@willsmagicalmusing.bsky.social
I feel like along with this we are also seeing a new rise in futurism
History has overlooked the real architect of Joe McCarthy’s purges: his wife, Jean McCarthy.
The Real Mastermind of McCarthyism Wasn’t Who You Think
History has overlooked the real architect of Joe McCarthy’s purges: his wife.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I feel like along with this we are also seeing a new rise in futurism
Using ai to declare yourself king and then drop shit on people who oppose you is a disgusting use of technology and an absolute disgrace to democracy
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Using ai to declare yourself king and then drop shit on people who oppose you is a disgusting use of technology and an absolute disgrace to democracy
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and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
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Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.
If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.
If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
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It's terrifying how casual they are aiming & shooting at people. Straight up evil.
CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball
Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.
Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It's terrifying how casual they are aiming & shooting at people. Straight up evil.
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🎶Thicker than
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🎶Thicker than
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶
Me to my wife
a wrestling ring with a sign that says i love on it
ALT: a wrestling ring with a sign that says i love on it
media.tenor.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Me to my wife
@owleyesepicness.bsky.social
Per our conversation bad parents get the dumpster
Per our conversation bad parents get the dumpster
June 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@owleyesepicness.bsky.social
Per our conversation bad parents get the dumpster
Per our conversation bad parents get the dumpster
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Can’t conquer that first blank page? Type “this is a story about ______” and then tell yourself the story like a 10yo w/ a new favorite movie.
“And then this happened and then 💥and then there was 😘 and then…”
You’ll have a terrible draft. But you’ll have a complete draft! #writingtips
“And then this happened and then 💥and then there was 😘 and then…”
You’ll have a terrible draft. But you’ll have a complete draft! #writingtips
March 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Can’t conquer that first blank page? Type “this is a story about ______” and then tell yourself the story like a 10yo w/ a new favorite movie.
“And then this happened and then 💥and then there was 😘 and then…”
You’ll have a terrible draft. But you’ll have a complete draft! #writingtips
“And then this happened and then 💥and then there was 😘 and then…”
You’ll have a terrible draft. But you’ll have a complete draft! #writingtips
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Professors please pull up a chair.
I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government.
At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)
I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government.
At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)
February 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Professors please pull up a chair.
I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government.
At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)
I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government.
At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)
Dating is weird and using dating apps is extra weird
February 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dating is weird and using dating apps is extra weird
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I have uploaded my PhD confirmation report! In a couple of weeks (all going well) my registration as a PhD candidate will be confirmed! (And in a few years, all going well, I will have a new novel and a shiny new title and I will insist you use it. I will be insufferable for at least a few months!)
February 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I have uploaded my PhD confirmation report! In a couple of weeks (all going well) my registration as a PhD candidate will be confirmed! (And in a few years, all going well, I will have a new novel and a shiny new title and I will insist you use it. I will be insufferable for at least a few months!)
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If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.
February 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.
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Trump and Musk are basically ignoring the Constitution they--Trump, at least--took an oath to defend.
February 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump and Musk are basically ignoring the Constitution they--Trump, at least--took an oath to defend.
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The fonts in paperbacks need to be bigger
I feel like we need some *innocuous* bookish drama to distract us from the other horrors.
Whaddya got?
Whaddya got?
February 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The fonts in paperbacks need to be bigger
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I'm seeing people say "you have to stay on Twitter to persuade the audience there," and the thing about that claim is that I am a lot better at persuasive argument than most of you, and I was not able to do that successfully for most people.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm seeing people say "you have to stay on Twitter to persuade the audience there," and the thing about that claim is that I am a lot better at persuasive argument than most of you, and I was not able to do that successfully for most people.
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GROK: “While there are clear signs of movement towards oligarchy and elements of authoritarianism in U.S. politics, particularly under the Trump/Musk dynamic, the leap to a full dictatorship appears less probable without a catastrophic failure of current democratic mechanisms.” 1/2
February 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
GROK: “While there are clear signs of movement towards oligarchy and elements of authoritarianism in U.S. politics, particularly under the Trump/Musk dynamic, the leap to a full dictatorship appears less probable without a catastrophic failure of current democratic mechanisms.” 1/2
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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If you want to turn off the AI monster that Microsoft word just forced upon you:
Preferences — authoring and proofing tools — click “copilot” and then uncheck the box. Quit and relaunch.
Preferences — authoring and proofing tools — click “copilot” and then uncheck the box. Quit and relaunch.
February 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you want to turn off the AI monster that Microsoft word just forced upon you:
Preferences — authoring and proofing tools — click “copilot” and then uncheck the box. Quit and relaunch.
Preferences — authoring and proofing tools — click “copilot” and then uncheck the box. Quit and relaunch.
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“He’s unqualified, and I daresay that everybody here knows it.” We need more principled senators like Warnock.
Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary:
"I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it."
BOOM!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it."
BOOM!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
February 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“He’s unqualified, and I daresay that everybody here knows it.” We need more principled senators like Warnock.
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It's been real y'all
February 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It's been real y'all
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I know this sounds insane, but I swear to god, the internet used to be so fun
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I know this sounds insane, but I swear to god, the internet used to be so fun
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Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.
February 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.
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i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people
February 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people