Claire Willett
@clairewillett.bsky.social
Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Covering arts philanthropy at orartswatch.org. Writing books and plays at clairewillettwrites.com. Mentoring lefty grantwriters at tinyurl.com/8thHousePDX. “Notable internet lesbian.”
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GIDDY UP JINGLE HORSES
Claire’s 2025 Bluesky Holiday Playlist BEGINS HERE
🎄☃️ 🎄☃️ 🎄☃️
here’s last year’s for anyone who missed it!
Claire’s 2025 Bluesky Holiday Playlist BEGINS HERE
🎄☃️ 🎄☃️ 🎄☃️
here’s last year’s for anyone who missed it!
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That sound was every elder millennial IMMEDIATELY pre-ordering
Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That sound was every elder millennial IMMEDIATELY pre-ordering
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she doesn't *have* a support system, she's part of a group of reactionary hashtag content creators who are all in to-the-death zero sum competition with one another and who are all incapable of empathizing with one another as humans
This lady is not ok ... which tbf is to be expected several months after her husband's murder. But ... uh ... where is her support system to talk her out of doing this stuff?
December 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
she doesn't *have* a support system, she's part of a group of reactionary hashtag content creators who are all in to-the-death zero sum competition with one another and who are all incapable of empathizing with one another as humans
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The Harper's Letter test almost never misses...
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The Harper's Letter test almost never misses...
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man oh man the way she *radiates* hatred
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
man oh man the way she *radiates* hatred
until the day I die I will never forget being a tween in the front row of the theatre grabbing my sister’s hand in absolute HYSTERICS when the water glass began to vibrate in the cup holder of the Jeep
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
until the day I die I will never forget being a tween in the front row of the theatre grabbing my sister’s hand in absolute HYSTERICS when the water glass began to vibrate in the cup holder of the Jeep
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# Christmas carol lyrics that go hard when you paste them over a picture of Stacker Pentecost
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
# Christmas carol lyrics that go hard when you paste them over a picture of Stacker Pentecost
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This is probably the weirdest thread I ever started but it’s not *not* working
# Christmas carol lyrics that go hard when you paste them over a picture of Stacker Pentecost
December 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This is probably the weirdest thread I ever started but it’s not *not* working
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It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in.
KEEP IT UP.
KEEP IT UP.
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in.
KEEP IT UP.
KEEP IT UP.
my girlfriend hasn’t seen it yet and we are going to watch together probably sometime in the next few weeks, so no Claire takes until then, but I’m so excited everyone is watching it now that it’s on Netflix so we can discuss openly very soon
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! Husband and oldest and I just watched #WakeUpDeadMan and it was so freaking good! Now I need @clairewillett.bsky.social to give us the skinny on all of the subtleties I missed the first time around!
(Go watch now. It’s so good.)
(Go watch now. It’s so good.)
oh my god I want to talk about “Wake Up Dead Man” for the next 3-5 business years it was so good
the Willetts went together, perfect Catholic family movie night lmao
the Willetts went together, perfect Catholic family movie night lmao
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
my girlfriend hasn’t seen it yet and we are going to watch together probably sometime in the next few weeks, so no Claire takes until then, but I’m so excited everyone is watching it now that it’s on Netflix so we can discuss openly very soon
sometimes you just look at one picture of a person from The Past™️ and it’s like ……. in my heart I know this guy got laid SO much
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
Here he is taking the photo.
December 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
sometimes you just look at one picture of a person from The Past™️ and it’s like ……. in my heart I know this guy got laid SO much
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This is why I go nuts when people compare AI water use to agriculture or something. Do we need an overhaul of our systems? Sure! But humans need to eat and we don't need Garfield robbing sexy Pikachu at gunpoint. You're comparing apples to rubber chickens.
> People who don’t think twice about eating a burger or buying a new T-shirt are angry about LLMs and water because they are rejecting the entire premise that AI is worth the price of its water use.
i think this is what @anthonymoser.com commented on in another post & i agree
i think this is what @anthonymoser.com commented on in another post & i agree
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is why I go nuts when people compare AI water use to agriculture or something. Do we need an overhaul of our systems? Sure! But humans need to eat and we don't need Garfield robbing sexy Pikachu at gunpoint. You're comparing apples to rubber chickens.
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how much water does it take to disrupt the careers of millions of people? how much water does it take to make deepfakes of underage kids? how much water does it take to exacerbate people's mental health crises? is there a good number? is there an acceptable number?
