Gillian Branstetter
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2022 ProPublica report on CIA-trained "Zero Units" in Afghanistan, a former member of which shot two National Guard troops in DC yesterday
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
2022 ProPublica report on CIA-trained "Zero Units" in Afghanistan, a former member of which shot two National Guard troops in DC yesterday
Bringing the war home
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Bringing the war home
The face of desire
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The face of desire
Hi it's me your childless transsexual aunt I'm omw I swear
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Hi it's me your childless transsexual aunt I'm omw I swear
Wait this is literally the same episode
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Wait this is literally the same episode
Thinking about the David Eggers poster in Rory Gilmore's dorm
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Thinking about the David Eggers poster in Rory Gilmore's dorm
Money on the table Nintendo
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Money on the table Nintendo
Rush Hour being quietly the most cursed franchise
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Rush Hour being quietly the most cursed franchise
In America they arrest you if you tell someone else not to commit a crime
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In America they arrest you if you tell someone else not to commit a crime
This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
Do they have paintings in Pennsylvania?
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Do they have paintings in Pennsylvania?
Well I'm convinced
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Well I'm convinced
I keep coming back to this
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I keep coming back to this
AI is coming for you
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
AI is coming for you
It's still conventional wisdom among pundits that Republicans beat Democrats because Democrats are too focused on transgender people and our rights, but voters are quickly realizing it's the other way around.
You banned a middle schooler from field hockey and guess what? Johnny still can't read.
You banned a middle schooler from field hockey and guess what? Johnny still can't read.
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's still conventional wisdom among pundits that Republicans beat Democrats because Democrats are too focused on transgender people and our rights, but voters are quickly realizing it's the other way around.
You banned a middle schooler from field hockey and guess what? Johnny still can't read.
You banned a middle schooler from field hockey and guess what? Johnny still can't read.
Bought and sold
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Bought and sold
The new Turing test is whether a machine can show more empathy than the average husband
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The new Turing test is whether a machine can show more empathy than the average husband
On January 13, the Supreme Court is going to hear arguments over state laws targeting transgender girls in sports. This from @pablo.show and @motherjones.com is a great explainer on why the right-wing legal movement needs this issue to push trans people out of public life altogether
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On January 13, the Supreme Court is going to hear arguments over state laws targeting transgender girls in sports. This from @pablo.show and @motherjones.com is a great explainer on why the right-wing legal movement needs this issue to push trans people out of public life altogether
I can intrinsically understand that commodity fetishism is just a means of channeling my search for meaning towards mindless consumerism but also how chic will it be to store my meds in this ceramic pill box from Urban Outfitters
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I can intrinsically understand that commodity fetishism is just a means of channeling my search for meaning towards mindless consumerism but also how chic will it be to store my meds in this ceramic pill box from Urban Outfitters
I like that there's one space scientist making life harder on the other scientists because he keeps calling everything aliens
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I like that there's one space scientist making life harder on the other scientists because he keeps calling everything aliens
Attorney Barbara Schwabauer explains her decision to leave the Justice Department's Office of Civil Rights rather than comply with a Trump administration order to subpoena the medical records of transgender teens
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Attorney Barbara Schwabauer explains her decision to leave the Justice Department's Office of Civil Rights rather than comply with a Trump administration order to subpoena the medical records of transgender teens