I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul

Feeling so moved today, wanted to post a couple of favorite moments from Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech! It's absurd that concepts like affordable housing, affordable health care, child care, and transportation have been branded as "extreme and dangerous" in this country.

Forgot to post our early voting selfie from like nine days ago because life has been an occasionally entertaining firehouse, but today is the day to VOTE, NYC! So happy to get the chance to vote for Zohran Mamdani. Let's just TRY to inject a little more socialism into our capitalism, shall we?

Here at the Awards Ceremony at FilmQuest! DAMNED IF YOU DO was nominated for eight awards, including Best Screenplay for @ericgilde.bsky.social and I! We are exhausted and giddy and delighting in every moment with the best genre film nerd vibes! Love you, FilmQuest! #scriptsky #filmsky

Things are more & more bleak these days, but I don't want to lose all celebration because of it. @ericgilde.bsky.social & I are having The Time of My Life at FilmQuest, where the film we wrote, DAMNED IF YOU DO, is screening TONIGHT! (Pictured is us on our first night here.) #scriptsky #filmsky

fyi, the SNAP eliminations are a Project 2025 mandate. SNAP recipients didn’t lose benefits during prior such shutdowns. Pay attention.

Donald Trump deleted this from the government website. Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.

I want Alejandro Kirk to be World Series MVP so badly

Blue Jays fans: do people say "Honey Barger don't care" or am I an Old?

I know a lot of people talk about "Ken Griffey's swing", "John Olerud's swing" but for my money there is nothing more beautiful than Alejandro Kirk: - 5'7 and built like a Welsh corgi - basically drops halfway into a splits on each swing - each swing is a Street Fighter "Shooooryuken" uppercut

Blue Jays: I am DELIGHTED. The way both offenses have gotten to the pitching has really made it look like the right teams are in the Series.

Feels very on brand for 2025 that I guess I'm rooting for Canada

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

A few shots from No Kings/Love America march in Times Square, NYC (before running off to do two shows today)! Here because we believe in the ideals upon which this country was founded. By the people and for the people, not by the billionaires for the billionaires! #nokings

I am going to the NO KINGS march tomorrow, after a show tonight and before two shows tomorrow! If I can make it, so can you -- come join!

Because I couldn't go to LA for the premiere of DIYD tonight, I did have time to go to this training on showing up for immigrant communities. So there's that! Here's the link--but if you're in NYC and interested, give me a holler! actionnetwork.org/surveys/soli...

I want to take a sec today to talk about how awesome @apexmag.bsky.social is. They've published me twice & both have been stories that are super weird and queer and violent and tender all at once. There are other excellent mags out there, but I would argue that *nobody* does it quite like Apex.

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching." He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

DAMNED IF YOU DO is premiering TONIGHT at Screamfest LA! Written by @ericgilde.bsky.social & I, directed by Jake Rubin & Evan Metzold, and starring Kate Siegel, Harvey Guillen, Paulo Costanzo, Ginger Gonzaga, Beth Dover, Ed Weeks, Molly Bernard, & other heroes! If you're in LA, come through!

If you read the precedents Abrego Garcia is citing in seeking release from detention, you begin to realize the unreported horrors Trump's DHS/ICE is quietly committing throughout the country. Take Zavvar v Scott, for instance. ... 1/7 law.justia.com/cases/federa...

GIVE IT TO 'EM, BREW CREW

Now this is a 2-0 series lead I can get behind. Let's go Mariners!

Morning Ceasefire Updates: — All 20 living Israeli hostages have been released. Hamas no longer holds any living hostages in its captivity. — 1,968 Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons. — Trump’s address to the Knesset resembled one of his campaign rallies… 1/

Good people of the earth, salute the MVPeach!

All good people of the earth rise up now, and support the Seattle Mariners! (Blue Jays, the Good People are grateful that you vanquished the Yankees, this isn't personal, it's just, you know, it's the MARINERS, they deserve it)

Just got done listening to the Phillies game, delayed by having a performance & talk back tonight. I had a kind of sense that they lost, but I kept listening anyway. I felt like listening was keeping this beautiful season alive, somewhere. Even this did not prepare me for the brutal way it ended.

What do the Phillies say to the God of the Offseason? NOT TODAY

STILL RELEVANT

Apologies to my neighbors for reflexively roaring with joy at 11:33 PM, this is a Phillies skeet

EVEN WHEN THE BUNT WORKS WHY IS STOTT BUNTING

JOCKSTRAP TYCOON REALMUTO

I love any double play that's not against the Phillies, but I particularly, particularly appreciated that double play

Currently thinking about the Mets fan who kept saying "Yeah, but the Phillies just can't hit" to every attempted nuanced point I had about gameplay decisions when I was standing in the Amtrak line yesterday in all my Walk of Shame Phillies gear

CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE POSTED 4-SCHWARBOMB PHOTOS FOR EARLIER GAMES

I had a dream last night that Aaron Nola pitched six scoreless. Obviously that was not possible given the gameplan, but I'm glad at least he was able to have two clean innings. The called strike curveball to Will Smith and swinging strikeout on a fastball for Pages were nice moments.

Please enjoy these pictures of @ericgilde.bsky.social, @kathleenafoster1.bsky.social and I at the Kyle Schwarber four-homer game singing "High Hopes," a game that, incidentally, Aaron Nola also started. LET’S GO PHILLIES!

I think I am one of many tens of thousands who feel that the Stott bunt was a real poster child for the Don't Bunt, Hit a Dinger campaign

Rarely do I opine when sad, but one of the main things that makes both of these losses heartbreaking is that they feel like they're within the margin of error/chance/decision, rather than being obviously outplayed. I was at the '22 WS no-hitter, and this feels much more devastating.

Brand new sign for today! Even with Harrison Bader out for the game I am still ready to say "What a gift" to every Phillies hit and every Phillies pitcher strikeout! What a gift/gipht to be here to cheer my boys on for another NLDS! Here with mom & pals Matt & Max! We miss you @moonalice.com!

Update from the first inning of the NLDS: at least I have already gotten to use my LADIES LOVE PLATE DISCIPLINE and DEFENSIVE SUPERSTAR NICK CASTELLANOS signs LET'S GO PHILLIES!!!

I'm not at all sorry that I paused the Phillies game during my show and picked up from where I paused afterwards, but now not only am I sad, I feel like I am sad all by myself

JOYOUS TRIPLE REALMUTO

Heart-hand emojis for Brandon Marsh from now until eternity

You are too kind! I have a bunch of books in my brain but that wasn't one of them. What else do you want to be in the book?

It's been a minute since I was in a play while the Phillies are in the playoffs, but rocking two layers of Phillies stuff between my two shows today. Will be pausing my feed of the game while I do the play and resuming after it's over -- so will learn the outcome belatedly. But LET’S GO PHILLIES!

The point of art is connection between humans. The point of an actor is to go through what the character goes through, so the audience can also experience it. AI can't actually serve art's most important purpose: to make us less alone.

It's the first day that NPR receives no government assistance. For your own sanity, I CANNOT recommend getting your news from NPR strongly enough. You can know what's happening without much exposure to actual Tr*mp et al. I've been a monthly NPR donor for about a decade. Help with $ if you can!

This is your friendly reminder that if your Democratic Senator voted for the shutdown, you should call them, thank them, and tell them to stand strong. This is NOT a normal government & does NOT deserve to be treated as such! If you live in PA, call Fetterman & yell at him for siding with the GOP.

One would think a Stephen King endorsement would have gotten @natcassidy.bsky.social here sooner, but proud of my excessively talented pal!