Then what’s the hold up? Let’s get moving with it already.

I respect honesty of intention.

ProPublica, thank you.

They say women are too emotional but l've never seen anything more dramatic than a grown man being held accountable for his actions.

If you’re questioning why you feel the way you feel, it’s because this is what’s happening.

Functioning as designed. May Mitch McConnell burn for eternity in the lowest depths of the filthiest hell.

Truth.

Oh c’mon John, it’ll go great in one of your “burritos.” You owe this to the rest of us. EAT THE ANTGURTO, JOHN

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Pictured*: strike zone for the Tigers (*actual size)

Rovian politics writ large - it was the Bush II regime that learned how to bend things to serve political ends, or break them so no one else could ever use them. Let there never be any doubt the fascists are destroying things that cannot be rebuilt. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/maki...

The offspring sought song titles that had names of colors. My first thought was Red Wine Supernova, but they already had that one. So I suggested Orange Crush, and they had never heard it before and LOVED IT @michaelstipe.bsky.social

Broadview Brewing Company celebrated its fourth anniversary with a splendid Belgian ale and an appropriate beer name.

Age yourself with a film you saw in a cinema as a kid.

Name a Book you never stop recommending. Illusions by Richard Bach

Peaceful beauty worth fighting for. Not the Shire but the idea is similar.

Me and a ghost hanging out by the fire. I miss them all, it could be any one of them.

Boss: Our quest for quality is never-ending! Employee: So that makes it more of a death-march than a quest. Boss: That’s… not what I meant.

Have experienced this. “You WANT to pay taxes??” Yes, because I enjoy living in a civilization that provides clean running water, a functioning fire department, maintained roads, there’s a list.

The shape and the light

The long light and longer nights The balance between fire and ice

“Why would you carry a fascist flag at an anti-fascist protest?” Because it’s not a fascist flag, it doesn’t belong to them, and it’s at past time to make that clear. DOESN’T. BELONG. TO. THEM.

Choices to make.

AISA (2014) Pastel on Canvas - 24" x 18” Aisa is associated with one of the Fates in Greek myth. The necklace is familiar symbolism in my work, comprised of Ginkgo leaves and an ammonite fossil. The hat is just there for fun. www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/ai...

This this this. Americans are trapped by what leaders do and say, and democracy is ruthlessly sabotaged when what leaders do and say diverge so completely. The fascists lie as easily as breathing.

I got to live at the same time as Prince, Sinead, and The Chicks. And nothing will ever change that.

“The shadow cast from loving something is made of longing.” -Kelsey McKinney

“Wherever you turn your eyes, the world can shine like transfiguration. You don’t have to bring a thing to it except a little willingness to see. Only who could have the courage to see it.” -Marilynne Robinson, “Gilead”

Liking all the posts about cats, food, recipes, cooking, bicycles, books and authors, gardens, sunsets, art and artists, did I already say cats, because I know Bluesky is indeed capable of promoting more than one topic at a time. I have seen it. I know it is true.

For my latest, I talked with counter-recruiter Rory Fanning about how we should communicate with National Guard troops deployed in US cities, and how we might counter ICE's current recruiting blitz.

Never weary of this.

Sometimes you just sweeten the deal to make progress

The US Constitution cannot protect itself. Written in 1787, in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world’s longest surviving charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.

Always a good time when a media figure quotes the Kobayashi Maru as analogy to contemporary times. #StarTrek #KobayashiMaru

They keep losing in court because everything they’re doing is illegal

Or at any other time of any other day ever

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I get the concept, just uncertain about consuming something in this fashion

CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot. Unions know better. Happy Labor Day Weekend.

There will always be beauty and life and music No matter what

AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: “It’s video games.” WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”

Well isn’t this lovely. Opera star sings Habanera (from Carmen) in the airport (?) What a terrific voice. #opera I don’t care if they’re staged, we need more profl free public #music and #art.

FUCK YEAH SCIENCE arstechnica.com/science/2025...

“ .. while Twitter was once the platform of choice for a majority of science communicators, those same people have since abandoned it in droves.” Gee, I wonder what changed. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Gregory Alan Isakov and company put on one hell of a live performance, a welcome reminder that in an ugly world filled with shitty humans being shitty to each other, there is still beauty and power in music.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”

Basic is good.