TheSickness
@thesickness.bsky.social
Movies, tacos, Richard Kind enthusiast. Protect trans lives. Black Lives Matter. Just like on the bird app but hopefully better. (He/him)
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it’s pretty funny that Duffy is simultaneously
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
it’s pretty funny that Duffy is simultaneously
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
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This report should have panicked everyone on the left into concerted, coordinated effort to address the information asymmetry. But as far as I can tell it just came & went & Dems are still in "buy TV ads about affordability" mode.
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...
www.mediamatters.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This report should have panicked everyone on the left into concerted, coordinated effort to address the information asymmetry. But as far as I can tell it just came & went & Dems are still in "buy TV ads about affordability" mode.
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Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
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I think “the president’s allies are promising to destroy media institutions the president doesn’t like to curry favor with him” is very bad, actually
New WSJ reporting: "During a December visit to Washington, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he'd make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump's ire, people familiar with the matter said..."
Behind Paramount’s Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump
David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think “the president’s allies are promising to destroy media institutions the president doesn’t like to curry favor with him” is very bad, actually
Oh the “is Ta-Nehisi Coates a terrorist? I’m just asking questions” guy?
Scoop: Tony Dokoupil will be the next anchor of the "CBS Evening News." Details in @status.news: link.status.news/4oMkPgS
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Oh the “is Ta-Nehisi Coates a terrorist? I’m just asking questions” guy?
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Former CDC head Richard Besser is telling @maddow.bsky.social that the public can no longer trust the CDC for reliable and accurate health information. I’ve been reporting on health care for more than 30 years and did not think I’d ever hear this. Sad and shameful.
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Former CDC head Richard Besser is telling @maddow.bsky.social that the public can no longer trust the CDC for reliable and accurate health information. I’ve been reporting on health care for more than 30 years and did not think I’d ever hear this. Sad and shameful.
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really love the conversation about the Warner Bros disaster in the new Big Picture episode
passionate, but level-headed, and appreciated Sean and Amanda’s summation about the “rapacious need for growth” destroying the world (and chuckled when it then cut to an Amazon ad read)
passionate, but level-headed, and appreciated Sean and Amanda’s summation about the “rapacious need for growth” destroying the world (and chuckled when it then cut to an Amazon ad read)
The Truth About Netflix Buying Warner Bros.
YouTube video by Ringer Movies
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
really love the conversation about the Warner Bros disaster in the new Big Picture episode
passionate, but level-headed, and appreciated Sean and Amanda’s summation about the “rapacious need for growth” destroying the world (and chuckled when it then cut to an Amazon ad read)
passionate, but level-headed, and appreciated Sean and Amanda’s summation about the “rapacious need for growth” destroying the world (and chuckled when it then cut to an Amazon ad read)
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The U.S. *was* feeding poor people then Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance illegally killed off USAID.
Seeing a leader of the United States adopt this line is revolting. While the US remains imperfect, it is also the global leader in FDI as well as the world’s leading destination for inbound investment. China would love to have an economy like America’s.
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The U.S. *was* feeding poor people then Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance illegally killed off USAID.
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Get this, this is a building liberals won't even let you go all the way inside until AFTER you've bought the ticket. What if you want to take a look at the plane and make an informed decision as a FREE customer?
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Get this, this is a building liberals won't even let you go all the way inside until AFTER you've bought the ticket. What if you want to take a look at the plane and make an informed decision as a FREE customer?
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government exercise....what's next...the government kills you??
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
government exercise....what's next...the government kills you??
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It's so funny that ten years ago mini gyms/family areas would've been an Obama pilot program in one airport with no budget anyway, and these guys would have been, "An AIRPORT is God's anointed NODE of BUSINESS, for MEN, you should not be able to pass security unless you EAT a HAMBURDER."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced $1 billion in federal funding to improve the passenger experience at airports. It’s part of a campaign to “Make Travel Family Friendly.”
