YarnGeek
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Glam wizard. Screaming Leftist Liberal. Crafty. Fat, Pan, cynical pollyanna with a fixit complex.
Ok. I have to get something important off my mind: It is *utterly incomprehensible* to me that Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea does not seem to have the rabid, intense secondary merch markets that SO MANY (imo) lesser books have.
February 18, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Ok. I have to get something important off my mind: It is *utterly incomprehensible* to me that Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea does not seem to have the rabid, intense secondary merch markets that SO MANY (imo) lesser books have.
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FYI for locals 😬
Heads-up! Training exercise that will wake you up terrified! Yay!
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
FYI for locals 😬
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These lil AI commercials reek of desperation.
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
These lil AI commercials reek of desperation.
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Any union expansion outside the core of the East Coast and especially into the South is a huge win.
After making history as the first Southern autoworkers outside the Big Three to join the UAW, the 3,200 workers at VW Chattanooga have won a tentative agreement that provides 20 percent across-the-board wage increases, affordable health care, real job security, and more.
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UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Marking Historic Breakthrough for Southern Autoworkers - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of Americ...
Autoworkers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant have won a historic tentative agreement with the company. After making history as the first Southern autoworkers outside the Big Three to join the UAW, th...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Any union expansion outside the core of the East Coast and especially into the South is a huge win.
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People are going to have to drag the democrats to the right place on immigration and ICE just like they had to drag them to the right place on opposing the Iraq war and impeaching Trump. It’s fucking exhausting to have a party that refuses to do the right thing right away,
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
People are going to have to drag the democrats to the right place on immigration and ICE just like they had to drag them to the right place on opposing the Iraq war and impeaching Trump. It’s fucking exhausting to have a party that refuses to do the right thing right away,
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If Steve Bannon is desperately trying to spread a particular message far and wide, maybe consider why, and also whether _not_ helping him do that is an option?
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
If Steve Bannon is desperately trying to spread a particular message far and wide, maybe consider why, and also whether _not_ helping him do that is an option?
Does anyone have something soft and/or good to share?
Some of mine to follow:
1) a friend got me into coloring with alcohol markers, and I now have ALL the colors to play with. It is remarkably (heh) soothing.
Some of mine to follow:
1) a friend got me into coloring with alcohol markers, and I now have ALL the colors to play with. It is remarkably (heh) soothing.
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Does anyone have something soft and/or good to share?
Some of mine to follow:
1) a friend got me into coloring with alcohol markers, and I now have ALL the colors to play with. It is remarkably (heh) soothing.
Some of mine to follow:
1) a friend got me into coloring with alcohol markers, and I now have ALL the colors to play with. It is remarkably (heh) soothing.
it has to be detrimental to be this full of rage *all of the time*. It is seemingly neverending and perpetually escalating? Apparently?
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
it has to be detrimental to be this full of rage *all of the time*. It is seemingly neverending and perpetually escalating? Apparently?
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Former race and ethnicity reporter for WaPo:
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Former race and ethnicity reporter for WaPo:
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
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“Democracy dies in darkness” was apparently a pro-darkness mission statement
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
“Democracy dies in darkness” was apparently a pro-darkness mission statement
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We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
Bold of one to assume any spark to begin with, but yes.
Bezos has the resources to make WaPo into the BEST sports outlet and BEST science outlet and BEST place to get trusted news without feeling any sort of negative financial impact but is happy to turn it into Quillette because he’s lost whatever creative spark he had and turned into a vapid dullard
Video call: WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says the paper plans to lay off hundreds of staff, cutting into its local, international, and sports coverage (New York Times)
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February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Bold of one to assume any spark to begin with, but yes.
Honest to god, Mackenzie Scott somehow obtaining the Post and gifting it to the employees would be the single greatest thing I could imagine.
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Honest to god, Mackenzie Scott somehow obtaining the Post and gifting it to the employees would be the single greatest thing I could imagine.
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Good opportunity for MacKenzie Scott to get a lot of great press for a reasonable price…
Spitballing/bargaining stage of grief: A “Washington Banner” outlet, spun off the successful Baltimore Banner and taking advantage of its backend, built out of laid off Washington Post Metro and Sports staffers and funded via a mixed nonprofit and subscription model…
February 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Good opportunity for MacKenzie Scott to get a lot of great press for a reasonable price…
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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
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the owner just spent 75 million on a film that opened with a 7 million take
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
the owner just spent 75 million on a film that opened with a 7 million take
I don't think I have ever hated anything or anyone as much as I hate the specific timeline we're in and the people in power creating it. F Bezos in particular today for being a shit businessman and utterly ruining one of the best newspapers ever to print.
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I don't think I have ever hated anything or anyone as much as I hate the specific timeline we're in and the people in power creating it. F Bezos in particular today for being a shit businessman and utterly ruining one of the best newspapers ever to print.
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When you cave, they push harder. When you fight back, *they* cave. Do not obey in advance. Repeat after me: "Fuck you--make me."
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
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February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
When you cave, they push harder. When you fight back, *they* cave. Do not obey in advance. Repeat after me: "Fuck you--make me."
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We really don’t feel we deserve our community. But my stars are we ever intensely grateful for you.
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM
We really don’t feel we deserve our community. But my stars are we ever intensely grateful for you.
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We are all drowning in a pool of systemic propaganda so I understand why the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti feel esp shocking and I think it is important to do the internal work of asking yourself, if this applies to you, why the deaths of immigrants/Black folks don't shock in the same way
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
We are all drowning in a pool of systemic propaganda so I understand why the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti feel esp shocking and I think it is important to do the internal work of asking yourself, if this applies to you, why the deaths of immigrants/Black folks don't shock in the same way
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
hey. so.
the horrors ALL persist, personal as well as national - we're still struggling, a year+ later, w/T's unemployment, & our income has been halved all that time. We're lucky enough to be receiving one more 6mo deferment on our mortgage, but the upfront cost to kick it off is...a mortgage pmt
the horrors ALL persist, personal as well as national - we're still struggling, a year+ later, w/T's unemployment, & our income has been halved all that time. We're lucky enough to be receiving one more 6mo deferment on our mortgage, but the upfront cost to kick it off is...a mortgage pmt
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM
hey. so.
the horrors ALL persist, personal as well as national - we're still struggling, a year+ later, w/T's unemployment, & our income has been halved all that time. We're lucky enough to be receiving one more 6mo deferment on our mortgage, but the upfront cost to kick it off is...a mortgage pmt
the horrors ALL persist, personal as well as national - we're still struggling, a year+ later, w/T's unemployment, & our income has been halved all that time. We're lucky enough to be receiving one more 6mo deferment on our mortgage, but the upfront cost to kick it off is...a mortgage pmt