screwed.
I'm screwed.
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 AM
My kid made me stay up until midnight and now I can't sleep, 10 p.m. is the sweet spot, if I'm in bed then and reading I can stay asleep until 7.
I'm screwed.
I'm screwed.
I'm Jewish.
I'm a post-Zionist, which means I'm kind of a Zionist.
That the mayor of the city where I was born is a Muslim immigrant fills me with happiness and pride and moves me-- this is what the America I love is about. Trump is trying to kill it, but it is here, in us, in this new year.
I'm a post-Zionist, which means I'm kind of a Zionist.
That the mayor of the city where I was born is a Muslim immigrant fills me with happiness and pride and moves me-- this is what the America I love is about. Trump is trying to kill it, but it is here, in us, in this new year.
January 1, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I'm Jewish.
I'm a post-Zionist, which means I'm kind of a Zionist.
That the mayor of the city where I was born is a Muslim immigrant fills me with happiness and pride and moves me-- this is what the America I love is about. Trump is trying to kill it, but it is here, in us, in this new year.
I'm a post-Zionist, which means I'm kind of a Zionist.
That the mayor of the city where I was born is a Muslim immigrant fills me with happiness and pride and moves me-- this is what the America I love is about. Trump is trying to kill it, but it is here, in us, in this new year.
Happy Gregorian New Year!
And here is the link (on the House GOP Judiciary YouTube channel) to the video portion of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s deposition:
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE
December 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Happy Gregorian New Year!
I am craving Spaghetti-Os.
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I am craving Spaghetti-Os.
One more day to stream Twelfth Night with Lupita Nyong'o (Viola), Peter Nyong'o (Sebastian), Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, et al, at @pbs.org Watching it with my kid made me very happy and would have thrilled my mother, z"l.
Viola and Sebastian's reunion -- beautiful work. Many stars.
Viola and Sebastian's reunion -- beautiful work. Many stars.
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
One more day to stream Twelfth Night with Lupita Nyong'o (Viola), Peter Nyong'o (Sebastian), Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, et al, at @pbs.org Watching it with my kid made me very happy and would have thrilled my mother, z"l.
Viola and Sebastian's reunion -- beautiful work. Many stars.
Viola and Sebastian's reunion -- beautiful work. Many stars.
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Come hither, broken-hearted; here is another life without the guilt of intermediate death
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Come hither, broken-hearted; here is another life without the guilt of intermediate death
I despise him and his vanity: upend the election because someone who meets 100 people a day didn‘t recognize him at a party and then off to France, because he can.
George and Amal Clooney, and their eight-year-old twins, have been granted French citizenship.
George and Amal Clooney Are Officially French Citizens
George and Amal Clooney, and their eight-year-old twins, have been granted French citizenship.
www.rollingstone.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I despise him and his vanity: upend the election because someone who meets 100 people a day didn‘t recognize him at a party and then off to France, because he can.
1) barfed pepto bismol at age 12 in seat next to Dick Thornburgh on flight from Pgh to NY, he wasn't a celebrity yet
2) met Peter Yarrow after a concert during first intifada and didn't know enough to be grossed out that he was hugging all of us
You said minor
2) met Peter Yarrow after a concert during first intifada and didn't know enough to be grossed out that he was hugging all of us
You said minor
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
1) barfed pepto bismol at age 12 in seat next to Dick Thornburgh on flight from Pgh to NY, he wasn't a celebrity yet
2) met Peter Yarrow after a concert during first intifada and didn't know enough to be grossed out that he was hugging all of us
You said minor
2) met Peter Yarrow after a concert during first intifada and didn't know enough to be grossed out that he was hugging all of us
You said minor
Hi @nytwirecutter.bsky.social really, you're terrible now, and you weren't.
Fire her or make her write articles that have every item she recommends in different sizes.
And seriously? Cut it out with the $400 loafers. No one needs them. Even in Manhattan.
Fire her or make her write articles that have every item she recommends in different sizes.
And seriously? Cut it out with the $400 loafers. No one needs them. Even in Manhattan.
They used to be useful enough that when they went on strike I had to remind myself not to look. Now they're a fashion website for 20-somethings. Even with clothing, before they'd show things on 4 different sizes of people. Now it's "I'm 5'6" and I sized up to S for a slouchy look."
December 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hi @nytwirecutter.bsky.social really, you're terrible now, and you weren't.
Fire her or make her write articles that have every item she recommends in different sizes.
And seriously? Cut it out with the $400 loafers. No one needs them. Even in Manhattan.
Fire her or make her write articles that have every item she recommends in different sizes.
And seriously? Cut it out with the $400 loafers. No one needs them. Even in Manhattan.
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What is your answer? Grab guns and kill your neighbor? I’ll do first what they did in VA and what I did in my state: vote. It still works. Assholes stayed home and we got Trump. Couldn’t vote for a woman. Tricked by TikTok. Please. Spare me the revolution. If you can’t even vote you won’t shoot.
December 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What is your answer? Grab guns and kill your neighbor? I’ll do first what they did in VA and what I did in my state: vote. It still works. Assholes stayed home and we got Trump. Couldn’t vote for a woman. Tricked by TikTok. Please. Spare me the revolution. If you can’t even vote you won’t shoot.
I am worried that my friend has been swallowed up by his grief, and I understand! We all do.
but his silence is so loud.
Reminding myself of the shiva practice that you don't speak to the mourners unless they speak, mostly abandoned in this age of babka and chatter.
but his silence is so loud.
Reminding myself of the shiva practice that you don't speak to the mourners unless they speak, mostly abandoned in this age of babka and chatter.
December 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I am worried that my friend has been swallowed up by his grief, and I understand! We all do.
but his silence is so loud.
Reminding myself of the shiva practice that you don't speak to the mourners unless they speak, mostly abandoned in this age of babka and chatter.
but his silence is so loud.
Reminding myself of the shiva practice that you don't speak to the mourners unless they speak, mostly abandoned in this age of babka and chatter.
Don't threaten me with a good time
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Don't threaten me with a good time