MLangley
@greencaribou.bsky.social
Creaky knees soccer player and skier, challenge course facilitator, outdoor trip leader.
I am a Theatre Kid.
“Theater kid” is the new go-to political put-down, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?
Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?
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December 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I am a Theatre Kid.
Both my kids struggled with math. Rather than taking calculus or advanced algebra they both took a form of "practical math" in school to help (financial literacy, basic statistics, etc.). I ran this by them and they were like, "WTF?"
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Both my kids struggled with math. Rather than taking calculus or advanced algebra they both took a form of "practical math" in school to help (financial literacy, basic statistics, etc.). I ran this by them and they were like, "WTF?"
So 15 year old girls needing gender-affirming care are children, but 15 year old girls trafficked by Epstein are not. Got it.
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So 15 year old girls needing gender-affirming care are children, but 15 year old girls trafficked by Epstein are not. Got it.
I'm so old I remember when they said fraud was why they couldn't extend the ACA subsidies.
Dr. Kirk Moore faked COVID vaccine cards and gave saline shots to children at their parents’ request to offer patients “choice” amid pandemic-era mandates. Pam Bondi dismissed all charges against him.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pam-bon...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pam-bon...
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'm so old I remember when they said fraud was why they couldn't extend the ACA subsidies.
The concept of being "intelligible" for healthcare coverage is inhumane.
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The concept of being "intelligible" for healthcare coverage is inhumane.
Got a new air freshener for the living room.
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Got a new air freshener for the living room.
Pride wiil clash with "the cultural, religious and social values" of the teams.
Well...the rest of the world had to suck it up with "the cultural, religious and social values" of the host when they played in Qatar, so they can damn well suck it here or fuck off.
Well...the rest of the world had to suck it up with "the cultural, religious and social values" of the host when they played in Qatar, so they can damn well suck it here or fuck off.
Egypt is within their rights to choose not to participate in the World Cup.
2026 World Cup: Egyptian FA asks Fifa to cancel 'Pride Match' plans in Seattle
The Egyptian Football Association says it has sent a formal letter to Fifa requesting that LGBTQ+
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December 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Pride wiil clash with "the cultural, religious and social values" of the teams.
Well...the rest of the world had to suck it up with "the cultural, religious and social values" of the host when they played in Qatar, so they can damn well suck it here or fuck off.
Well...the rest of the world had to suck it up with "the cultural, religious and social values" of the host when they played in Qatar, so they can damn well suck it here or fuck off.
Song for an atmospheric river (or 2) youtu.be/7QgRdFmQN2A
Buddy Guy - Feels Like Rain (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
YouTube video by Galactocerebrósido
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December 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Song for an atmospheric river (or 2) youtu.be/7QgRdFmQN2A
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Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
The re-naming of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro - which is more than half way to Providence, Rhode Island - to "Boston Stadium" is objectively hilarious.
December 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The re-naming of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro - which is more than half way to Providence, Rhode Island - to "Boston Stadium" is objectively hilarious.
I think Ed has it right.
bsky.app/profile/edbu...
bsky.app/profile/edbu...
As always, note that these people are describing a world they want to watch. They think real life is a feed to scroll through, and they want some better content. Never once occurs to them that they might inhabit the world they demand we live in for their entertainment.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I think Ed has it right.
bsky.app/profile/edbu...
bsky.app/profile/edbu...
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Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997
FIFA Peace Prize? Are you fucking kidding me?
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
FIFA Peace Prize? Are you fucking kidding me?
Fuck you, Spotify.
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Fuck you, Spotify.
Venezuela and the UN need to refer this to the International Criminal Court.
He stressed that “two individuals in clear distress, with no ability to move and with their vessel already destroyed, were killed by the United States.”
WATCH: Rep. Himes calls video of Sept. 2 boat strike 'one of the most troubling things' he's ever seen
Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, commented after seeing a video of two boat strike survivors in what he said was “clear distress” at a classified mo...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Venezuela and the UN need to refer this to the International Criminal Court.
Website: Pick up nearby at the store in Bremerton (15 miles).
The 15 miles to Bremerton:
The 15 miles to Bremerton:
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Website: Pick up nearby at the store in Bremerton (15 miles).
The 15 miles to Bremerton:
The 15 miles to Bremerton:
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
An MRI is diagnostic, not "preventative." Leavitt must get her medical advice from RFK Jr
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
An MRI is diagnostic, not "preventative." Leavitt must get her medical advice from RFK Jr