Nina Paley

@4thRT @Plinz Good point.

@Plinz I would imagine it actually accelerates timelines due to aggressive integration of AI into military infrastructure

Good news is that the Iran war slightly reduces the risk that humanity is going extinct due to AI

The ever-relevant, forever brilliant “This Land is Mine” by @ninapaley

Vegan Terffles in progress! @V4Veg ninapaley.com/2026/03/19/veg…

@fem_mb @ninapaley Cori's been bitching about the enshittification of this app (on a tech level) for months now and he's finally flounced off! Good for him, the rest of us are still stuck here

@LevPo yep!

@ninapaley Is that ball made of wool for the tumble dryer? The local farm sells them here.

Today is George's first birthday! Celebrating this adorable athletic destructive screen-ripping quilt-shredding farting joy in my life.

"Zahra Mohaghegh Damad is the daughter of Ayatollah Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, a prominent Shia cleric, who has held various positions within the Iranian government. Zahra is also a niece of Ali Larijani and works as a professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign." That's my city, Urbana-Champaign. nypost.com/2026/03/18/wor…

@LevPo @nypost I’m sure the woke lefties here love her.

@nypost @ninapaley Zara is in your hometown.

Children of Iran's regime leaders are educating America's students at colleges from New York to Los Angeles trib.al/f9YO44l

@heterodorx Please tell stupid ol me what you are talking about

@fem_mb Aww sweet! An honor for both of you.

@ninapaley Well, happy birthday to my birthday twin! I got maple cake and a dozen roses. I hope he gets a special treat or two.

@beechchap Lucky you. George is a prolific farter.

@ninapaley A farting cat?!? I've never noticed any of mine doing that before . . . although, I'm quite sure (as they are mammals) that they probably do do that . . . 🤔

Leon Trotsky's granddaughter used to be in this photo.

@MajorPriapus A true resemblance

@ninapaley Happy Birthday

...If you can make it through all the distracting cat antics, you might hear some answers! Listen on your favorite podcast app, or at heterodorx.substack.com/p/episode-191-… or heterodorx.com

...Plus anomia (anomic aphasia), lesbian comedians, Robby Hoffman, rumination, and Iran. Why is the Islamic regime firing on its neighbors? Is this the beginning of World War 3? Is Nina emerging from cancellation? Why is Cori boycotting, divesting from and sanctioning NYC?...

New @heterodorx podcast! Episode 191: Iran So Far Away Nina is a Certified Food Handler, Cori is a Certified Ball Handler, and “bureaucracy just hasn’t been done right yet”. We helplessly learn about learned helplessness and why our episodes are so few and far between...

@OldTBarRanch Metaphorically. How can I assume the Witch mantle in a Mid-Century Modern ranch house? Doesn't matter if you're in an apartment or a shed in the woods.

@ninapaley See, this is the problem of modernity. How can a woman possibly assume the Witch mantle while living in a condo? or some 8th floor apartment off a narrow hallway and elevator doors? There is no distance, no chance to build tension as children approach. You're just cray cray 8d

There are 3 kinds of crones: wives, widows, and witches. Wives fulfill the social and reproductive roles of women, taking care of their men and children (and grandchildren). Widows are wives whose husbands have died. Witches, however…

I've written a new piece about emotional coercion, psychological abuse, cheese, and why being immersed in someone else's delusions is very wrong actually. Thanks BBC Woman's Hour for the conclusion. 🙏 Link follows. ⬇️