Left Behind and loving it.

What Dan says.

Before-and-afters on Barnaby's first Gotcha Day. He's all growed up (almost). #GotchaDay #cats

No BBQ this year. #WorkersOverBillionaires rally in Santa Rosa.

No BBQ this year. #WorkersOverBillionairs rally in Santa Rosa.

¡Ay, Flaco! What a treasure, what a loss. Gracias por toda la música.

This #caturday, I hope you encounter something as fascinating as these feathers.

Every year at this time I wonder why there is no zucchini emoji.

Time to hit the streets again. On July 17, join your local "Good Trouble Lives On" event on the anniversary of the great John Lewis's passing. Show up and speak up! goodtroubleliveson.org

This is me, not paying attention to the temper tantrums of toddlers in high places--and urging you to do the same. They want attention most of all. Don't give it to 'em.

Fight back! And this phenomenon has been happening in the music biz since the dawn of digital recordings. So please care about real music made by real humans, too.

More interesting than all that other news: Chickengate hits Petaluma, CA. Oh, how far we've come from the days of radical lefty Russian Jewish chicken farmers. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801...

Yet again, the people show up in Santa Rosa. #indivisible #mayday

@quinn.social.circl.lu.ap.brid.gy nails it, as usual (plus ordinary humans can understand her piece). If you've wondered what Signal actually does, and why there's all that fuss about Pete Hegseth using it for highly sensitive, official government business, this is for you.

I urge everyone to stop referring to Trump's "executive orders." Most of these are not legitimate and have no real legal effect. Instead of dignifying/normalizing them, let's call them what they are: dictator's decrees or imperial edicts, take your pick.

The people show up again, in Santa Rosa. Not gonna stop.

Sonoma County turned out for democracy. We want our country back.

Saw "The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane" last night, and I am very glad I did. What a great singer, total badass, and inspiration she was. Streamed via the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, so you, too, can see it until April 9. Do it!

Oh look, not every company is running and hiding. "We want our whole community...to recognize, include, and encourage people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, and professional roles."

This. m.youtube.com/watch?v=muk0...

Want to feel more hopeful? Read Dan's piece.

A song from another dark time, the Troubles in Northern Ireland. If you need some solace and inspiration, give it a listen. #freedom #resistance #folkmusic

James Taylor says it perfectly.

For your #caturday pleasure.

One of those times that a picture is worth >1000 words...

This right here is the stuff. #bluegrass

Sad but needed: "insights on Spotify’s weird journey from “a search bar for all music” to a world of algorithmically promoted AI music slush, recommendations based on payola and artist exploitation."

Buckle up, and have your go bag ready.

Well, Radney Foster figured out what was going on 8 years ago and is accelerating these days in the US and beyond: "The voices of fascism are ringing loudly in our politics today. This is a cautionary tale from history." Definitely worth a listen.

Only you can prevent forest fires.. 🔥

A classic and very geeky Valentine's Day meditation from Tom Scoville. IYKYK.

Because sheesh.

Tasty! Check it out, people.

In case you've been wondering how you're gonna do it, Mike Monteiro has some very useful perspective on "How to survive being online" for the foreseeable future: buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

An unexpected joy--Juan "El Maestro" Pérez of El Colectivo Klezmorino busking at the Zócalo in Puebla. More: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIVF...

Simple Solution #BoycottTarget

This place needs to get serious about #caturday.

Aztec kitty from before the Spaniards landed.

It’s an excellent day to be in Mexico.

A sweet victory for community magician @marsee.bsky.social (and friends)--after seven years of persistent activism, the small Russian River town of Rio Nido has its Post Office back! Good news, and a reminder to persist.

There's lots of hot takes on Zuckerberg's content moderation decision, and then there's Julia Angwin's, who uses it to explain that Meta is no longer growing through innovation and is reduced to political groveling. buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin/...

If you know someone who's lost a house in the LA fires--my friend Roger, whose house burned in the 1991 Oakland conflagration, wrote up a useful and compassionate piece, "What I Wish I Knew After My House Burned Down." Pass it along as needed.

17 days ago we had a tsunami warning. My sister was among the few who kept her head, luckily for the little ones in her daycare. In case you need a reminder (and you most probably do), here's how to do it right!

PSA: If you live in California, you can get multiple library cards (and access to a huge number of audio and ebooks) through the Universal Borrower program. Most big-city libraries participate. You do have to show up in person to pick up your card, but then you're in. Here's my brand new SFPL card!

Local elections aren’t glamorous and are barely in the media - a situation made worse by the disappearance of local newspapers - but they have profound consequences on our lives. In some places the right wing is using local elections to shape the nation in their nefarious image. Don’t let them

"What does the Q in Q-tips stand for?" I wondered, and turned to the source of all knowledge. The “Q” stands for "quality" but the delightful bit is, "The product was originally called Baby Gays." It was changed to Q-tips Baby Gays in 1926, and unfortunately, the name Baby Gays was later discarded.

Badass Wanda Jackson proving that The Party Ain't Over with Jack White and some other tykes, back when she was 77. Today's her 85th birthday.

Want to help pollinators and the plants they pollinate? Don't get a honeybee hive, plant more flowers!