Doctor Memory
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Just another bozo on this bus: please deflate your shoes before entering. The artist formerly known as dr_memory@twit (and same on livejournal, remember them?) and currently also known as @[email protected] on mastodon.
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Doctor Memory
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Death to the newsletter-industrial complex.
Stop paying people to feed your own opinions back to you with more adjectives.
Stop paying people to feed your own opinions back to you with more adjectives.
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This is the thing that always inspiried me about the US public higher-ed system. That a country could be so wealthy that it can have schools where people build rocket ships under sports stadiums and somehow these are considered "unprestigious" to elitist snobs
I always think of Tony Judt on this (though I'd hold the condescension and double down on the public university systems in the heartland)
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is the thing that always inspiried me about the US public higher-ed system. That a country could be so wealthy that it can have schools where people build rocket ships under sports stadiums and somehow these are considered "unprestigious" to elitist snobs
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says the man whose career was not prematurely ended by a massive lawsuit from ringo lam, director of “city on fire” and went on to brag about his theft at the cannes film festival.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Quentin Tarantino Slams ‘Hunger Games’ for Ripping Off ‘Battle Royale’
The Japanese film was released more than a decade before the first 'Hunger Games' installment.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
says the man whose career was not prematurely ended by a massive lawsuit from ringo lam, director of “city on fire” and went on to brag about his theft at the cannes film festival.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Immigration hot take, but I think if you marry an American, and aren't on the run from the law in your own country, you should get legal status that can only be revoked for a serious felony by the Judge at sentencing, and if you stay married for idk 5 years automatic citizenship
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Immigration hot take, but I think if you marry an American, and aren't on the run from the law in your own country, you should get legal status that can only be revoked for a serious felony by the Judge at sentencing, and if you stay married for idk 5 years automatic citizenship
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Pictured: a man who hasn’t been invited to his birth family’s thanksgiving dinner in fifteen years.
Hey, we saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe.
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Pictured: a man who hasn’t been invited to his birth family’s thanksgiving dinner in fifteen years.
Suggestion for @skywatch.blue: a list of people who have the string “no DMs” in their profile. As far as I can tell this is a 100% tell for someone who could not find their own ass with a map and a fully functional ass detector.
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Suggestion for @skywatch.blue: a list of people who have the string “no DMs” in their profile. As far as I can tell this is a 100% tell for someone who could not find their own ass with a map and a fully functional ass detector.
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I would watch the fuck out of this movie
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I would watch the fuck out of this movie
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Infamous NJ NIMBY coalition 'Local Leaders for Responsible Planning' have asked a federal judge to pause the state's affordable housing process. These guys have lost basically all their court challenges so far, but it makes me nervous when they go to federal court. newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/n-...
N.J. municipal coalition goes to federal judge to halt affordable housing mandates - New Jersey Globe
Citing a statewide clash over zoning, density, and municipal autonomy, a coalition of mayors and local officials has asked a federal judge for a
newjerseyglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Infamous NJ NIMBY coalition 'Local Leaders for Responsible Planning' have asked a federal judge to pause the state's affordable housing process. These guys have lost basically all their court challenges so far, but it makes me nervous when they go to federal court. newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/n-...
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Tomorrow when you're watching the Macy's Parade, remember that whenever you see one of these "all-star" marching band or cheerleading groups, what you're seeing is a for-profit company that's charging kids thousands of dollars + travel costs to participate in the parade and do some tourist stuff.
Performer Package – Spirit of America Productions
spiritofamericaproductions.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Tomorrow when you're watching the Macy's Parade, remember that whenever you see one of these "all-star" marching band or cheerleading groups, what you're seeing is a for-profit company that's charging kids thousands of dollars + travel costs to participate in the parade and do some tourist stuff.
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every year it’s always “imagine how you would feel if you were the turkey!”
as if i haven’t been laid out on a table completely naked oiled up and spreading open my delicious hole for 12 people
as if i haven’t been laid out on a table completely naked oiled up and spreading open my delicious hole for 12 people
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
every year it’s always “imagine how you would feel if you were the turkey!”
as if i haven’t been laid out on a table completely naked oiled up and spreading open my delicious hole for 12 people
as if i haven’t been laid out on a table completely naked oiled up and spreading open my delicious hole for 12 people
If nothing else, this accursed year has provided us with multiple moments of the frontiers of haterdom being pushed out.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If nothing else, this accursed year has provided us with multiple moments of the frontiers of haterdom being pushed out.
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I hope that this doesn't just become about "Nuzzi is bad" but fosters a wider recognition that our culture of political journalism that didn't just tolerate her, but promoted and celebrated her even after the allegations were known, is rotten to the core and has been for a long time.
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I hope that this doesn't just become about "Nuzzi is bad" but fosters a wider recognition that our culture of political journalism that didn't just tolerate her, but promoted and celebrated her even after the allegations were known, is rotten to the core and has been for a long time.
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The "reporter" lady fucking sources and running catch and kill ops is a huge part of the issue with journalism but so is the corrupt sack of shit ex who knew about all this and said nothing till he felt personally betrayed and is now tossing out tidbits in planned instalments to have you pay him
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The "reporter" lady fucking sources and running catch and kill ops is a huge part of the issue with journalism but so is the corrupt sack of shit ex who knew about all this and said nothing till he felt personally betrayed and is now tossing out tidbits in planned instalments to have you pay him
Feeling personally attacked by this one.
Nano Banana Pro also seems to be good at moving the camera when recreating images, which can add a false sense of authenticity to sets of images, for example:
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Feeling personally attacked by this one.
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To be clear (since NPR isn't), the "joke" is premised on the fact that Trump is kidnapping people w/o due process and shipping them to offshore concentration slave camps in defiance of court orders, human rights accordances, the U.S. constitution, all tenets of common decency, and international law.
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid. n.pr/48nUsYx
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
To be clear (since NPR isn't), the "joke" is premised on the fact that Trump is kidnapping people w/o due process and shipping them to offshore concentration slave camps in defiance of court orders, human rights accordances, the U.S. constitution, all tenets of common decency, and international law.
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Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Known for bold raids on urban bins, raccoons are becoming more domesticated – so how they look will gradually change, says science writer Helen Pilcher
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
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People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
You will be visited by three spirits.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
You will be visited by three spirits.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
This. This this so much this. The next train on the Paris metro is never more than 3 minutes away and it is _life changing_. Oh, I have to make two transfers? Don't. Fucking. Care.
The MTA optimizes for the exact wrong thing.
The MTA optimizes for the exact wrong thing.
Spending a week and a half in Paris and Madrid really drives home the point that the (American-ish) concept of a "one-seat ride" is overrated, and frequent headways at nearly all hours of the day is the true gold standard.
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This. This this so much this. The next train on the Paris metro is never more than 3 minutes away and it is _life changing_. Oh, I have to make two transfers? Don't. Fucking. Care.
The MTA optimizes for the exact wrong thing.
The MTA optimizes for the exact wrong thing.
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
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THIS JUST IN
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These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
Questions? Email [email protected]
2026 special tours to Cusco Peru are now available for registration at abbysyarns.com/webshop/product-category/fu/travel
These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
Questions? Email [email protected]
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
THIS JUST IN
2026 special tours to Cusco Peru are now available for registration at abbysyarns.com/webshop/product-category/fu/travel
These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
Questions? Email [email protected]
2026 special tours to Cusco Peru are now available for registration at abbysyarns.com/webshop/product-category/fu/travel
These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
Questions? Email [email protected]