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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye
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I enjoy cocktails, French fries, and science fiction. Queer. 🏳️‍🌈 He/him. Trekkie. 🖖🏻 Former KCRW & KCSN radio host & music programmer, Angeleno from New Orleans. Growing luminous by eating light. Retired. http://mixcloud.com/safeathome
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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · Oct 19
Andy spotted my shirt after the show and I got a photo with him! #squeeeee 💚🤍🧡
Andy Irvine wearing a 1936-1939 Spanish antifascist t-shirt, smiling and pointing at my shirt that says (from a Woody Guthrie song and used in my favorite song of Andy’s) “ALL YOU FASCISMS BOUND TO LOSE.” I’m grinning broadly and absolutely delighted.
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
The term "has historic roots, including Nazi ideology and, more recently, a violent conspiracy theory that’s inspired terrorist attacks in the US and abroad" www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/u...
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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rtodkelly.bsky.social
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.

And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
sazeracla.bsky.social
OK, I freely admit that in this thread I am being a big feckin’ showoff.

We realized to our horror that we were out of ice tonight. So we’re sipping spirits instead of mixing cocktails.

1. Bixhidú Mezcal Artesanal Barril. (I may have already sent some of this one before the photo was taken.) 1/2
A bottle of Bixhidú mezcal with a pour in a long-stemmed Riedel tequila/mezcal glass next to it.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:

-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor

Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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nunesalt.bsky.social
People have looked better than this at their own funerals
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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bobbylewis.bsky.social
me at 27 after a night of free shots trying to get ready to officiate a wedding in 30 minutes for a couple that broke up 9 months later
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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jillsville7.bsky.social
"The Apple" ties "Obsession" for most on-screen redshirt deaths. #TOSSatNight

