Trouble defanging a deadly cooch? No problem. Let sloppy saluter @tpneenan.bsky.social & sexy assassin @alicefraser.bsky.social show you the way as they talk improvised crampons, muscular sci-fi, hot girl trolley problems, & Predator for the kiddos! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Are you dead? No problem. Grab some bone lube & enjoy DNF absolutionist @frogcroakley.bsky.social & rim joker @alicefraser.bsky.social as they talk paleo fauna, Robocop ontology, & books 4 bad holidays. Plus, Alice defends her extremely competent eyelining skills. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Just finished @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social's Hummingbird Salamander. The protagonist is one of the best female characters I've ever read. The play between her psyche and her physical body in how she perceives herself and how others do too, is phenomenal. I'd read a book of this woman doing anything.

One of the smartest women on the planet is going to be co-chair!!!!!

TRANSITION CO-CHAIR LINA KHAN!?!?!??!

Problems with the pressure differential of your portals? Join always clever @alicefraser.bsky.social & analogue de-Dunker @tpneenan.bsky.social as they take on bad dads, Brechtian mirror face punching no-nos, & why rosé does NOT pair well with a game of Portals. 🤮 shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Study up on your spelling with theoretical juggler @myqkaplan.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social (not her real name) as they talk Bruce Lee, the semantics of bean bag chairs, Grim Dark cynicism, and the names of all the molecules in 1/2 glass of water. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Even Evil Rory Gilmore backed by affective altruism is no match 4 @alicefraser.bsky.social talking 2 herself about muscular Barbie, why competency porn characters need not be evil, & what to do when you’re starstruck by(OMG!) @garthnix.bsky.social (grab your 5000SPF) shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Portland #nokings Music, costumes, dancing. Young and old people handing out free water and tacos. Such a hellscape.

Great interview w/ @alfranken.bsky.social & @davidhogg.bsky.social. Just became monthly donor to Leaders We Deserve--they're doing hte work and doing in a smart way. www.alfranken.com/listen/david...

For those in the literacy world, this is my dream. Can you imagine if #kareemweaver was a Superintendent and #KymonaBurk was head advisor!!!!! If NYC passes, we need @tinakotek.bsky.social to hire them to run Oregon's DOE. www.robertcarroll.nyc/literacy

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles. More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

thank you for your service

If you think art doesn’t matter, listen to this. The @economist.com does a great job of recreating the trial where the judge wouldn’t read the play on trial so the defendants inserted it into their testimony. It’s bonkers. www.economist.com/podcasts/202...

Thank you @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social for being the kid in the front row asking questions we all want to ask. Fascinating convo about what AI actually is, but also, can you have him back on to talk more about what he said about why countries will share limits on AI(min 1:11). Sliver of hope?

Get your box of tissues, b/c all your holes are going to leak when you hear this tale of woe. Thank you @alicefraser.bsky.social & @podchris.bsky.social for making art and trying to share it. Love the book, sorry about capitalism, can’t wait for your next adventure shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Portland: October 18th, Waterfront, 12-4. See you there. People need to see the hell scape that is Portland. Let’s show them. #nokings www.nokings.org#map

Got to hear Oregon’s AG @danrayfield.bsky.social talk about how OR’s DOJ is fighting back against federal takeover. When asked how we all help: win back the HOUSE. @movementvoter.bsky.social is doing the work—please donate. movement.vote

Hone your arcane magic & join the suggestible @tpneenan.bsky.social, the less-suggestible @alicefraser.bsky.social & pro-ick normy @podchris.bsky.social to discuss emote scandals, talking cloud/angel/dead people tropes, kings of w(H)ales, & Xenomorph plushies! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Want to fight back against the authoritarian takeover of our government? Join the 10 Steps Campaign: 10stepscampaign.org

Install your buttons, put on your fingerless gloves, & join lice-less orphans @alicefraser.bsky.social & @eleanormorton.bsky.social as they discuss dry swallowing, pocket knives (cool?), carbonated beverage Han Solo, & harnessing horniness to gain life skills. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

If you’re tired of experts, this is NOT the show for you. Competency porn stars @tpneenan.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social talk pale buttocks in the gloom, Patton Oswald in the wild, Straight-to-camera-blogging, the benevolent internet and BELTERS!!! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

"I'll-hold-them-off" @tpneenan.bsky.social & #ruglife @alicefraser.bsky.social talk 6-yr-olds sending their boyfriends to hell, unrighteous chafing, musket loading tips, & paladin plot problems. And don't worry Tom, we're keeping our bits Xed 4 your mystery project! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Unzip your flesh sweater & join New-Who aficionado @tpneenan.bsky.social & published author @alicefraser.bsky.social as they discuss seeping gut wounds, escaping from men w/ damp pants, befuzzled kings, training wheel creeps & Red Sonja’s bikini armor! 👙🤴 shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Like a deferential cough from behind, Luddite @jenreadsromance.bsky.social & unhappy bather @alicefraser.bsky.social talk make-out escape plots, normy Superman, & how to do an end run around 13yrolds--on this wk's RU! andhttps://shows.acast.com/6786518e3ceecdbe85c0b8ef/689bb7d92d44a86fa0bd2f9c

Great convo w/ @bethanymclean.bsky.social @zingales.bsky.social but you were all too nice about how American education is failing students. Look up recent literacy and math scores (I live in OR, 50th when adjusted for demographics). One challenge will be 1/2 www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/sho...

