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Published: January 1, 2026 17:40

You can tell no woman was near this story because $630 is not even close to the upper end for designer boots [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 1, 2026 15:39

"Mamdani will place his hand on two Qurans during the subway ceremony: his grandfather’s Quran and a pocket-sized version that dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century. It is part of the collection at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center…

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Published: January 1, 2026 14:32

We don't talk enough about this fit

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Published: January 1, 2026 04:29

Jealous

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Published: December 31, 2025 23:03

Catching up on the MN fraud story (the actual one not the Youtuber one) and it seems families were pretending to be child care providers in order to be compensated for the cost of the child care they already provide to one another so idk seems like there's…

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Published: December 31, 2025 18:21

Springsteen ass headline

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Published: December 31, 2025 16:50

I know it's gauche to talk this way still in your 30s but while I was expecting the pop stars and actresses to become younger than me I was not expecting the mayors

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Published: December 31, 2025 16:00

Every New Year's I think of this poem from Marge Piercy: "How much have I dared in opposition? How much have I put on the line for freedom? For mine and others? As these freedoms are pared, sliced and diced, where have I spoken out?"

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Published: December 31, 2025 14:45

The clear point to me for this was the Wisconsin court races last spring. They lost, Musk was shelved, political gravity took hold [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 30, 2025 22:48

Already responded to thesis herw but even just from a strategic POV if you lower the standard for acclaim to "opposes the overthrow of democracy" you actually help move the conversation towards people who want to overthrow democracy [contains quote post…

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Published: December 30, 2025 22:21

These are usually small businesses, 4-5 staff at a time being paid $11/hour for stressful, skilled labor. The witch-hunts that targeted them in the 80s were genuinely destructive to the landscape for providers generally [contains quote post or other…

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Published: December 30, 2025 14:23

Peak [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 30, 2025 12:50

Zohran Derangement Syndrome (racism) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 30, 2025 12:25

I think a lot of people would be perfectly happy with illiberal policies (like the ones MTG continues to support for trans people, immigrants, women, free speech, you name it) as long as they can keep the uniparty, Morning Joe framework of politics they've…

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Published: December 29, 2025 22:56

Never take the day off when there are gay penguins to save [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 29, 2025 22:52

I was backstage at an event in a small, crowded room watching the actual program of the event on a television feed. I backed up towards the corner to make room for other people watching the TV and heard the smallest "excuse me" and turned around to see I'd…

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Published: December 29, 2025 18:27

It's illustrative of the role transphobia plays on the right: no matter how fractured they get over Epstein, Israel, tariffs or anything else transphobia is still the glue that binds them [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 29, 2025 15:38

Seems bad!

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Published: December 29, 2025 15:09

"stuff happens" [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 29, 2025 02:10

Rewatching OBAA and forgot the first screener question to join the elite white supremacist cabal was whether you'd ever been to therapy

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Published: December 28, 2025 19:59

One wonders how many men want such a virtual lover that "never says no" when the point for such men is that she says no and they do it anyway [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 28, 2025 16:17

2025 was relentless for many, including transgender people and our families. I wrote a year-end reflection on what it might take to be optimistic about 2026 and beyond…

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Published: December 28, 2025 13:19

Gwyneth in Marty Supreme made me want to rewatch The Royal Tenenbaums and I really do hope Wes Anderson leaves the dollhouses behind and comes back down to reality in his storytelling

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Published: December 28, 2025 02:48

On Marty Supreme and vampires

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Published: December 28, 2025 02:06

Compelling artists to perform for the head of state [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 27, 2025 20:38

Put on the movie Clockwatchers without knowing anything about it and I stg this was my reaction to the opening credits

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Published: December 27, 2025 01:32

I finally learned how to use Letterboxd btw boxd.it/5Nj6B https://boxd.it/5Nj6B

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Published: December 27, 2025 01:05

Transgender for everybody

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Published: December 27, 2025 00:45

Dying at this review of Richard Linklater's Slacker

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Published: December 26, 2025 16:05

Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony

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Published: December 26, 2025 14:54

Never beating the Dubya allegations [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 25, 2025 22:30

Went for a walk today and saw them wandering around an abandoned Logan Circle--complete charade. they should be home with their families! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: December 25, 2025 17:03

Elf sequel where his dads children's book publisher has a business conflict with an Unnamed Major Online Retailer so Buddy infiltrates it's fulfillment center and unwittingly organizes it

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Published: December 25, 2025 16:18

My lasting memory of Elf is seeing it in theater with this guy I had a huge unrequited crush on and for weeks after when one of us left a room the other would say in a deep voice "bye buddy hope you find your dad" and the other would reply "bye Mr.…