notedhobo.bsky.social
@notedhobo.bsky.social
exactly the kind of person who has an existential crisis trying to fill out a bio

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I guess I need to add that pundits have to get out of a normal democracy mindset too.

It’s been a decade of democratic backsliding, and nearly a year of rapid descent. Writing as if it’s 2013 or 1995 is out of touch. Either ”I have my head in the sand” or “I like this but won’t say so directly.”
Democrats Have to Get Out of a Normal Democracy Mindset
By folding in the government shutdown in exchange for virtually nothing, eight Democratic senators aid Trump's authoritarian takeover rather than oppose it
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November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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The introduction, 'Stuff', is in some ways the story so far: the embeddedness of textiles in the language & culture of early modern England, stage costume, sumptuary laws, a bit of myth-busting, theoretical approaches, and some thinking with Hilary Mantel... 3/10
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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5) Do not taunt Happy Menswear Guy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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4) If the Caller ID on your phone says "I CHOTINER" you can let it go to voicemail.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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1) Never get involved in a land war in Asia

2) Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line

3) Never start a flamewar with someone whose occupation on Wikipedia is "novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, literary critic, professor, editor"
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM