Dorothy Dimock

@OwenGregorian @Cernovich To this day I can't eat Kraft Macaroni and cheese. It was 25 cents a box when I was in college, and I ate a lot of boxes. (I predate ramen). My dad bought me a case of C-rations from salvage. Oh, boy, protein!

College living used to be pinching pennies. They used to say live like you did in college to avoid lifestyle inflation. Today that would mean catered meals made by chefs, or DoorDash. They could have a zoomer Survivor in a city just by giving them $200/mo and telling them to figure out how to feed themselves.

Boomers and Gen X packed lunches. Not sure why this stuff enrages zoomers. Boomers lived frugally. Going out to lunch was a big deal. Most didn't have long lunch breaks, especially blue collar. You didn't DoorDash, dinners were made at home. I don't even DoorDash in 2026.

@AGHamilton29 It's a "secular," religious doctrine, held fanatically by people who see themselves as acolytes of Science.

It's almost incredible how climate alarmists have managed to get every prediction wrong for several decades and yet still insist that those same takes should still drive policy discussions.

@orsonscottcard I miss The Alien Critic. John Boardman called me a fascist because of a letter I wrote, before Fascist became the universal (and useless) perjorative.

On criticism: Richard Geis taught me years ago that the harshest review is silence. A scathing review merely makes the title of your work sound familiar to a book buyer browsing. And in my experience, only a positive review is worth writing, because it may introduce readers to good books they might not otherwise have found.

@ProfMJCleveland The sad and disturbing thing is the sense she was chosen for utter political reliability, not merit, not DEI. Just someone who will rule in favor of "progressive," ideals, without thought of prudence, law or consequence.

BREAKING — Ketanji Brown Jackson argues SCOTUS conservatives should be disqualified from redistricting cases: “They’re just not good geographists like me.”

@TrentTelenko E.E Smith, early writer of space opera, wrote a segment of his novel, "Triplanetary," involving corruption at a big explosives plant. A slightly odd way to learn a bit of military history.

Military procurement corruption is universal. The USA had a great deal of it in WW2. The Truman commission had a lot of real work on its hands. It just isn't acknowledged in most histories of the era.

@alexthechick According to Dana Loesch, it was. An interesting question is, are the shooter(s) Shia.s? Because (according to Loesch) this is a Sunni Islamic center. Twenty-four hour rule should be in effect.

I pray for the safety of all the officers and all those there except for the waste of DNA and for that person, I pray that officers' aims are true.

@SydneyLWatson Don't forget, "Ah have to pahk the cah."

The funniest thing about Americans and accents is how lots of you guys say, "I don't have an accent." I just had this interaction. You do, in fact, have accents. 😂 Have a friend from the Midwest whose accent takes me out. The way she says "fire" and "kitten" is so funny. Californian accent is super distinct. Of course, Southern accents are very distinct. My man's Texan accent is very *there*. He says "well awwwlll raaaiigghttt" regularly, which is hilarious. Don't let everyone tell you that you guys aren't unique. You sound weird as fuck, but you all absolutely have accents. I yearn to hear the Louisiana swamp accent in real life. 😭

@ChristinaPushaw @lizisamused The students probably got more from by businessman husband than me. But arriving at our hotel in Transylvania in a thunderstorm was amusing.

@DorothyDimock @lizisamused I would consider that an unusual and interesting trip, not the typical tourist trap for sure.

Traveling is the most annoying hobby because Jake spends a week in a tourist trap & comes back lisping Barcelona & marveling at the existence of outdoor markets that have JAMÓN IBÉRICO & it's like dude, there's a farmer's market 5 blocks from your apartment, buy some locally sourced ham & STFU 🤦🏻‍♀️

@ChristinaPushaw @lizisamused The learning was two-way. I fondly recall our American professor telling us we should visit the Shwarma place down the street, the Happy Chicken. Behind him, one of the Romanian students was shaking his head and looking appalled. When we checked it out, we understood why.

@lizisamused Sure, but I think it's cool when people have traveled to legitimately unusual and adventurous destinations. Like I know someone who did a tour of all the former Soviet -Stan countries in central Asia. Getting a visa for Turkmenistan is an achievement in itself.

@MilennialBoom You never saw Atlantic City in the '80s, I gather.

You ain’t seen poverty like Southern & Deep South poverty. And you get tripped out by how many poor whites you see. That’s when your mind gets real blown. 100% Republican led & been that way for generations. City poverty ain’t got nothing on rural poverty…

@dalepartridge @sgruber91 Bathsheba might like a word. She teamed up with Nathan the prophet to ensure Solomon ascended the throne of Israel after Adonijah tried to usurp it. Solomon's wisdom was a gift of God...but some of thr base material came from Mom.

@sgruber91 Women cannot lead because most women cannot think.

Likely the worst "pro-life" take I've seen in years. We actually need to make the death penalty great again. The OT endorses this. The NT endorses this. Jesus himself endorses this. The gospel is literally God giving the death penalty to his own son. Buckle up for this! 👇🏼👇🏼 youtu.be/qeVDiCW0M4w

@ostrachan Ruth is loyal and loving. Bathsheba begins as a victim but becomes an experienced mistress of intrigue to protect Solomon. And you can add villainess like Jezebel and Athaliah, who are evil, but competent and who meet the fates they deserve just as wicked men do.

What nonsense this is! In the Bible, Jael is shrewd; Abigail is wise; a woman saves her city from Joab; Deborah judges Israel well; the Proverbs 31 woman has great "wisdom." Some in the "patriarchy"/nationalist crowd are deeply anti-woman, and it is a stench in God's nostrils.

@Gormogons Christopher Lee's Scaramanga was memorable because he kept insisting he and Bond were basically akin.

Rx I mean Blofeld had the most appearances, but the various actors portrayals have varied in degree of menace. Max Zorin is Walken, for all that comes with it, a mix of danger and quirky/weird. Bardem's character was forgettable. The man who inspired Bond, although he played a relatively 'small potatoes' villain, played him with far and away the most aura, well above and beyond the threat to the planet he represented.

@ScotsFyre @MarcoFoster_ @RepAOC @TeamAOC And, "silo"? Does she mean, "salvo," or does she want the nukes out?

@MarcoFoster_ @RepAOC @TeamAOC What “us” is she talking about? Democrats? Because actually we can do that. The Supreme Court explicitly said political gerrymandering is fine. Cuz she ain’t black and no one has ever fought for a majority Hispanic district. Anywhere.

AOC: “It is time for the North to pull up to the South and let them know exactly what they have uncorked with this injustice. They think they can draw us out of power. They do not know the sleeping giant they just awakened. What they thought was the final blow is actually just the opening silo”

@FilmThePoliceLA Is it? How many unhoused people have to find rentals while they wait for the chance to rebuild?

It’s one thing to stay at a hotel. But I’m pretty sure there are other options that cost less than $50K a month. Renting is an option, no?

@grey4626 Or do you need blood in your caffeine stream? Don't push to hard if you're still recovering.

Good evening, my lethal fucking darlings. I had been up for two straight goddamn days...eyes burning, mind razor-wired, body running on pure venom and will...because that’s how we do this. Needless to say I crashed out hardcore yesterday. I’m still clawing my way back into the rhythm, but I’m here now, and I’m not wasting a single second of it. Last time I checked the charts, we are sitting at #15 on the Substack bestseller list. #15. Not because I’m some polished little content prince. Not because of algorithms or luck or any of that soft-handed horseshit. It’s because of you. My people. My savage, ride-or-die legion. You showed up, you shared the fire, you bled ink and attention into this war with me. Every single one of you is the reason the blade stays sharp and the numbers keep climbing. You are my driving force. My fuel. My reason to keep swinging when the rest of the world is asleep or pretending. I love you viciously. I love you like a loaded gun loves its target. I love you with every profane, unfiltered, precision-cut ounce of my soul. So stay dangerous tonight, my darlings. Keep the fire lit. I’m right here with you...catching up, catching breath, and already loading the next round. Now let's go be fucking unstoppable. I'll get back to you guys as soon as I can. I need caffeine in my bloodstream. 💀🗡️🩸

@CynicalPublius Most obviously, there are no water cannon, there are no dogs, there are no large numbers of hostile police.

The Supreme Court just stated that the Voting Rights Act does not allow for the creation of racist districts. It is you racist Democrats who perverted the VRA into a tool of racism. How DARE YOU pretend to be on the same side as the noble Republican civil rights warriors of the 1960s. Invoking the name of those who actually fought racism in the past in order to promote your racist agenda today is despicable. You are not on that side. You are on the side of your Democrat forebears in promoting racism. SHAME ON YOU.

@shipwreckedcrew I have the horrid suspicion the Democrats are laying the groundwork for multiple impeachments.

Has the NYT reported -- as PBS reported -- that such VIP snorkle outings, guided by SEALS, are not unusual. The Navy simply does not publicize them and they take place without cameras or the press around. "Still, since at least the Obama administration, the Navy and the park service have quietly allowed a handful of dignitaries, including military and government officials responsible for management of the memorial, to swim at the site. The Navy and park service declined to provide details of those permitted to take such excursions." "Among those afforded invitations to snorkel have been Navy admirals, secretaries of defense and interior, according to the former government diver. The diver added that the swims were intended to provide officials insights into the memorial and its operations." "The Navy declined to provide examples or numbers showing how frequently it organizes such excursions. It described Patel's outing as "not an anomaly." "I have not heard of anyone who would object to these visits as they are very rare and there aren't any survivors of the Arizona left alive," Deidre Kelley, national president of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, wrote in an email. "Their children might have some objections but I haven't heard any." "Patel visited Pearl Harbor several years ago during a trip he made to Hawaii while serving as chief of staff to Christopher Miller, then the acting secretary of defense, according to the former government diver." "Miller said he snorkeled over the Arizona during an official visit to the base, but Patel was not present for that excursion. Miller said he was invited to snorkel by regional military officials and was told such a tour was for "special occasions and for special visitors, of which you're one." He called it a "meaningful" experience." "The FBI said in a statement that top regional commanders hosted Patel at Joint Base Harbor-Hickam "as they commonly do with US government officials on official travel." The Pearl Harbor visit, the spokesman said, "was part of the Director's public national security engagements last August with counterparts in New Zealand, Australia, our Honolulu Field Office, and the Department of War." pbs.org/newshour/polit… I'm having trouble figuring out what all the fuss is about -- seems to me its a lot of PDS (Patel Derangement Syndrome).

@CynicalPublius @Phil_Lewis_ They don't want their traditional boundaries to change? Tell them they're being very....conservative.

@Phil_Lewis_ Why do you support electoral apartheid? It's racist.