Anthea
@antheascintillant.bsky.social
What a story!
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What a story!
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“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
September 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
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Wow.
People fighting for freedom in China, encouraging Americans to "be braver" now.
h/t @samanthaculp.bsky.social
People fighting for freedom in China, encouraging Americans to "be braver" now.
h/t @samanthaculp.bsky.social
In which I said to Americans: “I just can’t emphasize enough to be braver than you think you can. If you don’t pay the middle price now, you’re gonna pay a huge price. People go to jail, people disappear, people die for the right to speak, now you only need to lose your job.” pen.org/what-oversea...
Propaganda, Isolation, Censorship, and Entertainment: What Overseas Press Know About the Authoritarian Playbook
Anna Nemzer, M. Gessen, and Yaqiu Wang discuss how media falls victim under authoritarianism, and what America should watch out for.
pen.org
September 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Wow.
People fighting for freedom in China, encouraging Americans to "be braver" now.
h/t @samanthaculp.bsky.social
People fighting for freedom in China, encouraging Americans to "be braver" now.
h/t @samanthaculp.bsky.social
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Sunday post: People are more likely to support partisan violence if they think the other party does too
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
People are more likely to support partisan violence if they think the other party does too | Weekly roundup for September 14, 2025
Also this week: Trump ties Biden low on inflation/the economy; Mamdani up big in New York City; independent redistricting is an 80-20 issue. + more!
www.gelliottmorris.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sunday post: People are more likely to support partisan violence if they think the other party does too
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
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This fits pretty squarely in the classic definition of assault in that it a) is unlawfully directed at constitutionally protected activity and (b) causes the victim to reasonably fear imminent physically harmful contact
US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked
August 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This fits pretty squarely in the classic definition of assault in that it a) is unlawfully directed at constitutionally protected activity and (b) causes the victim to reasonably fear imminent physically harmful contact
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This Prime Day, celebrate by buying trans books from somewhere other than Amazon.
I know a lot of people are boycotting Amazon, which is great, but it's hurting a lot of trans authors.
Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.
Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.
Trans authors: Drop links to your NON-AMAZON book listings/storefronts.
Cis people: Repost, boost, and, importantly, buy. Part of boycotting an evil corporation is supporting the alternatives.
July 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This Prime Day, celebrate by buying trans books from somewhere other than Amazon.
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I really don't understand how I'm supposed to be made to hate Muslims as some kind of existential threat to "western civilization" when my Muslim best friend will throw hands at anyone who misgenders me, Zohran Mamdani is marching for trans people, and western civilization wants me dead or closeted.
July 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I really don't understand how I'm supposed to be made to hate Muslims as some kind of existential threat to "western civilization" when my Muslim best friend will throw hands at anyone who misgenders me, Zohran Mamdani is marching for trans people, and western civilization wants me dead or closeted.
Bryn does NOT approve of being locked out of the bedroom.
June 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bryn does NOT approve of being locked out of the bedroom.
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Oh my God I needed this
June 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Oh my God I needed this
This is worth a watch. Your art - whatever it is - is worthwhile. youtu.be/2XZ9z6OewR0?...
The case for making art when the world is on fire | Amie McNee | TEDxManchester
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
June 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is worth a watch. Your art - whatever it is - is worthwhile. youtu.be/2XZ9z6OewR0?...
In my experience, around 1/10 of end-users who experience a problem with your online product will get in touch with you to complain (and give you a chance to fix it).
The rest just give up, or complain to all their friends instead of you.
The rest just give up, or complain to all their friends instead of you.
June 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In my experience, around 1/10 of end-users who experience a problem with your online product will get in touch with you to complain (and give you a chance to fix it).
The rest just give up, or complain to all their friends instead of you.
The rest just give up, or complain to all their friends instead of you.
TFW a coworker calls a two-page wall of text an "elevator pitch"...
I don't think that term means what you think it means.
I don't think that term means what you think it means.
May 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
TFW a coworker calls a two-page wall of text an "elevator pitch"...
I don't think that term means what you think it means.
I don't think that term means what you think it means.
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Reminder: cis men who are not married to/dating a cis woman whose data it could be, one simple thing you can do is download a period tracker and use it to track literally anything. Days you saw a Cybertruck. Days your boss was a fuckbucket. Days you didn't get a fundraiser text from the Democrats.
This is in the UK but it’s a really good example for everyone in the US of why many folks have been warning not to use period tracking apps.
"Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss"
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
May 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Reminder: cis men who are not married to/dating a cis woman whose data it could be, one simple thing you can do is download a period tracker and use it to track literally anything. Days you saw a Cybertruck. Days your boss was a fuckbucket. Days you didn't get a fundraiser text from the Democrats.
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TFW your puppy snuggles closer in her sleep. :-)
May 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
TFW your puppy snuggles closer in her sleep. :-)
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🦋
AOC: The bill bans 13.7 million Americans from buying their own insurance from the Affordable Care Act Exchange.
So after being kicked off #Medicaid, you then can't even buy your own health insurance.
Republican Budget Bill is being debated in Congress, Trump wants to sign on July 4
🦋
#AOC #ACA
AOC: The bill bans 13.7 million Americans from buying their own insurance from the Affordable Care Act Exchange.
So after being kicked off #Medicaid, you then can't even buy your own health insurance.
Republican Budget Bill is being debated in Congress, Trump wants to sign on July 4
🦋
#AOC #ACA
May 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Democrats just flipped the Omaha mayor's office with ads like this. The right-wing obsession with genitals is starting to backfire.
May 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Democrats just flipped the Omaha mayor's office with ads like this. The right-wing obsession with genitals is starting to backfire.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
May 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Every extra hour that ICE spends facing off with activists is an hour they can't spend kidnapping other people.
Every extra minute ICE has to spend contingency planning around activists and neighbors, every extra officer ICE has to put on a kidnap squad, is a drain on their efficiency.
Every extra minute ICE has to spend contingency planning around activists and neighbors, every extra officer ICE has to put on a kidnap squad, is a drain on their efficiency.
May 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Every extra hour that ICE spends facing off with activists is an hour they can't spend kidnapping other people.
Every extra minute ICE has to spend contingency planning around activists and neighbors, every extra officer ICE has to put on a kidnap squad, is a drain on their efficiency.
Every extra minute ICE has to spend contingency planning around activists and neighbors, every extra officer ICE has to put on a kidnap squad, is a drain on their efficiency.
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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, 1984
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, 1984
I don't read the Onion often, but this is spot on...
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
LOWELL, MA—Doing her best to follow her therapist’s advice for dealing with stressful situations, area woman Holly Debling reportedly reminded herself Tuesday not to catastrophize after she spotted fo...
theonion.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I don't read the Onion often, but this is spot on...
Me: I don't understand why my co-workers value me.
Also me: I don't understand why everyone seems confused by this solution that seems simple and obvious to me - here, I'll do a graphical mock-up in PowerPoint so everyone can *see* what I'm talking about.
Also me: I don't understand why everyone seems confused by this solution that seems simple and obvious to me - here, I'll do a graphical mock-up in PowerPoint so everyone can *see* what I'm talking about.
April 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Me: I don't understand why my co-workers value me.
Also me: I don't understand why everyone seems confused by this solution that seems simple and obvious to me - here, I'll do a graphical mock-up in PowerPoint so everyone can *see* what I'm talking about.
Also me: I don't understand why everyone seems confused by this solution that seems simple and obvious to me - here, I'll do a graphical mock-up in PowerPoint so everyone can *see* what I'm talking about.
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Just hide the zombie bite
Just spoke with my CDC sources.
RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms.
This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information.
Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.
RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms.
This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information.
Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.
April 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Just hide the zombie bite