Reposted by AllegraRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Patrick ends by handing out copies of one book, passages of which his staff had flagged. “Butt plugs?” reads one. “Porn is a fun, sugary treat?” Reads another. 7537
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A record number of braindead responses to this piece. Thanks for reading. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...texasmonthly.comJames Talarico Said He Wouldn’t Accept Any Endorsements From the Pulpit. He Just Did.The Democratic nominee for Senate has decried such political engagement from pastors, saying that the church-state boundary is “sacred.” 010
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Great question—presumably the guy who said the function of the Johnson amendment was "sacred" to him. 000
Reposted by AllegraRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Last year James Talarico told @allegrahobbs.bsky.social that he would not accept any endorsements from the pulpit "because that boundary is sacred in my mind.” On Sunday, he did just that.texasmonthly.comJames Talarico Said He Wouldn’t Accept Any Endorsements From the Pulpit. He Just Did.The Democratic nominee for Senate has decried such political engagement from pastors, saying that the church-state boundary is “sacred.” 73311
Reposted by Allegrarax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 20/02/2026as a publicly sober person i have the same problem with lent that i have with january which is that it means a bunch of fucking whiners blowing up my spot 647216
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026a true testament to the indomitable nature of the human spirit that last night I was horizontal in bed, reading a book, half-asleep, and 30 minutes later I was at Hotel Vegas wearing a mini skirt, 4-inch platforms and a full face of makeup 000
Reposted by AllegraJenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This headline made me cry. 8316
Reposted by AllegraAllegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 03/01/2025doing the hardest drug known to man (existing in the present moment) 1343
Reposted by Allegragwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 28/01/2026obessed with a thought experiment predicated on the idea of willingly taking a road trip to Abilene, Texas for dinner en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene... 119814
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 28/12/2025deleting all the images saved to my desktop, here are a few 072
Reposted by Allegragwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 08/12/2025very good profile of James Talarico in @texasmonthly.bsky.social by the ever-wonderful Allegra Hobbes: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...texasmonthly.comThe Confessions of James TalaricoThe insurgent Democrat wants religion out of politics. And he won’t stop preaching about it. 1399
Reposted by AllegraRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 08/12/2025"Could this strange, wise boy with the gentle cadence of a preacher be the one to deliver Democrats from damnation? Or at least from decades of unabated loserdom?" Great profile of James Talarico via @allegrahobbs.bsky.socialtexasmonthly.comThe Confessions of James TalaricoThe insurgent Democrat wants religion out of politics. And he won’t stop preaching about it. 25623
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 18/11/2025hallucinatory day, thought I had the flu (full body aches, chills) but it was just stress, had a bonkers therapy session in which therapist retold the book of Genesis in great detail by way of explaining my parental relationships, then I read the Lizza blog 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Logging into Bluesky after deactivating my Twitter account feels very similar to vaping while trying to quit cigarettes (doesn't hit the same, doubly embarrassing somehow, still feels bad but in a different way) 120
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 02/10/2025love filing a draft then opening my phone to text back all my friends who now believe me to be dead ❤️ 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2025wtf is in "Yerba mate"......I slammed 1.5 of those and put on the first 100 gecs album and almost cried at how beautiful it was 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 22/05/2025'Hearing Damage' by Thom Yorke wafting from the speakers outside Capitol Cafe, Dan Huberty's coffee shop on Congress Ave......an entirely new kind of vibe never before experienced 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 15/05/2025when Trent Reznor said IT DIDN'T TURN OUT THE WAY YOU WANTED IT TO / IT DIDN'T TURN OUT THE WAY YOU WANTED IT TO, DID IT / NOW/ YOU KNOW/ THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE I felt that 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025nothing worse than when you ask if a restaurant has Diet Coke and they say "we have an all-natural 'diet cola'" SHUT UP!!!!!!!! 130
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 13/04/2025this is the issue that makes me so angry it threatens to tip me into MAHAdom www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/m...nytimes.comHave We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?Even as prescriptions rise to a record high, some experts have begun to question our assumptions about the condition — and how to treat it. 130
