Mod_Hostess
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It’s no wonder I woke up this morning in the midst of a panic attack. All my social media feeds are endless pictures of people who are dead. From Barry Melrose to 9/11 victims. Inescapable reminders of the passage of time. 
September 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It’s no wonder I woke up this morning in the midst of a panic attack. All my social media feeds are endless pictures of people who are dead. From Barry Melrose to 9/11 victims. Inescapable reminders of the passage of time. 
Bribes for votes! Did that used to be illegal? Back when laws were enforced? 
Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."
September 10, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Bribes for votes! Did that used to be illegal? Back when laws were enforced? 
Oh Barry. I got into the NHL when the Kings were in the final against Montreal in 1993. He was infamous for bringing Hollywood flash and Tony Robbins to the locker room. He was a much better analyst than a coach, as it turned out. Endlessly entertaining. I’ll never forget that laugh. 
Former NHL player, coach and longtime analyst Barry Melrose has died at 70.
September 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Oh Barry. I got into the NHL when the Kings were in the final against Montreal in 1993. He was infamous for bringing Hollywood flash and Tony Robbins to the locker room. He was a much better analyst than a coach, as it turned out. Endlessly entertaining. I’ll never forget that laugh. 
Today 2 unauthorized drones brought San Diego's Lindbergh Field to a halt for more than 2 hours. Local news & the airport blamed a weather balloon. The weather balloon crossed into the county more than 20 miles north of Lindbergh Field at an altitude of 53,000FT & flew over North County. 1/2
September 5, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Today 2 unauthorized drones brought San Diego's Lindbergh Field to a halt for more than 2 hours. Local news & the airport blamed a weather balloon. The weather balloon crossed into the county more than 20 miles north of Lindbergh Field at an altitude of 53,000FT & flew over North County. 1/2
I felt a disturbance in the force this morning. Then I read that Gloria Steinem passed away at age 92. I’m always surprised that she’s older than my mother. Speaking of, my mother would’ve had a much better life if abortion had been legal in 1966.
This is a wonderful book. Highly recommend. 
This is a wonderful book. Highly recommend. 
I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem
September 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I felt a disturbance in the force this morning. Then I read that Gloria Steinem passed away at age 92. I’m always surprised that she’s older than my mother. Speaking of, my mother would’ve had a much better life if abortion had been legal in 1966.
This is a wonderful book. Highly recommend. 
This is a wonderful book. Highly recommend. 
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What in the condescending misogyny is this, @wired.com? “Perimenopause” isn’t a “buzzword” invented by pharma startups — if you haven’t heard it much until recently, maybe that’s because women’s health in midlife was almost completely disregarded www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex
How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy.
www.wired.com
September 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
What in the condescending misogyny is this, @wired.com? “Perimenopause” isn’t a “buzzword” invented by pharma startups — if you haven’t heard it much until recently, maybe that’s because women’s health in midlife was almost completely disregarded www.wired.com/story/inside...
I'm streaming different versions of Mozart's Requiem in an effort to determine my favorite. So far, I've declared the 1980s Academy of St Martins in the Field version to be too delicate. But I am a fan of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra version. It's heavy.
So that's how it's going.
So that's how it's going.
August 31, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I'm streaming different versions of Mozart's Requiem in an effort to determine my favorite. So far, I've declared the 1980s Academy of St Martins in the Field version to be too delicate. But I am a fan of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra version. It's heavy.
So that's how it's going.
So that's how it's going.
I’m so sad. This should be a national day of mourning.
🔗: bit.ly/4qC1fWV
Legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.
Her nephew revealed the news in a Aug. 25 Instagram video.
📷: Getty
Legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.
Her nephew revealed the news in a Aug. 25 Instagram video.
📷: Getty
August 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I’m so sad. This should be a national day of mourning.
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EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
August 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
Fuck Turnitin
Turnitin has long used its end user licence agreement to use students' work for product devt. Now it's trying to update it to use essays for AI devt too! Prime example of academic content assetization - turning student IP into a source of value codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/a...
August 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Fuck Turnitin
Luigi went all in and never wavered. I only wish him reading this would have been televised. I cannot wait until my Canadian Citizenship comes through and I have a chance to eject "health insurance" from the remainder of my life.
Idk lol "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died. I knew what I was doing was illegal. Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour." is pretty fuckin legendary
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Mangione was charged with two federal stalking counts and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
www.nbcnews.com
August 15, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Luigi went all in and never wavered. I only wish him reading this would have been televised. I cannot wait until my Canadian Citizenship comes through and I have a chance to eject "health insurance" from the remainder of my life.
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“To all the folks waking up to Josh Hawley swinging the other way; yeah. We knew.
Sincerely, a queer Missourian”
Sincerely, a queer Missourian”
August 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“To all the folks waking up to Josh Hawley swinging the other way; yeah. We knew.
