Veleda_k
@veleda-k.bsky.social
Queer feminist. Super political. I like cats, books, TTRPGs, tea, and smashing the patriarchy. Adult human mutant. They/them
WNBA: Chicago Sky (For my sins)
Unrivaled: Rose
NWSL: Chicago Stars (For my sins)
WNBA: Chicago Sky (For my sins)
Unrivaled: Rose
NWSL: Chicago Stars (For my sins)
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Meanwhile, compliments of the actual writer who brought you Sinners;
January 17, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Meanwhile, compliments of the actual writer who brought you Sinners;
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"FACT CHECK: there is no evidence that "better angels of our nature" exist, as angels in general are likely mythological." like that's what you're doing.
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"FACT CHECK: there is no evidence that "better angels of our nature" exist, as angels in general are likely mythological." like that's what you're doing.
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"this is not who we are" is 90% of the time a normative statement of aspiration, it's not an empirical claim of "these events have never taken place in this country before". one of the most obnoxious genres of "actually..." is reacting like it's the latter when it's clearly the former.
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"this is not who we are" is 90% of the time a normative statement of aspiration, it's not an empirical claim of "these events have never taken place in this country before". one of the most obnoxious genres of "actually..." is reacting like it's the latter when it's clearly the former.
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The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
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Rogan has like 3 of these revelations a year but then he gets distracted by an AI video of a screaming black woman he thinks is real
I suppose it’s nominally good median brained Americans are waking up and I’m not sure how best to navigate how graceful to be towards people who want to walk back enabling this (an important conversation for the near future), but for now: yes you fucking rube. That’s exactly what we are
Joe Rogan criticizes ICE tactics: 'Are we really going to be the Gestapo?'
The influential podcaster, who endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, has been increasingly critical of the president’s mass deportation strategy.
www.nbcnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Rogan has like 3 of these revelations a year but then he gets distracted by an AI video of a screaming black woman he thinks is real
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the thing a lot of people seem to not realize about a Newsom candidacy is that it won't be his social media team on the debate stage for the primary
big strong savvy gavin newsom apparently doesn’t even have the wherewithal to stand up to ben “i have never satisfied a woman in my life” shapiro
Only 15 days in and we have a strong contender for most embarrassing headline of the year.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
the thing a lot of people seem to not realize about a Newsom candidacy is that it won't be his social media team on the debate stage for the primary
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You're telling me a woman was forced to give up her trophy to a biological male
María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
You're telling me a woman was forced to give up her trophy to a biological male
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I love that all of this pearl clutching over the draft and how only the top teams will sign the top players has been so quickly disproven.
When Racing Louisville have found so much production out of college signings and both Houston and Chicago are signing rookie of the year candidates.
When Racing Louisville have found so much production out of college signings and both Houston and Chicago are signing rookie of the year candidates.
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I love that all of this pearl clutching over the draft and how only the top teams will sign the top players has been so quickly disproven.
When Racing Louisville have found so much production out of college signings and both Houston and Chicago are signing rookie of the year candidates.
When Racing Louisville have found so much production out of college signings and both Houston and Chicago are signing rookie of the year candidates.
ICE out there winning the people's goodwill.
“Jackson said that neither she nor her husband have ever protested before—but now they feel they have good reason to do so.”
“’I’m mad as hell,’ Shawn Jackson said during an interview with Sky News.”
“‘This just shows how they don’t care,’ Jackson said of the federal agents." #AbuseofPowerWatch
“’I’m mad as hell,’ Shawn Jackson said during an interview with Sky News.”
“‘This just shows how they don’t care,’ Jackson said of the federal agents." #AbuseofPowerWatch
“Destiny Jackson said she performed CPR on the infant after the baby stopped breathing and lost consciousness.”
“‘My kids were innocent, I was innocent, my husband was innocent, this shouldn’t have happened,’ Destiny Jackson told KMSP. 'We were just trying to go home.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
“‘My kids were innocent, I was innocent, my husband was innocent, this shouldn’t have happened,’ Destiny Jackson told KMSP. 'We were just trying to go home.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
ICE out there winning the people's goodwill.
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This is my politics.
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This is my politics.
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NEWS: Elise Evans has signed her first pro deal with the Chicago Stars, 3 year contract.
The now former Stanford player has the potential to be a superstar, potentially transformational foundation piece for a rebuilding Chicago.
The now former Stanford player has the potential to be a superstar, potentially transformational foundation piece for a rebuilding Chicago.
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
NEWS: Elise Evans has signed her first pro deal with the Chicago Stars, 3 year contract.
The now former Stanford player has the potential to be a superstar, potentially transformational foundation piece for a rebuilding Chicago.
The now former Stanford player has the potential to be a superstar, potentially transformational foundation piece for a rebuilding Chicago.
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Nobody asks brands like Black Rifle Coffee or whoever, whose entire personality is "we want to kill libs for sport" if they feel weird about alienating a majority of Americans.
Look at this absolute queen
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Nobody asks brands like Black Rifle Coffee or whoever, whose entire personality is "we want to kill libs for sport" if they feel weird about alienating a majority of Americans.
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big strong savvy gavin newsom apparently doesn’t even have the wherewithal to stand up to ben “i have never satisfied a woman in my life” shapiro
Only 15 days in and we have a strong contender for most embarrassing headline of the year.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
January 16, 2026 at 1:22 PM
big strong savvy gavin newsom apparently doesn’t even have the wherewithal to stand up to ben “i have never satisfied a woman in my life” shapiro
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Living 30 minutes away from a decent Thai restaurant does not grant people magical powers of wisdom and morality.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Living 30 minutes away from a decent Thai restaurant does not grant people magical powers of wisdom and morality.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
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I feel pretty misunderstood by people living in rural areas, and yet mysteriously, this isn’t considered a problem.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
Republicans control all 3 branches of government. Even when they don't, both parties pump out constant rhetoric about "real Americans" living in rural areas.
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I feel pretty misunderstood by people living in rural areas, and yet mysteriously, this isn’t considered a problem.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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Well they didn’t call it project 2026, did they
I guess the project 2025 handbook didn't have a guide in it for what to do when everything in project 2025 turns out to be supremely unpopular?
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Well they didn’t call it project 2026, did they
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if you try to focus on Trump’s authoritarianism, Schumer will deflect and say people want us to focus on affordability. but when Zohran Mamdani made affordability the heart of his campaign Schumer refused to endorse him because they disagree about Israel. it’s all mealy mouthed bullshit.
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
if you try to focus on Trump’s authoritarianism, Schumer will deflect and say people want us to focus on affordability. but when Zohran Mamdani made affordability the heart of his campaign Schumer refused to endorse him because they disagree about Israel. it’s all mealy mouthed bullshit.
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It's of course the exact opposite - cities are hubs of economic activity and most (not all!) rural areas' economies are undergirded by government transfer payments that Republicans are trying to rip out and Dems trying to save (especially SS and Medicare) bsky.app/profile/stat...
Go to any small county, rural county commission meeting in MO and you hear about how State & Federal govt (that they voted for) is cheating them of their $, how they subsidize big cities
Current whine: wealthy U of Mo (Extension) wants counties to chip in (less than $10,000) for youth program.
Current whine: wealthy U of Mo (Extension) wants counties to chip in (less than $10,000) for youth program.
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It's of course the exact opposite - cities are hubs of economic activity and most (not all!) rural areas' economies are undergirded by government transfer payments that Republicans are trying to rip out and Dems trying to save (especially SS and Medicare) bsky.app/profile/stat...
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The deck is stacked in about 10 different ways to give extra power and money to rural areas, but it's never enough. Right wing propaganda continues to tell them they are out upon victims powerless against the mighty cities.
Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The deck is stacked in about 10 different ways to give extra power and money to rural areas, but it's never enough. Right wing propaganda continues to tell them they are out upon victims powerless against the mighty cities.
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Greenland is an actual place. Pedophilia is an actual crime. The Gulf War actually did happen, don't get cute with me you French communists, HUAC sent the last guy who understood metaphors back to China.
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Greenland is an actual place. Pedophilia is an actual crime. The Gulf War actually did happen, don't get cute with me you French communists, HUAC sent the last guy who understood metaphors back to China.
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I feel like Sarah is getting at an important truth about our chattering classes placing more importance on language games than the facts and concepts communicated by language. "How do you feel about the president being called a pedo protector," not "How do you feel about him protecting pedophiles."
McBride: Look, people are clutching their pearls at this guy yelling something at the president. They are more offended by a worker standing up to the president and calling him out for his hypocrisy than they are by the president trying to cover up for a human trafficking ring
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I feel like Sarah is getting at an important truth about our chattering classes placing more importance on language games than the facts and concepts communicated by language. "How do you feel about the president being called a pedo protector," not "How do you feel about him protecting pedophiles."