Elizabeth Picciuto
@epicciuto.bsky.social
Writer. Fiction editor. Philosophy PhD. Rooted cosmopolitan, gardening Jew. Long Islander by birth, nature, and habit.
My god, people are just out there angrily thinking wrong things.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My god, people are just out there angrily thinking wrong things.
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The President in the past few days has been spewing some of the worst open vile racism we have seen in a long time from a high profile public official (and it's the President!). I think that's important!
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The President in the past few days has been spewing some of the worst open vile racism we have seen in a long time from a high profile public official (and it's the President!). I think that's important!
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They should do MyChart Wrapped
My 13 year old apparently has a listening age of 48 and istg this is not why
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My 13 year old apparently has a listening age of 48 and istg this is not why
Listened to the first few minutes of this. Miller says that because Lewinsky’s scandal was pre-internet, she might have had it easier in some ways than Nuzzi. But culture was so much less siloed. I bet a majority of people I know irl still have not heard of Nuzzi by name. EVERYONE knew Lewinsky.
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Listened to the first few minutes of this. Miller says that because Lewinsky’s scandal was pre-internet, she might have had it easier in some ways than Nuzzi. But culture was so much less siloed. I bet a majority of people I know irl still have not heard of Nuzzi by name. EVERYONE knew Lewinsky.
Colleges and professors should also take a step back and think about how to universally design assessments to eliminate the need for at least some disability accommodations. If, say, speed is not an absolutely necessary quality to test for, then give all students more time. (1/3)
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Colleges and professors should also take a step back and think about how to universally design assessments to eliminate the need for at least some disability accommodations. If, say, speed is not an absolutely necessary quality to test for, then give all students more time. (1/3)
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Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Maybe someone should make a video letting military folks know they shouldn’t follow illegal orders.
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Maybe someone should make a video letting military folks know they shouldn’t follow illegal orders.
Some of the same people who cluck at the president for using the R-word will post shit like this or say smooth-brained or mouth-breather because that’s respectful.
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Some of the same people who cluck at the president for using the R-word will post shit like this or say smooth-brained or mouth-breather because that’s respectful.
Vivid sunset tonight behind NYC!
December 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Vivid sunset tonight behind NYC!
going to watch a comedy with our 13-year-old theater kid and leaning toward Philadelphia Story but was wondering if you all had any recommendations. (We’re on the permissive side with subject matter.)
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
going to watch a comedy with our 13-year-old theater kid and leaning toward Philadelphia Story but was wondering if you all had any recommendations. (We’re on the permissive side with subject matter.)
How is Dickens so so good at capturing how children see the world?!
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
How is Dickens so so good at capturing how children see the world?!
Just added this to my family’s list of possible* gifts they might want to get** for me
*necessary
**they must get on pain of exile
*necessary
**they must get on pain of exile
be like Ann Patchett and buy my book for the husband figure in your life
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
November 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just added this to my family’s list of possible* gifts they might want to get** for me
*necessary
**they must get on pain of exile
*necessary
**they must get on pain of exile
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This disability education law turned 50 today. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Claire Danes has gotten so far simply by letting her chin tremble since she and I were both teenagers. I applaud her decades of maximizing a quirky muscle.
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Claire Danes has gotten so far simply by letting her chin tremble since she and I were both teenagers. I applaud her decades of maximizing a quirky muscle.
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HAMNET (Chloé Zhao, 2025)
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
HAMNET (Chloé Zhao, 2025)
They are extremely weird, and also she still has a prestigious job in journalism.
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
They are extremely weird, and also she still has a prestigious job in journalism.
Watching Ken Burns‘s American Revolution, and like every single time I read about the Revolution, I spend until practically 1781 thinking, “Ah, these poor patriot fuckers, there’s no way they can win, they’re doomed.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Watching Ken Burns‘s American Revolution, and like every single time I read about the Revolution, I spend until practically 1781 thinking, “Ah, these poor patriot fuckers, there’s no way they can win, they’re doomed.”
Is Vanity Fair still making up its mind? Or is it waiting until after they publish the nude portrait?
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Is Vanity Fair still making up its mind? Or is it waiting until after they publish the nude portrait?
why pick the food holiday, there are so many more annoying topics that we won’t stfu about
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
why pick the food holiday, there are so many more annoying topics that we won’t stfu about
I dunno about this. All of the teens I spoke to about this have misgivings about AI (they only half-jokingly try to get on its good side for the Skynet moment). But also all of them use it sometimes and think it’s sometimes very helpful. None have the Bluesky-level skepticism.
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I dunno about this. All of the teens I spoke to about this have misgivings about AI (they only half-jokingly try to get on its good side for the Skynet moment). But also all of them use it sometimes and think it’s sometimes very helpful. None have the Bluesky-level skepticism.
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you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
you should support liberal currents!
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ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOPPERS:
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOPPERS:
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...