Julia
@jcd1013.bsky.social
I’m an adult who should have things figured out. Ha.
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not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
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what a horrible feeling it is to pay taxes to this infernal country
April 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
what a horrible feeling it is to pay taxes to this infernal country
This is awful. The whole thread is worth a read.
A “hoax.”
I have experienced a curious mix of feelings while having a significant portion of my life’s work in books and the art of my friends distorted and vandalized by post-literate fascists for the last few years. The feelings right now are uniquely awful.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
I have experienced a curious mix of feelings while having a significant portion of my life’s work in books and the art of my friends distorted and vandalized by post-literate fascists for the last few years. The feelings right now are uniquely awful.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
January 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is awful. The whole thread is worth a read.
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Practice your “No, I’m not doing that” - it’s a lot harder than agression and/or scolding others. And it’s critical to all of us. If you’re safe/privileged the amount of someone’s time you can waste with “no, I’m not doing that” (or confused requests for clarification) is even more important
January 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Practice your “No, I’m not doing that” - it’s a lot harder than agression and/or scolding others. And it’s critical to all of us. If you’re safe/privileged the amount of someone’s time you can waste with “no, I’m not doing that” (or confused requests for clarification) is even more important
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Finally, I'd like to post this poem by @clintsmithiii.bsky.social: When pople say "we've made it through worse before..."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."
January 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Finally, I'd like to post this poem by @clintsmithiii.bsky.social: When pople say "we've made it through worse before..."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."
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1/5. The way Trump, Trump Jr, Tuberville, and Hannity are talking now about Greenland, Mexico, Panama, and Canada plagiarizes Putin in 2013, before the first invasion of Ukraine.
January 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
1/5. The way Trump, Trump Jr, Tuberville, and Hannity are talking now about Greenland, Mexico, Panama, and Canada plagiarizes Putin in 2013, before the first invasion of Ukraine.
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Individual consumer choices cannot save the world, but for the sake of your soul, maybe delete ChatGPT. Not using AI is literally the least you can do.
Elon Musk: Why isn’t there enough water in California?
Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
January 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Individual consumer choices cannot save the world, but for the sake of your soul, maybe delete ChatGPT. Not using AI is literally the least you can do.
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SoCal friends, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. A few things I wish I’d known as we evacuated ahead of a wildfire (that took our home in 2021) 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
SoCal friends, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. A few things I wish I’d known as we evacuated ahead of a wildfire (that took our home in 2021) 🧵
It’s also on kobo!
AMERICANS! ATTEND:
"A Sorceress Comes to Call" by @tkingfisher.com is currently on sale for $1.99 for the Kindle!
"A Sorceress Comes to Call" by @tkingfisher.com is currently on sale for $1.99 for the Kindle!
A Sorceress Comes to Call
A Sorceress Comes to Call - Kindle edition by Kingfisher, T.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Sorceress Comes to Call.
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January 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It’s also on kobo!
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The solution to the NRA buying politicians isn’t to stop the NRA itself, it’s to stop allowing ALL groups that at dark money groups from being able to buy politicians.
This is bigger than red v. blue, campaign finance is an issue within both major political parties.
This is bigger than red v. blue, campaign finance is an issue within both major political parties.
December 17, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The solution to the NRA buying politicians isn’t to stop the NRA itself, it’s to stop allowing ALL groups that at dark money groups from being able to buy politicians.
This is bigger than red v. blue, campaign finance is an issue within both major political parties.
This is bigger than red v. blue, campaign finance is an issue within both major political parties.
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I’m gonna need Democrats/liberals/progressives to stop making “suggestions” for Elon Musk and DOGE about where to really cut government waste.
DOGE isn’t about government waste at all. It’s about gutting the regulatory and welfare state.
Don’t be cute. Call it what it is: oligarchy in action.
DOGE isn’t about government waste at all. It’s about gutting the regulatory and welfare state.
Don’t be cute. Call it what it is: oligarchy in action.
December 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I’m gonna need Democrats/liberals/progressives to stop making “suggestions” for Elon Musk and DOGE about where to really cut government waste.
DOGE isn’t about government waste at all. It’s about gutting the regulatory and welfare state.
Don’t be cute. Call it what it is: oligarchy in action.
DOGE isn’t about government waste at all. It’s about gutting the regulatory and welfare state.
Don’t be cute. Call it what it is: oligarchy in action.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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CHRIS CARTER WHO HURT YOU
December 4, 2024 at 2:59 AM
CHRIS CARTER WHO HURT YOU
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Many folks ask why Biden isn't using his immunity to do something. That's because it's not "his" immunity. It's the Supreme Court's. The justices set it up in such a way that THEY decide on a case-by-case basis which president is immune for what act. 9/
November 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Many folks ask why Biden isn't using his immunity to do something. That's because it's not "his" immunity. It's the Supreme Court's. The justices set it up in such a way that THEY decide on a case-by-case basis which president is immune for what act. 9/
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I feel like a broken record, I say this so often. But YES YES YES YES THIS.
