For reasons that do not need explaining at this juncture, I'm watching The Wizard of Oz. I probably haven't seen it since I was a child, when my grandparents had it on a video tape with Mary Poppins. 1) The sequence in Munchkin-land is trippy as hell.

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

Am I depressed because everything is terrible, or does everything seem terrible because I'm depressed? (somewhat rhetorical question, por que no los dos, someday they'll publish his obituary, etc)

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He shouldn’t just be pushed out as the House Democrats’ leader; he needs to be primaried out of his seat entirely. Just a complete waste of a deep blue seat.

ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀

For my next trick, I'm going to ignore all the things I really seriously have to do and instead watch Stranger Things and crochet.

Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back

OMG please, can we please just have one person say something to him? "What the fuck is wrong with you?" or "You sound like an idiot when you talk like that." or "That's not how math works." Just one person.

People occasionally try to hide in Disneyland after closing. Not a good idea! They are all murdered by the Abraham Lincoln terminator

Hey. Did anyone here attend the International Star Trek Convention in Washington, DC, January 1-4, 1976, or know one of its organizers? An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.

Being forced to learn about Olivia Nuzzi reminds me of those terrible months where every time I turned around, someone insisted on telling me that Nick Cannon had another child. ION, new favorite celebrity baby name: Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon.

Shelley: FINALLY, someone understands my vision! King: and what's your vision, mary? Shelley: that frankenstein is super fuckable King: the doctor or the monster? Shelley: why not both? del Toro: yeah, why not both?

Okay, y'all, wish me luck on my first big crochet project. I'm going in. raffamusadesigns.com/crochet-soli...

Shout out to everyone completely demoralized about the state of the world who still manages to get out of bed each morning. And shout out to you, too if you’re still in bed. This shit is hard. Talk to your friends and neighbors. They’re going though it too, which is both terrifying and comforting.

the "buy nothing project" has a trademark registration (actually 6) for BUY NOTHING & persuaded facebook to kill some of the 1,000s of community groups all over the country through which people give away stuff they don't need & get local stuff free sf.gazetteer.co/the-fight-to...

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Simmons: it's worse than that Simmons: they're going to force us all to worship a big statue of greta thunberg! Barker: now dan you're just being paranoid Barker: you know that the guiding light of islam doesn't permit graven images Simmons: Simmons: what Barker: oh you didn't hear? we're muslim now

Recall on generic Vyvanse (lisdexamphetamine) see link for the dosage, manufacturer & dates impacted by the recall If impacted, your pharmacy ought to be reaching out but I'm sure you've waited in line at the pharmacy long enough to wanna check out the link & just make sure, y'know, just in case

This is Finn. His human stopped scratching his back, so he had to take matters into his own hands. 13/10 (TT: anna.ve.w)

I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.

Hell yeah, Virginia!

i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney

Thinking of this old post of mine for no real reason.

Someone help me remember. I just introduced my husband to the song "Teddy Bears' Picnic," which was used in some piece of media to creepy effect. And I cannot remember what it was. I think it was an orchestral version?

Jesus, I just got violently wrenched backwards in time as every single one of these songs began playing in my head.

Long shot, but... anyone in NYC want to buy my tickets to see Judd Apatow TONIGHT at Symphony Space? Each ticket (2) comes with his new book. My friend and I are both sick and can't go. $80/ticket. And they are front-row seats! www.symphonyspace.org/events/judd-...

LRT: I hate being a queer person who left Texas. I feel guilty about people who are actually in danger but aren't able to leave. OTOH, if I was still in Texas, my tax dollars would be going to...*checks notes*...suing Tylenol over autism.

I wrote the first version of this draft almost exactly a year ago, but I wasn’t ready. I am now. thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/27/t...

I feel like I deserve points for not shrieking at my team, who wanted to reorganize this 100-page word doc a week before it needs to be printed, bound, and delivered in-person to customers. Also, let's hear it for being old enough that you have seniority and can draw a line in the sand.

Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel

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what the FUCK is going on in the world right now? Can it just stop going on?

Up at 3AM because I got a steroid shot in my knee! If I have to be awake I feel like it should at least be helping my migraine! But so far it's not! At least I have a cookie!

Here are all the accounts to block:

good news! we've successfully addressed the problem where people were getting too emotionally entangled with our chatbot. we're happy to announce you'll be able to fuck it soon

Past code freeze, but...

Benverine

Mary Shelley: sup fuckers Poe: joanne is talking about how she owns the harry potter actors Shelley: again? Poe: yeah, again Shelley: has she called them house elves yet Poe: not this time Poe: but it's probably coming

This is Denni. She took an unexpected babysitting shift when she found a baby koala in her yard. She cheerfully delivered the joey to her human, who put them back in the tree to be reunited with their mom. 14/10 (FB: Steve Lamplough)

There's nothing that makes you look less powerful than insisting how powerful you are.

Got my performance review.

Had carpal tunnel surgery on my non-dominant hand, which is way better than last time on my dominant hand, but what am I supposed to entertain myself with if I can't crochet while some media plays?

If Isaac Chotiner asks you about your friendship with Henry Kissinger, you are already dead.

I love how you can always tell when a new Isaac Chotiner story has dropped, because of the posts envisioning what Chotiner would get the poster to admit.

@jetpackmonkey.bsky.social In case you didn't know about this, it seems like your kind of thing.