The man who looks like a non-denominational youth pastor seconds from being discovered on Grindr wastes all of our time this week lyz.substack.com/p/too-sauced...

Trump's FCC yesterday voted to kill a program that provided free Wi-Fi to rural school kids at no cost to taxpayers, falsely claiming the program was "illegal" and was being used to "censor Conservative ideology."

$20B bailout to Argentina to help a friend of the secretary of the treasury while Argentina’s soybeans go to China instead of US beans. Rural healthcare is gutted. Bottom line-rural America is screwed; again. But, MAGA.

Dr. Allison Gill of @dailybeanspod said everyone should watch the John Fuglesang interview on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. I agree, the interview is great! Hear John talk about his new book, The Separation of Church and Hate... youtu.be/tj3OcfMS4AU?...

We have huge water quality issues in Iowa. Maybe you also have some kind of critical natural resources issue. It’s all part of the same Christian Nationalist Golden Rule philosophy; the one that says those with the gold, rule. open.substack.com/pub/riverrac...

ICE can always find a reason to detain you. www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/u...

I just ordered 4 free COVID tests from covidtests.gov. Get yours before the HHS recommends divination and blood letting!

I've long sung the praises of donating to abortion funds, but there are now similar efforts you can donate to for trans people seeking healthcare. The Campaign for Southern Equality's Trans Youth Emergency Project offers families support and grants to travel out of state: southernequality.org/tyep/

It feels like America will quickly need to learn how to operate in an economy that uses cigarettes and whiskey as currency.

I’m signed up for a weekend workshop through Upaya Zen Center because two of the presenters are Rebecca Solnit and Terry Tempest Williams. I need some nutritious brain food.

Just glad to be here. Going to bring along all my Must Read accounts from X. Then, gone gone.