ShinySpecialOne
@shinyspecialone.bsky.social
Light roast. Dark humor.
If I could ban one phrase from use for the next 30 years in all of writing across all genres, it would be “ghost of a smile.” Known alias: the “smile that [doesn’t] reach [their] eyes.” 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
January 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
If I could ban one phrase from use for the next 30 years in all of writing across all genres, it would be “ghost of a smile.” Known alias: the “smile that [doesn’t] reach [their] eyes.” 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
Pet peeve: people who leave 10 feet between cars in the drive thru. I get disproportionately ragey over this.
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Pet peeve: people who leave 10 feet between cars in the drive thru. I get disproportionately ragey over this.
Been spending Saturdays with Dad and I often try to get him to examine his LEO-heavy view on what is happening *out there.* Today at breakfast, my jaw nearly dropped when he said, “But why were they in sniper position on the roof?? That’s not normal!” I feel like this is another tiny breakthrough.
October 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Been spending Saturdays with Dad and I often try to get him to examine his LEO-heavy view on what is happening *out there.* Today at breakfast, my jaw nearly dropped when he said, “But why were they in sniper position on the roof?? That’s not normal!” I feel like this is another tiny breakthrough.
How long until Donald Trump just outright starts calling for the assassination of Democratic lawmakers in states where their Republican governors or legislatures can install a loyalist?
August 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How long until Donald Trump just outright starts calling for the assassination of Democratic lawmakers in states where their Republican governors or legislatures can install a loyalist?
I only needed drywall spackle. But I consider it a victory that I came home from Lowe’s with drywall spackle and ONLY five plants.
July 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I only needed drywall spackle. But I consider it a victory that I came home from Lowe’s with drywall spackle and ONLY five plants.
On S2E3 of Netflix’s Quarterback. Thoughts? Jared and Christen are really cute. Burrow 🩷 fossils. Kirk Cousins admitted to liking Coldplay so he can burn in hell.
July 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On S2E3 of Netflix’s Quarterback. Thoughts? Jared and Christen are really cute. Burrow 🩷 fossils. Kirk Cousins admitted to liking Coldplay so he can burn in hell.
Absolutely bananas to me that I spent three years in school and way too much money to be in career today having a conversation about legal rights to an emotional support chicken.
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Absolutely bananas to me that I spent three years in school and way too much money to be in career today having a conversation about legal rights to an emotional support chicken.
After some major fuckery with my student loan repayment plan, the government has said, “You can pay your student loans, or you can save for retirement.” Just kidding, they didn’t give me a choice. Gonna need to die a lot earlier, I guess. 🤷🏼♀️ #america
June 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
After some major fuckery with my student loan repayment plan, the government has said, “You can pay your student loans, or you can save for retirement.” Just kidding, they didn’t give me a choice. Gonna need to die a lot earlier, I guess. 🤷🏼♀️ #america
Only three generations of women on my mother’s side have died of cancer, but that’s not enough to qualify for insurance covering my genetic risk testing.
May 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Only three generations of women on my mother’s side have died of cancer, but that’s not enough to qualify for insurance covering my genetic risk testing.
Absolutely love me some Met Gala fashion. Watching the Vogue YouTube Live Red Carpet.
May 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Absolutely love me some Met Gala fashion. Watching the Vogue YouTube Live Red Carpet.
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It’s unclear exactly how many citizens have faced the Trump administration’s dragnet so far.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in…
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It’s unclear exactly how many citizens have faced the Trump administration’s dragnet so far.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
Why did no one tell me before 2025 that all I needed to enjoy red wine was a good aerator?
April 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Why did no one tell me before 2025 that all I needed to enjoy red wine was a good aerator?
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All this winning is getting out of hand.
April 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
All this winning is getting out of hand.
Went to pay my student loans today to find my monthly payment had increased 1798%. Not a typo. And the first thing that popped into my head was an article I read years ago examining the rise of suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. I used to think about that article all the time.
April 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Went to pay my student loans today to find my monthly payment had increased 1798%. Not a typo. And the first thing that popped into my head was an article I read years ago examining the rise of suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. I used to think about that article all the time.
I truly resent that I’ve gone through 8lbs of cocoa butter this winter. And it’s still not quite spring weather.
April 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I truly resent that I’ve gone through 8lbs of cocoa butter this winter. And it’s still not quite spring weather.
I offered Miss Havisham some sushi-grade tuna, which is still sitting on the floor next to her as she strains to reach the old dog kibble in the corner under the cabinets. Girl! #feralcat #garagecat #onedayshellstay
April 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I offered Miss Havisham some sushi-grade tuna, which is still sitting on the floor next to her as she strains to reach the old dog kibble in the corner under the cabinets. Girl! #feralcat #garagecat #onedayshellstay
Day 8 without power. Thankfully it’s gotten up to above 40°F and more snow and ice have melted. Power company saying MAYBE I’ll have power by midnight tonight. 😕
April 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Day 8 without power. Thankfully it’s gotten up to above 40°F and more snow and ice have melted. Power company saying MAYBE I’ll have power by midnight tonight. 😕
Day 5 without power in the NoMich ice-pocalypse. Making a sandwich, singing out “MUSTAAAAAAAARD!” and dancing around to the music in my head to amuse myself.
April 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Day 5 without power in the NoMich ice-pocalypse. Making a sandwich, singing out “MUSTAAAAAAAARD!” and dancing around to the music in my head to amuse myself.
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As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies.
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
March 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies.
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
Listening to what is ostensibly Megyn Kelly’s villain origin story on NYT’s The Daily. All I hear is a downward spiral of self-centeredness and self-indulgence supported by like-minded individuals. Empathy is still the dividing line in this country.
March 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Listening to what is ostensibly Megyn Kelly’s villain origin story on NYT’s The Daily. All I hear is a downward spiral of self-centeredness and self-indulgence supported by like-minded individuals. Empathy is still the dividing line in this country.
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HIRE BLACK PEOPLE PLEASE BEFORE WE ALL FUCKING DIE
bring woke back www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
Collision warning sounds in cockpit of Delta plane due to close call with Air Force jet near Reagan National Airport | CNN
A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the...
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March 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
HIRE BLACK PEOPLE PLEASE BEFORE WE ALL FUCKING DIE
How is it that the release date for Taylor Swift’s RepTV, the script of the next Avengers movie, and the formulation of Coca-Cola are all better-kept secrets than US military strike plans?
March 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
How is it that the release date for Taylor Swift’s RepTV, the script of the next Avengers movie, and the formulation of Coca-Cola are all better-kept secrets than US military strike plans?