Clancy Ratliff
@culturecat.bsky.social
Professor, rhetoric and composition studies. Overdoing my best.
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[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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David Plouffe and Jenn O’Malley Dillon shouldn’t be anywhere near decision makers deciding how to campaign in ‘26 and ‘28
November 26, 2024 at 2:12 AM
David Plouffe and Jenn O’Malley Dillon shouldn’t be anywhere near decision makers deciding how to campaign in ‘26 and ‘28
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Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
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I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
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The lure of ChatGPT ys conversaciouns wythout any actual dialogue or accountabilitye. A mirrour that doth flatter by offeringe no reflectioun whatsoevir. A google searche that doth kysse up to you.
December 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The lure of ChatGPT ys conversaciouns wythout any actual dialogue or accountabilitye. A mirrour that doth flatter by offeringe no reflectioun whatsoevir. A google searche that doth kysse up to you.
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I’ve previously called out the Small Business Administration for flying the Appeal to Heaven flag–a symbol of white Christian nationalism favored by January 6 insurrectionists. Now, a high-ranking Department of Education official has it outside his office. Unacceptable. Take it down.
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I’ve previously called out the Small Business Administration for flying the Appeal to Heaven flag–a symbol of white Christian nationalism favored by January 6 insurrectionists. Now, a high-ranking Department of Education official has it outside his office. Unacceptable. Take it down.
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Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
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America, you've spoken loud and clear: you do not like being stabbed in the dick with an ice pick. But what if stabbing yourself in the dick with an ice pick is the only way to fight, idk, climate change or whatever?
December 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
America, you've spoken loud and clear: you do not like being stabbed in the dick with an ice pick. But what if stabbing yourself in the dick with an ice pick is the only way to fight, idk, climate change or whatever?
Wouldn't it have been better for the Republicans to have had a contested convention in 2016? Even if it had resulted in the same outcome.
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Wouldn't it have been better for the Republicans to have had a contested convention in 2016? Even if it had resulted in the same outcome.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Or get their kids vaccinated
These same dudes have firearms at home but zero fire extinguishers, so they are in fact NOT prepared to save their families
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Or get their kids vaccinated
This is the worst thing about the update.
I’m sorry to keep harping on this but after the iOS update closing a tab in safari takes three steps instead of one. really sterling work guys
December 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is the worst thing about the update.
We need permitting reform now!
December 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We need permitting reform now!
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
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Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
Two things the bluesky algorithm thinks I really want to see: 1.) photos of slime molds (YES PLEASE). 2.) gym selfie thirst traps (meh)
December 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Two things the bluesky algorithm thinks I really want to see: 1.) photos of slime molds (YES PLEASE). 2.) gym selfie thirst traps (meh)
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Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
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December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday is tomorrow. Universe, leave him alone!
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday is tomorrow. Universe, leave him alone!
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Representing oligarchs as working class heroes is a new low…even for us.
December 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Representing oligarchs as working class heroes is a new low…even for us.
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This presidential “pardon,” as it’s for a state crime, is the equivalent of digital toilet paper, only flimsier and serving a less useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This presidential “pardon,” as it’s for a state crime, is the equivalent of digital toilet paper, only flimsier and serving a less useful purpose.
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So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
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I don't want or need a smart washing machine or fridge. I've managed to live this long without needing an app to work an appliance.
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I don't want or need a smart washing machine or fridge. I've managed to live this long without needing an app to work an appliance.
Noting this for later
The release of the Epstein files is required by law to happen on December 19th.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.
December 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Noting this for later