Stabitha Christie

This is genuinely so pathetic and so telling of authoritarian thinking. Republicans are the party of old people whose kids don't wanna talk to them anymore, so of course they cry to their politicians about it.

Holy shit.

Me waking up on October 1

I am told that it is #arachtober

Hello. They are going to try to fuck with your vote, and we are NOT going to let them. Last week I pinged my friend Dana Chisnell, who knows how elections work, and said "Hey, let’s make it hard for them to fuck with us.” Today, we are very proud to announce the HOW TO VOTE zine. howtovote.tips

Hey, who wants something to look forward to? This Friday, @stephmoney.bsky.social and I will be talking all things newsletter and answering all your questions! It’ll be a good hang. Come join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/1996742234...

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Mister Diarrhea, Mister Bob Diarrhea

This makes me smile about as much as Usher’s Tiny Desk makes me smile

This week’s newsletter is about Platner, why men double down when they’re wrong, and how sometimes we have to take a friend by the ear and walk them out of the party. buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

AI won't take your job. Short-sighted capitalism that falls for snake-oil propaganda and does not think beyond quarterly reports will take your job.

“But the bigger problem is how much of the media of ‘the left’ is dominated by men who appear to have no understanding of sexual abuse or intimate partner violence, but do have a pretty hefty sexist streak that they either aren’t aware of or don’t care to remedy.” YES @juliedicaro.bsky.social

I think we just passed oops.

Periodic reminder that Gil Scott Heron's "Whitey On the Moon" was a warning, not a suggestion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2...

People of America, the literary event of the century is happening this Thursday! Please join me and @sachajudd.com as we discuss fandoms, donuts, families, why no one can get a job, and the importance of washing dishes. It’s a good hang! Somehow this is all free. www.eventbrite.com/e/1990820294...

“Help me write a marketing campaign for these new tumblers. Tie it into national holidays or other public interests.”

Uber’s COO has said that it’s getting “harder to justify” its AI costs because there was no way to show a link between AI spend and any meaningful increase in useful features. This is the first time I’ve seen a company say this directly. www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-and...

The comparison I heard was data centers using the same amount of water as golf courses, and for that I was all, my brother in Christ, let me tell you what I think we should do with golf courses

this is a masterpiece

Week 4 of layoff kicking off with a nasty migraine. Spent the day on the couch watching Mr. Midnight on Netflix - extremely enjoyable Indonesian YA paranormal occult drama, for when you need your spooky to be a little more lighthearted, and also learn about Indonesian spirit traditions

slightly decrease a band Ezra

I wrote about how parasociality invades our political lives, from Trumpism to the KHive to Will Stancil discourse. I hope you’ll give it a read www.liberalcurrents.com/the-parasoci...

This is my Tom Holland lipsyncs Rihanna. If I see it, I have to repost it.

anyone ever noticed how psychotically evil, cruel, and anti-human republicans are

The internet is not up to the challenge of the moment today. Solidarity with my trans people forever. And if anyone wants to talk about the process of getting a CCW permit in LA County, get @ me.

The majority of people on Earth have yet to buy my book, which is fucking depressing. Not for me, but for them. Because it’s a really good book! www.mulebooks.com/store/how-to...

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We're going to look back on LLM marketing like this.

Trans ppl under attack from the govt could be identified and outed w/o their consent. Undocumented immigrants would be cut off from the ability to communicate w advocates. Young ppl seeking abortions won't be able to access info safely and anonymously. This is what congress is advancing today 👇🏻

That’s enough Internet for today

Too many “middle ground” AI arguments—“I have concerns, too, but we have to adapt”—proceed from what is to me a peculiar embrace of “inevitability” which seems to be magical thinking, a way of depoliticizing the political, of self-soothing in the face of an overwhelming challenge.

This obviously very stupid but is it also smart? We’ll talk to some liars after this break.

there's a new world order waiting to chestburst out of this one and we're currently in the "involuntarily shuddering and contorting and vomiting at dinner" phase

New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:

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No cheating - your last saved picture of a celebrity is your therapist

#alysaliu WOKE IS BACK BABY MAKE OAKLAND CALIFORNIA THE US CAPITOL NOW!

I'm tired of the lesser evil. These hoes wanna live in Omelas or something? Can't we just have a good candidate who doesn't have a forsaken basement child to prop them up? I just want someone who doesn't chum up to types like Charlie Kirkn't, and wants people to be able to live somewhere.

The demand to swear fealty to Newsom and never criticize him a full year before the primaries is weird. I’m happy if that’s your candidate but uhhhhh I don’t owe him anything and if he’s transphobic and destroying poor peoples’ lives, I’m not going to blindly promise to support that policy platform?

ICYMI, the full Half Time show with Bad Bunny, aka the Benito Bowl. youtu.be/G6FuWd4wNd8?...

Another addition to the website to help us built *systems* and not just have me trying to do everything alone: If you'd like to adopt a rent that you can either *cover immediately* and fundraise for, or just pay outright, please fill out this form and we will contact you via Signal.

VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBREEEEEEE