TheGins
@thegins.bsky.social
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TheGins
@thegins.bsky.social
· Jul 2
“Goodnight, Pearl”
I miss her most in the small moments.
davidginsburg.medium.com
It’s been six weeks since I lost my dog, Pearl. I still say goodnight to her out loud.
I wrote about the grief, the joy, and the goofy dog who stole my heart.
🐾 Six Weeks Gone → davidginsburg.medium.com/goodnight-pe...
#DogPeopleKnow #GoodnightPearl #PetLoss
I wrote about the grief, the joy, and the goofy dog who stole my heart.
🐾 Six Weeks Gone → davidginsburg.medium.com/goodnight-pe...
#DogPeopleKnow #GoodnightPearl #PetLoss
The current administration is filled with evangelical true believers. Project 2025 is explicitly aiming to force Christian Nationalism on all Americans. 1/
U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record
The U.S. is rapidly becoming more secular.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The current administration is filled with evangelical true believers. Project 2025 is explicitly aiming to force Christian Nationalism on all Americans. 1/
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
Trump and Epstein r*ped young girls the right way.
By Ezra Klein
(with apologies to @nytpitchbot.bsky.social)
By Ezra Klein
(with apologies to @nytpitchbot.bsky.social)
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump and Epstein r*ped young girls the right way.
By Ezra Klein
(with apologies to @nytpitchbot.bsky.social)
By Ezra Klein
(with apologies to @nytpitchbot.bsky.social)
"The law has in-groups that it protects but does not bind, and out-groups that the law binds but does not protect" demonstrated daily in Worcester.
@etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social exc. interview w/@billshaner.bsky.social.
Episode 45: The 'From Here' Contingent
www.worcestersucks.email/p/episode-45...
@etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social exc. interview w/@billshaner.bsky.social.
Episode 45: The 'From Here' Contingent
www.worcestersucks.email/p/episode-45...
Episode 45: The 'From Here' Contingent (ft. Etel Haxhiaj)
What does this mean for Worcester and where do we go from here?
www.worcestersucks.email
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The law has in-groups that it protects but does not bind, and out-groups that the law binds but does not protect" demonstrated daily in Worcester.
@etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social exc. interview w/@billshaner.bsky.social.
Episode 45: The 'From Here' Contingent
www.worcestersucks.email/p/episode-45...
@etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social exc. interview w/@billshaner.bsky.social.
Episode 45: The 'From Here' Contingent
www.worcestersucks.email/p/episode-45...
Also @massago.bsky.social really oughta be looking into this...the (alleged) crime and the odious coverup.
Worcester Telegrram and @bostonglobe.com when can any of you important publications get on board with this story which is incredibly important to share. Thanks Heather @billshaner.bsky.social and tom Marino. @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social
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Episode 43: That Is My File (ft. Heather Prunier, Tom Marino)
Podcast Episode · Outdoor Cats Podcast · 11/03/2025 · 1h 19m
podcasts.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Also @massago.bsky.social really oughta be looking into this...the (alleged) crime and the odious coverup.
"Cruelty dressed up as patriotism" sums up MAGA philosophy succinctly. Scott Monty on the power of grace: www.linkedin.com/pulse/streng...
The Strength to Be Gracious
Victory without grace is no victory at all This is Timeless & Timely, where we find the past in the present and the present in the past, as we learn together about character strengths that matter. Sig...
www.linkedin.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Cruelty dressed up as patriotism" sums up MAGA philosophy succinctly. Scott Monty on the power of grace: www.linkedin.com/pulse/streng...
Gonna have to "borrow" this one when the opportunity presents itself
"Do you wear your red hat to the food pantry?" may be the most savage thing I've ever heard, and it's first ballot Passive-Aggressive Hall of Fame.
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Gonna have to "borrow" this one when the opportunity presents itself
@suemailman.bsky.social is a Real One. Thank you for all you do to try and pull this lumbering city forward despite the crank obstacles (crankstacles, @billshaner.bsky.social?).
Worcester needs a lot more folks like Sue, and a lot fewer like the D5 councilor-elect and Money Moe. Let's get to it.
Worcester needs a lot more folks like Sue, and a lot fewer like the D5 councilor-elect and Money Moe. Let's get to it.
