Something is deeply wrong if we, as a society, cannot agree that an administration that snatches up children, uses them as bait to hunt down others, is morally repulsive.

this is a phenomenal book. i had the honor of presenting freedman with a hillman award for it a while back

I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.

Mayor Mamdani!

First it was Broward Health. Then it was Memorial Healthcare. And now Cleveland Clinic is advising Florida Blue members that they may go out-of-network next March if they fail to negotiate a contract with the insurance company. Broward County Florida Blue members are running out of options.

RIP Jill Godmilow

Oh shit! How did I miss this? Rest in power, Jill Godmilow. What Farocki Taught is an all-time great work. I got to spend an afternoon with her, and she was such a unique and exciting person to be around.

Be prepared.

With Hasan in Gaza. Second screening tonight at TIFF and one not to sleep on. Really extraordinary feat of filmmaking as an act of recovery, investigation, and testimony. Don’t think I ever seen a more powerful film at the fest.

*hits pause on Who? Weekly* Oh! @geraldsim.bsky.social and @screenangst.bsky.social at FAU are putting together a podcasting conference. CFP here (idk why Jeremy Morris is so huge, but Podcasting is huge, so maybe that's why) *hits play* criesandwhispers2026.wordpress.com

It’s Happening Now!

This is just straight up totalitarian. This demand that nobody ever say anything potentially alienating to Midwestern apes lest the fascist right might turn it into a political issue, is without realizing, the same thing the fascists are. A complete submission of civil society to the partisan agenda

Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.

When I say don’t mess with Texas women, I’m talking about State Rep. Jolanda Jones.

I don't enjoy facing the truth about the Supreme Court, either, but if I believe anybody, I believe Sherrilyn Ifill. Read this, and sign up for the webinars.

this world punishes clarity.

So grateful for the clear, unequivocal witness and voice of Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social who visited the horrifying detention camp in Florida. As he said, “I didn’t see any Russians who’ve overstayed their visas. Only Black & Latino men who look like me.” @maddow.msnbc.com

A helpful PSA:

YO! Catch me on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert TONIGHT!

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UPDATE: The Los Angeles Press Club has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in the Central District of California's federal courts over its actions toward journalists covering anti-ICE protests in recent days. /more

I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal." That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.

Pic from my mom protesting in Corvallis, Oregon #nokings

Los Angeles No Kings Protest

I think one reason that Philly's got such good vibes is because anyone MAGA is literally terrified to come here. This is Mordor to them

They launched a coup, suffered no consequences for it, won back power, and have used the power to pardon everyone involved while remaking the country through violence and intimidation. It’s just ridiculous to talk about the political violence of yelling at ICE agents within that context.

Rewatched Night of the Hunter tonight. Harry Powell — the growling wolf in sheep’s clothing, the charlatan who slays women and threatens children, the fake pious man who wishes he could kill the whole world — has never felt more relevant.

"Kidnapped in Int'l Waters": Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Ship, Detains Greta Thunberg & Others

I feel powerless watching this unfold so it’s time to do something. Does anyone have on-the-ground knowledge of ways we can support LA from a distance? Immigrant rights orgs, bail funds, mutual funds, etc. If you can’t answer, please boost and maybe someone else can.

I will allow myself one armchair protest tactics take re: LA this rules

1 in 12 Americans live in California. 1 in 35 Americans live in LA County. LA is America

This would be much clearer if federal law enforcement officers and agents were more readily identifiable and they definitely know that

Anti-ICE graffiti in Los Angeles! 🏴🔥

A new piece that John and I wrote on Minaw, an all-female Irish art collective

So excited to finally hold this book in my hands after four years of work! Congrats to our visionary editor, @dissentum.bsky.social, for getting us over the finish line! Honored to be part of this timely project! www.upress.umn.edu/978151791918...

I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives: www.404media.co/teachers-are...

RIP Michael Roemer. Hearing you speak in person about "Dying" was an experience that has stayed with me all these years.

Sad news. Had the honor of hearing Roemer speak when he visited my documentary class at the invitation of George Stoney.

Apologizing for school closures in the pandemic is nuts. I helped care for an immunocompromised person - my mother - at the time. Covid would have killed her and millions of others. No apologies necessary; the move saved many, many lives.

Holy shit, go read this brilliant @bengoldfarb.bsky.social critique of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's "Abundance." "...But by bemoaning America's cumbersome regulatory apparatus, the Abundists play into the hands of people who want to unleash hell." defector.com/an-abundance...

“Today’s A.I. bots are based on complex mathematical systems that learn their skills by analyzing enormous amounts of digital data. They do not — and cannot — decide what is true and what is false. … On one test, the hallucination rates of newer A.I. systems were as high as 79 percent.”

An effective institutional strategy to combat AI-based cheating (in a world where there was institutional will for such a thing) would require drastically shrinking class sizes, so teachers could get to know and work with each student individually.

On May 1st, we will be holding a rally to defend workers rights all the way through retirement at the Little Havana Social Security Admin building. Join us! You may sign up here: www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...