Reading on the couch and listening to the rain is such a vibe. Why do I have to get ready for work now?

being trans is not a negative outcome and neither is being autistic

Do the shows Enlightened and White Lotus exist in the same cinematic universe and if so, what season is Laura Dern’s?

Staffing the check in table at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse with UMS today! ums.org/season/ums-a...

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Almost as if making a knee jerk reaction to capitulate to blatant censorship threats was a bad idea. screenrant.com/disney-scram...

Maybe we can believe people when they say what’s happening is what happened in Nazi Germany?

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

wow, difficult decision! do the right thing and cement your legacy as a hero in history books. or make a lot of money! tough!!

This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

If I’ve learned one thing from @kairyssdal.bsky.social it is that the stock market is not the economy.

UM, you could and should fight and win. Instead, the "leaders and best" are cowering, breaking state law and endangering kids' lives. Shame. @umich.edu #michiganmedicine #protecttranskids

Going through photos from my recent trip to France and am only now noticing that what looks like a Parakeet flew in front of me as I snapped a quick photo while walking in the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont!

Important information for #A2Council and Ann Arbor City staff. "Our results indicate that correcting stereotypes about affordable housing and misperceptions about its effects increase support for affordable housing."

GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines.

This is not necessarily a new phenomenon. When I was in marching band one of our shows was all music from Leonard Bernstein and we traveled around to various competitions with our instruments and uniforms carried on a semi-truck. We also practiced 4-5 days per week for hours.

Who could have ever predicted this? 🤷‍♂️

I’m in France on vacation and just now tried to log into the steam for the #USOpen on ESPN and it was obviously blocked. It made me think of EVERY ad for NordVPN I’ve been forced to listen to over the years.

Tax the rich!

Make the boos so loud they can’t be ignored.

legend

My boss and my administrative assistant scheduled me for a dentist appointment, a haircut, a two hour work meeting, four clients, and a book club all in one day. Unfortunately those people are both me and I don’t have the power to fire myself. Only Trump can fire me and he’s been woefully silent.

It basically boils down to: you might be able to get the shot; you might have to get it at the doctor; getting it at the pharmacy is up in the air; and it's unclear if insurance will cover if you're not over 65 or considered higher risk... So, a lot of unknowns.

*drooling*

See how quickly they go from "parents with concerns about sports" to "if you mention the existence of trans people you will lose federal funding"? This is why you don't negotiate with bigots.

The best thing about putting Zverev second in the night session is I’m not missing anything when I go to bed #USOpen

Gender affirming care is life saving care. It is suicide prevention. It is evidence-based and backed by research. It is recommended by nearly every physician group. It is done with care, intentionality, and in active collaboration with parents about their child’s health. This is gut wrenching.

I’ll still never vote for Newsom

The ideological cancellation of $800 million of scientific research grants because they supposedly focused on DEI was just backed by the Supreme Court. This is horrific on so many levels.

Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO

By the time enough people care about this it’s going to be far too late.

I’m sure somebody already said this but: the latest season of HACKS is about the top-rated host in late night ending their show bc they made a joke about a powerful man and network execs decided to make an example of the show.

It's always wild how much downtown #AnnArbor shifts when students come back to town. So many folks were out enjoying themselves last night.

Keep it up, folks!

I was able to sign up to usher so many amazing shows with UMS this upcoming season! I’m also excited I get to help with events at UMS residency at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse in September. It’s going to be such a good season! ums.org/season/ums-a...

Feel like one political party kidnapping an opponent should be bigger news

How did Świątek go from not reaching a final for over a year to winning Wimbledon and the #CincinnatiOpen back-to-back? It’s so good to have her confident again!

This is an absolute disaster. Bailey has been one of the most insanely fascist AG's out there going after abortion and gender affirming care providers along surf targeting progressive orgs like Media Matters. Things are going to get so much worse.

Could have made 2 million a year at UM if he simply wasn't an awful person. "The median pay for executives at science and technology research nonprofit groups was $202,490 [...] In 2024, the average salary for a CEO was just under $500,000 a year".

I took a danish making class at Zingerman’s this morning and boy was it worth the effort

How nice of Taylor Swift to announce a new album on my birthday!

My hometown needs to get it together, Mason hosts the Cincinnati Open and first there was a power outage and now Sinner and Diallo are playing through a fire alarm going off in front of a huge crowd?

We are truly living in an anti-science moment and the call is coming from inside all of the houses. There is little to no evidence supporting the dangers of sunscreen and so much data about the risks of sun exposure. Especially childhood sun exposure.

I was just thinking to myself this weekend that I've been noticing Robby Hoffman in more stuff lately and it turns out it's true! Excited to see what else she gets into.

If you’re worried about the young people today and their mental health crisis, it’s comforting to spend 5 minutes on Nextdoor. The old people are SO much crazier!

Trump and Hegseth screwing over trans veterans on retirement benefits is an easy slam dunk politically for Democrats to flip the narrative on trans folks and that's exactly why they'll continue going on podcasts talking about how bigots have a point about sports.

It's easy to assume that anything you can buy in a shop, find in your house or apply to your body must be safe Because they wouldn't be allowed to sell it if it wasn't, right? I mean, someone must have tested it, right? Wrong