one of the infinite ways in which the existence of trans people makes the whole world better is the way my transmasc friends have totally reframed for me what masculinity can look like when it busts out of that prison and it’s beautiful actually

i feel like this is a great PSA about the perils of the docker group

Labeling entire accounts “adult” and hiding them, no matter what they are posting, will inevitably suppress vast amounts non-explicit political speech around sex work and censorship. The accounts most likely to speak out about over moderation are the ones first to experience it — the whistleblowers

I have the wayback machine addon in my browser set to archive any page that hasn't been archived before, and it's sad what's not already picked up sometimes. Really in-depth blogs, local news, stuff like that. If you can, turn that on to save stuff you love.

What a quick 6 years. America is back to its explicit celebration of ethnic cleansing but for a moment George Floyd’s life let us see a different possibility. Black Lives Matter today and every day. May he rest in peace.

My trifecta of Hella Problematic Extremely Long and Plodding Silent European Epics in Which Nothing Happens for 3 Hours at a Stretch and I Really Really Enjoy: THE INDIAN TOMB (Germany)

the most surreal thing about this era of open yelling about masculinity is that, if you grew up anything like I did, you were exposed to several sets of standards of masculinity and would be hard pressed to identify which of them the Paxtons and Millers of the world are living up to

Billionaires and CEOs, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, are warning America about the rise of anti-capitalism. But the system/administration they're profiting from right now isn't actually capitalism, in the first place. New episode with @stephruhle.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social:

new @cdt.org study out this morning looks at how chatbots deploy manipulative "dark patterns" to get people to offer up more than they bargained for: www.404media.co/new-study-re...

Van Hollen also says the likes of Anthony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Brett McGurk, Amos Hochstein, and Jack Lew should be disallowed from serving in high administrative office in the future.

Chris Van Hollen says that Biden & other Democrats have enabled Israeli apartheid while pretending to support two states, so he calls for •Recognizing State of Palestine •End all taxpayer funded assistance to Israel •Impose sanctions •Blacklist complicit US officials •Endorse Arab Peace Initiative

Was Pope Leo specifically calling out Tolkien-loving tech bros Peter Thiel and Elon Musk when he quoted Gandalf in an encyclical about the dehumanizing effects of technocratic society? The Vatican won't answer my emails, but the billionaire's hopeless misreads certainly called for a correction:

📌 ICYMI — How ‘Anonymous Quotes’ Are Used by Political Journalists and Spin Doctors to Deceive the Public — Peter Oborne A startling admission by a Times journalist…… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/22/how-anonymous-quotes-are-used-by-political-journalists-and-spin-doctors-to-deceive-the-public

These Ferguson activists all died within 4 years of the Ferguson protests. #Blacksky Darren Seals (29) Danye Jones (24) Bassem Masri (31) Edward Crawford Jr. (27) MarShawn McCarrel (23)

How do we build political pressure and resist the siren's call of the algorithms competing for our attention? The AO Podcast is back (now in partnership with @piqueaction.bsky.social). I spoke with comedian and organizer @adamconover.net and the conversation is 🔥 🔥 youtu.be/4zuuNdojn3A?...

so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.

As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!

What this actually says is that majority Hispanic counties backed Paxton by slightly more than majority White ones. Which doesn’t necessarily mean Hispanics preferred Paxton; it means people who live around more Hispanic people did.

An appreciation of Barret Hansen -- better known as Dr. Demento -- who recently ended the weekly show he hosted for 55 years. @reason.com reason.com/2026/05/24/t...

Pope on AI: “Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed. The word [disarmed] is strong I know, but deliberately chosen..."

Bong Joon Ho on AI 👀 deadline.com/2025/11/bong...

NPR just chose HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY as a book of the day. So much gratitude for eveyone who has been spreading the Bund’s rebel legacy www.npr.org/2026/05/26/n...

This is so heartbreaking. www.wmur.com/article/miss...

China has developed a battery that is based on sea salt. Not lithium. It is now being used in Chinese vehicles. It’s more efficient, can hold 90% of its charge at -40c, provides a range of 500 kms, cheap to manufacture, and better for the environment. The US is being left in the dust.

The inaugural Encyclical of his pontificate, tomorrow Pope Leo presents Magnifica Humanitis, on safeguarding the human person in a time of artificial intelligence. Clocking in at 180 pages, Leo to give address upon text’s release. Live-feed begins at 5:30am ET here: www.youtube.com/live/EEM7a3m...

ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Full English Text): www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Pope Leo addresses the Synod Hall after presentation of his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas: “Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed. The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen."

Making electricity more affordable will likely require states regulating monopoly utilities more rigorously: Making them provide reliable electricity at lower cost - and probably lower shareholder profit. In gaming out how that might go, there's a weird parallel to reforming police departments...

Amazing work from Boots Riley and all of the crew, actors, etc.📽️

You'll need to go for a long walk to calm down after you read how the UK got to here on trans rights. If you're only ever going to read one piece on trans people, this would be the one.

1. Caste. Most people in the west don’t understand that the waves of engineers and doctors who immigrated out of India in the 70s and onwards were ‘high’ caste folks, who resented the Indian equivalent of affirmative action for caste. Caste solidarity is very powerful…/

So Many Politicians, From Both Parties,Are FILTHY Rich.......

In Turkey, a cat comes to an elderly man who earns his living by cleaning shoes at the same time every morning. He asks to have his fur brushed, and the man never refuses. Original post

JACK NICHOLSON 40yrs ago on the corporatisation and conglomeration of the Film industry & Hollywood.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Props to the Hawaii state legislature on a bold approach to get corporate spending out of their elections entirely. The powers of a corporation are authorized by the state – there’s really no need to grant them the power to wreck our democracy. (1/2)

Surprising no one, things did not in fact go according to plan.

Tempura rice bowl made with vegetables grown by Grandma Tomo and handmade udon noodles by her grandson Shota. 🍜 🏠 Shota's Udon 📍: 945 Shinmachi, Hachiman-cho, #Gujo City, #Gifu Prefecture 🍽️: Tempura rice bowl and half-portion of udon noodles set - ¥1800

New issue of Popeye, a Japanese menswear mag, looks great. It's a rare all-English edition and looks at how people from 18 different countries dress. Very aligned with my view of style: diversity and differences are good, and dress is a form of social language. Avail at Kinokuniya.

We are a shit hole country existing only to serve and enrich .01% of the population at the expense of 99.9% of us. Cue the pitchforks and torches, we need to tear down the castles.

CLIENT: These federal charges seem serious. What kind of sentence could I get? LAWYER: Depending on the next presidential election, you're looking at somewhere between life imprisonment and becoming a millionaire.

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

Alive and well! Not festooned with obnoxious ads, just herpetology nerds sharing knowledge californiaherps.com/index.html

My old man self figured out how multiple stickers on a sheet works in printful, with thanks to @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social for the Abolish ICE design and @aselrod.bsky.social for the Grant one liberalcurrentsmerch.printful.me/product/libe...

This piece could be called “why removing @colorado.gov Jared Polis is so important,” but I went with something more melodramatic. Polis is just a symptom, after all. www.offmessage.net/p/bracing-fo...

this is such a great encapsulation of what the various factions of the reactionary right want. i might add that they envision themselves as slave masters and the rest of us, in one way or another, as their slaves. betterdonkey.substack.com/p/the-vra-wa...