Barbara Hall
@babstobritches.bsky.social
I write and produce stuff. Madam Secretary, Joan of Arcadia, Judging Amy. Also some books. And a few songs.
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. Don’t Look Now
2. Don’t Look Now
Two questions:
1. What's your all time favourite horror movie?
2. What horror movie do you find genuinely scary?
I'm getting ideas for upcoming spooky season 🖤
1. What's your all time favourite horror movie?
2. What horror movie do you find genuinely scary?
I'm getting ideas for upcoming spooky season 🖤
September 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. Don’t Look Now
2. Don’t Look Now
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Whether it’s Joe Biden sending hurricane relief funds to rebuild red states or Donald Trump sending Marines and masked federal agents to terrorize blue states, both presidents have reached beyond their political bases.
June 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Whether it’s Joe Biden sending hurricane relief funds to rebuild red states or Donald Trump sending Marines and masked federal agents to terrorize blue states, both presidents have reached beyond their political bases.
Pope Taco VII. Who wouldn’t vote for that?
Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name. POPE GINGER IV.
May 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pope Taco VII. Who wouldn’t vote for that?
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“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.” I wrote about how our modern dystopia is more akin to Brave New World than 1984, with dopamine as Soma.
We're Living Brave New World, Not 1984
Orwell feared those who would ban books. Huxley feared that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Huxley's prophecy is closer to modern dystopia.
www.forkingpaths.co
April 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.” I wrote about how our modern dystopia is more akin to Brave New World than 1984, with dopamine as Soma.
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Yes, crypto is a climate disaster and preys on the financially illiterate. But at least it's allowed Kim Jong-Un to steal the equivalent of $6 billion to spend on his nuclear weapons program.
April 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Yes, crypto is a climate disaster and preys on the financially illiterate. But at least it's allowed Kim Jong-Un to steal the equivalent of $6 billion to spend on his nuclear weapons program.
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Wisconsin voters defy Musk and his $25 million to elect the liberal candidate in a Supreme Court race that became a critical test of the nation’s prevailing political winds. @reidepstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Wisconsin voters defy Musk and his $25 million to elect the liberal candidate in a Supreme Court race that became a critical test of the nation’s prevailing political winds. @reidepstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
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SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Dear Manager:
1. Monday’s blue
2. Tuesday’s gray
3. Wednesday, too
4. Thursday, I don’t care about you.
5. It’s Friday, I’m in love.
1. Monday’s blue
2. Tuesday’s gray
3. Wednesday, too
4. Thursday, I don’t care about you.
5. It’s Friday, I’m in love.
Dear Manager:
1. I have climbed highest mountains
2. I have run through the fields
3. I have run
4. I have crawled
5. I have scaled these city walls, these city walls.
1. I have climbed highest mountains
2. I have run through the fields
3. I have run
4. I have crawled
5. I have scaled these city walls, these city walls.
Dear manager:
1: I went to the doctor
2: I went to the mountains
3: I looked to the children
4: I drank from the fountains
5: There's more than one answer to these questions
1: I went to the doctor
2: I went to the mountains
3: I looked to the children
4: I drank from the fountains
5: There's more than one answer to these questions
February 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Dear Manager:
1. Monday’s blue
2. Tuesday’s gray
3. Wednesday, too
4. Thursday, I don’t care about you.
5. It’s Friday, I’m in love.
1. Monday’s blue
2. Tuesday’s gray
3. Wednesday, too
4. Thursday, I don’t care about you.
5. It’s Friday, I’m in love.
Native Virginian can confirm.
For no particular reason, what the Commonwealth of Virginia thinks about kings.
February 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Native Virginian can confirm.
This.
This is horseshit. If you fear protests will lead to martial law then you already live under martial law — and you’re the one who declared it.
Plus, it *won’t* lead to a declaration of martial law and the fear misconstrues the nature of the threats we face.
Plus, it *won’t* lead to a declaration of martial law and the fear misconstrues the nature of the threats we face.
"activist leaders have told him and colleagues that they fear protests against Trump might eventually be used as a predicate for declaring martial law. Other House Democrats echoed this privately"
Something something in advance
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Something something in advance
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
February 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This.
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Trump was so mad last night, he stormed out after the halftime show and cancelled the penny. Seriously. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
How the “Subversive Genius” of Kendrick Lamar Sent Trump Home a Loser
The Philadelphia Eagles and Kendrick Lamar’s collective of geniuses made this the Super Bowl we needed.
www.thenation.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump was so mad last night, he stormed out after the halftime show and cancelled the penny. Seriously. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
We did this episode on #MadamSecretary. S4 Ep 12 for a quick tutorial.
Just some light reading after the announcement of the plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...
The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
SECTION. 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
constitutioncenter.org
February 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We did this episode on #MadamSecretary. S4 Ep 12 for a quick tutorial.
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Man yall sure taught the Democrats a lesson huh
February 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Man yall sure taught the Democrats a lesson huh
In coming days, let’s all enjoy awards shows and sports events, as long as we also understand the meaning of bread and circuses.
February 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
In coming days, let’s all enjoy awards shows and sports events, as long as we also understand the meaning of bread and circuses.
For some reason, I keep thinking about this line from Chernobyl: “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.”
January 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
For some reason, I keep thinking about this line from Chernobyl: “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.”
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I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
Guys! Apparently it’s wrong to steal other people’s work. 🤔
It’s pretty fucked up that they would just take things, just steal things, to advance their AI, I can’t believe China would do that to OpenAI
quite the accusation from Saks
*SACKS: EVIDENCE THAT DEEPSEEK DISTILLED KNOWLEDGE FROM OPENAI
*SACKS: EVIDENCE THAT DEEPSEEK DISTILLED KNOWLEDGE FROM OPENAI
January 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Guys! Apparently it’s wrong to steal other people’s work. 🤔
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What if a mentally unfit President ordered the Secretary of Defense to launch a nuclear attack? Would #Hegseth stand up to him? Anyone in Trump's cabinet? @babstobritches.bsky.social @kristikorzec.bsky.social & David Grae wrote a great Madam Secretary episode on it crooksandliars.com/2018/01/tuto...
January 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What if a mentally unfit President ordered the Secretary of Defense to launch a nuclear attack? Would #Hegseth stand up to him? Anyone in Trump's cabinet? @babstobritches.bsky.social @kristikorzec.bsky.social & David Grae wrote a great Madam Secretary episode on it crooksandliars.com/2018/01/tuto...
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every conservative in a city is this basically
January 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
every conservative in a city is this basically
So, protest voters. What’s up?
A straightforward call for ethnic cleansing from the US president
On Air Force One from Las Vegas to Miami, President Trump says Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated.
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
January 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So, protest voters. What’s up?
Does anyone else feel like the toy cactus that mocks babies might be scarring an entire generation?
January 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Does anyone else feel like the toy cactus that mocks babies might be scarring an entire generation?
For the love of God, this.
The key to understanding “the broligarchs”: they want to be technological supermen, Sigal Samuel writes. “They want absolutely zero limits on their power….All of these men see themselves as the heroes or protagonists in their own sci-fi saga.” www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.
The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.
www.vox.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For the love of God, this.
