Thanks, @bittersouth.bsky.social! So far, no neighbors have stormed my porch with torches and pitchforks.

She’s so SMRT. bsky.app/profile/cweb...

The cruelty continues

Profiles in courage.

The Park Service dismantled an exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia because it reflects negatively on American history. The exhibit wasn’t even part of the Park Service, but was sponsored, rather, by the city of Philadelphia. Orwellian. billypenn.com/2026/01/22/p...

Can you imagine being this stupid and insecure and [add your own derogatory adjective] to say something like this? And in public yet! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

“So… what can we do about it? Not to worry, he’s promised all this won’t affect you, just so long as you keep your head down, do what he says, and be very rich.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thi...

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social ? ncnewsline.com/2025/12/23/c...

How did we survive without AI there to ask the important questions?

Ideally the dumbest person in America and the President would be two different people

So glad I opted for the AudibleTM version of the Susie Wiles VF piece. youtu.be/d7Xf7brOPzw

He’s such a dumbfuck. www.wonkette.com/p/trump-more...

You had me at “cow shoes.”

“In the heat of the moment, you’ve got to make a decision, and sometimes that decision is imperfect,” said Hegseth, arguing that under the intense pressure of warfare it can be nearly impossible to distinguish between a porcelain urinal and a white refrigerator. theonion.com/pete-hegseth...

Happy Krampusnacht, to those who celebrate.

@jeffsharlet.bsky.social @cripdyke.bsky.social Thanks for being such gracious, not-Xitty folks. I worried that I had breached decorum. Jeff, we were in touch about a possible projects when I was at Iowa, and I’d read anything @cripdyke.bsky.social writes.

“Just because I said ‘Blow up the boat and everyone on it’ doesn’t mean I literally wanted to do those things. Ever heard of a rhetorical device? The media can’t handle nuance or irony.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/my-...

Fixed: Sing like no one is listening. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching. Drool like no one is filming, and live like it’s heaven on earth.

Hey, Dad. Timing is everything, right, Dad? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“The atrocities in Charlotte” is a perfectly measured lacerating phrase. Hat’s off to @bittersouth.bsky.social. Love you guys. Never stop fighting the good fight. www.instagram.com/p/DRPeGhwkUl...

JFC bsky.app/profile/this...

I, for one, welcome our lupine overlords. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

“I am not alone in my anger. I am part of a rising tide.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

bsky.app/profile/rvbd... @aktange.bsky.social

Put Stephanie Land’s essay on the history of SNAP and food insecurity at the top of your reading list. Better yet, read it NOW! time.com/7329421/snap...

Mike McDaniel is the Jamie Kennedy of the NFL.

@rachelmariecrane.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/seth...

Maybe he needs to read his scripture a bit more closely. Just a thought.

Bullshit this is a “financial decision.” It’s because the feckless corporate drones are afraid of their merger not going through, and Colbert is a relentlessly effective critic of Trump. One thing autocrats can’t stand is being mocked. deadline.com/2025/07/the-...

Protest is patriotic.

Even the rabbits in my neighborhood are resisting.

What a pathetic person. As my late mother said of him, the bile rising in her usually mild Irish-Catholic mouth, “Vulgar.”

This message is appearing on Facebook and Instagram. Anyone know whether Harvard has officially announced these classes? Yay, if true.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

Just sent an urgent appeal to @repshontelbrown.bsky.social, encouraging her to fight back against the latest Trump outrage, this one gutting scientific and medical funding. Am eager to see her response.

Yet another example of how institutional racism and inequality are exacerbated by natural disasters. afrolanews.org/2025/01/blac...

I’ll be teaching a class on preparing nonfiction book proposals next March with Literary Cleveland. Really looking forward to it. www.litcleveland.org/classes-work...