dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

All of my fellow white people coming off the high of the no kings protests need to seriously look at who's coming to Thanksgiving and who is not welcome, and need to tell them why. The days of "not taking about politics" or "that's just how uncle Bob is" need to end.

"How do you expect to win back men...?" We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.

This is a fantastic podcast about the one and only Fela Ransome Kuti and one that I was excited to participate in (especially episode 7). www.ft.com/content/2737...

Are we doing "The ACA Sucks" Discourse again? I'm going to guess most people hating on it from the left have never received a hospital bill the size of book; I put the apple there for scale. That's the $1.3 million bill my kid incurred in his first ~94 days. Why does that make me respect the ACA?

Giant protests are great to see...BUT...giant voter turnout percentages in EVERY election are more productive. If you turned out to protest today, please make sure you also get your ballot in this year. If you don't...what was the point of today?

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oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California. California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

#YesOn50 #Prop50 #VoteYesOnProp50 Stay focused California Democrats. We’ve got a special election to win on November 4, 2025. Return those ballots and tell 3 people you know to do the same.

You know the assignment 👍

Just dropped off my ballot. #yeson50

CALIFORNIA !!!! LFG💪🏾YES!! On 50.

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring." -Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid and human rights activist #BicycleBirthday October 7 (1931 -2021)

I stopped calling Octavia butlers work prophetic once I realized she herself literally said that her work was influenced by deeply studying history which gave have her insight into the future. I realized I was watering down how truly brilliant she was and what she was trying to get across

‘This Is Murder’: Trump Bombs Another Boat in Caribbean “The US government must be held accountable,” said Amnesty International USA. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...

Donny Edward Hathaway was born #80yearsagotoday in Chicago. After dropping out of college, Hathaway found work as a producer, songwriter, and session musician before he began recording. Scoring a record deal in 1969, Hathaway is now known for "This Christmas," and "The Ghetto, Pt. 1" #xyearsagotoday

Love it!

Jane Goodall, one of the most renowned woman scientists in the world, died at age 91 in Los Angeles, her namesake institute announced in a statement on Wednesday.

📣 OK, with ~3 hours to go before the midnight government shutdown, I'm going to go through ALL 50 STATES +DC ONE BY ONE to remind everyone of how many Americans healthcare Democrats are fighting to save (and this is just #ACA exchange enrollees; don't forget about Medicaid). Please bear with me.

Republicans would rather shut down the government than prevent health care premium increases for 20 million Americans. America is teetering on the verge of a catastrophic health care crisis. Democrats want to fix it. Republicans don't.

Forgot to take a picture until I was a few bites in, but really enjoyed the special birthday lunch my husband cooked for me. Pan fried steak, creamy mac and cheese with bacon, and my new favorite veg side, curried green beans. It was delicious!

Just walking up to get my free birthday milkshake from one of my favorite restaurants and was happy to see a pro prop 50 car!

I drew this cartoon in 2005. Two thousand freaking five. Twenty years ago.

Assata Shakur joins the ancestors a free woman. She did not die bound by the carceral system and she did not pass away living in a land that never respected or accepted her. Assata taught us that liberation can not be bargained for, it must be taken. Rest Free, Assata.

Timeline cleanse: Happy Gotcha Days edition (Via r/MadeMeSmile)

A drug that provides near-perfect protection against HIV with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope for ending the HIV epidemic. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...

CALIFORNIANS!! VOTE YES ON 50. Defend our Democracy.

Happy 21st of September 🎉….do you remember?

“A pair of skates, a pair of skates! My kingdom for a pair of skates!” You can Skate around Shakespeare at Leicester Square this winter www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...

Dear Democrats and Independents across America 💙 It's in the best interest of all of us that Prop 50 passes in California on November 4th! The negative commercials are on TV, paid for by a billionaire. Please, Please, Please remind your crew, YES ON 50, as much as possible. Time is short 💙

The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus. We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/

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Not y’all sayin “reich on reich violence” 🫠

This

"Violence has no place in politics" You think cutting off funding for food, education, housing and medical care isn't violent? You think arresting, jailing, deporting and killing people for the color of their skin isn't violent? Worms are in a lot of brains if you think violence isn't already here.

Dogsitting again this week, my friends West Highland Terrier, Kudzo. I do find it hilarious though that autocorrect wants to make terrier into terror.

Someone is otterly excited about Long Beach Gives! Long Beach Gives is a citywide, online fundraising campaign to raise awareness and inspire community giving for Long Beach nonprofits. Early giving begins today! Support the our CELP Scholar Program: pacific.to/LBG2025

I had to do a Costco run today and for some bizarre reason I can't put my finger on, every time I saw a Kirkland product, I smiled.

Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Sonny Rollins on his 95th birthday www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

In the U.S., this is called going limp or passive resistance. One benefit is police can't claim you assaulted them. A comrade who is an able practitioner of going limp was prosecuted for Resisting Arrest. He fought it in court. Now, in NY state, you can't be prosecuted for going limp. Thanks, JF!

All of this thread!

Dogsitting my cousin's elderly lab/ pit bull mix while they are at a wedding this weekend and thoroughly enjoying spending time with her.

This is very cool. First authorized translation and a nod to Freddie Mercury's African origins. I learned Zulu for a while, and it's a long-winded language. The talent involved in translating this is mind-boggling, and the nods to African music styles are gorgeous. youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?...

Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Visiting my parents and just got a warning from a neighbor that our next door neighbor found a baby rattlesnake in his yard today and my first instinct was to relisten to the ologies episode about rattlesnakes at the gym tomorrow. @ologies.bsky.social

A much as I love the intellectual exercise of the Trolley Problem and The Good Place's depiction of it, this is a great article on why we need to change our thinking and focus away from it.