Kate
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How many times do you run on the spot, til you say this step is the last?
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Thread. This is a crucial thing for non-Christian Americans to understand. Most Christian Nationalists think it’s an act of kindness on their part to tell you that you will be going to hell if you don’t convert. It’s incomprehensible to most of them that they’re being bigots.
I'm going to tell my favorite story again about reflecting the certainty of beliefs back at people who don't expect it.
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thread. This is a crucial thing for non-Christian Americans to understand. Most Christian Nationalists think it’s an act of kindness on their part to tell you that you will be going to hell if you don’t convert. It’s incomprehensible to most of them that they’re being bigots.
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I’m at the southern end of Sydney’s Bondi Beach for a dawn that offers a glimmer of hope.
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I’m at the southern end of Sydney’s Bondi Beach for a dawn that offers a glimmer of hope.
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Taekwondo teacher given life sentence for killing couple and their young son in Sydney
Taekwondo teacher given life sentence for killing couple and their young son in Sydney
Kwang Kyung Yoo was driven by jealousy when he strangled and stabbed his victims, NSW supreme court told
An envious martial arts instructor who once lied about competing in the Olympics will die behind bars after viciously murdering two parents and their seven-year-old son.
Kwang Kyung Yoo strangled a 41-year-old mum before teaching a class and then strangling the young boy at his studio at North Parramatta in western Sydney in February 2024. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Taekwondo teacher given life sentence for killing couple and their young son in Sydney
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also part of the point of saying "when it happens" is because it is almost unfathomable to be *so hated* that when someone says "it happens" everyone knows exactly what that means because perhaps no other event in history has been so desperately anticipated
this is not correct. people talk about it this way because it's more fun. It makes everyone feel like they're in on a secret together. This is how language is used for social bonding. Please stop being contemptuous of how other people do things.
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
also part of the point of saying "when it happens" is because it is almost unfathomable to be *so hated* that when someone says "it happens" everyone knows exactly what that means because perhaps no other event in history has been so desperately anticipated
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When he dies I’m not going to be taking the moral high ground, I’m going to be down in the swamp hooting and cackling
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When he dies I’m not going to be taking the moral high ground, I’m going to be down in the swamp hooting and cackling
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Time to rush your kneejerk worldview-reinforcing wild speculation and hot takes in asap before 95% of it is proven incorrect
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Time to rush your kneejerk worldview-reinforcing wild speculation and hot takes in asap before 95% of it is proven incorrect
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![BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOK
1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
4. There's almost never a second shooter.
5. Pay attention to the language the media uses.
• "We are getting reports".
". could mean anything.
• "We are seeking confirmation".. means they don't have it.
• "[News outlet] has learned". means it has a scoop or is going out on limb.
6. Look for news outlets close to the incident.
7. Compare multiple sources.
8. Big news brings out the fakers. And photoshoppers.
9. Beware reflexive retweeting. Some of this is on you.
ON THE MEDIA
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December 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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In my new Substack essay I argue that the Anchorage summit wasn’t just a gaffe — it was a geopolitical green light that helped embolden Putin and accelerated attacks across Europe and Ukraine; read From Anchorage to Anarchy and why Trump’s spectacle costs lives:
From Anchorage to Anarchy: A Strategic Analysis of a Diplomatic Catastrophe
How a Failed Summit Green-Lit Putin’s War on the West
substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In my new Substack essay I argue that the Anchorage summit wasn’t just a gaffe — it was a geopolitical green light that helped embolden Putin and accelerated attacks across Europe and Ukraine; read From Anchorage to Anarchy and why Trump’s spectacle costs lives:
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The only conclusion I can draw from this is that there is something physically wrong and cognitively wrong with Trump, he knows it, and he's angry and frightened.
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The only conclusion I can draw from this is that there is something physically wrong and cognitively wrong with Trump, he knows it, and he's angry and frightened.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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in my experience men will also say awful shit to another man they just met, unsolicited, with the full expectation of agreement. there was a period where Uber drivers would start expounding to me on the Evils of Women about eight minutes into an LAX run
I go to more places alone now (bars and restaurants) and unintentionally eavesdrop on a lot of conversations and I just gotta say that men say really weird shit to eachother when they think no one is listening
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
in my experience men will also say awful shit to another man they just met, unsolicited, with the full expectation of agreement. there was a period where Uber drivers would start expounding to me on the Evils of Women about eight minutes into an LAX run
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AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
January 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
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Princess Diana, Children and AIDS Conference, April 1991.
December 2, 2023 at 1:15 AM
Princess Diana, Children and AIDS Conference, April 1991.
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The greatest Christmas song. There's someone in this piece who doesn't like it because of the SYNTHS, doubling down on their howling lack of taste.
When NPR reaches out and says, “Hey, do you want to talk about Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’?” you of course say yes. www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Is Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' simply… horrible?
In the decades since its release, "Wonderful Christmastime" has become a seasonal staple beloved by some but loathed by others.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The greatest Christmas song. There's someone in this piece who doesn't like it because of the SYNTHS, doubling down on their howling lack of taste.
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Alexander Skarsgard you're gonna kill somebody!
www.mynewplaidpants.com/2025/12/good...
www.mynewplaidpants.com/2025/12/good...
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Alexander Skarsgard you're gonna kill somebody!
www.mynewplaidpants.com/2025/12/good...
www.mynewplaidpants.com/2025/12/good...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!
Listening to Last Christmas because it is an all-time banger and George didn't die on Christmas Day for you to disrespect his memory by participating in Whamageddon
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!
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In this strongly pro-George Michael space, tell me, what are your Top 5 Wham!/George tracks
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In this strongly pro-George Michael space, tell me, what are your Top 5 Wham!/George tracks
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Saw the latest Knives Out today, which is pretty perfect by the way, but 90 minutes into it an older lady in front of us exclaimed, "I don't think this is Hamnet!" and left.
Still trying to figure out why it took her an hour and a half to reach that conclusion.
Still trying to figure out why it took her an hour and a half to reach that conclusion.
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Saw the latest Knives Out today, which is pretty perfect by the way, but 90 minutes into it an older lady in front of us exclaimed, "I don't think this is Hamnet!" and left.
Still trying to figure out why it took her an hour and a half to reach that conclusion.
Still trying to figure out why it took her an hour and a half to reach that conclusion.
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I don't think you need to think there will be long term shifts in Trump's policies or behavior (there won't be) to enjoy what just happened, sometimes it's good to enjoy things that are funny in the moment
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't think you need to think there will be long term shifts in Trump's policies or behavior (there won't be) to enjoy what just happened, sometimes it's good to enjoy things that are funny in the moment
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MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
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Always, always, ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY!
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Always, always, ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY!
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On November 20, 1945, Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II. #OnThisDay
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
On November 20, 1945, Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II. #OnThisDay
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Remember: the enemy of your enemy is still wildly hateful and shouldn’t ever be glorified
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Remember: the enemy of your enemy is still wildly hateful and shouldn’t ever be glorified
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Oh, look! The canary is dead. I wonder what that means for the rest of the coal mine.
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Oh, look! The canary is dead. I wonder what that means for the rest of the coal mine.