I'm not going to be out here scolding those farther left than I am for, say, calling for a general strike. Since a country as large as the USA, with our economy and history, has never come this close to fascism, we can't know for sure what will set us free. We have to try everything.

The left can really be scolds, can't they. And I say that as one who agrees with many of the espoused policies.

Any ideas?

I need a new book to read. For reference, I move between literary fiction (not as weird as Dom DeLillo, but literary) and top notch genre fiction (House in the Cerulean Sea, Encyclopedia of Fairies of late)

This is amazing. I didn't even cotton on to the Tea Party protest comparison.

Now THESE are some killer signs. Literally and figuratively.

I hate being disparagingly called a Boomer, but given Justice John Roberts I kind of understand.

I have leftover turkey spaghetti sauce so that is very good news.

Today I just might lie on my sofa until dinner. Maybe a break for lunch. Unclear. Oh, yeah, will also drink water and read a book. Feels like enough.

So I'm not blocking all the new Maison Blanche accounts, because who wants to be on that list, but I sure as heck am looking for a way to make sure none of that putridity shows up in my feed.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! burn

Good thread. There’s a lot of sneering about how protestors could be doing more but what’s happening now (fbow) is the result of our work in the last quarter century of activism. Did the average millennial couple Joe and Jill internalize that gay people deserve rights and racism is systemic or not

Well, this is true. Profoundly true. Pity the writers who over and over again have to think of why and where a corner without CCTV might exist.

Is he weaponizing his incontinence ? V weird.

Can’t say I’ve seen too many palm trees here in Illinois. Maybe in the President’s home state of Florida though.

And I come back to find you guys bitching at each other about whether today mattered? I'm disgusted.

Official count estimates are up - before it was "nearly 7m" then it was "roughly 7m" now it is officially "more than 7m." Trend is up!

Me too:)

It was hot in Oakland. I can still feel a phantom hatband around my forehead from my sunhat. @replsimon.bsky.social spoke, and she was incredible. I feel like we (gestures at Bluesky) kind of all did this together, and I'm really glad.

Bluesky feed rn like ------------------ merry crowd ------------------ merry crowd ------------------ merry crowd ------------------ pissed grandma ------------------ merry crowd ------------------ merry crowd ------------------ unicorns and frogs ------------------ merry crowd ------------------

Go Chicago go!!!

Oakland, CA.

Blogged, as you might expect, in a yellow t-shirt. I, who have no hand-eye coordination, actually used hand tools to make my sign. That's how much I care. lisacarnochan.com/2025/10/line...

This. We can keep fixing America when we get it back.

My mother-in-law was nervous about wearing her #NoKings gear to the airport for her flight this morning, but she got *lots* of compliments. Even the TSA agent told her, "I like your shirt."

This is an @ezralevin.bsky.social and @leahgreenberg.bsky.social appreciation post. Thank you for all the love and work you put in to make today happen.

Go New York, go!

This is probably the correct Ohtani comp. Secretariat known as greatest horse of all time who ran greatest race of all time. We can’t even compare him to other humans so we have to go to superior species.

Poldark is on The Diplomat! Niche skeet.

This weekend, many thousands will be protesting. That's a protected First Amendment activity. DM me if you have questions about your rights, if you see people's rights being violated, or if you're a reporter needing support. #NoKings

not a bad idea. or like voir dire for jury trials.

This appears to be true. Justice Roberts, what will your grandchildren think of you?

Go Memphis, go!!!

Law people, is he allowed to keep jumping to the head of the line like this? Like, he doesn't have to sue at the lower court level the way everyone else does?

These three things are true: 1. You should go to the rally. 2. You should practice good opsec just in case—even if you're a bunch of retirees milling about in a parking lot, it's good to practice. 3. You should talk to your neighbors and turn the energy into action that will carry past tomorrow.

Where were you? I was driving to Whole Foods, daughter in her car seat in the back, son in utero. I saw the yellow-leafed trees waving ferociously back and forth, thought it was a windstorm- at first. Also, in the Bay Area we have always said "from 880," not "from the 880😆." That might be changing.

live your life so that you're the person everybody tags when the Pope breaks up a cult

The most important thing to learn from the Mamdani campaign is how to message and create ads that focus on what people care about. Also run candidates who clearly love where they come from and enjoy interacting with all the people who live there. Can he do half what he promises? No idea.

ICYMI — @GovBillLee was just caught brazenly lying about arrests Trump’s occupying force has made in MEMPHIS. @MLK50Memphis: “most people arrested were not charged with a violent crime, immigrants arrested on administrative, not criminal, warrants.” mlk50.com/2025/10/15/b...

wut?

they could, of course, bring up a bill to pay the troops, it would sail through both houses of congress but that would defeat the purpose of using a popular issue (everyone wants the troops to get paid) to push "Trump can ignore laws"

Well worth the read.

Yes I am going to aggressively pour little bits of normalcy into the timeline, what of it.

He's wearing a yellow tie. Does he not know that's the official No Kings color?

Some of us never stopped;). That said, with the comment function, there is no need for my readers to have their own blog to respond to what I write.

I sincerely hope we can get Trump out first and then make some policy changes around our societal safety net.

Wow it’s so crazy that Congress appropriated funds and the president just decided that the money isn’t real Like Article 1 isn’t a thing anymore lol 🙃

I must be a decent cook because: a) I alphabetize my spices b) peppers and hot blends of any sort (black, white, pink, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, chili power, curry powder, cayenne, pimenton (from a friend), etc.) have their entire own section at the front