Twisdom from VinnieMancuso1, December 31, 2020 at 02:53PM

If you start WW84 at 11:06, Steve Trevor will say "well shit, Diana!" 15 minutes after you miss the ball drop

— Vinnie Mancuso (@VinnieMancuso1) December 31, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/VinnieMancuso1

December 31, 2020 at 02:53PM

Twisdom from 502eire, December 31, 2020 at 06:06PM

a lot of people want Louisville to be the next Nashville and it’s a great city with a lot to recommend it, but no thank you https://t.co/WfQflnTBrd

— Dawn (@502eire) December 31, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/502eire

December 31, 2020 at 06:06PM

Twisdom from oliviakrauth, December 31, 2020 at 07:46PM

like this tweet if i should make a similar video reading mean tweets i get. https://t.co/XbSE6woyjh

— Olivia Krauth (@oliviakrauth) January 1, 2021

via Twitter https://twitter.com/oliviakrauth

December 31, 2020 at 07:46PM

Twisdom from _iKSL_, December 01, 2020 at 02:34AM

Dawg why is Twitter so perfect

This got me in tears pic.twitter.com/xVit8RgoFL

— Christian 👨🏿‍🔬🙌🏾 (@_iKSL_) December 1, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/_iKSL_

December 01, 2020 at 02:34AM

Twisdom from DrLeanaWen, December 29, 2020 at 09:05AM

Here’s the math: If the goal is to reach 80% of Americans vaccinated with a 2-dose #covid19 vaccine, it will take 10 years at our current pace. We are at 1 million vaccinations a week. To get to herd immunity by June 2021, we need to be at 3.5 million vaccinations a day. pic.twitter.com/E78e0xg10z

— Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) December 29, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/DrLeanaWen

December 29, 2020 at 09:05AM

Twisdom from keano81, December 28, 2020 at 09:25AM

The Queen's Gambit has been viewed by 62 million people. The producer, Allan Scott, is on BBC News talking about how it took 30 years, with 9 rewrites, and every studio he showed it to said that no one would be interested in chess.

PLEASE PERSEVERE WITH THAT THING YOU'RE MAKING

— Amy Charlotte Kean (@keano81) December 28, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/keano81

December 28, 2020 at 09:25AM

Twisdom from JasonKander, December 27, 2020 at 12:17AM

Donald Trump is the Iraq War of Presidents. In 15 years, everyone who pushed hardest for it will act like it just happened all on its own.

— Jason Kander (@JasonKander) December 27, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonKander

December 27, 2020 at 12:17AM

Twisdom from LaFamiliaFilm, December 25, 2020 at 04:01PM

Read every word of this:

Rod Serling’s teleplays for The Twilight Zonehttps://t.co/vHQW7ZwehG pic.twitter.com/4KC8dagr3G

— Cinephilia & Beyond (@LaFamiliaFilm) December 25, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/LaFamiliaFilm

December 25, 2020 at 04:01PM

Twisdom from maximillian_alv, December 24, 2020 at 03:49PM

America is a place where people are infinitely more suspicious about what the $1 they gave to an unhoused person will be used for than they are about the trillion dollars we give to "defense spending" every year.

— Maximillian Alvarez (@maximillian_alv) December 24, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/maximillian_alv

December 24, 2020 at 03:49PM

Twisdom from RachelWenitsky, December 17, 2020 at 01:13PM

every time an actor does an interview about how they gained weight for a role they're like "honestly I just ate absolute nasty disgusting garbage for a month straight" and then they go on to describe my normal diet that I've been eating for 31 years

— Rachel Wenitsky (@RachelWenitsky) December 17, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/RachelWenitsky

December 17, 2020 at 01:13PM

Twisdom from xkcd, December 16, 2020 at 06:13PM

There are more Trump voters in California than Texas, more Biden voters in Texas than NY, more Trump voters in NY than Ohio, more Biden voters in Ohio than Massachusetts, more Trump voters in Massachusetts than Mississippi, and more Biden voters in Mississippi than Vermont.

— Randall Munroe (@xkcd) December 16, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/xkcd

December 16, 2020 at 06:13PM

Twisdom from RealCardGame, December 13, 2020 at 04:54PM

NFL Week 14: Teddy Bridgewater (Panthers) started at quarterback in a 32-27 loss to the Broncos and was 30-40 passing for 283 yards (long=32) with 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 4 sacks for 38 yards, and a 94.1 rating. He rushed 3 times for 31 yards (long=14) and 1 touchdown.

— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) December 13, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/RealCardGame

December 13, 2020 at 04:54PM

Twisdom from Timg77shovel, December 12, 2020 at 01:01PM

1 bad game is a fluke, 2 bad games is a coincidence, 3 bad games is the truth. And everybody is a great shooter in practice.

— TimboSlice (@Timg77shovel) December 12, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Timg77shovel

December 12, 2020 at 01:01PM

Twisdom from michellej, December 11, 2020 at 10:36AM

I'm going to be _so_ disappointed if you don't become a supervillain.

— Michelle Jones (@michellej) December 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/michellej

December 11, 2020 at 10:36AM

Twisdom from d_yetter, December 10, 2020 at 08:43PM

Louisville pastor who died from COVID-19 complications lived by 'love thy neighbor' https://t.co/451oDhP5Ev via @courierjournal

— Deborah Yetter (@d_yetter) December 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/d_yetter

December 10, 2020 at 08:43PM

Twisdom from eliyudin, December 09, 2020 at 02:47PM

Can’t wait for April 15 2021 when the government is like “ok time to pay us for that year where we failed you in every way imaginable and 300,000 of you died” sir i would like to cancel my subscription

— eli yudin (@eliyudin) December 9, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/eliyudin

December 09, 2020 at 02:47PM

Twisdom from TakeConnoisseur, December 01, 2020 at 05:41PM

Every theory these people come up with is always so complicated. It's really quite simple as this always relevant comic lays out. pic.twitter.com/HKhc5kYYVq

— bad_take_connoisseur (@TakeConnoisseur) December 1, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/TakeConnoisseur

December 01, 2020 at 05:41PM

Twisdom from thecolonel82, November 28, 2020 at 11:33AM

Clowns can’t be clowns if they don’t make a spectacle of themselves.

— Stephen Long (@thecolonel82) November 28, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/thecolonel82

November 28, 2020 at 11:33AM

Twisdom from SethCotlar, November 28, 2020 at 09:07AM

It gives me no pleasure to retweet this. But I think it’s pretty accurate. https://t.co/8kaAMHQaLT

— Seth Cotlar (@SethCotlar) November 28, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/SethCotlar

November 28, 2020 at 09:07AM

Twisdom from MarkEnnis, November 24, 2020 at 09:47AM

Every Parler screencap I’ve ever seen just screams “Whew, we finally get to just be racist” like dads no longer having to suck their bellies in at the beach.

— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) November 24, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkEnnis

November 24, 2020 at 09:47AM

Twisdom from ejmaroun, November 23, 2020 at 04:59PM

Biden’s won in Michigan so many times he’s legally required to change his name to Ohio State. https://t.co/zEB2EHWdwJ

— Scoops (@ejmaroun) November 23, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/ejmaroun

November 23, 2020 at 04:59PM

Twisdom from Foervraengd, November 21, 2020 at 04:16PM

Every time i see that “how did your art improve from the start of the pandemic up til now” art meme i cant stop think abt this tweet: pic.twitter.com/7gfJuIcdMj

— ⚜️Mirre⚜️(QRT my art = 🆗!) (@Foervraengd) November 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Foervraengd

November 21, 2020 at 04:16PM

Twisdom from catchatweetdown, November 11, 2020 at 08:46AM

Some folks be acting like if the GOP does something illegal, the constitution will become sentient, walk out of the archives and physically detain Trump with no help needed from human beings. Lol

— Chenjerai Kumanyika (@catchatweetdown) November 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/catchatweetdown

November 11, 2020 at 08:46AM

Twisdom from JoeDunman, November 07, 2020 at 09:45PM

Dems have four years. If folks are still going bankrupt with medical bills, if students are $2 trillion in debt, if wages are still stuck at $7.25, a smooth-talking Nazi with a Harvard law degree is going to be the next president.

— Joe Dunman (@JoeDunman) November 8, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JoeDunman

November 07, 2020 at 09:45PM

Twisdom from VaushV, November 07, 2020 at 02:20PM

Oh my fucking god it’s real. The Trump team booked the wrong “four seasons” and now it all ends in a landscaping firm parking lot. Unbelievable. It should be illegal to be this happy pic.twitter.com/9myRQde4G0

— Vaush (@VaushV) November 7, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/VaushV

November 07, 2020 at 02:20PM

Twisdom from traceylross, November 04, 2020 at 11:02PM

Can we normalize using electoral maps based on the population? pic.twitter.com/svLLD0oIOV

— Tracey (@traceylross) November 5, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/traceylross

November 04, 2020 at 11:02PM

Twisdom from 502eire, November 02, 2020 at 10:15PM

“Remember, you do not resist your way back to comfort; you resist your way to change.” https://t.co/wr0J3fmvYS

— Dawn (@502eire) November 3, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/502eire

November 02, 2020 at 10:15PM

Twisdom from jaygarmon, November 02, 2020 at 09:27PM

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November 02, 2020 at 09:27PM

Twisdom from themandalorian, October 19, 2020 at 09:00AM

Don't miss a moment of #TheMandalorian! ❤️ this Tweet to receive a reminder when each new episode starts streaming on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/mLNX8NPGeh

— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) October 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/themandalorian

October 19, 2020 at 09:00AM

The New Louisville Fan Convention (That I'm Never Going to Run)

As we near the end of Plague Year One, a number of restless folks in the Louisville fandom community are making tentative plans to stage a fan convention to take the place of the late, lamented ConGlomeration. As such, my #concomlife posts have started to get some eyes again, and a few folks have asked my thoughts on reviving fan events in the Derby City.

So here it is: The Louisville Fan Convention I would start, but literally never will. (Don't ask; the answer is forever, "no.") There were three areas of ConGlomeration that drove nearly all our attendance (we know because we surveyed our members about it): The general fandom family reunion experience; the Dealer's Room & Art Show; and the game room. If I were starting a new fan convention in Louisville, I'd focus on those three things, plus one more aspect we know is popular but never could get to be a huge part of our own event: cosplay. Literally everything else about ConGlomeration I'd drop. And, more broadly, I'd only include things in the new fan convention that met this standard: what can fans only do in person, rather than online?

No Guests; Few Programs

This, frankly, means an end to almost all of the programming that happened at ConGlomeration. It also likely means no Guests of Honor (one of our major expenses). Most program panels are basically live-action podcasts, often with Guests sitting in. By that, I mean I'm not seeing or hearing anything from anyone I couldn't get as well or better online, other than the mild thrill of being in the room and maybe getting an autograph (which I could also buy off eBay, or track down at a major media con, if I really wanted that). Small fan conventions can't win on the "meet a nerd celebrity" front, so I wouldn't even try to play that very expensive game. 

This also isn't the 1970s or '80s when Starlog magazine was the only place to hear from geek media figures. They all have social media now, so I don't have spend three days at an airport hotel to find out what my favorite genre author or geeky TV star is really like.

I also don't need a writer's workshop; you can get that advice and join writers groups online. I don't need advice on gaming; there are how-to-play tutorials and game reviews all over YouTube. I don't even need art demos, because those are everywhere on the web. I certainly don't need movie watch-parties; thanks to online streaming, there is no obscure movie or show that I can't track down from the comfort of a web browser and then discuss online.

If I'm doing any programming at all, it would be extremely limited to very hands-on workshops, with very small groups of people, where participants could physically learn techniques for art or cosplay. I can't learn how to handle a glue gun or an airbrush just from videos; I need to hold one in my hands. But those programs would have material costs that would need to be worked out, so they need to be staged only for the most in-demand activities.

And if I'm only doing hands-on workshops, I don't need to shell out to import name guests, which was one of ConGlomeration's biggest expenses. Guests of Honor sometimes helped us draw in new members when we advertised them, but those ads performed only marginally better than just "Spend Three Days Gaming" or "Enjoy a Cosplay Weekend" ads, and only when we had a pretty well known guest like Tim Zahn or J.G. Hertzler. (Now, those guests usually paid off in the long run by showing our members a really good time, which made members want to come back, but that's an expensive investment I can replace with just executing a good convention.)

Finally, if I were to decide to stage any programs, I would have inverted the usual program process. Traditionally, people who want to run programs submit ideas, and then the Program Director chooses which ones they like and works out a schedule. That gets really challenging, especially if few of the submitted ideas are good, all the submitters want to have their panels at the same time (and won't budge), and/or the panelists want their memberships comped or to be paid extra for running a program.

Instead, I would have created the list of programs I wanted to happen, and put out a call for volunteers to stage the programs I want. For example: I want three hands-on workshops for painting gaming miniatures, at three skill levels. I'll take submissions from potential panel-runners on who could do that at the specific times I dictate in my schedule. The instructor(s) I choose from the auditions get the gig, and I'll pay them for their time (say, $10 an hour).

I'll have a budget for how many hours of programs I can afford, and I'm up front about expectations, time, and remuneration. My life gets a lot simpler when I'm taking bids on a schedule I want, rather than hoping someone creates panels for me from thin air. I start with a schedule I know I can market and, if no one bids on the panels I want, they just don't happen. That's a better, more manageable panel lineup with less work and stress.

