Julia Is Moisturized, Unbothered, Not Asking for Money
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That’s not me asking for money, it’s someone spoofing me. I promise.
Non-stop book reviewing lady! Also writer, editor, aunt, godmother, curmudgeon. I love books and birds.
No DMs, sorry! I am extremely shy.
Non-stop book reviewing lady! Also writer, editor, aunt, godmother, curmudgeon. I love books and birds.
No DMs, sorry! I am extremely shy.
well, that movie was certainly a land of contrasts! some good performances and cinematography at least #HorrorWatch
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
well, that movie was certainly a land of contrasts! some good performances and cinematography at least #HorrorWatch
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
#HorrorWatch
was little baby Liev Schreiber even in the credits?
this is the allest starrest all-star cast we’ve had here, isn’t it?
was little baby Liev Schreiber even in the credits?
this is the allest starrest all-star cast we’ve had here, isn’t it?
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
#HorrorWatch
was little baby Liev Schreiber even in the credits?
this is the allest starrest all-star cast we’ve had here, isn’t it?
was little baby Liev Schreiber even in the credits?
this is the allest starrest all-star cast we’ve had here, isn’t it?
plagiarism machine also fucks shit up once again
Jesus Christ, the "remastered" Beatles Anthology documentary they re-released is filled with AI slop. Look at John and Paul's faces, and the "T" on Beatles.
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
plagiarism machine also fucks shit up once again
Jamie Dimon doesn’t like sleeping in the bed he did so much to help make
we told you
we told you
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Jamie Dimon doesn’t like sleeping in the bed he did so much to help make
we told you
we told you
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Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Brad Lander is a sweet baby angel
Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Brad Lander is a sweet baby angel
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Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
fashion people! snark people! fashion snark people!
our holiday treat has arrived early—Menswear Guy’s rigorous fisking of Roger Stone’s clothing line
our holiday treat has arrived early—Menswear Guy’s rigorous fisking of Roger Stone’s clothing line
Yesterday, Roger Stone announced his partnership with a menswear company, where together they've released a collection of tailored clothing items.
Here is my review of those pieces. 🧵
Here is my review of those pieces. 🧵
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
fashion people! snark people! fashion snark people!
our holiday treat has arrived early—Menswear Guy’s rigorous fisking of Roger Stone’s clothing line
our holiday treat has arrived early—Menswear Guy’s rigorous fisking of Roger Stone’s clothing line
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Today! Come say hi, get a book rec (from me or a PSB bookseller), support your local indie bookstore, and maybe watch a book wrapping race...! 👇👇👇👇👇
Among many other things happening tomorrow, we might finally answer the burning literary question: who can wrap books faster @pronounced-ing.bsky.social or @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social
PSB's One Year-Anniversary at 1815 Mass. Ave & Indies First
START YOUR HOLIDAY STORY WITH PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
portersquarebooks.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today! Come say hi, get a book rec (from me or a PSB bookseller), support your local indie bookstore, and maybe watch a book wrapping race...! 👇👇👇👇👇
well, I don’t even know what to say about this
his work and influence will live on, but a light has gone out of the world
his work and influence will live on, but a light has gone out of the world
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
well, I don’t even know what to say about this
his work and influence will live on, but a light has gone out of the world
his work and influence will live on, but a light has gone out of the world
this is awesome
also, support Talia Jane, this is the kind of reporting we need more of
also, support Talia Jane, this is the kind of reporting we need more of
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
this is awesome
also, support Talia Jane, this is the kind of reporting we need more of
also, support Talia Jane, this is the kind of reporting we need more of
tagging in @crankypacifist.bsky.social and @brooklynmarie.bsky.social on this thread from a few weeks back, on the topic of “AI” undermining resistance and resilience
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
arxiv.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
tagging in @crankypacifist.bsky.social and @brooklynmarie.bsky.social on this thread from a few weeks back, on the topic of “AI” undermining resistance and resilience
I counteroffer a far more encouraging thread for teachers and former teachers
the university is a land of contrasts where many things can be true at once
I believe that we can all dream better dreams than the one we’re living in
the university is a land of contrasts where many things can be true at once
I believe that we can all dream better dreams than the one we’re living in
Reading a gloomy thread about students who won’t or can’t read or learn and then thinking about the conferences I’ve been having with my students who are writing essays on David Copperfield. Anecdotes are not data and these are upper year majors but they seem generally keen and engaged.
