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Andrea Grimes

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bitch kraken / texan / she/her / 📍atx / 😎 blocking out the haters w @reproaction.bsky.social / co-founder @theflytrapmedia.com 📰 homewiththearmadillo.blog 📧 (secure) grimesandrea at proton dot me 🛍️ andreagrimes.threadless.com

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Amy Littlefield @amylittlefield.bsky.social · 3h
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, the deadly ban on federal funding of abortion that has shaped the lives of over a million low-income women. For @motherjones.com, this excerpt of my book explains why the death of Roe started w/ Hyde: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The infuriating history of the law that doomed abortion rights
The men behind the Hyde Amendment saw it as their ticket to paradise.
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okie (they/them) @okie.gay · 2h
oh this is EXACTLY my shit, I am seated I am sat
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 2h
We had a great conversation about this, and yes, you should read it because dress is a great signal for reading what's going on these days...
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 2h
the exciting prospect of It Happening in a town near you just went WAY up
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 2h
i for one could not be more excited to see ken paxton investigating the < checks notes > american bar association
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates the American Bar Association Over Potential Anticompetitive Conduct in Accreditation of Law Schools
Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the American Bar Association (“ABA”) over potential anticompetitive conduct relating to the accreditation of law schools.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 2h
this is one of my favorite things i've written for a long time. i don't often get the chance to even lightly report stuff, and i had some of the most fascinating conversations of my whole life while unpacking this piece.
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The 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) Terrifying
Fascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 3h
it's here and it's stunning
Andrea's newest house flag reads "KEN PAXTON SUCKS" In big black block letters on a blie background with thumbs down wingdings. Fizzy looks on sneakily
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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 12h
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 10h
Jesus Christ Cornell
What use was it to bring the writer and activist Chanel Miller to campus in the spring just for fraternity brothers to scroll, bored, on their phones as she movingly shared her experience as Emily Doe, the victim of Brock Turner? As I wrote at the time, I was floored and dismayed as I sat in the audience with one of my brilliant undergraduates; we heard Miller’s shattering account of being sexually assaulted by Turner behind a dumpster at Stanford University after a fraternity party. Her talk was riveting, and there was so much to learn from it. And yet many of the male students who hailed predominantly from fraternities — 15 percent of each chapter was required to be in attendance — were so tuned out that Miller commented ruefully: “You know, this has been my hardest gig, because they didn’t turn down the house lights. I’m not sure how you professors do it, because it’s so hard looking out at this sea of mildly disgruntled faces. I mean, I’m sure you’re all very moved, but …,” Miller smiled. The implication being, it didn’t seem like it, from her angle.
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Dee @deerberrynz.bsky.social · 19h
Unnerving but interesting read, but interesting - quite possibly relevant for #nzpol as well.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 4h
It's heeeerree www.theflytrapmedia.com/ask-the-flyt...
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Ask the Flytrap: Feeling Catty
Must I suffer my friends' horrible nicknames for my cats in silence?
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 29/09/2026
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casey (RAGS IS FUCKING BACK flop queen) @clberner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
another absolute banger, and one that pairs nicely with a recently-finished Mormon Wives binge
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 20h
"Now, Skinheads and Karens are too legible. Overdetermined, even. Their signifiers are too conspicuous to be rehabilitated into the mainstream. They’re old-school, throw-backs in an era when bigotry wants to blend in." New from @andreagrimes.com on the blog:
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The 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) Terrifying
Fascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 21h
Texas, the voter registration deadline is coming up next week. If you live in Texas and want to vote, be sure to check that you are registered properly — even if you you think you did what you had to. A statewide database to check: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 20h
oh for sure
yahoo.com
JD Vance Sees Eric Schmitt as ‘Trustworthy, Intelligent, Articulate’ Amid 2028 Vice President Buzz
The next presidential race is still years away, but the conversation about who could share a ticket with Vice President JD Vance is already underway. Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt has emerged as a lea...
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 21h
tomorrow's Ask The Flytrap question is one of my all-time favorites we've ever received, an absolute corker. i can't wait for y'all to read it. in the meantime, catch up on @theflytrapmedia.com's advice archives, which are always free!
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ATF - The Flytrap
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Peter Jeffe @pjeffe.bsky.social · 21h
"Sorry to the normies in khakis out there. Aesthetic normalization is all about the ability to deploy, rather than display, right-wing affiliation. Plausible deniability is the prime directive. And, of course, all of this is gender-coded."
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
shoving all my work aside to report out what led to this sign
a sign that reads DO NOT OUT NOODLES IN THE WATER FOUNTAIN!!
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nicole froio @nicolefroio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
LOVED copyediting this and learning about how Christian, fascist fashion is blending in with normies.
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Matt Wagner @mattwag.bsky.social · 22h
I guess it is Super Intelligence
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 22h
I asked America.gov whether Donald Trump is an adjudicated rapist and it responded: basically, yes so that clears that up at least
Andrea's prompt for America.gov reads "is donald trump an adjudicated rapist" and the bot response is:

In civil litigation brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, a federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding damages.

Regarding the specific legal term:

The jury did not find him liable for "rape" under the narrow legal definition used in New York penal law at the time, but instead found him liable for "sexual abuse".
The presiding judge later clarified in post-trial rulings that the jury's verdict established that Trump had forcibly sexually assaulted and digitally penetrated her, which meets common understandings of rape even though it did not match the specific statutory elements required for that charge under New York criminal law.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
I wrote about the end of the MAGA makeover, the aesthetic normalization of bigotry, and the mall store selling fascist sweatshirts to teenage girls. New for @theflytrapmedia.com!!
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The 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) Terrifying
Fascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 29/09/2026
I LOVE IT when my colleagues write about phenomena that are unfamiliar to me, and also very important in this cultural moment. This is a great piece! And hey...did you know that we offer a two-for-one membership for those who want to go in on a @theflytrapmedia.com membership with a friend?
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The Flytrap
Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm
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Mira Mechtley @biphenyl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Really, really great article about social signifiers, and how they are often weaponized to let fascists both hide in plain sight and lay claim to wantonly oblivious normies.
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 29/09/2026
HAPPY FLYTRAP TUESDAYY!! this week, @andreagrimes.com writes about hideous Christian fashion and how it blends into normie fashion to normalize fascism: www.theflytrapmedia.com/maga-makeove...
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The 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) Terrifying
Fascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
If you like me are a survivor of rape who is maybe losing her mind a bit this week, I recommend a few movies about surviving men/holding them accountable: “Sorry, Baby” “Is God Is” and “Supergirl” Supergirl was, in a way, about fraternity rape culture I discuss them here:
news.chanda.science
You should go see Supergirl
It's pop art that is unapologetically political.
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your friend dusti @dusti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Read this incredible work by @andreagrimes.com at @theflytrapmedia.com. Do you find yourself shifting fashion choices to avoid being affiliated with certain movements, who in turn keep moving the line? www.theflytrapmedia.com/maga-makeove...
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The 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) Terrifying
Fascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
ken paxton sucks
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
I wrote about the end of the MAGA makeover, the aesthetic normalization of bigotry, and the mall store selling fascist sweatshirts to teenage girls. New for @theflytrapmedia.com!!
theflytrapmedia.com
The 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) Terrifying
Fascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
I started watching Muertos SL to practice my Spanish but it turns out I absolutely cannot understand anyone in this show; NEVERTHELESS it's absolutely hysterical and I highly rec if you're trying to learn Spain-spanish accents
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Ver Muertos S.L. (2024) | Movistar Plus
Dámaso, el leal comercial de la funeraria Torregrosa, lo da todo cada día en su trabajo. Cuando Don Gonzalo fallece, todo se pone patas arriba y Nieves, su viuda, decide ponerse al frente del negocio ...
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let’s keep these good vibes going!!!
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TMZ reports that Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, has been fired from his job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation
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Cornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault Case
Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned...
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
listening to a woman at the bar use most of a first date with a very dippy man to call an airline about changing her flight, a queen she keeps telling Dippy Man to hang on, she'll be off the phone in a second, while he brings drinks back
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
I'm lucky to know many lovely men who will call out bullshit of any kind whenever they see it. BUT I will say that IME white lefty guys have a real tendency to want to be seen calling out racism, esp against other men, who say otherwise very little about sexism. It's a both/and, not an either/or.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I remember a really frustrating conversation with a generally decent cishet white guy about a news story where a woman was roofied. he went off about wishing he could beat that guy up to avenge her, and I was like "how about start with calling out your friends' sexist tweets?" and he was like 😳
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
well first i want to know if they get to see the questions ahead of time
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🧿kika🧿 @the17thqueen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
wake me up when AI can clean my bathroom and take out the trash 😒
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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here's the thing: The New York Times report this ad was based off said that Marshall had patients arrested for owing as little as $114 *total.* They can try to pull the 'this pregnant mom was no angel' if she were the only person he'd had arrested but there are dozens more such cases.
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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is it exactly. And even if they had the imagination, the tyranny of choice embedded in every single thing means no one has the bandwidth for any of this and paralysis sets in
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In response to people going after him for this, Friedersdorf claimed that he genuinely had no idea Rufo had anything to do with the Haitians in Springfield slurs and then got mad at people for acting like he was being a complete rube.
BillielsTheOne 9/20/26 “Rufo? The dude who earnestly repeated the lie about cats and dogs being eaten in Springfield? He believes in colorblind equality?”

Conor Friedersdorf • 9/20/26

“I'd missed his involvement in that and agree that, whatever it says about his beliefs, it reflects badly on him.”@josephgfrancis, 9/21/26
“just incredible how people paid to write about politics for major publications can be more ignorant than random twitter users who didn't have to search hard to find this”

Conor Friedersdorf, 9/21/26 “Maybe I saw it and forgot. Or maybe I wasn't on X that week. You people are unbelievable--as if anyone has perfect recollection of every post relevant to something they do a quick x post about. Of course the hive mind of X collectively recalls more things than I do individually.”
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What were not talking about is that the Ivy League, by design, with its construction of “status” and “value” is designed to create men for whom there are no consequences & to dehumanize everyone else. This the Cornell 7. Thus the expulsion of anyone who dares protest genocide. This is privilege.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
thank you to the slug nerds for providing a delightful visual with which to help me imagine the Sluggalos in Dungeon Crawler Carl
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Ian @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seems like foreigners make up an unusually large percentage of fascist frothers
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And if anyone has ever had to teach someone to drive — or potty train a kid — they know that doesn't just come “naturally”.
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cageyratfish (UTC-7) 🐟🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
and, as a friend of mine pointed out recently, doing those small "menial" admin tasks helps keep our brains in shape. I don't think it's healthy to outsource our thinking. I don't want any robots doing household tasks for me unless it's literally washing the dishes & doing the laundry & stuff
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 29/09/2026
much discourse today about using/automating AI for "household tasks" and suchlike but mostly it just bums me out because yes, it's a hassle to do a lotta things! but also those "lotta things" include tasks that enrich (or benefit) our lives -- from cooking to travel plans to doc appts
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marshwort 🏳️‍⚧️ @marshwort.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Geoffy am become potato, destroyer of meadow voles
geoffy the orange is perched on a kitchen chair with all his limbs tucked under his body
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2027 class of fellows! Apply by Oct. 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) at bit.ly/periplusfaq
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