@ifbookspod.bsky.social I'm in an Uber with my boss, her boss, and *her* boss and two of them are discussing how great Malcolm Gladwell is and I'm practically biting through my tongue. Your podcast has made my life MUCH harder in this moment.

Things that cause autism: idk. Things that DO NOT cause autism: acetaminophen, vaccines, processed food.

Truly bizarre to see people attacked, shamed, and disciplined for saying things about Charlie Kirk that are 1000x less offensive than what Charlie Kirk said about people

Rest in Peace, Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman. She was targeted and assassinated on June 14, 2025 between 2 am and 3:35 am CDT in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Vance Boelter was targeting 70+ Democrats at the time of the incident.

Palate cleanser:

speaking ill of the dead is cool and good when they’re an evil fascist, I just don’t want any of you sweet angels to get a door knock

Lmao

“How am I supposed to explain GENDER to my CHILD they cannot HANDLE your TRANSNESS or WHATEVER” Kids IRL:

The fact that requesting accommodation at work for my anxiety disorder et al requires multiple rounds of back-and-forth between me and my psychiatrist and people at work who I DON'T know very well feels like a particularly cruel prank.

My team at work has two factions: Hooray it's starting to feel like fall so early! vs No summer is ending too soon!

I work in public health, and am 'not *officially* autistic but everyone including my therapist and psychiatrist are pretty sure'. And oh my GOD I am exhausted from autism being the anti-public health intervention boogeyman. Vaccines don't cause autism.

Downsides of ADHD: deadlines are either "literally in thirty minutes" or "idk sometime in the vague future which doesn't actually exist". Upsides of ADHD: Once that 'deadline in 30 minutes' alarm hits I am productive as hell.

WOW! After months of the Trump administration saying that he would never be allowed back into the country — they brought him back. Then after months saying he would never be let free — he's back home. He still faces very serious criminal charges, and ICE may still move to arrest and deport him.

You can watch this banger at any moment you so choose!

I wish posts about Ukrainian art drew as much attention as the war. Still, I keep showing you beauty. Vadym Petrov, Blooming Tree, 1993

Congratulations! #Nepal has eliminated #rubella as a public health problem. This success reflects the commitment & efforts of leaders, health workers, volunteers & community members to ensure a healthy start for babies & a future free of rubella. 🔗 bit.ly/3JEMlOc

You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’ You don’t ‘run the gambit.’ gamut = entire range or series gauntlet = severe trial Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy

SAS where the FUCK is my air vent?

God I hate flying in and out of JFK.

As a New Yorker who loves public transit I get so mad, because weekday ridership averages about 4 *MILLION*. That's 4,000,000 trips per DAY. Does violence happen? Sure. But it's statistically much safer than driving.

i don't speak german can someone translate?

actually a lot of innocent people write birthday letters to child sex traffickers in which they repeatedly reference the secrets they share

You know, I think one of my favorite things is when people adopt dogs who have been living on the street, time passes, and it's like "this is my dog who refuses to sleep anywhere but a human bed with a pillow, or who won't eat food that's not prepped and served Just So" or things like that.

"Unintentionally misstated" dude just can't stop lying lol It's either on your DD-214 or it's not. For the normies out there, here are the magic words if anyone is selling you anything based on their "badass" military service: "Show me your DD-214." Optional: Add "cocksucker" on the end.

I need everyone to look at my sister's dog.

I am a 38 year old professional with a masters degree and established career...and every time I hear someone talk about needing to find a SME for sometime, I immediately imagine this guy. Like yes absolutely let's hire Mr Smee to do a deep-dive assessment about value based contracting.

PSA: If you are not Jewish you should not be publicly opining on what An Electoral Outcome means For The Jews, let alone ranting against it on our behalf. If you *are* Jewish, there may be some exceptions, but you generally also should not be doing that either tbh.

Our sitting mayor (Democrat)was indicted on federal corruption charges and the runner up (Democrat) in the primary was chased out of office for being a sex pest. But yeah sure Mamdani is the problem.

Men who think they can get away with sexually abusing women can EAT SHIT

JUST IN: "Tonight was not our night," Cuomo says before adding that he has called Mamdani to congratulate him.

Mamdani should win but he's the latest example of the Democratic Party closing ranks to keep anyone young and exciting and full of energy out of the party - and then they spend countless millions on consultants trying to figure out why they're struggling with young voters

Up at dawn to win a new day.

Yes from a policy perspective I like @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social best for a wide variety of reasons, not least because the NYPD does not need more money. But even before that, we need to stop tolerating sexual harassment and there is nothing that could get me to vote for Cuomo.

I don't know that I'm demographically a Young Person anymore but I'm under 40, so here's why I as a leftist did not rank Cuomo: He is known to have sexually harassed multiple women. Literally everything else is secondary to that.

Not present: Eric Adams or Andrew Cuomo.

YES. Incredible object lesson in why good local journalism is so very, very important. It's not on the front page of the Times; it IS on the front page of Gothamist & The City.

Apparently Hochul is in the building trying to get them to release him. Cuomo issued a statement denouncing it but I don't think he's on scene. This is all fine and normal and not at all alarming. /s

Cool how my workdays, especially when I'm in office, are basically "meetings about how to deal with the impending Medicaid crisis" interspersed by checking the news and seeing things like, "NYC Comptroller Brad Lander arrested by ICE". And then I wonder why I'm constantly tired and can't sleep.

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement

I fucking HATE my brain, the ADHD gods allowed me to focus on the webinar I facilitated today (good) but refused to let go, and I literally just missed 40 minutes of the 60 minute meeting right after it, because I had to do the follow-up stuff IMMEDIATELY (usually I procrastinate on it!)

PSA: if exposed to chemical irritants, the only things you should be using to rinse your eyes are saline and clean water. Sterile is better than not but I know it's not always available. Not milk, not liquid antacid, not anything else. Saline or water.

70% of US farm workers are non-citizen immigrants. Of those, nearly half are undocumented. Good luck with feeding America, Miller and Trump.

We feed you. They hunt us.

Oh.

I am so tired in every possible way and I keep needing to remind myself that it is because I am dealing with typical stress (it's the end of our grant year!) on top of the fascism, which both impacts my professional and personal life directly and indirectly.

My local coffee shop is not playing around.