Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis
@kendrawrites.com
Climate journalist based in NYC. Only speaking for myself. If the NYT has no haters I'm dead.
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I want to be clear about something: I'm an expert in like two things. Hating mayo and climate change.
Everything else I skeet is just bitches be saying shit on the internet.
Everything else I skeet is just bitches be saying shit on the internet.
It's always funny explaining to friends that you take walks to check on your car not because you're worried it was stolen but because you're afraid a filming location sign went up and you want to move it before it gets towed.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
It's always funny explaining to friends that you take walks to check on your car not because you're worried it was stolen but because you're afraid a filming location sign went up and you want to move it before it gets towed.
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Some good news.
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years
Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Some good news.
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
“A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”
A funicular in istanbul.
It went like one stop.
It went like one stop.
It's that time of night when everyone is done riffing and back to posting the most horrific things they can and I encourage you to allow your brain to focus on this for a while.
Remember a trip on a train or a bus or a ferry or gondola. Remember what made it memorable. Then remember two more.
Remember a trip on a train or a bus or a ferry or gondola. Remember what made it memorable. Then remember two more.
What are your three favorite transit lines?
- Denver airport light rail to Union Station
- SF Ferry to Jack London Amtrak
- Angel's Flight Los Angeles
- Denver airport light rail to Union Station
- SF Ferry to Jack London Amtrak
- Angel's Flight Los Angeles
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A funicular in istanbul.
It went like one stop.
It went like one stop.
Come get your people.
That would be american lack of education and isolationism...so maybe oral exams are not a bad thing?....also your country is great at killing people through your precious second amendment..not everything is racist...it's just violence and ignorance
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Come get your people.
I love Matthew Lillard and hate Quentin Tarantino so there's that
Lillard was on stage at GalaxyCon in Ohio when he brought up Tarantino's recent attack on his career, calling it "humbling."
www.avclub.com/matthew-lill...
www.avclub.com/matthew-lill...
Matthew Lillard responds to Quentin Tarantino tearing him down: "It hurts"
Matthew Lillard responds to Quentin Tarantino tearing him down: "It hurts"
www.avclub.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I love Matthew Lillard and hate Quentin Tarantino so there's that
IDK how to say you don't need to explain to me that the US invades countries and overthrows democratically elected regimes when it suits it's US political interests because MY FAMILY COMES FROM A COUNTRY WHERE THEY DID THAT
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
IDK how to say you don't need to explain to me that the US invades countries and overthrows democratically elected regimes when it suits it's US political interests because MY FAMILY COMES FROM A COUNTRY WHERE THEY DID THAT
As I look for humidifiers after mine kicked the bucket, I'm reminded that one of the reasons the data suggests masks works against respiratory infections is they simply help keep our nasal passages moist.
Stay humid my friends.
Stay humid my friends.
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
As I look for humidifiers after mine kicked the bucket, I'm reminded that one of the reasons the data suggests masks works against respiratory infections is they simply help keep our nasal passages moist.
Stay humid my friends.
Stay humid my friends.
I agree with everything said here but I also want to point out that it's not "just water".
It's chlorine.
Which will absolutely destroy fibers. If she wants to preserve the dress the clock is ticking.
It's chlorine.
Which will absolutely destroy fibers. If she wants to preserve the dress the clock is ticking.
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I agree with everything said here but I also want to point out that it's not "just water".
It's chlorine.
Which will absolutely destroy fibers. If she wants to preserve the dress the clock is ticking.
It's chlorine.
Which will absolutely destroy fibers. If she wants to preserve the dress the clock is ticking.
Have not found the claire fontaine journal with my brief attempts at song writing.
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Have not found the claire fontaine journal with my brief attempts at song writing.
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If you have any documented instances of cocaine use in the Pentagon or by senior administration officials, my Signal is jmkatz.18
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If you have any documented instances of cocaine use in the Pentagon or by senior administration officials, my Signal is jmkatz.18
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That poem post reminded me that in my 20s I used to just write down quotes from things I liked?
Here's a download.
Here's a download.
December 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
That poem post reminded me that in my 20s I used to just write down quotes from things I liked?
Here's a download.
Here's a download.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
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Everything here. And let me add as someone who lived outside the US for several years, many countries that pride themselves on being better than the US simply choose a different target for the same bigoted laws. See the way Roma & Travellers are treated
The thing about being an US born person of immigrant extraction who has also lived in a couple of other countries and traveled to a bunch more is... I can be both very clear eyed in the way the US sucks while also being aware of how other countries use the USA's failings to distract from their own.