I am so grateful for all of the support and encouragement throughout this campaign. While I am disappointed about some of the results, I am also hopeful that we are getting closer to the progress that Worcester deserves. (1/3)
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@suemailman.bsky.social is a Real One. Thank you for all you do to try and pull this lumbering city forward despite the crank obstacles (crankstacles, @billshaner.bsky.social?).
Worcester needs a lot more folks like Sue, and a lot fewer like the D5 councilor-elect and Money Moe. Let's get to it.
Worcester needs a lot more folks like Sue, and a lot fewer like the D5 councilor-elect and Money Moe. Let's get to it.
No matter the election results in Worcester, the pedophile cover-up perpetrated by city "leaders" to protect one of their own in-group members is going to blow up.
Soon.
The cover-up is always worse than the crime. In this instance, both are horrific. Read @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social story:
Soon.
The cover-up is always worse than the crime. In this instance, both are horrific. Read @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social story:
Records Show New Details of Monfredo Sex Crimes Investigation
Records show WPD detectives recommended charges against John Monfredo in 1997 in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
No matter the election results in Worcester, the pedophile cover-up perpetrated by city "leaders" to protect one of their own in-group members is going to blow up.
Soon.
The cover-up is always worse than the crime. In this instance, both are horrific. Read @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social story:
Soon.
The cover-up is always worse than the crime. In this instance, both are horrific. Read @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social story:
The work @billshaner.bsky.social and @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social to shine a light on a horrific crime and even more disgusting cover-up is invaluable.
Regardless of the election outcome, 2026 is going to see some long-overdue hoisting of crank petards in Worcester.
Regardless of the election outcome, 2026 is going to see some long-overdue hoisting of crank petards in Worcester.
Episode 43: That Is My File (ft. Heather Prunier, Tom Marino)
Heather and friends stop by for a chat
www.worcestersucks.email
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The work @billshaner.bsky.social and @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social to shine a light on a horrific crime and even more disgusting cover-up is invaluable.
Regardless of the election outcome, 2026 is going to see some long-overdue hoisting of crank petards in Worcester.
Regardless of the election outcome, 2026 is going to see some long-overdue hoisting of crank petards in Worcester.
When does an actual journalist call out this fraud's daily lie-athon? He's so full of shit it stinks from here.
Our failed corporate media refuses to question anything from this phony Christian fascist.
Our failed corporate media refuses to question anything from this phony Christian fascist.
Johnson: False claim number three: Democrats are fighting for health care. The fact is the opposite. Republicans are the ones fighting to save health care. Why? It is not just talking points to us.
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
When does an actual journalist call out this fraud's daily lie-athon? He's so full of shit it stinks from here.
Our failed corporate media refuses to question anything from this phony Christian fascist.
Our failed corporate media refuses to question anything from this phony Christian fascist.
WORCESTER: Don’t vote for Maureen Binienda for school committee! As superintendent, she covered up for this monster. Grotesque that our current mayor just endorsed her anyway.
Newly released records on the child sexual abuse investigation of then-elementary school principal John Monfredo in 1997 reveal evidence not before made public.
Records Show New Details of Monfredo Sex Crimes Investigation
Records show WPD detectives recommended charges against John Monfredo in 1997 in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
WORCESTER: Don’t vote for Maureen Binienda for school committee! As superintendent, she covered up for this monster. Grotesque that our current mayor just endorsed her anyway.
I'm gonna be a MAGAt for Halloween and take all the candy from the poor kids, give it to the rich kids, and then tell the poor kids to blame the Dems
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm gonna be a MAGAt for Halloween and take all the candy from the poor kids, give it to the rich kids, and then tell the poor kids to blame the Dems
"Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy and the animating force in Republican politics. In short, we are awash in bullshit."
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
The triumph of bullshit
Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy and the animating force in Republican politics. In short, we are awash in bullshit."
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Using SNAP benefits as a cudgel, threatening the food security of 42 million people—including CHILDREN—in a bad-faith political pissing contest over how much to fuck over poor people more generally is morally indefensible on its face.
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Using SNAP benefits as a cudgel, threatening the food security of 42 million people—including CHILDREN—in a bad-faith political pissing contest over how much to fuck over poor people more generally is morally indefensible on its face.
Because the CoC and old guard that still runs Worcester behind the scenes is terrified that voters might check to see which councilors favor a CRB and which...don't. And maybe fearing turnout climbing over 20% and knocking off one of those old guard councilors too.
Shadier than an old oak tree.
Shadier than an old oak tree.