www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/red...
Ex Astris Scientia - Redshirt Deaths in TOS
The complete statistics about all Enterprise crew members who died during TOS
www.ex-astris-scientia.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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vandroidhelsing.bsky.social
it is my birthday and I will accept either chests of jewels or everyone buying my book (or both, if you can swing it)
vandroidhelsing.bsky.social Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · Nov 15
today’s a good day to get the book people are calling “kaleidoscopic,” “lovingly queer,” “brutal & bloodthirsty,” “fascinating,” “dangerous,” “whimsical,” “deeply strange and cannibalistic”, and one of the best fantasy novels of 2024
The West Passage a book by Jared Pechaček
THE LADIES REIGN. THE PALACE ROTS. THE BEAST RISES. "The West Passage is a dangerous book of secrets." --Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "A weird and wonde...
bookshop.org
November 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
sazeracla.bsky.social
Holiday cards started going out. Christmas shmistmas. #Krampus
A photograph of a tin featuring a demon with long pointed ears, dark skin, pink horns coming out of its forehead, green eyes, fangs, and a very long tongue coming out of his mouth. The caption says KRAMPUS GREETING CARDS.
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
sazeracla.bsky.social
I brought homemade cherry boozes to Thanksgiving. Behind them on the left is a bottle of Nocino from 2014.
On the left, a square bottle of cherry bounce, I’ll add George Washington. On the right, a tall liter bottle of Serbian sour cherry liqueur, aka višnjevača. Both homemade.
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
sazeracla.bsky.social
Couldn’t be happening to a bigger asshole. 🥾🚪
After Prop. 50, San Diego may lose its only Republican in Congress as Democrats target Issa
Eleven Democrats are vying to unseat Rep.
www.latimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
sazeracla.bsky.social
Oh! I forgot to post a pic of the finished dish. It was fantastic. Sorry the final pic isn’t better.
Thin spaghetti mixed with chunky tomato sauce in the pot. A serving dish filled with baked stuffed artichoke bottoms. A plate of the spaghetti, topped with more pasta sauce, with a stuffed artichoke bottom on the side.
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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jamellebouie.net
this spread looks like what keenan ivory waynes would have made up for a sketch called “white thanksgiving”
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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jamellebouie.net
is that a foil tray of plain macaroni?
jackiantonovich.bsky.social Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 11h
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
A Thanksgiving spread of foods.
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
Trans Professors comment Mel Curth (She/They) November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM Please note that I am not deducting points because you have certain beliefs, but instead I am deducting point for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive. While you are entitled to your own personal beliefs, there is an appropriate time or place to implement them in your reflections. I encourage all students to question or challenge the course material with other empirical findings or testable hypotheses, but using your own personal beliefs to argue against the findings of not only this article, but the findings of countless articles across psychology, biology, sociology, etc. is not best practice. You argue that abiding by normative gender roles is beneficial (it is perfectly fine to believe this. but to then say that evervone should act TPUSA OU Trans Professors comment the same, while also saying that people aren't pressured into gendered expectations is contradictory, especially since your arguments reflect a religious pressure to act in gender-stereotypical ways. You can say that strict gender norms don't create gender stereotypes, but that isn't true by definition of what a stereotype is. Please note that acknowledging gender stereotypes does not immediately denote a negative connotation, a nuance this article discusses. Additionally, to call an entire group of people "demonic" is highly offensive, especially a minoritized population. You are entitled to your own beliefs, but this isn't a vague narrative of "society pushes lies," but instead the result of countless years developing psychological and scientific evidence for these claims and directly interacting with the communities involved. You may personally disagree with this, but that TPUSA OU 2 Trans Professors comment doesn't change the fact that every major psychological, medical, pediatric, and psychiatric association in the United States acknowledges that, biologically and psychologically, sex and gender is neither binary nor fixed. I implore you apply some more perspective and empathy in your work. If you personally disagree with the findings, then by all means share your criticisms, but make sure to do so in a way that is appropriate and using the methodology of empirical psychology, as aligned with the learning goals in this class. If you have any additional questions or concerns about this or would like some additional educational resources, I would be happy to discuss this further and provide you with them. 3 TPUSA OU Additional professor Megan Waldron (She/Her/Hers) November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM Samantha, I am the other instructor for this course, and I have also taken the time to read your paper. I concur with Mel on the grade you received. This paper should not be considered as a completion of the assignment. Everyone has different ways in which they see the world, but in an academic course such as this you are being asked to support your ideas with empirical evidence and higher-level reasoning. I find it concerning that you state at the beginning of your paper that you do not think bullying ("teasing") is a bad thing. In addition, your paper directly and harshly criticizes your peers and their opinions, which are just as valuable as yours. Disagreeing with others is fine, but there is a respectful way to go about it. That goes for discussion posts as well as reaction papers. Please employ more thoughtfulness in your future assignments TPUSA OU
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
Samantha's Essay This article was very thought provoking and caused me to thoroughly evaluate the idea of gender and the role it plays in our society. The article discussed peers using teasing as a way to enforce gender norms. I do not necessarilv see this as a problem. God made male and female and made us differently from each other on purpose and for a purpose. God is very intentional with what He makes, and I believe trying to change that would only do more harm. Gender roles and tendencies should not be considered "stereotypes". Women naturally want to do womanly things because God created us with those womanly desires in our hearts. The same goes for men. God created men in the image of His courage and strength, and He created women in the image of His beauty. He intentionally created women differently than men and we should live our lives with that in mind. TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay 2 It is frustrating to me when I read articles like this and discussion posts from my classmates of so many people trying to conform to the same mundane opinion, so they do not step on people's toes. I think that is a cowardly and insincere way to live. It is important to use the freedom of speech we have been given in this country, and I personally believe that eliminating gender in our society would be detrimental, as it pulls us farther from God's original plan for humans. It is perfectly normal for kids to follow gender "stereotypes" because that is how God made us. The reason so many girls want to feel womanly and care for others in a motherly way is not because they feel pressured to fit into social norms. It is because God created and chose them to reflect His beauty and His compassion in that way. In Genesis, God says that it is not good for man to be alone, so He TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay 3 created a helper for man (which is a woman). Many people assume the word "helper" in this context to be condescending and offensive to women. However, the original word in Hebrew is "ezer kenegdo" and that directly translates to "helper equal to". Additionally, God describes Himself in the Bible using "ezer kenegdo", ≥ or "helper", and He describes His Holy Spirit as our Helper as well. This shows the importance God places on the role of the helper (women's roles). God does not view women as less significant than men. He created us with such intentionally and care and He made women in his image of being a helper, and in the image of His beauty. If leaning into that role means I am "following gender stereotypes" then I am happy to be following a stereotype that aligns with the gifts and abilities God gave me as a woman. TPUSA OU Samantha's Essay I do not think men and women are pressured to be more masculine or feminine. I strongly disagree with the idea from the article that encouraging acceptance of diverse gender expressions could improve students' confidence. Society pushing the lie that there are multiple genders and everyone should be whatever they want to be is demonic and severely harms American youth. I do not want kids to be teased or bullied in school. However, pushing the lie that everyone has their own truth and everyone can do whatever they want and be whoever they want is not biblical whatsoever. The Bible says that our lives are not our own but that our lives and bodies belong to the Lord for His glory. I live my life based on this truth and firmly believe that there would be less gender issues and insecurities in children if they were. raised knowing that they do not belong to themselves, but they belong to the Lord 4 TPUSA OU
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
sazeracla.bsky.social
They’re predictably outraged?
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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bananapantz.bsky.social
In choice of immigrant wives and violent deportation of thousands of immigrants, Trump sends mixed messages
3fecta.bsky.social Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 6h
I want to know who hurt the headline writers for the NY Times so deeply. No healthy, happy person would keep doing this shit.
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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juliusgoat.bsky.social
Conservatives believe getting an A for nonsense is a human right but food isn’t.
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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therickydavila.bsky.social
The MAGA regime just ended a rule that limited a certain type of pollution that causes heart and lung disease, a rule which was expected to save thousands of lives every year.

