Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

Raskin: If this were to pass, this astounding provision would give eight Republican senators a personal payday of at least a million dollars each, paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers at a time when we are throwing millions of people off of their health care…

So, I was thinking about solar wind, as one does. Then it occurred to me that all those tiny little particles that go flying out of the sun have to weigh quite a lot. So that lead me to ask “how long does it take the sun to emit the weight of the Earth as solar wind?”

This analysis is 100% spot on.

“After a year spent organizing to try to convince the Democratic Party to unify and oppose this regime, here’s where I am: The time for convincing is over. We need new leadership.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

The answer Sen, Shaheen is that since America elected the Black man to be president, the official position of the Republican Party is “not to work together with Democrats to address the problems that are facing this country.”

okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway: 1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.

Are you really that gullible or are you complicit? Johnson won’t hold an ACA vote. The senate vote won’t matter, even if it does pass. And that’s assuming that there ever is a vote. Good thing the GOP leadership has such a good record on truthfulness. Senator Kaine is a spineless fool.

Spineless

I think it’s time to petition our senators to elect a new Senate minority leader. @schumer.senate.gov has betrayed us again.

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.

No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison. So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

IS con: need to buy ISBNs IS pro: ISBNs are MINE, not KDP. KDP pro: comes with ISBNs IS con: books have to be returnable IS pro: libraries and bookstores are markets KDP con: no libraries or bookstores Do I understand this right? Would appreciate observations and advice. Thank you kindly!

It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)

We could do much worse with a rallying cry of “Turn the volume up!”

Zohran’s victory speech was a barn burner, and if he started strong with the words Eugene V Debs, from there he soared. Easily one of the best political speeches I have heard in years.

PSA for Seattle procrastinators: If you're voting today or tomorrow, USE A DROP BOX, NOT THE MAIL! The USPS won't guarantee your timely ballot is postmarked on time. Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec... More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...

Art from July, 2025 🇺🇸 I do believe the Superman just socked this ICE agent in the jaw.

SNAP benefits make it possible for the many disabled people (especially those who are multiply marginalized) relying on them to buy specific foods necessary to stay alive and stable. Food pantries/food banks often do not offer food reliably or at all that meets specific dietary requirements.

Late tonight in 1973, alarmed that the Soviet Union seemed to be preparing to intervene in the Yom Kippur War, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger decided to order US forces to DEFCON 3—without President Nixon’s knowledge.

Wild how normalized the words "safe parking lot for unhoused schoolchildren" have become in this country.

Okay, just hear me out: Cadbury Flake, but with good chocolate.

I love translation fails so much.

The wait is over! Just got a copy of Queen Demon, by the inimitable @marthawells.com from the library. Going to devour this sequel to Witch King for the joy of it, but also so the copy can be passed on to the next person as soon as possible. #marthawells #risingworld #murderbot

I dunno man, try listening to marginalized people *before* shit goes wrong, and maybe it won't keep being like that

Inside me are two wolves, and one is a real asshole.

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass: all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff stop burning stuff for heat stop burning stuff for make car go stop burning stuff for power we have the tools

Portlandia Team Trump is more brownshirts than Brownstein, more armed men than Armisen. Donald's rationale for invading Portland is sketchy to say the least, but maybe he can install RFK, Jr. as president of the Portland Raw Milk Advisory Board. by Maureen Dowd

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

The only sane response.

The US version of Have I Got News For You is back! If you haven’t seen it, it’s a weekly news panel show, but good. It may be depressing, but at least it’s funny. Featuring @roywoodjr.bsky.social, @amberruffin.bsky.social, and @michaelianblack.bsky.social. youtu.be/2Hb-DVQ1x0Y #hignfyus

Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin, “Architecture of return, escape (The British Museum)”, a deerskin map a floor plan of the British Museum and possible escape routes for various Indigenous cultural belongings held there.

Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.

haha well here's your happy thought for a late saturday night: as terrible as things are right now, this is as good as it gets under trump. something more terrible happens next week. maybe tomorrow, who the hell knows. g'night!

The old canard among the gun rights folks is that disarmament is a precursor to genocide. What should we make of this then? Should this be a red flag to the trans community to get their hands on the semiautomatic rifle of their choice before jackboot thugs kidnap them? www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...

The weird new ant paper that shows queens laying eggs of a completely different species has me thinking that more species are probably cloning sperm in their spermathecae than we’d thought. After all, most queens only mate once and cloning would be a great mechanism for keeping the party going.

The actual phrase is "a few bad apples spoil the batch," not "a few bad apples, so let's make pie anyway."

A photo of a pro-Trump protester on the streets of Portland in the summer of **2018.** The leader of the group this person was associated with was a frequent guest on Fox News and made the rounds on the "conservative" lecture circuit. "RWDS" stands for "right wing death squad."

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Dear Democratic politicians, No one cares about bipartisanship. No one. If your bill attracts Republican support, it's not a selling point to the people who voted for you. Talking about bipartisanship at this moment is telling us you think working with the fascists is good. It's not.

If you want to get some great reading in DRM free format and support World Central Kitchen, the inimitable @marthawells.com has a selection of books up on Humble Bundle. It’s a great way to get ebook editions of her excellent Murderbot series. #murderbot www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Blue states should sign an interstate compact imposing economic sanctions on states that send their national guard, uninvited, into any of the compact member states. Refuse to do business with states that violate other states’ sovereignty.

Good fucking riddance to “Dr” Dobson.

A Dyson sphere around the solar system, you say? Gonna need a bigger vacuum cleaner!

This is what journalism looks like in a free country.

In a small park in northwest DC, a group of what appeared to be federal agents tore down an anti-ICE banner. In its place, they seemed to have left a dildo. With this heinous act, they crisply conveyed what Donald Trump’s occupation of DC is really about.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: In his first public interview since he was beaten & arrested by federal agents in June, David Huerta, president of @seiu.org - West, speaks w/ me @therealnews.com about the status of his case & the roles unions must play in the fight against fascism. youtu.be/Rr6ZHQK1Z2A?...