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Michael Seraphim
@mseraphimsl.bsky.social
· Dec 17
This is my pinned post that links to my threads of Medieval Popes behaving badly. It's a humorous, slightly fast and loose retelling of the stories of some appalling Medieval Popes. When I have a new one, I'll reply with a link to the start of it. Enjoy!
In honor of the discussion we've been having about Black patronage appointments from Republican administrations, re-upping this:
Today I want to talk about the rather notorious case of Frazier Baker, postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina in 1898. Baker was a politically active Black man in upcounty South Carolina and important in the Black Farmers Alliance. After a Republican victory in the 1896
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In honor of the discussion we've been having about Black patronage appointments from Republican administrations, re-upping this:
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if you're transgender you have to live
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
if you're transgender you have to live
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Grammarian and Errorist are at it again! 🖊️
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Grammarian and Errorist are at it again! 🖊️
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After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
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Alfred Hitchcock's cure for fascism
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Alfred Hitchcock's cure for fascism
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Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
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ZOMG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SHALE
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
ZOMG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SHALE
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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This is so good. I love me some good writing about music, and this is of the highest order.
big ol article about me in GQ, if you go in for that sort of thing www.gq.com/story/john-d...
The Story John Darnielle Lived to Tell
When he was a teenager, the Mountain Goats founder never expected to live to 21. He has since become one of this century’s best songwriters. The lessons of his survival, life, and work feel endless.
www.gq.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This is so good. I love me some good writing about music, and this is of the highest order.
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Btwn this and the fedora kid from the Louvre, potential YA pitches are having a helluva week
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Btwn this and the fedora kid from the Louvre, potential YA pitches are having a helluva week
Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights
YouTube video by lefreh
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
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How do you calculate the molecular weight of guacamole?
By using Avocado's Number.
By using Avocado's Number.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How do you calculate the molecular weight of guacamole?
By using Avocado's Number.
By using Avocado's Number.
@peters.senate.gov
If you're a yes on this, you may as well retire now. You are not representing the desires of your constituents. If you listen to them, you'll do the right thing.
Do the right thing.
If you're a yes on this, you may as well retire now. You are not representing the desires of your constituents. If you listen to them, you'll do the right thing.
Do the right thing.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
@peters.senate.gov
If you're a yes on this, you may as well retire now. You are not representing the desires of your constituents. If you listen to them, you'll do the right thing.
Do the right thing.
If you're a yes on this, you may as well retire now. You are not representing the desires of your constituents. If you listen to them, you'll do the right thing.
Do the right thing.
@slotkin.senate.gov I understand you are a no vote on this capitulation. If that's correct, thank you. Please work on @peters.senate.gov to get him to no too.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@slotkin.senate.gov I understand you are a no vote on this capitulation. If that's correct, thank you. Please work on @peters.senate.gov to get him to no too.
Ok, Michigan peeps, give Peters and Slotkin a call. Light them up.
Slotkin: 202-224-4822
Peters: 202-224-6221
Slotkin: 202-224-4822
Peters: 202-224-6221
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ok, Michigan peeps, give Peters and Slotkin a call. Light them up.
Slotkin: 202-224-4822
Peters: 202-224-6221
Slotkin: 202-224-4822
Peters: 202-224-6221
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Relating to Spider-Man at 19: I too am underemployed, unsure how to pursue girls, and trying to find my place in the adult world.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Relating to Spider-Man at 19: I too am underemployed, unsure how to pursue girls, and trying to find my place in the adult world.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
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To all my sex worker and sw-adjacent followers, your work is valid, you are entitled to participate fully in society, and those who would shame you should fuck off into the sun forever.
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
To all my sex worker and sw-adjacent followers, your work is valid, you are entitled to participate fully in society, and those who would shame you should fuck off into the sun forever.
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Chonky boy stuck!
(Paul J. Martin grounded in Detroit River across from Ren Center)
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
(Paul J. Martin grounded in Detroit River across from Ren Center)
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Freighter stuck in Detroit River near Renaissance Center
A freighter ran aground in the Detroit River near the Renaissance Center while traveling from Sault Ste. Marie to Quebec.
www.detroitnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Chonky boy stuck!
(Paul J. Martin grounded in Detroit River across from Ren Center)
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
(Paul J. Martin grounded in Detroit River across from Ren Center)
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
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Federal judge in Rhode Island is done playing around with the SNAP freeze.
I'm following the hearing in Judge John McConell's courtroom re: Motion for TRO on SNAP benefits brought by a coalition of non-profits.
He should take the bench in about 15 minutes.
Follow along!
He should take the bench in about 15 minutes.
Follow along!
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Federal judge in Rhode Island is done playing around with the SNAP freeze.