All the Genre Art You Can Handle

Louisville's next fan convention should look a bit like St. James Court Art Fair for nerds. We had a pretty great art show. Artists who exhibited there also tended to make pretty good money, even without attending. They just shipped their goods in, we sold them (in exchange for about 10% of the take), and whatever didn't sell we shipped back. It worked so well that artists would exhibit with us year after year, always making money on art that was by no means cheap, but still sold. 

Louisville's next convention should triple down on that, because no online experience can compare to holding Tolkien-inspired pottery in your hands or seeing hand-painted fantasy art in person. It's beautiful to look at and it makes you want to buy it all and put it in your house.

ConGlomeration also ran a very well respected charity auction via our Art Show, and handed out some well-juried art awards that were treasured on the genre circuit. Those are successful traditions well worth resurrecting -- only bigger.

A Live-Action Etsy Store

The ConGlomeration Dealer Room was fairly successful and very popular, partially for the same reasons the Art Show did well: people want to see the goods in person, especially when those goods are bespoke and hand-made. Where ConGlomeration could have done better is in trying to court exactly the kind of vendors who thrive in that environment. Put another way: more custom costumes; fewer nerdy t-shirts. 

The merch vendors at major media conventions are all national players selling the same Captain America sweatshirts and replica Star Trek combadges in every city (that you can also buy cheaper online). ConGlomeration was where you could find $20 crocheted dragon plushies and $400 custom leather cloaks, verify their quality and, if you didn't like any of the goods the vendor had on site, you could commission them for a custom item right then and there, haggling on price and delivery time in person. Louisville's next fan convention should court exactly these kinds of vendors, and work to curate a Dealer Room that exhibits items you can't find at big cons or on eBay. (If I want an out-of-print game supplement, I can find it online. The only reason people bought gaming gear in our Dealer Room was because the dealer was slashing prices to clear inventory, and because some people simply can't ever resist new gaming dice.)

This makes the Dealer Room an extension of the Art Show and the cosplay emphasis discussed above, with hand-made costumes and collectibles being the majority of what is sold, and vendors understanding that they'll make as much in custom commission orders as they will selling already-made goods.

In-Person Gaming Perfected

ConGlomeration's Game Room was wildly popular because all games were free to play and it never closed, staying open all 50 hours of the convention. Those traits should be maintained at the next fan convention. Where the Game Room could be improved will sound familiar if you read the programming section above: It's time to dictate schedules.

At ConGlomeration, we asked for volunteer game masters to run whatever games they wanted, which often meant we had some unbalanced lineups of games that didn't always offer the RPGs and board games our members were most interested in and curious about. The next convention should reverse that: Dictate a schedule you want, placing popular or new games in key spots with multiple sessions, then taking bids on who will run those games.

For example, if I know that D&D 5E is the most in-demand game, I'd make sure I had 6-8 sessions of that game, for various skill levels of player, all throughout the convention. And I'd let GMs submit game synopses for my requested spots, and whomever I chose would again be paid for their time (say, $25 for a four-hour session). If I'm paying, I can be picky. And if I post my requested schedule several months in advance, it gives GMs time to learn the RPGs and board games I want run, so they can understand the systems well and be prepared to teach them to new gamers.

Now, we ran over 150 hours of games at ConGlomeration, not counting pickup games that happened ad hoc. That's really expensive to pay for. That's where sponsorships and a tie-back to the Dealer Room come in. Game dealers and stores can sponsor these sessions, and even supply the GMs, in exchange for the right to promote their own stores and booths in the dealer room. "You like the new Ravenloft reboot for D&D 5E you just played? We have five copies in the Dealer Room across the hall." 

(Hotels and convention centers charge significantly more for vendor tables than exhibition/banquet tables, which is why we couldn't allow dealing in our Game Room. But promotion is perfectly acceptable, up to and including handing out coupons and vouchers in the game room that are valid in the Dealer hall.) 

Multiply the Masquerade

The ConGlomeration Cosplay Masquerade was the single most popular event we put on, with about a third of our attendees participating or viewing it every year. But, outside of those few hours, we had very little cosplay happening, and it was really hard to get more than a dozen or so contestants. 

Louisville's next fan convention needs to make cosplay an all-day, everyday part of its activities. Yes, there should be a big costume contest on Saturday night, followed by a big costume party. And that contest should have some serious cash awards. But there should be selfie stations all over the convention space, to encourage hall costumes. There should be hall costume awards, so shy cosplayers who don't want to get up on stage can still feel comfortable and participate. There should be planned photo meetups, so Marvel cosplayers and Dr. Who cosplayers and anime cosplayers can all have their designated, advance-marketed meetups (that will encourage those costumes and cosplayers to show out).

Above all, cosplay should be the rule, not the exception, all through the convention. You don't create costumes for them not to be seen, and giving cosplayers a place to show off their work and hang with likeminded nerds is exactly why conventions exist.

Double Down on the Family Reunion

The most expensive part of ConGlomeration wasn't the guests. It wasn't our marketing spend. It was being a family reunion. That required us to be in a hotel, so folks could stay multiple days and really see lots of people for an extended time in a shared space. It also required us to offer a very well supplied, always-open hospitality suite, so folks could break bread and hang out in a relaxing space without having to be in a specific activity. Those constraints made our event very expensive to run, but the atmosphere they created was the number one reason people loved us and came back year after year.

Those were also experiences you can't get online. 

While scaling down to a one-day event in a non-hotel space with no hospitality suite would make a new convention infinitely more manageable and affordable, it also eliminates the very thing that kept ConGlomeration alive -- despite all our other mistakes -- for 20 years.

This will be the hardest thing for the next fan convention to replicate, but I'd argue it's the most essential. This is the one aspect of fandom that big media cons can never match. And if you're going to bother to create a fan convention that isn't a merch-and-autograph mill, this is the only reason to do it.

This part got too hard for all of us, so we stopped. If someone wants to take up the Louisville fandom mantle, I strongly advise you commit yourself to this hard, rewarding work. It's the only thing that will sustain you.

That's my advice, for what it's worth. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time in the #concomlife.

Twisdom from DrPhilGoff, October 26, 2020 at 09:19PM

Y'all see how quickly the senate can move when power is at stake.

Remember that when our lives are at stake and they say they need more time.

— Phillip Atiba “Don’t Wear Blackface” Goff (@DrPhilGoff) October 27, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/DrPhilGoff

October 26, 2020 at 09:19PM

Twisdom from CeciConnolly, October 25, 2020 at 12:46PM

Now these people know how to VOTE! https://t.co/ySzSr6KmRm

— Ceci Connolly (@CeciConnolly) October 25, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/CeciConnolly

October 25, 2020 at 12:46PM

Twisdom from LeeFlower, October 09, 2020 at 10:59AM

Racism is not, in fact, about class, either in who does it or who's affected by it. But re-branding racism as a class marker does double duty: excusing violent racists as victims while absolving middle-class and wealthy whites of any need for introspection.

— Annalee (@LeeFlower) October 9, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/LeeFlower

October 09, 2020 at 10:59AM

Twisdom from melaniekmelvin, October 07, 2020 at 03:51PM

Conservatives think "the little guy" is the guy who owns the restaurant, not the 10 staff making less than minimum wage serving unmasked customers.

— Mel (@melaniekmelvin) October 7, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/melaniekmelvin

October 07, 2020 at 03:51PM

Twisdom from shockproofbeats, October 07, 2020 at 05:23AM

In which Werner Herzog gives the an incredible answer when asked how many languages he speaks pic.twitter.com/BOdUwiImi8

— Séamas It Ever Was (@shockproofbeats) October 7, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/shockproofbeats

October 07, 2020 at 05:23AM

Twisdom from The_Acumen, October 05, 2020 at 10:52AM

Too many of you are confused about your class status. If you can’t afford to miss a paycheck, you’re the working poor, and part of the 80% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. If you HAVE to work to survive, you’re working class.

— AshleyStevens (@The_Acumen) October 5, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/The_Acumen

October 05, 2020 at 10:52AM

Twisdom from BCMorrow, October 06, 2020 at 03:10PM

You are not apolitical, you are simply comfortable in the current political climate.

— Bethany C. Morrow (@BCMorrow) October 6, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/BCMorrow

October 06, 2020 at 03:10PM

Twisdom from TNeenan, October 06, 2020 at 09:31AM

ARTICLE: How, at the age of just 22 did this man...

ME: Is it rich parents?

ARTICLE: ... Yeah.

— Tomb Scream(hollow)man (@TNeenan) October 6, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/TNeenan

October 06, 2020 at 09:31AM

Twisdom from ladd_sarah, October 05, 2020 at 03:10PM

Some of y’all haven’t watched Stargate and it shows. https://t.co/Y35q81JtVb

— Sarah Ladd (@ladd_sarah) October 5, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/ladd_sarah

October 05, 2020 at 03:10PM

Twisdom from DanaSchwartzzz, September 30, 2020 at 05:36PM

If the white supremacists are on your side, you’re on the wrong side.

— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) September 30, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz

September 30, 2020 at 05:36PM

Twisdom from hunterwalk, September 29, 2020 at 12:42PM

i believe it's really important to develop a reputation as someone who lives up to their commitments. And the secret to doing so is to say 'no' more often.

— 👨🏻‍💻☕️ (@hunterwalk) September 29, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/hunterwalk

September 29, 2020 at 12:42PM

Twisdom from Hegemommy, September 28, 2020 at 09:05PM

I need folks to stop mixing up "polite in public" with "kind" they are not the same thing.

— Jessica Mason Pieklo (@Hegemommy) September 29, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Hegemommy

September 28, 2020 at 09:05PM

Twisdom from 502eire, September 27, 2020 at 08:13PM

If you did NOT pay more than $750 in taxes last year, you are very much a good and valuable person as long as you aren’t a fascist who lied about being a billionaire

— Dawn (@502eire) September 28, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/502eire

September 27, 2020 at 08:13PM

Twisdom from CaseyBriggs, September 26, 2020 at 08:06AM

This person on tiktok has developed a classification model for conspiracy theories pic.twitter.com/fFJ4ZVfeQ8

— casey briggs (@CaseyBriggs) September 26, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/CaseyBriggs

September 26, 2020 at 08:06AM

Twisdom from ejoneslawpolicy, September 23, 2020 at 08:30PM

What makes this pic even more incredible is that photo hanging on the building is of Alberta Jones, first black woman prosecutor in Louisville. She was murdered and her killers were never brought to justice.... the ancestors are watching https://t.co/TfC7HqaaMr

— E. Jones (@ejoneslawpolicy) September 24, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/ejoneslawpolicy

September 23, 2020 at 08:30PM

Twisdom from christopherotts, September 23, 2020 at 11:20AM

Hey, film industry jobs. I think we're sitting on a new Louisville 2020 economic development strategy here ... https://t.co/gQUqSLbYqx

— Chris Otts (@christopherotts) September 23, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/christopherotts

September 23, 2020 at 11:20AM

Twisdom from BeschlossDC, September 21, 2020 at 08:36PM

Astoundingly, after centuries, RBG will indeed be first woman to lie in state in U.S. Capitol.

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 22, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC

September 21, 2020 at 08:36PM

Twisdom from Keith_Wynne, September 21, 2020 at 07:36PM

Every day on Twitter is people falling over each other trying to dunk on the person standing under the rim with a “dunk on me” sign.

— Keith Wynne (@Keith_Wynne) September 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Keith_Wynne

September 21, 2020 at 07:36PM

Twisdom from hunterwalk, September 21, 2020 at 02:18PM

BookSmart: comprehensive memorization of facts w/o understanding underlying systems

TwitterSmart: incisive glibness which doesn’t hold up to IRL application or challenge

NewsletterSmart: persuasive writer evangelizing good looking pictorial framework but which is actually wrong

— 👨🏻‍💻☕️ (@hunterwalk) September 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/hunterwalk

September 21, 2020 at 02:18PM

Twisdom from hunterwalk, September 19, 2020 at 11:46PM

The best [founders, leaders, investors] create a sense of URGENCY without creating a sense of PANIC

— 👨🏻‍💻☕️ (@hunterwalk) September 20, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/hunterwalk

September 19, 2020 at 11:46PM

Twisdom from caseyjohnston, September 21, 2020 at 02:27PM

hate that every brand selling things online realized no one has printers and all they had to do to prevent people from buying and returning things was to not include a return label

— Casey Johnston (@caseyjohnston) September 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/caseyjohnston

September 21, 2020 at 02:27PM

Twisdom from robmay, September 21, 2020 at 11:28AM

Election 2024 is going to be so screwed https://t.co/GG685Jarzx

— Rob May (@robmay) September 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/robmay

September 21, 2020 at 11:28AM

Twisdom from Wolfrum, September 21, 2020 at 09:36AM

The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting.

— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) September 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Wolfrum

September 21, 2020 at 09:36AM

Twisdom from ssamcham, September 21, 2020 at 11:13AM

Trump is allowed to nominate a Justice right now. The GOP Senate is allowed to confirm that Justice right now. The Democrats, if they take power in November, are allowed to expand the Court. There are no rules. It's just politics now, as uncomfortable as that is for lawyers.

— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) September 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/ssamcham

September 21, 2020 at 11:13AM

Twisdom from benleemusic, September 20, 2020 at 06:50PM

For those concerned about child-trafficking: the actual non-profits who work with rescuing people from trafficking say the #1 thing you can do to stop human trafficking is end homelessness. So why don’t we start work on that yeah?

— Ben Lee (@benleemusic) September 20, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/benleemusic

September 20, 2020 at 06:50PM

Twisdom from JoeDunman, September 19, 2020 at 12:57PM

Here’s where I’ve been for a long time: The Supreme Court of nine unelected monarchs is bad. But so is Congress, as well as most state legislatures, if you’re anyone but a rich white straight Christian man. Our legislatures are often as unrepresentative as our judges.

