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Calmly speaking in the direction of the void, as opposed to screaming into it. He/him/his.
*Screams internally, then externally*
A scene from American Canto. Olivia Nuzzi tries to visit the WWE Hall of Fame, only to discover that it is not a physical building.
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
*Screams internally, then externally*
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Good job, Samantha. Enjoy your weird sword.
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Good job, Samantha. Enjoy your weird sword.
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The greasy, small-minded OU political gambit gets the treatment it deserves.
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The greasy, small-minded OU political gambit gets the treatment it deserves.
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this is an accurate enough rap sheet but it still clings to the myth that biden's crimes stemmed from a botched effort to exert "leverage" over israel—rather than accepting the obvious reality, which is that biden was simply a willing and active participant in genocide
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
this is an accurate enough rap sheet but it still clings to the myth that biden's crimes stemmed from a botched effort to exert "leverage" over israel—rather than accepting the obvious reality, which is that biden was simply a willing and active participant in genocide
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
Paul Mooney was/is/will forever be right.
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Paul Mooney was/is/will forever be right.
“Do you wanna see something far worse?“—The Steelers, evidently .
I’m not normally the kind of person to advocate for any human being to be fired from their job, but Kevin Patullo should be shown the door.
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Do you wanna see something far worse?“—The Steelers, evidently .
We’re not nearly as combative towards American Christianity™️ as we should be.
It's not great that a student can turn in a bad essay but vaguely point to the Bible and religious beliefs as an excuse for not following the actual assignment and terrible writing. That's not what college is supposed to be.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
November 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
We’re not nearly as combative towards American Christianity™️ as we should be.
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I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
Every single high-ranking official in the Trump Administration should be tried and convicted at The Hague.
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Every single high-ranking official in the Trump Administration should be tried and convicted at The Hague.
I’m not normally the kind of person to advocate for any human being to be fired from their job, but Kevin Patullo should be shown the door.
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’m not normally the kind of person to advocate for any human being to be fired from their job, but Kevin Patullo should be shown the door.
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Good news in #LandBack. Over 10,000 acres near Lake Tahoe was returned to the Washoe Tribe! The former ranch was purchased with a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe
The grant toward purchasing the land was part of an $87 million funding package.
www.sfgate.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Good news in #LandBack. Over 10,000 acres near Lake Tahoe was returned to the Washoe Tribe! The former ranch was purchased with a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
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to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Sentimental Value is a beautiful film that should be seen by as many people as possible. It is also *very* heavy.
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Sentimental Value is a beautiful film that should be seen by as many people as possible. It is also *very* heavy.
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
i recommend reading this thread in its entirety, if you have a few minutes.
Did you know that schools are in large part where the Thanksgiving myth was born? Alarmed by what your kid learned about Thanksgiving at school? You are not alone. After a wave of immigration in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Americans grew increasingly worried that their...🧵
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i recommend reading this thread in its entirety, if you have a few minutes.
All I can say as bisexual man who is in the Ghanaian diaspora is the following: this is bleak as hell. www.them.us/story/ghana-...
Ghana's President Pledged to Sign Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill That Penalizes Allies, Too
The legislation would also enact prison terms of up to 10 years for people who “promote or support” LGBTQ+ inclusion.
www.them.us
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
All I can say as bisexual man who is in the Ghanaian diaspora is the following: this is bleak as hell. www.them.us/story/ghana-...
“Wait, what?”—Jessica Tisch, somewhere.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“Wait, what?”—Jessica Tisch, somewhere.
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neat trick: swap in "americans" for "venezualans" and it still works
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
neat trick: swap in "americans" for "venezualans" and it still works
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"post-liberal" leftism cannot position itself as against or counter liberalism (for this is the path to reactionaryism). it must position itself as the inheritor of liberalism, as a movement that seeks to resolve the contradictions of liberalism, to ensure it fulfills its promise of universal rights
I don't think post-liberal leftism has to mean "illiberal" as much as it is a does a dissatisfaction with the people and institutions associated with liberalism that fail to uphold liberal values. Nobody called Dems "post-liberal" when they vote for the Laken Riley Act or to ban TikTok, for example
I don't think this is a correct description of America's party system.
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"post-liberal" leftism cannot position itself as against or counter liberalism (for this is the path to reactionaryism). it must position itself as the inheritor of liberalism, as a movement that seeks to resolve the contradictions of liberalism, to ensure it fulfills its promise of universal rights
The *overwhelming* majority of Twitter accounts are bots.
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The *overwhelming* majority of Twitter accounts are bots.
huh
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
huh
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In today's Laurels/Darts, I interview Jessica Schulberg, the Huffpost reporter who has extensively covered an unjust Oklahoma death-penalty case.
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In today's Laurels/Darts, I interview Jessica Schulberg, the Huffpost reporter who has extensively covered an unjust Oklahoma death-penalty case.
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
She was at the penitentiary when the the convict was spared -- exactly 2 minutes before he was scheduled to die.
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...