MAHA for airports: Trump officials pitch mini-gyms, more play areas
The Transportation Department is encouraging airports to apply for funding under a campaign to “Make Travel Family Friendly Again.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It's so funny that ten years ago mini gyms/family areas would've been an Obama pilot program in one airport with no budget anyway, and these guys would have been, "An AIRPORT is God's anointed NODE of BUSINESS, for MEN, you should not be able to pass security unless you EAT a HAMBURDER."
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In this case, I think Trump might've just stumbled onto a 3am rerun of THE LAWNMOWER MAN (1992)
People who have personal cleaners see regular tasks like buying your own groceries or mowing the lawn as some complex mystery
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In this case, I think Trump might've just stumbled onto a 3am rerun of THE LAWNMOWER MAN (1992)
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The president is increasingly erratic, forgetting promises he made just days ago and lashing out angrily at reporters for asking routine questions.
Seems like the news should talk more about this
Seems like the news should talk more about this
President Donald Trump lashed out at an ABC reporter and reversed his position on Monday afternoon after saying he would push to release the video of an alleged drug boat strike that has come into question.
'You are terrible!' Trump fumes as reporter catches him making a U-turn on strike video
President Donald Trump lashed out at an ABC reporter and reversed his position on Monday afternoon after saying he would push to release the video of an alleged drug boat strike that has come into question. Trump was taking questions from the press following a roundtable discussion about agriculture...
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The president is increasingly erratic, forgetting promises he made just days ago and lashing out angrily at reporters for asking routine questions.
Seems like the news should talk more about this
Seems like the news should talk more about this
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oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
Two months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting H-1B visas, soaring costs are roiling rural health care facilities that have long struggled to find staff.
Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
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For too long, America's most powerful public figures were not Doing Shit Like This. Those days are over.
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
For too long, America's most powerful public figures were not Doing Shit Like This. Those days are over.
Congrats to Barri Weiss who once again played herself
Trump says '60 Minutes' is 'worse' under new ownership following Marjorie Taylor Greene interview
Trump says '60 Minutes' is 'worse' under new ownership following Marjorie Taylor Greene interview
Trump attacked the CBS News program for the first time since Paramount was acquired by Skydance Partners.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Congrats to Barri Weiss who once again played herself
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I’m not sold on a lot of HAMNET but the climax made me long for true democratic art, the very idea of a shared communal experience with your neighbors; an idea and ideal that seems to be all but lost in an age where everything is increasingly owned by billionaires or trillionaires. We doth protest.
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m not sold on a lot of HAMNET but the climax made me long for true democratic art, the very idea of a shared communal experience with your neighbors; an idea and ideal that seems to be all but lost in an age where everything is increasingly owned by billionaires or trillionaires. We doth protest.
Mark Hamill should play Robert Morse in something. How has this not happened yet?
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Mark Hamill should play Robert Morse in something. How has this not happened yet?
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Who would ever voluntarily choose to live under the demented monarchical plutocracy our Supreme Court is creating for Trump? How is this a remotely rational way to structure a government?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Who would ever voluntarily choose to live under the demented monarchical plutocracy our Supreme Court is creating for Trump? How is this a remotely rational way to structure a government?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Wow, Olivia, I get it now, this is REALLY sexy
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Wow, Olivia, I get it now, this is REALLY sexy
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*Literally* beclowning themselves
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
*Literally* beclowning themselves
Who is supposed to be sounding good in this story? It’s a real fucking head-scratcher.
December 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Who is supposed to be sounding good in this story? It’s a real fucking head-scratcher.
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If they hadn’t burned all the witches and midwives back in the day, we’d probably know more about perimenopause and menopause right now. We know fuck all about a condition that half the population goes through because men are a bunch of plonkers*
*not all men**
**but most of them
*not all men**
**but most of them
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If they hadn’t burned all the witches and midwives back in the day, we’d probably know more about perimenopause and menopause right now. We know fuck all about a condition that half the population goes through because men are a bunch of plonkers*
*not all men**
**but most of them
*not all men**
**but most of them
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we were so close to having a generation or two with undamaged brains after leaded gas got banned and then covid happened and here we are again
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
we were so close to having a generation or two with undamaged brains after leaded gas got banned and then covid happened and here we are again