brian j.
@talkwordy.bsky.social
kit kat enthusiast. former journalist, always editor. founder of Fireside Fiction Company. i delete my old skeets on the regular. he/him
no that’s john lithgow. you’re thinking of the beloved british actor. played commissioner gordon in the dark knight
you know, beloved American actor? Played the dad in Harry and the Hendersons?
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
no that’s john lithgow. you’re thinking of the beloved british actor. played commissioner gordon in the dark knight
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wearing a mask in, at the very least, public indoor spaces (grocery stores, pharmacies, transit, healthcare) is one of the most basic forms of allyship you can offer disabled people you’re forced share space with.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
wearing a mask in, at the very least, public indoor spaces (grocery stores, pharmacies, transit, healthcare) is one of the most basic forms of allyship you can offer disabled people you’re forced share space with.
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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my whole year—hobbies, exercise, getting out and doing stuff—has been derailed by my chronic and acute injuries but i am hopefully turning a corner so that next year i can get back to not doing that stuff simply because i am a bozo
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
my whole year—hobbies, exercise, getting out and doing stuff—has been derailed by my chronic and acute injuries but i am hopefully turning a corner so that next year i can get back to not doing that stuff simply because i am a bozo
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I don't think we should assume it will end the trump presidency at all.
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
At this point we have to assume that if the Epstein files are released they will
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
Trump has done enormous harm to the country.
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I don't think we should assume it will end the trump presidency at all.
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
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You all may disagree but I found this line in GDT's new Frankenstein movie to be absolutely haunting
just wanna do some lil arts and crafts
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
You all may disagree but I found this line in GDT's new Frankenstein movie to be absolutely haunting
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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good news for the people who are saying they'd never touch starbucks coffee anyway: you can go ahead and drop $5 in their strike fund sbworkersunited.org/strike-fund/
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
good news for the people who are saying they'd never touch starbucks coffee anyway: you can go ahead and drop $5 in their strike fund sbworkersunited.org/strike-fund/
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Really unnerving point from Nicole Hemmer, historian of the right: Trump's Epstein fiasco could drive MAGA to push him to go even fuller authoritarian, because the whole project is now in such serious doubt. She's so good on MAGA's future.
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Really unnerving point from Nicole Hemmer, historian of the right: Trump's Epstein fiasco could drive MAGA to push him to go even fuller authoritarian, because the whole project is now in such serious doubt. She's so good on MAGA's future.
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
my whole year—hobbies, exercise, getting out and doing stuff—has been derailed by my chronic and acute injuries but i am hopefully turning a corner so that next year i can get back to not doing that stuff simply because i am a bozo
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
my whole year—hobbies, exercise, getting out and doing stuff—has been derailed by my chronic and acute injuries but i am hopefully turning a corner so that next year i can get back to not doing that stuff simply because i am a bozo
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
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Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
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November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
new personal best for iPad screenshot of a video
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
new personal best for iPad screenshot of a video
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If you have MAGA people in your socials maintaining that the Epstein files will never be fully released because Dems want to protect Bill Clinton, here's what I keep on hand to reply with:
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you have MAGA people in your socials maintaining that the Epstein files will never be fully released because Dems want to protect Bill Clinton, here's what I keep on hand to reply with:
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November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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A lot of people think of moderators as eldritch entities that are bound to the exact words of the spell and if you don't speak the exact words, you cannot be moderated! Whereas in reality it's a bunch of very tired and overworked people going "are you fucking kidding me with this shit"
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A lot of people think of moderators as eldritch entities that are bound to the exact words of the spell and if you don't speak the exact words, you cannot be moderated! Whereas in reality it's a bunch of very tired and overworked people going "are you fucking kidding me with this shit"
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
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I hate when people go door to door proselytizing.
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I hate when people go door to door proselytizing.
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Me: I need to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Me: I need to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.
Dog: *walks up and spits out a live roach*
Me: I need events to relax.