Mike Fennelly
@swizzlebeef.com
Carbon-based biped.Not easily surprised by new technology (NPR, 2010). Renaissance Nerd. Guitarist. Former mailman.
I have so little faith in the Patel FBI that I can easily see them going "Oh Christ please let this dead guy be the guy we're looking for"
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I have so little faith in the Patel FBI that I can easily see them going "Oh Christ please let this dead guy be the guy we're looking for"
OK - take with many shakers of salt, but my brother is a cop in a Boston suburb, and they were told within the last hour to have a visible presence in front of the houses of two professors linked with the Brown and Brookline shootings. Again, this is My brother > my mom > me BUT
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
OK - take with many shakers of salt, but my brother is a cop in a Boston suburb, and they were told within the last hour to have a visible presence in front of the houses of two professors linked with the Brown and Brookline shootings. Again, this is My brother > my mom > me BUT
You seriously just need to say "This is the person that they are, and they are entitled to exactly as much happiness as anyone else in this world" - like there are a million things in this world you will never be yet you accept - why is this the sticking point?
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
You seriously just need to say "This is the person that they are, and they are entitled to exactly as much happiness as anyone else in this world" - like there are a million things in this world you will never be yet you accept - why is this the sticking point?
He is not my kid, but anyone coming for him needs to come through me, and I feel the exact same way about every single one of my trans brothers and sisters - Trans folk have always existed and will always exist. You do not need to understand the feeling of "being trans" if you're a cis person.
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
He is not my kid, but anyone coming for him needs to come through me, and I feel the exact same way about every single one of my trans brothers and sisters - Trans folk have always existed and will always exist. You do not need to understand the feeling of "being trans" if you're a cis person.
One of my daughter's absolute best friends in the world is beginning entering their teen years, and has known since forever that They Are A Boy. Like - he's legit awesome, solidified by him lighting up when I gave him "The Trouser Press Guide To 90's Rock" and coming to me for music recs since.
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
One of my daughter's absolute best friends in the world is beginning entering their teen years, and has known since forever that They Are A Boy. Like - he's legit awesome, solidified by him lighting up when I gave him "The Trouser Press Guide To 90's Rock" and coming to me for music recs since.
(sorry for the rant, just *waves hands at everything*)
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
(sorry for the rant, just *waves hands at everything*)
I do not give shit one if you are afraid to pee in the same room as someone non-gender-conforming, because IT DOESN'T MATTER!! There is literally never going to be some neckbeard in a dress there! Your special angel's gymnastics coach is more likely to be a predator than someone who just has to pee!
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I do not give shit one if you are afraid to pee in the same room as someone non-gender-conforming, because IT DOESN'T MATTER!! There is literally never going to be some neckbeard in a dress there! Your special angel's gymnastics coach is more likely to be a predator than someone who just has to pee!
Because if there's a trans kid running with my daughter, my major concern is that she treats them with the respect any other human deserves, and realizes that they have Enough Shit They Are Going Through that they can likely use all the friends that they can.
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Because if there's a trans kid running with my daughter, my major concern is that she treats them with the respect any other human deserves, and realizes that they have Enough Shit They Are Going Through that they can likely use all the friends that they can.
I am not trans. I have no idea what it feels like to be trans. BUT seriously, if something is not having a direct effect on my life and safety, I Do Not Care (positively) - my daughter runs track, and I get the "What about boys pretending to be girls?" and like - no, I don't even consider that!
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I am not trans. I have no idea what it feels like to be trans. BUT seriously, if something is not having a direct effect on my life and safety, I Do Not Care (positively) - my daughter runs track, and I get the "What about boys pretending to be girls?" and like - no, I don't even consider that!
"Fuck off straight into the sun unless you're actively working for a better system":
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Fuck off straight into the sun unless you're actively working for a better system":
"Better things aren't possible! Capitulate now!"
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"Better things aren't possible! Capitulate now!"
You know that "the easy way" is fraught with peril, right? You have a goddamn brain, use it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
You know that "the easy way" is fraught with peril, right? You have a goddamn brain, use it.
Yeah, rose colored glasses as an Old, but the social aspect of A Night Out seems to have been bled dry.
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Yeah, rose colored glasses as an Old, but the social aspect of A Night Out seems to have been bled dry.
I could walk into The Model in Allston with $20 for the whole nightalmost guarantee someone I knew would be there, the soundtrack would be tolerable at worst, and all the grandma waitresses would be awesome and hilarious. THEN the chance that some band was having an afterparty was like 60%
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I could walk into The Model in Allston with $20 for the whole nightalmost guarantee someone I knew would be there, the soundtrack would be tolerable at worst, and all the grandma waitresses would be awesome and hilarious. THEN the chance that some band was having an afterparty was like 60%
Newsom does not know shame, and will follow the winds to what he perceives as more popularity and power. Don't feed his damn ego.
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Newsom does not know shame, and will follow the winds to what he perceives as more popularity and power. Don't feed his damn ego.
I'm very lucky that my HS daughter's trans friends have accepting parents, and friends at school who Will Not Put Up With Assholes, but - yeah, I live in a bubble, and forced outing would be a death sentence for too many kids, where "too many" = "more than zero"
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm very lucky that my HS daughter's trans friends have accepting parents, and friends at school who Will Not Put Up With Assholes, but - yeah, I live in a bubble, and forced outing would be a death sentence for too many kids, where "too many" = "more than zero"
(and dammit, I WILL pause the movie every time to point out that The Landlady was in a Bond movie as a teenager)
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
(and dammit, I WILL pause the movie every time to point out that The Landlady was in a Bond movie as a teenager)
Yes! Showed this to my kids, which set us off on a huge Stephen Chow spree this year.
December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes! Showed this to my kids, which set us off on a huge Stephen Chow spree this year.
The kid is all right, even if I'm madly humming every earworm I can think of to stave off "What's Up" :)
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The kid is all right, even if I'm madly humming every earworm I can think of to stave off "What's Up" :)
There's a whole slew of successful white dudes out there that aren't universally despised, Elon. Like some of them are admired, even. Nobody here going "Fred Rogers - man, he only got by on his white cis-ness" - have you tried not being reprehensible briefly? Kick the tires there a little?
December 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There's a whole slew of successful white dudes out there that aren't universally despised, Elon. Like some of them are admired, even. Nobody here going "Fred Rogers - man, he only got by on his white cis-ness" - have you tried not being reprehensible briefly? Kick the tires there a little?
The fried part is great - like fried potato and onion is glorious, but I think every latke I have ever eaten has been... like 2/3 thinner than what the photo looks like, so my brain goes to "the middle of that has to be completely just uncooked potato"
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The fried part is great - like fried potato and onion is glorious, but I think every latke I have ever eaten has been... like 2/3 thinner than what the photo looks like, so my brain goes to "the middle of that has to be completely just uncooked potato"
Deleted my previous posts - my attempts at mocking Trump's catering landed entirely inappropriately, and for that I apologize.
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Deleted my previous posts - my attempts at mocking Trump's catering landed entirely inappropriately, and for that I apologize.
Reposted by Mike Fennelly
You reminded me of this vid, which never gets old www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR80...
Sondheim teaches 'Not Getting Married' from Company
YouTube video by AllanWo
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December 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
You reminded me of this vid, which never gets old www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR80...
This is both an exceedingly painful and exceedingly important thread, and I'm so glad that You Found You, and wish you only the best going forward.
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This is both an exceedingly painful and exceedingly important thread, and I'm so glad that You Found You, and wish you only the best going forward.