it's pretty important just strategically to understand that these folks will be Republicans soon. they align with the GOP on what is clearly the issue most salient to them. in a cycle or two they will be writing about how the Democrats left them behind.

Mikhail Gorbaechev@mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yeah I'm sorry these people aren't Democrats.

I had a psychiatrist I'd just met tell me that Bill Clinton's thought process was, according to him, just "p***y, p***y, p***y." I think he thought he was bonding with a fellow straight guy. Oops. I also had a therapist (whose website said she handled queer patients) ask me what Grindr was.

Heather Hill@rollin-academic.bsky.social · 3d ago

A question from Reddit that I'll answer here: "What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"

This trailer is the craziest thing I have seen in a long time. It's so bizarre it makes me wonder if Pattinson not only starred in the movie, but also served in every other role associated with it, including the executive who greenlighted it.

Linda Holmes@lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2d ago

I’m sorry what on earth

Verity! came along and offered a voice to a huge cohort of fans who had been vastly underrepresented in the Doctor Who podcasting community and tapped into something truly special. Deb, Erika, Tansy, Kat, Lynne, and Liz truly did something special and did it with style. Vale, Verity.

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My take is that Emily Wilson has the problem many people do. She cannot stop reacting to the version of the movie she would have made instead of the version someone else made. She is a great translator. She's not a very good film critic.

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The final Verity! podcast episode has dropped. After nearly 14 years, we got together one last time to give Verity! a proper sendoff. It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for.

The final Verity! podcast episode has dropped.

After nearly 14 years, we got together one last time to give Verity! a proper sendoff. It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for. <3<3<3<3<3<3

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A lot of columnists have lost their minds in recent years because social media has allowed people to talk back to them, whereas before they could say any old vile shit with next to no pushback

Folks I won’t tell you not to feel your feelings, but this is rage bait. He’s talking about expanding beyond politics into things like live sports.

The Verge@theverge.com · 5d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

The last Verity! Podcast has been recorded and this two hour episode with all the Verities will drop Wednesday morning.

Dana Stevens wrote a similar piece over a decade ago, though hers was about how she didn't get games. It was, as a result, an interesting read and perspective. This Guardian piece, on the other hand, is just someone complaining that people like something they don't. www.slate.com/articles/spo...

Micah@rincewind.run · 6d ago

lmao this is a truly world class Take she isn’t even talking just video games here, this is a blanket ban on sports, board games, cards, darts, all of it

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This has quickly become a daily obsession for me. Strong recommend for the puzzle minded. hankgreen.com/smush · Jul 31 1038 pts · PERFECT 💯 · 23-day streak 🥞🥞🥞 🥞⭐🥞 🥞🥞🥞

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A daily word game. Each letter gets 5 uses. Except the gold one, which is always required.

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Confirmation: you can, in fact, throw unpeeled kiwis (with the ends cut off) into your smoothie and not notice any appreciable difference. Adds fiber and minerals and takes less time! Win/Win!

I know the lawfare and financial threats are real but this immediate backing down is something they don't do for fucking *dictators*, doing it for JKR and her ilk is grim

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Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

One of the worst things about the Senate’s attempted Fauci show trial is how the supposed evidence against him is early in COVID he considered multiple hypotheses, then increasingly ruled some unlikely as evidence came in. The objection is he did science. Fundamentally that is what’s under attack.

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I meant the first one is so obviously false, it immediately makes you realize the second one is a lie, as well.

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last wk.

“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.

Oh, really? I'm absolutely shocked. He seemed like such a nice and normal man.

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

New BBC investigation. Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We recorded an incredibly fun This Had Oscar Buzz / Prestige Junkie crossover this week, teaming up with @kateyrich.bsky.social and Chris Rosen for the Who's Next Draft. Which thus-far un-Oscar'd actor or actress is best positioned to win an Oscar in the next few years?

I agree with Bill here, mostly. Though I do think she slightly misreads the film and occasionally does not give it credit I feel it deserves. Her thoughts are definitely worth reading, but, just as with her translation, your mileage may vary.

Bill Corbett@billcorbett.bsky.social · 2w ago

Don’t wanna step too far into than this but - I really enjoyed Nolan’s Odyssey. Had some qualms, but on balance great. Enough so I hope to see it again soon (I almost never want that). I also liked Emily Wilson’s essay. Again, yer qualms. But fascinating points! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Fee things are more disorienting -- or modernity coded -- than staying in two different but identical rooms at the same hotel in close succession.

There are a lot of bad therapists out there, which makes it all the more frustrating that finding a good one who is compassionate and also calls you on your shit can be legitimately life changing.

ex-Lethality Jane@lethalityjane.bsky.social · 2w ago

Unfortunately a lot of bad therapists think this is what CBT is (and a lot of shitty DBT therapists do this to). Actual CBT is supposed to be like analyzing how "No one will ever love me" comes from a core belief of "I am unworthy of love" and gently challenging the accuracy of that belief.

Cool that so many lifelong Republicans think they can just start giving advice to people whose values they’ve always hated, and continue to hate. They stroll in and act like they’re the instant boss. And too many Democrats love that shit!

Way more than 50. Has it ever stopped since the Russian Revolution? The defining feature of American conservatism in the 20th century is anti-socialism.

R. Eric VanNewkirk@sotsogm.bsky.social · 2w ago

The American right has been girding its loins against a fictional socialist insurrection for fifty years. There's simply nothing I'm aware of that says fascists need actual socialists to fight any more than they need real international Jewish conspiracies. Indeed, fictions better suit their aims.

The author of the piece -- Mona Charen -- is an anti-Trump *conservative* who worked for both Nancy and Ronald Reagan and has never won an election. Also, she was "anti-Trump" in 2016 bit didn't support Clinton. Democrats & even centrists can -- and should -- read everything she says in that light.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2w ago

It’s clear from the piece that the author just disagrees with higher taxes on the wealthy and a more generous social safety net. As usual, the electoral argument is a lie. If these people really cared about electing Dems they would be emphasizing how moderate and mainstream the DSA politicians are

There's an interesting take on The Odyssey that I have now heard twice in one day (from Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins on the one hand and @rilaws.bsky.social on the other) that both makes sense of the opening title card and ties it more fully into the source text. I now support this theory.