— Joe Dunman (@JoeDunman) September 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JoeDunman

September 19, 2020 at 12:57PM

Twisdom from phillipmbailey, September 18, 2020 at 09:26PM

FYI.

Judge Merrick Garland was nominated by @BarackObama to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat 237 days before the 2016 presidential election.

We are 46 days away from the 2020 presidential election.

But @GOP control the @WhiteHouse and the Senate. #RBG

— Philmonger (@phillipmbailey) September 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/phillipmbailey

September 18, 2020 at 09:26PM

Twisdom from christopherotts, September 18, 2020 at 09:18PM

“I want you to use my words against me.” An amazingly specific comment about a hypothetical that has now come to pass. https://t.co/XevYIxs6fc

— Chris Otts (@christopherotts) September 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/christopherotts

September 18, 2020 at 09:18PM

Twisdom from Melody_Murphy, September 18, 2020 at 08:55PM

Late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia on his good friend RGB, “Some things are more important than votes.” ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9wmA5BZuQS

— Melody Murphy (@Melody_Murphy) September 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Melody_Murphy

September 18, 2020 at 08:55PM

Twisdom from JoeDunman, September 17, 2020 at 08:48AM

Happy Constitution Day. Don’t worship it, it’s not a religious text.

— Joe Dunman (@JoeDunman) September 17, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JoeDunman

September 17, 2020 at 08:48AM

Twisdom from Kiala, September 13, 2020 at 04:49PM

To be clear nothing horrifying is happening. I’m just tense because middle school girls are VICIOUS.

— Kiala (@Kiala) September 13, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Kiala

September 13, 2020 at 04:49PM

Twisdom from SabinaStent, September 11, 2020 at 02:24AM

A reminder that Ursula Le Guin's writing schedule was the best writing schedule. pic.twitter.com/Al5S4OQtfj

— Dr Sabina Stent (@SabinaStent) September 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/SabinaStent

September 11, 2020 at 02:24AM

Twisdom from Manruss, September 07, 2020 at 07:32PM

Gender reveal parties have caused more damage than all the BLM protests combined.

— Mark Russell (@Manruss) September 7, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Manruss

September 07, 2020 at 07:32PM

Twisdom from JoshABlock, September 05, 2020 at 03:36PM

It’s unsurprising—but still noteworthy—how smoothly 2A extremists shifted from fantasies of self defense against a tyrannical government to fantasies of assisting police in using force against other civilians.

— Josh Block (@JoshABlock) September 5, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JoshABlock

September 05, 2020 at 03:36PM

Twisdom from scalzi, September 04, 2020 at 12:45PM

It's true, neither Washington nor Lee would have ever worked to overthrow the state. https://t.co/aobjJoLiCF

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) September 4, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/scalzi

September 04, 2020 at 12:45PM

Twisdom from PressHerald, September 01, 2020 at 10:55AM

This website pic.twitter.com/7BKccH6qFk

— Portland Press Herald (@PressHerald) September 1, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/PressHerald

September 01, 2020 at 10:55AM

Twisdom from cstross, September 01, 2020 at 08:35AM

Clarke's Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

Stross's amendment: Any sufficiently advanced technology is as internally convoluted as a biological system, and just as prone to inexplicable side-effects

— Charlie Stross (@cstross) September 1, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/cstross

September 01, 2020 at 08:35AM

Twisdom from jayewells, August 31, 2020 at 06:08PM

Two questions every writer must ask themselves multiple times in their career are:

1. What are you trying to prove?
2. To whom?

I asked myself these questions recently and didn't like my answers. Time to change some things.

— Jaye Wells (@jayewells) August 31, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/jayewells

August 31, 2020 at 06:08PM

Twisdom from shaneferro, August 29, 2020 at 10:14PM

If you think looting is bad wait until I tell you about civil forfeiture

— Shane (@shaneferro) August 30, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/shaneferro

August 29, 2020 at 10:14PM

Twisdom from Popehat, August 29, 2020 at 07:40PM

People say Trump is a grifter. And he is. But I don’t really think that’s how he got votes.

If David Duke tells me that a Klan shirt is 100% cotton when it’s a poly blend, and I buy the shirt, the primary reason I’m wearing a Klan shirt is not that David Duke is a grifter.

— EveryoneGetsHatEventually (@Popehat) August 29, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Popehat

August 29, 2020 at 07:40PM

Twisdom from PeterKagan, August 28, 2020 at 09:24AM

This is how MLK was depicted in 1967 to scare white Americans, in case there’s any confusion about what the strategy is. pic.twitter.com/bzHU1IDQVE

— Peter Kagan (@PeterKagan) August 28, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/PeterKagan

August 28, 2020 at 09:24AM

Twisdom from APStylebook, August 25, 2020 at 11:36AM

Avoid the vague "officer-involved" for shootings and other cases involving police. Be specific about what happened. If police use the term, ask: How was the officer or officers involved? Who did the shooting? If the information is not available or not provided, spell that out.

— APStylebook (@APStylebook) August 25, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/APStylebook

August 25, 2020 at 11:36AM

Twisdom from ThomasJBloom, August 26, 2020 at 02:30PM

From @radleybalko’s Rise of the Warrior Cop https://t.co/AFzNvKJKkF pic.twitter.com/pvIdFA4AKo

— Thomas Bloom (@ThomasJBloom) August 26, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/ThomasJBloom

August 26, 2020 at 02:30PM

Twisdom from neverfindapen, August 23, 2020 at 05:07PM

You’ll know you’ve made progress in the treatment of your anxiety and depression, not when moments of despair subside, but when you know in the midst of them that they are temporary.

— Ann (@neverfindapen) August 23, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/neverfindapen

August 23, 2020 at 05:07PM

Twisdom from MicroSFF, August 21, 2020 at 03:51PM

People, young and old, came to the witch for directions.
"I seek adventure."
"I seek wisdom."
"I need a place to feel at home."
"I feel like I need to cry, but I can't."
The witch listened, and told all where to find what they sought.
And the local library thrived.

— Micro SF/F stories (@MicroSFF) August 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/MicroSFF

August 21, 2020 at 03:51PM

Twisdom from BretDevereaux, August 18, 2020 at 10:46PM

Now don't get me wrong, I am an ardent capitalist. Like, really very much so. Like - it irritates my colleagues.

But just because markets work in *some* things doesn't mean markets work in *everything*...31/41

— Bret Devereaux (@BretDevereaux) August 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/BretDevereaux

August 18, 2020 at 10:46PM

Twisdom from SankofaBrown, August 19, 2020 at 08:23AM

You can tell nonvoters that they’re privileged, ignorant, or any other descriptor you want to use and it still won’t motivate them to vote. So is your concern really about voter participation, or is about feeling insecure cause people refuse to play a game you think is necessary?

— TheAngrySociologist (@SankofaBrown) August 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/SankofaBrown

August 19, 2020 at 08:23AM

Twisdom from GreatDismal, August 18, 2020 at 09:39PM

The contrast between Mueller's testimony and our expectations for it felt as if the nation's fate had hung on the first real reveal of the Segway.

— William Gibson (@GreatDismal) August 19, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/GreatDismal

August 18, 2020 at 09:39PM

Twisdom from morgan_murphy, August 18, 2020 at 06:20PM

At this point, “I can’t vote for Biden” is the left’s version of “I will not wear a mask.” It’s a personal choice that could disproportionately hurt the most marginalized people among us, but at least yer doing your thaaang!

— Morgan Murphy (@morgan_murphy) August 18, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/morgan_murphy

August 18, 2020 at 06:20PM

Twisdom from ericcrawford, August 17, 2020 at 11:34PM

Has been a problem since this started -- nobody shows their work. Not the president, not congress, not governors orchestrating shutdowns, not those with access to contact tracing. With trust in institutions at an all-time low, we need more candor, or we will have more chaos. https://t.co/KW7IKCepFK

— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) August 18, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/ericcrawford

August 17, 2020 at 11:34PM

Twisdom from Trevorlawrencee, August 08, 2020 at 07:31PM

I don’t know about y’all, but we want to play.

— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 8, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Trevorlawrencee

August 08, 2020 at 07:31PM

Twisdom from LindaStone, August 06, 2020 at 05:25PM

Carl Sagan, 1995 pic.twitter.com/wtINNhmhjD

— Linda Stone (@LindaStone) August 6, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/LindaStone

August 06, 2020 at 05:25PM

Twisdom from loresjoberg, August 05, 2020 at 09:02PM

You can give a man a fish and THEN teach him to fish, you know. And it's a lot easier to learn how to fish when you're not starving.

— He is Lore (@loresjoberg) August 6, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/loresjoberg

August 05, 2020 at 09:02PM

Twisdom from wordglass, August 04, 2020 at 11:46PM

A group of Karens is called a Home Owners Association.

— Mari-Ojibwe writer (@wordglass) August 5, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/wordglass

August 04, 2020 at 11:46PM

Twisdom from raesanni, August 04, 2020 at 07:32PM

I just did a task that I’d put off for a month. It took me 5 minutes and it wasn’t hard. Anxiety is a hoe ass saboteur bitch.

— Da’Vonne Rogers Stan Account (@raesanni) August 4, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/raesanni

August 04, 2020 at 07:32PM

Twisdom from JustinKownacki, August 01, 2020 at 10:22AM

Welp, if you're a movie fan, illustrator, artist, or writer, here goes your Saturday:

Steven Soderbergh posted a black and white "no dialogue" cut of Raiders of the Lost Ark as a way to study framing, composition, and editing, and it's... perfect? https://t.co/gAC3pCOmW7

— Justin Kownacki (@JustinKownacki) August 1, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JustinKownacki

August 01, 2020 at 10:22AM

Twisdom from AndrewLiptak, July 31, 2020 at 09:39PM

The winner for Best Related Work is @jeannette_ng's “2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech”. You can watch it here: https://t.co/XHlFXvnsvU #HugoAwards

— Andrew Liptak (@AndrewLiptak) August 1, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/AndrewLiptak

July 31, 2020 at 09:39PM

Twisdom from GreatDismal, July 29, 2020 at 01:40PM

About the same time, I heard a visiting lecturer, an anthropologist, use a term I was unfamiliar with: multinational corporations. She used it as the answer to: What would nonhuman aliens regard as Earth’s dominant life form?

— William Gibson (@GreatDismal) July 29, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/GreatDismal

July 29, 2020 at 01:40PM

Twisdom from CardChronicle, July 29, 2020 at 01:46PM

If it seems like a tweet that's too easy to dunk on, it's probably that way by design.

— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) July 29, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/CardChronicle

July 29, 2020 at 01:46PM

Twisdom from mostlysharks, July 28, 2020 at 12:47AM

Feeling Tired and Alone? You Might Be Suffering From Being Alive

— nicky the friendly shark (@mostlysharks) July 28, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/mostlysharks

July 28, 2020 at 12:47AM

Twisdom from jayewells, July 27, 2020 at 05:45PM

Being an author means some readers cry when they meet you, but the people in your every day life assume you're not very successful.

— Jaye Wells (@jayewells) July 27, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/jayewells

July 27, 2020 at 05:45PM

Twisdom from slicedfriedgold, July 21, 2020 at 02:48PM

This is a very funny sentence, and near maximum levels of Marvel. pic.twitter.com/mijDjxFoDc

— David Harper (@slicedfriedgold) July 21, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/slicedfriedgold

July 21, 2020 at 02:48PM

Twisdom from KameronHurley, July 20, 2020 at 05:49PM

I still think about the kid who said that Fight Club is a bizarre movie to understand here in 2020 because it's about a bunch of white cishet men who are mad that they have jobs and can afford to shop at IKEA.

— Kameron Hurley (@KameronHurley) July 20, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/KameronHurley

July 20, 2020 at 05:49PM

Twisdom from jonrog1, July 20, 2020 at 11:48AM

I want to make sure I have this right.

The GOP argument in America, right now, is that state-sanctioned violence against people does not justify violence against property, but violence against property absolutely justifies state-sanctioned violence against people.

Good talk.

— John Rogers (@jonrog1) July 20, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/jonrog1

July 20, 2020 at 11:48AM

Twisdom from JasonIsbell, July 18, 2020 at 01:25AM

Imagine what a man like John Lewis could’ve done for us all if he hadn’t needed to use his whole life to fight for something as simple as fairness.

— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) July 18, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell

July 18, 2020 at 01:25AM

Twisdom from daviddlevine, July 15, 2020 at 01:38PM

We are never going to get “back to normal.” Recovery from the immediate disaster will take long enough that the ordinary pressures of history will transform the world into something new. Longing for the world of January 2020 is as pointless as wanting to bring back the 1950s.

— David D. Levine (@daviddlevine) July 15, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/daviddlevine

July 15, 2020 at 01:38PM

Twisdom from PicardTips, July 14, 2020 at 11:22AM

Picard strategy tip: Make it a habit to try to gain new allies, not just new enemies.

— Picard Tips (@PicardTips) July 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/PicardTips

July 14, 2020 at 11:22AM

Twisdom from jaygarmon, July 14, 2020 at 09:26AM

As a kid I wanted to write comic books and/or direct movies

Started college expecting to become an archaeologist

25 years later I run product development for a software startup https://t.co/a4857gQDD3

— Jay Garmon (@jaygarmon) July 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/jaygarmon

July 14, 2020 at 09:26AM

Twisdom from CoachKozak, July 14, 2020 at 09:22AM

pic.twitter.com/FRmmlKTsB0

— Joshua Kozak (@CoachKozak) July 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/CoachKozak

July 14, 2020 at 09:22AM

Twisdom from Marina_Sirtis, July 13, 2020 at 11:42PM

The #TNG cast celebrating @SirPatStew’s 80th the socially distanced way. pic.twitter.com/eXZZOmWGcZ

— Marina Sirtis (@Marina_Sirtis) July 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Marina_Sirtis

July 13, 2020 at 11:42PM

Twisdom from MarkEnnis, July 13, 2020 at 10:10PM

I love seeing quotes about “the media” hating someone and being united in some effort to get him or her. We don’t even like each other.

— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) July 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/MarkEnnis

July 13, 2020 at 10:10PM

Twisdom from MobyDickatSea, July 13, 2020 at 08:17PM

There, then, he sat, the sign and symbol of a man without faith, hopelessly holding up hope in the midst of despair.

— Moby Dick (@MobyDickatSea) July 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/MobyDickatSea

July 13, 2020 at 08:17PM

Twisdom from _StephanieClay, July 13, 2020 at 09:14AM

Did the surgeon general just tell us that the US can’t mandate a nationwide mask order because police are incapable of enforcing it without killing black people?

That is a stunning admission from our national leadership. Absolutely stunning. https://t.co/gPhq2YAW5x

— Stephanie Clay 🐝 (@_StephanieClay) July 13, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/_StephanieClay

July 13, 2020 at 09:14AM

Twisdom from Keith_Wynne, July 14, 2020 at 08:08AM

I think Twitter vastly overestimates how many people like or care about sports.

— Keith Wynne (@Keith_Wynne) July 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Keith_Wynne

July 14, 2020 at 08:08AM

Twisdom from GreatDismal, July 12, 2020 at 11:13AM

As ring stories go, this one has an eye-popping last act: https://t.co/2X4tdXjTSe

— William Gibson (@GreatDismal) July 12, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/GreatDismal

July 12, 2020 at 11:13AM

Twisdom from laurent_parente, July 12, 2020 at 09:41AM

"Intelligence is not the measure of how much we know how to do, but of how we behave when we don't know what to do. It has to do with our ability to think up important questions and then find ways to get useful answers." --John Holt

— Laurent Parenteau (@laurent_parente) July 12, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/laurent_parente

July 12, 2020 at 09:41AM

Twisdom from HistoryMuppet, July 11, 2020 at 11:28PM

Boober Fraggle sums up 2020 so far. pic.twitter.com/MtXoL27rDL

— Muppet History (@HistoryMuppet) July 12, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/HistoryMuppet

July 11, 2020 at 11:28PM

Twisdom from becca_oneal, July 11, 2020 at 09:11PM

a lot of dystopian movie plots are just what would happen if white people were suddenly oppressed the way everyone else is

— Becca O'Neal 🍒🍒 (@becca_oneal) July 12, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/becca_oneal

July 11, 2020 at 09:11PM

Twisdom from covidperspectiv, July 11, 2020 at 05:57AM

A comprehensive follow-up study of Italian Covid patients shows that after 60 days only 12% are fully recovered.

55% have 3+ symptoms, 44% have worse quality of life.

This reinforces what we already know - this is not about 'not dying', it's much more.https://t.co/EibYxDRuJ6

— COVID Perspective (@covidperspectiv) July 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/covidperspectiv

July 11, 2020 at 05:57AM

Twisdom from JuddLegum, July 04, 2020 at 11:39AM

"Cancel culture" is something that does not exist but is a very popular concept among people who do terrible things and don't like being held accountable

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 4, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JuddLegum

July 04, 2020 at 11:39AM

Twisdom from WFKARS, July 05, 2020 at 01:39PM

No amount of clapping or cheering or calling healthcare workers heroes meant a damn thing if you undo all our work with your shitty, irresponsible behavior now.

— Daniel Summers, MD (@WFKARS) July 5, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/WFKARS

July 05, 2020 at 01:39PM

Twisdom from cdgehring, July 05, 2020 at 02:44PM

I think the @Indians’ new name should be the Cleveland Commodores.

Reason: Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the US Navy to win the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812 and his battle flag is this famous one.

Please and thank you. pic.twitter.com/kzRyXyTzN0

— Chris Gehring (@cdgehring) July 5, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/cdgehring

July 05, 2020 at 02:44PM

Twisdom from Nash076, July 04, 2020 at 02:40AM

America stopped being able to differentiate between "Freedom" and "you're not the boss of me" and that's why we can't get any sense of national unity on something as unifying as fighting a pandemic.

— Nash Across the 8th Dimension (@Nash076) July 4, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Nash076

July 04, 2020 at 02:40AM

Twisdom from jbenmenachem, July 03, 2020 at 02:14PM

something I personally think is nuts is that the field of criminology produced a ton of research in the 80s and 90s showing that anti-violence social norms are the most potent form of crime control -- community self regulation -- but criminology remains focused on police/prisons

— jon ben-menachem (@jbenmenachem) July 3, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/jbenmenachem

July 03, 2020 at 02:14PM

Twisdom from KenTremendous, July 01, 2020 at 03:38PM

Citizens United was decided 10 years ago. https://t.co/9CEYAZdcar

— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) July 1, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/KenTremendous

July 01, 2020 at 03:38PM

Twisdom from nicolesjchung, June 27, 2020 at 09:02PM

one thing that holds so many well-intentioned people back from real, meaningful allyship is that they absolutely cannot deal with the idea of having their good intentions questioned. ever.

— Nicole Chung (@nicolesjchung) June 28, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/nicolesjchung

June 27, 2020 at 09:02PM

Twisdom from magpiekilljoy, June 27, 2020 at 04:22PM

me: i am done being productive. i would like to read a book or play a game
work ethic: be productive more
me: i cannot. book or game pls
work ethic: productive.
me: no
work ethic: then stare into the void of social media. no book or game. you do not deserve book or game.
me: okay

— Margaret Killjoy (@magpiekilljoy) June 27, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/magpiekilljoy

June 27, 2020 at 04:22PM

Twisdom from NilesGApol, June 27, 2020 at 02:46PM

🚨 #BREAKING: The Mississippi House votes 85-34 to remove the Confederate emblem from the state flag

— Niles Edward Francis (@NilesGApol) June 27, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/NilesGApol

June 27, 2020 at 02:46PM

Twisdom from TheGoosecast, June 26, 2020 at 07:36PM

Decency is rented, and rent is due daily.

— The Goosecast (@TheGoosecast) June 26, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/TheGoosecast

June 26, 2020 at 07:36PM

Twisdom from bencbartlett, June 26, 2020 at 02:33PM

parent: if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?

machine learning model: yes

— Ben Bartlett (@bencbartlett) June 26, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/bencbartlett

June 26, 2020 at 02:33PM

Twisdom from dremilyportermd, June 25, 2020 at 10:07PM

Wear a mask. That is, unless you want to be intubated by a gynecology intern July 1st who did her last semester of med school via Zoom.

— Dr. Emily Porter, M.D. (@dremilyportermd) June 26, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/dremilyportermd

June 25, 2020 at 10:07PM

Twisdom from MichelleDuster, June 20, 2020 at 01:05AM

Don't be embarrassed that you did not know something you were never taught. Be proud that you are now willing to learn.

— MLDwrites (@MichelleDuster) June 20, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/MichelleDuster

June 20, 2020 at 01:05AM

Twisdom from MykeCole, June 20, 2020 at 10:10AM

Google should have a box that reads “Are you searching this term instead of asking someone on Twitter to explain it to you?” And if you check it, you get a $20 Starbucks gift card.

— Myke Cole (@MykeCole) June 20, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/MykeCole

June 20, 2020 at 10:10AM

Twisdom from JamesSACorey, June 19, 2020 at 11:52PM

Guys, you know what? Fuck your old racist statue. Also, learn the difference between history, and monuments. We can remember our sometimes shameful history without raising monuments to it. Casting down the monuments does not erase history, but it helps end the mythologizing.

— James S.A. Corey (@JamesSACorey) June 20, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesSACorey

June 19, 2020 at 11:52PM

Twisdom from garywhitta, June 13, 2020 at 09:27PM

Superman isn’t boring. People who say Superman is boring are.

— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) June 14, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/garywhitta

June 13, 2020 at 09:27PM

Twisdom from LeeFlower, June 13, 2020 at 10:10AM

Writers deserve to be paid for our labor. We can choose to waive that, or partially waive it, by offering up our work for free when we want to.

Making that decision for us and asking people to pay YOU for our work instead isn't revolutionary. It's just, you know, stealing.

— Annalee (@LeeFlower) June 13, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/LeeFlower

June 13, 2020 at 10:10AM

Twisdom from Ryan_Cortes, June 11, 2020 at 02:11PM

My apologies. Here is where @ESPNMcGee gets really cooking and here is his article for anyone who hasn’t seen it: https://t.co/AjfLR76N1k https://t.co/mfZyvqNvnk pic.twitter.com/ppPcBjJpXZ

— Parakeet A. Cortes (@Ryan_Cortes) June 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/Ryan_Cortes

June 11, 2020 at 02:11PM

Twisdom from StephenAtHome, June 10, 2020 at 10:03PM

Don't worry about those Confederate statues being torn down. They're getting what they always wanted: out of America.

— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) June 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/StephenAtHome

June 10, 2020 at 10:03PM

Twisdom from KameronHurley, June 10, 2020 at 09:42PM

"The Obama administration lasted twice as long as the confederacy" is a line I shall file away for later use.

— Kameron Hurley (@KameronHurley) June 11, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/KameronHurley

June 10, 2020 at 09:42PM

Twisdom from SkinnerPm, June 08, 2020 at 08:18PM

Meaningful police reform isn’t more coffee-with-cop photo ops. It’s not more attendance at the bi-monthly neighborhood watch meeting. It’s not school assemblies. It’s not.
Reform is imagining the end of a war, this war on our neighbors. And then changing. Changing it all.

— Patrick Skinner (@SkinnerPm) June 9, 2020

via Twitter https://twitter.com/SkinnerPm

June 08, 2020 at 08:18PM

Twisdom from ScottWesterfeld, June 07, 2020 at 03:02PM

Statues of bad people are disinformation, not education.

— Scott Westerfeld (@ScottWesterfeld) June 7, 2020

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June 07, 2020 at 03:02PM

Twisdom from jduffyrice, June 06, 2020 at 08:40AM

Policing is not preventative. We can’t expect police to prevent violence. We can’t expect them to be mental health professionals. We can’t expect them to be social workers or addiction counselors. We can’t defund everything else and expect them to fill in the blanks.

— josie duffy rice (@jduffyrice) June 6, 2020

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June 06, 2020 at 08:40AM

Twisdom from jonrog1, June 03, 2020 at 11:28PM

I never want to get the note “No one would fall for that con” ever again.

— John Rogers (@jonrog1) June 4, 2020

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June 03, 2020 at 11:28PM

Twisdom from ZachWeiner, June 03, 2020 at 06:01PM

I think there are people who don't see Trump as fascist largely because he's a buffoon, and fascists are supposed to at least be good at what they do. But, a guy who can't tie his shoes can still put his boot on your neck.

— Zach Weinersmith (@ZachWeiner) June 3, 2020

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June 03, 2020 at 06:01PM

Twisdom from JoshuaMZeitz, June 03, 2020 at 05:43PM

Historian here. A head of state using a standing army to occupy an American city, compel citizens off the street, stifle free expression and assembly—using paramilitary forces to smoke clergy out of their churches at the head of state’s whim—is pretty much the founders’ nightmare

— Joshua Zeitz (@JoshuaMZeitz) June 3, 2020

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June 03, 2020 at 05:43PM

Twisdom from TrondyNewman, June 02, 2020 at 07:51PM

For anyone worried about talking to their white children right now—worried that their kid is too young for these conversations—I was 5 or 6 when my Dad told me “no matter what you do, some people will always hate you.” Black children don’t get to not understand racism.

— Tawny Newsome (@TrondyNewman) June 2, 2020

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June 02, 2020 at 07:51PM

Twisdom from edwardjolmos, June 02, 2020 at 02:03AM

There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. Admiral William Adama

— Edward James Olmos (@edwardjolmos) June 2, 2020

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June 02, 2020 at 02:03AM

Twisdom from michellej, June 01, 2020 at 06:08PM

A new lesson for 2020: as soon as the cops murder a person someone who isn't evil must immediately buy that persons's domain name. https://t.co/eWtWu0kZpj

— Michelle Jones (@michellej) June 1, 2020

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June 01, 2020 at 06:08PM

Twisdom from getnickwright, June 01, 2020 at 08:56AM

A message to my fellow white people about this weekend & our responsibility in this moment. pic.twitter.com/wfS3cFIPCk

— nick wright (@getnickwright) June 1, 2020

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June 01, 2020 at 08:56AM

Twisdom from samsanders, May 31, 2020 at 11:43AM

Really don’t understand why 2020 is trying to be 1918 and 1968 at the same time.

— Sam Sanders (@samsanders) May 31, 2020

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May 31, 2020 at 11:43AM

Twisdom from HNTurtledove, May 31, 2020 at 04:18PM

#IAmAntifa

In the same sense that everybody in the movie who yelled "I am Spartacus!" was Spartacus.

Every decent human being opposes fascism.

— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) May 31, 2020

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May 31, 2020 at 04:18PM

Twisdom from BerniceKing, May 29, 2020 at 12:45PM

Racism is not a difference of opinion.

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) May 29, 2020

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May 29, 2020 at 12:45PM