ak
@dumplingmenace.bsky.social
philly menace no longer in mpls. still here for the internet’s butts. they/them, very gay, too online. #Rstats
Reposted by ak
What none of these people understand is how many of my issues are a direct result of Philadelphia sports teams. This entire city needs therapy sessions where we just talk about Kevin Patullo.
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What none of these people understand is how many of my issues are a direct result of Philadelphia sports teams. This entire city needs therapy sessions where we just talk about Kevin Patullo.
i spent a bunch of time on the eagles winning in 2018 for the first time, shortly after my brother died. once spent a full session on fleabag s2. what are you going to do about it nerds!
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
i spent a bunch of time on the eagles winning in 2018 for the first time, shortly after my brother died. once spent a full session on fleabag s2. what are you going to do about it nerds!
Reposted by ak
Reposted by ak
This is one of the things I hate most about modern capitalism. The idea of making money has been fully peeled away from delivering any kind of goods or services that people would want to pay money for.
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is one of the things I hate most about modern capitalism. The idea of making money has been fully peeled away from delivering any kind of goods or services that people would want to pay money for.
Reposted by ak
When UC issued the TPM policy, it was obvious that it would be used to silence protest and dissent on campuses.
A cardboard bug to protest racists and fascists coming to campus is now “felony vandalism” is evidence that the Free Speech Movement is just campus marketing now and not our values.
A cardboard bug to protest racists and fascists coming to campus is now “felony vandalism” is evidence that the Free Speech Movement is just campus marketing now and not our values.
UCPD has charged four UC Berkeley undergrads with *felony vandalism* because they attempted to hang a cardboard bug on Sather Gate.
4 UC Berkeley students arrested on felony vandalism charges for anti-TPUSA art installation
UCPD arrested four students early Monday morning for felony vandalism, according to information from campus administrators.
www.dailycal.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When UC issued the TPM policy, it was obvious that it would be used to silence protest and dissent on campuses.
A cardboard bug to protest racists and fascists coming to campus is now “felony vandalism” is evidence that the Free Speech Movement is just campus marketing now and not our values.
A cardboard bug to protest racists and fascists coming to campus is now “felony vandalism” is evidence that the Free Speech Movement is just campus marketing now and not our values.
Reposted by ak
having read both versions of frankenstein and a book of criticism and a novel based on frankenstein in the last month… i am happy to release my creature (this blog)
defector.com/guillermo-de...
defector.com/guillermo-de...
Guillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein’ Is Flawed Because His Creature Is Not | Defector
Guillermo del Toro has devoted much of his career to sanctifying monsters. In his first feature film, Cronos, an aging antique dealer stumbles into eternal life, becoming a vampire who, rather than be...
defector.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
having read both versions of frankenstein and a book of criticism and a novel based on frankenstein in the last month… i am happy to release my creature (this blog)
defector.com/guillermo-de...
defector.com/guillermo-de...
Reposted by ak
I hadn't realized that Durbin has been the Democratic whip since 2005 (!!). That's just too long to be in that position (or any leadership position), his caucus should vote him out (the resulting Aaron Sorkin movie will have him receiving the news on a blue slip)
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I hadn't realized that Durbin has been the Democratic whip since 2005 (!!). That's just too long to be in that position (or any leadership position), his caucus should vote him out (the resulting Aaron Sorkin movie will have him receiving the news on a blue slip)
Reposted by ak
It totally just clicked for me that the reason they all manage to keep straight faces all the time is because they've had cosmetic interventions that have frozen their facial muscles. They couldn't emote, even if they wanted to.
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It totally just clicked for me that the reason they all manage to keep straight faces all the time is because they've had cosmetic interventions that have frozen their facial muscles. They couldn't emote, even if they wanted to.
Reposted by ak
this was 100% written by chatGPT btw
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
this was 100% written by chatGPT btw
Reposted by ak
Due to the organizing of LGBTQ & Palestinian activists fighting to end the genocide in Gaza, @hrc.org has confirmed it is no longer sponsored by weapons companies Northrop Grumman and RTX Corporation
Out joint statement w/
@adalahjustice.bsky.social
www.adalahjusticeproject.org/hrc-victory-...
Out joint statement w/
@adalahjustice.bsky.social
www.adalahjusticeproject.org/hrc-victory-...
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Due to the organizing of LGBTQ & Palestinian activists fighting to end the genocide in Gaza, @hrc.org has confirmed it is no longer sponsored by weapons companies Northrop Grumman and RTX Corporation
Out joint statement w/
@adalahjustice.bsky.social
www.adalahjusticeproject.org/hrc-victory-...
Out joint statement w/
@adalahjustice.bsky.social
www.adalahjusticeproject.org/hrc-victory-...
Reposted by ak
To be crystal clear: Signal will NEVER message you this way. Ever.
And just like with your bank details or passwords, NEVER EVER share your Signal verification code (SMS/Call) or PIN with anyone. Ever. 3/
And just like with your bank details or passwords, NEVER EVER share your Signal verification code (SMS/Call) or PIN with anyone. Ever. 3/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
To be crystal clear: Signal will NEVER message you this way. Ever.
