Mike Isaacson
@vulgareconomics.bsky.social
Writer. Working on a book about the only nazi labor union in the US. Comms director Justice4Demi.org Philly sports. COYS. Anarchist politics. He/him or she/her not they/them. Website: creationsandstories.com
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Gonna nip this in the bud before it's a problem. Please don't put me in your starter packs or lists
Pride Center of VT to resume operations after $350k gift
www.mychamplainvalley.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Pride Center of VT to resume operations after $350k gift
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these chicken soup for the soul books are getting wilder by the publication
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
these chicken soup for the soul books are getting wilder by the publication
Man from Afghanistan once again doing the work of challenging American empire while Americans wonder why
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Man from Afghanistan once again doing the work of challenging American empire while Americans wonder why
I would probably feel something other than amusement if Olivia Nuzzi's journalism actually mattered at all
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I would probably feel something other than amusement if Olivia Nuzzi's journalism actually mattered at all
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absolutely harrowing description of adx supermax in colorado boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
absolutely harrowing description of adx supermax in colorado boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Imagine calling the shooting of people invading a city to terrorize its residents "senseless." It makes perfect sense, and we shouldn't pretend that it doesn't.
My heart is with the National Guard members shot and killed near the White House today and their families who are left to grieve — the day before Thanksgiving.
These shootings are senseless and frequent. They impact everyone. We have to do more.
These shootings are senseless and frequent. They impact everyone. We have to do more.
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Imagine calling the shooting of people invading a city to terrorize its residents "senseless." It makes perfect sense, and we shouldn't pretend that it doesn't.
Expected goals is the most moronic sports statistic to ever exist. Imagine convincing yourself that your team played better when they lost. Couldn't be me.
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Expected goals is the most moronic sports statistic to ever exist. Imagine convincing yourself that your team played better when they lost. Couldn't be me.
Uh huh
All immigration requests from Afghans have been suspended in the US after an Afghan man was identified as a suspect in a shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House
US suspends Afghan immigration requests after shooting near White House
www.thenational.scot
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Uh huh
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Also, even if you have tested positive for HPV, this vaccine protects against multiple strains of HPV and you probably only have one and it is still safe for you to get it, so FUCKING GET IT so you don't get any other strains
This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news:
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Also, even if you have tested positive for HPV, this vaccine protects against multiple strains of HPV and you probably only have one and it is still safe for you to get it, so FUCKING GET IT so you don't get any other strains
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MeToo didn't go far enough
Kevin Spacey set to face civil sex assault claims in court in 2026
Three men have sued the Oscar-winning actor, alleging that he assaulted them between 2000 and 2013.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
MeToo didn't go far enough
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Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
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"We've decided to try something different for Thanksgiving this year..."
Good morning. In the past 24 hours, more Americans have Googled “felching” than have searched for “turkey recipes”
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"We've decided to try something different for Thanksgiving this year..."
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your 14yr old nephew is addicted to at least 4 different gambling apps on his phone where he's actively betting daily on the outcome of individual skirmishes in a real life war happening on the other side of the globe
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
your 14yr old nephew is addicted to at least 4 different gambling apps on his phone where he's actively betting daily on the outcome of individual skirmishes in a real life war happening on the other side of the globe
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The extra layer to this tragedy is that the Wang Fuk towers were built under a public housing scheme established in the 1950s after a devastating shanty town fire in nearby Shek Kip Mei.
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
Hong Kong fire kills 55, hundreds missing as police blame ‘grossly negligent’ construction firm
A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 55 people and left nearly 300 missing may have been caused by a "grossly negligent" construction firm using unsafe m...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The extra layer to this tragedy is that the Wang Fuk towers were built under a public housing scheme established in the 1950s after a devastating shanty town fire in nearby Shek Kip Mei.
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
What caused the SKM fire? Wealth inequity. What caused the Wang Fuk fire? Wealth inequity.💔
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Aside from all the other fucking bullshit (shut up shut uP SHUT UP) FL Studio has been out since the 90s and Audacity is free. You have no fucking excuse
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Aside from all the other fucking bullshit (shut up shut uP SHUT UP) FL Studio has been out since the 90s and Audacity is free. You have no fucking excuse
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I hope that this doesn't just become about "Nuzzi is bad" but fosters a wider recognition that our culture of political journalism that didn't just tolerate her, but promoted and celebrated her even after the allegations were known, is rotten to the core and has been for a long time.
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I hope that this doesn't just become about "Nuzzi is bad" but fosters a wider recognition that our culture of political journalism that didn't just tolerate her, but promoted and celebrated her even after the allegations were known, is rotten to the core and has been for a long time.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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This is how y'all are brining your turkey? Oh no
"This time of year, all cabbalists, daemonologists, magicians, and the like share amongst their number one scrap of forbidden knowledge: that soaking a turkey overnight in a solution of salt and water ensures moist results."
How to Brine a Turkey, by H.P. Lovecraft
This time of year all cabbalists, daemonologists, magicians, and the like share amongst their number one scrap of forbidden knowledge: that soakin...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is how y'all are brining your turkey? Oh no
Just ordered a book that I have a pdf of because the pdf is missing a page :(
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Just ordered a book that I have a pdf of because the pdf is missing a page :(
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November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
another Lizza article is circulating, which reminds me to tap the sign reminding you to please support independent, worker-run, billionaire and felch-free news outlets when and how you can. if you can spare some $, here's some w/NewsMatch, which will 2x your donation through the end of the year!
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This story is infuriating. The bloodthirst so many in this country have is horrifying. And to know Chris Duncan was finally exonerated was deeply moving and brought tear to my eyes.
After 30 years in prison and 25 years on Louisiana's death row, Chris Duncan walked out of Angola today a free man.
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This story is infuriating. The bloodthirst so many in this country have is horrifying. And to know Chris Duncan was finally exonerated was deeply moving and brought tear to my eyes.
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You know, I think if my legal name was Iwona B. Horyn, I would simply not publicize my middle initial
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You know, I think if my legal name was Iwona B. Horyn, I would simply not publicize my middle initial