I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018

Fri 11/21: join Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, @nicolechung.bsky.social, @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, Robert Jones Jr., Denne Michele Norris, host @briangresko.bsky.social & me for 100 Days of Creative Resistance. We'll talk about staying creative in this terrible time. Free!

A 50-year mortgage is great for anyone who never actually wants to own his house or build equity. It’s like renting but being responsible for repairs.

#Boston area pet food pantry, via @mspca-angell.bsky.social . whdh.com/news/mspca-a...

Teaching a baby otter to swim:

Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Goodness gracious - part 2

Hey #Uglydogs is anyone available to help get a husky across the country to her new home? Ms. Valente is putting together a group transport.

Bethel Friends of Canines is helping the dogs impacted by the storms that devastated western Alaska. Below is a link if you'd like to contribute & a RT is always appreciated #UglyDogs

Go leaf peeping with @mbta.com this weekend - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/d...

Before she battens down the hatches, Maggie gives the leaves a fair opportunity to pad out her den.

Boston. Wow.

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS

The alleged security breaches by John Bolton remind me of security breaches by another ex-government official who kept classified records in his bathroom and evaded justice with the help of a corrupt MAGA judge in Florida.

He's really trying his best!

**Anthropic AI Class Action Lawsuit** AUTHOR FRIENDS: the searchable claims database is up! Make sure you check for misspellings of names, titles! www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com I also wrote an editorial in Sigma (local PGH SFF newsletter): parsec-sff.org/wp-content/u... #writers #writing

How about an old fashioned Follow Friday #FF? Follow authors @cariejuettner.bsky.social and @leticiaasu.bsky.social!

Help me settle this debate. 🎃☕🤷😊 cariejuettner.com/2025/09/15/g...

25% of Drs in US are foreign grads. Many are on an H1B visa. This will hit health systems hard especially rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas that sponsor these visas through waiver programs. The old cost was about 5000$ a year. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Bicycles Deliver the Freedom that Auto Ads Promise.

Another banger from Two Crow Collective. This particular shirt is sold out but they have other formats & tons of other great designs for the all-black fashion crowd like me. twocrowcollective.com

NEW Democracy Atlas - Rule two: Be unified. Be visible. Turkey’s pro-democracy opposition demonstrates the value of uniting around common ground for greater impact. The story of how unlikely alliances have put a dent in Erdoğan’s image of invincibility. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/democracy-...

prescient (from 3 months ago)

Thrilled to find Alexandra Petri both here and in The Atlantic! Now for that microretirement...

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is collecting donations to support the Central Texas flood response. This is a great way to help support community-based recovery efforts by reputable organizations.

After an incredible weekend gig in Glasgow, Will has been clearing his head by taking the 'Purple Haze' out for a spin. "Thank you — that was an amazing night, Glasgow! The Glaswegians never fail us. You're the best crowd in the world to play in front of". Cheers, Will x

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social Can #sistersinlaw answer this question?

I have the great pleasure to be producing the upcoming podcast EARTHMOVERS: a trail podcast reclaiming the narrative, with 3 incredible hosts! Please consider contributing to our Kickstarter! We appreciate all support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ear...

Japan's zine scene is booming, in a quiet yet radical determination to uphold and celebrate the handcrafted, the analogue, the unashamedly individual. www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

Great protest in Melrose, MA today! Crowd was enthusiastic and ready to take action! #NoKings

It’s not illegal for a United States Senator to go to a public press conference and ask questions about your constituents safety. It's our job.

a confident nation doesn’t require the spectacle of a military parade

The rush to deploy National Guard troops to LA has left dozens of soldiers w/o adequate sleeping arrangements. They arrived w/o federal funding for food, water, fuel, or equipment, and have been forced to pack together on basement floors or loading docks - per reporting in the @sfchronicle.com.

Happy #WorldBikeDay 2025

Chocolate cake for tomorrow...Letting it cool so I can frost it.

Hiked the Nashua Rail Tral out of Ayer, MA yesterday. It was a lovely hike and found some cute things in Downtown Ayer on my way back as I waited for the commuter rail home.

I know everyone is struggling but I need help. Due to my loss of income, dad & I are at risk of losing the house from debt. Any help/reskeet you can give me to hold onto this house until we're better situated to sell it vs losing it would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/fa508967

Some folks are getting confused by this scenario but the upshot is that vaccines are already approved on the basis of placebo-controlled trials, what RFK is trying to do is eliminate vax updates, which don’t require placebo controlled studies. So basically trying to kill annual flu/COVID updates.

A little clip from a recent keynote I gave, featuring Refried 🎶

On his 100th day in office in 2017 Trump headed to a PA wheelbarrow factory to launch his trade policy and put the US on the path to today’s tariffs. Eight years on that factory is closed. The wheelbarrows are now made in China. My latest for @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Started this morning right listening to @honestdogbooks.bsky.social owner Julie Buckles interview wolf expert Diane Boyd on Honest Dog Books' podcast. Give it a listen, you won't regret it! honestdogbooks.com/dog-pod #uglydogs