I have non-commented here for a very long time. I had to find paying work before I could spend money on a subscription, and it's one of the very first things I did with my first paycheck. Now, I'm retired and continue to subscribe and pay. It's very rewarding.
I will increase my monthly PayPal thing, Trix. I've been here since before Donna Rose was born, so I think it's time. Wonkette and its many kind, smart, and snarky Wonks have saved my life and sanity many times. I love you! 😻
“You know, next time I have a “membership drive,” I am gonna count everyone who gives us more than $100, as that would be like an annual donation, as “new paid subscribers,” but I didn’t keep track of that this time, so I’m not doing it this time, so you’re just gonna have to harangue your friends to sign up so you can get PRIZES, like what I said about not showing any gross people’s faces on new posts for a WEEK or TWO WEEKS or A MONTH.”
It’s not too late to sucker us long term subscribers to toss a hundred Ameros at you to get those ugly faces off the homepage this time!
This is going to sound weird, but I have actually met real live humans at Wonkmeets, who have developed into real live friends! So much so that, even though it’s hundreds of miles, I have gotten together with one of them four times in the past 12 months.
I still have my $4.99 ad-free subscription through PayPal from when Wonkette had ads and you could pay to get rid of them. Remember that car minigame ad where we all learned to take the junk out of our trunks to go faster? What was that even an ad for? I have no idea.
Thank you, Wonkette, for helping to keep me marginally sane since I first found you in 2008. I wish I could do more to show my appreciation. <3
One thing I’m noticing, I’m subscribed in substack already as a ‘free’ member, but I’ve been sending $ through paypal since disqus.
-the button to ‘subscribe’ above shows up as ‘subscribed ✔️’
-If I click on that button, where is the button to give $ directly in substack? I don’t see one. There is a link to cancel sub, but not to add payment to the sub?
-Also in substack app, wonkette doesn’t show up in my subscriptions, but it does show up in the ‘Home’ tab.
I am reading a thing about California billionaires who have raised a fucking $350 millon or so for the "Building a Better California PAC," which is not about building a better California, of course: it is about defeating proposition 40, California's proposed wealth tax (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/technology/proposition-40-california-billionaire-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1E.7GM-.F_ZPVu61feem&smid=url-share). That tax is just a littler taster, IMO, of what is necessary to address the obscene levels of inequality in this country. That's the thing: if you don't take serious steps to curb it, the oligarchy just grows and grows in size and power, dividing up the spoils of monopoly among a small group of multi-billionaires, and becoming an ever greater threat to democracy. Passing on that wealth they have to their feckless offspring too, to continue the looting and democracy-destroying. Doing nothing lets this happen, and I'm afraid even our Dems have been mostly doing nothing serious. That half-a-Dem Newsom for example is opposed to the tax.
"I am reading a thing about California billionaires who have raised a fucking $350 millon or so for the "Building a Better California PAC," which is not about building a better California, of course: it is about defeating proposition 40, California's proposed wealth tax"
They really think the rest of us aren't smart enough to figure out
IF THEY CAN AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY TO DEFEAT A PROPOSITION
OT so I'm going to go swimming at a new-to-me pool before work today. There's a free day pass through DayJob that I reserved. New is EXCITING & INTIMIDATING & KEEPS ME ON MY TOES!
OT. Ole Zucheroos is not as dumb as he looks. His credit card is all maxed out and the rates are going up almost daily. IKR, I hate when that happens. So how to spend MORE money on AI ?
Sell more stock ! A lot. Like $100 Billion ! Sell to all the fund managers that are "investing" your money for your retirement, kids college, medical, mortgages, and even for those poor bastards that need money EVERY day to simply live. Take everyone's money! And give them "stock."
🙋🏼♂️ Uh...what is this "stock" thing they are getting ?
Don't worry about it. You will be part of the 21st Century Super Fantastic Future when AI runs the world !!🌐
Uh, yeah but what do we get, really ? Stock ! But what? Ok, you get a piece of paper that says you own 1 gazillionth of a piece of Meta. I thought it was all digital in the Cloud now?
Well, yeah, somewhere there is an account with your name with a number next to it.
I have non-commented here for a very long time. I had to find paying work before I could spend money on a subscription, and it's one of the very first things I did with my first paycheck. Now, I'm retired and continue to subscribe and pay. It's very rewarding.
I will increase my monthly PayPal thing, Trix. I've been here since before Donna Rose was born, so I think it's time. Wonkette and its many kind, smart, and snarky Wonks have saved my life and sanity many times. I love you! 😻
● I subscribe because I am lonely, needy, and have no friends that I don't pay for.
More than worth my measly pay out.*
*I kid. I'M A KIDDER!
“You know, next time I have a “membership drive,” I am gonna count everyone who gives us more than $100, as that would be like an annual donation, as “new paid subscribers,” but I didn’t keep track of that this time, so I’m not doing it this time, so you’re just gonna have to harangue your friends to sign up so you can get PRIZES, like what I said about not showing any gross people’s faces on new posts for a WEEK or TWO WEEKS or A MONTH.”
It’s not too late to sucker us long term subscribers to toss a hundred Ameros at you to get those ugly faces off the homepage this time!
I subscribe to Wonkette so I can pretend I have friends in the "comments."
This is going to sound weird, but I have actually met real live humans at Wonkmeets, who have developed into real live friends! So much so that, even though it’s hundreds of miles, I have gotten together with one of them four times in the past 12 months.