Sincerely, a queer Missourian”
Sincerely, a queer Missourian”
Never had the MR Neurography. I won my appeal, then UCLA claimed Scripps was non-contracted, rejecting my referral & auth. Said I could pay cash or GTFO. No further help ever came from Scripps. I located a cash pay Dr. who does nerve hydrodissection, saw him last week & had it done. Results unknown.
HMO clusterfuck has hit 7 weeks now. Arm still hurts, haven't had the MR Neurography or treatment for the nerve entrapment from the IV infiltration that happened over a year ago now. I've been through 3 different medical systems now. Blue Shield is now cockblocking UCLA from doing anything else.
August 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Never had the MR Neurography. I won my appeal, then UCLA claimed Scripps was non-contracted, rejecting my referral & auth. Said I could pay cash or GTFO. No further help ever came from Scripps. I located a cash pay Dr. who does nerve hydrodissection, saw him last week & had it done. Results unknown.
Pupppyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING and meet Pepper who weighs 2.3 lbs and is figuring out the world for the very first time
August 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Pupppyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I’m going to call my nonexistent band Suspiciously Green Bananas.
suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile
August 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I’m going to call my nonexistent band Suspiciously Green Bananas.
I’ve been reading about Jared Leto sexually abusing teenage girls and young women for at least 15 years. Mainly on Livejournal, but there were also message boards that “groupies” used to post on and some shared sexual experiences with him that were abusive.
July 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I’ve been reading about Jared Leto sexually abusing teenage girls and young women for at least 15 years. Mainly on Livejournal, but there were also message boards that “groupies” used to post on and some shared sexual experiences with him that were abusive.
“The deal struck under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Prosecutors invoked the ADA because…victims had genetic conditions & sexual & erectile dysfunction, making the abuse a form of discrimination by a place of public accommodation.”
www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regula...
www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regula...
Weill Cornell to launch $30M safety institute in deal over former urologist’s abuse
Weill Cornell launch 30M safety institute to improve patient care and prevent sexual misconduct following federal investigation.
www.beckershospitalreview.com
July 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“The deal struck under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Prosecutors invoked the ADA because…victims had genetic conditions & sexual & erectile dysfunction, making the abuse a form of discrimination by a place of public accommodation.”
www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regula...
www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regula...
Every once in a while, this app reminds me why I left my grad program and give zero shits about it. It’s always some pompous man talking down to me like he’s the fucking second coming of Thucydides. Public history is about teaching the public about history, not smelling your own farts all day.
July 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Every once in a while, this app reminds me why I left my grad program and give zero shits about it. It’s always some pompous man talking down to me like he’s the fucking second coming of Thucydides. Public history is about teaching the public about history, not smelling your own farts all day.
L7 was so rad. Still is.
July 19, 2026 at 3:50 AM
L7 was so rad. Still is.
I've been listening nonstop to Confessions II and I love it. Madonna hit it out of the park with this one.
July 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I've been listening nonstop to Confessions II and I love it. Madonna hit it out of the park with this one.
Hegseth is Horny for High T
Hegseth announced they're gonna start screening for T and administering testosterone treatment for warriors found wanting
July 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Hegseth is Horny for High T
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To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.
July 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.
Hot damn! I just saw on Threads and came here to confirm because ya'll know everything.
I want to bottle this feeling up and take a swig whenever things get really bad because I am buzzzzzzzing.
I want to bottle this feeling up and take a swig whenever things get really bad because I am buzzzzzzzing.
Emergency personnel responded to a call at Graham's home on Saturday night, and later said the man was suffering from cardiac arrest, per police scanner audio obtained by The Post.
Lindsey Graham, longtime South Carolina senator, dies at 71
The staunch ally of President Donald Trump died after a sudden illness, his office said.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 12, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Hot damn! I just saw on Threads and came here to confirm because ya'll know everything.
I want to bottle this feeling up and take a swig whenever things get really bad because I am buzzzzzzzing.
I want to bottle this feeling up and take a swig whenever things get really bad because I am buzzzzzzzing.
GOLD
Tim Heidecker's Emergency talks *exclusively* to RFK Jr. and how Alex Jones popped like a balloon. @timheidecker.bsky.social
July 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
GOLD
HMO clusterfuck has hit 7 weeks now. Arm still hurts, haven't had the MR Neurography or treatment for the nerve entrapment from the IV infiltration that happened over a year ago now. I've been through 3 different medical systems now. Blue Shield is now cockblocking UCLA from doing anything else.
July 1, 2026 at 3:55 AM
HMO clusterfuck has hit 7 weeks now. Arm still hurts, haven't had the MR Neurography or treatment for the nerve entrapment from the IV infiltration that happened over a year ago now. I've been through 3 different medical systems now. Blue Shield is now cockblocking UCLA from doing anything else.