Angela McGee
@tinstarlit.bsky.social
writing, coding, therapist-in-training, David Lynch obsessive
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
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Apparently, Paleolithic garden burgers (patties of legume and grains) may have been a thing! And they flavored food with mustard, and used medicinal plants like yarrow and chamomile!
Coming together to eat the food we share has been part of humanity from the very beginning. I wrote this post after a Thanksgiving week lecture on evidence for Neanderthals and other ancient people making prepared mixtures of grains, lentils, and other foods.
www.johnhawks.net/p/a-neandert...
www.johnhawks.net/p/a-neandert...
A Neandertal recipe with lentils and grain
Looking at a fascinating new study that finds mixtures of different plants within ancient morsels of charred foods.
www.johnhawks.net
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Apparently, Paleolithic garden burgers (patties of legume and grains) may have been a thing! And they flavored food with mustard, and used medicinal plants like yarrow and chamomile!
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The turkeys, brothers from Thailand, run a crypto fund and made 10-figure investments in Jared Kushner’s enterprise.
Justice will be served at the White House on Tuesday as Trump pardons a pair of turkeys for fowl reasons, participating in the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. https://cnn.it/48iywxI
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The turkeys, brothers from Thailand, run a crypto fund and made 10-figure investments in Jared Kushner’s enterprise.
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ladies and gentlemen, the weekend.
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
ladies and gentlemen, the weekend.
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
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all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 AM
all that we call lives and souls, lie dreaming, dreaming, still
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People who appreciate the intoxicating euphoria of reading from a real dictionary expertly hand-crafted by diligent human lexicographers.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
Who's the audience for a paper dictionary these days? (Serious question.)
September 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
People who appreciate the intoxicating euphoria of reading from a real dictionary expertly hand-crafted by diligent human lexicographers.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.
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Isaac Chotiner has invited me to sample some delicious Amontillado wine and I don’t know guys but I think I’m going to come out of this interview seeming like *quite* the wine expert
September 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Isaac Chotiner has invited me to sample some delicious Amontillado wine and I don’t know guys but I think I’m going to come out of this interview seeming like *quite* the wine expert
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To anyone who followed Aadhaar’s rollout in India, the language is uncanny. Aadhaar’s ‘savings’ were derived from welfare denied. Countries need to pay attention to the language around surveillance tech in other countries. We’re all stumbling over different iterations of the same problems.
“The AI companies will receive a percentage of the savings the program generates.”
“Savings”
“Savings”
Ohio Medicare is part of new AI prior authorization program
A new federal program asks Ohio doctors to request prior approval to get certain medical treatments covered by traditional Medicare.
signalcleveland.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
To anyone who followed Aadhaar’s rollout in India, the language is uncanny. Aadhaar’s ‘savings’ were derived from welfare denied. Countries need to pay attention to the language around surveillance tech in other countries. We’re all stumbling over different iterations of the same problems.
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update: male loneliness epidemic solved
September 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
update: male loneliness epidemic solved
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an era of breaking news reflects brokenness.
as a utility, we see it in infrastructure. but as humans, we see it around us in communities and relationships and trust.
no matter the system, mending requires investment—time, resources, attention.
when news breaks, may what’s broken be renewed.
as a utility, we see it in infrastructure. but as humans, we see it around us in communities and relationships and trust.
no matter the system, mending requires investment—time, resources, attention.
when news breaks, may what’s broken be renewed.
August 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
an era of breaking news reflects brokenness.
as a utility, we see it in infrastructure. but as humans, we see it around us in communities and relationships and trust.
no matter the system, mending requires investment—time, resources, attention.
when news breaks, may what’s broken be renewed.
as a utility, we see it in infrastructure. but as humans, we see it around us in communities and relationships and trust.
no matter the system, mending requires investment—time, resources, attention.
when news breaks, may what’s broken be renewed.
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RFK to the otherwise healthy: if you want to get a Covid booster, take a drag off a cigarette then ask your doc for the jab.
FDA is authorizing anybody with a risk factor from this list to receive the vaccines, as well as anybody 65+.
August 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK to the otherwise healthy: if you want to get a Covid booster, take a drag off a cigarette then ask your doc for the jab.
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This is how the country celebrated the bicentennial in 1976--with a truly wild, psychedelic montage set to groovy music. Interesting contrast to the stodgy and boring pap put out by the Trump Administration so far. youtu.be/dUWl52AEumk?...
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YouTube video by US National Archives
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August 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This is how the country celebrated the bicentennial in 1976--with a truly wild, psychedelic montage set to groovy music. Interesting contrast to the stodgy and boring pap put out by the Trump Administration so far. youtu.be/dUWl52AEumk?...
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YES HENLO I AM BRANCH MANAGER
This is Tuffy. He is the only example of taking up the whole sidewalk that is not only justifiable, but encouraged. 14/10 (IG: mypittuffy)
August 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
YES HENLO I AM BRANCH MANAGER
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Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
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Andry’s strength is an inspiration for us all.
“I never imagined my name, my image, my story would be so influential in the United States … It feels very beautiful to be that spokesperson for many, to let them know they are not alone, that the community is always there.”
He added, “If something happens to one of us, it happens to all of us.”
He added, “If something happens to one of us, it happens to all of us.”
“The 32-year-old gay Venezuelan makeup artist has survived things that would break most people. But in conversation, he peppers his story with warmth, dignity, and an insistence on seeing the beauty in small pleasures.”
August 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Andry’s strength is an inspiration for us all.
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Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
August 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
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I will say it again.
No one is covering the GOP's redistricting scheme as closely, with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information.
Support their work by signing up today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
No one is covering the GOP's redistricting scheme as closely, with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information.
Support their work by signing up today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
August 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I will say it again.
No one is covering the GOP's redistricting scheme as closely, with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information.
Support their work by signing up today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
No one is covering the GOP's redistricting scheme as closely, with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information.
Support their work by signing up today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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On nutrition, Jeffrey Dahmer has broken sharply with the mainstream.
August 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
On nutrition, Jeffrey Dahmer has broken sharply with the mainstream.
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Tim Miller talked with Andry Hernández Romero, wrongly arrested and sent to the Salvadoran torture camp, this week. And it is a stunning conversation.
Miller asked him, "What happens to a man after he’s been resurrected from hell?"
Here's just an excerpt from the Bulwark this morning:
Miller asked him, "What happens to a man after he’s been resurrected from hell?"
Here's just an excerpt from the Bulwark this morning:
August 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tim Miller talked with Andry Hernández Romero, wrongly arrested and sent to the Salvadoran torture camp, this week. And it is a stunning conversation.
Miller asked him, "What happens to a man after he’s been resurrected from hell?"
Here's just an excerpt from the Bulwark this morning:
Miller asked him, "What happens to a man after he’s been resurrected from hell?"
Here's just an excerpt from the Bulwark this morning:
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using the power of AI, you can now step into and even talk with your favorite paintings, like the mona lisa! she won't stop screaming. her mind cannot comprehend the third dimension we placed her in. every moment of her existence is like being smashed through a plate glass window in every direction
August 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
using the power of AI, you can now step into and even talk with your favorite paintings, like the mona lisa! she won't stop screaming. her mind cannot comprehend the third dimension we placed her in. every moment of her existence is like being smashed through a plate glass window in every direction
happy international cat day 🐈
August 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
happy international cat day 🐈
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Then there you lie like the one warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal.
August 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Then there you lie like the one warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal.