Fiona Taylor
@fionataylor.bsky.social
Tired satirist and content marketer. Co-wrote New Erotica for Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, and Equal Pay. Co-founded satire outlet The Belladonna. Writes The Monetization of Fear Substack. https://themonetizationoffear.substack.com
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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We have a broken healthcare system that must be fixed, but the solution in the short-term isn't to deny people the ACA tax credits that they rely on.
We must extend the subsidies so people aren't kicked off their healthcare next month, *and* we need Medicare for All.
We must extend the subsidies so people aren't kicked off their healthcare next month, *and* we need Medicare for All.
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We have a broken healthcare system that must be fixed, but the solution in the short-term isn't to deny people the ACA tax credits that they rely on.
We must extend the subsidies so people aren't kicked off their healthcare next month, *and* we need Medicare for All.
We must extend the subsidies so people aren't kicked off their healthcare next month, *and* we need Medicare for All.
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An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.
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This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
I'm glad colleges are doing this but it makes me so sad that things are so dire for so many people.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
A welcome pit stop: the US university using parking lots to help unhoused students
Long Beach City college’s Safe Parking Program provides a protected space for students who are homeless to live in their car
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm glad colleges are doing this but it makes me so sad that things are so dire for so many people.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Clearest description I’ve seen on necessity of universal birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Clearest description I’ve seen on necessity of universal birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine.
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
It feels like the NY Times is writing just as much about Biden's immigration policy now as it did when he was president. Not weird at all, right?
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It feels like the NY Times is writing just as much about Biden's immigration policy now as it did when he was president. Not weird at all, right?
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Another superb piece by Lisa Jarvis, on the leaked COVID-19 vaccine memo
Prasad "provided no data or research to support the claim — an irresponsible and dangerous approach to regulatory oversight. It is also wildly out of step with the agency’s typically careful process of reviewing safety data."
Prasad "provided no data or research to support the claim — an irresponsible and dangerous approach to regulatory oversight. It is also wildly out of step with the agency’s typically careful process of reviewing safety data."
Prasad's leaked memo makes reckless and dangerous claims without evidence and offers a concerning glimpse into the future of vaccine regulation in the US — one that could have profound implications for both access to and the development of vaccines.
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):
The FDA’s Leaked Covid Memo Is Reckless and Dangerous
An internal memo written by the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator offers a concerning glimpse into the future of vaccine regulation in the US — and could have profound implications ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Another superb piece by Lisa Jarvis, on the leaked COVID-19 vaccine memo
Prasad "provided no data or research to support the claim — an irresponsible and dangerous approach to regulatory oversight. It is also wildly out of step with the agency’s typically careful process of reviewing safety data."
Prasad "provided no data or research to support the claim — an irresponsible and dangerous approach to regulatory oversight. It is also wildly out of step with the agency’s typically careful process of reviewing safety data."
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The science surrounding giving babies their 1st dose of #hepatitisB vaccine at birth is clear. The practice is safe and saves lives, a report released before this week’s #ACIP meeting shows. The committee has mused about delaying the birth dose. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/c...
Expert review finds delaying the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose would increase chronic infections in kids
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids.
www.statnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The science surrounding giving babies their 1st dose of #hepatitisB vaccine at birth is clear. The practice is safe and saves lives, a report released before this week’s #ACIP meeting shows. The committee has mused about delaying the birth dose. www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/c...
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So this woman is being interviewed, gently, about the salacious memoir she wrote, and then can’t talk about what she wrote and falls back on the damsel in distress tactic? I cannot believe how do may people elevated her and continue to do so.
this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So this woman is being interviewed, gently, about the salacious memoir she wrote, and then can’t talk about what she wrote and falls back on the damsel in distress tactic? I cannot believe how do may people elevated her and continue to do so.
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What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
We need to elect politicians who will expand the Supreme Court. If politicians will not commit to this, they need to be primaried.
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We need to elect politicians who will expand the Supreme Court. If politicians will not commit to this, they need to be primaried.
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Of course they did.🙄
“Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered U.S. House map”
“Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered U.S. House map”
Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Of course they did.🙄
“Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered U.S. House map”
“Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered U.S. House map”
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
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"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
I was mildly entertained when I was in Petco yesterday and they were playing the Pet Shop Boys. (Was that worth sharing? Probably not.)
December 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I was mildly entertained when I was in Petco yesterday and they were playing the Pet Shop Boys. (Was that worth sharing? Probably not.)
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
Trump was fully asleep in that cabinet meeting for a significant amount of time, yet the NYT’s headline is “appears to fight sleep.” They are so cowardly now.
December 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Trump was fully asleep in that cabinet meeting for a significant amount of time, yet the NYT’s headline is “appears to fight sleep.” They are so cowardly now.
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And "accommodation/accessible" does not mean "make the thing easier" and it definitely doesn't mean "make the thing so easy it's meaningless." It means "meet the student's access needs so that they can engage with the material in the same way as their peers, as far as is practicably possible."
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
And "accommodation/accessible" does not mean "make the thing easier" and it definitely doesn't mean "make the thing so easy it's meaningless." It means "meet the student's access needs so that they can engage with the material in the same way as their peers, as far as is practicably possible."
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"But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself."
So it's just tax evasion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
So it's just tax evasion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself."
So it's just tax evasion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
So it's just tax evasion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.