Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/10/2026My favorite fruit. Our tree was not its usual productive self this year so I’m also asking to use the neighbors’. I figured out how make a clear quince jelly that is the prettiest pink color. And tons of fruit leather. Iranians boil the seeds to soothe a sore throat. 120
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The main problem with this method for today was the quantity of goose shit on the grass. The cider party has a good washing system thank goodness. 010
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Ooh like the rollers they use for walnuts?? I’ve never seen them for apples. These trees had like three bad seasons in a row and they are really making up for it this year. They’re crunchy and sweet too. 030
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A great year for apples up here. Today is the neighborhood cider party. 1141
Reposted by Molly KovelShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the little grey cells mon ami, they died 2666443
Reposted by Molly Kovelgeoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 413187772
Reposted by Molly Kovellizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 01/10/2026i cannot think of anything more directly forbidden by the teachings of the roman catholic church than what the catholic supreme court justices did today 525926
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Important life update! This is my first cat since college and I’m over the moon 082
Reposted by Molly KovelAnnalee @flowerhorne.com · 26/09/2026Right so the real trouble with phones is that they can make us think that we're not bored when we are in fact still bored 17916
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 28/09/2026i'll tell you what, it's extremely disorienting to live in NYC right now and NOT have this be applicable 010
Reposted by Molly KovelJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When the time comes for the cultural revolution necessary to get out of this mess we need to set up a cabinet position like the Department of Hobbies that supports literally anything that gets people out of these brain breaking sites and counteracts this collective breakdown 1351696
Reposted by Molly KovelPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21/09/202615 years ago today, Troy Davis was murdered by the state of Georgia. I still think of him today. I wonder if he knows how many people were transformed by his life and death. 8399115
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I need you to know that because of you, I am now always on the lookout for sour starbursts at gas stations so i think that makes you officially a candy influencer. 🍬 050
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🤩😍 So rad! I’m interested to know if he ever thinks that the number “10” is actually his name? 011
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We wrongly believed my mother when she insisted that would be a good movie to show my kids a few years back (maybe she was thinking of Rabbit Proof Fence??). Whoops! 120
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The first two episodes of s. One are a bit awkward as they try to find the tone but it just gets better and better and season two is one of my favorite television series ever. 020
Reposted by Molly KovelSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 11/09/2026this crooked, bigoted old pervert had the nerve to come here and say "good job" after saying THE SITTING MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY should not attend a memorial ceremony b/c he is Muslim. I just— 1268188
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ok but to be fair the WTC had literally been bombed not even 10 years prior 210
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I.e. being in constant terror in Kiev or Gaza you don’t really have the bandwidth to create a lasting cultural impression 030
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Yeah, the days after were scary with lots of rumors of course but we also pretty much knew it was “over” - giving us lots of time to ruminate and narrativize and mythologize and collectively mourn. 150
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I watched the first plane fly into the tower and went to work where we had no tvs- when they started talking about the buildings falling down i thought the same!! Like dominoes. (This is the some of the dissonance that sparked a lot of conspiracy theories I think) 110
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026And it was primary day so people were voting before work. And yeah, New Yorkers often get to work a bit later, in my experience, than in other American cities. 130
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026So yeah I think the suffering of New Yorkers was not “more” than that of other residents of war zones. But the fact that it happened in this otherwise central and culturally singular city, and in the specific time-limited and aesthetic way that it happened— it’s got more impact than its death toll. 010
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The other is that I don’t think another modern attack has been so spectacular, in the sense of full-on cinematic spectacle, at least not that I can think of. In that sense it was probably one of the most “successful” acts of violence in history. (I’m not praising the attackers obvs) 060
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I have never lived in any other city under attack but my husband lived through the Iran Iraq war in Tehran and 9/11 in NYC he would say the former was substantially worse! But I think 2 things make 9/11 “special”- one is the incredible stability, in general, of living in the USA post wwII, and… 220
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I would in fact believe it! This is one of the reasons why I like following you! 😊 010
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thank you for your excellent essay. In the weeks after 9/11 I went regularly to the memorials that sprang up in Union Square and elsewhere. They were a welcome contrast to the drumbeats of war coming from the media and govt. People called for peace in the midst of all the grieving. 0233
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is a great essay that encapsulates what I have to say much better than I could myself. www.forever-wars.com/today-we-mus...forever-wars.comToday We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations IgnoreRighteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner 000
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Giuliani and Bush administrations were beating the drums of war; it seemed immediately obvious that we would be sending bombs, and soon. But people in Union Square rejected this, for the most part. There were numerous signs calling for peace. The 1000 cranes in my first photo, for instance. 100
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I have a 9/11 story but it’s not super compelling. The thing I wanted to share today is the sense of collective grief that infused the city in the weeks afterward. These photos were taken at the massive Union Square memorial that I went to daily for a while. (I worked on 19th Street) 100
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I was on sixth ave on my way to work and actually *saw,* with my own eyes, the first plane fly all the way down the island and into the north tower, and even so, my brain could not understand how big a plane it was. It was very disorienting! 020
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026From “The Car We Had to Push,” a chapter of “My Life and Hard Times.” 120
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Did she also believe that people could catch Dutch elm disease? 110
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I was just gonna recommend her!! I love her project so much. 020
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 06/09/2026They are quite generous with replacements, at least the first time you ask. We got a new pot to replace one just like one of the smaller ones on your shelf that we definitely had misused. But of course they don’t make them with the spout or wood handles anymore. Still, free pot! Worth a shot. 020
Reposted by Molly KovelCollin Murr @collinmurr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Sorry, Liz. I thought she was that lady who keeps losing the songwriting Oscars.” 12858101
Reposted by Molly KovelRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives. 14584472882
Reposted by Molly Kovelmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I don't know if Dolly Parton was the greatest songwriter of all time but I do know that Dolly Parton writing "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day is the greatest day any songwriter has ever had. 7888205
Reposted by Molly KovelThe Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m… 158223486261
Molly Kovel @mlk39.bsky.social · 16/08/2026FYI stardew has had some major (free!) updates in the past few years that add a lot to the game! In case you haven’t played it since 2020. 020
Reposted by Molly KovelMary Shelly Beans 🎃 🫘 @billhookunion.beanyear.com · 12/08/2026youtu.be/C3V98lnJX1kyoutu.beThe Fug's - CIA Man ( Original )YouTube video by squingy 1186