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I counteroffer a far more encouraging thread for teachers and former teachers
the university is a land of contrasts where many things can be true at once
I believe that we can all dream better dreams than the one we’re living in
the university is a land of contrasts where many things can be true at once
I believe that we can all dream better dreams than the one we’re living in
@authorizedmusings.bsky.social what say you?
I just think more women should be werewolves and also do werewolf carnage! Let her maul, your honour.
November 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@authorizedmusings.bsky.social what say you?
what a beautiful day that was, especially on here
I look forward to such celebrations in the (hopefully) near future
I look forward to such celebrations in the (hopefully) near future
happy Henry Kissinger Died On November 29th 2023 to all who celebrate
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
what a beautiful day that was, especially on here
I look forward to such celebrations in the (hopefully) near future
I look forward to such celebrations in the (hopefully) near future
"Inside the Philly traveling museum where Black collectors finally take the spotlight"
"Museums routinely curate exhibitions centering collectors’ works but this traveling art museum is a unicorn. Its 'walls' are solely dedicated to the collections of Black collectors."
"Museums routinely curate exhibitions centering collectors’ works but this traveling art museum is a unicorn. Its 'walls' are solely dedicated to the collections of Black collectors."
Inside the Philly traveling museum where Black collectors finally take the spotlight
Museums routinely curate exhibitions centering collectors’ works but this traveling art museum is a unicorn. Its "walls" are solely dedicated to the collections of Black collectors.
share.inquirer.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
a fascinating and heartbreaking thread, well worth reading for teachers and ex-teachers alike
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
a fascinating and heartbreaking thread, well worth reading for teachers and ex-teachers alike
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At long last, here's my conversation with wonderful @elizmccrack.bsky.social, whose wonderful new A Long Game goes on sale (at least in the US) next week!
A Long Game
[my conversation with Elizabeth McCracken]
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
At long last, here's my conversation with wonderful @elizmccrack.bsky.social, whose wonderful new A Long Game goes on sale (at least in the US) next week!
INCISIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING ESSAYS on race and the Internet encompass many of humanity’s most beautiful creations (video games, literature, philosophy) and many of its ugliest (bigotry, torture, colonialism). Always insightful, often witty. A MINUS
💙📚
#bookreviews
bookshop.org/p/books/race...
💙📚
#bookreviews
bookshop.org/p/books/race...
Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet
A Personal History of the Internet
bookshop.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
INCISIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING ESSAYS on race and the Internet encompass many of humanity’s most beautiful creations (video games, literature, philosophy) and many of its ugliest (bigotry, torture, colonialism). Always insightful, often witty. A MINUS
💙📚
#bookreviews
bookshop.org/p/books/race...
💙📚
#bookreviews
bookshop.org/p/books/race...
protects but does not bind, binds but does not protect
our made guys can do whatever they want, nobody else can do anything at all
our made guys can do whatever they want, nobody else can do anything at all
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
protects but does not bind, binds but does not protect
our made guys can do whatever they want, nobody else can do anything at all
our made guys can do whatever they want, nobody else can do anything at all
boy, what a multigenerational disaster the US has sown over there, and we’re not reaping even a tiny percentage of it
tragic as all the lives lost over have been, and of course they are, it’s only the tip of a tragedy iceberg
tragic as all the lives lost over have been, and of course they are, it’s only the tip of a tragedy iceberg
So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Here’s a Look at the D.C. Shooting Suspect’s C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
The units were backed by the C.I.A. and trained to conduct missions in Afghanistan during the U.S. war in the country.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
boy, what a multigenerational disaster the US has sown over there, and we’re not reaping even a tiny percentage of it
tragic as all the lives lost over have been, and of course they are, it’s only the tip of a tragedy iceberg
tragic as all the lives lost over have been, and of course they are, it’s only the tip of a tragedy iceberg
I am not a holidays person for lots of reasons (including having to run all holidays for my family of origin from ages 12 through 46)
but for people having a holiday gathering today, I send my very best wishes
I hope you either have a wonderful time, or a time so bizarre it makes a good story
but for people having a holiday gathering today, I send my very best wishes
I hope you either have a wonderful time, or a time so bizarre it makes a good story
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I am not a holidays person for lots of reasons (including having to run all holidays for my family of origin from ages 12 through 46)
but for people having a holiday gathering today, I send my very best wishes
I hope you either have a wonderful time, or a time so bizarre it makes a good story
but for people having a holiday gathering today, I send my very best wishes
I hope you either have a wonderful time, or a time so bizarre it makes a good story