December 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
how much water does it take to disrupt the careers of millions of people? how much water does it take to make deepfakes of underage kids? how much water does it take to exacerbate people's mental health crises? is there a good number? is there an acceptable number?
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This is the entire thing
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is the entire thing
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periodic reminder that the crusade against MSG was just racism and it is actually just magical science salt that gets you More Yummy for Less Sodium
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
periodic reminder that the crusade against MSG was just racism and it is actually just magical science salt that gets you More Yummy for Less Sodium
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this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
baby’s first fake lashes! I got my hair and makeup done today by a tiny Zoomer who did all the things the kids today with their ring lights do (it was a three hour journey. I fell asleep sitting up at one point) and I’m never going to anyone else again because look at this beat
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
baby’s first fake lashes! I got my hair and makeup done today by a tiny Zoomer who did all the things the kids today with their ring lights do (it was a three hour journey. I fell asleep sitting up at one point) and I’m never going to anyone else again because look at this beat
obviously this is all in bad faith and there’s no point in trying to find logic in it, but if you never give birth you are never going to be addressed as a birthing person!!!!!! no one is saying you can’t call yourself a woman and it’s so maddening when they pretend that’s true?????
Ana Kasparian claims the left turned on her over her opposition to being called a "birthing person".
Ana Kasparian: "I don't have kids, I don't want to have kids, and I don't want to be called a 'birthing person', I find it super insulting."
Ana Kasparian: "I don't have kids, I don't want to have kids, and I don't want to be called a 'birthing person', I find it super insulting."
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
obviously this is all in bad faith and there’s no point in trying to find logic in it, but if you never give birth you are never going to be addressed as a birthing person!!!!!! no one is saying you can’t call yourself a woman and it’s so maddening when they pretend that’s true?????
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This quote is rich and verbatim confirms that Iger and Disney literally don’t see artists as creatives or creators.
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This quote is rich and verbatim confirms that Iger and Disney literally don’t see artists as creatives or creators.
please don’t make the mistake I made: listening to a few seconds of this, pausing it because it’s too horrible, then thinking “I bet the quotes on this are gold”
I have auto play on and I heard the same 5 seconds like 112 times 💀
I have auto play on and I heard the same 5 seconds like 112 times 💀
If it didn’t say “read by the author” I never would have believed it. This is STUNNINGLY bad holy fucking shit she doesn’t sound like a human. She sounds like a human trying to sound like AI trying to sound like a human.
Okay, I think I figured out how to turn the audio sample into a video that can be uploaded to Bluesky. Here are the first 3 minutes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
please don’t make the mistake I made: listening to a few seconds of this, pausing it because it’s too horrible, then thinking “I bet the quotes on this are gold”
I have auto play on and I heard the same 5 seconds like 112 times 💀
I have auto play on and I heard the same 5 seconds like 112 times 💀
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Jonbenet Ramsey the 6 year old said this? I’m sorry Ms. Nuzzi but I’m gonna have to ask for a source, because that’s damn peculiar
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Jonbenet Ramsey the 6 year old said this? I’m sorry Ms. Nuzzi but I’m gonna have to ask for a source, because that’s damn peculiar
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so many of our current problems stem from americans not being able to comprehend that a guy they know from tv might actually be stupid
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
so many of our current problems stem from americans not being able to comprehend that a guy they know from tv might actually be stupid
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For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.
Gaza's displaced face storm disaster with almost nothing
For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.
www.aljazeera.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.
they want WHAT???????
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
they want WHAT???????
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god these exit monologues for the eliminated contestants are making me cry???? they’re all just like “thank you so much to my guys, we are brothers and lifelong friends, please remember me as just a man with a dream, and don’t forget to follow YOUR dreams” I’m losing my mind why am I SOBBING
December 14, 2024 at 7:23 AM
god these exit monologues for the eliminated contestants are making me cry???? they’re all just like “thank you so much to my guys, we are brothers and lifelong friends, please remember me as just a man with a dream, and don’t forget to follow YOUR dreams” I’m losing my mind why am I SOBBING
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Next episode! Ezra earnestly explains that in the Navy in a rescue swimmer situation, “communication can be life or death,” which is why he feels confident in his team’s ability to win the blindfolded hunt through Santa’s workshop to locate hidden snowman parts and assemble them
December 14, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Next episode! Ezra earnestly explains that in the Navy in a rescue swimmer situation, “communication can be life or death,” which is why he feels confident in his team’s ability to win the blindfolded hunt through Santa’s workshop to locate hidden snowman parts and assemble them