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I'm a musician, mother, grandma and married. I'm not interested in meeting strange men. If you follow me for inappropriate reasons I will block you.
Today's forbidden word, "trauma". The government doesn't want us to talk about trauma.
September 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Today's forbidden word, "trauma". The government doesn't want us to talk about trauma.
My letter to my Repub Rep KK.
Do you know that if a teen starts hormonal treatment, their bodies are altered in strength? And you are so interested in protecting "girls" from transgender females, yet you say nothing about protecting the "boys" from transgender males.
Do you know that if a teen starts hormonal treatment, their bodies are altered in strength? And you are so interested in protecting "girls" from transgender females, yet you say nothing about protecting the "boys" from transgender males.
July 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My letter to my Repub Rep KK.
Do you know that if a teen starts hormonal treatment, their bodies are altered in strength? And you are so interested in protecting "girls" from transgender females, yet you say nothing about protecting the "boys" from transgender males.
Do you know that if a teen starts hormonal treatment, their bodies are altered in strength? And you are so interested in protecting "girls" from transgender females, yet you say nothing about protecting the "boys" from transgender males.
Forbidden word of the day: " Stereotypes". We all have stereotypes, boxes into which we separate each other, and by which we seem to decide a person's worth, but don't say it in a grant!
April 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Forbidden word of the day: " Stereotypes". We all have stereotypes, boxes into which we separate each other, and by which we seem to decide a person's worth, but don't say it in a grant!
Today's forbidden Grant word: "status". What's your status today?
April 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Today's forbidden Grant word: "status". What's your status today?
Forbidden word: "socioeconomic". It's an adjective, which, according to Oxford Online Dictionary, means: "relating to...the interaction of social and economic factors." Don't use this in a grant application.
April 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Forbidden word: "socioeconomic". It's an adjective, which, according to Oxford Online Dictionary, means: "relating to...the interaction of social and economic factors." Don't use this in a grant application.
"Sociocultural" is the forbidden word for today. I had to do some research. This Wikipedia page explains the word better than I, but it relates to education, and the ways in which environment (social and cultural) impacts learning. It is quite interesting.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocu...
Sociocultural system - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"Sociocultural" is the forbidden word for today. I had to do some research. This Wikipedia page explains the word better than I, but it relates to education, and the ways in which environment (social and cultural) impacts learning. It is quite interesting.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocu...
Today's Forbidden phrase: "Social Justice". This is the idea that all people regardless of ethnicity, financial status, gender, or any other category by which we define people deserve equal justice. It is an idea at the core of our Democracy. It means that everyone deserves due process.
April 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today's Forbidden phrase: "Social Justice". This is the idea that all people regardless of ethnicity, financial status, gender, or any other category by which we define people deserve equal justice. It is an idea at the core of our Democracy. It means that everyone deserves due process.
Forbidden phrase of the day: "Sexual preferences". In grade school, I had a friend who was not allowed to go to sex education, nor did her parents teach it. Stopping talk about anything sexual is going back to the dark ages. We can't just shut down communication about these issues.
April 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Forbidden phrase of the day: "Sexual preferences". In grade school, I had a friend who was not allowed to go to sex education, nor did her parents teach it. Stopping talk about anything sexual is going back to the dark ages. We can't just shut down communication about these issues.
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Good morning.
I'm pretty sure all those rednecks who suddenly supported Tesla will be reconsidering purchasing now...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
I'm pretty sure all those rednecks who suddenly supported Tesla will be reconsidering purchasing now...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs, US lawsuit claims
Tesla faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its electric vehicles so they fall out of warranty faster, saving Elon Musk's company from having to pay for repairs.
www.reuters.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Good morning.
I'm pretty sure all those rednecks who suddenly supported Tesla will be reconsidering purchasing now...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
I'm pretty sure all those rednecks who suddenly supported Tesla will be reconsidering purchasing now...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
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April 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today's Forbidden Phrase: "Sense of Belonging". I've reached a point where I think the AI that compiled this list was more bonkers than the administration. Don't use this phrase in a grant application or on government website. We don't want our children to feel a "sense of belonging".