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Everything here. And let me add as someone who lived outside the US for several years, many countries that pride themselves on being better than the US simply choose a different target for the same bigoted laws. See the way Roma & Travellers are treated
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This bit here. Especially as like...they say this despite LePen existing and getting tons of votes, on explicitly Nativist ethnonationalism. This thread is absolutely correct.
What do I mean?
It is very easy to look at the US and point to the reams of data about racial disparities.
I'm a Black woman. I get it.
And then you go to France and hear a French person tell you racism is not a problem there.
How would they know?
France doesn't track racial data.
It is very easy to look at the US and point to the reams of data about racial disparities.
I'm a Black woman. I get it.
And then you go to France and hear a French person tell you racism is not a problem there.
How would they know?
France doesn't track racial data.
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This bit here. Especially as like...they say this despite LePen existing and getting tons of votes, on explicitly Nativist ethnonationalism. This thread is absolutely correct.
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(1) the photo on the resume thing always blows my mind
(2) when I lived in Strasbourg, a friend told me that a lot of job listings would ask for "dialectophones" (people who speak Alsacien), not because the language was necessary for the work, but because immigrants don't speak it
(2) when I lived in Strasbourg, a friend told me that a lot of job listings would ask for "dialectophones" (people who speak Alsacien), not because the language was necessary for the work, but because immigrants don't speak it
You're missing a couple of steps here.
No degree, no job.
And in France you're supposed to put your photo on the resume.
In France there are lots of ways to weed you out before you're ever hired.
No degree, no job.
And in France you're supposed to put your photo on the resume.
In France there are lots of ways to weed you out before you're ever hired.
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
(1) the photo on the resume thing always blows my mind
(2) when I lived in Strasbourg, a friend told me that a lot of job listings would ask for "dialectophones" (people who speak Alsacien), not because the language was necessary for the work, but because immigrants don't speak it
(2) when I lived in Strasbourg, a friend told me that a lot of job listings would ask for "dialectophones" (people who speak Alsacien), not because the language was necessary for the work, but because immigrants don't speak it
The thing about being an US born person of immigrant extraction who has also lived in a couple of other countries and traveled to a bunch more is... I can be both very clear eyed in the way the US sucks while also being aware of how other countries use the USA's failings to distract from their own.
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The thing about being an US born person of immigrant extraction who has also lived in a couple of other countries and traveled to a bunch more is... I can be both very clear eyed in the way the US sucks while also being aware of how other countries use the USA's failings to distract from their own.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
December 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
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How come Black Friday can’t put health care or housing on sale or something?
Why does it have to be TVs?
Why does it have to be TVs?
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
How come Black Friday can’t put health care or housing on sale or something?
Why does it have to be TVs?
Why does it have to be TVs?
I think you mean Mr. Cereal Killer.
Matthew Lillard is a national god damned treasure, not only as an enjoyable as fuck actor, but as a D&D ambassador and co-owner with his friends of Beadle & Grimm's (makers of the best D&D accessories on the market.) The only person who looks worse for Quentin shitting on him is fucking Quentin.
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I think you mean Mr. Cereal Killer.
I still have not seen K. Pop Demon Hunters (I tried it is not my cup of tea) , but I want to say that Arden Choi who is the speaking voice of Rumi was in an underappreciated Rom Com show on Netflix called Partner Track which is very cozy winter viewing.
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I still have not seen K. Pop Demon Hunters (I tried it is not my cup of tea) , but I want to say that Arden Choi who is the speaking voice of Rumi was in an underappreciated Rom Com show on Netflix called Partner Track which is very cozy winter viewing.
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lol everyone finding out white men benefit from preferential treatment in college admissions is sending me.
May the consequences of said actions begin. 🤷🏿♀️
hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...
May the consequences of said actions begin. 🤷🏿♀️
hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...
Trump’s attacks on DEI may hurt men in college admission
A government order that colleges disclose details about their applicants suggests that advantages by gender may face the same heightened scrutiny as purported racial preferences. That threatens to acc...
hechingerreport.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
lol everyone finding out white men benefit from preferential treatment in college admissions is sending me.
May the consequences of said actions begin. 🤷🏿♀️
hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...
May the consequences of said actions begin. 🤷🏿♀️
hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...
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Seems fine, mild even?
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seems fine, mild even?
I got to pet a whippet today.
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I got to pet a whippet today.