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Nicole Tersigni

@nicsigni.bsky.social

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Writer of Men to Avoid in Art and Life, and other books in the Art and Life series. Not a genius. nicoletersigni.com

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · Nov 20

these are my children. they are all beautiful to me. a good mother does not have a favorite child. my favorite child is friends to keep in art and life.

My books: men to avoid in art and life, friends to keep in Art and life, parenting advice to ignore in Art and life, cat people to judge in Art and life, and postcards in Art and life

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 7h

I’ll tell her!

Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 9h

she hates when I wear this sweater

Kitten trying to get away from my ALF sweater

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 16h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 16h

a man in a suit and tie stands with his hand on his hip

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands with his hand on his hip

media.tenor.com

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 1d

“we are a bunch of scared sweaty little men and if you push back on us in ANY way we WILL cry and shit our pants”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 1d

“the only way people would be in the streets protesting fascism is if they were being paid” lmao I see we’re taking telling on yourself to a whole new level

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 1d

witchcraft I assume

Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 1d

let’s see.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI — “I don’t think there’s anything that will get me into Heaven. I think I’m not, maybe, Heaven-bound.”

Trump confesses on Air Force One

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 1d

until we replace all the christopher columbus statues with this true italian american icon, we will never be a proper country.

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 1d

yeah, my kid is 14 right now and I don’t think we could possibly be any more bonded!

Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 1d

I loved my epidural. if I had another kid, I would ask for it in the parking lot. I would get one right now tbh.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Epidurals are rare in Japan, where some believe that women who endure childbirth without pain-relief enjoy closer bonds with their children. Hoping to nudge up the number of babies being born, Tokyo govt has begun rolling out subsidies to help women pay for epidurals and chip away at that stigma

To Tackle a Baby Shortage, Tokyo Tries Easing the Pain of Childbirth

The Japanese capital is rolling out subsidies for epidurals in a country where cost is a barrier and women are often encouraged to endure the pain of delivery.

www.wsj.com

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve always said so

Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 2d

fully admit I have been sleeping on this and your review has awoken me.

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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 2d

big man fucks up bad guys. it’s perfect.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 2d

Also kind of telling that we’ve evolved from “men asking pick up artists for tips on getting women” to “men asking computers for tips on getting women” and continue to completely ignore asking women what they like

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 2d

Once again, the only point of using chatGPT in dating is to trick the person you’re trying to date.

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back