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nickiwest

@nickiwest.bsky.social

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Educator. Knitter. Procrastinator.

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nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · 21d

We need a Billy Graham type to tell him that the first step is confessing your sins ... but who will get him to do that in front of a camera so everyone can hear exactly why he's so sure he won't make the cut.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Oct 4

I wonder how many of the NB people the respondents know are younger relatives. My nephew identified as NB for a while, and I'm quite certain that was 40 out of 50 family members' first direct experience with anyone NB.

It could also explain why so many people think schools are turning kids trans.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Sep 18

Reality has a liberal bias, so it's being defunded.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Sep 18

Another great reminder from @dennycarter.bsky.social that there is hope.

Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · Sep 18

Wrote about our cultural lurch to the right, cowboy boots and all.

badfaithtimes.com/cultural-shi...

Cultural Shifts Always Feel Permanent

For both better and worse, they are not.

badfaithtimes.com

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Sep 18

I would go with option 1 in most circumstances.

Unless I really, really wanted to do the social thing. (And I almost never really, really want to do a social thing.)

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Aug 23

That implies that Cruise is developing a sense of humor.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Aug 23

The correct answer to this, as with so many things he says, is:

"Oh, grandpa."

Because that's what we say to our favorite old men when they spout off something ridiculous that isn't worth discussing.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Aug 23

You say that like it's a bad thing.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Aug 23

I loved Wayside School as a kid, and my students have loved those books every time I've read them in class. I look forward to seeing what Louis Sachar can bring to his grown-up fans.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Aug 23

Sure, you can make the argument that Republicans have degraded the common decency we used to expect in our political discourse, and Trump specifically has rewritten the book on how politicians should conduct themselves in public. But that's a more nuanced conversation.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Aug 23

I have been very confused by the responses to this post blaming Republicans. Louisville's last Republican mayor left office in 1969.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Aug 1

Racist dogwhistle and/or appeal to eugenics.

For my part, I have seen the coverage. I think the ad is tone deaf. I'm not outraged. I'll probably forget about this by tomorrow. (But I am not even remotely close to the company's target demographic.)

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Jul 31

Steven Cheung cited this piece but otherwise: yes

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad shows a cultural shift toward whiteness

Advertisements are always mirrors of society, and sometimes what they reflect is ugly and startling.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Jul 27

Once again demonstrating that many women are afraid of being physically harmed by men while many men are afraid of being made fun of by women.

These are not equivalent.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Jul 17

"We took 1.5 of the most toxic male fictional characters of the last 20 years and made them into an AI boyfriend."

Good plan, guys. No notes.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Jul 17

I am fully surprised to see a Republican advertising his plans to go to hell. It's an unusual flex, to say the least.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Jul 15

Wait, $94, or $94K?

Because if $94 is correct, I have so many questions.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · May 28

Promise?

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 15

Congrats! Hope you can get back to the Valley soon.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 9

I hope that journalists are keeping tabs on who buys this property and how the purchase price compares to current market rates.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 9

Because rich people don't count as "immigrants" in Trumpland. See also: Elon Musk.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 9

In this political climate, we have to find hope and joy. Everything can't be doom and gloom 100% of the time -- that feeds right into the playbook. It exhausts us, and that's how the fascists win.

We have to do fun things to recharge and reset. We need things to look forward to.

Here's mine.

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nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 9

Maybe this is what they're referring to. It seems disingenuous to equate Brown-Forman with Jack Daniels.

Brown-Forman cutting global workforce, closing barrel-making operation in Louisville

The company made the restructuring announcement on Tuesday.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 8

I'm working my way through it right now with a book club. It's bleak, and all of our conversations keep coming back to current US politics.

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 8

On this International Women's Day, I'd just like to point out that "Women" is on this list while "Men" is not.

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Mar 8

Doubleplusgood.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump

Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

www.nytimes.com

nickiwest @nickiwest.bsky.social · Mar 3

Awesome! Hope you're having the best time!