The Vodka Cranberries

I just thought about how the redistricting in Tennessee mirrors the partitioning in Poland and now I can't unthink it. If the past is predicate there is a long, dark road ahead followed by a new dawn, no matter how improbable it seems.

Just heard from @jeffyarbro.bsky.social in the Tennessee legislature: "Democracy stuff matters."

We live in the dumbest timeline imaginable.

Hot take. Bad Bunny should just have a banger at the Super Bowl. Just go out there, have fun, let the fans have fun. Give the folks who choose to participate a reprieve from the death squeeze that modern American political culture has on our attentions. Let this be a "joy as protest" moment.

We have created a world that we ourselves cannot live in. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...

Another witness to Anderson Cooper: “Now is not the time to stay silent. We all need to be a little bit brave, and do what we can to stand up for our rights.”

The truth is that lots of things trace that same arc, including voter turnout and bowling leagues. See Bowling Alone for more

I think instilling fear is the point. Living unafraid is an act of resistance.

Interesting take here, but how she can cite Lee Drutman without also talking about voting reform is confusing. If our voting system were modern, we'd have more moderate candidates. Case in point: Jared Golden. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...

These fools are so tied to the narrative spun the administration that they built alligator alcatraz just for the lulz.

Y'all, the thought of government sponsored class warfare is not comforting.

The intellectual side of me thinks that liberals should be more guttural. The guttural side of me thinks that liberals should be more intellectual.

Yo this sounds awesome open.spotify.com/album/5VJ5kS...

Slightly diminish a band: AM Radiohead

Slightly diminish a band: synthetic pearl jam

Slightly diminish a band: The Naperville-Lites

Slightly diminish a band: Jimmy One-Trip-Only Buffet

The...Who?

I'm getting tired of logging onto Bluesky and seeing screenshots from Twitter.

Share if you support UniServ Directors, Organizers, Government Relations staff, and Communications staff in their fight for a fair contract. #FairContractNow

This is perennial. Now I support proportional representation, but I have yet to see any research that shows that PR leads to better government outcomes. Not that I've looked recently. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Attention media. They're not private school "grants", "subsidies", or "scholarships." They're called vouchers. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Pretty sure this fits squarely in the realm of alternative facts www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...

Anybody who tells you that you can do a census in one year has never lived the nrfu life.

I have watched BOTH versions of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS (1976 version and current version). Read the books back in the late 60s! No idea what GTFU is though.

I think we are all grossly underestimating the amount of damage the past 9 years have done to our individual psyches and collective social fabric. There's not much we can take for granted anymore.

🚨URGENT: Joint Letter to Congress🚨 Collecting as many organization sign-ons as possible by THIS Monday 10am EST. Some in Congress are attempting to destroy the National Education Association (NEA), a UFF parent organization. More here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

And as a bonus, you get to watch Mr. Bates Vs The Post Office

If you're mad at the rescission package, start donating to NPR and PBS. Starting in 2026, you can take a $1,000 deduction for charitable donations above the line, even if you don't itemize.

Y'all remember the people's cabinet?

It's time for this banger to make a comeback. youtu.be/WpYeekQkAdc?...

In a country as wealthy as ours, it is embarrassing to have to ask this, but does anybody know how I can donate to the search and rescue efforts in Texas?

This is speaking right to me open.spotify.com/episode/4YCD...

Let them eat farmers almanacs

@monicahesse.bsky.social nails it by connecting the performative cruelty of the current administration to that of ancient Rome. Opinion | Alligator Alcatraz is immigration detention as cheap entertainment - The Washington Post share.google/aExXPVfpmZBK...

Mark my words. It will not be long before these funds are released as block grants that states must compete for by dismantling protections for students and educators. www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...

@netflix.com should have an anti-binge setting that doesn't let you watch more than three episodes of any series within one week.

What is it about shopping at Ace Hardware that makes you feel like you've done something good not only for the world, but also for yourself?

What if we, say, made them bigger and gave them fixed routes? People could even pay a small amount of money to ride a portion of that fixed route. Even better, the vehicles themselves could be owned by municipalities and paid for with tax revenue. Genius. www.semafor.com/article/05/0...

@corybooker.com watching you on the steps now. This is inspiring.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

✊🏾 #Solidarity with educators across the U.S. who are rallying to defend their schools and their democracy. Education unions from all over the world will always stand together against tyrants to protect the right to education. @neatoday.bsky.social @neapresident.bsky.social @daveswords.bsky.social

🐆🍴🙍 @leopardsatemyface.bsky.social

Had some yellow tail and watched some 90's music videos with my elementary school-aged children. It's like every stage of my life converged into a single evening. Thank you for the parallax Cyndi Lauper. youtu.be/VdQY7BusJNU?...

The world is flat strikes again.

Please be more than PR. Please be more than PR. Please be more than PR.

@sarahvangelder.bsky.social makes a great point here about how the people's cabinet could be an organizing activity as well as a PR activity.