Mindy
@mindykb.bsky.social
Professional word nerd; SEO content editor and ex-journalist | Nerdfighter | 🏒Islanders fan | Futureling
The use of “gift” as a verb is absolute nails on a chalkboard, every time. Why??? We have “give” already, a perfectly good word!!! “Gift them with” sounds terrible and ridiculous when you could just say “give them.”
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The use of “gift” as a verb is absolute nails on a chalkboard, every time. Why??? We have “give” already, a perfectly good word!!! “Gift them with” sounds terrible and ridiculous when you could just say “give them.”
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It's that time of year when everyone watches the best Christmas special there is, Muppet Family Christmas.
But there are a lot of versions out there and deciding which one to watch can be hard.
So here is our subjective ranking of 22 different versions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
But there are a lot of versions out there and deciding which one to watch can be hard.
So here is our subjective ranking of 22 different versions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Muppet Family Christmas Rankings
docs.google.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:29 AM
It's that time of year when everyone watches the best Christmas special there is, Muppet Family Christmas.
But there are a lot of versions out there and deciding which one to watch can be hard.
So here is our subjective ranking of 22 different versions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
But there are a lot of versions out there and deciding which one to watch can be hard.
So here is our subjective ranking of 22 different versions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
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Hasbro recalled the Easy Bake Oven when kids got their fingers stuck in the oven doors. What are we doing?
“After having extensive conversations with ChatGPT about his depression and suicidal ideation, ChatGPT still provided Joshua with information on how to purchase and use a gun, according to the court complaint reviewed by USA TODAY.”
He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
A lawsuit against OpenAI claims that Joshua Enneking, 26, was coached into suicide by ChatGPT after confiding in the chatbot for months.
www.usatoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Hasbro recalled the Easy Bake Oven when kids got their fingers stuck in the oven doors. What are we doing?
Spoiler-free review of Wicked 2: Good adaptation overall, nice integration of Dorothy’s story, “Wonderful” was absolutely butchered (and not because Glinda was there), and neither new song was really necessary. The first was decent; the second added nothing and just dragged down the pacing.
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Spoiler-free review of Wicked 2: Good adaptation overall, nice integration of Dorothy’s story, “Wonderful” was absolutely butchered (and not because Glinda was there), and neither new song was really necessary. The first was decent; the second added nothing and just dragged down the pacing.
High point of today: I got a legitimate email from an actual famous person this morning. 😲
Low point of today: I was so busy and worked so many hours that I had to put off responding to it until just now.
Low point of today: I was so busy and worked so many hours that I had to put off responding to it until just now.
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
High point of today: I got a legitimate email from an actual famous person this morning. 😲
Low point of today: I was so busy and worked so many hours that I had to put off responding to it until just now.
Low point of today: I was so busy and worked so many hours that I had to put off responding to it until just now.
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I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
Half of me is shocked that a decent candidate actually won in NYC. The other half is dismayed that it was even close.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Half of me is shocked that a decent candidate actually won in NYC. The other half is dismayed that it was even close.
Halloween tip: Don’t create a YouTube playlist of Halloween songs for a party for kids without actually listening to all of the songs. “Halloween Song” by Ninja Sex Party is NOT for kids. 🧟♂️🦴
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Halloween tip: Don’t create a YouTube playlist of Halloween songs for a party for kids without actually listening to all of the songs. “Halloween Song” by Ninja Sex Party is NOT for kids. 🧟♂️🦴
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Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Deadline for a Major Shutdown Casualty
Roughly 42 million Americans may not get their SNAP benefits on Saturday.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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🧵Each day creeping towards November 1, the pit in stomach grows for those who would lose SNAP benefits.
Even if you do not receive SNAP benefits in any way or need to, please familiarize yourself with where foodbanks are located nearby.
Find out how to contribute to them and keep them functioning
Even if you do not receive SNAP benefits in any way or need to, please familiarize yourself with where foodbanks are located nearby.
Find out how to contribute to them and keep them functioning
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🧵Each day creeping towards November 1, the pit in stomach grows for those who would lose SNAP benefits.
Even if you do not receive SNAP benefits in any way or need to, please familiarize yourself with where foodbanks are located nearby.
Find out how to contribute to them and keep them functioning
Even if you do not receive SNAP benefits in any way or need to, please familiarize yourself with where foodbanks are located nearby.
Find out how to contribute to them and keep them functioning
Any federal government website that currently sports an illegal, partisan, and completely non-factual shutdown disclaimer is no longer a credible source of information, imo.
October 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Any federal government website that currently sports an illegal, partisan, and completely non-factual shutdown disclaimer is no longer a credible source of information, imo.
No matter what anyone says, my brain will never accept that “Power BI” stands for anything except “powerful bisexuals.”
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
No matter what anyone says, my brain will never accept that “Power BI” stands for anything except “powerful bisexuals.”
Why haven’t the people bulldozing the White House been arrested? It’s not his house. He doesn’t own it. You can’t bulldoze someone else’s house.
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Why haven’t the people bulldozing the White House been arrested? It’s not his house. He doesn’t own it. You can’t bulldoze someone else’s house.
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Here are all the accounts to block:
October 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Here are all the accounts to block:
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Not being even vaguely sarcastic:
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Not being even vaguely sarcastic:
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”
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Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
www.yahoo.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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I’m continually reminded of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel “Adjustment Day.” It was supposed to be fiction, but he predicted far too much of 2025 and what could come next.
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I’m continually reminded of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel “Adjustment Day.” It was supposed to be fiction, but he predicted far too much of 2025 and what could come next.
America has to be the only allegedly-first-world country where people wish for access to health care like they wish for vacations or lottery winnings. The first question about any treatment is never “Is this the best option for my medical needs?” It’s always “How much does it cost?”
October 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
America has to be the only allegedly-first-world country where people wish for access to health care like they wish for vacations or lottery winnings. The first question about any treatment is never “Is this the best option for my medical needs?” It’s always “How much does it cost?”
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Miller’s apparent elevation to shadow president and his seeming intent to declare an end to the constitutional order would, in any other administration, be treated as a executive branch meltdown that was immensely embarrassing for the president and requiring Miller’s immediate removal
October 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Miller’s apparent elevation to shadow president and his seeming intent to declare an end to the constitutional order would, in any other administration, be treated as a executive branch meltdown that was immensely embarrassing for the president and requiring Miller’s immediate removal
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
I’m not one to go for Starbucks’s “secret menu” BS, but this iced caramel mocha they’re suggesting is incredible. It’s like a candy bar as a coffee drink. Certainly pricey and bad for you, but really good. 😋
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’m not one to go for Starbucks’s “secret menu” BS, but this iced caramel mocha they’re suggesting is incredible. It’s like a candy bar as a coffee drink. Certainly pricey and bad for you, but really good. 😋
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Reposting this here for those of us in the 518 who couldn’t see it live thanks to @news10.bsky.social’s corporate overlords.
As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Reposting this here for those of us in the 518 who couldn’t see it live thanks to @news10.bsky.social’s corporate overlords.
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FACT CHECK: Acetaminophen (Tylenol) has no credible link with autism. Tylenol is the leading option to combat dangerous fevers during pregnancy — fearmongering around tried and tested medicine puts pregnant people and children at risk. #impeachthequack
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
FACT CHECK: Acetaminophen (Tylenol) has no credible link with autism. Tylenol is the leading option to combat dangerous fevers during pregnancy — fearmongering around tried and tested medicine puts pregnant people and children at risk. #impeachthequack