Want to know how it really went down? How Black Americans received the news that they'd been held in bondage for *30 months* by people who knew the whole time they'd been emancipated? open.substack.com/pub/onemicbl...

Happy Juneteenth! May you all have the day off, may you have a fantastic cookout to attend, may you never forget the history of this day. And raise a glass to Miss Opal Lee for her years-long struggle to convince the US government to acknowledge the day's importance.

A friend has taken it as her mission to be here every day to pack, paint, load, carry. . . whatever, to help us get ready to sell. Today, I spent the day in the ER because she broke her ankle helping me move a TV. The whole time, through white knuckles, she apologized for letting us down. Girl . . .

I haven't loggedon for a while, so I don't know if this has caught attention, but Nichelle Nichols' family has won a lawsuit for negligence in her death. I'm so sad and angry. She was such an icon - one that shaped this little girl, who adored and looked up to her. She deserved so much better.

It's late here, but I only just put down my paint roller. I cannot thank people enough for helping us through this. I'm going to share again only because the need is still there and our time is running out. But those of you who have donated or shared have our lasting gratitude! gofund.me/93c1ec290

Now that she's 14 and has mellowed a bit, my cat and I have arrived at a kind of unhappy medium - wherein she does not wish to be smooshed, and I don't get to smoosh her for nearly long enough. But there were are.

Day . . . I've lost count. Many long days - weeks - of hard labor making my home a saleable house. Fibro flares on the regular as I push beyond my spoons. All the usual medications to stay on top of it. But, come about 10pm, a good frozen mudslide is my new best friend.

1. A home. 2. A "listing".

Someone in comments on a YouTube vid about WWII scolded a commenter for suggesting America has abandoned it's values. She said they were brainwashed and that trump supporters would go down in history as the equivalent of the resistance in Nazi Germany. What do we even do w this level of delusion?

Harvey Milk Day is a day to honor a true trailblazer for LGBTQIA+ rights! Harvey Milk’s commitment to justice and freedom inspires us every day. Let’s celebrate his legacy by continuing to push for equity and inclusivity for all!

May every one of you have that one friend who will show up to do gross, sweaty work, or sweaty, heavy-lifting work every time you could really use the extra hands . . . And all she wants in return is a well-made mudslide and a couple of hours to chill at the end of a hard day. I have such a friend.

What an embarrassingly weak, pathetic, loser. Tell him "you're so very smart, sir" and toss him some trivial things to line his own pocket, and he'll lick your ass like a dog. Xi clearly knew this.

I am so deeply grateful for all of you. With your help, we're moving along, packing up, getting ready for what comes next. We don't know where we'll end up (this town is no longer an option). But our own version of Golden Girls will persist and survive - me, my wife, & bestie. gofund.me/d5ca77693

Bestie moved in after knee surgery so we could care for her. She can't help with the packing, lifting, loading. When my wife asked her to drive her to a nearby town to pick up a Uhaul, she said "what's my incentive?". Hey, I respect the hustle - especially since it's cheap... chocolate cake. Daily.

It's Politico - it's not a poll, it's propaganda. Part of a "divide the Dems" op

I hope by now people on the left understand this *critical* piece of information: Maga voters are not voting against their best interests. You've just misunderstood their interests. It's white supremacy. That's it. They'll suffer the economic consequences as long as they get the white supremacy.

Packing up the last 15 years of my life under a deadline. "Overwhelming" doesn't begin to describe it. The bone-deep soreness & exhaustion of packing . . . and having to fix things you thought you could get to eventually, bc it was the last place you'd ever live in -- suddenly isn't. I'm so tired.

New game. You know the game where you add "...in bed" to the end of a fortune cookie fortune? Now, to any headline about the economy, add "...for the super wealthy" and it suddenly rings more true.

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It's a boy!! 10:32 - Taurus, with Sagittarius rising and Aries moon. . . Oof! 😂

I've said, over and over, in response to people screaming, "Repubs are trying to take us back to 1950!", No, you jackasses - they're trying to take us back to *1850*. They believe, really believe, that the country took a wrong turn after the civil war, and want to repeal all the post-war amendments.

He and Trump have been running the same cranky, white male octogenarian playbook for at least ten years. Grievance and white supremacy rolled up in whatever pretty wrapping paper their preferred base falls for. Snap the fuck out of it.

Virginians! Call your Delegate and Senator and show them the lawful way to stop the current Virginia Supreme Court. Change the retirement age to 54 in the appropriations bill. It can take immediate effect in June. The General Assembly is currently in session for the budget so they can do this.

My daughter has been barely able to function today, bursting repeatedly into happy tears and waves of great big feelings she does not understand because this very moment, the first baby among her friend group is being born. She asked if it was like that for us. No - bc we were the first in our group

It's a white problem. All of this. It's the whites who keep doing this to all of us. Now whites need to stop thinking it's "their" problem, and fucking fix it.

