Call me Trixie
@trixienorton.bsky.social
Writer and editor interested in history, health care, politics, MST3k and Rifftrax, old movies, books, more books, and all the books. This is a Terry Pratchett fan account, praise Anoia.
I block Andrew Cuomo and Al Franken apologists.
I block Andrew Cuomo and Al Franken apologists.
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A majority of Americans have decided that active shooter drills and school massacres are an acceptable price for preserving our gun regime. What makes us unserious is that practically no one is willing to state this revealed preference openly.
America Is an Unserious Country Filled With Unserious People
Stories about revealed preferences and who we really are.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A majority of Americans have decided that active shooter drills and school massacres are an acceptable price for preserving our gun regime. What makes us unserious is that practically no one is willing to state this revealed preference openly.
We seem to have made the same mistake in CDC policy for vaccines.
I think a mistake we make on the gun control issue is assuming MAGAs care more about their children than themselves.
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We seem to have made the same mistake in CDC policy for vaccines.
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There needs to be a shadow WH press corps who follow the official press corps and ask them why they refuse to hold Trump and Leavitt to account.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There needs to be a shadow WH press corps who follow the official press corps and ask them why they refuse to hold Trump and Leavitt to account.
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'Remarkable': Plurality of Republicans now believe Trump had knowledge of Epstein's crimes
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
'Remarkable': Plurality of Republicans now believe Trump had knowledge of Epstein's crimes
As President Donald Trump continues to be plagued by his past ties with Jeffrey Epstein, a new poll has found that a plurality of Republican voters now believe that Trump was aware of the disgraced fi...
www.rawstory.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
'Remarkable': Plurality of Republicans now believe Trump had knowledge of Epstein's crimes
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
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They don’t want him to be decent. They want him to pretend to be decent. Problem is, he literally thinks decency is bullshit. So he doesn’t bother pretending. This is who he is.
www.rawstory.com/trump-post-r...
www.rawstory.com/trump-post-r...
First GOP lawmakers condemn Trump over Rob Reiner post: 'I challenge anyone to defend it'
A Republican lawmaker challenged his colleagues to condemn a social media attack by President Donald Trump against Rob Reiner.The president suggested the legendary filmmaker might have been murdered a...
www.rawstory.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
They don’t want him to be decent. They want him to pretend to be decent. Problem is, he literally thinks decency is bullshit. So he doesn’t bother pretending. This is who he is.
www.rawstory.com/trump-post-r...
www.rawstory.com/trump-post-r...
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I’m not making free content for a website owned by a guy who thinks my family existing is a form of genocide against white people, which is why I’m not going back to that place.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’m not making free content for a website owned by a guy who thinks my family existing is a form of genocide against white people, which is why I’m not going back to that place.
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What if the social media experience some seek is not post-truth rhetorical combat with the deck stacked against them? What if they prefer conversations and good faith engagement? Why wouldn’t that be okay?
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
What if the social media experience some seek is not post-truth rhetorical combat with the deck stacked against them? What if they prefer conversations and good faith engagement? Why wouldn’t that be okay?
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There is only one Big Beautiful Bill and his name is Joshua Patrick Allen
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There is only one Big Beautiful Bill and his name is Joshua Patrick Allen
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25 Dems voted against his impeachment
We got troubles
We got troubles
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
25 Dems voted against his impeachment
We got troubles
We got troubles
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men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
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“Over the past year, the Trump-Vance White House has ratcheted up a campaign against the Catholic Church’s work with immigrants.
The latest target is Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) in South Texas, which runs a famed humanitarian respite center for migrant families.”
The latest target is Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) in South Texas, which runs a famed humanitarian respite center for migrant families.”
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it’s a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“Over the past year, the Trump-Vance White House has ratcheted up a campaign against the Catholic Church’s work with immigrants.
The latest target is Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) in South Texas, which runs a famed humanitarian respite center for migrant families.”
The latest target is Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) in South Texas, which runs a famed humanitarian respite center for migrant families.”
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NEWS: Trump issued an Executive Order yesterday to dismantle shareholder democracy.
Trump's EO comes after shareholders at 30 out of 30 corporations worth more than $13 trillion, including Costco, Apple, Coca-Cola voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%
www.esgtoday.com/trump-orders...
