i didn't do this on purpose
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
i didn't do this on purpose
shut the fuck up you fucking morons. we should be opposed to starting pointless wars for nakedly imperialistic ends
Some Democrats hate that their party is largely positioning itself in opposition to the operation that resulted in Maduro's capture.
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
shut the fuck up you fucking morons. we should be opposed to starting pointless wars for nakedly imperialistic ends
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
i HAVE to know more about the 16-year-old girl who started the first velvet underground fan club
The fact that the very first VU review ever in print is from a column called “Teen Talk” and the headline is “Blobs and Blurbs” is providing me with the delighted, peaceful feeling I require to walk into 2026 with.
January 1, 2026 at 1:59 AM
i HAVE to know more about the 16-year-old girl who started the first velvet underground fan club
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Please read this & speak out.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Please read this & speak out.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
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people mock the excesses of 2010s SJ activism without acknowledging they were basically right about everything
oh you didn’t like the implicit, subtextual racism of 21st century liberalism? got it: we’ll make the subtext into text
December 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
people mock the excesses of 2010s SJ activism without acknowledging they were basically right about everything
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If you are banning Doctors without Borders, you are by no means the "good guy" in the situation. www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
Israel Says It Will Halt Operations Of Several Humanitarian Organizations In Gaza Starting In 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
www.huffpost.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you are banning Doctors without Borders, you are by no means the "good guy" in the situation. www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
oh GREAT they're fucking the postal service up just in time for end-of-year deadlines
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
oh GREAT they're fucking the postal service up just in time for end-of-year deadlines
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I appreciate folks following the breadcrumb trail and not trying to jump to conclusions, but I’m not bound by those rules and I think “a media toady nuking a story about American concentration camps” is pretty self-explanatory
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I appreciate folks following the breadcrumb trail and not trying to jump to conclusions, but I’m not bound by those rules and I think “a media toady nuking a story about American concentration camps” is pretty self-explanatory
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there's no such thing as a "heritage american" and brain-damaged constitutional law professors and members of the vox cinematic universe treating it with respect is bad, and they should be berated
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
December 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
there's no such thing as a "heritage american" and brain-damaged constitutional law professors and members of the vox cinematic universe treating it with respect is bad, and they should be berated
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
abolishing ice is the moderate position
A November YouGov poll had ICE favorability underwater by 14 points among all Americans and 37(!) points among political independents today.yougov.com/politics/art...
December 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
abolishing ice is the moderate position
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A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Sex Bomb-adil.
December 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
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It's your birthday, Duane.
December 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It's your birthday, Duane.
😭😭😭😭😭
John Cale and Laurie Anderson, New York City, 2018 by James McCarthy
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
😭😭😭😭😭
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Absolute evil. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Absolute evil. www.propublica.org/article/usai...
i'm not big on 2000s emo but being gay for each other is the secret sauce of every great band
The reason the early 2000’s emo scene was so great was cause half the band members were in love with each other. Want the scene to be good again? Everyone needs to get more gay.
December 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
i'm not big on 2000s emo but being gay for each other is the secret sauce of every great band
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Vulnerable children are dying as the result of inexcusable, immoral policy choices by the most powerful. “One of the crowning achievements in global health is at risk of coming undone… Estimates suggest 2025 will be the first year this century that child deaths have gone up instead of down.”
For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Vulnerable children are dying as the result of inexcusable, immoral policy choices by the most powerful. “One of the crowning achievements in global health is at risk of coming undone… Estimates suggest 2025 will be the first year this century that child deaths have gone up instead of down.”
this is making me realize i have no idea about the specific pop culture of 1952/the early 50s generally. i definitely know about the 60s, i feel like i have an idea of the 40s -- i could not tell you anything specific about the 50s aside from like, elvis and doo wop
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
this is making me realize i have no idea about the specific pop culture of 1952/the early 50s generally. i definitely know about the 60s, i feel like i have an idea of the 40s -- i could not tell you anything specific about the 50s aside from like, elvis and doo wop
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my paternal great grandparents got off a boat in Newark and were americans from the moment they touched american soil. my only objection to that pattern is that i think we should send a plane to pick up anyone who declares themselves an american.
blood-and-soil nativism repels me on a cellular level
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
my paternal great grandparents got off a boat in Newark and were americans from the moment they touched american soil. my only objection to that pattern is that i think we should send a plane to pick up anyone who declares themselves an american.
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FUCK ICE
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
FUCK ICE
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It is those who live in the states in the South and Midwest that ALREADY have the HIGHEST infant mortality and black babies who will suffer disproportionately as their state governors will like accede to ACIP's recommendation. 2/
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It is those who live in the states in the South and Midwest that ALREADY have the HIGHEST infant mortality and black babies who will suffer disproportionately as their state governors will like accede to ACIP's recommendation. 2/
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"We are unearthing the echo of loneliness. We are unfolding the brushstrokes of regret. We are saying the words that mean meaning." A great, clarifying, skin-crawling piece on A.I. writing 'style' by Sam Kriss. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"We are unearthing the echo of loneliness. We are unfolding the brushstrokes of regret. We are saying the words that mean meaning." A great, clarifying, skin-crawling piece on A.I. writing 'style' by Sam Kriss. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
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Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
AI dialogues shifted political support by 2 to 3 points in trials, eclipsing standard ads. Roughly one-third of this effect persisted for a month. However, models optimized for persuasion proved more factually error-prone.
#MLSky
#MLSky
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds
Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
that the university of alabama’s student paper which broke this news is called “the crimson white” is just too on the nose
Gift link to the article quoting folks lying about shutting down student speech over alleged "DEI" concerns.
This is just racist, sexist censorship and unlawful viewpoint discrimination.
This is just racist, sexist censorship and unlawful viewpoint discrimination.
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
that the university of alabama’s student paper which broke this news is called “the crimson white” is just too on the nose
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The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time. The federal government had recognized this awareness day every year since its inception in 1988. www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/w...
The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time
Perhaps AIDS activists’ famous slogan, “Silence = Death,” needs an update for this troubling moment.
www.statnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The U.S. government’s failure to acknowledge World AIDS Day takes us back to a troubling time. The federal government had recognized this awareness day every year since its inception in 1988. www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/w...