ok i have squared the circle in my mind about Nuzzi. History is full of people who faced hard choices, where doing the right thing would hurt themselves but the easy thing hurts others. They do the easy thing and create a self-mythology that minimizes their agency, turns a hard choice into no choice

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also, on balance, erotic thrillers and horror movies that have sexualized imagery do a *much* better job of this than action/adventure movies that are non-sexual but randomly sexualize one character. One is using film to talk about sex, the other is not *talking* about sex. its substanceless candy

my nuanced opinion about sexuality on film is that if a film is overall erotic, sexy, horny, thats great, get as gratuitous as you want. But when a film is not a Horny Movie (Transformers, The Italian Job) but randomly sexualizes the one woman while shes just trying to do her job, that pisses me off

"On today's episode of How Did This Get Made, we're reading American Canto"

it me, im Woods Lesbian

i was not prepared for how bad this narration is, holy shit. was there a director?? did she just record this alone in her house and Simon and Schuster passed it on without review?? like how did this monotone sexy baby voice get to market??

unhinged brainrot for these journalists to think over and over that an *estranged parent* is a sympathetic character or a reliable source of info. "playing the victim" is a classic tactic bad parents use to control their kids, and papers are just publishing and endorsing that narrative

as youtuber and scambaiter Atomic Shrimp says again and again in his videos, thinking "i would never fall for this" is a great way to let yourself fall for something else. No one is immune to all scams. Understanding that you are vulnerable is the first step in learning to keep yourself protected

Hello, @warren.senate.gov, is it your intention to KICK our FAMILIES while they’re down? As a LONGTIME QUEER supporter of your efforts, and board chair at GLSEN, I think the #LGBTQ community, especially our parents and young people, DESERVE an EXPLANATION for this BETRAYAL!

if i knew how to do Spock's neck pinch i would likely only ever use it on myself

you know its gotta be Captain Benjamin Sisko

You know what you kinda got me there

im a big enough man to admit that Nuzzi's writing reminds me a bit of my own. But writing isnt my job, or even my main hobby; im purely dabbling to amuse myself. Also I'm mostly inspired to write late at night after I've taken Ambien. What I'm saying is this reads like she wrote it while on Ambien

i keep thinking about all of the incredibly talented and deeply principled writers who were unceremoniously laid off from Teen Vogue last month. I wonder why no one in power felt any of their careers were worthy of the same kind of wagon-circling as Nuzzi's 🤔 what could it possibly be....

@intothetwilight.xyz i just got a yt ad for Aperol Spritz starring Nina Dobrev *playing against a different version of herself*. I feel like the ad-writers truly understood the assignment of "write a script for Nina Dobrev" www.instagram.com/reel/DRKPpdZ...

"the essay sucks ass" is no doubt true, couldn't be bothered to read it, but consider that the essay may have been written to receive an F in order to instigate a campaign against the trans TA. in any case it's not a great dunk because this isn't about the essay, it's about purging trans ppl

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people complaining about "woke" in #DnD are 100% actually upset about the inclusivity of D20 and CR, both tiny indie productions (compared to Hasbro) made by passionate people playing the game *they* want to play. thats the only reason they care how other people play the game; bc its a TV show 1/3

the thesis is on-its-face self-contradictory. "Some people are upset that there is a wide cultural shift." By definition, in DnD more than almost any other ex., that shift is driven by the masses. If they werent in the minority they wouldnt be grousing about being left behind!

"Then I'll follow you into the dark."

this isnt even really a joke. "murdering civilians with impunity is necessary to win a war" is a theme that returns over and over in the CoD franchise. which is not to "violent video games" it, but to say that art and stories can reinforce what people already wanted to believe about the world

the new defunctland was helpful in understanding why modern... tech and other stuff feels hollow and shitty and awful namely, that every Big New Technology or New Innovation isn't being made to sell to consumers, it's being made to sell to shareholders to generate hype to make stock number go up

Happy this to all who celebrate

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mailing a physical copy of "The One's Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursuala K LeGuin to every member of the DNC with a cover letter that says "I found some hot new ideas for your 2026 campaign strategy, I think it'll work great"

we live in the least socially repressive era in living memory so more people grow up feeling like its ok if they are different. thats it. thats the whole story. its just the left-handedness chart over and over and over again.

pure eugenicist grievance politics. "im upset that theres more [slur]s and [slur]s these days than when i was younger. im annoyed i have to see them all the time now. there must be a conspiracy turning normal kids into [slur]s"

The story told here--one where anecdata suggests agency and autonomy have run amok and nameless activists are to blame--certainly rhymes with the NYT's disastrous panic about trans kids. Then you realize it's literally being written by the same author.

“By the way—every case you ever brought is dismissed. You’re not a lawfully appointed prosecutor so it’s weird saying that but just letting you know."

i could have sworn this was gonna be about Lindsey Halligan but, no, its actually about Air Bud youtu.be/dm5IwjiGT80?...

Movie that takes place where you're from, for better or for worse DC yes, but also I will always remember learning that one pivotal scene near the very end takes place in a park with a wooded trail, the actual events of which occured at a park one town over from my town in the DC sububrbs

this is about the Home Alone series

new “you cannot kill me in a way that matters” just dropped

yes. i think the timing is really telling about who's career he is invested in. he knew RFK was a threat but sat on this scandal during confirmation. but his ex writes a book that probably includes some lies? now he must reluctantly come forward and set the record straight, 'for the public interest'

me waking up and opening this app

is this what it takes to deter ICE from doing illegal shit? does every school and business need private security who's explicit remit is "keep ICE out"? do they just need someone in an official-looking security uniform with a gun to intimidate them away? has this worked anywhere else?

how long until a us attorney representing the justice department in an assault case against a protester creates an AI generated " video " depicting their fictionalized version of accounts of CPB. What if the next level of degradation is an AI body cam footage being submitted into a court of law

It was the only way she could get the body mod she wanted without seeming weird

Who's on first?

Keith, as your crisis PR consultant I advise you to keep. posting. that. shit.

"medicinal tinctures" that were just cocaine and alcohol were also super popular. but we still (eventually) made it illegal to sell them as "medicine" bc they were *very* harmful and not actually medically effective. Empirical reality must matter more than popular perception and business interests

I think people are less curious about the gifts and more curious about this part.

in case anyone has forgotten what 18 looks like: this is a child. same age and approx the same year as Nuzzi started a relationship with Keith *fucking* Olberman. i think i am going to lose my mind over this. i think this is what makes me become the Joker

well, against all good sense i finally looked up olivia nuzzi's age. 🤮 she is 6 months YOUNGER than me. i was watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann with my mom when i was in 6TH GRADE. he paid for her UNDERGRAD. absolutely no one comes out looking good here but jesus CHRIST

im calling it now. first day the snow sticks to the ground in NYC we are getting one of these (but funny on purpose). Maybe with guest appearance by Bernie.