lizzeymac.bsky.social @lizzeymac.bsky.social · 07/10/2026designmom.substack.com/p/males-are-...designmom.substack.comMales Are the Secondary SexDon't believe me? Let me walk you through it. 000
lizzeymac.bsky.social @lizzeymac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In digital-first era, NJ librarians demand more affordable e-books newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/18/n...newjerseymonitor.comIn digital-first era, NJ librarians demand more affordable e-books • New Jersey MonitorPublic libraries want states, including NJ, to limit the pricey restrictions publishers have placed on e-books and other digital content. 000
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialBenn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026People who whine about that video without having actually watched it are so odd. It describes leverage as a vehicle to cozy up to contemporary Marxism. My literal final conclusion is: "Capitalism's flaw is a very abstract one; It robs us of the ability to prioritize the appreciation of living." 141519
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17/08/2026no worries i'll hit the orcas with the gps coordinates 2475773
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Talk like a king till the warning came through." 818472
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Good thread. This is like Trump telling Boeing, midway through production of a new Air Force 1, that he thinks it should be propeller-driven. (After all, original AF1 was—Lockheed Super Constellation for Eisenhower. You can hear Trump saying, 'Many people don't know Ike was a Republican...') 3936290
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialDavid Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Everybody in America knows this is an awful idea. It will cost billions — and create sitting ducks for modern drone warfare. It will be a death trap for sailors. Everybody knows. Except one person. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comNavy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferencesThe president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions. 2727883
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A real question: What is a specific thing Trump has done that is *not* consistent with his being a paid agent of Russia, China, or NorK? (I *don't* think he is paid agent. Just vain, greedy, resentful, and ignorant. But old category of 'useful idiot' may be of use here, from RUS/PRC/NKor POV.) 1331792396
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A person without any govt position, who has numerous financial conflicts of interest, should not conduct US foreign policy. And that’s before we get to the fact that he uses this role to corruptly solicit money for himself. It’s wrong. Many seem to have accepted it, but I’ll never stop objecting.nytimes.comKushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza PlanThe president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader. 892817876
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026he is so fucking unwell x.com/elonmusk/sta...x.comElon Musk (@elonmusk) on XElon Musk (@elonmusk) on X 5757514
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 17/08/2026How it started/how it’s going 833417607
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 14/08/2026David Attenborough [whispering]: “The dual-finned Canadian land shark surfaces briefly, scouting the area for signs of potential prey.” 13522121
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/08/2026All across Florida mothers take the rare opportunity to air out their spare rooms and garages, ridding their homes, if only temporarily, of the musty incel funk that emanates from their jobless adult sons, the smell of flop sweat, creatine powders and crunchy socks 961383181
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialbjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Never forget the wisest words about The Cloud: It's just someone else's computer. 192
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialbjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026There is a collection of Trump-so-dumb examples, and a bleg for more, on LGM: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/08/bleg...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comBleg to the LGM universe - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyAs I might have mentioned at some point I’m writing a book on the Trump era entitled The Triumph of Stupidity. It occurred to me that it might be useful or at least amusing to append a document, tenta... 1133
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 14/08/2026Nothing you do in your entire life will ever be this embarrassing 1531660293
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialThe Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Trump is destroying the Forest Service and we’re only 300 letters away from 29,000 demanding Congress stop him. Add yours now. November is coming. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest ServiceContact Congress today! 08344
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialSam Jones @samjownes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Big Fourth Amendment victory: A federal judge just ruled that dragnet "cell tower dump" warrants are unconstitutional general warrants—in every case. Get the full story on this massive win for digital privacy:dworkinsubstack.comHe’s Hunting Epstein’s AccomplicesNew Mexico’s attorney general just sued the DOJ to get their names 18034
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Nope nerdist.com/article/kfc-...nerdist.comKFC Collaborates with OREO for a Fried Chicken CookieKFC and Oreo have collaborated to create the fried chicken cookie, keeping the chocolate wafers and adding herb-and-seasoning-flavored cream. 9344848
lizzeymac.bsky.social @lizzeymac.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Dear Evangelicals, You're Racist timwhitakerspeaks.substack.com/p/dear-evang...timwhitakerspeaks.substack.comDear Evangelicals, You're RacistIt's an uncomfortable truth you refuse to confront. So I'll confront you. 000
lizzeymac.bsky.social @lizzeymac.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Unbiased Science theunbiasedscipod.substack.com?r=n69n&utm_c...theunbiasedscipod.substack.comUnbiased Science | SubstackEmpowering everyone to understand health science through patient, evidence-based explanations that respect both skepticism and nuance. Click to read Unbiased Science, a Substack publication with hundr... 000
lizzeymac.bsky.social @lizzeymac.bsky.social · 06/08/2026If Data Centers Are So Great, Why Are They Being Built in Secret?, by @ErinBrockovich substack.com/@erinbrockov...substack.comIf Data Centers Are So Great, Why Are They Being Built in Secret?We Have A Transparency Problem When It Comes To Data Center Construction 000
lizzeymac.bsky.social @lizzeymac.bsky.social · 06/08/2026With Shaking Hands withshakinghandsart.substack.com?r=n69n&utm_c...withshakinghandsart.substack.comWith Shaking Hands | SubstackFeminist art and writing from the Lake District. Rage, receipts and the occasional bit of hope. Too much in my head, so I write. So I paint. So I refuse to be quiet. Click to read With Shaking Hands o... 000
lizzeymac.bsky.social @lizzeymac.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Reimagining science communication in a time of change for social media sandrogalea.substack.com/p/reimaginin...sandrogalea.substack.comReimagining science communication in a time of change for social mediaIt is time to ask: are platforms like Twitter really the best places for conversations about issues of consequence for health? 000
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialWendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 05/08/2026"Irrational... leaders so trapped by self-regard, so isolated, so imprisoned within their own sense of infallibility that they refuse to consider any arguments or information that conflicts with their beliefs." "((Ceausescu) and his wife died shouting orders at their firing squad.)" 830787
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialWendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 11/06/2025It's like Asimov's "Nightfall" except instead of the stars driving us insane, it's social media... 24410
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialTom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 05/08/2026"He has become detached from reality—and that detachment is extremely dangerous." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Irrationality Is DangerousThe president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office. 417750
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Irrationality Is DangerousThe president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office. 961700619
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Pure scum wrapped in fake piety. 50065991639
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026So now the next step is to find out what Capital One's months-long anti-money laundering review by professionals with decades of law enforcement experience discovered about Trump's 300+ accounts... 16252311679
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/08/2026President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6vtrib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 2121194820
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialGothamist @gothamist.com · 04/08/2026Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse gothamist.com/news/safety-...gothamist.comSafety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapseThe Department of Buildings inspected 180 other worksites in the aftermath of the structural failure at a Midtown office-to-housing project. 061
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme. 22197633544
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/08/2026@cwarzel.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social why the tech oligarchs’ grand vision for the future feels so profoundly anti-human: "They don't seem to be able to articulate a brilliant vision of what the future looks like, because I think their imaginations are really, really small." 917643
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialBrandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/08/2026We probably need to ban cars until we figure out why this keeps happening. 1819630
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialAsher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Man, we are about to see some *crazy* panicked attempts at voter suppresion in this state 3808142
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialChance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026they what 3308
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 04/08/2026After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)propublica.orgUnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r... 28906332
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Anger and hate are all they have.comicsands.comConservatives Are Completely Melting Down Over A 2018 Anne Hathaway Speech About Equality—Because Of Course 311204153
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026Federal prosecutors just dropped charges against 3 MORE defendants who were falsely accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln... 373114433195
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialGroundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Amazon & Walmart are suppressing “Made in USA” results & even seem to favor 3rd-party imported listing through their AI search engines. @lindsayowens.bsky.social in @forbes.com: "This isn’t a tech glitch — it’s the business model. When fraud pays the platform, the platform protects the fraud."forbes.comWhy Amazon And Walmart’s AI Shopping Agents Make ‘Made In USA’ Products Harder To FindA Columbia Law School study suggests Amazon and Walmart's AI agents hide American-made goods, enable false origin claims, while the AI agents admit it's a business choice. 053
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/08/2026Some 15th-century rainbow-coloured beasts to brighten your Monday publicdomainreview.tumblr.com/post/8239453... 111
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 03/08/2026For victims, the school’s response coolly denying it could have intervened sooner is likely unsurprising but still jarring.arstechnica.comHigh school defends staying silent while boys made AI nudes of 59 classmatesGaps in laws may help Pennsylvania high school escape AI nudes scandal. 34615
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is utterly appalling 30664261
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialCake or Death @johngcole.bsky.social · 01/08/2026again, every headline since Trump came down that fucking escalator in 2015 has read like the old Mad Libs game. 33312
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies thehill.com/policy/techn...thehill.comCommerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companiesThe Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve… 4720195
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 01/08/2026A GOP Congressman, Griffith Morgan (Virginia), has introduced a bill to strip people in Guam, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and every other US non-state territory of their birthright citizenship. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...congress.gov 62965598
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialSarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 31/07/2026All of this and more. I wouldn't trade my children for the world. But this country has meant that I've traded a lot to be their mom. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wond...seattletimes.comWonder why the birthrate is falling? Look how we treat mothers | OpinionThe American workplace is organized around a worker who has no body, no children, no aging parents, no illness, no grief and no caregiving responsibilities. 713834
Reposted by @lizzeymac.bsky.socialBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/07/2026With "surveillance pricing," businesses have finally found something AI can do way, way, *way* better than people: price gouging. 1/ 7476257
