A cracking read on We3 from @chasemagnett.bsky.social - although I wish I had the motivation to write a similar piece from the perspective of a cat owner. Sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiightly different take on the world.

We3 – From a Dog Owner’s Perspective, by @chasemagnett.bsky.social: shelfdust.com/2018/11/07/w...

Next week is spirit week at our school and Monday’s theme is “Dress as Your Favorite Artist.” May need to buy some suspenders this weekend.

If you're super mad about what's happening in our country now but aren't willing to put up flyers/stickers, call reps, or protest, then I hope you're doing something else meaningful. (And worth asking yourself why you're unwilling, b/c what's happening is going to get a LOT more uncomfortable fast.)

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

When Chuck Schumer was required to write a paper on a non-American hero in the 20th century during his senior year, he selected Vidkun Quisling. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/m...

Chuck Schumer’s interview in the Times today is essentially an open confession that Senate Dems are willing collaborators under fascism. He makes it plain that they will not fight back and, in fact, support much of what Trump is doing with ICE and attacks on universities.

In 2021, McConnell successfully filibustered a Democratic CR ahead of a government shutdown and forced them to accept a clean one instead. What happened this week - a total cave on a totally partisan long-term funding bill - hasn’t happened in the 20 years I’ve covered Congress.

If there’s a Nazi at the table and you see 10 others seated and speaking with them, then there are 11 Nazis at the table. These 10 Senators joined the table today. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters

The Vichy comparisons actually suck. 73,000 French soldiers were killed in the Battle of France before they capitulated. The USA isn't Vichy in this story, you're not the victim of foreign aggression, you're the Nazis.

just called and left voicemails for both of my senators telling them the future of the party depends on a vote of “no confidence” on fifth-columnist Schumer. both calls together took all of five minutes.

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

Any Senate Democrat who votes for cloture should have to spend time at schools across D.C. answering questions about why they care so little about the lives of D.C. residents.

So, pertinently: 2026 - Durbin 2028 - Schumer Schatz Fetterman Cortez-Mastro

Chuck Schumer has converted me to being an accelerationist.

"you are moving too fast"

Sesame Street really tells the story of America: - Created for PBS to educate young (especially Black!) children - Becomes a beloved institution cherished by the entire country - Gets privatized and kicked to premium cable due to budget cuts - Unionization leads to mass layoffs What a country!

Stayed up late finishing Hyperion (brilliant) last night and was able to dive into Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel today. Wonderful use of what’s likely this season’s final snow day.

Watched Emilia Perez last night and most of that movie gets a big “oof da” from me, but “El Mal” fucking slaps.

Just finished “The Scholar’s Tale” in Hyperion and will now spend the rest of this weekend crying while I hold my wife and dog. Helluva novel.

Photography of me being roped into running another local campaign.

TODAY: revisiting a very prescient conversation @josie.zone had with Art Spiegelman almost exactly three years ago. "Trump won 80 percent of the vote in the county that banned Maus for bad words, just so we’re clear on their commitment to propriety." flaminghydra.com/r/150abc5a?m...

Nothing in the past year has made me feel more cynical about the future of humankind than interacting with individuals readily adopting A.I. into their own lives. So many of us view ourselves as cogs and delight in simply not knowing or caring about how our world functions.

Finished John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl today. Any suggestions as to which of these two should replace it on my bedstand tonight?

Excited to check out the newest installment of one of the great film franchises of our time starring a genuine hero and icon. That’s right. I’m taking my wife to Paddington in Peru for Valentine’s Day.

The absolute meltdown that will occur amongst liberals when Trump awards J.K. Rowling the Presidential Medal of Freedom is going to be a fun show.

She gets it. If a McMahon is gonna be in the cabinet then we gotta go full wrestling on this shit

The Ultimates #9 raises the question whether it's even possible to effectively satirize the horrors of America's prison-industrial complex. Your mileage may vary. www.cbr.com/the-ultimate...

Every year when reading Persepolis, I teach a lesson political prisoners in which students learn about Leonard Peltier. I never expected to alter those notes with his impending release from prison and was very glad to update that part of the narrative with students today.

Hey anybody want to hire a very organized communications/project manager type person who is a very strong writer & has a background in sustainability & government?

I'm coming to the frightening conclusion that utter ideological disregard for the Constitution and desensitization to corruption are both so widespread in the American political class at this point that a lot of Democrats genuinely do not see what everyone's so freaked out about right now.

You know, Light made some good points.

Democrats haven’t begun to reckon with the fact that the Senate is lost to them for the foreseeable future. Republicans have a hard lock on roughly 48 seats, the Dems have 40. Dems have to sweep in all but one of NV, AZ, PA, VA, NC, and SC across six years to have a majority. Oof.

Anyone surprised to see the ADL defending a Nazi salute hasn't been paying attention to what the ADL does or says for the past two years... or two decades.

Leonard Peltier is being released from prison. It doesn't right the massive injustice he suffered as a political prisoner, but he will be allowed to spend his final years with family and receiving care. At least one good thing happened today. Don't lose track of the victories in the years ahead.

Good morning. Let's fucking go.

Received my 2024 @michelfiffe.bsky.social commission of Jack Kirby today and teared up upon seeing it. I think it captures the essence of the King and one of my personal heroes beautifully; I hope you enjoy it too.

People have gotten so into Nate Silver James Carville bullshit about politics that every argument now has to be about what will win elections instead of what you actually believe and when you end up at that point you don’t really have any values at all

Bring. Back. Shame. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...

The performative cycle of having the most correct opinion and posture on every new tragedy for a platform that is functionally just shitposting reminded me why I need to stay the hell off of Twitter. If you're just posting about something awful, you're not helping anyone. Embrace it. 🤷‍♂️

I like that when I give kids “the talk” in creative writing courses, it’s just explaining that they need to read a fuck ton more.

Comic book fans hated Alan Moore for only delivering them blunt truths and a rigorous ethical code, instead of toying with cutesy public personas and playing ball with greedy publishers. But it turns out he's one of the only members of his cohort who's a decent human being. Huh.

Death of COPRA #1 arrives this week and I'm ready to pour one out for my favorite indie comic of all time. www.cbr.com/death-of-cop...

defend this shit and I'm suplexing you through a dinner table

If any of my wrestling pals are watching the TJPW Year-End Party tonight, keep an eye out for Alex and I about five rows up in the orange seats. 👀

I think my friends are going to make fun of me when I go see Nosferatu while we're in Tokyo over the holidays instead of doing, y'know Tokyo stuff.

The past 5 years of Hellblazer comics have been one of the series' highest highlights. It's bittersweet to say goodbye to Spurrier and Campbell, but they exit on a high note. www.cbr.com/john-constan...

I'm really digging the new Ultimates line one year in and this standalone issue captures a lot of what makes it all work so well. www.cbr.com/ultimate-uni...