I just got home from ACL repair surgery so I’ll be sitting on my ass and posting more stupid replies than usual. Please be patient with me.

further tributes www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

James Comey's seashells are why Trump needs a ballroom

Thanks warriors

Cmon warriors - be superhuman again!

Horford!

GIFT ARTICLE: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

When you let the marketing intern design the packaging

It is hard to believe how long Mt Shasta looms in front of you as you head up the Sacramento valley. It is immense.

After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship. For those interested, you can learn more and make a gift here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/Al...

Sleepy little Kensington CA has got its dander up!

A great show by The Third Mind last weekend at The Chapel in SF. Great venue and an outstanding band. Very solid musicians who play so well together. "Psychedelic blues/jazz jam band" is a phrase that normally makes me reach for a book but these guys are not to be missed. So good I bought the shirt!

New, at Can We Still Govern?: Christian Gläßel and @ascharpf.bsky.social have studied the formation of secret police in other countries. They explain the parallels with Trump's immigration enforcement. The key factor is career incentives not ideology. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-secret...

At last more lovely snow in the mountains. Add a torn knee ligament and a sled ride down the hill with ski patrol and it’s a real freakin’ Presidents’ Day miracle.

The mass shooters are mass shooting again

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

Why paint only two crosses on your face?

New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for. My story:

Current politics as seen in Yellow Submarine 🧵 This is Trump with his MAGA worshipers

Wordle 1,673 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Take note 49ers

More from "Army Talk" This is the description of "How Fascism Works" and is sounds scarily like a description of the basic tenants of Trumpism. More thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for pointing out this amazing example of what our government used to teach (before Trump).

Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.

masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.

A great show by Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes in SF at the Chapel. We’re lucky to have him close by! @chuckprophet.bsky.social

Oh I hate to see that red red sun go down youtu.be/WD94KIBth8c?...

All friends from the party are still here!

JD Vance Cries In Bathroom After Trump Uses ‘Piggy’ Nickname On Someone Else https://theonion.com/jd-vance-cries-in-bathroom-after-trump-uses-piggy-nickname-on-someone-else/

Robbie Fulks is one of the best musicians out there. See him play live if you get the chance! Sincerely, me.

The best billboard is have seen in a while

Joshua Tree NP is fantastic. Thank you park rangers for working during the shutdown

I just made this video for my astro-for-non-physicist course on the solar system, to illustrate celestial motion. The separate clips are all winners/honorable mentions of the @astro4edu.bsky.social astrophoto contest 2022. So nice to have this material! 🧪🔭🎢

Hey @actblueorg.bsky.social I’d give you another 25$ to get my phone info back off of the mens’ room wall. I’m getting 20+ spam msgs a day since donating. You’re welcome. Now please make it stop.

Call me old fashioned but can the president now decide that the government was once very mean to him and then come up with the right amount of money needed to soothe his feelings? Really? Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

all these people protesting today in groups of a few dozen on the main streets of small towns in deep red Trump country - where they will absolutely take shit from their neighbors about it at church tomorrow or at work on Monday or next time they go to the grocery store - are braver than the Marines

A quick thought (written in a cab!) on the administration’s view of speech.

Oh man, I wonder which party this congressman belongs to

Got to see Alejandro Escovedo at the Chapel in San Francisco.

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Northern CA coast is hard to capture on camera but quite lovely

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

A little backgound about Kimmel issue. While Disney does have govt business, Nexstar (with 200 stations) is a major distributor of its content. It is trying to merge with another network, Tegna, with 60+ stations. Guess who has to pass on that merger & all the $$$$ it represents. Trump Admin FCC.

All right, I wrote about it:

Thank you!

The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...

@bobmouldmusic.bsky.social A fine night to see Bob Mould in lovely Novato CA. Thanks for the great show and for decades of great music!

"Perhaps my favorite word in the English language is “kind.” We can talk all we want about “love,” but without kindness, love is hollow—kindness is love in action." kellyscaletta.substack.com/p/the-christ...

Wait how long has Steve Earle’s music been used for Chevy ads?? I am confused here.

Ex-farm worker here. We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing. Not true AT ALL. Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are. The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour. At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

“Judges at the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia was responsible for widespread violations of international law — from shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, to the murder, torture, rape, destruction of civilian infrastructure and kidnapping of Ukrainian children …