Alysa Liu is someone I’ve been thinking of a lot. She’s the same age as my oldest (5 days older technically), came from the same area, and carries the exact same energy.
She represents the best of CA Gen Z culture: caring, kind, and focused on joy instead of achievement.
She represents the best of CA Gen Z culture: caring, kind, and focused on joy instead of achievement.
February 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Alysa Liu is someone I’ve been thinking of a lot. She’s the same age as my oldest (5 days older technically), came from the same area, and carries the exact same energy.
She represents the best of CA Gen Z culture: caring, kind, and focused on joy instead of achievement.
She represents the best of CA Gen Z culture: caring, kind, and focused on joy instead of achievement.
I just finished @cstross.bsky.social ‘s latest Laundry Files and well, that’s a master class on how you end a very long running character driven series.
You leave the audience with a “sha-na-na-na life goes on.”
You leave the audience with a “sha-na-na-na life goes on.”
February 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I just finished @cstross.bsky.social ‘s latest Laundry Files and well, that’s a master class on how you end a very long running character driven series.
You leave the audience with a “sha-na-na-na life goes on.”
You leave the audience with a “sha-na-na-na life goes on.”
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Revlimiter gauges ftw.
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Revlimiter gauges ftw.
Thinking about how Nixon was impeached for trying to gather intel using state assets on the democrats before an election.
How far we’ve come.
How far we’ve come.
February 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Thinking about how Nixon was impeached for trying to gather intel using state assets on the democrats before an election.
How far we’ve come.
How far we’ve come.
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"This career has it all: creativity, customer-facing dynamics, a pointy hat."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/you...
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Your Career Aptitude Tests Results Suggest Bridge Troll
This letter is to inform you that your career aptitude test evaluation is complete. Your recommended career: Bridge Troll. Here at the Career Aptit...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"This career has it all: creativity, customer-facing dynamics, a pointy hat."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/you...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/you...
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In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
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A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
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Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
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The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
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He really is doing all of it.
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 AM
He really is doing all of it.
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It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
Before spending time in the UK: Oh @cstross.bsky.social ‘s books are so much fun.
After time in the UK: oh no.
After time in the UK: oh no.
September 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Before spending time in the UK: Oh @cstross.bsky.social ‘s books are so much fun.
After time in the UK: oh no.
After time in the UK: oh no.
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So JDV killed the Pope right?
April 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
So JDV killed the Pope right?
I’m seeing a lot of “I told ya so” online discourse.
It’s important to remember that a shared struggle brings people together, but “I told ya so” only drives people apart.
Focus on the present and the future, not the past.
It’s important to remember that a shared struggle brings people together, but “I told ya so” only drives people apart.
Focus on the present and the future, not the past.
April 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I’m seeing a lot of “I told ya so” online discourse.
It’s important to remember that a shared struggle brings people together, but “I told ya so” only drives people apart.
Focus on the present and the future, not the past.
It’s important to remember that a shared struggle brings people together, but “I told ya so” only drives people apart.
Focus on the present and the future, not the past.
A few months ago:
Me: “your sister thinks I have great taste in music, why don’t you?”
Kid: “dad, there is so much screaming.”
Me, just now listening to a playlist: “maybe they have a point.”
open.spotify.com/track/00NaRw...
Me: “your sister thinks I have great taste in music, why don’t you?”
Kid: “dad, there is so much screaming.”
Me, just now listening to a playlist: “maybe they have a point.”
open.spotify.com/track/00NaRw...
Brand New Shoes
open.spotify.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A few months ago:
Me: “your sister thinks I have great taste in music, why don’t you?”
Kid: “dad, there is so much screaming.”
Me, just now listening to a playlist: “maybe they have a point.”
open.spotify.com/track/00NaRw...
Me: “your sister thinks I have great taste in music, why don’t you?”
Kid: “dad, there is so much screaming.”
Me, just now listening to a playlist: “maybe they have a point.”
open.spotify.com/track/00NaRw...
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"What was a tacky two-bedroom, two-bath gave way to the true space in all its original glory: a magnificent no-bed, no-bath open concept with a completely inaccessible fire exit."
How We Restored Our New York City Loft to an Authentic Nineteenth-Century Sweatshop
From the moment my husband Jon and I saw the sun-drenched loft on Mercer, we knew two things: We absolutely loved it, and we had to change everythi...
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March 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"What was a tacky two-bedroom, two-bath gave way to the true space in all its original glory: a magnificent no-bed, no-bath open concept with a completely inaccessible fire exit."
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"Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying 'Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.'"
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying 'Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.'"
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March 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Mt. Hood. Sunrise. January 2024. 🌹
March 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mt. Hood. Sunrise. January 2024. 🌹
The American urge to fight a revolution with punk rock but also to buy $3000 guitars you don’t need. In this essay I will discuss..
March 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The American urge to fight a revolution with punk rock but also to buy $3000 guitars you don’t need. In this essay I will discuss..
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I’ve been sort of idly keeping track of all the points in the Declaration of Independence’s bill of particulars that arguably apply to the Trump Admin. This is the first four-in-a-row I’ve hit. www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
March 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’ve been sort of idly keeping track of all the points in the Declaration of Independence’s bill of particulars that arguably apply to the Trump Admin. This is the first four-in-a-row I’ve hit. www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
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Male Cardinal
Triangulating...
Triangulating...
March 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Male Cardinal
Triangulating...
Triangulating...
I want to live in a world where the streaming internet happened during the 1970s so we had archives of Fred Dibnah talking for 8 hours while hitting bricks with a hammer.
March 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I want to live in a world where the streaming internet happened during the 1970s so we had archives of Fred Dibnah talking for 8 hours while hitting bricks with a hammer.