And just like with your bank details or passwords, NEVER EVER share your Signal verification code (SMS/Call) or PIN with anyone. Ever. 3/
And just like with your bank details or passwords, NEVER EVER share your Signal verification code (SMS/Call) or PIN with anyone. Ever. 3/
Reposted by ak
Right now we're hearing about increased phishing attempts that go like this:
Attackers pretend to be Signal or Signal Support, then message people and try to get them to hand over their verification code or Signal PIN. Information that can let the attacker take over the victim's Signal account. 2/
Attackers pretend to be Signal or Signal Support, then message people and try to get them to hand over their verification code or Signal PIN. Information that can let the attacker take over the victim's Signal account. 2/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Right now we're hearing about increased phishing attempts that go like this:
Attackers pretend to be Signal or Signal Support, then message people and try to get them to hand over their verification code or Signal PIN. Information that can let the attacker take over the victim's Signal account. 2/
Attackers pretend to be Signal or Signal Support, then message people and try to get them to hand over their verification code or Signal PIN. Information that can let the attacker take over the victim's Signal account. 2/
Reposted by ak
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Reposted by ak
Chris Rock had to have felt like the biggest bitch when white men were saying he coulda died lmfao
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Chris Rock had to have felt like the biggest bitch when white men were saying he coulda died lmfao
Reposted by ak
This is SO funny. Why is anyone thinking about that at all? Just start with a big car chase scene and have Bond almost get blown up, and maybe another character can say “that was a close one” and Bond can shrug and drink a martini.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is SO funny. Why is anyone thinking about that at all? Just start with a big car chase scene and have Bond almost get blown up, and maybe another character can say “that was a close one” and Bond can shrug and drink a martini.
Reposted by ak
Even apart from the huge attention-getting issues, every freaking day is like "the administration just discovered another government office designed to actually help people and save lives, so obviously they're defunding it": wapo.st/4qKvavQ
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
wapo.st
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Even apart from the huge attention-getting issues, every freaking day is like "the administration just discovered another government office designed to actually help people and save lives, so obviously they're defunding it": wapo.st/4qKvavQ
Reposted by ak
“This likely would not have happened if established law had been reviewed and applied prior to the execution of the warrants.”
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“This likely would not have happened if established law had been reviewed and applied prior to the execution of the warrants.”
Reposted by ak
Many are calling for Chuck Schumer's resignation. What hasn't been reported until now is that any Senate Democrat can offer a motion to challenge his leadership position, and it would have to get a vote within 7 days. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/11/11/o...
prospect.org/2025/11/11/o...
One Weird Trick to Get Rid of Chuck Schumer - The American Prospect
Multiple Democratic groups, House members, and candidates say it’s time for the Senate minority leader to go. It turns out any single Senate Democrat can force a vote on Schumer’s job.
prospect.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Many are calling for Chuck Schumer's resignation. What hasn't been reported until now is that any Senate Democrat can offer a motion to challenge his leadership position, and it would have to get a vote within 7 days. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/11/11/o...
prospect.org/2025/11/11/o...
Reposted by ak
Mines going from $434/mo to $582/mo. Doesn't seem so drastic, until the max out of pocket is now $10,000 when it was previously $5,000.
With my health conditions, I hit the max out of pocket within a few months.
Oh, and now I have fewer options for insurance companies because they've left
With my health conditions, I hit the max out of pocket within a few months.
Oh, and now I have fewer options for insurance companies because they've left
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Mines going from $434/mo to $582/mo. Doesn't seem so drastic, until the max out of pocket is now $10,000 when it was previously $5,000.
With my health conditions, I hit the max out of pocket within a few months.
Oh, and now I have fewer options for insurance companies because they've left
With my health conditions, I hit the max out of pocket within a few months.
Oh, and now I have fewer options for insurance companies because they've left
Reposted by ak
My family (4) is going up to $3,200/mo. It’s insane.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My family (4) is going up to $3,200/mo. It’s insane.
Reposted by ak
I got to photograph this professional model/5x employee of the year/Very Good Girl yesterday. She was given all the treats and got to wear this super comfy and warm sweatshirt.
Donate to @bikemn.bsky.social to get cool perks like this (dog hair not included)!
givemn.org/organization/Bikemn
Donate to @bikemn.bsky.social to get cool perks like this (dog hair not included)!
givemn.org/organization/Bikemn
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I got to photograph this professional model/5x employee of the year/Very Good Girl yesterday. She was given all the treats and got to wear this super comfy and warm sweatshirt.
Donate to @bikemn.bsky.social to get cool perks like this (dog hair not included)!
givemn.org/organization/Bikemn
Donate to @bikemn.bsky.social to get cool perks like this (dog hair not included)!
givemn.org/organization/Bikemn
Reposted by ak
Mine is going from $307 to $1052. I understand your frustration.
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Mine is going from $307 to $1052. I understand your frustration.
Reposted by ak
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
Reposted by ak
I've been reposting everyone replying to this post with their own ACA (and sometimes employer!) price hikes. Feel free to add yours. There is some comfort in knowing you aren't alone and knowing we'll all be voting on this issue in a year.
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I've been reposting everyone replying to this post with their own ACA (and sometimes employer!) price hikes. Feel free to add yours. There is some comfort in knowing you aren't alone and knowing we'll all be voting on this issue in a year.
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck