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Linguist specializing in ASL and syntax. Knitter of doilies. Art editor for chestnutreview.bsky.social (she/her)

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the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings

07.03.2026 23:43 👍 7962 🔁 1628 💬 314 📌 49
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"SHIT"
"FUCK"
"NO"
"FUCK"
"SHIT"
"FUCK"

06.03.2026 11:30 👍 5415 🔁 1858 💬 53 📌 89

He got a Nazi tattoo, he frequents anti-Semitic podcasts and posters, he says racist and misogynistic and homophobic shit on reddit...reality called, he's a wannabe Nazi. And, as I frequently point out he's also not equipped to lead anything. You could spin in a circle and point and do better

06.03.2026 22:21 👍 604 🔁 77 💬 6 📌 2

Mind you, I don't believe a word of Platner's story. He knew what it was and he got it on purpose is my bet. But even if I somehow believed that lots of active duty white guys had no idea what imagery is racist, I know there's a fucking book or poster in their unit to tell them what not to do.

06.03.2026 22:18 👍 559 🔁 65 💬 3 📌 0

In that moment (let's say he didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo, I don't buy it) that the tattoo artist asked about it and he learned what it was....he should have gotten it covered up. If someone told me I had a nazi tattoo, I'd probably cut it out of my own skin but I'd certainly cover it up.

06.03.2026 22:17 👍 24 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
A sequence of shots from the TV series MASH. Three surgeons are operating in a mobile army surgical theater, and are masked in cotton masks, wearing cotton caps to cover hair, and aprons. Bright lights are visible in their backgrounds. The first, panel shows Frank Burns (an absolute jerk character but Larry Linville, his actor, was not) saying, “Everybody knows war is Hell”. The second panel shows BJ Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) saying (sarcastically) “ remember, you heard it here last.” The third and fourth panels show Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) saying, “War isn’t Hell. War is war and Hell is hell and of the two, war is a lot worse.“ 
5th panel shows Father Mulcahey, the chaplain (William Christopher) saying, “How do you figure that, Hawkeye?” 6th is back to Hawkeye, saying “ Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?” 7th is Fr Mulcahey saying “ Sinners, I believe.” 

The last three panels are all Hawkeye, saying,  “ Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. But war is chock full of them. Little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for a few of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.”

A sequence of shots from the TV series MASH. Three surgeons are operating in a mobile army surgical theater, and are masked in cotton masks, wearing cotton caps to cover hair, and aprons. Bright lights are visible in their backgrounds. The first, panel shows Frank Burns (an absolute jerk character but Larry Linville, his actor, was not) saying, “Everybody knows war is Hell”. The second panel shows BJ Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) saying (sarcastically) “ remember, you heard it here last.” The third and fourth panels show Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) saying, “War isn’t Hell. War is war and Hell is hell and of the two, war is a lot worse.“ 5th panel shows Father Mulcahey, the chaplain (William Christopher) saying, “How do you figure that, Hawkeye?” 6th is back to Hawkeye, saying “ Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?” 7th is Fr Mulcahey saying “ Sinners, I believe.” The last three panels are all Hawkeye, saying, “ Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. But war is chock full of them. Little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for a few of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.”

With alt-text:

Agree that I hate this is still relevant.

06.03.2026 20:08 👍 356 🔁 167 💬 5 📌 11

7 year old student from the California School for the deaf Fremont was kidnapped by ICE along with his mom, an asylee, and his sibling. ICE has removed them from CA.

06.03.2026 06:01 👍 231 🔁 159 💬 6 📌 4

The media always treats the more sensational Trump accusations in the Epstein files with a level of skepticism that would be appropriate for Jimmy Carter, not the guy who bragged about sexual assault on tape, was adjudicated guilty of sexual assault, and is currently overseeing murder dot gov.

06.03.2026 14:57 👍 1058 🔁 268 💬 23 📌 12

zero percent chance that Susan Collins doesn't immediately drop all of this the second the general election starts if this guy wins the primary - the DoD is 100% sitting on the file on this guy and will send it to her the second he wins the nomination

06.03.2026 18:43 👍 725 🔁 149 💬 20 📌 1
Self-service snack bar in the Ithaca airport departures area. Various candy boxes and pop tarts etc on the counter with prices listed. Sign reads "Please put money in money jar. Please no stealing! Thanks"

Self-service snack bar in the Ithaca airport departures area. Various candy boxes and pop tarts etc on the counter with prices listed. Sign reads "Please put money in money jar. Please no stealing! Thanks"

So psyched I happened to have cash on me today.

I should really fly out of the Ithaca airport more often.

06.03.2026 18:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.

06.03.2026 04:02 👍 1438 🔁 331 💬 22 📌 8
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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, has died Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

05.03.2026 22:51 👍 1881 🔁 772 💬 42 📌 88

finally watched Casablanca. wild in this day and age for something to actually live up to the hype

06.03.2026 02:54 👍 5826 🔁 342 💬 309 📌 103

I understand what these words mean when these words get put together but I don't understand how these words could possibly be together.

05.03.2026 19:21 👍 840 🔁 133 💬 40 📌 14

Given the obvious portents for Republicans, seems that this election is going to be riddled with fake Democrats and the billionaires that fund them.

06.03.2026 00:55 👍 416 🔁 162 💬 14 📌 8
CHESTNUT REVIEW is an always-open, online literary magazine with a dedicated staff. They treat all artists with respect, pay the maximum they are able, respond to submissions within 30 days, and celebrate their contributors relentlessly. See for yourself at booth 741!

CHESTNUT REVIEW is an always-open, online literary magazine with a dedicated staff. They treat all artists with respect, pay the maximum they are able, respond to submissions within 30 days, and celebrate their contributors relentlessly. See for yourself at booth 741!

@chestnutreview.bsky.social is an always-open, online literary magazine with a dedicated staff. They treat all artists with respect, pay the maximum they are able, respond to submissions within 30 days, and celebrate their contributors relentlessly. See for yourself at booth 741!

03.03.2026 21:00 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

don't forget to throw your beads at strangers for purim

05.03.2026 01:00 👍 93 🔁 11 💬 3 📌 0

Charlotte has a high percentage of Hispanic/Latino families. It's one of the fastest growing communities in the city.

04.03.2026 07:07 👍 96 🔁 25 💬 0 📌 0
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From 1990, Igor Majstrovsky’s movie poster for the first official release of 1977’s Star Wars in the USSR.

Is that Darth Vader? I assume it is, and very splendidly evil he looks too.

13.12.2024 16:49 👍 171 🔁 40 💬 8 📌 8
The Gender Politics of Abandoning Your Girlfriend on a Mountain
The Gender Politics of Abandoning Your Girlfriend on a Mountain YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)

"Man convicted of manslaughter after girlfriend dies hiking in winter storm" sounds insane until you get into the details.

He put an inexperienced hiker into harm's way despite explicit warnings and waved away numerous attempts to rescue her! The punishment was too lax here, not too severe.

02.03.2026 21:32 👍 1214 🔁 140 💬 40 📌 13
A Crosstitch kit that says “nobody thought the revolution would start in Minneapolis… Except Prince “

A Crosstitch kit that says “nobody thought the revolution would start in Minneapolis… Except Prince “

A Crosstitch kit that says “what a fucked up time to be alive. “

A Crosstitch kit that says “what a fucked up time to be alive. “

A Crosstitch kit that says “roosters wake up and scream because they know “

A Crosstitch kit that says “roosters wake up and scream because they know “

They cross stitch kit that says “this too shall pass, but like holy fuck “

They cross stitch kit that says “this too shall pass, but like holy fuck “

We’ve restocked several styles and added a bunch of new styles of Subversive Cross stitch kits!!!

Find them at hartfordyarnworks.com

#Crosstitch #Subversive #SubversiveCrosstitch #crafts #shopsmall

02.03.2026 20:32 👍 552 🔁 187 💬 3 📌 13
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A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

01.03.2026 02:56 👍 13773 🔁 3024 💬 222 📌 301

Genuinely incredible that the U.S. will celebrate the 250th without an Archivist of the United States.

02.03.2026 22:04 👍 435 🔁 128 💬 16 📌 8

Million-dollar idea, and you're just giving it away for free!

smh

01.03.2026 21:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"How can you oppose war when Khamenei was evil?"

Simple. If you killed Donald Trump by nuking Washington DC, I would not mourn Trump but I'd still say you're an evil war criminal who belongs in the Hague. It's really not hard.

28.02.2026 22:52 👍 6715 🔁 1487 💬 70 📌 40

Never ever ever forget that LLMs don’t give actual answers, they just spit out imitations of what an answer might look like. Very good imitations at that, to the point where sometimes the answer is right. But it’ll always be a tribute act rather than the original artist. An answer lookalike.

27.02.2026 15:27 👍 55 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 1

Bring back and expand School House Rock!

28.02.2026 01:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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City Officials Warn That Immigration Enforcement May Be Impersonating Housing Inspectors A PSA-style video from the housing department was made in response to a report made by a tenant association.

Housing officials are warning New Yorkers about how to tell a real city inspector from someone who may be impersonating one amid “increased immigration enforcement,” according to a recent PSA-style video from the agency.

27.02.2026 22:15 👍 60 🔁 37 💬 1 📌 2

I'm wracking my brain trying to build proper indicators and signals to suggest/recognize someone's creative media inclinations, and ultimately, can't stress enough how much alttext helps. If you truly want people to find your work, rather than image analyzers, just alttext. It's such an easy win.

27.02.2026 21:32 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1
Lilly Wachowski
$5,000 • Top donation

Lilly Wachowski $5,000 • Top donation

I do gotta say that if anyone had told teenage me that someday I would be prepared to personally bail out an entire high school but the woman who made The Matrix did it instead I would definitely have been like “ok somebody needs their meds adjusted”

What an absolute real one. Thank you, Lilly 😭

27.02.2026 05:54 👍 1999 🔁 349 💬 38 📌 16