Ever wonder about the sound of 1 nipple winking, well, stitch on your arms, pull on your stripey stockings, & listen to @tpneenan.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social talk proportionally sexy 50 ft women, sex w/ your bra on, & how to start a coward & become a hero! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Unsheathe your sword with aplomb (insert schwing sound here) while enjoying @eleanormorton.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social discuss buff little piggies named Ralph, Muppet baby Odysseus, and @pendaraniwys.bsky.social Welshian epic! It’s awesome! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

If you like that, you'll love: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4KK... Large members on roofs with @thebugle.bsky.social Andy Zaltsman and John Oliver (before he crossed the pond.

Makes me wish I were writing short stories and not novels. Love @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social Wonderbook--his chapter on beginning where he analyzes Finch opening--brilliant. If you can, take this offer up.

Need to buy a little respite in a bitter world? Join @podchris.bsky.social as he wears a dress & thinks about muscles, & autonomously skirted @alicefraser.bsky.social as they talk K-Pop demon hunters, horse violence, how to ID the anointed, and Barbarian trad wives. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

So fun listening to @emmanewman.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social talk about my fav plotless 90s sci-fi film, The Fifth Element (Patreon only post—worth it!!!) Also, action star B. Willis’ orange tank top with a strappy back—my fav touch of gay. So ahead of its time! www.starshipalexandria.com

If only @tinakotek.bsky.social would "measure outcomes against every penny" we spend in K-12, maybe we'd have better outcomes & ppl wouldn't be leaving (OR is 50th in literacy). www.wweek.com/news/schools...

I'll be at @powells.bsky.social tonight, can't wait. Nick was in my @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social program and his writing always blows me away.

Excellent news for Feminism 101: no childcare means women lose out economically and so do their kids. Shameful that Dems were going to cut one of the main programs that is making Portland a more livable place for everyone.

Bootstrap a stick in a log & eat some ants while you listen to Master of the Universe @jamesnokise.bsky.social & sentient roomba @alicefraser.bsky.social talk psychic grandmas, Final fantasy Rock’n’roll, Russel Crowe’s stupid hair & why old men should stop taking T. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Scrape off the hoarfrost, find your manhole, & join snorkmaiden @tpneenan.bsky.social & Mr. greedy's nemesis @alicefraser.bsky.social as they put their hoofs down and explore how nerds get buff, the pros/cons of bikini armor, & weird stuff to do in a van. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Ecstasy by #ivypochda is one of the best book I've read in years. It's a banger! @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social

Would love to see a long-term plan with targets and how we're going to get there. Trust in Dems being able to get stuff done starts with local pols getting stuff done. There are models (hello Houston), but we need a comprehensive plan w/ follow-through.

Jess Walter's will be at @powells.bsky.social on June 23, 7pm. Loves Over Tumbled Graves and Land of the Blind. Excited that he is coming through our little town.

the neighbour who was here yesterday pitching a fit over the length of my lawn came back 10 min ago to tell me that he's been watching news and I should not worry & long as he lives here they will have to go through him first and thing is, it wasn't just Walt Whitman who contained multitudes

Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

No kings in the Queen City. 👑

Middlebury Vermont--showing up!!! Talked to many who have been protesting since Nixon!!!! They brought their kids and grandkids. I heard one 8-year-old ask his dad "What's a dictator?" This is what democracy(and civics) looks like.

It would be pretty sad anyway, but it's extra pitiful when set against images of the absolutely monstrous crowds across the country today.

I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO? #NOKINGS

Great conversation (and very relevant on NO KINGS DAY) about Lessing's incremental apocalypse novel, Memoir of a Survivor. On the Patreon-only feed of Starship Alexandria w/ @aptshadow.bsky.social & @emmanewman.bsky.social Reminded me a bit of The Designated Mourner. starshipalexandria.com

Looking for someone to purr into your ear? Wander the moody garden of lit w/ father of daughters @podchris.bsky.social & crown of horn @alicefraser.bsky.social as they deep dive into the OG of Romantasy @tamorapierce.bsky.social and girls who like to fight. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...