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Ginger Gremlin
@gingergremlin.bsky.social
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I identify as a problem. Also I make art and craft. 🌈♾️🏳️‍⚧️🤬
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tealdeer.bsky.social
"I read your columns" is Chotinese for "I called your tailor."
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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karenho.bsky.social
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
Isaac Chotiner: "You would have to be brain-dead to read this piece and not immediately wonder who is funding Semafor Gulf." Quote post of Ben Smith saying: "Fascinating @msergie piece on covering a monarchy" about a Semafor article on Saudi Arabia's crown prince Smith responds to Chotiner: "That's a hell of an allegation/implication, Isaac. To figure out the literal answer to your question, you'd either have to look and see who the sponsors are in the email (I haven't checked today!) or read our publicly disclosed list of investors. I believe you're trying to imply that it's the Saudi government? Have you read more of our coverage, or just this tweet? My impression — correct me if I'm wrong — is that you're working on zero information and smearing us in general, and an experienced journalist @msergie whose work I suspect you're totally unfamiliar with in particular." Chotiner responds:"I’m not making any allegation. I’m making a simple point about how an average reader—myself included—might respond after reading this ridiculous piece" Ben Smith: "Just asking questions! Come on. You genuinely know better. Or read Mohammed's long career of work covering the Gulf and the Syrian war before you imply he's some kind of stooge." Noah Kulwin: "The point is not about who funds your reporting/if your colleague is a “stooge”. Isaac’s comment is that the reporting is so bad so as to make a reader wonder who is funding it" Smith: A reader, sure. A journalist who can do very basic homework, kind of lame. Chotiner: "You are right, I’ll do some homework now by perusing Jay Solomon Semafor pieces, and reading Jason Greenblatt Semafor columns. In the meantime, I will formally say that I am making no accusation and was just astonished at how inane the piece was" Chotiner quote-posts with "I see Semafor loves running column after column by this guy (https://semafor.com/author/faisal-j-abbas), who also publishes pro-Saudi conspiracies about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi https://arabnews.com/node/1386291" Ben Smith's post says "I hope I'm not overreacting, but it makes me crazy when people I think of as reporters do this "just asking questions" stuff. Feel free to report it out by googling/asking me/reading our various scoops and reports about the region — these two just now" and links to two Semafor articles Chotiner quote posts Ben Smith: "You might have heard that the UAE is helping destroy Sudan, but at the next Semafor event, all is well." Screenshot says "Held at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Semafor will spotlight insights from the Global Findex 2025 report and the Global Digital Connectivity Tracker, translating global research into actionable, locally relevant conversations. As the third stop on The Next 3 Billion Tour, this edition explores how the Gulf's growing investments in Africa can accelerate digital connectivity and financial inclusion. With Abu Dhabi's focus on sustainable finance, digital transformation, and cross-border collaboration, it offers a strong platform to examine how technology and capital can work together to expand access and opportunity." Ben Smith's post says "Just asking questions! Come on. You genuinely know better. Or read Mohammed's long career of work covering the Gulf and the Syrian war before you imply he's some kind of stooge."
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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karenho.bsky.social
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
Isaac Chotiner: "I’m not making any allegation. I’m making a simple point about how an average reader—myself included—might respond after reading this ridiculous piece" Ben Smith: "Also — and I'll stop now! — the question he's trying to get at of how you cover monarchies with endless time horizons as a journalist (this is a thing people from most major publications do) is genuinely interesting." Chotiner, with the kill shot: "Come on Ben. I refuse to pretend that both of us are dumber than we are."
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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autismsupsoc.bsky.social
I understand that if you leave this toy in Hawk form for more than two hours you can’t transform it any more.
Animorphr transforming toy that has a hawk form and a human-ish form. Context: in animorphs if the someone is out of their basic form for more than 2 hours they are stuck in that form.
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
gingergremlin.bsky.social
Harriet the spy
Cover of the novel Harriet the spy by Louise Fitzhugh, features a preteen with ear length hair with glasses and dark hoodie and cuffed jeans carrying a composition notebook in front of a run down urban brick building
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social
"Big fan of the New Deal, I guess" is being added to almost every one of my mutuals' bios as we speak, I can feel it
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Trump also just posted these photos to Truth Social, including the one with Mamdani standing next to a portrait of FDR. Trump mentioned Mamdani asked if he could have his picture taken there.

"It's an amazing portrait in the cabinet room," Trump said. "So he's a big fan of the New Deal, I guess..."
Zohran Mamdani standing in front of a portrait of FDR at the White House Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump standing next to each other with their backs turned, just outside the White House Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump (who's got his hand giving a thumbs up) in front of the portrait of FDR at the White House Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump (who's got his hand giving a thumbs up) in front of the portrait of FDR at the White House
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM