Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜

Very interesting! Read on....

Danusha Laméris

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

FYI: Olympia

I won't believe it's snowing in the east until one of you posts a photo.

It is one thing for professors to resist AI in education; it is far more powerful when students do. Only a coalition between the two groups of students and teachers —and not the antagonistic one between “cheaters” and “cops”—will be powerful enough to create a movement.

If you want to make your own protest minis, here's a link to the page with a new how-to video at the bottom. www.patricianananderson.com/democracy-de...

Here's the latest batch of my quilted fabric "protest minis" that I give away in my neighborhood or post on utility poles. They each are about the size of a CD case. These went to a local salon & boutique to set out for their customers.

"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"

My boy Fiver is 14 today!

As an established writer, I'm not really worried by AI, because AI can't do what I do. It can only pretend. And I've cultivated the kind of audience that can spot the difference. BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.

MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS

4 million watch Colbert nightly. More will see this on SM. Share this clip everywhere.

"Autism doesn’t destroy families. Ignorance does." #McSweeneysTop25of2025

I’ve been listening for a long time here. I’m what we Ed Psych folks call “slow-to-warm-up” and there’s no cure for that. Eventually, we cautious types venture out a bit, say a few words. That’s my intention this year: to create conversation instead of just listening. We’ll see how that goes.

"Say I tell you 'My father is choking my brother.' What do you say to that? "How does a culture of abuse end? "What is our part in ending it?" www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” There’s only one way to interpret the 14th Amendment: exactly how it's written. Birthright citizenship isn’t up for debate.

We're up & breakfasting at 4:30 because dogs believe in the constancy of timekeeping. Over the next two weeks, I shall endeavor to encourage them to sleep a few more minutes each day. *sigh*

Nothing makes birds fall silent quicker than opening the Merlin app.

Our essay on the complexity of monsters: substack.com/profile/5411...

This is Republican billionaire John Paulson. Why won’t the media report on his name in the Epstein files?

Please take a look at Lumina Creative's video post from today, on the power of even personal creative action to shift culture. youtube.com/@liminacreat...

The dogs are very excited this morning about the bit of snow in Seattle.

So, I read smart people. There is a playbook for this next chapter. I believe we can do this. It won’t be easy, but the map is there. Featuring resources & wisdom from Dr. Erica Cheoweth, @prisonculture.bsky.social @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @jaclynf.bsky.social & more.

Excellent and insightful article.

Not my circus, not my monkeys.

I was thumbing through a book right now and this stopped me in my tracks: "Everybody has a secret place that no one else knows of." I'm trying to think if I have a secret place, or if I should find one...do YOU have a secret place?

I'm grateful to President Biden for pardoning his son and relieving Americans of the trauma that would have resulted from Trump's persecution of Hunter Biden.

Successfully cut the few tiles that needed shortening for a bath wall project, using a tile saw from my local tool library. A lot wetter than I remember tile-sawing to be. Wore my rain gear, LOL.

A marvelous thread...

I just added "chili powder from Mexico" to my grocery list and realized I might want to stock up now on staples from outside the U.S. while things are still available and affordable. 🫤

Wherever you live and vote: www.voteamerica.org/ballot-track...

youtu.be/YtQqGOOLh8o?... A powerful speech. 40 minutes of hard truths wrapped in compassion. Wonderful.

I guess it has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president wapo.st/3UqHWRM

This is a great poem by Danielle Coffyn. IF ADAM PICKED THE APPLE

Obama is rapping!

"Should I trust the Dark Lord who attempted to topple the White City of Gondor? Or do I trust the Elf Queen representing the coalition of Men and Elves who defeated Sauron when he tried to enslave the Free Peoples, but could maybe do more meet-and-greets?" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

If men and boys are struggling with rage and hopelessness, it's at least partly because we've eroded the meaning and joy of paid work without showing men and boys how to find meaning and joy in the unpaid work of care. 1/

I AM BECAUSE WE ARE

Art Nouveau is when stuff looks like it was made by Elves. Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.

You know what? Let's do it. Let's actually do it. I think we ought to oppress conservatives. For the very first time in our nation's history, let's oppress the oppressors. It seems like a great idea. Read on: www.the-reframe.com/its-time-to-...

Wonderful use of media to tell a story and advocate for Kamala Harris. Beautiful.

I stuck this out for half an hour. I'm done. Gonna go watch Antiques Roadshow. 🫤

What a glorious truth to read spelled out, so unexpectedly and necessarily and shockingly, because of where we find ourselves

The true American dream isn't what happens to the immigrant who becomes a citizen, but rather what happens to this country when immigrants choose America. This is a better, stronger nation thanks to immigration. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

the.ink/p/what-immig... Well worth the read.