Willow
@rockshrimp.bsky.social
Cynical idealist, unreliable narrator.
Half kvetching about people, half sports, half music, half pop culture, half politics, etc. not representative of any employer. #NYisBlue. Posting is a form of stimming. I swear a lot.
Half kvetching about people, half sports, half music, half pop culture, half politics, etc. not representative of any employer. #NYisBlue. Posting is a form of stimming. I swear a lot.
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*Slow clap.*
Well why WOULDN'T Luigi and Mario be in the same prison, aren't they brothers?
January 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
*Slow clap.*
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the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
That’ll do wonders for the upcoming World Cup planning.
New: Trump admin officials tell Zeteo that Trump is “very interested” in secret plans drawn up last year to send US Special Forces into Mexico.
One official even says Trump recently asked for updates on preparations for a possible operation.
One official even says Trump recently asked for updates on preparations for a possible operation.
After Trump’s Venezuela Invasion, Mexico Could Be Next
Officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.
zeteo.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
That’ll do wonders for the upcoming World Cup planning.
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2 things can simultaneously be true:
1. Nicolás Maduro is a dictator who shouldn't be in power.
2. Under no circumstances should America's military, led by its own rising dictator, have openly bombed a country without congressional approval, kidnapped its president, then bragged about it.
1. Nicolás Maduro is a dictator who shouldn't be in power.
2. Under no circumstances should America's military, led by its own rising dictator, have openly bombed a country without congressional approval, kidnapped its president, then bragged about it.
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
2 things can simultaneously be true:
1. Nicolás Maduro is a dictator who shouldn't be in power.
2. Under no circumstances should America's military, led by its own rising dictator, have openly bombed a country without congressional approval, kidnapped its president, then bragged about it.
1. Nicolás Maduro is a dictator who shouldn't be in power.
2. Under no circumstances should America's military, led by its own rising dictator, have openly bombed a country without congressional approval, kidnapped its president, then bragged about it.
It’s almost like the whining from conservatives about being censored is and always was projection.
(P.S: society evolving so if you say slurs in public you’ll get yelled at is not censorship and getting off on saying them anyway is neither edgy nor comedy).
(P.S: society evolving so if you say slurs in public you’ll get yelled at is not censorship and getting off on saying them anyway is neither edgy nor comedy).
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
It’s almost like the whining from conservatives about being censored is and always was projection.
(P.S: society evolving so if you say slurs in public you’ll get yelled at is not censorship and getting off on saying them anyway is neither edgy nor comedy).
(P.S: society evolving so if you say slurs in public you’ll get yelled at is not censorship and getting off on saying them anyway is neither edgy nor comedy).
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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In this moment, the things we can do are limited but not non-existent. Join a protest if there's one in your city. Call your Senators and Congressperson first thing Monday morning and demand the impeachment of everyone involved. And take care of the people around you.
January 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
In this moment, the things we can do are limited but not non-existent. Join a protest if there's one in your city. Call your Senators and Congressperson first thing Monday morning and demand the impeachment of everyone involved. And take care of the people around you.
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I remember when they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty.
January 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Periodic reminder that frogs are much smarter than humans and will in fact jump out of a pot of water where the temperature slowly rises.
January 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Periodic reminder that frogs are much smarter than humans and will in fact jump out of a pot of water where the temperature slowly rises.
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great thread
You don’t have to want kids or even enjoy being around them. But it’s also worth unpacking why kids simply existing, learning, or having unmet needs reads as “annoying,” “unlikeable,” or “bad behavior.”
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
great thread
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Mamdani rescinded every executive order issued by Eric Adams after Adams's indictment, but still the "New York Times" is focusing exclusively on two of those orders that had to do with Israel.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Mamdani rescinded every executive order issued by Eric Adams after Adams's indictment, but still the "New York Times" is focusing exclusively on two of those orders that had to do with Israel.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
There is someone singling out Israel here. And it isn't Zohran Mamdani.
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I didn’t realize today’s fare hike came with new train routes.
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I didn’t realize today’s fare hike came with new train routes.
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“Donald Trump has no friends. He has shown repeatedly that he has no loyalty to others. He does not care who else gets hurt — he cares only about himself. If Trump could escape the Epstein Files scandal by implicating others, I have no doubt that he would do so without hesitation.”
“The legacy media continues to cite the herculean task of reviewing and producing these records as an excuse for why the DOJ failed to meet Congress’s 30-day deadline.”
“The obvious truth is that Trump does not want these files released.” www.democracydocket.com/opinion/for-...
