Advent is a mere 3 weeks away! Consider this. Who in your life... needs to know more about eels? feels joy in learning? likes the ocean? needs a little treat? You should send them an Eel Facts Advent Calendar! Sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social and it's just plain fun! EelFacts.net

Gals, if you're not absolutely ruining the workplace for certain kinds of men, you need to step up your game. 🩷

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published February)

There’s no reason ever again for any Democrat to suggest moderating on trans rights. There was never a moral reason but now there’s no political reason either. Somebody tell Gavin Newsom and Pete Buttigieg. it’s joe-ver.

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong, it is right. No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness, it is a strength. No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited, it is unlimited.

I’ve had a lot of fun in my life telling Youths who were too young to remember it about the time Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face, which might be a fun treat for you too today if you know any teenagers the part where the guy who got shot had to apologize to Cheney is the 2000s in a nutshell

YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE

F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby

Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.

once again posting The Chart

Looking for ways to help with the looming SNAP shutdown? Volunteer with the Houston Food Bank. They have several daily events you can sign up for. Events in yellow are specifically for those affected by the shutdown. Sign up at the link in bio or our stories!

Congressional Republicans have 74% of all healthcare expenses for them and their families paid for by taxpayers. They also receive $79/day in food assistance.

“what radicalized you” idk paying attention

it is a bit frustrating how many people respond to “donate money, not food” with some sorr of response that equates to “that isn’t as fun” as making cutesy bagged meals or “as real” as donating cans give cans or shelf stable food if it is all you can do. but cash goes so, so, so much further

I wrote the first version of this draft almost exactly a year ago, but I wasn’t ready. I am now. thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/27/t...

houston: you have a congressional seat, city council seat & state props on the ballot. early voting ends friday. only 95,636 out of 2.6 million harris county registered voters have cast ballots here's a free no-paywall voter guide from @lwvhouston.bsky.social digital.houstonvotersguide.org/nov2025

Refusing to feed people while building a massive ballroom is a fast track to eat the rich. No pun intended.

“They’ve got money for ICE and golden ballrooms but not for hungry families” is so easy it’s almost funny

Thread re: current TX props on the ballot

Personally I love to vote on Halloween! 🗳️🕸️🎃 Harris county polls open 7a-7p Harrisvotes.com/vote-centers for locations Pro tip: medical center location validates parking and never has a line!

"i didn't have time to vote" ok well houston voting locations are open saturday and sunday this weekend

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he's knocking down the literal white house and illegally murdering people by dropping bombs on international boats and the government has been shut down for weeks and it's just like....yep

day 4 of early voting in TX and what i'd like to know is why @houstonchronicle.com is giving houstonians a paywalled voter guide when the statesman provides austin with a voter guide free to the public? both are owned by hearst.

I hope everyone is prepared for 2026 politics to be extremely disgusting in every large city in Texas. This man has $90 million dollars at his disposal and has used it in the past to bolster far-right candidates' campaigns. That's how he got private school vouchers passed.

I will repost this forever.

food banks have already been under pressure over the past several years, and with SNAP benefits expiring they're going to be the only safety net for a lot of people please donate what you can. $100 can feed several families for a month because of the discounts and purchasing power they have

A pile of broken, colorful concrete pieces was all that remained of Texas’ first gay pride crosswalk as the sun rose on Monday, along with a few messages from protestors: “we are lucky to witness queer love,” and “don’t erase us.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/20/h...

happy bday writer Ursula K. Le Guin, b.1929, Berkeley, CA. “Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” “We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?”

houston: as you may know, there's an important election going on *right now* to fill a seat in congress. this is a big deal. if you live in district 18, the governor has deliberately denied you representation in congress since march. now is your chance to vote. here's some info🧵

Holy shit I just tried this and HOLY SHIT

A year ago I cofounded @theflytrapmedia.com w a bunch of extremely talented feminist writers/artists. We're celebrating our first year with a 15% sale for new subscribers, as we need 950 new + recurring readers to be able to pay ourselves this year + set us up for another year of feminist badassery.

Two and a half hours and four arrests after construction was supposed to start, crews have begun removing the rainbow crosswalk at Westheimer and Taft in Houston.

Houston being an incredibly diverse city, full of immigrants, where the libertarian ethos of "live and let live" reigns supreme and is accepted by its most left and right wing residents means its mayor should be among the loudest critics of the administration's war on cities. -OS

A good way to keep your protest high going is to make a donation today to a group that's been doing the work. An abortion fund, a group that feeds the unhoused, a group that assists immigrants...Lots of fascism fighters out there stay needing your money.

NYPD announces that zero arrests were made at the massive No Kings protests today after Republicans spent days claiming the protestors are violent terrorists.

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

Friends, I break my anonymity only to you. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

I spoke to the Houston chronicle on the conditions that I only be referred to as frog

Is politics weighing on you? Does it ever make you feel alone, like "everyone" is on board with awful things and "no one" cares (or close)? Then you should go to a No Kings protest. That feeling isn't uncommon, but it's a trick. Go be around some of the many people who agree with you. You'll see.

If you’re going to the #NoKings protest in #Houston today, bring a poncho and plenty of water. Gonna be a warm muggy mess with possible rain

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🎃 October 18 🎃 No kIngs but King Tut

Turn off your Face ID and Touch ID if you are taking your phones to the protests. Keep it in airplane mode and use encrypted apps where possible. Protect yourself. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood

AND ALSO SCIENCE FICTION THROUGH MARY SHELLEY NOT WANTING A THREESOME