VioletViva
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VioletViva
@violetviva.bsky.social
· Aug 26
An incomplete list of things my dogs bark at on the tv: dogs, cats, horses, Frasier’s doorbell, the baby in Baby Boom, and Kendall Roy rapping.
The scene in The Virgin Suicides where the men are removing the fence
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A random community theatre manager in suburban Minnesota, having just watched a bunch of children casually destroy each other, when the smart one with the blanket says “Lights, please?”: *cracks knuckles* Okay, on me, spot up on Van Pelt.
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A random community theatre manager in suburban Minnesota, having just watched a bunch of children casually destroy each other, when the smart one with the blanket says “Lights, please?”: *cracks knuckles* Okay, on me, spot up on Van Pelt.
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Working at a dealership for 3 months two decades ago taught me so much about how financially illiterate so many Americans are.
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Working at a dealership for 3 months two decades ago taught me so much about how financially illiterate so many Americans are.
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Do you think you are remotely describing the life of the median American at that time? Because you aren’t. You’re describing the TV show Mad Men, or alternatively advertisements by people portrayed in the TV show Mad Men
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Do you think you are remotely describing the life of the median American at that time? Because you aren’t. You’re describing the TV show Mad Men, or alternatively advertisements by people portrayed in the TV show Mad Men
The reason “access journalists” praised that piece is because it fit their “old man old” agenda and they hated the old man, not because he was truly any danger to the country (clearly they couldn’t care less), but because he didn’t give them access and endless chaos clicks.
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The reason “access journalists” praised that piece is because it fit their “old man old” agenda and they hated the old man, not because he was truly any danger to the country (clearly they couldn’t care less), but because he didn’t give them access and endless chaos clicks.
When I was voting for the Booster Bye, I scoffed that one of the movies even made the short list because who would even play such an all-time banger at the bottom of this list? And now I know. 😑
Anyway, not a fan of most of his movies so I hope the chaotic cocaine cartoon adaptation wins now. 🤷🏼♀️
Anyway, not a fan of most of his movies so I hope the chaotic cocaine cartoon adaptation wins now. 🤷🏼♀️
The competitive / collaborative construction of the longest list in show history begins TODAY!
ROBERT ALTMAN
SUPER DRAFT
PART ONE
Picks 35-29
Drafted by Ryan Marker & @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social, with guest commish @aduralde.bsky.social
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ROBERT ALTMAN
SUPER DRAFT
PART ONE
Picks 35-29
Drafted by Ryan Marker & @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social, with guest commish @aduralde.bsky.social
Listen everywhere!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
When I was voting for the Booster Bye, I scoffed that one of the movies even made the short list because who would even play such an all-time banger at the bottom of this list? And now I know. 😑
Anyway, not a fan of most of his movies so I hope the chaotic cocaine cartoon adaptation wins now. 🤷🏼♀️
Anyway, not a fan of most of his movies so I hope the chaotic cocaine cartoon adaptation wins now. 🤷🏼♀️
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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one of the least sympathetic microgenres of post is, "I financed an extremely expensive truck at fairly normal APRs and am paying HOW MUCH in interest?!"
my uncle is broke as shit in his 60s in large part from making this exact sort of decision multiple times
my uncle is broke as shit in his 60s in large part from making this exact sort of decision multiple times
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
one of the least sympathetic microgenres of post is, "I financed an extremely expensive truck at fairly normal APRs and am paying HOW MUCH in interest?!"
my uncle is broke as shit in his 60s in large part from making this exact sort of decision multiple times
my uncle is broke as shit in his 60s in large part from making this exact sort of decision multiple times
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Somebody prayed to God and said, "God, please send to Earth a sexy King of the Hill character that is a human man" and God gave us Levon Helm (RIP).
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Somebody prayed to God and said, "God, please send to Earth a sexy King of the Hill character that is a human man" and God gave us Levon Helm (RIP).
