Disdainful Acorn
@mrcorn.bsky.social
Anarchist-adjacent book and board games nerd. Laughter is my favorite sound. Let’s get weird.
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I hope y'all will listen to Halle Berry since y'all didn't listen to Taraji P. Henson
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
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December 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I hope y'all will listen to Halle Berry since y'all didn't listen to Taraji P. Henson
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"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
If you eat your family homemade cranberry sauce you are a scab. Those are the rules.
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If you eat your family homemade cranberry sauce you are a scab. Those are the rules.
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Would just remind my collegial Democratic friends that you may have a civil war thrust upon you, even if you, yourself, do not wish to engage in kinetic civil conflict
Trump posts again about Democrats, saying their behavior is “punishable by DEATH!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Would just remind my collegial Democratic friends that you may have a civil war thrust upon you, even if you, yourself, do not wish to engage in kinetic civil conflict
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i appreciate the sentiment he’s trying to convey, but it doesn’t change the fact that this lands like a massive failure of imagination.
i can *definitely* think of worse music to fuck to, without even really trying.
i can *definitely* think of worse music to fuck to, without even really trying.
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
As he moves into film production with the thriller Game, the musician – also known for Beak> – answers your questions on Myspace rappers, sex playlists and whether Portishead will ever make new music
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November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
i appreciate the sentiment he’s trying to convey, but it doesn’t change the fact that this lands like a massive failure of imagination.
i can *definitely* think of worse music to fuck to, without even really trying.
i can *definitely* think of worse music to fuck to, without even really trying.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
The Red Team may hate you but the Blue Team is just clout farming and is at best indifferent to you. If only there were other teams…
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The Red Team may hate you but the Blue Team is just clout farming and is at best indifferent to you. If only there were other teams…
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This, this is the most powerful dynamic in storytelling. I don’t know why we decided contemporary literature should erase this.
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This, this is the most powerful dynamic in storytelling. I don’t know why we decided contemporary literature should erase this.
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There’s actually nothing more impactful than the feeling that someone is taking the time to tell you a story in their own unique way that can’t be replicated, not because it’s perfect and objective, but precisely because it is not those things.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
There’s actually nothing more impactful than the feeling that someone is taking the time to tell you a story in their own unique way that can’t be replicated, not because it’s perfect and objective, but precisely because it is not those things.
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fingers crossed 🤞🏼
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
fingers crossed 🤞🏼
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worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.
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It’s the Portland way.
October 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It’s the Portland way.
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NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
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September 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
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Your daily reminder that Andor, despite being part of the silly universe that is the Star Wars franchise, is actually both incredible and important.
"We spent six years thinking about a fascist takeover of a galaxy far, far away. Six years thinking about ordinary beings as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill. Many people saw parallels between Andor and the real world. I see them as well, particularly in the events of the last week."
‘Andor’ Writer Dan Gilroy On Disney Suspending Jimmy Kimmel & Hollywood Facing “Venomous Evil”: “This Isn’t A Skirmish. It’s A Siege” – Guest Column
'Andor' Writer Dan Gilroy On Trump's Jimmy Kimmel Pressure Campaign: "Artists Are Censored First Because They Fear Us Most" -- Guest Column
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September 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Your daily reminder that Andor, despite being part of the silly universe that is the Star Wars franchise, is actually both incredible and important.
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The thing to emphasize here is that this treatment is *utterly normal.* It's part of the system of detention which has existed for decades. Folkston has been like this for many, many years,
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The thing to emphasize here is that this treatment is *utterly normal.* It's part of the system of detention which has existed for decades. Folkston has been like this for many, many years,
This thing where we’re already trying to paint Biden as good has got to stop. Biden was a disaster of a president, who had the lowest possible bar to hop over and tripped. Any president so bad they give Trump a round 2, doesn’t need flowers, they need to be buried as the failure that they were.
August 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This thing where we’re already trying to paint Biden as good has got to stop. Biden was a disaster of a president, who had the lowest possible bar to hop over and tripped. Any president so bad they give Trump a round 2, doesn’t need flowers, they need to be buried as the failure that they were.
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I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
August 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
I’m coming into this late and while I won’t defend ‘Home’, you can’t tell me with a straight face that it is even the worst thing I’m NPR’s Tiny Desk series, when Hobo Johnson’s ‘Peach Scone’ is right there. #tinydesk
August 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I’m coming into this late and while I won’t defend ‘Home’, you can’t tell me with a straight face that it is even the worst thing I’m NPR’s Tiny Desk series, when Hobo Johnson’s ‘Peach Scone’ is right there. #tinydesk
It’s really unfortunate that reform Jews in the US decided to insert Zionism as a substitute for religious dogma. The one thing that I love about reform Judaism is that everything can be argued endlessly, so Israeli policies being off limits was always bizarre.
July 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It’s really unfortunate that reform Jews in the US decided to insert Zionism as a substitute for religious dogma. The one thing that I love about reform Judaism is that everything can be argued endlessly, so Israeli policies being off limits was always bizarre.
TTRPG fan but have trouble staying engaged before it’s your turn again? Strongly recommend Daggerheart. I can take or leave Critical Role, but it’s a fantastic system that just lets people do cool things. Think it’d be great for new players, but requires a strong DM.
July 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
TTRPG fan but have trouble staying engaged before it’s your turn again? Strongly recommend Daggerheart. I can take or leave Critical Role, but it’s a fantastic system that just lets people do cool things. Think it’d be great for new players, but requires a strong DM.
New Mel vid up. That is the true holiday weekend.
hi! 😃 i couldn't help but notice that scrolling is sapping your will to live! may i offer u a video essay in these trying times?
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be your own algorithm
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July 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New Mel vid up. That is the true holiday weekend.
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Child of Omelas? That’s thinking too small. What if like eight billion people suffered so a few dozen guys could live lives so insane they convinced themselves it’s more likely they’re inside a computer simulation
July 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Child of Omelas? That’s thinking too small. What if like eight billion people suffered so a few dozen guys could live lives so insane they convinced themselves it’s more likely they’re inside a computer simulation
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I don't know if I've mentioned this before but Andor Season 1 had no business being that exceptional and Andor Season 2 had no business sticking the landing so well
July 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I don't know if I've mentioned this before but Andor Season 1 had no business being that exceptional and Andor Season 2 had no business sticking the landing so well
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the way Stephen King rhapsodizes about how rootbeer used to taste? this is how I feel about the sensation of privacy. 'Privacy' is the singular flavor of my youth that I mourn most regularly, that I am most nostalgic for, that I so wish children today could experience
Anyway, seems pretty disastrous in general how there is no privacy in public spaces and anything you do outside your house is free fodder for internet "content"
July 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
the way Stephen King rhapsodizes about how rootbeer used to taste? this is how I feel about the sensation of privacy. 'Privacy' is the singular flavor of my youth that I mourn most regularly, that I am most nostalgic for, that I so wish children today could experience