people hate the tariffs, the ICE raids, the troop occupations. all trump had to do to have a not-catastrophic presidency was ... not do those things! but the thing they all have in common is that they are exercises in attempted dominance and he can't imagine any other way to relate to the world.

So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.

Frog and Toad ate many cookies, one after another. “You know, Toad,” said Frog, with his mouth full, “I think we should stop eating. We will soon be sick.”

ICE vs the clergy

Happy Friday from my fire pit

I too once believed better things were possible. But then I was paid handsomely not to believe that and now I have a lot of fucking money.

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

The entire purpose of Lolita as a novel is that it's linguistic sleight of hand to goad the reader into sympathizing with an evil monster. Lots of people fall for that trap, but I wouldn't expect the fucking Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University to be one of them.

With the obvious difference in resources aside, I don't know how to get people to stop caring about the consecration of their media. Like things don't need to pass through the Big Companies to be worth your time! There are journalists who aren't with the NYT, musicians not on Spotify roundups!

If I’m talking about dinner or TV or the dog, I probably don’t want a bleak joke about the state of the world. I promise: I know about it.

a “Space Force”, if you will

the point of camo for a soldier is to obscure their position from the enemy. camo in an urban environment is completely different, and this forest green or desert pattern is functionally useless. police only dress this way to project an image of power they should not have.

The alt text 😂

Reminder to unfollow.

It’s funny that Harvard has been a consistent target for reactionary campaigns, and not one has been dedicated to ousting Larry Summers, an openly political figure who was friends with Jeffrey Epstein; meanwhile, it’s a fine-toothed comb for *checks notes* Black women.

seriously the only good thing billionaires have ever given this country is ex-wives

Wow thanks Bluesky I definitely feel safer now 🥲

A siege-breaking snowstorm followed by the strongest aurora in living memory is proof that Chicago has the Mandate of Heaven and its enemies will die by her sword

Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell

The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

“Likable person who isn’t 1000 years old and generally does things you like” isn’t unicorn fantasy land bullshit it’s the bare minimum you deserve as a human being

Rescued this teddy from the sidewalk near Sheridan and Winona If you live in the area, share to help it find its owner

I have been screaming this to the heavens for years and it’s lovely to see more people noticing: BEING safe is a right, FEELING safe is between you and your therapist. And the demand to FEEL safe is constantly weaponized to deprive other people of their real, actual safety.

haha, a year. i am very sorry to report that somewhere in romancelandia, a white woman is probably writing this and is planning to self-publish something like this within weeks.

Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting. Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...

nate this is a baseball app now, keep up

Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."

When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza

At least we don't have to worry about building on momentum.

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

Hahahahah they were just playing a trick on us where they’d pretend to fight back until we voted for them, and then immediately cave www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...

Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.

"keep fighting"?? When exactly did you start fighting because I haven't seen it yet.

Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will

There will be some "Wow you can't make these people happy" sentiment but what's really happening is the Dems are beginning to reap the consequences of not really believing in anything. Choreographed maneuvers, too clever by half talking points. People have just had it

Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him And they should, given this is his fault.

remember tuesday? that was 86 years ago

We can't give up now. ❄️

They turned Indivisible into an officially anti-Democratic incumbent organization overnight. Just remarkable stuff!

look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry

Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings. 17/20

Gonna be sincere about this place for a moment. Thank goodness for bluesky on a night like tonight. I know it doesn't really *do* anything, but I'd be even more down without this outlet. It helps to vent, and to read how others are framing things.

Mamdani is going to impose Zendaya law, where everyone will have to boycott Sydney Sweeney

This right here.

These same bums will be asking us for cash at the next deadline; looking forward to sending this back to every Senate fundraising text

The democrats commemorating the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald by also being a sinking ship

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

Republicans took away your healthcare. We refused to fight back. Please rush us $3