Only way to tell is to try sitting on each one.

Crazy cool story in @thetimes.com: the language used by White Gladis and her pod of boat-attacking orca does "not merely represent a different orca “accent”....It’s like the difference between Arabic and Latin....a separate branch of the linguistic family tree." 🌍🧪 www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Do I have any trans followers from Maine who are part of organizing efforts against ICE? I'm in MA and can travel to report on Maine happenings, but I won't unless I can connect with people on the ground who would know my work and have reason to trust that I won't exploit people or sell them out.

My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support. PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities- Venmo @powwowgrounds www.powwowgrounds.com

hearing from sources that Amelia Bedelia has been arrested in connection with the water-pouring assault. "but it was ICE headquarters," she said

A little timeline cleanse. Spoiler alert: It has the feel-good ending we all need these days.

FTR this is why I told Seth Moulton's campaign to pound sand

rare thing to read an obituary with a smile on your face, doubly rare for the smile to be because the person was so fuckin cool and not because [signal drops]

Sailing Rigs xkcd.com/3193/

Current* conditions near Superior, WI:

Got a text from the Seth Moulton campaign. Had fun replying.

I can't believe that this has been an option the entire time *sets up school for raccoons against racism*

Kushnions?

I mean, here we have a feel-good story of ordinary defiance. Pushing back against hate. But you, the reader, may know (as I did not) who Mark Harris is and that his husband is in fact legendary American dramatist Tony Kushner. This would be like if Saul Bellow or Joan Didion told you to get fucked.

“They have what could be evidence of active whaling very early—earlier than it’s ever been demonstrated in the Northern Hemisphere.” https://scim.ag/4qke1bF

Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:

As a Jewish organization, we know what it means to scapegoat an entire population. That's why won't stop standing in solidarity with our Afghan clients and the Afghan community:

#Amtrak half-price sale on USA Rail Pass until 1/20: 10 rides for $250. (Any coast-to-coast trip requires connection & counts as 2 rides.) Complete travel in 120 days or 30 days of first trip, whichever comes first. I've used this pass, and this is good price: www.amtrak.com/tickets/depa...

One of my fantasies, if I ever have a classroom of my own, is a giant Cahill map on one wall.

Give em hell, Lewiston, and stay safe! 😡💪

This is an important literary reference! I grew up with Buzz, Fuzz, Suzz and of course, Agamemnon.

Waiting for my town like it's a snow day announcement

Wow.

live every day like it could be his last

I need help (paid) to build a simple Wordpress website. Any grad students out there with appropriate skills and inadequate funding interested?

Today is basically like the pregame warmup so that way we’re all ready to go 100% when it actually does happen

Dog in boots

UNMUTE for baby noises! Stick around for mother - pup kisses!!! the best news youll see today!!

My favorite bit of the whole book. Yes, I DID perform this chapter aboard an actual whaling ship as a school project. 🐋

Coincidentally, there's some sort of Bluesky Moby Dick readalong happening right now, which I can't figure out past it involving the 🐋 emoji. If someone wants to clue me in, I'd be grateful. Not because I want to read along, mind you. I promised myself I'd never do that. But I love *having read* it

Once again: AltNPS is a grifter account. They're vile and you should not follow them. There are plenty of other sources to get information that are more accurate and better sourced.

Two cats two hands happy Susie

Sharing for joy

It's #Caturday. Treat yourself!

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

gotchu

/ COMMUNITY VIGIL / JOIN US AS WE HONOR THE LIFE OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD AND THE MANY LIVES STOLEN BY ICE BRUTALITY / FRIDAY JANUARY 9, 2026 / 12 PM / NEAR THE EMBRACE MONUMENT / 139 TREMONT ST, BOSTON, MA 02108

If you are going to tonight's 6pm protest in Boston at Park Street, bring friends and mask. Use airplane mode, turn off your phone or don't bring it to disable tracking. Bring a camera if you want to record it. MBTA stations and buses have cameras. Here is a map of CCTV cameras around Park Street.

/ BOSTON PROTEST / NO WAR AT HOME / NO WAR ABROAD / FIGHT TRUMP'S WAR ON VENEZUELA AND STOP ICE TERROR ACROSS THE US / SATURDAY JANUARY 10TH / 12 PM / STATE HOUSE 24 BEACON ST / FROM www.instagram.com/p/DTRIl6MlUqJ/

ICE Out of Massachusetts Protest. This Saturday, January 10. 2 pm. JFK Federal Building (next to Boston City Hall). www.lucemass.org #JusticeForReneeGood

Wait for it

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

I want the moms of potential ICE recruits wringing their hands because they can’t go to the grocery store without seeing three FUCK ICE messages on the way.

And a reminder that "Say Her Name" is inappropriate in this case!

We’re hosting free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics this month. No appointment is necessary, just stop in and get vaccinated. 1/10, 10am - 2pm: Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center in Brighton 1/14, 3pm - 7pm: BCYF Hyde Park 1/15, 3 - 7pm: BCYF Perkins in Dorchester boston.gov/vaccine-clinics

You would have fucking loved Oberlin

/ FROM BOSTON TO MINNEAPOLIS / STOP ICE TERROR / THURSDAY 1/8 6 PM / PARK STREET STATION / JUSTICE FOR RENEE NICOLE GOOD / BOSTON PROTEST / FROM www.instagram.com/p/DTO0W0KjbS-/

You would have fucking loved Oberlin

Please keep boosting this post! The family is less than $1K shy of their $7K goal to bury their beloved son/brother/cousin. The funeral is two days away. Can we help them reach their goal in time? Shacoby Kenny should still be alive. If he'd had $2500 to pay in bail he would be. #bospoli

If anyone else is needing a little mental health time-out, can I recommend learning about sloths? Sloths are divided into two groups (genera) Choloepus (two-toed sloths) Bradypus (three-toed sloths) This is a 'Bradypus variegatus,' the brown-throated sloth. See the three toes?