powder & feathers by @johannestevans.bsky.social. one thousand pages about a homicidal transmasc angel, his asshole boyfriend and their found family just hanging out and like, doing magic and cooking. i loved it. i pounded it in a weekend

Measles is really scary. It has an R0 of at least 12 (and could be *much* higher), meaning 1 person infects 12 others on average. COVID19 has an R0 of ~6, for comparison. That's why measles needs such a high vaccination rate (>95%) to keep it down. Any anti-vax BS can easily drop it below this line.

Maybe 15 years ago I was in Western Massachusetts with a partner who wanted to check out the Norman Rockwell Museum. I only knew of Rockwell as 1950s kitsch and had low expectations. As it happened, we showed up while an exhibit on Rockwell's Civil Rights legacy was on display. Blew my mind.

Jacob will be on What Chaos! tomorrow

Jacques Hnizdovsky, The Cat, 1968

While December isn't over yet, I think it will be hard to find a photo I like more than this Northern Saw-whet Owl. I literally almost ran into this owl. I slowly backed out to give the bird space and captured this photo. #birds #wildlife #owl

"They found the coats on Thursday morning. Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies. Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"

some will leave, some won't, but their very fake anxiety shows how un-civic-minded, how selfish they really are, as if the unimaginable wealth they have isn't already enough.

JUST LIKE THEY DID WHEN MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTED A WEALTH TAX OH WAIT THEY DIDN'T MASSACHUSETTS ACTUALLY HAS MORE RICH PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE THE STATE CAN AFFORD TO BE A NICER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE

working the door for a Tom Lehrer tribute show tonight and everyone in the audience is a million years old, I love them

At a city council meeting about an AI data center going up in my community. It's packed and people are furious. Calling the mayor and council members corrupt. Loud applause for open socialists and anarchists. Naked anti-capitalist rhetoric. Most folks here didn't even know about it until weeks ago.

Harrison Browne sighted!! I've interviewed him a few times and got spend a lot of time around him when I wrote this story: www.sbnation.com/2020/4/2/211...

READ: Proponents claim that California’s AB 715 aims to combat antisemitism by strengthening anti-discrimination laws in public schools, but a closer look reveals it directly targets free speech on Palestine. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/cali...

Guys. She knew exactly what she was doing. She’s bad at getting ratings but she’s very good at collaborating with fascists. She’s smart and knows what she needs to be good at.

Hearing a song on the car radio this morning that I have never heard outside of Heated Rivalry, had me grinning like a fool. And no it isn't all the things she said or feist I've listened to alt rock radio for a while and never heard it before today. Jacob Tierney's power

Bank of America first started offering credit cards to women in 1974

Santa says Starbucks gift cards are a NO, NO, NO! Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract. Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee solidaritywithbaristas.org

14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.

Metro's 57.6 mile-long A Line offers riders the chance to access foods from so many countries, regions, and cultures. We picked one favorite restaurant from every stop to guide you on an epic eating tour of Los Angeles. All 48 Spots: lataco.com/48-restauran... By Sean Vukan and L.A. TACO STAFF

UPDATE: The criminal charges against Wilmer have been DISMISSED. His record is CLEAR. Trump's DHS has absolutely no credibility. Federal agents sicced an attack dog on an innocent man, watched as he was mauled, denied him medical care, and lied about it. Shameful.

“They get everyone to buy into the idea that accessibility is a limited resource instead of a design problem.” I need this on a sign I can tap repeatedly and aggressively.

I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...

“Henry Cuellar (TX), Vicente Gonzalez (TX), and Don Davis (NC) were the Democratic reps to betray human rights and partner with Republicans in endorsing this bigotry. If those three had voted the other way, the bill would have failed to pass by one vote.“ Shame.

As of this morning 4,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. Don’t cross their picket line. No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!

I had to watch Alabama's ban on gender affirming care for minors go into effect. It impacted multiple people in my life. It is cruel beyond words. Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.

There’s a direct line from ‘just asking questions about women’s sports’ to criminalizing our health care, we warned you it was coming, you said it would be fine and you just had a few more questions.

Fuck the three Democrats who were the difference on this passing and especially fuck the Democratic leaders who made no effort to whip them into line and who will do nothing to punish them after the fact. I will never support a party who cannot pass the most basic tests of human decency.

Caloplaca sp #lichen on seaside cliffs. Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

I've tried and failed a couple times to write a post explaining how serious this would be. NCAR is globally essential to our climate change response. This can't just be replaced. Every scientist in the world will be doing climate research with one hand tied behind their back for at least a decade

This is the best option, full stop. We’ve seen it in other industries, we need it and we can win the fight.

One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

Agreed. There was a point I felt vaguely okay with him but he has gone full mask off. Praising RFK. Vetoing state wide AI regulations. Flirting with white supremacy. He can retire to his millions and we don’t need to hear from him again.

I believe the levels of Islamophobia now are actually worse than I remember in Sept 2001 and the years following. Calls to expel or kill every Muslim would not have been tolerated by mainstream media or mainstream politicians at that time despite what a horrible time it was.

This has worked for me

The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything. It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.

So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified

It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in. KEEP IT UP.

Just a reminder that measles virus is very infectious with one infected individual spreading it to (on average) 12-18 others in a susceptible population. With vaccination rates below 92% or so, measles is likely to spread extensively and quickly.

This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.

Huh. It's almost like when institutions stand up to that spineless coward fascist, he loses and folds. I sure wish more institutions would take note of that.

the next president needs to feed ICE into the woodchipper

Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.

JFC

Audubon California is hiring for a senior director of conservation. Hybrid position based in either Oakland or Sacramento. Take a lewk audubon.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubo...

BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc

Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale... #Palestine #Israel

BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Dawg look at my opposition party

Dawg look at my opposition party

Me making my bed: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck. Me laying in it: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!