@jtormey.bsky.social
Track Dog, Trade Unionist, (sometimes) Writer, A Very Sick Man
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“reality tv is inherently fascist” is my most consistently vindicated hot take of all time
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“reality tv is inherently fascist” is my most consistently vindicated hot take of all time
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one thing i hope andor causes is more rebels cosplay
everyone wants to dress as the evil, faceless fascists but andor shows that the good guys have much cooler coats
everyone wants to dress as the evil, faceless fascists but andor shows that the good guys have much cooler coats
May 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
one thing i hope andor causes is more rebels cosplay
everyone wants to dress as the evil, faceless fascists but andor shows that the good guys have much cooler coats
everyone wants to dress as the evil, faceless fascists but andor shows that the good guys have much cooler coats
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Landscape near Montmajour with Train - 1888 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14314
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14314
May 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Landscape near Montmajour with Train - 1888 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14314
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14314
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organizing a field trip for all the Northeast Corridor Opinion Havers to The Railroad Yard so they can learn what happens to the train after hours
May 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
organizing a field trip for all the Northeast Corridor Opinion Havers to The Railroad Yard so they can learn what happens to the train after hours
Same.
I'm going go to __ll __se__
FROM SHAMS:
BREAKING: Boston Celtics All-NBA star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. Catastrophic season-ending injury for one of the NBA's young faces and the Celtics, with a long rehab awaiting.
BREAKING: Boston Celtics All-NBA star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. Catastrophic season-ending injury for one of the NBA's young faces and the Celtics, with a long rehab awaiting.
May 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Same.
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Fascinating piece. Appears as though Hyundai is ramping up production in anti-union Louisiana to escape the power of the very well organized Korean labor movement. Organizing the (American) South is an international responsibility.
My latest piece for Korea Tech & Trade Watch is a tribute to Ulsan — the manufacturing city I grew up in, known as “Hyundai City.” Many in Korea fear it could soon become the next Detroit, as Trump’s tariffs and Hyundai’s shift to U.S. production cast a shadow over domestic manufacturing.
Does Hyundai’s “America First” Investment Mean South Korea Comes Second?
On March 26, U.S.
koreattw.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fascinating piece. Appears as though Hyundai is ramping up production in anti-union Louisiana to escape the power of the very well organized Korean labor movement. Organizing the (American) South is an international responsibility.
Tony Gilroy better use whatever clout he's amassed from the success of Andor to make something really cool next. Like "3-hour epic about the October Revolution"-level cool. Anything less is a cop out.
May 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Tony Gilroy better use whatever clout he's amassed from the success of Andor to make something really cool next. Like "3-hour epic about the October Revolution"-level cool. Anything less is a cop out.
We'd be better off allowing a thousand desperate Guatemalan banana farmers and their families to settle here than even one of these keening assholes.
The first group of white Afrikaner South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in U.S. while most other refugee admissions are still suspended.
White South African Afrikaner refugees arrive in U.S.
The first group of white Afrikaner South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in U.S. as most other refugee admissions still suspended.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We'd be better off allowing a thousand desperate Guatemalan banana farmers and their families to settle here than even one of these keening assholes.
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I am not expecting much but if it somehow works out that Trump can't accept the Qatari Trump Sky Alpha airplane he's going to be madder than he has ever been about anything, and will remain so until the moment he dies. This is what it's all about for him.
May 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I am not expecting much but if it somehow works out that Trump can't accept the Qatari Trump Sky Alpha airplane he's going to be madder than he has ever been about anything, and will remain so until the moment he dies. This is what it's all about for him.
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THE Mother for all of us, Mother Jones.
May 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
THE Mother for all of us, Mother Jones.
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These people have always existed, but you encourage them when you essentially turn gambling into a league subsidiary.
Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. said he and his family received threats on social media after his poor outing during Saturday’s 13-9 loss against the Reds.
More from @chandlerrome.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
More from @chandlerrome.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
May 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
These people have always existed, but you encourage them when you essentially turn gambling into a league subsidiary.
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Happy Mother’s Day—with timeless advice from Mother Jones: never marry a man too scared to join a union.
May 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Happy Mother’s Day—with timeless advice from Mother Jones: never marry a man too scared to join a union.
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#OtD 11 May 1894 the Pullman railroad strike began in Chicago after the firing of 3 workers. The biggest strike in US history to date, it was only eventually broken by federal government troops and the killing of at least 24 strikers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8336/pullman-strike-b...
May 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
#OtD 11 May 1894 the Pullman railroad strike began in Chicago after the firing of 3 workers. The biggest strike in US history to date, it was only eventually broken by federal government troops and the killing of at least 24 strikers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8336/pullman-strike-b...
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happy mother’s day
May 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
happy mother’s day
From personal experience: you can run, lift weights, watch what you eat, the whole thing, and you'll still catch a debilitating disease because this shit is set in motion in the womb. There's no fighting date. Be healthy, be kind, but have fun while you can.
here’s my life advice: you only get ONE LIFE in this body, ONE, and the thing has been depreciating since you drove it off the lot. are you really going to hand it back to god in pristine condition like you’re some security-deposit-groveling little bitch?
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
From personal experience: you can run, lift weights, watch what you eat, the whole thing, and you'll still catch a debilitating disease because this shit is set in motion in the womb. There's no fighting date. Be healthy, be kind, but have fun while you can.
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I've thought many times in the last 7 years that it's likely that the most impactful thing I will have done in my academic career was the work to organize the Tufts PhD student union.
But we, as organizers talked about extra protections for international PhD students, I never imagined this.
But we, as organizers talked about extra protections for international PhD students, I never imagined this.
"My union organized on behalf of me and other international students with so much effort, love, and care." Rümeysa Öztürk 😭😭🥰
May 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I've thought many times in the last 7 years that it's likely that the most impactful thing I will have done in my academic career was the work to organize the Tufts PhD student union.
But we, as organizers talked about extra protections for international PhD students, I never imagined this.
But we, as organizers talked about extra protections for international PhD students, I never imagined this.
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I know Great Barrington well and it is extremely hard to imagine any scenario on this earth in this small town that would require cops to roll out like they're going to war.
May 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I know Great Barrington well and it is extremely hard to imagine any scenario on this earth in this small town that would require cops to roll out like they're going to war.
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No, we are not going to live on other planets. Bullshit artists like Musk might as well be the leaders of death cults. arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
Silicon Valley billionaires literally want the impossible
Ars chats with physicist and science journalist Adam Becker about his new book, More Everything Forever.
arstechnica.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
No, we are not going to live on other planets. Bullshit artists like Musk might as well be the leaders of death cults. arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
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1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier
NEW: The U.S. Postal Service posted a net loss of $3.3 billion in this fiscal year’s second quarter mainly due to “significant challenges out of our control,” including workers’ compensation costs, Luke Grossmann, USPS chief financial officer, said at the open session of the governing board meeting
May 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier
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I don't talk about it very often, because it's nobody's business, but my son is on the spectrum. His way of approaching the world is a gift: He thinks differently, asks great questions, and takes nothing for granted. This greasy, evil, ignorant motherfucker will never be able to understand him.
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I don't talk about it very often, because it's nobody's business, but my son is on the spectrum. His way of approaching the world is a gift: He thinks differently, asks great questions, and takes nothing for granted. This greasy, evil, ignorant motherfucker will never be able to understand him.
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I mean this seriously: if RFK goes ahead with his autism registry, he’s going to discover firsthand what the real definition of a “concerned parent” is.
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I mean this seriously: if RFK goes ahead with his autism registry, he’s going to discover firsthand what the real definition of a “concerned parent” is.
They should've just completely started over with a new cast in the old tiles roles, added a few familiar-but-new heroes+villains to keep things fresh. A few people would gripe over a new guy playing Tony Stark for like 5 minutes then everyone would move on.
"The conclusion of the Avengers saga left Disney and Marvel with a void to fill, and instead of filling it with whatever a new generation's version of the MCU could have been, they just started shovelling whatever leftover and rebaked slop they could find in there instead."
There Is No Getting Back On This Ride - Aftermath
It's not cinema, it's user retention
aftermath.site
May 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
They should've just completely started over with a new cast in the old tiles roles, added a few familiar-but-new heroes+villains to keep things fresh. A few people would gripe over a new guy playing Tony Stark for like 5 minutes then everyone would move on.
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“chicago pope” is one of the shows jack donaghy greenlit when he was tanking nbc
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“chicago pope” is one of the shows jack donaghy greenlit when he was tanking nbc