The Ghost of Joe Liebling's Dog
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“I’m a write-ter,” he said. “I love write-ting. I give it to them straight. No split affinitives, you know, or other Oxfer stooff. Oh, of coorse I split an affinitive now and then, to show I know how, but I don’t believe in it.”
he/they
Dudist minister
he/they
Dudist minister
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A librarian friend of mine once told me I had "a junkyard mind" -- full of miscellaneous who-knows-whats all scattered about, but I could retrieve them at need.
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A librarian friend of mine once told me I had "a junkyard mind" -- full of miscellaneous who-knows-whats all scattered about, but I could retrieve them at need.
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I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I don't care for the NYT, but I'm not as articulate any more as (in my benevolent memories, anyway) I once tried to be on my long-dead blog. And I was never an insider.
Here's an insider account of one facet of the NYT's awfulness:
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
Here's an insider account of one facet of the NYT's awfulness:
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I don't care for the NYT, but I'm not as articulate any more as (in my benevolent memories, anyway) I once tried to be on my long-dead blog. And I was never an insider.
Here's an insider account of one facet of the NYT's awfulness:
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
Here's an insider account of one facet of the NYT's awfulness:
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
BREAKING: The Paper of #AlbeitWithoutEvidence sees massive corruption as a problem.
In Hong Kong, at least.
In Hong Kong, at least.
What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Apartment Inferno. - NYT deep dive into HK’s corrupt building industry by Selam Gebrekidan and Joy Dong.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Apartment Inferno
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
BREAKING: The Paper of #AlbeitWithoutEvidence sees massive corruption as a problem.
In Hong Kong, at least.
In Hong Kong, at least.
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The pit of depression
is not dramatic.
But holes worn deep by repetition.
A gravity that forgets to let go.
You fall without falling
sink while standing still.
Morning arrives already exhausted,
dragging its light like an apology
it doesn’t believe in.
#poetry #depression
is not dramatic.
But holes worn deep by repetition.
A gravity that forgets to let go.
You fall without falling
sink while standing still.
Morning arrives already exhausted,
dragging its light like an apology
it doesn’t believe in.
#poetry #depression
December 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The pit of depression
is not dramatic.
But holes worn deep by repetition.
A gravity that forgets to let go.
You fall without falling
sink while standing still.
Morning arrives already exhausted,
dragging its light like an apology
it doesn’t believe in.
#poetry #depression
is not dramatic.
But holes worn deep by repetition.
A gravity that forgets to let go.
You fall without falling
sink while standing still.
Morning arrives already exhausted,
dragging its light like an apology
it doesn’t believe in.
#poetry #depression
NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Absolutely this. I say this all the time to my patients (yes, I’m that kind of therapist) if we are discussing the state of the world. It all goes back to failing to punish the confederacy and failing to fully support reconstruction. We lost the post civil war period and we are paying for it now.
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Absolutely this. I say this all the time to my patients (yes, I’m that kind of therapist) if we are discussing the state of the world. It all goes back to failing to punish the confederacy and failing to fully support reconstruction. We lost the post civil war period and we are paying for it now.
To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
December 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
>> Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals? <<
Oh gosh, no - how you talk.
Oh gosh, no - how you talk.
Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
>> Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals? <<
Oh gosh, no - how you talk.
Oh gosh, no - how you talk.
"Significantly increased"?
Let's say your salary was $51K last year & you're advocating for a raise this year … to $864K.
Consider the difference between "my performance justifies a significant increase" & "I'm so far beyond out of my mind that we should skip HR & just call the asylum, stat."
Let's say your salary was $51K last year & you're advocating for a raise this year … to $864K.
Consider the difference between "my performance justifies a significant increase" & "I'm so far beyond out of my mind that we should skip HR & just call the asylum, stat."
We're bringing in trillions in foreign investments....
All to ourselves.
All to ourselves.
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Significantly increased"?
Let's say your salary was $51K last year & you're advocating for a raise this year … to $864K.
Consider the difference between "my performance justifies a significant increase" & "I'm so far beyond out of my mind that we should skip HR & just call the asylum, stat."
Let's say your salary was $51K last year & you're advocating for a raise this year … to $864K.
Consider the difference between "my performance justifies a significant increase" & "I'm so far beyond out of my mind that we should skip HR & just call the asylum, stat."
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sometimes at night when I’m trying to sleep, I’ll close my human eyes & look through bird eyes
birds can see the electromagnetic field of the earth
so as wind hits my feathers in shivers, ribbons explode from the east, from the west, one way to food, another to water, another to my wife, to home
birds can see the electromagnetic field of the earth
so as wind hits my feathers in shivers, ribbons explode from the east, from the west, one way to food, another to water, another to my wife, to home
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
sometimes at night when I’m trying to sleep, I’ll close my human eyes & look through bird eyes
birds can see the electromagnetic field of the earth
so as wind hits my feathers in shivers, ribbons explode from the east, from the west, one way to food, another to water, another to my wife, to home
birds can see the electromagnetic field of the earth
so as wind hits my feathers in shivers, ribbons explode from the east, from the west, one way to food, another to water, another to my wife, to home
He hasn't seen the deets, he's been so busybusy.
