Who is running the crowd fund for "Pedophiles for Paxton" bill boards along I-20?

Did a staffer or AI write this for him?

I have finished my last final of the semester.

*gestures at the Lilith Fair 1999 lineup*

Dem moderates are like the dog that gives a tour to the thief who broke into their house while hoping for treats.

I have an app group on my phone that is just apps I have to check for messages multiple times a day. I hate it. I hate that it's an election year. I hate that it will always be an election year, and I will never know peace again short of abandoning the world for a remote cabin with no internet.

unfortunately, kim il sung's clothes hang a lot better

Hive mind, I have need of a setup for my laptop that makes it usable while laying flat on my back. I'm having serious back pain but I also have work to do.

Cool. Wasn't stressing about hantavirus, now I'm stressing about hantavirus.

SAFE Alliance provided nearly all of the rape kit exams in Travis County. Austin has been outsourcing it to them without adequate funding for years. Even with the federal grants, they struggled. Austin's ERs do not have the resources to take this on.

My Met Gala take is how much joy it is giving me that Bezos's trophy wife, for whom he caused "controversy" by buying her a board position this year, showed up in a dress that managed to look tacky and cheap and misinterpreted the painting it was supposed to be invoking.

Y'all still back there on AGI simulationism, meanwhile I'm out here wondering and hoping if we're all just players in Gerald Ford's "ghost of politics yet to come" vision on the night before he announces whether he'll pardon Nixon.

*tapping the sign*

Dear mainstream media, While I admit the the bizarrely lax security at the correspondents dinner *is* interesting, I think 24 hours was plenty of coverage and I hope we can get back to the Epatein files now. Former prince Andrew's brother will be visiting the U.S., after all.

Your worth as an artist is not tied to lack of sales. Your lack of sales is, however, tied to the fact absolutely none of us have any money. You're NOT a shit artist. We are ALL broke, my dude.

@bsky.app How do I turn off the invasive popups telling me to make my posts interaction-accessible for the entire universe?

Brilliant.

Dear John Ternus, Congratulations on your upcoming ritual marriage to the Apple Throne! I have a request for your "First 100 Days." An Apple ecosystem e-ink/notebook tablet. Please. NOT an iPad, a ReMarkable competitor with a new OS (InkOS?). Be Apple. Make a superior entry into an existing market.

astronauts are live rn lol www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...

This is the most American story that I have ever heard.

This is upsetting.

For almost ten minutes, it sounded like Trump was getting around to saying the war is over, then swore an oath to obliterate Iran over the next few weeks, now he's back to claiming he's done a good job and all objectives were accomplished. Now he's done. What did he just say.

Just another morning with the boys exploring how Arrendale being ruled by a moody immortal ice witch would effect the dynamics of World War 1

It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.

HEY WRITERS (not just SF/F writers) HAVE YOU BEEN PROCRASTINATING ON MAKING YOUR ANTHROPIC SETTLEMENT CLAIM? SFWA is running a webinar event OPEN TO ALL WRITERS (not just members! not just SF/F writers!) on Thursday. Sign up here: www.sfwa.org/events/anthr...

Help fund abortions for Texans! Donate to the Frontera Fund Fundathon, every little bit helps a Texan escape forced gestation. fund.nnaf.org/arh26

ICE in airports means comic book conventions are gonna end up whiter as people of color decide not to travel and I think the industry needs to grapple with that.

This is very funny and I may need a copy of this highly collectible special APRIL edition of Jacobin.

It's that time of year. I don't get cedar fever, but I am allergic to oak pollen. I feel like I'm dying and my eyes are trying to crawl out of my face. I even get fever-like chills.

Ugh, now I have to watch the oscars.

This thread articulates my feelings about generative AI so well.

Current status:

Over 20 years I've been saying this shit was coming...

I get asked a lot what I'm giving up for Lent, and this year the answer is nothing. this is what I'm doing instead, and I'll tell you why, and you're invited to join in with me however it fits into your own spiritual or contemplative practices. drive.google.com/file/d/15NhY...

This is a good post that puts numbers to similar thoughts I've had. I've lived in the Austin area for over a decade now, but I'm a product of west Texas. We *can* win out there, but it takes money to travel so far and connect with rural voters. Money should be pouring into the CD 10 race.

Indivisible 1431 is hosting two #NoKings events on March 28: In Pflugerville 1-4pm: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... and Round Rock 11-2p: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... -- join us to build community, take action, and build a better future for all of us!

Is Trump finally going to cross that final line and try to mess with Texas?

Blue whales are amazing.

If you are serious about "never again" then remember: it's not about standing up to a line of tanks when the camps are already running. It's about standing up to social & professional pressure when the whole thing is just getting started, when it's not yet cool to do so. That's bravery that matters.

Thinking a lot these days about distribution of political power in terms of the working class, and old guard entrenchment in the Democratic Party that is genuinely baffled at why they have lost working people, and how they drive out people who want to question and fix that.

Finally seeing Hadestown for the first time.

thanks, endorsed

The Contrarian

every shot-on-video, made-with-a-camcorder horror movie that's just some teenage friend group fucking around in the woods with some fake blood and a monster mask contains more artistic merit, human joy and creative light than anything AI has ever made or will ever, ever make

Leonard Cohen's Story of Isaac is what it's like to be in the Democratic Party right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9NK...

I laughed at this.

Oooh

Changing your organization's social media color scheme to black, green, and red for a few weeks does not make up for an entire year of making zero effort to engage the Black community.

The arts section is why it took me so long to kill my subscription street Bezos started breaking things. This is a shame.