To be clear: this entire “we’ve got to run more pro-lifers” insanity is because literally a week ago polling showed that Democrats would prefer politicians like AOC and Mamdani over Jefferies and Schumer by, let me emphasize this, a 20 point fucking margin. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Absolutely 100% this. If they give up citizenship (which is what they have to do in the US to stop paying taxes) we also win.

Klein was pretty reasonable even in the recent past, but lately seems to have revealed that his brain has been pickled in NYT galaxy brain juice. Like, talk to some people who don’t work in your media or political circles. Or just stop talking entirely, either way.

Y'all, there was a whole beach of these ocean potatoes, slow-roasting in the sun. Cuddle puddles of them!

A fun fact about McCarthyism is that just two and a half years after he was condemned and censured, Sen. Joseph McCarthy drank himself to death at 48. Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.

Realizing "everything is made up and the points don't matter." applies to everything still weighs on me. You mean we're dealing with this shit because one asshole in the far past made up some bullshit, and you believed him?! Cool.

last reskeet: what I need to tell my mom when explaining to her why the arts matter, because she sees frivolity as a luxury

My problem with everything is that I know For A Fact that the purpose of life is frivolity. It is to fool around & pursue joy.

"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"

“Behind closed doors” being the most important words. fortune.com/2025/09/21/b...

am sure this absolutely sucked to deal with but this also looks like the cover for a killer circa-2009 indie rock EP

I'm being so real right now, learn how to engage in media as art and not a reflection of your own real life morals. consume things that make you uncomfortable and understand why it makes you uncomfortable. Don't just base yours and others morals standings on the media you consume.

heads up, folks. maybe this is why I'm getting more fed up with people on here lately.

Hey, Autism is not a disease. While not all Autistics have food aversion, it is found in a lot of Autistic and neurodivergent folk. If you want to stick it to the people sharing and celebrating the spreading of misinformation about Autism, share stuff made by Autistic folk. Like my book:

Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him. “This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.

the update today is those who already hold h1b status are currently exempt and can return to the US without paying the 100k fee. there are more nuances around this but the impact is i’ve seen first hand accounts of weddings and funerals interrupted, and people questioning their entire career choices

New: Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, and more musicians scheduled to perform at tonight's premiere for Hulu's ABC News doc LILITH FAIR have all pulled out after Disney scrapped the red carpet. First notable talent consequence of the Jimmy Kimmel situation.

Nazis: You’re just fine with your tax dollars feeding EVERYONE ELSE’S kids lunch?? Me: Yes. And breakfast. And dinner. And two reasonable snacks. And everyone else in their family. Everyone. I want EVERYONE to have 3 meals and 2 snacks. And education. And healthcare. And homes. And water. And…

Idolatry is the new Prosperity Gospel. Little Golden Calves Everywhere

happiness is discovering you have leftover roasted veggies in the fridge, which goes well with the other leftovers, meaning all you have to do is reheat stuff for dinner

Everything in me wants us to take a victory lap but there are two important points to keep in mind: 1. ICE might be saying this to get protesters to back off because we'll think the job is done. Stay vigilant. Don't take these liars at face value.

Democrats must impeach FCC chair Brendan Carr over Jimmy Kimmel. Yes, we know Dems don't have the votes to actually impeach Carr. But they can use the threat of impeachment to fuel the narrative of how the GOP is coming for our freedoms. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/heres-why-...

Step one: Cancel your Disney+ subscription. Step two: Build collective power so we can wield it against the Trump regime. I've got some suggestions and resources for your next steps. www.altrightdelete.news/p/for-real-l...

Things aren't good. Now is the time to try lots of different things.

Bluesky pals! I have a sci-fi graphic novel called DRIVE, & it's my favorite thing I've ever done! If you need a long, escapist read at the moment the entire thing is free to read, here: drivecomic.com (THIS PAGE: The Summoning )

BUT you should still buy/read/distribute On Tyranny (by historian Timothy Snyder). Theres even a GORGEOUS graphic novel version. Other than this one lit crit oopsie (and a call-out to HP 🫠) it is a BANGER, and THE handbook for our times.

if you don't like disney and never liked disney that's fine. it's completely irrelevant to the current situation where people are canceling weddings and shutting down their creator channels as part of an antifascist boycott.

disney adults are currently doing pretty much exactly what they should be doing, and dumping on them is super counterproductive.

I know it's hard to do but you have to tune out the constant & I mean constant torrent of criticisms on social media re: activism & organizing. If you don't, it can stop you from trying to do any activism or organizing. Most of the critics aren't doing any organizing themselves so keep trying things

Okay okay, I dug a little deeper and am now excited about my choices! My main book is going to be The Lantern and the Night Moths by @yilinwriter.bsky.social A link to my enthusiastic review on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/C8DlW18gQS4/

Yes. But it's not a majority or even a plurality. Think of the No Kings protest size in comparison. Unfortunately these people are unhinged and full of righteousness whereas the rest of us have our typical questions and doubts, as one does when living in reality.

I’ve heard the same chilling message from broadcasters across the country. This is what government censorship looks like.

OUR BEAUTIFUL LAD

a twofer: NOTES FROM A REGICIDE by @isaac-fellman.bsky.social and LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by @rykaaoki.bsky.social are must-reads

Tomorrow, Monday 22 September the general submissions story portal for Translunar Travelers Lounge will be open. Speculative fiction of 5000 words or less. Please read the guidelines before submitting! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

There's an eternal life less ordinary waiting for you in @aardwyrm.bsky.social's story "The Moon’s Only Daughter and the Teeth of Time." kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...

hello all! i am doing a reading at Two Hour Transport with Cliff Winnig this Wednesday at 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern! Do you want to hear me give my *own* voice to the hills and to the Death of Mountains? heck yeah! clicky link:

The idea that if you make Dems a little more Republican, Republicans will vote Dem is what’s breaking us. And it doesn’t even work!

that is one hell of a photo

I think a lot of people think about this all like it’s a natural disaster they can only flee from or cower in fear of. But it’s not a mountain lion or a tsunami—there are people causing all this and they have names and faces. It’s our job to tell people that.

Our mood today.

There is momentum. It is easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of so much wrong. But the growing chorus of dissent over Disney censoring Jimmy Kimmel shows people are finding courage.

And then there’s this fucking guy, bravely avoiding any conflict or sense of duty to the American public. YOU CAN’T HAVE BIPARTISANSHIP IF THE OTHER SIDE’S STATED GOAL IS TO ERADICATE YOU FROM SOCIETY YOU STUPID BINCH

Speaker after speaker at this memorial is explicitly likening him to Jesus Christ. (Slain in early 30s, etc.) Don't know how this goes over with people raised in other faiths. Having been raised as a church-going Protestant Christian, I say: What the hell! This is not how Christians talk.

the funny thing about the constant misappropriation of MLK is that the guy left a massive body of writing specifically aimed at explaining his views of those of the movement he represented to the broad public. it is extremely easy to know what the guy thought on a variety of subjects and yet

I can’t help it. The grackles are still here, and need to be photographed 🤣 The male Common Grackles usually take every opportunity to display, especially in the spring! But it’s Fall, and this male was displaying a lot! Apparently, he knows what he looks like🤣 #Birds #photography #wildlife 🪶

If I ever win the lottery, I won't say, but there would be signs (like me wearing a reproduction of this to write in and possibly for every other activity)