Molly
@mollypsim.bsky.social
previously opera twitter and bird twitter. mostly just lurking now.
guess bipartisanship isn’t dead after all
jesus i just looked at the vote tally for the epstein bill
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
guess bipartisanship isn’t dead after all
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A single follow-up question from a journalist interviewing Made-over Marjorie Taylor Greene might expose the fact that when Marjorie Taylor Greene says "Americans," she means a very specific color of American, speaking a very specific language, practicing a very specific religion.
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A single follow-up question from a journalist interviewing Made-over Marjorie Taylor Greene might expose the fact that when Marjorie Taylor Greene says "Americans," she means a very specific color of American, speaking a very specific language, practicing a very specific religion.
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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No Noise November. everybody shut up
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No Noise November. everybody shut up
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
I often listen to old union anthems sung by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and others, and something that always stuck me is how many of these songs have verses that declare that “race hatred” will not break their solidarity. They knew it was just another union busting tactic.
You in fact can't talk about the history of the labor movement without talking about multi-ethnic coalitions. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was initially composed of Jewish and Italian immigrants, but later grew to Black, Puerto Rican, Chinese, and Filipino workers.
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I often listen to old union anthems sung by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and others, and something that always stuck me is how many of these songs have verses that declare that “race hatred” will not break their solidarity. They knew it was just another union busting tactic.
also? it is the end of October right now??
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
also? it is the end of October right now??
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like, the fact that they felt this spectacle was necessary is itself evidence that they don't have the military support that they want
September 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
like, the fact that they felt this spectacle was necessary is itself evidence that they don't have the military support that they want
the dispicable anti-trans ad that Winsome Earl-Sears’ gubernatorial campaign is running non-stop is pure hate speech and I’m pissed off at everything in the cultural climate that makes them think that’s the messaging that is going to win the election
September 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the dispicable anti-trans ad that Winsome Earl-Sears’ gubernatorial campaign is running non-stop is pure hate speech and I’m pissed off at everything in the cultural climate that makes them think that’s the messaging that is going to win the election
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At the root of enduring conservative rage despite their capture of all three branches of government and most state houses is the subconscious realization that nothing will ever make them happy. They are miserable people who will be miserable no matter what happens.
September 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
At the root of enduring conservative rage despite their capture of all three branches of government and most state houses is the subconscious realization that nothing will ever make them happy. They are miserable people who will be miserable no matter what happens.
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im like actually unreasonably offended that people are talking about birdwatching being a hot girl thing now and not 10 years ago when i started
September 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
im like actually unreasonably offended that people are talking about birdwatching being a hot girl thing now and not 10 years ago when i started
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Louisiana: beignets
California: wet burrito
Wisconsin: basket of cheese curds
Illinois: pierogis
New York: pizza slice folded into paper airplane
Maine: living lobster
California: wet burrito
Wisconsin: basket of cheese curds
Illinois: pierogis
New York: pizza slice folded into paper airplane
Maine: living lobster
Need a listicle of the best food from each state to throw at an ICE officer
August 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Louisiana: beignets
California: wet burrito
Wisconsin: basket of cheese curds
Illinois: pierogis
New York: pizza slice folded into paper airplane
Maine: living lobster
California: wet burrito
Wisconsin: basket of cheese curds
Illinois: pierogis
New York: pizza slice folded into paper airplane
Maine: living lobster
fuckin fascists
DC police are using excessive force against Black people
August 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fuckin fascists
justice for the sandwich guy
Department of Homeland Security agents stopped cars on 14th St NW in DC last night “for seat belt violations and broken taillights” (via @washingtonpost.com)
August 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
justice for the sandwich guy
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Criminal immigrants, government waste, rampant crime, dangerous vaccines — if we've learned anything from the first six month of Trump 2.0 it's that Republicans have based their entire ideology on lies. Kind of wish the media made that clearer during elections!
“.. DOGE increasingly looks like a giant joke as the initiative winds up saving essentially zero dollars for US taxpayers .”
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August 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Criminal immigrants, government waste, rampant crime, dangerous vaccines — if we've learned anything from the first six month of Trump 2.0 it's that Republicans have based their entire ideology on lies. Kind of wish the media made that clearer during elections!
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ah yes that den of crime, the national mall
Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall.
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
August 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
ah yes that den of crime, the national mall
PSA for anyone who ever makes fun plans with friends: don’t say “I’m up for anything” if you are not in fact up for anything
August 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
PSA for anyone who ever makes fun plans with friends: don’t say “I’m up for anything” if you are not in fact up for anything
my company just soft-launched a policy stating that employees are “expected” to be on-camera for teleconference calls when working remotely (which 95% of us are only permitted to do one day a week)
July 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
my company just soft-launched a policy stating that employees are “expected” to be on-camera for teleconference calls when working remotely (which 95% of us are only permitted to do one day a week)
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I'm already seeing centrists and leftists sniping at each other but the blame for this is 100% on the Republicans. This is what they do with power and it is imperative that we work together to keep them as far from it as possible, forever.
July 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm already seeing centrists and leftists sniping at each other but the blame for this is 100% on the Republicans. This is what they do with power and it is imperative that we work together to keep them as far from it as possible, forever.
Blues Brothers
Okay you guys, what’s the best book, movie, or TV show your dad introduced you to
June 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Blues Brothers
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An important thing to know about Donald Trump is that very few people actually like him! The structure of his support at this point is a relatively small number of psychotic groypers and a much larger swathe of the public who have been convinced by right-wing propaganda that Democrats are worse.
I don’t mean this in the conspiratorial way, I accept that it happened, but how in the blue fuck can a country that turns out millions for anti-Trump protests and barely thousands for his lame ass birthday parade be <8 months out from having re-elected him?
June 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
An important thing to know about Donald Trump is that very few people actually like him! The structure of his support at this point is a relatively small number of psychotic groypers and a much larger swathe of the public who have been convinced by right-wing propaganda that Democrats are worse.
I read that Diabolus Ex Machina post that everyone is sharing, and while I think it’s illustrative, I dont find it shocking.
But I do think it clearly illustrates what so many fail to get about AI chatbots: it doesn’t have knowledge or expertise. All it can do is convincingly mimic speech/writing
But I do think it clearly illustrates what so many fail to get about AI chatbots: it doesn’t have knowledge or expertise. All it can do is convincingly mimic speech/writing
June 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I read that Diabolus Ex Machina post that everyone is sharing, and while I think it’s illustrative, I dont find it shocking.
But I do think it clearly illustrates what so many fail to get about AI chatbots: it doesn’t have knowledge or expertise. All it can do is convincingly mimic speech/writing
But I do think it clearly illustrates what so many fail to get about AI chatbots: it doesn’t have knowledge or expertise. All it can do is convincingly mimic speech/writing
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an important thing to remember in the "is this what they voted for" discourse is that the average voter is so fucking dumb that it would bend your understanding of the human mind
June 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
an important thing to remember in the "is this what they voted for" discourse is that the average voter is so fucking dumb that it would bend your understanding of the human mind