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Writer, progressive, software developer, former/future triathlete, sometimes forager, newbie fermenter. Humans would be a cool species if we could just fix some shit. #expostie
In a 19th Century novel called The Monk, a monk strikes a deal with the devil who promises eternal life. The monk executes the devil’s plans but in the end (spoiler alert) the devil takes form of a taloned flying beast, swoops down, snatches him by the skull & carries him to hell. Bc the devil lies.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
In a 19th Century novel called The Monk, a monk strikes a deal with the devil who promises eternal life. The monk executes the devil’s plans but in the end (spoiler alert) the devil takes form of a taloned flying beast, swoops down, snatches him by the skull & carries him to hell. Bc the devil lies.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“Somebody wake me up when I’ve made a deal…”
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“Somebody wake me up when I’ve made a deal…”
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
“Can’t believe I have to wait for this guy to finish dying in my office. I’m so bored.”
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Can’t believe I have to wait for this guy to finish dying in my office. I’m so bored.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u... I’m supposed to fly tomorrow out of one of the affected airports. The only advice offered in this CNN article comes from an airline CEO who suggests I just buy another ticket on another carrier, just in case.
US flights could soon get slashed if the shutdown continues. Here’s what to know if you’re about to fly | CNN
Millions of Americans expecting to fly this month could have their plans grounded if the government shutdown drags on.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u... I’m supposed to fly tomorrow out of one of the affected airports. The only advice offered in this CNN article comes from an airline CEO who suggests I just buy another ticket on another carrier, just in case.
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Your must read:
“In all this, though nearly one in ten New Yorkers are Muslim, our fears, our lives, are simply not part of the national conversation. Instead, the state apparatus built to target us, one built on an image of us as a dangerous other, is getting more powerful as I write this. “
“In all this, though nearly one in ten New Yorkers are Muslim, our fears, our lives, are simply not part of the national conversation. Instead, the state apparatus built to target us, one built on an image of us as a dangerous other, is getting more powerful as I write this. “
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Your must read:
“In all this, though nearly one in ten New Yorkers are Muslim, our fears, our lives, are simply not part of the national conversation. Instead, the state apparatus built to target us, one built on an image of us as a dangerous other, is getting more powerful as I write this. “
“In all this, though nearly one in ten New Yorkers are Muslim, our fears, our lives, are simply not part of the national conversation. Instead, the state apparatus built to target us, one built on an image of us as a dangerous other, is getting more powerful as I write this. “
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GIVE ME MY FUCKING TACO TRUCK!!
From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor
If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
GIVE ME MY FUCKING TACO TRUCK!!
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
If you read this article you might think Trump has a 67% approval rating, rather than a 67% disapproval rating, the lowest of any point so far in either term. Just embarrassing reporting from the AP.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Republicans seek to tap into Trump energy on eve of Election Day in New Jersey, Virginia
New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of President Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral momentum.
apnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If you read this article you might think Trump has a 67% approval rating, rather than a 67% disapproval rating, the lowest of any point so far in either term. Just embarrassing reporting from the AP.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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The panda ant (Euspinolia militaris) is a creature with many SURPRISES.
1st, as some of you may have guessed it's not *actually* a type of panda, it just looks like one.
2nd & fewer of you would have guessed this. It's not even an ANT. It's a wasp where only males have wings.
(📷: Chris Lukhaup)
1st, as some of you may have guessed it's not *actually* a type of panda, it just looks like one.
2nd & fewer of you would have guessed this. It's not even an ANT. It's a wasp where only males have wings.
(📷: Chris Lukhaup)
July 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The panda ant (Euspinolia militaris) is a creature with many SURPRISES.
1st, as some of you may have guessed it's not *actually* a type of panda, it just looks like one.
2nd & fewer of you would have guessed this. It's not even an ANT. It's a wasp where only males have wings.
(📷: Chris Lukhaup)
1st, as some of you may have guessed it's not *actually* a type of panda, it just looks like one.
2nd & fewer of you would have guessed this. It's not even an ANT. It's a wasp where only males have wings.
(📷: Chris Lukhaup)
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Can someone please ask him how the GOP changed the 60 vote threshold twice in the last two months to approve 150+ trump appointees in one go? Cuz they are in charge and can change the rules to open the government. And they know it. They WANT the shutdown.
Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Can someone please ask him how the GOP changed the 60 vote threshold twice in the last two months to approve 150+ trump appointees in one go? Cuz they are in charge and can change the rules to open the government. And they know it. They WANT the shutdown.
MC: Welcome to the 1st Annual Trump/AOC animal naming contest. First up, name 3 invertebrates.
AOC: Squid, crab, snail
Trump: You’re a very nasty person, you know that?
AOC: Squid, crab, snail
Trump: You’re a very nasty person, you know that?
Trump: AOC is low IQ. If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard…
The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..
The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
MC: Welcome to the 1st Annual Trump/AOC animal naming contest. First up, name 3 invertebrates.
AOC: Squid, crab, snail
Trump: You’re a very nasty person, you know that?
AOC: Squid, crab, snail
Trump: You’re a very nasty person, you know that?
I guess racists are no longer going with that “states’ rights” thing.
Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I guess racists are no longer going with that “states’ rights” thing.
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It’s possible that Joffrey would mature a little by the time he hit 79.
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It’s possible that Joffrey would mature a little by the time he hit 79.
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The nation is experiencing…the big reveal….WHO TRŰMP & REPŰBS ARE.
Citizens tear gassed… assaulted…
WE ARE ALL POTENTIAL TARGETS.
Citizens tear gassed… assaulted…
WE ARE ALL POTENTIAL TARGETS.
The brutality. The corruption. The lies.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The nation is experiencing…the big reveal….WHO TRŰMP & REPŰBS ARE.
Citizens tear gassed… assaulted…
WE ARE ALL POTENTIAL TARGETS.
Citizens tear gassed… assaulted…
WE ARE ALL POTENTIAL TARGETS.
I thought when the Trump administration announced plans for multiple concentration camps, that it would create a bright line given the historical resonance.
But, no. Not a kitchen-table issue so whatevs. 🤷♂️
But, no. Not a kitchen-table issue so whatevs. 🤷♂️
i just keep hearing this quote in my head
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I thought when the Trump administration announced plans for multiple concentration camps, that it would create a bright line given the historical resonance.
But, no. Not a kitchen-table issue so whatevs. 🤷♂️
But, no. Not a kitchen-table issue so whatevs. 🤷♂️
While Republican lawmakers acknowledged they support “lots of Nazi things,” texting was not one of them. www.npr.org/2025/10/21/n...
Trump pick to lead watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages revealed
President Donald Trump 's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.
www.npr.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
While Republican lawmakers acknowledged they support “lots of Nazi things,” texting was not one of them. www.npr.org/2025/10/21/n...
Remember when removing statues of confederate soldiers was “destroying history?”
Not sure why this image is so shocking, given everything he’s done but: it’s shocking!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Remember when removing statues of confederate soldiers was “destroying history?”
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“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
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Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
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Mike Johnson is certainly not pro-American. But he probably would be if we just got rid of that pesky Constitution.
October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mike Johnson is certainly not pro-American. But he probably would be if we just got rid of that pesky Constitution.
He’s got a bet with Trump and Vance to see who can lie the most.
Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
October 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
He’s got a bet with Trump and Vance to see who can lie the most.
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I think JD Vance should hire one of these Young Republicans who praise Hitler and tell racist jokes.
As a nanny.
To watch his not-white kids.
Just to prove to all of us how not-really-racist they are.
As a nanny.
To watch his not-white kids.
Just to prove to all of us how not-really-racist they are.
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I think JD Vance should hire one of these Young Republicans who praise Hitler and tell racist jokes.
As a nanny.
To watch his not-white kids.
Just to prove to all of us how not-really-racist they are.
As a nanny.
To watch his not-white kids.
Just to prove to all of us how not-really-racist they are.
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There are seven people I know for certain believe racism ended when Obama got elected. One is my racist uncle. The other six on are on the Supreme Court.
October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There are seven people I know for certain believe racism ended when Obama got elected. One is my racist uncle. The other six on are on the Supreme Court.
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