VioletViva
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VioletViva
@violetviva.bsky.social
· Aug 26
An incomplete list of things my dogs bark at on the tv: dogs, cats, horses, Frasier’s doorbell, the baby in Baby Boom, and Kendall Roy rapping.
The scene in The Virgin Suicides where the men are removing the fence
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All of Bluesky this morning:
a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
Alt: a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All of Bluesky this morning:
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I found the one exception to my belief that journalists should be paid for their work
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I found the one exception to my belief that journalists should be paid for their work
Imagine reading about how terrible Bobby Jr is in that Ask Not book and getting so horny. Stacks of bad judgement.
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Imagine reading about how terrible Bobby Jr is in that Ask Not book and getting so horny. Stacks of bad judgement.
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I hate to give the slightest smidgen of credit to Lizza here, but he does note one thing that's right: it matters not just as a sordid and revolting melodrama. This is one of the most powerful men in the United States government and he's floridly insane in a way that's not just putting on an act.
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I hate to give the slightest smidgen of credit to Lizza here, but he does note one thing that's right: it matters not just as a sordid and revolting melodrama. This is one of the most powerful men in the United States government and he's floridly insane in a way that's not just putting on an act.
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logging on at 1 am and everyone is talking about ryan lizza, surely for no good reason
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
logging on at 1 am and everyone is talking about ryan lizza, surely for no good reason
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I can’t believe vanity fair is hiring marjorie taylor greene to be their DC editor
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I can’t believe vanity fair is hiring marjorie taylor greene to be their DC editor
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brutal but accurate
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
brutal but accurate
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
(amusingly, though, this does not carry over to everyone who watched Better Call Saul, all of whom would have run through a brick wall for Kim)
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I've come to see this kind of performative "contrarian," "provocative" shit as one of our biggest political and social problems.
Reminder: Mother Jones employed this guy for years, shooting him to the upper reaches of the masthead, because his inane, Buzzfeed-derivative crap drew lots of traffic.
Reminder: Mother Jones employed this guy for years, shooting him to the upper reaches of the masthead, because his inane, Buzzfeed-derivative crap drew lots of traffic.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I've come to see this kind of performative "contrarian," "provocative" shit as one of our biggest political and social problems.
Reminder: Mother Jones employed this guy for years, shooting him to the upper reaches of the masthead, because his inane, Buzzfeed-derivative crap drew lots of traffic.
Reminder: Mother Jones employed this guy for years, shooting him to the upper reaches of the masthead, because his inane, Buzzfeed-derivative crap drew lots of traffic.
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I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.
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guy looked like a make a wish kid meeting Mamdani
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
guy looked like a make a wish kid meeting Mamdani
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Mamdani probably got home, turned to his wife, and let out the longest, loudest “this fucking guy” of all time
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Mamdani probably got home, turned to his wife, and let out the longest, loudest “this fucking guy” of all time
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I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
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Well fancy that www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Well fancy that www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
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I wrote up an Olivia Nuzzi explainer. If I never have to write about this nightmare of a person ever again, I’ll be grateful. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
A guide to the absolutely ludicrous Olivia Nuzzi media scandal
Somehow, RFK Jr., a former Republican governor and Anthony Weiner are all involved.
www.sfgate.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I wrote up an Olivia Nuzzi explainer. If I never have to write about this nightmare of a person ever again, I’ll be grateful. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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Brooks is emblematic of the American intelligentsia; his entire career is built on indicting "the elites" (by which he means middle-class liberals) for being smug, self-indulgent, and insular, but he is deeply outraged by attempt to hold the actual commanding heights of power accountable.
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Brooks is emblematic of the American intelligentsia; his entire career is built on indicting "the elites" (by which he means middle-class liberals) for being smug, self-indulgent, and insular, but he is deeply outraged by attempt to hold the actual commanding heights of power accountable.
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What if the culture were awash in intellectual elites downplaying the organized mass rape of children David, would that get us back on track
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
What if the culture were awash in intellectual elites downplaying the organized mass rape of children David, would that get us back on track
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Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
You know, it’s fine to live where you want to live, you don’t have to do the “I couldn’t live there” and then name a bunch of stuff you made up about a place as the reason.
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
You know, it’s fine to live where you want to live, you don’t have to do the “I couldn’t live there” and then name a bunch of stuff you made up about a place as the reason.
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"Oh Mamdani, you're so lovely!!!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Oh Mamdani, you're so lovely!!!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
"Yes I know it, I can't help it!"
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New meme format just dropped:
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New meme format just dropped:
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everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
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Socialism is anyone they don’t like doing anything that they’re not a fan of
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Socialism is anyone they don’t like doing anything that they’re not a fan of