Sharing the recliner with my cat and thinking about what an incredible and unprecedented flex it is that we humans made pets of two different apex predators and think they're sooooo adorable, we want to smooch the tops of their heads and boop their noses. And they let us.

You won't be safe in a blue state. A gerrymandered, racist, Christian nationalist South will be a dominant force in Congress. So, reproductive rights, marriage equality, immigration, education, healthcare, etc. all of that will be gone eventually.

I have an extremely weird and extensively-analyzed history of horrifying dreams/nightmares. Interestingly, the only actual human to have ever made an appearance in any of my dreams was James Burke. This show, "Connections", was perfection in every way, not just this shot. youtube.com/shorts/_jQ5J...

Idk man, I think the journalists who have been traumatized the most were not sitting in that room tonight. The feds gassed the shit out of us, knocked us over, sent in the local PD to harass, detain, and hurt us, shot a teenaged photographer in the face and he lost an eye, and that's just in LA

Republicans worked the long game to take over state legislatures, because they know that structural power is built from the ground up. We Democratic voters need to stop sleeping on these elections and become active participants and building our party's own power base!

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, LOTR, Marvel

My wife and I watching and sharing our preferred video feeds. Me: Wow! There's a new theory that Homo Naledi's hands show adaptation to climbing *rocks*, not trees, and that they may have been nocturnal! Her: Have you seen this machine that makes music with marbles? Balance in marriage.

It passed! Well done, Virginia!

My daughter seems to be under the impression I'm a fragile little old lady, or nearly so. I love her more than life itself, but goddamn, she's pissing me off with "Ima, I'm only being practical". She has no clue the labor - demolition, hauling, lifting - I've done recently that would've broken her.

Bestie took an old friend to hospice care. She told me that upon letting the front desk know she was there, staff instructed her to "get her out of the car". I blew my stack. "Oh no, they did NOT! They *assumed* you were her PCA?!?" Yep, that's exactly what they did. And that's just the benign stuff

My son in NYC is feeling the effects of a mayor focused on small things that improve lives. He's noticed how often people move, and thinks the city could provide professional "moving services". I think it's brilliant and could create jobs for people with few skills beyond strength.

Baby Girl is back at her apt, with her brother, icing her eye, having a stiff drink, and going over the train schedules for tomorrow. She'll survive. We'll survive. Life sometimes is just really hard; I'll have to let her learn to navigate that without me swooping in to try to make it all better 😭

My daughter was on her way to visit us - but just called from the highway where she's been in an accident. She's okay, but the car is totaled. I hate that we're hundreds of miles away and can't give her a hug and whatever help she needs

This vapid moron is unbearable. Look, he wants to abolish the filibuster, so "we can ram through universal health care." Does he think that, if the Dems retake Congress, Trump will sign a universal health care bill? Has it occurred to him that, without the filibuster, the ACA would be gone now?

Her dialogues with herself as the maga neighbor or her red-pilled brother are pitch perfect. youtube.com/shorts/42cDv...

Always worth repeating: The alternative to the anti-democracy, pro-Putin, authoritarian GOP is NOT the anti-democracy, pro-Putin, authoritarian left. They are each other's allies, dedicated to the destruction of the Democratic Party.

Welp. The foreclosure hearing is tomorrow morning. That should be fun. gofund.me/89adcb0b1

From voter registration to car inspection - they're designed for the neurotypical. Fuck yeah, I believe there shoul be allowance for adhd/autism to get this shit done within our capacities. I work nights. Expecting me to get up at 7:30 to take my car for inspection feels really fucking personal.

I've read and studied enough history to have internalized that, how ever legitimate your anger, or however will-deserved their shame and ostracism, the smart move is to welcome m maga apostates. Forgive? Never. Resolve to work together for the future? Hell yeah - howdy, neighbor.

I honestly think it's worth noting that Magyar is not a progressive.. Not even a liberal. But when it came down to it, that he is pro-democracy was all that mattered. Sometimes - like when the alternative is fascism - you have to get behind that, rather than the candidate who promises you a unicorn.

I've recently gotten a few commissions; each cited their desire to help. It's worth mentioning because I'm not looking for handouts; I will gladly give you something for your money. So please help, because we're losing our home and terrified of what comes after for us 60+yos. gofund.me/c40d61ddd

Oh, yes! I'm very happy to live in the 21st century and have electricity once again.

Big, loud, dramatic thunderstorm just came through. The power is out. My coffee cup is nearly empty, my phone battery is at 10% . . . and all my chargers are in a box in the storage unit. 😭😭😭😭😭