callie
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i wish it need not have happened in my time. i wish none of this had happened.
so do i, so do all who live to see such times. but that is not for them to decide. all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
so do i, so do all who live to see such times. but that is not for them to decide. all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
I know we’re all doggin on the apple update bc of liquid glass but at least they finally made the snooze/turn off buttons for the alarm and timer the same my god
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I know we’re all doggin on the apple update bc of liquid glass but at least they finally made the snooze/turn off buttons for the alarm and timer the same my god
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If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…
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January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
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some excerpts from yesterday’s essay on whiteness and normalcy and performative activism, which you can read in full here:
open.substack.com/pub/cohen489...
open.substack.com/pub/cohen489...
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
some excerpts from yesterday’s essay on whiteness and normalcy and performative activism, which you can read in full here:
open.substack.com/pub/cohen489...
open.substack.com/pub/cohen489...
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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You can’t stop people from mass nonviolent resistance with guns nearly as effectively if those people have been conditioned for decades to accept the constant risk of gun violence whenever they go anywhere in public
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You can’t stop people from mass nonviolent resistance with guns nearly as effectively if those people have been conditioned for decades to accept the constant risk of gun violence whenever they go anywhere in public
there are two earworms from this episode that have taken up residence in my brain for months now and i cannot wait for all y'all to experience them too
The first guest on Ask Hank Anything is @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social. In classic Brennan fashion, there will be snacks, bird facts, and good old-fashioned friendship in this episode. If you’re curious how long you could live eating only candy, you should tune in Jan 28th at youtube.com/complexly
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 PM
there are two earworms from this episode that have taken up residence in my brain for months now and i cannot wait for all y'all to experience them too
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
they done got me back on the animal crossings
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 AM
they done got me back on the animal crossings
everyone in this thread is debating what counts as screen time and what counts as book time and imho it's all very forest for the trees
i feel like it's all just Leisure Time, and it only turns into Time Wasted if you're not enjoying it or it's not bettering you in some way
i feel like it's all just Leisure Time, and it only turns into Time Wasted if you're not enjoying it or it's not bettering you in some way
Gaming doesn’t count as screen time. Gaming is books. Unless it’s on your phone - that is screen time. Movies are books unless they are Marvel, who produce screen time. Television is screen time.
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
everyone in this thread is debating what counts as screen time and what counts as book time and imho it's all very forest for the trees
i feel like it's all just Leisure Time, and it only turns into Time Wasted if you're not enjoying it or it's not bettering you in some way
i feel like it's all just Leisure Time, and it only turns into Time Wasted if you're not enjoying it or it's not bettering you in some way
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My colleagues at @thecrashcourse.bsky.social are looking for subject matter experts in marine biology and English language arts! complexly.com/jobs/
January 20, 2026 at 5:14 PM
My colleagues at @thecrashcourse.bsky.social are looking for subject matter experts in marine biology and English language arts! complexly.com/jobs/
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
finished the hat trick on the movie trilogy of the century. it’s very wild to experience a story you’ve known by heart since childhood with fresh new eyes as an adult. I’ll never have all the words for how much these three movies mean to me. what a special thing to get to grow up with.
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 AM
finished the hat trick on the movie trilogy of the century. it’s very wild to experience a story you’ve known by heart since childhood with fresh new eyes as an adult. I’ll never have all the words for how much these three movies mean to me. what a special thing to get to grow up with.
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Something a little different. Some cartoonists put out a call for comics about local ICE experiences. This one happened a few months ago so it's a little older than current events, but it's a story that I never stopped thinking about. #ICEoutcomics
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Something a little different. Some cartoonists put out a call for comics about local ICE experiences. This one happened a few months ago so it's a little older than current events, but it's a story that I never stopped thinking about. #ICEoutcomics
the best part of watching The Two Towers in a theater tonight was sitting in the back and watching everyones’s heads turn to each other and whisper during They’re Taking The Hobbits To Isengard and when Viggo broke his toe
January 18, 2026 at 5:33 AM
the best part of watching The Two Towers in a theater tonight was sitting in the back and watching everyones’s heads turn to each other and whisper during They’re Taking The Hobbits To Isengard and when Viggo broke his toe
there’s a new Christoph Waltz Plays A Cheeky Lil Guy movie coming out about vampires and I can’t wait, I love a Christoph Waltz Plays A Cheeky Lil Guy movie
January 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
there’s a new Christoph Waltz Plays A Cheeky Lil Guy movie coming out about vampires and I can’t wait, I love a Christoph Waltz Plays A Cheeky Lil Guy movie
the meal replacement shake that i drink to not accidentally starve myself changed recipe to the point where not only is it less calories but it tastes like absolute dog ass. taking this as a sign that i need to take a step in the direction of eating more whole foods but i'm still so frustrated
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
the meal replacement shake that i drink to not accidentally starve myself changed recipe to the point where not only is it less calories but it tastes like absolute dog ass. taking this as a sign that i need to take a step in the direction of eating more whole foods but i'm still so frustrated
i wish it need not have happened in my time. i wish none of this had happened.