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 01/04/2025much in the same way everyone is walking around reacting to their childhood wounds no matter their age the nation is still reacting to 9/11 020
Reposted by AllegraJamie 1947 @jamie1947.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I follow a handful of journalist for news updates, and an enormous number of mentally unwell people with arts degrees to put that news into proper context for me 121757360
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 27/03/2025I won't watch Severance. Everyone was too annoying about it. I don't like it when people demonstrate such an unhinged capacity for wonder that they're practically in tears over a show on Apple TV. Haven't you ever read a book? A POEM?? Seen a sunset? Been in love???? 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I would love to believe and endorse the oft-given advice that "nobody is thinking about you" but unfortunately my favorite activity, either alone or with a friend, is closely observing strangers in public and speculating wildly about what their deal is 010
Reposted by AllegraAllegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 07/03/2025when someone says they hate country music that's incredibly useful to me because I know immediately they have no taste and are boring 031
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I love to go to the gym at 10pm with all the other freaks - have become convinced it's the only way to stay sane 140
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I'll never be notable enough to do a Grub Street Diet but occasionally I think about the discourse that would have been spawned had I done one during the time I was editor of the Sentinel — it would have been so unhinged I fear that would've been my legacy 140
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 19/02/2025told a coworker today that I'm "letting the universe crash over me like a giant wave" and thought I was joking but as soon as I said it I was like wait but actually I am......namaste I guess 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025terrifying to contemplate the mental space I'd have to be in to watch the SNL 50th anniversary show 010
Reposted by AllegraAllegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025I highly recommend being of service to the people around you instead of screaming into the void on social media about things you cannot control 141
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 14/02/2025if they were just going after stimulants I'd be all about it 020
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025flew too close to the sun drinking cold brew first thing this am, a practice I'd sworn off because it's basically a hard drug. terrible choice. made everything feel very sinister. my fellow human beings became my enemies. 030
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 08/02/2025There is a lot of misinformation swirling about ICE and BP activity, arrests and deportations. I wish everyone would pause before circulating unverified claims. 110
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025I highly recommend being of service to the people around you instead of screaming into the void on social media about things you cannot control 141
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Pete Hegseth's sobriety journey starts now. One day at a time, brother! Don't quit before the miracle happens 💫 041
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 03/01/2025doing the hardest drug known to man (existing in the present moment) 1343
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 28/12/2024I let the soft animal of my body love what it loves once and I almost died 041
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 16/07/2023Whats going on here - it’s just overflow tweets. This is just another app I open once a day to see extra tweets. 100
Allegra @allegrahobbs.bsky.social · 05/07/2023So what’s the protocol on here…….like are we just doing Twitter on not-Twitter……are we getting weirder bc no one is looking 2100
![Abilene paradox
The Abilene paradox is a collective fallacy, in which a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of most or all individuals in the group, while each individual believes it to be aligned with the preferences of most of the others.[1][2] It involves a breakdown of group communication in which each member mistakenly believes that their own preferences are counter to the group's, and therefore does not raise objections. They even go so far as to state support for an outcome they do not want.
A common phrase related to the Abilene paradox is a desire to not "rock the boat". As in groupthink, group members jointly decide on a course of action that they would not choose as individuals. However, in groupthink, individuals undergo self-deception and distortion of their own views (driven by, for example, not wanting to suffer in anticipation of a future they sense they cannot avoid by speaking out), whereas in the Abilene Paradox, individuals are unable to perceive the views or preferences of others, or to manage an agreement.[3]
This paradox is illustrated by a thought experiment about a family's decision-making process for taking a long road trip to Abilene, Texas.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tsveacqzpqosfuahoqgsfu4a/bafkreicxuls67freh2slbcib5vatrkpdwpk3gr33x7v3jf3jxrolblxg7m)
