Five things to remember about war:

You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.

AOC: Fox News and the right-wing would have you believe that these American values are something out of The Communist Manifesto. But let me tell you Fox News, I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist.. I believe it because I was a waitress.

Thinking of all the students and families applying to college, or registering for college, or attending college, who have no idea if they will have access to grants and loans. This is grotesquely destructive.

judges and lawyers: 🙌🏼

News is absolute shit but the earth (dear earth) is still beautiful.

I am hearing the same everywhere I turn. Devastating on so many fronts.

I believe this is called Speculative Presidenting. Which is fucking terrifying.

A second person who took part in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University has been arrested by U.S. immigration agents after overstaying a student visa, federal officials said on Friday.

We need to salute courage wherever it appears. The official snow reporter at Vermont's Sugarbush, where JD Vance came on a skiing vacation this weekend, pointed out in her snow report this a.m. that the Trump team is ignoring climate change. Her report was pulled down kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...

Reminder: WHOLE FOODS is owned by Amazon/Bezos. I bet the majority of their shoppers are dems. Boycott…forever!

“Plans obtained by The Post show the office will maintain 50 employees to enforce discrimination law for veterans and workers with disabilities, but it will no longer be staffed to audit companies for pay and hiring disparities for women and minority workers.” Gift link wapo.st/43aVQg1

The economic boycott is a practice run. Let’s turn up the heat.

Nurture the hell out of the seeds of the future you want because they too are sprouting in the chaos.

My daughter is starting to look at colleges and we will be paying close attention to which schools support DEI, support trans students, and stand up to fascism and tyranny. I am sure we are not alone.

I was up north for a medical appointment so went to Still North Books & Bar and purchased these beauties. #thesebooksareantifascist

Timothy Snyder is an expert of modern authoritarianism.

What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

what the actual fuck (my posts will just be swears from now on)

Which National Park will we each choose to defend?

this is all fucking batshit crazy

sharing a moment from the last @workingfamilies.org mass call i got to participate in. keep creating and learning loves.

My part of the Future Imperfect series is up at @orionmagazine.bsky.social

The both/and here is important—things are bad in ways that we can’t control on an individual level, and there are things we can do on an individual level to soften the blow for ourselves and our communities. When we despair, we must have actions into which we can pour all of that energy.

My friends are starting to lose their jobs; their partners and children are losing their healthcare. The ripple effects of this destruction will be so wide ranging, I can’t even fathom. I’m planting a big garden this summer; ready to be part of my local safety net. It’s time to be all in.

On winter, gardening, and resiliency. (For those of you no longer on the other places.) open.substack.com/pub/robinmac...

German marine biologist Ernst Haeckel, born on this day in 1834, was only in his early 30s when he coined the word "ecology" and forever changed our understanding of nature. A year before he did, Emily Dickinson wrote a poem about… ecology

USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency

Trump just announced that the United States will be “taking over” Gaza and will “level” it to the ground. He said Palestinians should not live there anymore.

My friend, rep, hero, @balint.house.gov, showing up. 🙌🏼

Crowd keeps growing outside Treasury as Members who were DENIED entry speak

STUDENT WALK OUT- OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES CITY HALL: High school students from all over LA have walked out of class and gathered in front of city hall to protest the president’s fascist agenda. SOLIDARITY WITH THE YOUTH! FUCK ICE!

Thank you @thedodgemag.bsky.social ! For giving a home to one of my favourite pieces! Written during an @orionmagazine.bsky.social workshop with @robinmacarthur.bsky.social

His staff encountered resistance when demanding that Treasury officials grant access to systems managing the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to programs like Social Security and Medicare.

What the fuck is wrong with these men?!? They are all completely insane. (Delusional and drunk on power & hatred.) I cannot believe they are at the helm. My god help us all.

Hell No

For months, I’ve been doing something I call morning shift: I set aside a few minutes to take one action that pushes back against fascism or that helps someone. I thought I’d start documenting that here, in case you’d like ideas or would like to join me. Adding in a #morningshift hashtag too.

take a nap if you need to

Today they came for my friends’ jobs, my friends’ healthcare, and my friends’ children’s gender affirming care, and I am fucking pissed.

This order will kill kids, there's no other way to say it. It's the government forcibly taking control of the bodies of thousands of children.

NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.

If you can go, go. 5pm today. Last night's cutoff of federal funding by 47 doesn't just mess with the recipients, it violates the Constitution and seizes powers that belong to Congress. It's a dictatorial attempt at consolidation of power in the presidency. www.mobilize.us/climateactio...

I’m so scared for my local social services, and the many friends who work in that field. The suffering this will cause—unbelievable.

earthquake this a.m. i heard it was terrifying near the epicenter. here it shook the rafters.