In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
Don’t know what to buy your loved ones for Christmas? Just ask ChatGPT
November 25, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I feel like a broken record, I say this so often. But YES YES YES YES THIS.
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its weird being the only person in the entire world that seems to remember the total incompetence of the first trump term
November 20, 2024 at 1:15 PM
its weird being the only person in the entire world that seems to remember the total incompetence of the first trump term
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And the BLM protests. For like one year tops it seemed like we might take how women and Black people are treated seriously and the American antibodies kicked into high gear.
Feel like one could get pretty far in explaining the Trump restoration as a mass-psychological attempt to retcon the pandemic away and undo MeToo
News Analysis: Donald Trump will be the first court-adjudicated sexual abuser to become president. But if he gets the team of his choice, he will not be the only one in the room whose conduct has been called into question.
November 19, 2024 at 10:33 PM
And the BLM protests. For like one year tops it seemed like we might take how women and Black people are treated seriously and the American antibodies kicked into high gear.
I vow to outlive the bastard so I can throw the biggest celebration when he kicks the bucket.
Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.
November 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM
I vow to outlive the bastard so I can throw the biggest celebration when he kicks the bucket.
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StoryGraph is so so good. You get graphs and charts AND can give quarter/half stars. And the monthly/yearly wrap ups are so cute.
Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
November 18, 2024 at 3:34 AM
StoryGraph is so so good. You get graphs and charts AND can give quarter/half stars. And the monthly/yearly wrap ups are so cute.
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My latest crackpot theory is that one of the best encapsulations of late stage capitalism are those ads for a game where you save a woman and child from freezing to death.
No, hear me out. I promise I’m going somewhere!
No, hear me out. I promise I’m going somewhere!
November 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
My latest crackpot theory is that one of the best encapsulations of late stage capitalism are those ads for a game where you save a woman and child from freezing to death.
No, hear me out. I promise I’m going somewhere!
No, hear me out. I promise I’m going somewhere!
I highly recommend reading the audiobook. It’s poetry for the ear.
Grateful for the way this book continues to move through the world.
Also shout out to the energy of giving Christmas presents to yourself. I’m here for it.
Also shout out to the energy of giving Christmas presents to yourself. I’m here for it.
Just finished reading How The Word Is Passed by @clintsmithiii.bsky.social. It was a Christmas gift to myself two years ago, and hearing him on @thebulwark.bsky.social podcast this past Independence Day caused me to move it to the top of my “to read” pile. Excellent and revealing. Highly recommend.
November 15, 2024 at 1:32 AM
I highly recommend reading the audiobook. It’s poetry for the ear.
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If Harris wins there will be an attempt to nullify the election and if the Democrats control the House in January it fails. If the Republicans control the House it succeeds since they also control SCOTUS. Don’t count on laws to save us. Saving us will require people doing what is right.
The key point in all this is that laws are not self-executing. They're carried out by people
And that means laws alone can never save you from autocracy
If you elect a majority Republican House, and a majority Republican Senate, and have a 6-3 R Supreme Court, elections can be nullified
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And that means laws alone can never save you from autocracy
If you elect a majority Republican House, and a majority Republican Senate, and have a 6-3 R Supreme Court, elections can be nullified
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October 30, 2024 at 3:13 AM
If Harris wins there will be an attempt to nullify the election and if the Democrats control the House in January it fails. If the Republicans control the House it succeeds since they also control SCOTUS. Don’t count on laws to save us. Saving us will require people doing what is right.
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me: I think my blood's haunted
doctor: what
me: I think it might be full of hemogoblins
doctor: what
me: I think it might be full of hemogoblins
October 27, 2024 at 5:49 PM
me: I think my blood's haunted
doctor: what
me: I think it might be full of hemogoblins
doctor: what
me: I think it might be full of hemogoblins
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if you can't vote for the lesser evil
if you can't vote for your own survival
if you can't vote for the second Black and first female President
if you can't vote for the candidate who will objectively harm people in Gaza the least
vote for Elon Musk to suffer
if you can't vote for your own survival
if you can't vote for the second Black and first female President
if you can't vote for the candidate who will objectively harm people in Gaza the least
vote for Elon Musk to suffer
October 4, 2024 at 12:59 AM
if you can't vote for the lesser evil
if you can't vote for your own survival
if you can't vote for the second Black and first female President
if you can't vote for the candidate who will objectively harm people in Gaza the least
vote for Elon Musk to suffer
if you can't vote for your own survival
if you can't vote for the second Black and first female President
if you can't vote for the candidate who will objectively harm people in Gaza the least
vote for Elon Musk to suffer
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Trying to remember that being asked for money every 47 seconds is less irritating than living under a Nazi regime.
July 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Trying to remember that being asked for money every 47 seconds is less irritating than living under a Nazi regime.