Tracy Q. Loxley
@tracyqloxley.bsky.social
Writer from the greater Chicago area.
Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality.
The Onion@theonion.com · 3d agoFrom The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
I’m staying at my shitty job because I need money and health insurance, not because I am happy. I have no respect for the management or the union because they’re, respectively, douchebags and cowards.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling: "We're seeing people staying in their jobs longer now ... we're seeing people very happy where they are in their jobs because employers are doing better."
I have a feeling I’m going to be referring back to this clip one day.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.just catching up on JD Vance telling Hannity that Jeffrey Epstein is actually "a great character reference" for Donald Trump 😳
If anything happens to the Cornell rape survivor, I will blame Michael Tracey. Everything from stalking to threats to freak accidents, to even hangnail. I will blame him.
Lindsey Boylan@lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 2w agoThis man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
I’d like to add that I’ve checked the system updates, so everything seems to be in order. I’m baffled and frustrated.
Tracy Q. Loxley@tracyqloxley.bsky.social · 2w agoHas anyone run into an app telling you to update, only to go to the App Store and find that you’re updated? What am I missing?
I would disqualify someone if they brought an iced coffee and didn’t clean up the inevitable condensation.
Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2w agoI’m sorry, but if you bring an iced coffee - or any damn beverage at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people.
Has anyone run into an app telling you to update, only to go to the App Store and find that you’re updated? What am I missing?
I didn’t expect the goose stepping to be this literal
The Independent@the-independent.com · last mo.Trump posts AI video of ‘Lake America’ being protected by an army of bequiffed ‘Donald Ducks’
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like H.O.M.E.S.
Hillary Rodham Clinton@hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt’s Lake Ontario.
“Inspired by true events.” That means this is a work of fiction.
Every Film Now@everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe new trailer for ‘UNABOMBER’ has been released. Starring Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay and Shailene Woodley. Premiering September 25 on Netflix. #Unabomber #RussellCrowe #JacobTremblay
If you are looking for it, one of the many important acts of thoughtfulness Dolly Parton was responsible for- imaginationlibrary.com
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
imaginationlibrary.com
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
rollingstone.com
The term “national treasure” gets thrown around, but surely Dolly Parton deserves it. Not only for her music, but as one of the biggest musicians in history, she used to her platform for good. She provided books to kids who needed them, and helped fund COVID vaccine research. We will miss her.
Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com · 2mo agoDolly Parton, the beloved global entertainment icon who sold more than 100 million records and whose songwriting prowess and sure-handed approach to her career reshaped the face of country music, popular music, and the entertainment industry at large, has died. 🕊️
My dad wore a size 14 shoe (US sizing), and when we were at Grauman’s, he had a similar reaction: “Man, John Wayne had little feet. No wonder he walked like that.”
Duncan Jones@manmademoon.bsky.social · 2mo agoI’m so feckin confused! Look at the size of these foot prints!!
Spokane announced way to contribute to people impacted by the fires. my.spokanecity.org/endinghomele...
H.O.M.E. Starts Here Donations
Donations to the H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund go directly to supporting services for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
my.spokanecity.org
fwiw, I wrote about the right's version of empathy and how it is weaponized to justify atrocity here: therevealer.org/what-we-can-...
What We Can Learn from the Right’s Attack On “Toxic Empathy” — The Revealer
Why are prominent right-wing figures and conservative Christians claiming empathy is bad?
therevealer.org
Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social · 3mo agoMusk is trying to normalize selective empathy (he’s said that empathy is the West’s “greatest weakness”), because an expanded and inclusive view of humanity is one of the common features of people with moral courage. To recruit ppl to his project, he needs them to think and be small, like him.
Aside: It’s almost like Timothee Chalamet made a sound financial argument in saying no one cares about ballet or opera
Catherina Gioino@catgioino.bsky.social · 3mo agoI wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...
Worth noting that most of get fired after a no-call no-show. I can respect a legit medical leave, but this is something else.
M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social · 3mo agoAOC Makes A Great Point 👉.......
At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump has installed in positions that could affect elections. Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote. (Published April)
Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
When Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l...
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Emma Landis is the woman who was shot, and here is her gofundme. The gofundme contains a narrative about what happened: the woman was engaged in peaceful protest, spoke to an agent, and he shot her in the foot. www.gofundme.com/f/support-my...
Donate to Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting, organized by drew hegedus
My best friend has always stood up for what’s right, and yesterday was no e… drew hegedus needs your support for Support Emma Landis After Aurora ICE Shooting
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Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
