Charli XCX would think I was the most boring person alive.

i took Tootsie to the vet the other day darth and she swore a bloody revenge

after last week's webworm story, air new zealand has initiated a formal investigation into the project 32 snacks it carries on national & international flights, saying "we will not serve the snacks onboard our flights while we undertake this process". please RT: www.webworm.co/project32gro...

The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground. "That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks. "It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.

democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.

AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.

as someone who grew up believing in a literal hell for about 20 years of my life, i was delighted to visit my first ever christian hell house. it actually got pretty *weird* to be honest: www.webworm.co/hellhouse/

It's 10 o'clock in the morning on October the 24th, if you want to know.

A left wing politics that is oriented around your rights and identity as an individual consumer instead of your responsibilities as a member of a social or political community is basically a left aesthetic pasted onto an internalized neoliberal ontology.

Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.

Encouraging you to try acupuncture is a sign of great respect in our culture.

the whole point of mass protest is to demonstrate overwhelming opposition to the political direction, at a scale that can't be cracked down on dress comfortably and stay away from anyone inciting violence, but don't let clout chasers scare you into losing sight of how the basic concept works

If y'all are shocked by the racism of the Young Republicans, I got some bad news for your ass about the older ones.

There are basically only two positions in the debate about Al. 1. He enabled “The Tool Man” and endangered everyone around them. AI sucks. 2. Without Al, things would have been way worse, he let Tim have a career and family. Holy cow, he’s transformational. Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

Feels like this will be a useful meme for the next few years

This could seriously be one of the 2 or 3 biggest Presidential scandals in US history

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

nobel peace prize is not awarded posthumously just a little fun fact to file away for next year for absolutely no particular reason

I would like to get to a place where consigning 14 million people to death isn’t described as “DOGE didn’t do much.”

i rage against christianity a lot. today on webworm, i talk to some christians who read my work: www.webworm.co/givingthemhe...

“Masters, Female Education”

it's been three months since i got tear gassed by the national guard. how time flies. anyway, as you're aware by now, america is slipping into an authoritarian dictatorship (please RT): www.webworm.co/peoplewantme...

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

I am proud to be born a Muslim. I am proud to be born in Somalia. I am proud to have become an American. None of you can change that no matter how much you rage tweet. Drink some water and touch grass.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

I've never thought there was a bad time to be honest about the fact that a horrible person is/was horrible. But after this week's whitewashing of Kirk by the media and political commentariat, it feels not just permissible but essential to fight both sentimentality and dishonesty at top volume.

Low self-esteem, which deprives me of the confidence necessary to express any heterodox opinions.

How your e-mail finds me:

My message to Donald Trump is very simple.

I don't think a lot of people here actually read what I write, but if you do, you should subscribe to Webworm! Where else can learn about squirrel bites AND Hare Krishnas who call people "c*** face"?

thread: i just wanted to list some evergreen webworm pieces from the last 5 years in case you’re after some weekend reading or listening (feel free to RT - thanks to anyone who subscribes!)

maga showing their lack of imagination by denying the rumours instead of waiting 3 days to dispel them and then declaring he rose from the dead

Go support Webworm, the man had the stones to move the thing off Substack and so far his reward has been people unsubscribing. I’ll say it a bit plainer: for all the people here who loudly opined about not supporting writers on Substack, now is your chance to put your money where your mouth was

today on webworm, a guest piece from a former american high school teacher on active shooter drills and why they no longer wanted to prepare for warfare (please RT, if you can): www.webworm.co/survivalsimu...

I love how we can all talk about It Happening, and everyone knows exactly what it means.

Wrote something about Twitter and Substack and institutional power. www.pbump.net/o/the-power-...

i spoke to the spinoff about my decision to take webworm off substack. a well balanced, nuanced piece: thespinoff.co.nz/media/25-08-...

Today I saw a license plate that said JZZLVR, and I don’t think it’s necessarily conveying what the owner intends it to convey.

I too have a cat who makes sure I go to bed at a sensible time. Sometimes in the middle of the day.

hi friends, webworm has successfully moved off substack. current members don't need to do a single thing... your sub has just carried over. i took care of it. if you're new, you can now sign up as a free or paid member and read my 1000 or so previous pieces here: www.webworm.co - please RT

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The Constitution “was not some kind of sacred compromise that came down a mountain on tablets,” and we should consider ourselves empowered to make dramatic changes to our political system, Osita Nwanevu says on this episode of “Interesting Times With Ross Douthat.”

just a quick note that after 5 years + 4 months of writing webworm, i am moving my newsletter off of substack and taking it out on my own. for any readers - nothing really changes: the next edition will arrive in your inbox as per usual. my thoughts: www.webworm.co/p/webwormisl...

BREAKING: LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Gov. Newsom calls for Nov. 4 special election on redistricting plan aimed at adding Democratic US House seats.

"“I ain’t ever bought no prostitutes. I ain’t never raped nobody. I ain’t never paid anybody off. None of that stuff,” said G, a resident from one of the photographed tents. “He’s much more of a criminal than I am”" streetsensemedia.org/article/home...