Jane
@janee.bsky.social
Wife of @momma-rose.bsky.social
Fan of Warhammer 40k, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy 14, and politics. Trans woman, lesbian
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Fan of Warhammer 40k, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy 14, and politics. Trans woman, lesbian
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Then we’re (very probably) on the same page. 🙂👍
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Then we’re (very probably) on the same page. 🙂👍
That’s a fair point, though I hope you won’t mind my saying that it is kinda a low bar to clear.
December 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
That’s a fair point, though I hope you won’t mind my saying that it is kinda a low bar to clear.
Backlash and The Terror Dream are both really good histories of their respective eras.
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Backlash and The Terror Dream are both really good histories of their respective eras.
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see also: the personal connection who works at the company someone's applying to just didn't feel like it was worth calling in a favor in order to help get them hired going "i'd LOVE to help you but just between us they have to give this job to a woman/minority so no point"
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
see also: the personal connection who works at the company someone's applying to just didn't feel like it was worth calling in a favor in order to help get them hired going "i'd LOVE to help you but just between us they have to give this job to a woman/minority so no point"
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Another sensible take. And as Palmer says in his followup skeet, one of the many things that are true here is that this woman didn't deserve the full weight of the internet coming down on her.
Like, yes, maybe that was a little disproportionate.
Like, yes, maybe that was a little disproportionate.
thoughts
a) it's fine for the NYT to cover this extremely well-known event. it's the kind of thing readers like and are interested in, like that or not.
b) whole-heartedly adopting the framing of the crisis PR firm she's using is not a good idea (especially in photo and headline)
a) it's fine for the NYT to cover this extremely well-known event. it's the kind of thing readers like and are interested in, like that or not.
b) whole-heartedly adopting the framing of the crisis PR firm she's using is not a good idea (especially in photo and headline)
At a Coldplay concert in July, Kristin Cabot appeared on the Jumbotron in the arms of her boss. Cabot retreated, trying to make things right with the people who mattered most. Now, for first time since that viral moment, Cabot is sharing her side of the story. trib.al/I8tWdU4
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Another sensible take. And as Palmer says in his followup skeet, one of the many things that are true here is that this woman didn't deserve the full weight of the internet coming down on her.
Like, yes, maybe that was a little disproportionate.
Like, yes, maybe that was a little disproportionate.
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i have been thinking a bit about how any political program that requires the premise of “america bad” is a dead end
December 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
i have been thinking a bit about how any political program that requires the premise of “america bad” is a dead end
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And I dunno, I also think cynicism and pessimism about the US and its values makes it easier, not harder, for monsters like Trump to bully us into abandoning those values. There’s really no upside other than savvy in-group signaling to fellow cynics
December 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
And I dunno, I also think cynicism and pessimism about the US and its values makes it easier, not harder, for monsters like Trump to bully us into abandoning those values. There’s really no upside other than savvy in-group signaling to fellow cynics
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Trump’s engagement with Epstein is far greater than almost anyone else’s, but he has managed to reduce it in a lot of popular discourse to a secondary fact about his life, seemingly because the implications of taking it seriously are simply too destabilizing for our institutions to grapple with.
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Trump’s engagement with Epstein is far greater than almost anyone else’s, but he has managed to reduce it in a lot of popular discourse to a secondary fact about his life, seemingly because the implications of taking it seriously are simply too destabilizing for our institutions to grapple with.
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hbomberguy is more influential in his format than he would be via tweets. His talent exists for a particular medium, after all. But that's a distinct question from whether text-based social media collectively has a lot of influence via who it influences, which it obviously does.
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
hbomberguy is more influential in his format than he would be via tweets. His talent exists for a particular medium, after all. But that's a distinct question from whether text-based social media collectively has a lot of influence via who it influences, which it obviously does.
That Tesla got away with calling it Full Self Driving feels like the mother of all false advertising lawsuits.
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
That Tesla got away with calling it Full Self Driving feels like the mother of all false advertising lawsuits.