“The obvious truth is that Trump does not want these files released.” www.democracydocket.com/opinion/for-...
For Trump, the Epstein Cover-Up Beats the Truth
As one of her first acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi wrote a letter to the new head of the FBI, Kash Patel, demanding that the “full and complete Epstein files” be delivered to her office by the ne...
www.democracydocket.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
“Donald Trump has no friends. He has shown repeatedly that he has no loyalty to others. He does not care who else gets hurt — he cares only about himself. If Trump could escape the Epstein Files scandal by implicating others, I have no doubt that he would do so without hesitation.”
always looking for recommendations for accessible nonfiction, especially microhistories.
Book #1 of 2026. Not finished yet but already would recommend - does a nice job portraying history as messy, complicated, and human. Stories of intersecting actions by people who disagree about the specific of their goal and tactics (and often don’t like each other).
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
always looking for recommendations for accessible nonfiction, especially microhistories.
Book #1 of 2026. Not finished yet but already would recommend - does a nice job portraying history as messy, complicated, and human. Stories of intersecting actions by people who disagree about the specific of their goal and tactics (and often don’t like each other).
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Book #1 of 2026. Not finished yet but already would recommend - does a nice job portraying history as messy, complicated, and human. Stories of intersecting actions by people who disagree about the specific of their goal and tactics (and often don’t like each other).
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Saja has spotted the birds in the bushes outside and wants to go hug them with his teeth
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Saja has spotted the birds in the bushes outside and wants to go hug them with his teeth
Nah. Remember his SOTU response? He just always looks like this.
One thing I’m struck by is how just plain unhappy Marco Rubio looks in every picture or interview. At least Hegseth looks like he’s having fun cos-playing “Secretary of War”; Rubio seemingly hates every moment of his life, even moments like this that are huge policy triumphs for him.
Marco Rubio on comparisons between Venezuela and Iraq: "People need to stop describing the apples of the Middle East to the oranges of the Western Hemisphere
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Nah. Remember his SOTU response? He just always looks like this.
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Because laws don't matter in our courts anymore, because we are no longer a nation of laws. One dictator kidnapped and jailed another.
U.S. capture of Maduro may be illegal; that probably won’t matter in court www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. capture of Maduro may be illegal; that probably won’t matter in court www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. capture of Maduro may be illegal; that probably won’t matter in court
The Venezuelan leader faces a multi-count indictment in New York. Experts in international law question his arrest, but that probably will not affect his trial.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Because laws don't matter in our courts anymore, because we are no longer a nation of laws. One dictator kidnapped and jailed another.
U.S. capture of Maduro may be illegal; that probably won’t matter in court www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. capture of Maduro may be illegal; that probably won’t matter in court www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Are we really doing this again? Another Republican president launching an illegal war of choice?
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Are we really doing this again? Another Republican president launching an illegal war of choice?
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Kim's not saying anything much different than Schumer, but he's saying it in a way that indicates he's not a total useless rube, which is likely to be received better (as it should.)
Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change. I didn’t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress.
President Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Kim's not saying anything much different than Schumer, but he's saying it in a way that indicates he's not a total useless rube, which is likely to be received better (as it should.)
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Imagine if the press didn't have to rotate euphemisms for illegal and/or immortal behavior to avoid calling to what it is, by actually being clear about the facts.
But they have no agency.
But they have no agency.
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Imagine if the press didn't have to rotate euphemisms for illegal and/or immortal behavior to avoid calling to what it is, by actually being clear about the facts.
But they have no agency.
But they have no agency.
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this is interesting -- the article is very clear that these offers were rejected by the trump admin, and particularly by Marco Rubio, in their rush to war with Venezuela
but the offers nonetheless seem to align with the outcome of the operation www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
but the offers nonetheless seem to align with the outcome of the operation www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Exclusive: Venezuelan leaders offered U.S. a path to stay in power without Maduro
Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez used Doha backchannels to offer Washington a 'Cartel Light' plan for a managed Venezuela transition that keeps chavismo in power.
www.miamiherald.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
this is interesting -- the article is very clear that these offers were rejected by the trump admin, and particularly by Marco Rubio, in their rush to war with Venezuela
but the offers nonetheless seem to align with the outcome of the operation www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
but the offers nonetheless seem to align with the outcome of the operation www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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Your Taskmaster Series 21 cast: Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett and Kumail Nanjiani
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Your Taskmaster Series 21 cast: Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett and Kumail Nanjiani