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Taiwanese-American SFF writer. Fierce with a touch of Midwestern niceness. Profile pic by Lisa Sterle. Opinions are mine. minasli.wordpress.com

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It's looking increasingly like these guys thought that if they could wreak more death and destruction than the other side then they would be respected as strong powerful men and they would "win" and that would make them big important heroes. Very possibly they had no rationale deeper than that.

11.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 6589 πŸ” 1088 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 120
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James Talarico Stands By Defense of Trans Youth: β€œFocus on the Real Problem” β€œThe only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes,” Talarico told MS NOW.
11.03.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 208 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about β€˜white culture’ Jeremy Carl faced tough questions from lawmakers during a Senate confirmation hearing last month.

just putting this in the 'bring back shame' files

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

11.03.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 320 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

I live in the state of California, he's my governor, I voted for him in 2018, and he's the worst piece of trash imaginable.

He hates the trans community, he's criminalized being homeless in a state where hardworking people are one missed paycheck from the street. He had Bannon on his podcast

10.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 2222 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 12
yoyomorena 14h
"Steal wealth, on behalf of whom?" Go ahead and finish that sentence please. This is so rambling and so far down the rabbit hole of conspiracy that you are literally comparing sentencing by different judges in different cases looking for confirmation of a
completely bizarre conspiracy about Chabad.
Chabad has done damage by supporting the settler movement in the West Bank but the notion Chabad is behind everything wrong in America is psychotic. You are spreading conspiracy, and your comment section shows it. Get help.
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@yoyomorena I didnt claim a "chabad conspiracy" in this video, but I wouldn't really rule out anything with them. I said Solny is chabad linked. Yes, 1 am comparing two different cases - two different jurisdictions to highlight injustice and how legal infrastructure is weaponized differently depending on WHO you are.
anything else you wanna cry about for people Noticing ?

yoyomorena 14h "Steal wealth, on behalf of whom?" Go ahead and finish that sentence please. This is so rambling and so far down the rabbit hole of conspiracy that you are literally comparing sentencing by different judges in different cases looking for confirmation of a completely bizarre conspiracy about Chabad. Chabad has done damage by supporting the settler movement in the West Bank but the notion Chabad is behind everything wrong in America is psychotic. You are spreading conspiracy, and your comment section shows it. Get help. Reply Reply to yoyomorena... _jenniferkings 13h. Author @yoyomorena I didnt claim a "chabad conspiracy" in this video, but I wouldn't really rule out anything with them. I said Solny is chabad linked. Yes, 1 am comparing two different cases - two different jurisdictions to highlight injustice and how legal infrastructure is weaponized differently depending on WHO you are. anything else you wanna cry about for people Noticing ?

You may have heard of Jennifer Koonings (@_jenniferkings), a supposedly progressive influencer.

She’s been spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories for a while now. But she is becoming more open.

Using the phrase β€œnoticing”, a far right phrase claiming to β€œnotice” how Jews control the world.

11.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

"We can decide that we want to be human."

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Gods, I just want to shake people until they understand what essential humanity they're surrendering to these corporate-drive, fascism-enabling plagiarism machines.

11.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway gang, we're going to win. I don't know how quickly. But we're going to win. To quote Thomas Baptist Morello, it ain't a matter of if - it's just a matter of time.

Goodnight Bluesky. Don't forget to put down this box of bright lights and woe. ❀️

11.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Black people don't vote *towards* Dems.

Black people vote *away* from racism.

Because racists are such conveniently bad people, being able to identify and vote away from racism, means that you also vote away from fascism, sexism, transphobia, grift, war, economic ruin, and climate destruction.πŸ€·πŸΏβ€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Even white Dems make this mistake constantly:

When they see 90%+ of Black voters voting for a candidate, they cannot accept that this means that the candidate is an overwhelmingly better choice than the others.

Instead, they believe that "Black people vote for Black people! Racial solidarity!🀑"

10.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

its all good to send John James packing BUT THIS IS THE PROBLEM

Republican megadonors are also giving significant financial support for Duggan, a former Democrat who has positioned himself further to the right on the political spectrum during his gubernatorial run.

10.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Saying that you -must- be grateful is what domestic abusers and Russian prison guards do. You must take the violence and say you like it. It is a mark of fascism.

10.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 1720 πŸ” 507 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 5
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Mississippi Democrats Nominate Prosecutor Scott Colom to Challenge Hyde-Smith for US Senate Mississippi Democrats nominated prosecutor Scott Colom in Tuesday’s primary election to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the November U.S. Senate general election.

Mississippi Democrats chose prosecutor Scott Colom in Tuesday’s primary election to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the November U.S. Senate general election.

Colom and Hyde-Smith both appeared set to handily defeat their primary opponents Tuesday evening.

11.03.2026 01:33 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-backed Clay Fuller in runoff to replace MTG Voting ended Tuesday night in the district that former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene left this year after a feud with President Trump. With a crowded field of candidates, the race heads to a runoff.

It would be pretty nice if a Democrat wins MTGreene's seat.
www.npr.org/2026/03/10/n...

11.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

had cereal milk ice cream for the first time last night and highly recommend

11.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats win GOP seat in New Hampshire, notching 10th straight special election flip Since the start of Trump's second term, Republicans have flipped zero Democratic seats

OUR FULL WRITEUP of tonight's big special election flip for Dems in NH. A few details:

β€’ The GOP candidate had to run as a write-in in the primary b/c he'd only just moved to the district

β€’ The GOP spent heavily, including their official campaign arm

β€’ School vouchers were a flashpoint

And more!

11.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

last repost: this latest development from the administration even has my *mom* yelling at the TV during the news now, which is something she doesn't do often

11.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 9822 πŸ” 3967 πŸ’¬ 264 πŸ“Œ 524

So first of all, the DOJ's standards are....extremely fallen, I cannot imagine this happening much earlier in time.

Second, the word "intentionally" has very specific meaning and this lawyer thirty years into practice knows what it means, and the judge is being very clear about that.

10.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 460 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

BREAKING: A judge refused to block a Kansas law that invalidates the driver’s licenses of transgender people and allows trans people to be sued for using public restrooms.

This isn't the final say, and we will keep fighting in court to stop this discriminatory law.

10.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 1634 πŸ” 424 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 39

good morning

10.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe that’s why Trump is demanding unconditional surrender β€” because he thinks it’s easier to demand everything rather than state his war aims in a coherent manner.

10.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Concur. Have long said that the hardest critical writing is to lucidly share and explain one’s passion for a work. Not β€˜Wow, this is great!’ but detailed explanation of why one finds it so.

Negative is easier.

10.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

yeah, I'm hoping it's not as bad as what the west side got over the weekend, but *those* migraines were a walk in the park in comparison.

10.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

prioritization of subscribers when it comes to submissions

also, mean/snarky personal rejections--aside from the obvious reasons, it makes me think this is not an editor I could work with even if I got an acceptance

10.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fritos contain three ingredients: corn, corn oil, salt. People regularly disbelieve this because they think something unhealthy must have scary chemicals.

10.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 475 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

Frankly, I'm surprised he didn't claim to have never heard about the comment, never heard of Rep. Ogles, and never heard of Muslims.

10.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

gonna, be, uh, somewhat interesting to see how bad tonight's storm is, judging from the intensity of this morning's migraine. (Or maybe it's just going to be closer to where I am, which is also not great?)

10.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The best advice I have for writers is: the harder you try to impress people with your prose, the worse your prose will be. Sit down and try to communicate honestly, you will find the places for your flourishes and metaphors that actually serve greater meaning rather than your own ego.

10.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 880 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0

Lowkey I think part of the problem with book criticism now is that the market rewards universal positivity or harsh takedowns but not, like, developing a critical ethos and maintaining consistent aesthetic standards.

10.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0