It is disheartening that a consumate professional, like Paul Matthews and his staff are put in this position. They are smart people who have produced quality research and facts-- not innuendos.
October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Because the CoC and old guard that still runs Worcester behind the scenes is terrified that voters might check to see which councilors favor a CRB and which...don't. And maybe fearing turnout climbing over 20% and knocking off one of those old guard councilors too.
Shadier than an old oak tree.
Shadier than an old oak tree.
This is an insane story. @gofundme.com set up more than a million donation pages without permission. If you're affiliated with a nonprofit organization, read this and claim your page ASAP!
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1.4 Million Donation Pages without Permission created by GoFundMe – Nonprofit News Feed
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October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is an insane story. @gofundme.com set up more than a million donation pages without permission. If you're affiliated with a nonprofit organization, read this and claim your page ASAP!
nonprofitnewsfeed.com/news/1-4-mil...
nonprofitnewsfeed.com/news/1-4-mil...
FACT:
The most fragile thing on the planet is the masculinity of MAGA men.
October 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
FACT:
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Vote for HYDRANYM No. 21!!!
it's the word game for @flaminghydra.com subscribers
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it's the word game for @flaminghydra.com subscribers
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HYDRANYM No. 21: Vote!
by The Editors
The time has come, judges of Hydranym, to consider the theme of
CHILL
and render your verdict below.
HYDRANYM is the Creative Writing word game especially for Flaming Hydra subs...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Vote for HYDRANYM No. 21!!!
it's the word game for @flaminghydra.com subscribers
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it's the word game for @flaminghydra.com subscribers
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If MAGA is so certain that George Soros is paying all of the #NoKings protestors, why did the MAGA majority in Congress give him such a huge tax cut via the One Big Beautiful Welfare Bill for Billionaires?
October 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If MAGA is so certain that George Soros is paying all of the #NoKings protestors, why did the MAGA majority in Congress give him such a huge tax cut via the One Big Beautiful Welfare Bill for Billionaires?
“Is it that simple? That cruelty comes from either too much or too little love?”
-Karl Ove Knausgaard, “Spring”
(Yes, I believe it is that simple).
-Karl Ove Knausgaard, “Spring”
(Yes, I believe it is that simple).
October 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“Is it that simple? That cruelty comes from either too much or too little love?”
-Karl Ove Knausgaard, “Spring”
(Yes, I believe it is that simple).
-Karl Ove Knausgaard, “Spring”
(Yes, I believe it is that simple).
This is an exceptional post from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social.
Yes, his murder was gross. That doesn't change the hateful and dishonest garbage he fed to his followers nor the pain those statements caused to the already vulnerable and marginalized.
Yes, his murder was gross. That doesn't change the hateful and dishonest garbage he fed to his followers nor the pain those statements caused to the already vulnerable and marginalized.
#WeAreCharlieKirk is a great way for racists, misogynists, and homophobes to let the rest of us know they're there.
Thanks, kids...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-am-not-c...
Thanks, kids...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-am-not-c...
I AM (not) CHARLIE KIRK.
I am Charlie Kirk.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is an exceptional post from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social.
Yes, his murder was gross. That doesn't change the hateful and dishonest garbage he fed to his followers nor the pain those statements caused to the already vulnerable and marginalized.
Yes, his murder was gross. That doesn't change the hateful and dishonest garbage he fed to his followers nor the pain those statements caused to the already vulnerable and marginalized.
In other words, Pope Leo reaffirmed what Jesus actually preached vs American evangelical horseshit
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In other words, Pope Leo reaffirmed what Jesus actually preached vs American evangelical horseshit
Christ now he’s definitely gonna invade Canada
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Christ now he’s definitely gonna invade Canada
You need to read "Purity Tests" by @sirosenbaum.bsky.social for @flaminghydra.com. Brilliant writing and analysis, and quite entertaining on a sensitive (trans kids) subject:
flaminghydra.com/issue-418/#p...
flaminghydra.com/issue-418/#p...
Base meddling / Machine learning
S.I. Rosenbaum on a wretched amicus brief; Paul Ford and Maria Bustillos sort out the AI thing
flaminghydra.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
You need to read "Purity Tests" by @sirosenbaum.bsky.social for @flaminghydra.com. Brilliant writing and analysis, and quite entertaining on a sensitive (trans kids) subject:
flaminghydra.com/issue-418/#p...
flaminghydra.com/issue-418/#p...