Lori
@zigsandzags.bsky.social
Former journalist (thanks, layoffs). Survived Stage 4 melanoma with help from science and medicine (thanks, Jim Allison). Learning guitar, watching birds, petting all the cats, petting all the dogs.
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Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
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Every time I see a cyber truck I am reminded that I've never seen a Cyber truck with someone in the passenger seat.
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Every time I see a cyber truck I am reminded that I've never seen a Cyber truck with someone in the passenger seat.
And here I almost started liking Anthony Edwards again 😂
a screen that says game over you lose
ALT: a screen that says game over you lose
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
And here I almost started liking Anthony Edwards again 😂
The home team losing on Prince night #wolves
prince is sitting on a couch wearing a fur vest and a chain .
ALT: prince is sitting on a couch wearing a fur vest and a chain .
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The home team losing on Prince night #wolves
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just a reminder this guy slashed the tires on his much younger female coworkers tires to trick her into getting in his car
he was married at the time
he was married at the time
"All they could do to distract from the Schumer shutdown cover-up is leak Epstein emails ... What a sleazy leak."
Jesse Watters attacks Democrats for releasing Epstein emails
www.mediamatters.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
just a reminder this guy slashed the tires on his much younger female coworkers tires to trick her into getting in his car
he was married at the time
he was married at the time
Minneapolis, she’s percolating. I can see the green with my own eyes; the red only through my phone.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Minneapolis, she’s percolating. I can see the green with my own eyes; the red only through my phone.
Aurora visits Minneapolis, 11/11/25
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Aurora visits Minneapolis, 11/11/25
Me during Jack White’s poem for Meg at the end of his Hall of Fame induction speech 🎸🥁🎸
a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed and looking at the camera .
ALT: a close up of a dog 's face with its eyes closed and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Me during Jack White’s poem for Meg at the end of his Hall of Fame induction speech 🎸🥁🎸
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Five years ago today
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Five years ago today
Between the neon green court and the RW propaganda ads on FanDuel, it’s hard to watch this Wolves game even though they’re winning.
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Between the neon green court and the RW propaganda ads on FanDuel, it’s hard to watch this Wolves game even though they’re winning.
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what do you mean half the hotels in the world, paypal, venmo, the nyt, reddit, and amazon are all down at the same time with no real idea when they'll be operational again
October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
what do you mean half the hotels in the world, paypal, venmo, the nyt, reddit, and amazon are all down at the same time with no real idea when they'll be operational again
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
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Adventures in framing:
Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.
Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Adventures in framing:
Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.
Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.
Oh
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Oh
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there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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I knew they’d come for the archivists and librarians but honestly I assumed it would be for a reason better than “Our Special Boy wants to give his friend a sword! Give him a sword!”
“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I knew they’d come for the archivists and librarians but honestly I assumed it would be for a reason better than “Our Special Boy wants to give his friend a sword! Give him a sword!”
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“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests that President Donald Trump has characterized as ‘lawless mayhem,’ according to images of messages provided to the Minnesota Star Tribune.”
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
www.startribune.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests that President Donald Trump has characterized as ‘lawless mayhem,’ according to images of messages provided to the Minnesota Star Tribune.”
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Trump didn’t even bother to tweet or mention once the death of Officer Rose defending the CDC from a mass shooter, a former Marine who gave his life in service of this country but he’s got the entire government & cable networks covering his speech at rally for a podcaster/troll.
September 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Trump didn’t even bother to tweet or mention once the death of Officer Rose defending the CDC from a mass shooter, a former Marine who gave his life in service of this country but he’s got the entire government & cable networks covering his speech at rally for a podcaster/troll.
Pulp making dreams come true last night in Minneapolis. I’m 29 and a half years older than when I last saw them play here, but I rode it out in the front row like it was 1996.
September 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Pulp making dreams come true last night in Minneapolis. I’m 29 and a half years older than when I last saw them play here, but I rode it out in the front row like it was 1996.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Today is Jarvis Cocker's birthday, so we recommend 'Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets,' which is streaming on Kanopy, The Criterion Channel, OVID, Fawesome, and Pluto TV. Here's our review of the music doc: buff.ly/2M04iFC
September 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today is Jarvis Cocker's birthday, so we recommend 'Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets,' which is streaming on Kanopy, The Criterion Channel, OVID, Fawesome, and Pluto TV. Here's our review of the music doc: buff.ly/2M04iFC
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and a retired meteorologist shall lead us
September 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
and a retired meteorologist shall lead us