Trump's EO comes after shareholders at 30 out of 30 corporations worth more than $13 trillion, including Costco, Apple, Coca-Cola voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%
www.esgtoday.com/trump-orders...
Trump Orders Crackdown on Proxy Advisors for Supporting ESG, DEI - ESG Today
President Trump has joined the Republican attack on proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) over their positions on ESG and DEI, issuing a new executive order dir...
www.esgtoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEWS: Trump issued an Executive Order yesterday to dismantle shareholder democracy.
Trump's EO comes after shareholders at 30 out of 30 corporations worth more than $13 trillion, including Costco, Apple, Coca-Cola voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%
www.esgtoday.com/trump-orders...
Trump's EO comes after shareholders at 30 out of 30 corporations worth more than $13 trillion, including Costco, Apple, Coca-Cola voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%
www.esgtoday.com/trump-orders...
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"No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Joe Biden, and not anyone else," the lawsuit says.The lawsuit represents the first major legal challenge to the ballroom project.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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White House sued by historic preservation group over ballroom plans
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Joe Biden, and not anyone else," the lawsuit says.The lawsuit represents the first major legal challenge to the ballroom project.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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I’m just a simple primary care doc (one of the annoyances mentioned in the 1st post), but I’d humbly suggest rich men consider that there might be entire fields of study, bodies of literature, diverse disciplines of subj matter experts, and a world full of lived experience on a topic before posting
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I’m just a simple primary care doc (one of the annoyances mentioned in the 1st post), but I’d humbly suggest rich men consider that there might be entire fields of study, bodies of literature, diverse disciplines of subj matter experts, and a world full of lived experience on a topic before posting
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Whoa hold up, a healthcare system where the wealthy get better healthcare? I’m not following you Mark this is all strange to me.
Are you ok with rich people having access to the most expensive doctors and hospitals and you don't because the gov won't pay for it or they opted out of the Universal care program ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
Do you think it's right for doctors and nurses to only work for what they think is a living wage ?
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Whoa hold up, a healthcare system where the wealthy get better healthcare? I’m not following you Mark this is all strange to me.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Police officer domestic violence is a structural failure—not just the isolated misconduct of "a few bad apples."
Police Officer Domestic Violence Is A Crisis. It’s Time for States to Take Action.
Intimate partner and domestic violence in police families, paired with oversight and policies, make officer-abusers a public safety threat.
msmagazine.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Police officer domestic violence is a structural failure—not just the isolated misconduct of "a few bad apples."
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Why can’t businesses fire employees for being an asshole to customers? Not being an asshole to customers is a core part of the job.
The cancel culture debates helped me realize the actual argument against it is “I don’t think shouting those things at those customers constitutes being an asshole.”
The cancel culture debates helped me realize the actual argument against it is “I don’t think shouting those things at those customers constitutes being an asshole.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Why can’t businesses fire employees for being an asshole to customers? Not being an asshole to customers is a core part of the job.
The cancel culture debates helped me realize the actual argument against it is “I don’t think shouting those things at those customers constitutes being an asshole.”
The cancel culture debates helped me realize the actual argument against it is “I don’t think shouting those things at those customers constitutes being an asshole.”
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So sick of everything being fed through the filter of “optics”, just fucking do what you know is right. Please.
I promise, we will follow.
I promise, we will follow.
December 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
So sick of everything being fed through the filter of “optics”, just fucking do what you know is right. Please.
I promise, we will follow.
I promise, we will follow.
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It’s great Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free, after so much US govt effort to violate his rights.
And it’s good the regime has bogged down, tying up some of its limited resources in this failing effort.
And good few listened to the “popularists” who said don’t talk about Abrego, immigration, or rights.
And it’s good the regime has bogged down, tying up some of its limited resources in this failing effort.
And good few listened to the “popularists” who said don’t talk about Abrego, immigration, or rights.
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It’s great Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free, after so much US govt effort to violate his rights.
And it’s good the regime has bogged down, tying up some of its limited resources in this failing effort.
And good few listened to the “popularists” who said don’t talk about Abrego, immigration, or rights.
And it’s good the regime has bogged down, tying up some of its limited resources in this failing effort.
And good few listened to the “popularists” who said don’t talk about Abrego, immigration, or rights.