Apparently, in four states it's legal to marry a baby. Maybe we should do something about that?

Mind-blowing sexual-abuse fact of the day: It was legal to rape your wife in Ohio until... two years ago. spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/...

👏🏼The Choctaw Nation has purchased a warehouse in Oklahoma that ICE was trying to buy and use as a detention center. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/choctaw-na...

You an author? Then the AI scam bots are coming for you. Even Mr. Da Vinci Code himself -- Dan Brown -- is getting boot-licked by fake PR "helpers." Read all about in this Hollywood Reporter piece - www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/ai-scams-authors-booktok-publishing-1236547192/

Ooof!

All hail Afroman! You are my new Bob Ross. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Ai...

It’s amazing how quickly Black women have been targeted by these laws and doubly so how little this factors into the analysis around the sexual and gender politics of this movement.

BREAKING: Workers at CBS are walking out. The unionized team that works CBS' streaming service are going on a 24 hour strike in New York and San Francisco. The walkout comes after negotiations with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly imploded.

It turns out that ordinary vaccines are vacuum cleaners for our bodies that slow down aging. The shingles vax prevents systemic inflammation. The flu vax improves our cardiology numbers. Sadly, vaccines are old-lady-coded and non "manly" so this stunning longevity hack probably won't catch on.

Hey Chicago! -- Did you know that your city is the home of the first modern rape kit? I'm thrilled to be able to discuss that and more with Delmarie Cobb, @shard-tate.bsky.social, Dr Traci Kurtzer, and Chenel Vandan Berk

Greetings, Handmaids of Gilead -- It's Women's History Month so make sure that you obtain and hide away these books in a secure location, because reading is strictly forbidden by the Commanders! OK - seriously -- I'm thrilled that my book made this list www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30...

Fascinating study that lines up with what is "not nice" to admit -- that it's good for us to eject exhausting people from our lives. But also: SOMEONE in society has to take care of the "hasslers." Who will do it?

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

"Eighty percent of Americans said voters have a responsibility to keep up with the news, but just 8% said they had a responsibility to pay for it." www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...

0 degrees! Cross country skis!

GET IN, DORKS! The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026. Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7 Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/ #Standupforscience #takebackourscience

In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram

I saw that The Graduate hotel is hosting ICE in Minneapolis. I won't be staying at that chain until they stop. @graduatehotels.bsky.social Please contact your local Graduate hotel if you agree.

OK, ladies, it's off to "marriage bootcamp"! You'll give birth to 20 babies every day while making 50 loaves of white bread! www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

variety.com/2026/digital... And… we f-ing won another one! Keep it coming. Watch out Home Depot. Karma is a stink that stays on you.

How to fight back against ICE? Boycotts! After boycotts across the nation threatened its consumer business, Avelo Airlines announced it will no longer provide rendition flights for the US government. www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/01/07/a...

NPR says that you MUST read my book (and 11 others) in 2026. So get to work, people!

Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways. www.deseret.com/politics/202...

Honestly it would be very funny if FIFA revoked the prize.

And even though I've read 198 books this year, only six made my list. Only two of the authors are #onhere - @pagankennedy.bsky.social and @emilystjams.bsky.social - but you'll have to subscribe to see where they rank... scarlettwoman.substack.com/p/the-colour...

Another in #KnowHerName series .. the woman who invented the #rape kit. Talking to @pagankennedy.bsky.social for The 51 Percent this week about the amazing Marty Goddard ⬇️

Have you noticed that when you're dreaming, your phone ALWAYS breaks? You're late to an exam, have no pants on, and then you discover that your phone won't work because it's partially made out of cheese! People, we need to invent a DREAM-PROOF phone!

I've been SCRAPED. I just typed my name into LibGen and found that AI companies have stolen so much of my IP -- there are 15 entries, including the Chinese translation of my book Inventology. I don't want their fuckin' blood money. I want them to respect my copyrights.

Essential reading for our time: Ed Zitron's "A Hater's Guide To the AI Bubble." He lays out a convincing case that AI is basically the WeWork of the 2020s, and he does it with a barrage of facts in a blistering, hilarious rant. www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...

The Times of London just declared Somerville (my former home) to be "the most polyamous city" in America! www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...

The Fox news guy in charge of NASA just said he's going to build a nuclear reactor on the moon -- and it's inspiring some super-weird news graphics.

THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS STILL RISING, even as the Far Right tries to stoke fear of a "low-birth-rate apocalypse" This article does an excellent job of debunking the BS theconversation.com/fears-that-f...

When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.

Here I am generating power, Gilligan's Island-style, on a bike hooked up to a battery: A scene from our imaginary hippie future! All human exercise will be turned into electricity! Check it out at the Museum of Reclaimed Space on the Lower East Side.

This just in... the lastest political prank from two of my favorite agit-prop groups, The Yes Men and Trillionaires for Trumpe www.gofundme.com/f/support-un...

OMG! TOO CUTE??? ❤️ Scientists taught rats to drive tiny cars and found that even when they didn't give them treats, they would still intentionally get into car crashes for the purpose of sexual gratification

Yo, Western MA -- let's do this!

The National Association of Black Journalists has spoken out against recent violence targeting journalists covering protests.

The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow

Tomorrow! www.cooperhewitt.org/event/redesi...

Please get your (free) ticket now so you can join us on Zoom for this edgy, mind-blowing discussion of feminist design and the rape kit. www.cooperhewitt.org/event/redesi...

Hey New Yorkers - Looking for something to do on Thursday night? Please come join us at the McNally Jackson ideas festival for talk, drinks and mingling. www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525

The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy is a must read for everyone. It is a difficult topic which Kennedy presents masterfully. I read it in a few hours. Couldn’t put it down. #BookSky 📚💙

Hey New York - On May 15th, I'll be discussing the rape kit, forensic science, and the future of evidence with Ilse Knecht (director, End the Backlog project) and Sarah Weinman (author of The Real Lolita). www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/051525