I still have my $4.99 ad-free subscription through PayPal from when Wonkette had ads and you could pay to get rid of them. Remember that car minigame ad where we all learned to take the junk out of our trunks to go faster? What was that even an ad for? I have no idea.
Thank you, Wonkette, for helping to keep me marginally sane since I first found you in 2008. I wish I could do more to show my appreciation. <3
I’m with you. Also a former “ad free” donor.
I think it was those like us who convinced ‘Becca that there was a path forward using only donations.
One thing I’m noticing, I’m subscribed in substack already as a ‘free’ member, but I’ve been sending $ through paypal since disqus.
-the button to ‘subscribe’ above shows up as ‘subscribed ✔️’
-If I click on that button, where is the button to give $ directly in substack? I don’t see one. There is a link to cancel sub, but not to add payment to the sub?
-Also in substack app, wonkette doesn’t show up in my subscriptions, but it does show up in the ‘Home’ tab.
email me so I can mark you "comped" in the back end; sometimes I miss people! rebecca at wonkette dot com
𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍 --
Here is Dr. Abdul el-Sayed talking with Lurie Daniel Favors, live
Two of the fastest-talking geniuses you'll ever see
And you can really only get this quality content from the commentariat at Yr Wonkette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EowTOjouuek
I am reading a thing about California billionaires who have raised a fucking $350 millon or so for the "Building a Better California PAC," which is not about building a better California, of course: it is about defeating proposition 40, California's proposed wealth tax (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/technology/proposition-40-california-billionaire-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1E.7GM-.F_ZPVu61feem&smid=url-share). That tax is just a littler taster, IMO, of what is necessary to address the obscene levels of inequality in this country. That's the thing: if you don't take serious steps to curb it, the oligarchy just grows and grows in size and power, dividing up the spoils of monopoly among a small group of multi-billionaires, and becoming an ever greater threat to democracy. Passing on that wealth they have to their feckless offspring too, to continue the looting and democracy-destroying. Doing nothing lets this happen, and I'm afraid even our Dems have been mostly doing nothing serious. That half-a-Dem Newsom for example is opposed to the tax.
Pretty soon it will be Bezos and Musk passing a doobie back and forth on a space station somewhere, using a billion dollar bill as the rolling paper.
"I am reading a thing about California billionaires who have raised a fucking $350 millon or so for the "Building a Better California PAC," which is not about building a better California, of course: it is about defeating proposition 40, California's proposed wealth tax"
They really think the rest of us aren't smart enough to figure out
IF THEY CAN AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY TO DEFEAT A PROPOSITION
THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY THE D*MN TAXES
Literally nothing but bald-faced greed
If I had my way, prop 40 would be for 95% of their accumulated wealth.
OT so I'm going to go swimming at a new-to-me pool before work today. There's a free day pass through DayJob that I reserved. New is EXCITING & INTIMIDATING & KEEPS ME ON MY TOES!
It will be awesome. Or not. But great. Probably.
OT. Ole Zucheroos is not as dumb as he looks. His credit card is all maxed out and the rates are going up almost daily. IKR, I hate when that happens. So how to spend MORE money on AI ?
Sell more stock ! A lot. Like $100 Billion ! Sell to all the fund managers that are "investing" your money for your retirement, kids college, medical, mortgages, and even for those poor bastards that need money EVERY day to simply live. Take everyone's money! And give them "stock."
🙋🏼♂️ Uh...what is this "stock" thing they are getting ?
Don't worry about it. You will be part of the 21st Century Super Fantastic Future when AI runs the world !!🌐
Uh, yeah but what do we get, really ? Stock ! But what? Ok, you get a piece of paper that says you own 1 gazillionth of a piece of Meta. I thought it was all digital in the Cloud now?
Well, yeah, somewhere there is an account with your name with a number next to it.
That's it? Yep! Easy Peezee, Lemon Squeezee. But..but...
Oh don't worry. Stocks hardly ever crash. But what if it does. What do I get ?
Well nothing. So how much do you want.
No thanks. I think I will pass.
For the Nerds out there, Meta's 200 day moving average has gone from $675 to $625.
But whaddoIknow.
Not a nerd. Is this not good (she asked hopefully)?
> Damn, Wonkette’s been ad-free for 10 years!
For real, it's been that long already?!? 🤯
To Becca or the commentariat: I've been a PayPal subscriber since that became a thing. What's the easiest way to increase my monthly donation?
yup email me! rebecca at wonkette dot com
Send funds to: Archie, The Ginger Menace™ LLC
(seriously ... email Rebecca. Apparently I couldn't up the money per month without her assistance)
on a somber note...
Today marks eight years since eleven Jews were murdered in an unspeakable act of antisemitism at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
May their memories continue to be a blessing.
And may those who were wounded and those whose hearts were broken continue to heal.
https://bsky.app/profile/nexusproject.bsky.social/post/3myufwoektc25
Friendly reminder that when JB was an undergrad at Pitt he attended services at Tree Of Life...
💔
I subscribe to Wonkette to learn about weird tricks needed to steal democracy.
All you need is a roll of duct tape, some bamboo fibers, a panda to chew them with and a pogo stick.
OT and hilarious...
‘𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿’: 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗸’𝘀 𝗔𝗜-𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺
𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘺𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/27/reviewers-slate-musk-ai-grok-odyssey-film-nolan
At least he's leaking just a little at a time. Like Trump's diaper.
Jesus, Elno! No one cares any more!