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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 2h

the most I've ever listened to Bari Weiss speak and she's even dumber than i thought

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 18h

This week’s main story is about Paramount’s decision to name Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, the future of U.S. journalism, and why we think she shouldn’t describe her endeavors as “punk.” Bari, look at us: You are not punk. Joe Strummer would’ve hated your fancy Substack, Bari!

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 3h

if you listen to a celebrity-hosted podcast, i really need to know... who hurt you?

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 13h

“Jia tolentino posted her first sponcon” taking a certain type of millennial group chat by storm

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 14h

listening to an audiobook is not reading a book (this is actually an extremely hinged opinion tho)

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 23h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 19h

The other funny thing here is that this story is just garden variety NYC tabloid content. This is the most saturated media market in the country (the world?) and we already have a billionaire rag pushing copaganda. Where’s the value proposition for Weiss here?

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NYPD cops will flee the force if Mamdani is elected, Ray Kelly warns
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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 1d

loved this interview with Stella Bugbee about how fashion seems to hate women right now (even more than usual):
www.blackbirdspyplane.com/p/hostile-ar...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 3d

punctuated like shit

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 3d

Here's the full memo.

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 3d

perfect time to do a heist

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5d

Breaking news: Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement.

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

wapo.st

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 4d

it's always a very good sign for democracies when the head of state puts elected officials who have challenged him on trial

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 4d

No incarnation of any political party at any time in any country on earth has ever spent so much time thinking about children’s genitals.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 4d

of all the incredible things about my friend zohran being NYC's next mayor (knock on wood), "NARPs" appearing in the NYT might be the most bizarre

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause

www.nytimes.com

Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 4d

dreamed last night that i was listing American snacks to a large group and when I got to Cheez-its and Goldfish, the crowd went wild

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 5d

i for one appreciate the Nobel committee’s commitment to “authors Nora has not read and does not particularly intend to"

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 5d

this is cute etc etc but americans can't just *move to the UK.* it is famously very difficult to emigrate there, and depending on the week, the British government wants to make it even harder.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

‘A safe haven’: Buckinghamshire man invites Americans to enter house raffle

Man hopes liberal Americans looking to move from Donald Trump’s America will buy tickets

www.theguardian.com

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 5d

reeeally liked this, from @laurentousignant.bsky.social: www.jezebel.com/the-life-of-...

The Life of a...Tradwife?

The conservatism that's resurgent in the U.S. wants women to get married and have babies—so Taylor Swift's latest lyrics about getting married and having babies genuinely bummed me out.

www.jezebel.com

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 5d

you'll be shocked to learn that a quick google proves that the verified X account "unusual_whales" is not a reliable source of news

Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 6d

Turns out having a welfare state and a hoarding capitalist class isn’t actually sustainable

unusual whales @unusual_whales
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Germany has proposed raising the retirement age to 73 to prevent the collapse of the pension system, per Reuters

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 6d

"Plenary authority," for those who don't swim in the jargon of despotisms, means you have absolute unchecked dictatorial power to do whatever you want.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 6d

just realized what this reminded me of

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 6d

really thoughtful critique of the Nova exhibition, which opens in Berlin today, from @thediasporist.bsky.social: thediasporist.de/schlock-and-...

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 6d

This is the weirdest fucking fact-check; what she said afterward was the exact same idea only much much worse!

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 7d

It was a joke; NYT excerpt going around is misleading

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 7d

There’s a lot in Bari Weiss’ 2023 FedSoc speech that merits scrutiny but I think the Times did a disservice by closing with this quote — given what she says immediately after. fedsoc.org/commentary/f...

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 7d

marie this is sick! i might be in london then + will absolutely be attending if so.

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 7d

listening to “all too well” just to feel something besides rage

Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 7d

+1 — this is all my beefs with the new album/the new Taylor wrapped up in one piece: defector.com/taylor-swift...

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...

defector.com

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Nora Biette-Timmons @biettetimmons.bsky.social · 7d

+1 — this is all my beefs with the new album/the new Taylor wrapped up in one piece: defector.com/taylor-swift...

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...

defector.com

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