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UConn Law student, former Democratic campaign pollster, crazy dog lady, hockey/college basketball/F1 fan. She/her/hers. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ https://thewordcloud.beehiiv.com/

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You’re correct about one of those albums.

12.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Incidentally the β€œGaiman is autistic” defense these people use is not only very insulting to autistic people, who understand consent, but is … a little implausible given that he’s an incredibly emotionally skilled person! That - and talent - made his career: LBJ level social skills.

11.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 669 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 10

I think in Mississippi, the only way you get this is demoralized Republicans not turning out. Persuasion at that scale among white Mississippians probably isn’t possible.

But judging by special elections and the GOP right now, I actually do think a turnout collapse at that scale is possible.

11.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This shoe thing is maybe the best example of Trump being an avatar of pure malice. These are his allies. The guys carrying out his agenda, willingly and gladly. And still he’s got to humiliate them. Why? Because it’s just what he wants to do to *everybody*.

11.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4

That this war with Iran is unpopular in a way never before recorded in American history has seen remarkably little attention from the press

10.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 2660 πŸ” 502 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 17

I think the main problem you run into is the lack of structure. That can be really bad for people's mental health. The structure set up to replace how we think of work now really doesn't have to look anything like it, but people need to have connections and goals to work toward.

10.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky, I would pay you five bucks a month for basically nothing except not making me pretend I care about federation

10.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

It is extremely stupid. However, it reflects a deeper problem imo - the sheer certainty among the public that greater state capacity or greater infrastructural development will never actually benefit them, while tax cuts or direct handouts provide immediate financial benefit.

It's a bad situation!

09.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

we’ve had two truly enormous crises under Trump and the first one was covid which everyone apparently gave him a pass for despite the fact that he made it worse

but this one is completely, obviously, unquestionably his fault and would not have happened without him

09.03.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 1980 πŸ” 347 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 16

I have no idea if the new F1 cars are actually *good*, but the teams clearly haven’t optimized battery strategy yet and that means for now we have a new element of chaos to make racing more interesting!

08.03.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great brands and discount prices, Town Fair Tire!

This is on repeat in my head when I wake up disturbingly often.

08.03.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tapping the "poor areas don't vote for conservatives because they're poor, they're poor because they vote for conservatives" sign

07.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1297 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4

this is explicitly genocidal

07.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 3929 πŸ” 878 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 22

Like, I started watching F1 from my couch in 2022 and have a limited at best understanding of the technical side of things. Even *I* knew that a ton of the staff who worked on the Honda-badged Red Bull engines went over to Red Bull Powertrains before Newey and Aston Martin apparently did.

06.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Look, I realize most of this is probably Honda doing Honda things, but I have an apparently bold suggestion: it may have been a bad idea for Aston Martin to take the guy who is known as an engineering genius and give him a job where he has to do a ton of non-engineering stuff.

06.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Right, and the thing is, going from zero to β€œeverything will break if you don’t do the job perfectly right now” is terrible cognitively, so there’s good reason to fill the time with less important work.

05.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

sheehy is one of the wealthiest men in congress, this poor veteran needs to get a good lawyer who specializes in civil suits and take some of this motherfucker’s houses

05.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 369 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

This fucker is BLAMING THE MARINE.

04.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Insurance agent on my mom's side, engineer at Pratt and Whitney eventually turned addiction counselor on my dad's side. Both my grandmas worked outside the home, too. Mom's mom was a school secretary and Dad's mom taught elementary school.

This does not make me sound rugged.

04.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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if you think the greatest threat to effeminate gay boys is the trans movement and not the cis straight men who overwhelmingly exclude and brutalize them then you should walk into the ocean immediately

03.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 3356 πŸ” 663 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 140

they really might have ridden the anti-woke train all the way to bankruptcy court, an all time brand fuckup that should be taught as a cautionary tale in business school for decades

03.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 4575 πŸ” 750 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 42

Kids playing hockey during intermission is one of my favorite parts of seeing hockey games in person! Good luck to your friend’s daughter, I hope she has a blast.

03.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I asked my sister about this since she’s a registered nurse, but unfortunately she’s a responsible professional and said that an isolated photo isn’t enough to tell why a rash is happening. (Relevant factors would include itching, drainage, etc.)

But I still enjoy seeing him look awful.

02.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(1) What if we didn't pit those against each other and instead we fought for both?

(2) Calling daycare a "big-ticket want" is all I need to know.

02.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, that’s awful! I might have a hard time fully embracing an NY team since I was raised as a Boston fan in other sports and the rivalry is very real, but I can definitely make a point of going to Sirens games.

02.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember not knowing they were a couple (tbf I'm bad at keeping up with celebrity gossip) and then people saying they were engaged and didn't announce it, Zendaya just started showing up at everything wearing an engagement ring. Iconic. Now I'm rooting for them!

02.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just look at this abomination. (Not the Sarah Strong 3, that's gorgeous. The court, though...)

02.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What is this checkerboard pattern MSG has for the St. John’s home court and how do we kill it with fire? It’s so awful.

02.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I do really want to do that! I'm a couple hours away from where the Fleet and Sirens play (in opposite directions), so it's a bit of a trek but doable for a weekend game, and I love watching hockey in person.

01.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0