This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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jbenmenachem.com
striking that so many cities are seeing parallel homicide declines this year. i have no good explanation

jasher.substack.com/p/the-fbi-wi...
Murder is down a lot in big cities 2025 vs 2024 YTD murders in top 30 cities w/most murders in 2024 Table with 5 columns and 32 rows. Sorted ascending by column "% Change" (column headers with buttons are sortable) City YTD 2025 YTD 2024 % Change As Of Birmingham 53 109 −51.4% 25-Aug Denver 28 51 −45.1% 28-Aug Dallas 82 131 −37.4% 29-Aug Chicago 272 397 −31.5% 29-Aug Louisville 75 109 −31.2% 30-Aug Las Vegas 55 79 −30.4% 31-Aug Charlotte 53 76 −30.3% 28-Aug Baltimore 90 129 −30.2% 31-Aug Memphis 176 251 −29.9% 30-Aug Columbus 54 77 −29.9% 31-Aug Oakland 41 57 −28.1% 31-Aug Atlanta 63 84 −25.0% 23-Aug Indianapolis 84 111 −24.3% 31-Aug Albuquerque 50 66 −24.2% 31-Aug Phoenix 65 83 −21.7% 31-Jul New Orleans 74 93 −20.4% 31-Aug Nashville 47 59 −20.3% 30-Aug New York City 209 260 −19.6% 31-Aug Cleveland 68 83 −18.1% 28-Aug Philadelphia 150 183 −18.0% 31-Aug St Louis 90 109 −17.4% 31-Aug Washington 103 122 −15.6% 28-Aug Detroit 122 138 −11.6% 28-Aug Houston 195 218 −10.6% 31-Aug Los Angeles 182 200 −9.0% 30-Aug San Antonio 80 83 −3.6% 31-Aug Greensboro 26 26 ±0.0% 31-Aug Kansas City 107 104 +2.9% 31-Aug Milwaukee 100 93 +7.5% 28-Aug Fort Worth 51 46 +10.9% 31-Aug Jacksonville 51 41 +24.4% 31-Aug
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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spavel.bsky.social
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"

Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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cabel.panic.com
(sent in by reader michael mcmaster from australia. are we interpreting this wrong or is this truly a top-tier print mistake? see poster for comparison)
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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yairwallach.bsky.social
This is a rogue regime, that sees regional destabilisation as key to its survival
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM