Lisa Needham
@snipy.bsky.social
Words at DailyKos, Public Notice, Balls & Strikes, and Rewire. Deeply and secretly earnest. Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist. she/they. north mpls forever.
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Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Dave Brubeck
Rosemary Clooney (twice)
Minutemen
Prince (thrice)
Shawn Colvin (at least a dozen)
Dave Brubeck
Rosemary Clooney (twice)
Minutemen
Prince (thrice)
Shawn Colvin (at least a dozen)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Mountain Goats (many, many times)
Tori Amos
Chapell Roan
Bruce Springsteen
The Postal Service
The Mountain Goats (many, many times)
Tori Amos
Chapell Roan
Bruce Springsteen
The Postal Service
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Dave Brubeck
Rosemary Clooney (twice)
Minutemen
Prince (thrice)
Shawn Colvin (at least a dozen)
Dave Brubeck
Rosemary Clooney (twice)
Minutemen
Prince (thrice)
Shawn Colvin (at least a dozen)
this is the all-timer. we recite it in full every time we see any of these
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
this is the all-timer. we recite it in full every time we see any of these
Goddamn the Tillman one goes so hard and I cannot wait to see the soccer jersey one as well.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Goddamn the Tillman one goes so hard and I cannot wait to see the soccer jersey one as well.
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yeah it’s bad that Lizza has been sitting on this for so long but also how cursory and inept was that Vox investigation that not only managed to miss the biggest scandal in the history of American political journalism but affirmatively exonerated her bsky.app/profile/bkel...
So the editor of New York Magazine said there was no bias or ethical problems with Olivia's articles?
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
yeah it’s bad that Lizza has been sitting on this for so long but also how cursory and inept was that Vox investigation that not only managed to miss the biggest scandal in the history of American political journalism but affirmatively exonerated her bsky.app/profile/bkel...
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For the record, this is the opposite of throwing Kristi Noem under the bus. This is making clear that the decision was made at the highest possible level to assure minimal judicial scrutiny when they run to SCOTUS.
NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
For the record, this is the opposite of throwing Kristi Noem under the bus. This is making clear that the decision was made at the highest possible level to assure minimal judicial scrutiny when they run to SCOTUS.
mannnn would give a lot for stickers of this
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
mannnn would give a lot for stickers of this
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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the decline and fall of the american republic in two headlines
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
the decline and fall of the american republic in two headlines
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
If you haven't read Wright Thompson's "The Barn," (he also wrote the piece mentioned in the article), I cannot urge you strongly enough to do so. Beautifully written and absolutely devastating.
“Seventy years ago, Mamie Till said, ‘Let them see.’ And today, with the preservation of the barn by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, the world will see,” Shonda Rhimes said in a statement that the Emmett Till Interpretive Center given to the Mississippi Free Press on Nov. 24.
buff.ly/oZzF9on
buff.ly/oZzF9on
Barn Where White Men Murdered Emmett Till to Be Preserved as a ‘Reverent, Sacred Site’
The barn in Drew, Miss., where two white men murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 will be preserved as a “sacred site.”
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you haven't read Wright Thompson's "The Barn," (he also wrote the piece mentioned in the article), I cannot urge you strongly enough to do so. Beautifully written and absolutely devastating.
This is the absolute truth.
The dirty secret of pies is that they have the lowest ceiling potential of all sweets. Your best pie is merely fine. Your median pie is bad.
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is the absolute truth.
To be fair, this Supreme Court has already proved quite willing to lie - and be lied to - in the service of conservative goals, so why not see if they'll do it again?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Awfully long way to say that the administration lied to the Supreme Court.
Awfully long way to say that the administration lied to the Supreme Court.
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
To be fair, this Supreme Court has already proved quite willing to lie - and be lied to - in the service of conservative goals, so why not see if they'll do it again?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Awfully long way to say that the administration lied to the Supreme Court.
Awfully long way to say that the administration lied to the Supreme Court.
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Awfully long way to say that the administration lied to the Supreme Court.
Awfully long way to say that the administration lied to the Supreme Court.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
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every fucking year man
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
every fucking year man
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something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
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Referring to the fall of Al Franken as a "lynching" is quite a tell, almost as much a tell as referring to him as a progressive warrior. Also, "weaponize a joke photo" lol, lmao. At least 8 women came forward to accuse Franken of harassment.
Sorry, no….its not. Many of us will never forgive her for lynching Al Franken. That was a contrived right-wing hit job pushed by a disingenuous partisan hack former model who decided to weaponize a joke photo from decades ago. We lost a progressive warrior because of Dem self flagellation.
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Referring to the fall of Al Franken as a "lynching" is quite a tell, almost as much a tell as referring to him as a progressive warrior. Also, "weaponize a joke photo" lol, lmao. At least 8 women came forward to accuse Franken of harassment.
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lol the fuck they are, NYT
November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
lol the fuck they are, NYT
lol of course
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. n.pr/3K41REc
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
lol of course
to be fair, this is what *I* want from a stuffed animal but i get that it is probably suboptimal for children
A company is reportedly withdrawing its $99 AI teddy bear from the market after researchers found it told a tester where to get knives, pills and matches when asked.
It also spoke graphically about sex positions and sexual kinks.
It also spoke graphically about sex positions and sexual kinks.
AI toys can cajole kids or be made to discuss sex, watchdog groups warn
A company is reportedly withdrawing its AI teddy bear from the market after researchers found it told a tester where to get knives, pills and matches when asked.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
to be fair, this is what *I* want from a stuffed animal but i get that it is probably suboptimal for children
Honestly more than anything on god’s green earth
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Honestly more than anything on god’s green earth
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My “TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS” post has many people asking questions that were already answered by the post
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My “TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS” post has many people asking questions that were already answered by the post
you know, there are ways to fulfill your humiliation kink in an ethical fashion rather than whatever this is
If there’s no shale gas then there’s no shale gas, but I still think environmentalism is basically bad and politicians should focus more on material prosperity.
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
you know, there are ways to fulfill your humiliation kink in an ethical fashion rather than whatever this is