One thing I am not looking forward about this campaign season: the people online who don't live in Texas reflexively commenting on every Texas politics post how the state is an utterly disgusting hellhole that you couldn't pay them to live in or move to

The answer is no. There is no way that smartphones are responsible for a 40% decline in worldwide fertility rate. This is what the graph looks like from 1970 to the present (from @ourworldindata.org).

Shit like this is why god doesn’t talk to us anymore

I know I can’t survive here again, but guys I think I really missed Austin

Twenty years ago, Neil banged out the tunes. Who was he? Come on a brief and fruitful quest to find out: defector.com/a-brief-and-...

The more you love ProPublica, the more reason to not visit their site today.

The mortifying ideal of being known hits hard in spring

In the past 72 hours where I live it has: -been nice enough to go out in shorts/open the windows/be outside (70*!) -dropped 20* and stormed -hailed -and now it’s snowing Hey chat are we cooked?

I’m so petty because this company is actually moving to my new job building. So the man who laid me off will see me and already knows I stole his last admin. Revenge is a dish best served at the merch mart.

apropos of nothing, but I really miss my alderman from my old address. I guess I can change that by trying to get a new one elected, but he's still going in that Ward and I miss him :(

Need everyone to know this hs is Lake Zurich hs which is like 30 mins northwest of Chicago on a good day

Salute to god’s bravest soldiers today- florists and delivery drivers 🫡 They work 12-hour or more shifts for high holidays and this is one of the biggest

I know the world is a shitshow right now but one good thing is that I successfully poached a former coworker/current friend into my new company that I’ve worked at for like two months. I truly feel godlike

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Getting our thrills where we can

I cannot imagine the thought process of anyone thinking they can assault a pack of teens. They are feral at the best of times (this is the best of times. Get em!)

If the northern liberals need any proof that there is a south worth saving (and a generous fuck you for that, actually) here’s a pic of cupcakes my friend picked up in Texas.

while Pretti's GFM surpassed $1mil, please don't forget Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, killed by ICE in Chicagoland last September. They haven't even reached their goal yet. www.gofundme.com/f/silverio-v... (gonna be obnoxious & tag @chucktingle.bsky.social @marthawells.com @tkingfisher.com)

New from @stevanzetti.bsky.social and @tristanl.ee: Through analysis of publicly available information, interviews and in-person observation, the Observer identified multiple companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area operated by individuals with connections to Patriot Front.

liminal space airport at 5am local time- man drinking a beer, couple splitting a bottle of red wine, I am just trying to caffeinate myself enough to have thoughts

"Here is another lesson that can be drawn from this: In the eyes of the state and its agents, all of the rest of us are walking around with a standing presumption, not just of guilt, but of murderous intent." defector.com/ice-agent-ki...

Every time I go on vacation, I swear next time I’ll find the magic shoes that stop my feet from hurting. As of yet to find them.

Beethoven still slaps, unfortunately

Will never stop using this lovely lady as a visual representation of how I feel after international travel. Time change also got me good and I’ve been up since 2am (now 5:45am)

LOVE that my SOP for packing for a big trip is disassociate, panic, and then just get shit done. Can we skip the first two, perhaps?

Murderbot is checking the perimeter. Ilya and Shane are going to the cottage. Even in the darkest times, our imaginations create places for love and safety.

christ, i've had a helluva week. i am going on vacation in 10 days and it could NOT come soon enough. fucks sake let life just fucking chill for a second.

just me, or is it harder for everyone to read stories set in warmth when you are in the dead of winter and it's negative outside? i just keep wanting everyone to put on a sweater and get inside and- no wait it's july there. must be nice

a new winter-time rule i will have to instill in myself is not checking my weather app before getting out of bed in the mornings. it helps no one, harms everyone.

Literally no one is doing it like Defector

having a wee existential moment of staying at my grandparent’s house- they are not here but the house remains frozen in time, as it was when I was here with them as a child. and my god, a lot of this decor has influenced me as an adult and I didn’t even realize.

this is the same theater where we hosted @chucktingle.bsky.social lmao

In a shocking turn of events, I need to go to the store to buy a bottle of hoisin sauce

filling out tax-related paperwork recently and it keeps asking if I’m 40 or older. And it’s such a weird time to fill it out because technically, no. Not for another two months. But so close!

The arc of history is a foot-long, but it bends towards justice.

Everyone who remembers this thread whenever the book comes out

Chicago Mothman shoutout heeeyyy

I ❤️ a man and his emotional support knife. This trilogy is excellent and if you haven’t read it, do it now!

do NOT sleep on Penzey’s

our bedroom has skylights and it’s raining so I had to yell at my husband in the kitchen that my show was on and scamper up to my bed to listen to the rain (not a big lightning storm tonight)

Insanely, I just noticed this happening on Insta. And I only noticed because you mentioned it and I forgot it was about amazon. The weird part on IG is that they dub it with an accent if they think it’s …necessary? I.e, Spanish-accented English with a caption in Spanish.

I contain multitudes

I just had FOUR preordered ebooks arrive in my kindle like a blessing from a kindly god. What a lovely present from my past self, and right when I need it most

I wrote about Bari Weiss as the grim future of mainstream media under billionaire control: defector.com/bari-weiss-s...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

light a candle or something for the two different job interviews i had this week. one pays more, but the other has an office dog. i would take either position, thank you v much