good news for bluesky in the aggregate. if we're a dying niche website for middle aged liberals, then at least we're a dying niche website for middle aged liberals with the power to hurt the new york times' feelings
Honestly in shock.
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
smartbitchestrashybooks.com
November 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
good news for bluesky in the aggregate. if we're a dying niche website for middle aged liberals, then at least we're a dying niche website for middle aged liberals with the power to hurt the new york times' feelings
what do we want?
the Middle Ages are fake!
when do we want it?
reform NAFTA
the Middle Ages are fake!
when do we want it?
reform NAFTA
November 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
what do we want?
the Middle Ages are fake!
when do we want it?
reform NAFTA
the Middle Ages are fake!
when do we want it?
reform NAFTA
The “middle class”
November 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The “middle class”
Definitely a middle aged man in Lycra. 🤦♂️
November 2, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Definitely a middle aged man in Lycra. 🤦♂️
Ditto! Fuck you Trump!
Annie Murphy Gives Double Middle Finger
ALT: Annie Murphy Gives Double Middle Finger
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November 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Ditto! Fuck you Trump!
WHY CANT I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE 😭
November 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
WHY CANT I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE 😭
Middle aged man btw
November 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Middle aged man btw
Damn, that actually sounds badass. If I were a middle-aged divorced woman, I’d be all over that. To hell with trying to find a decent man.😂
November 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Damn, that actually sounds badass. If I were a middle-aged divorced woman, I’d be all over that. To hell with trying to find a decent man.😂
one thing that is funny to me is that my 5-year-old's resting position is the deepest squat you can imagine, like she is a middle-aged chinese man
November 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
one thing that is funny to me is that my 5-year-old's resting position is the deepest squat you can imagine, like she is a middle-aged chinese man
Couple prefers sex in the middle of the day
November 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Couple prefers sex in the middle of the day
November 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Al Jazeera marks 30 years of transforming news in Middle East and beyond https://aje.news/uaeg9h
November 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Al Jazeera marks 30 years of transforming news in Middle East and beyond https://aje.news/uaeg9h
if blasphemy and swearing is bad, why is jesus’ middle name ‘fucking’?
November 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
if blasphemy and swearing is bad, why is jesus’ middle name ‘fucking’?
Alex Fryer of the Seattle Times Editorial Board wrote a whole column about middle housing while getting the definition of middle housing wrong.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-...
November 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Alex Fryer of the Seattle Times Editorial Board wrote a whole column about middle housing while getting the definition of middle housing wrong.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-...
“.. the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out against the country in recent weeks ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
November 3, 2026 at 12:53 AM
“.. the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out against the country in recent weeks ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
the international split of lesbian politics into communists and fascists with little middle ground will be studied in the history books
November 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
the international split of lesbian politics into communists and fascists with little middle ground will be studied in the history books
Two we can be a couple
Three i would like to be in the middle
Three i would like to be in the middle
November 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Two we can be a couple
Three i would like to be in the middle
Three i would like to be in the middle
Iran has not attacked another nation in the Middle East in over 200 years. Israel has attacked every nation in the Middle East uninterrupted for the past 80 years. Yet mainstream media has convinced you that it’s Iran.
November 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Iran has not attacked another nation in the Middle East in over 200 years. Israel has attacked every nation in the Middle East uninterrupted for the past 80 years. Yet mainstream media has convinced you that it’s Iran.
someone in the middle of an absolutely devastating manic cycle: nothing about this is impulsive
Haley Stevens:
"I respect Democrats who disagree with my decision and ask for the same respect in return."
"I respect Democrats who disagree with my decision and ask for the same respect in return."
November 3, 2026 at 3:19 AM
someone in the middle of an absolutely devastating manic cycle: nothing about this is impulsive
Trump: “Look at the Middle East. I have total control.
“We have a helper, Israel.”
“We have a helper, Israel.”
November 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Trump: “Look at the Middle East. I have total control.
“We have a helper, Israel.”
“We have a helper, Israel.”
Remember when he said he was middle of the road
Last month, Kirk Herbstreit said he doesn't follow politics or pick sides.
Which was nonsense. Just last week, Herbstreit quietly headlined a fundraising dinner for Alabama's second-biggest PAC.
The very next day, the PAC sent $155,000 to Tommy Tuberville.
www.foiaball.com/p/kirk-herbs...
Which was nonsense. Just last week, Herbstreit quietly headlined a fundraising dinner for Alabama's second-biggest PAC.
The very next day, the PAC sent $155,000 to Tommy Tuberville.
www.foiaball.com/p/kirk-herbs...
Apolitical Kirk Herbstreit is actually a GOP fundraiser
He headlined a pro-Tuberville PAC event last week.
www.foiaball.com
October 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Remember when he said he was middle of the road
Today I decided not to vote
HAHA JUST KIDDING YOU FUCKS
HAHA JUST KIDDING YOU FUCKS
B2brejinho B2: Frog Giving Middle Finger
ALT: B2brejinho B2: Frog Giving Middle Finger
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November 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Today I decided not to vote
HAHA JUST KIDDING YOU FUCKS
HAHA JUST KIDDING YOU FUCKS
“Princes and Thieves” Author Matthew Cole on Jared Kushner & the “Secret Plot to Remake Middle East”
“Princes and Thieves” Author Matthew Cole on Jared Kushner & the “Secret Plot to Remake Middle East”
Vanity Fair recently published an excerpt from longtime investigative reporter Mathhew Cole’s new book, Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East...
www.democracynow.org
November 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
“Princes and Thieves” Author Matthew Cole on Jared Kushner & the “Secret Plot to Remake Middle East”
RIP John Leeson, the voice of K-9.
“Affirmative.”
“Affirmative.”
November 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
RIP John Leeson, the voice of K-9.
“Affirmative.”
“Affirmative.”