They have lots of ideas but don't ask him what those ideas are because they're all a secret.
Mike Johnson on the ACA: "I wish we could rip it out from the roots and start over but it's so deeply ingrained. It's sinister in that way. But it has broken the system and what we have to do is go in and reform in. We have lots of ideas."
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
He hasn't seen the deets, he's been so busybusy.
Not specifically holiday-related, but seems like "Dogs In Elk" ought to come into this: openpathcollective.org/blog/dogs-elk/
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Not specifically holiday-related, but seems like "Dogs In Elk" ought to come into this: openpathcollective.org/blog/dogs-elk/
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
the NYT referring to "scientific orthodoxy" instead of "science" or "proven facts" or "the truth" is what helps you see that this newspaper is now, & has been for some time, a critical part of the fascist apparatus in this country
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
BREAKING: NYT has ethical standards
Editor: Make that "BROKEN", yeah?
Editor: Make that "BROKEN", yeah?
I was wondering if/when this would be mentioned… a lede quite intentionally buried in the back half of the article.
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BREAKING: NYT has ethical standards
Editor: Make that "BROKEN", yeah?
Editor: Make that "BROKEN", yeah?
"now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern"
What is WRONG with you?
Professional Journalism™ hits a new low, keeps digging.
What is WRONG with you?
Professional Journalism™ hits a new low, keeps digging.
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city. n.pr/4nTwWYU
Trump to address the affordability issue. And, Border Patrol heading to Charlotte
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern"
What is WRONG with you?
Professional Journalism™ hits a new low, keeps digging.
What is WRONG with you?
Professional Journalism™ hits a new low, keeps digging.
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Dear NPR,
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city. n.pr/4nTwWYU
Trump to address the affordability issue. And, Border Patrol heading to Charlotte
Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Dear NPR,
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
You do not work for the president.
You are not his public relations team.
You do not need to try to boost his public image with “preparing to take on the concern,” especially not when referring to problems he has caused or made worse.
Your job is news.
Or at least it’s supposed to be.
But none between Kelly and a monster, so in the great cosmic scheme of things it all evens out.
"There's a difference between a 15-year-old and a five-year-old." – Megyn Kelly
😳
😳
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
But none between Kelly and a monster, so in the great cosmic scheme of things it all evens out.
Either that is by design, or because the Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News, who has held that position for more than 7 years now, has no idea how to ask "why" questions.
A child conceived then would have a better grasp of this.
These are your two choices.
Bonus: You can choose both.
A child conceived then would have a better grasp of this.
These are your two choices.
Bonus: You can choose both.
Question is actually: “why did Donald Trump spend hours with Epstein?”
We know he did. Tons of info, pics, videos in the public record. “Did he?” doesn’t move the story.
We know he did. Tons of info, pics, videos in the public record. “Did he?” doesn’t move the story.
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Either that is by design, or because the Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News, who has held that position for more than 7 years now, has no idea how to ask "why" questions.
A child conceived then would have a better grasp of this.
These are your two choices.
Bonus: You can choose both.
A child conceived then would have a better grasp of this.
These are your two choices.
Bonus: You can choose both.
Power's out. Online convo mit chatbot:
PowerCo: We see no problem. Are you sure?
Me: Ohyeah.
PowerCo: Checking… Looks like there's an outage in your area, is power out for you?
PowerCo: We see no problem. Are you sure?
Me: Ohyeah.
PowerCo: Checking… Looks like there's an outage in your area, is power out for you?
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Power's out. Online convo mit chatbot:
PowerCo: We see no problem. Are you sure?
Me: Ohyeah.
PowerCo: Checking… Looks like there's an outage in your area, is power out for you?
PowerCo: We see no problem. Are you sure?
Me: Ohyeah.
PowerCo: Checking… Looks like there's an outage in your area, is power out for you?
See, if you guys want to play in the NYT's league, you're gonna have to work an #AlbeitWithoutEvidence in there somewhere. It can be done, and the Times runs that play over and over. Practice, guys -- practice!
U.S. President Donald Trump says that his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Those claims have been widely rejected.
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
How Trump's support for white South Africans led to a U.S. boycott of the G20 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump says his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted.
www.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
See, if you guys want to play in the NYT's league, you're gonna have to work an #AlbeitWithoutEvidence in there somewhere. It can be done, and the Times runs that play over and over. Practice, guys -- practice!