Sam
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Sam
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THERE IS TOO MUCH NEWS!!!
I like that they make these completely absurd suggestions as if moving is a zero cost proposition.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I like that they make these completely absurd suggestions as if moving is a zero cost proposition.
Wtf? The entire rise of Trump was driven by birtherism and an abject, racist hatred of Obama.
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Wtf? The entire rise of Trump was driven by birtherism and an abject, racist hatred of Obama.
Sudden flashback to MANY years ago when I went with a group to see Penn & Teller and got picked to go up on stage to help seal Teller into a wooden box on stage, and while I was still on stage, standing right next to the box, he came walking out from the wings. To this day I don’t know it worked.
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Sudden flashback to MANY years ago when I went with a group to see Penn & Teller and got picked to go up on stage to help seal Teller into a wooden box on stage, and while I was still on stage, standing right next to the box, he came walking out from the wings. To this day I don’t know it worked.
I’ve been slowly making my way through @leahsottile.bsky.social’s latest book on new age cults and there’s a lot of resonances between that and this article.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’ve been slowly making my way through @leahsottile.bsky.social’s latest book on new age cults and there’s a lot of resonances between that and this article.
Meanwhile I sent the quoted post to my stepmom and she was like “I already do that!” So 🤷♀️
I'm sorry, but this the freezer of a serial killer
Also, tired of freezer jenga? Freeze anything liquidish flat on a baking sheet, then you can file it. Pasta sauce, soups, chili, etc. This is ~10L of pasta sauce.
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Meanwhile I sent the quoted post to my stepmom and she was like “I already do that!” So 🤷♀️
The partner of a friend of mine told us how he interrupted some guy trying to bother a woman on the street, and how shocked he was that someone would do that, and we spent THE REST OF THE NIGHT rattling off stories about men being the absolute fucking worst. I think we broke his brain.
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The partner of a friend of mine told us how he interrupted some guy trying to bother a woman on the street, and how shocked he was that someone would do that, and we spent THE REST OF THE NIGHT rattling off stories about men being the absolute fucking worst. I think we broke his brain.
Ongoing problem of political consultants thinking they’re strategic geniuses because they hitched their wagon to a once-in-a-generation charismatic talent.
Carville and Clinton, Axelrod and Obama, and now Katz and Mamdani.
Carville and Clinton, Axelrod and Obama, and now Katz and Mamdani.
Morris Katz rapidly developing the problem where anybody outside of politics knows who the fuck he is.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ongoing problem of political consultants thinking they’re strategic geniuses because they hitched their wagon to a once-in-a-generation charismatic talent.
Carville and Clinton, Axelrod and Obama, and now Katz and Mamdani.
Carville and Clinton, Axelrod and Obama, and now Katz and Mamdani.
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So if I’m understanding this correctly, two leading American political journalists conspired to do or cover up catch-and-kill reporting during the 2024 election, neither has experienced any significant professional repercussions.
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So if I’m understanding this correctly, two leading American political journalists conspired to do or cover up catch-and-kill reporting during the 2024 election, neither has experienced any significant professional repercussions.
Hochul is the absolute pinnacle of the “normie moderate dem who has become completely radicalized* by maga” movement.
*complimentary.
*complimentary.
On @allinwithchris.bsky.social Gov Kathy Hochul responds to Rep Elise Stefanik’s repeated assertions that Zohran Mamdani is a “jihadist”:
“She’s full of shit.”
“She’s full of shit.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hochul is the absolute pinnacle of the “normie moderate dem who has become completely radicalized* by maga” movement.
*complimentary.
*complimentary.
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the takeaway from the Zohran Trump meeting is that Trump is a gullible fool who will temporarily bend to the last charismatic person he talked to.
Zohran played him perfectly but that doesn’t mean Trump is good now. He’ll go back to fascism tomorrow morning after he talks to Stephen Miller
Zohran played him perfectly but that doesn’t mean Trump is good now. He’ll go back to fascism tomorrow morning after he talks to Stephen Miller
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the takeaway from the Zohran Trump meeting is that Trump is a gullible fool who will temporarily bend to the last charismatic person he talked to.
Zohran played him perfectly but that doesn’t mean Trump is good now. He’ll go back to fascism tomorrow morning after he talks to Stephen Miller
Zohran played him perfectly but that doesn’t mean Trump is good now. He’ll go back to fascism tomorrow morning after he talks to Stephen Miller
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He’s a literal child 😭
there are about a million different incentives for Zohran to play this the way he did, it's very funny that there's basically no reason for Trump to behave this way except that 1. he loves celebrities 2. is obsessed with being liked in New York City and 3. was clearly charmed... and that worked
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
He’s a literal child 😭
the only thing that's going to be better than Mamdani absolutely owning Trump through sheer charisma is the absolute meltdown the worst people in the world are going to have about it.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
the only thing that's going to be better than Mamdani absolutely owning Trump through sheer charisma is the absolute meltdown the worst people in the world are going to have about it.
OK seriously what is going on?!
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
OK seriously what is going on?!
OMG THIS WHOLE THREAD BUT SERIOUSLY.
I've said one of Mamdani's greatest strengths is that he *can't* run for president, so he's not threatening in that way to a lot of national pols, but starting to really wish he could.
I've said one of Mamdani's greatest strengths is that he *can't* run for president, so he's not threatening in that way to a lot of national pols, but starting to really wish he could.
Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
OMG THIS WHOLE THREAD BUT SERIOUSLY.
I've said one of Mamdani's greatest strengths is that he *can't* run for president, so he's not threatening in that way to a lot of national pols, but starting to really wish he could.
I've said one of Mamdani's greatest strengths is that he *can't* run for president, so he's not threatening in that way to a lot of national pols, but starting to really wish he could.
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It cannot be emphasized enough that RFK, Jr. and the Trump administration believe that dying is preferable to being autistic. Kids will get sick and die. And autistic kids will face even more bullying and stigma as a result of what these eugenicist assholes are doing.
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It cannot be emphasized enough that RFK, Jr. and the Trump administration believe that dying is preferable to being autistic. Kids will get sick and die. And autistic kids will face even more bullying and stigma as a result of what these eugenicist assholes are doing.
I’m not a shill, but I did buy the Parachute mattress in 2019 and it’s still pretty great six years later. Would absolutely get another one when this one wears out
(I made 3 purchases in 2019 that turned out to be great investments during COVID - new mattress, bigger TV and a fancy garbage can)
(I made 3 purchases in 2019 that turned out to be great investments during COVID - new mattress, bigger TV and a fancy garbage can)
Everything is 25 percent off for Parachute’s Black Friday sale, including the brand’s percale sheets, linen duvet cover, down duvet insert, and more.
All Our Parachute Favorites Are 25 Percent Off for Black Friday
Everything is 25 percent off for Parachute’s Black Friday sale, including the brand’s percale sheets, linen duvet cover, down duvet insert, and more.
nymag.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’m not a shill, but I did buy the Parachute mattress in 2019 and it’s still pretty great six years later. Would absolutely get another one when this one wears out
(I made 3 purchases in 2019 that turned out to be great investments during COVID - new mattress, bigger TV and a fancy garbage can)
(I made 3 purchases in 2019 that turned out to be great investments during COVID - new mattress, bigger TV and a fancy garbage can)
Also don't forget that the vast majority of the "prior convictions" category is, like, a DUI from 20 years ago where the person served their time/paid their fines and never got in trouble again.
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Also don't forget that the vast majority of the "prior convictions" category is, like, a DUI from 20 years ago where the person served their time/paid their fines and never got in trouble again.
Just gonna keep reposting Washington's letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport every time i see another evangelical-ish piece of nonsense like this. founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Just gonna keep reposting Washington's letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport every time i see another evangelical-ish piece of nonsense like this. founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
“Everyone Welcome” except if your LGBTQ+, or need reproductive healthcare, or don’t want to get polio.
Billboards in Times Square are inviting New York businesses to relocate to Miami Beach. They're being paid for by a Florida developer who sees the election of Zohran Mamdani as an opportunity to lure residents and businesses south. n.pr/3LRZl4r
In Miami Beach, the New York City mayoral election is an opportunity
Billboards in Times Square are inviting New York businesses to relocate to Miami Beach. They're being paid for by a Florida developer who sees the election of Zohran Mamdani as an opportunity to lure residents and businesses south.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
“Everyone Welcome” except if your LGBTQ+, or need reproductive healthcare, or don’t want to get polio.
Oh hey, now we’re back to having turkey day at our house, so really glad I didn’t drop $$$$ on an Amtrak ticket!
My parents four weeks ago: we’ll do Thanksgiving at our house.
My parents today: oh hey, we’re doing thanksgiving at aunt/uncle’s in Plymouth. You can just hop on Amtrak right?
Me: do you…do you know that Amtrak has dynamic pricing? And sells out? And it’s a holiday?
My parents today: oh hey, we’re doing thanksgiving at aunt/uncle’s in Plymouth. You can just hop on Amtrak right?
Me: do you…do you know that Amtrak has dynamic pricing? And sells out? And it’s a holiday?
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Oh hey, now we’re back to having turkey day at our house, so really glad I didn’t drop $$$$ on an Amtrak ticket!
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
If you want to understand exactly why Gen X is so completely fucked up as a generation, you might consider that both this and the peak of the AIDS crisis happened around the same time we all hit puberty.
Tonight in 1983, more than 100 million Americans saw multiple thermonuclear weapons destroy Kansas City, Missouri, in “The Day After” on ABC. A.C. Nielsen Company reported that 62 percent of television sets that night were tuned to the film. I watched in my packed college dorm lounge. How about you?
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you want to understand exactly why Gen X is so completely fucked up as a generation, you might consider that both this and the peak of the AIDS crisis happened around the same time we all hit puberty.
we've got three years to not force this choice on everyone, the 'frontrunner' three years out is almost never the nominee (Jeb!), and yet we have people already demanding loyalty pledges from the most vulnerable of populations for the absolute slimiest dems.
After voting for a local candidate here in NYC who ran on an actual affirmative vision of the city instead of ‘no you can’t have nice things but maybe more cops?’, I’m extra fucking tired of people insisting we have to nominate the second worst people in the world in order to avoid the first worst.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
we've got three years to not force this choice on everyone, the 'frontrunner' three years out is almost never the nominee (Jeb!), and yet we have people already demanding loyalty pledges from the most vulnerable of populations for the absolute slimiest dems.
Imagine writing a dissent in a case where the supreme court could potentially be amenable to your arguments because they are JONESING to kill the VRA, and instead you decide this is a good idea.
"He's wearing his robe and keeps imagining he's a federal judge."
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Imagine writing a dissent in a case where the supreme court could potentially be amenable to your arguments because they are JONESING to kill the VRA, and instead you decide this is a good idea.
We’re at the “fake deputy AG submitted a fake indictment” stage of things.
HUGE development IN hearing for Comey selective prosecution motion, It turns out that the grand jury NEVER saw the operative indictment. Whole separate basis for dismissal. Standby for more.
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We’re at the “fake deputy AG submitted a fake indictment” stage of things.