Chris Ford
@riotmaam.com
I was a flannel and Docs-wearing baby dyke getting teargassed at queer events in the 90s. Doing the same goddamn things in my 50s but w/ gray hair and orthopedic inserts.
Member of the Cult of Pilates. Obsessed with Americana music. Lover of asshole dogs
Member of the Cult of Pilates. Obsessed with Americana music. Lover of asshole dogs
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I can really tell you didn’t grow up on Internet forums if you’re shocked and indignant about “sometimes even human moderators make capricious and inscrutable decisions that you don’t like”
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I can really tell you didn’t grow up on Internet forums if you’re shocked and indignant about “sometimes even human moderators make capricious and inscrutable decisions that you don’t like”
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most shattering, agonizing scene ever filmed for any broadcast medium
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
most shattering, agonizing scene ever filmed for any broadcast medium
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Unless Democratic Senators who voted no on the #Schumersurrender today explicitly call for Schumer to resign or step aside - they all own this cave. Just pushing out performative posts and press releases don’t count for much anymore. Enough.
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Unless Democratic Senators who voted no on the #Schumersurrender today explicitly call for Schumer to resign or step aside - they all own this cave. Just pushing out performative posts and press releases don’t count for much anymore. Enough.
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I've decided to stop thinking about things and just eat cheese until I feel better, so see you sometime next year after my inevitable angioplasty, I guess.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I've decided to stop thinking about things and just eat cheese until I feel better, so see you sometime next year after my inevitable angioplasty, I guess.
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I see chuck Schumer trending and I know what that means. All the momentum and public polling on Dems side means this is the exact moment he’s going to cave.
What an absolute shit head of a senate majority leader. The fucking worst.
What an absolute shit head of a senate majority leader. The fucking worst.
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I see chuck Schumer trending and I know what that means. All the momentum and public polling on Dems side means this is the exact moment he’s going to cave.
What an absolute shit head of a senate majority leader. The fucking worst.
What an absolute shit head of a senate majority leader. The fucking worst.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
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You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
Elon Musk endorses Cuomo for mayor of New York and makes sure to add some racism in there: “…Mumdumi or whatever his name is.”
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
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Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
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"How do you expect to win back men...?"
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
October 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"How do you expect to win back men...?"
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
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If being against a guy with a Nazi tattoo makes me a purist I guess I'm an anti-Nazi purist. If you think that makes me an anti-Nazi single issue voter, you're wrong, but also it's a pretty good single issue.
There is more than a year. Go get another real progressive who doesn't have a Nazi tattoo.
There is more than a year. Go get another real progressive who doesn't have a Nazi tattoo.
October 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If being against a guy with a Nazi tattoo makes me a purist I guess I'm an anti-Nazi purist. If you think that makes me an anti-Nazi single issue voter, you're wrong, but also it's a pretty good single issue.
There is more than a year. Go get another real progressive who doesn't have a Nazi tattoo.
There is more than a year. Go get another real progressive who doesn't have a Nazi tattoo.
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idk about anybody else but i will, AND HAVE, quit jobs that clash with my morals.
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
idk about anybody else but i will, AND HAVE, quit jobs that clash with my morals.
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Since "an abundance of em dashes" has become a tell for AI-generated writing ...
... I'm gonna re-up my essay: "In Defense of the Em Dash"
gift link: medium.com/medium-handb...
Just because AI over-uses 'em doesn't mean *we shouldn't too!*
it is a noble piece of punctuation
reason #1 (of 6)...
... I'm gonna re-up my essay: "In Defense of the Em Dash"
gift link: medium.com/medium-handb...
Just because AI over-uses 'em doesn't mean *we shouldn't too!*
it is a noble piece of punctuation
reason #1 (of 6)...
![A screenshot reading:
"1. Em dashes feel slightly *anarchic*
People have a pretty good sense of the function of the various punctuation marks. The comma gives a short rest, while the semicolon joins two related ideas. The colon often introduces a list.
But the em dash? It’s weirdly all-fungible. It can be used in place of all of those punctuation marks I noted above, as the Punctuation Guide notes: “The em dash is perhaps the most versatile punctuation mark. Depending on the context, the em dash can take the place of commas, parentheses, or colons — in each case to slightly different effect.”
So it’s a shapeshifter, which makes it hard to pin down. Yet that also makes it exciting for me — because it suggests you can bust out an em dash, for, like, no reason at all except that you feel like it.
As Ben Yagoda notes, “It’s the mark that — unlike commas, periods, semicolons and all the others — doesn’t seem to be subject to any rules.” Or as Kate Mooney of the New York Times puts it…
[…] the em dash is emphatic, agile and still largely undefined. Sometimes it indicates an afterthought. Other times, it’s a fist pump. You might call it the bad boy, or cool girl, of punctuation. A freewheeling scofflaw. A rebel without a clause."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fxn5uqrcdglryab2p3plltsc/bafkreicq53ki3fe5fwaxu2x3olyeexxfo4evjzbqxdmdprpozyl46nzs5a@jpeg)
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Since "an abundance of em dashes" has become a tell for AI-generated writing ...
... I'm gonna re-up my essay: "In Defense of the Em Dash"
gift link: medium.com/medium-handb...
Just because AI over-uses 'em doesn't mean *we shouldn't too!*
it is a noble piece of punctuation
reason #1 (of 6)...
... I'm gonna re-up my essay: "In Defense of the Em Dash"
gift link: medium.com/medium-handb...
Just because AI over-uses 'em doesn't mean *we shouldn't too!*
it is a noble piece of punctuation
reason #1 (of 6)...
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Our democracy is not a brand. Our country is not a retail store. At 18F, our inspiration was (and is) the American people.
August 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Our democracy is not a brand. Our country is not a retail store. At 18F, our inspiration was (and is) the American people.
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"it would probably cost the government $10-20 per return are you sure you want a free filling option? 🥺"
Yes dummy that's what my taxes ARE FOR.
Go take the survey folks and watch out for the leading questions.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
Yes dummy that's what my taxes ARE FOR.
Go take the survey folks and watch out for the leading questions.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"it would probably cost the government $10-20 per return are you sure you want a free filling option? 🥺"
Yes dummy that's what my taxes ARE FOR.
Go take the survey folks and watch out for the leading questions.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
Yes dummy that's what my taxes ARE FOR.
Go take the survey folks and watch out for the leading questions.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
- Allison Russell
- Bright Eyes
- Janelle Monáe
- Brass Against
- Margo Price
- Bright Eyes
- Janelle Monáe
- Brass Against
- Margo Price
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended:
- Jon B.
- Kylie Minogue
- Mary J. Blige (Mario and Ne-Yo opened)
- Missy Elliott (Timbaland, Ciara, and Busta Rhymes opened)
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Jon B.
- Kylie Minogue
- Mary J. Blige (Mario and Ne-Yo opened)
- Missy Elliott (Timbaland, Ciara, and Busta Rhymes opened)
- Megan Thee Stallion
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended:
NIN
Lady Gaga
Mosswood Meltdown (John Waters, DEVO, Bratmobile, Shannon and the Clams, Kreayshawn, etc)
Lambrini Girls
Sleigh Bells
NIN
Lady Gaga
Mosswood Meltdown (John Waters, DEVO, Bratmobile, Shannon and the Clams, Kreayshawn, etc)
Lambrini Girls
Sleigh Bells
August 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
- Allison Russell
- Bright Eyes
- Janelle Monáe
- Brass Against
- Margo Price
- Bright Eyes
- Janelle Monáe
- Brass Against
- Margo Price
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hate how when ppl get older they lose their sense of child like fun.
Idc if im 56, im still watching cartoons and running around outside
Idc if im 56, im still watching cartoons and running around outside
August 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
hate how when ppl get older they lose their sense of child like fun.
Idc if im 56, im still watching cartoons and running around outside
Idc if im 56, im still watching cartoons and running around outside
Peduncles is a truly excellent word...
Hoya Sipitangensis bloom... It's been long enough since this first photo that this one actually is wrapping up blooming again, and has grown two more peduncles 🌱
August 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Peduncles is a truly excellent word...
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People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.
August 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.
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Choosing a meeting transcription tool right now and TBH the fact that only one of them doesn't consistently misgender me is why I've decided to give it my money...
August 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Choosing a meeting transcription tool right now and TBH the fact that only one of them doesn't consistently misgender me is why I've decided to give it my money...
A gang of youths doing wheelies on an ATV is the new 30-50 feral hogs...
August 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A gang of youths doing wheelies on an ATV is the new 30-50 feral hogs...
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This website is for humans. “I write the content on this website for people, not robots. I’m sharing my opinions and experiences so that you might identify with them and learn from them.” [localghost.dev]
This website is for humans - localghost
I don’t want Google’s shitty AI-generated ramen
localghost.dev
August 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This website is for humans. “I write the content on this website for people, not robots. I’m sharing my opinions and experiences so that you might identify with them and learn from them.” [localghost.dev]
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hear me out here, what if none of it is a 'distraction' and they're just doing a lot of horrible shit simultaneously
August 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
hear me out here, what if none of it is a 'distraction' and they're just doing a lot of horrible shit simultaneously
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It's an exhilarating place to be in life when you realize, "You know what? I'm done with this." Whatever (or whoever) "this" is, and whether or not you know what comes next, making the agreement with yourself that "this" is no longer sufficient is magical.
August 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's an exhilarating place to be in life when you realize, "You know what? I'm done with this." Whatever (or whoever) "this" is, and whether or not you know what comes next, making the agreement with yourself that "this" is no longer sufficient is magical.