yeah I need to know wtf she is saying about accounting tricks = queer. meaning one night in college, she thinks people are claiming? I have barely heard of L West and do not appreciate Helen whoever declaring universal truths about feminism fails of whatever generation, based clearly on nothing.
I’m probably still reading Wonkette today because of something either Lindy or Sarah Benincasa wrote on The Real Jezebel way back when I maintained a Kinja burner account…
re: 2017 blurb - frozen in amber, what the heck? so up to date, up to the minute, on top of the news. real & current lefties too. real reactions, not gossip. humph.
I'm glad to give my little bit of money to keep Wonkette going month to month. I guess I am surprised that more other people aren't, but I am glad it is enough to properly take care of the staff with proper vacations and even mansions in Detroit (where they cost less than a little condo would here).
"Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport." --AP.
On the bright side at least we have "won" this war.
On the other, I wonder what an economy looks like with $200 oil.
Funny, I was just talking about straight reporting with a magazine editor. When it comes to news, I prefer sources that do straight reporting and don't try to tell me what to think. The one consistent exception is Wonkette. The writing is snarky, yeah, but also actually clever, and always based in a common sense "wtf are we looking at here" attitude. Common sense feels like it's going the way of critical thinking, so you all are very much appreciated.
I was a young reporter at a small newspaper at the turn of the century, my first real job out of college. I always thought I was a good writer but less so a good reporter—I had a hard time interviewing strangers or being assertive. I miss parts of it but I don't miss sitting in school board meetings until midnight or not being able to plan anything on a summer Saturday because I had a half-hour assignment in the middle of the afternoon. I left because I wanted stabler hours and I realized I was so poor that I would never, ever live in anything but a coffin of an apartment if I didn't.
Welp!! I have said it before, but it bears repeating now, in response:
YOU (WONKETTE) ARE THE GREATEST!! You get more scoops than The Daily Beast, you make way fewer mistakes than the execrable NYT, you are one of the VERY FEW true news outlets that I support financially (I've long since canceled both the very-confused NYT & the now-corrupt WaPo).
yeah I need to know wtf she is saying about accounting tricks = queer. meaning one night in college, she thinks people are claiming? I have barely heard of L West and do not appreciate Helen whoever declaring universal truths about feminism fails of whatever generation, based clearly on nothing.
All the Helens went to work for Kids in the Hall, and then they died.
And.. was the citizen recording a “beat Down”… (not a “beat own”)?
I’ll see myself out.
The post asks but does not answer the question, so the answer is 𝗡𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗬𝗘𝗧. Okay?
FWIW, this old feminist loves all of Wonkette. As for Lindy West…
Kind of relevant, in that it’s my favorite thing Lindy West ever wrote:
https://www.jezebel.com/i-re-watched-jurassic-park-for-you-because-really-who-5993638
I’m probably still reading Wonkette today because of something either Lindy or Sarah Benincasa wrote on The Real Jezebel way back when I maintained a Kinja burner account…
re: 2017 blurb - frozen in amber, what the heck? so up to date, up to the minute, on top of the news. real & current lefties too. real reactions, not gossip. humph.
For the record, Wonkette is the unmitigated opposite of "inane".
Or perhaps that was just an unfortunate typo and the intended descriptive was "insane".
I'm glad to give my little bit of money to keep Wonkette going month to month. I guess I am surprised that more other people aren't, but I am glad it is enough to properly take care of the staff with proper vacations and even mansions in Detroit (where they cost less than a little condo would here).
P.S. all the Wonkette writers are smarter than I am, which I appreciate.
Don't sell yourself short.
They are all smarter than me and I STILL keep talkin' shit!
OT
"Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport." --AP.
On the bright side at least we have "won" this war.
On the other, I wonder what an economy looks like with $200 oil.
Weimar Republic anyone? Anyone? Buellar? Buellar?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iranian-military-mocks-trumps-claim-042851486.html
Funny, I was just talking about straight reporting with a magazine editor. When it comes to news, I prefer sources that do straight reporting and don't try to tell me what to think. The one consistent exception is Wonkette. The writing is snarky, yeah, but also actually clever, and always based in a common sense "wtf are we looking at here" attitude. Common sense feels like it's going the way of critical thinking, so you all are very much appreciated.
I was a young reporter at a small newspaper at the turn of the century, my first real job out of college. I always thought I was a good writer but less so a good reporter—I had a hard time interviewing strangers or being assertive. I miss parts of it but I don't miss sitting in school board meetings until midnight or not being able to plan anything on a summer Saturday because I had a half-hour assignment in the middle of the afternoon. I left because I wanted stabler hours and I realized I was so poor that I would never, ever live in anything but a coffin of an apartment if I didn't.
Thanks, Wonkette, for surviving!
Shouldn't it be "wailing" on Lena Dunham? She's not Moby Dick...
Also glad Wonkette got better.
no, but Moby's kind of a dick.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/23/kinks-guitarist-dave-davies-hits-back-at-moby-about-lola-transphobic?CMP=share_btn_url
Kind of?
[exasperated sigh]
I’m going to be a dork and say “whaling” is American slang for a beat-down and the expression came from thrashing someone with a whalebone, allegedly.
I'm specifically just here for the "welps".
Welp!! I have said it before, but it bears repeating now, in response:
YOU (WONKETTE) ARE THE GREATEST!! You get more scoops than The Daily Beast, you make way fewer mistakes than the execrable NYT, you are one of the VERY FEW true news outlets that I support financially (I've long since canceled both the very-confused NYT & the now-corrupt WaPo).
[You can now send my grifting bonus to me at EatShitFilthyRepublicanMorons.Com ... and thanks!]
Seriously (SERIOUSLY!!), you folks really rock, which is why everyone loves you and hates the WaPo.
I LIVE for this.
A good piece from Salon about this
https://www.salon.com/2026/03/25/people-really-love-to-see-feminists-fail/