April 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Today's Forbidden Phrase: "Sense of Belonging". I've reached a point where I think the AI that compiled this list was more bonkers than the administration. Don't use this phrase in a grant application or on government website. We don't want our children to feel a "sense of belonging".
Forbidden word(s): racial, racial diversity, racial inequity, racial justice, racially and racism. I probably should have listed these with yesterday's word. Basically, don't talk about race in a grant or government website.
April 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Forbidden word(s): racial, racial diversity, racial inequity, racial justice, racially and racism. I probably should have listed these with yesterday's word. Basically, don't talk about race in a grant or government website.
Forbidden words: "race and ethnicity". How do you talk about people's race or their ethic heritage without using these terms? The logic fails me.
April 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Forbidden words: "race and ethnicity". How do you talk about people's race or their ethic heritage without using these terms? The logic fails me.
Forbidden phrase: "Promoting diversity". Let's call it "Encouraging differentiation." It's almost the same. It's time to make a new code for the important things in society. It is good to encourage differentiation from parents. So now we encourage differentiation in society. Sameness is boring.
April 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Forbidden phrase: "Promoting diversity". Let's call it "Encouraging differentiation." It's almost the same. It's time to make a new code for the important things in society. It is good to encourage differentiation from parents. So now we encourage differentiation in society. Sameness is boring.
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"Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have agreed to do millions of dollars worth of free legal work for Trump on causes he supports." Cowards all.
"Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have agreed to do millions of dollars worth of free legal work for Trump on causes he supports." Cowards all.
This week’s winners of the Joseph Welch and Neville Chamberlain awards
Harvard University gets the Welch. Seven big law firms get the Chamberlain.
open.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have agreed to do millions of dollars worth of free legal work for Trump on causes he supports." Cowards all.
"Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have agreed to do millions of dollars worth of free legal work for Trump on causes he supports." Cowards all.
Ok, time for another forbidden word. "Privileges". Oxford online dictionary definition states: "a special right... granted or available only to a particular person or group." We all have privileges. We will not be privileged to use this word for grants or government websites.
April 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ok, time for another forbidden word. "Privileges". Oxford online dictionary definition states: "a special right... granted or available only to a particular person or group." We all have privileges. We will not be privileged to use this word for grants or government websites.
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April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025
It was just 20 days ago—on March 24—that editor in chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg reported that the most senior members of the Trump administration discussed a military strike on the Houthis i...
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April 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
April 12, 2025
This is a stupid rant, but why when some place asks you to review would a person simply put stars and then not actually review the product. Stars without a review are worthless.
April 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is a stupid rant, but why when some place asks you to review would a person simply put stars and then not actually review the product. Stars without a review are worthless.
Saw a fake post on Facebook supposedly by Mark Harmon. Thought I might check here to see if I could let him know hundreds of people were pretending to be him. Turns out same thing is happening here. Does Bluesky have any method to prevent people from imitating others?
April 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Saw a fake post on Facebook supposedly by Mark Harmon. Thought I might check here to see if I could let him know hundreds of people were pretending to be him. Turns out same thing is happening here. Does Bluesky have any method to prevent people from imitating others?
When mom lived in China she had to be careful who she spoke to and what she spoke about. In China people are encouraged to report on what their neighbors and coworkers do and say. That gave people "credit" and a way to move ip in society.
April 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When mom lived in China she had to be careful who she spoke to and what she spoke about. In China people are encouraged to report on what their neighbors and coworkers do and say. That gave people "credit" and a way to move ip in society.
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The most disturbing possibility isn’t that millions have been brainwashed. It’s that they haven’t.
It’s Always the Other Side That’s Been Brainwashed
What talk of brainwashing helps us not to talk about.
www.newyorker.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The most disturbing possibility isn’t that millions have been brainwashed. It’s that they haven’t.