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“Wow who is that??”
A cool new girl group. The Pointer Sisters!
“Awesome.“
A cool new girl group. The Pointer Sisters!
“Awesome.“
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“Wow who is that??”
A cool new girl group. The Pointer Sisters!
“Awesome.“
A cool new girl group. The Pointer Sisters!
“Awesome.“
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The 11-year-old has very little R&B and soul context. So I told her that the oldies R&B station is just the radio. She doesn’t know the difference and its great. She thinks this Patti Labelle cut is new and viral.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The 11-year-old has very little R&B and soul context. So I told her that the oldies R&B station is just the radio. She doesn’t know the difference and its great. She thinks this Patti Labelle cut is new and viral.
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Somebody prayed to God and said, "God, please send to Earth a sexy Muppet that is a human man" and God gave us Rick Danko (RIP).
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Somebody prayed to God and said, "God, please send to Earth a sexy Muppet that is a human man" and God gave us Rick Danko (RIP).
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Every year, as we all do, I reassess my favorite performance / performer from The Last Waltz, and almost every year I land on Ronnie Hawkins singing Who Do You Love? Ronnie Hawkins in The Last Waltz is exactly what I imagine the literal devil would be like.
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Every year, as we all do, I reassess my favorite performance / performer from The Last Waltz, and almost every year I land on Ronnie Hawkins singing Who Do You Love? Ronnie Hawkins in The Last Waltz is exactly what I imagine the literal devil would be like.
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absolutely harrowing description of adx supermax in colorado boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
absolutely harrowing description of adx supermax in colorado boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
I know it’s not how people roll on these lil’ apps, but it’s truly ok to just shut the fuck up when you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. You don’t have to make a bunch of shit up to prove the thing you desperately want to be true.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I know it’s not how people roll on these lil’ apps, but it’s truly ok to just shut the fuck up when you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. You don’t have to make a bunch of shit up to prove the thing you desperately want to be true.
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oh my god that stupid "$100k is the new poverty line" slop got published and i'm sure you can guess where
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
oh my god that stupid "$100k is the new poverty line" slop got published and i'm sure you can guess where
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on top of everything else, nuzzi has the sensibilities of your most embarrassing friend. a guy alternates between saying he wants her to have his children and ghosting her, and she's wringing her hands trying to figure out if they're really in love
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
on top of everything else, nuzzi has the sensibilities of your most embarrassing friend. a guy alternates between saying he wants her to have his children and ghosting her, and she's wringing her hands trying to figure out if they're really in love
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Also these are people at the heights of the industry, and both Nuzzi and Lizza were almost instantly rehabilitated by top media companies after a first round of scandals that should have made them radioactive. Now lo and behold, much bigger shoes to drop, and we probably haven't seen the last of it.
The reason that we reporters are focused so intensely on the L'affair Nuzzi is that, as Olivia notes, it is a basically apocalyptic scandal in the most literal sense of that term: a dropping of masks. It's acting as confirmation of every hideous story anybody's ever told about political journalists
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Also these are people at the heights of the industry, and both Nuzzi and Lizza were almost instantly rehabilitated by top media companies after a first round of scandals that should have made them radioactive. Now lo and behold, much bigger shoes to drop, and we probably haven't seen the last of it.
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Yeahhhh, Ana is 100% right here.
I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
This is what happens when you put a privileged, 14 year heroin addict in charge of health. Duh
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Yeahhhh, Ana is 100% right here.
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Seriously everything, EVERYTHING about the RFK/Nuzzi/LIzza moment is an argument for a newsroom where you pitch stories in front of each other and editors who shield you from your own worst impulses.
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Seriously everything, EVERYTHING about the RFK/Nuzzi/LIzza moment is an argument for a newsroom where you pitch stories in front of each other and editors who shield you from your own worst impulses.
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everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
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me, every time i log on:
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
me, every time i log on:
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So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?