so do i, so do all who live to see such times. but that is not for them to decide. all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
so do i, so do all who live to see such times. but that is not for them to decide. all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 AM
i wish it need not have happened in my time. i wish none of this had happened.
so do i, so do all who live to see such times. but that is not for them to decide. all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
so do i, so do all who live to see such times. but that is not for them to decide. all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
the p4a streaming computer is in the same office that my desk is in and whoever's working on it does so remotely, so sometimes i have a 👻 ghost coworker 👻
January 16, 2026 at 1:18 AM
the p4a streaming computer is in the same office that my desk is in and whoever's working on it does so remotely, so sometimes i have a 👻 ghost coworker 👻
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This season of Ask Hank Anything will be one for the books! Subscribe at youtube.com/complexly and watch the first episode on January 28th!
P.S. Complexly Newsletter subscribers are going to find out who the first guest is next week! Are you signed up? complexly.info/askhankemails
P.S. Complexly Newsletter subscribers are going to find out who the first guest is next week! Are you signed up? complexly.info/askhankemails
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This season of Ask Hank Anything will be one for the books! Subscribe at youtube.com/complexly and watch the first episode on January 28th!
P.S. Complexly Newsletter subscribers are going to find out who the first guest is next week! Are you signed up? complexly.info/askhankemails
P.S. Complexly Newsletter subscribers are going to find out who the first guest is next week! Are you signed up? complexly.info/askhankemails
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We're hiring a producer! Crash Course producers use strong communication & leadership skills to generate a unique look and feel for various Crash Course series. They should be adept at troubleshooting common production-related obstacles as they arise. Learn more at complexly.com/jobs. Apply by 1/21.
January 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
We're hiring a producer! Crash Course producers use strong communication & leadership skills to generate a unique look and feel for various Crash Course series. They should be adept at troubleshooting common production-related obstacles as they arise. Learn more at complexly.com/jobs. Apply by 1/21.
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All of the Endlings mini-series episodes are out now! You can learn all about these bizarre beasts that are truly one of a kind. You can watch all of the episodes at youtube.com/bizarrebeasts.
PS - You can still snag an Endlings bandana at bizarrebeastsshow.com!
PS - You can still snag an Endlings bandana at bizarrebeastsshow.com!
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
All of the Endlings mini-series episodes are out now! You can learn all about these bizarre beasts that are truly one of a kind. You can watch all of the episodes at youtube.com/bizarrebeasts.
PS - You can still snag an Endlings bandana at bizarrebeastsshow.com!
PS - You can still snag an Endlings bandana at bizarrebeastsshow.com!
we'll return to our regularly scheduled programming when i've processed my grief about my country
January 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
we'll return to our regularly scheduled programming when i've processed my grief about my country
i don't exactly know how to articulate what's going through my head, & i'm probably not the right person to write about this anyway, but i've been thinking a lot about being in college in STL during the Black Lives Matter stuff, and seeing everything going on now, and feeling very {emotion} about it
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
i don't exactly know how to articulate what's going through my head, & i'm probably not the right person to write about this anyway, but i've been thinking a lot about being in college in STL during the Black Lives Matter stuff, and seeing everything going on now, and feeling very {emotion} about it
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For years I would constantly tweet and tweet and retweet about politics. I didn’t help a single person doing that. It just eroded my mental health a little every day. I promise that actually DOING something, even one small thing, feels a lot better than reposting a million memes.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
For years I would constantly tweet and tweet and retweet about politics. I didn’t help a single person doing that. It just eroded my mental health a little every day. I promise that actually DOING something, even one small thing, feels a lot better than reposting a million memes.