Merry Christmas from Guatemala

So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.

Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee. Will Jordan release the video to the public? If not, why not?

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

Don't follow the pack. Be the leader of the pack. #dreams #BeYourself #advice #individualism #creativity youtube.com/shorts/N5Ttv...

bizarre to frame this around working class solidarity-- a significant component of solidarity involves pushing back against bigotry, a tool of the ruling class to divide the working class

What is happening? Orcas started wearing dead salmon as hats again and chimps are once again putting grass in their ears. “We were even more shocked that they were doing their own spin on this by also inserting the grass and sticks in a different orifice.” [cbc.ca]

ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground. Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse. Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.

Children asked to sacrifice in support of the Great Ballroom Effort.

Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat others; before you tell me how much you love your God, show me in how much you love all His children; before you preach to me of your passion for your faith, teach me about it in your compassion for your neighbors.

"Either stop giving me directions or you do the driving, Thomas. Oh right. You CAN'T. Because your arm is in Naples. So SHUT THE FUCK UP."

Pssst… it’s our birthday! Happy 30th Birthday, JEP! 🎈🎂😀

Congratulations @brettbobley.bsky.social on this incredibly well deserved honor for your incredible work at @neh-odh.bsky.social from @aupresses.bsky.social! aupresses.org/news/brett-b...

Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):

For anybody who doesn’t remember this guy, dude‘s a mensch: won a tough seat, took a tough principled vote for Obamacare, and lost because of it. Would that every legislator in the party cared this much about their principles.

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

FLASHBACK: These humane immigration answers from Bush & Reagan show it’s the Republican Party that has become much more extreme. Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬

“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”

Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔

For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise, according to a new study published by the Gates Foundation.

I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss. We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money

Reminder that there exists an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet filmed with untrained stray cats in Rome, dubbed over by British Shakespearean actors. It's called 'Romeo.Juliet' and has never been given a VHS/ DVD or Bluray release. BUT THERE IS A COPY ON THE INTERNET ARCHIVE.

“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.” The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida. It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID. Free link ⤵️ www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Ricky Punzalan’s journey toward reparative curation 📜 www.si.umich.edu/about-umsi/n...

Where did this wise gentleman go? 🧜‍♀️

22 year old Thomas Fugate is leading the Department of Homeland Security Terrorism Prevention Division. His has expiernce working on his daddy's farm. Sleep well. Bro's got this.

Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.

Trump got handed the best economy in half a century, even if his dementia prevents him from remembering that fact deanbaker22.substack.com/p/inherited-...

This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable. We stand with you today and every day🏳️‍⚧️

No mention of the Saudi personal deal with Trump letting family pocket millions? www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...

‘“Though she never quite found happiness, it was always something she insisted on: the right to be happy, even ecstatic.”’

When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.

The Cavalier Daily is DELIVERING time after time with their coverage of the continued clusterfuck at UVA. So proud of them.

A Great Tit imitating a bullet. This little chirper flew straight towards the camera. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

Golden aisle #scape #forestfriday #japanesegardens #gibbsgarden #eastcoastkin #autumn #fall

Sad.

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

My god (sorry I’m late on a bunch of this stuff. But wow!) According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.

Gov.-Elect Spanberger Calls On UVA Board of Visitors to Pause Presidential Selection; "As it will be a priority of my administration to stabilize & normalize the leadership of our public colleges & universities, I will make appointments soon after my inauguration." bluevirginia.us/2025/11/gove...

Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.

So many people in my feed are engaged in so many fascinating intellectual endeavors. I, on the other hand, learned today that 71% of the population of Iceland are members of Costco.

$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

#Spokane #WA Hunger is no Game #VisibilityBrigade

What the hell are we doing?