Omg I just yelled at my upstairs neighbors and they listened! I didn’t think they could actually hear me 🤦🏼‍♀️

This puppy is not feeling well and I am sorry for her… and also wishing she’d waited just one more day, at least. Today is the first day for 2 weeks that I’m the only human in the house, which means the only one with thumbs to open doors and clean up messes.

Apparently 911 is down in all of Mississippi right now.

This year’s fruit is kiwi berries!

“some guys eating hummus”???

The first (very small) storm in a minute happened yesterday and this poor dog definitely thought the rainy days were behind her.

If you know, love, and/or are someone who shouldn't be fasting on Yom Kippur for any reason at all -- and mental health needs are health needs -- then Jewish law says that it's a *requirement* to care for yourself. This site has tons of great resources, and you can now order care packages, too:

Good job @valorievandieman.bsky.social

This

This dog cannot sit from a down and it’s the funniest thing. She has to like walk away and come back. I’ve heard of this but never seen it in practice and I feel almost bad. She just cannot grasp the concept of sitting up.

I always get nervous when he takes certain big risks. He called me to personally warn me. As is often the case, he knows what he’s doing. All the respect to @evanurquhart.bsky.social for following his instincts and calling out hypocrisy.

It’s long past time that I take responsibility for what I wrote on Israel/Palestine in ON REPENTANCE AND REPAIR. & with the Gaza genocide, our thinking about what amends & healing may ever involve is even more urgent. Even if there may never be “forgiveness” or “atonement.”

“Take these words and burn them, if you don’t mind.”

It’s been a pretty intense week here. Check out Val’s latest article.

Alabama State, Hampton University, and Virginia State (ALL HBCUs) have received threats. Hampton has canceled classes today AND tomorrow because of threats from white racists to these CHILDREN. Children who have nothing to do with any of this man’s death. Now Southern University in Louisiana.

Currently analyzing pictures of duckweed and trying to only anxiously refresh the publication homepage every 5 minutes or so…

The replies to this are really something :/

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

Hey, i know I don't have much of an audience or anything but I'm not seeing anyone post about this shit, bsky is now turned off for Mississippi because of that new law apparently, and my friend is getting fucked over from his main source of income from it.

Mississippi's new social media age-verification law has now forced BlueSky to block Mississippi IP addresses. Our Mississippi Free Press team is now urgently having to grapple with what that means for our audience—and for press freedom. My new editorial:

"¿Ha muerto el punk? Mi respuesta es un definitivo no: vivirá siempre que continuemos creyendo en el valor y el poder de hacer la cultura en nuestros propios términos, y siempre cuestionemos el statu quo."

I strongly suspect it's not IF, it's WHEN Trump shuts down this site. Establish contact NOW with folks LOCALLY who are organizing against fascism, friends. And set up on other social media sites. (Yes, Mastodon kind of sucks, but it's the one that's least likely to be killed by fascists.)

What is happening?

This is a fucking disaster. I'm going to donate to this newsroom. They're the real deal, and Republican fascists are killing their reach. Give them money, y'all. And let's figure out how to keep amplifying them.

Okay so apparently I can only use this on my phone now. Wtaf??

Before you ask, it's only trans ppl: "The denial [...] applies only to trans people who are using them to treat gender dysphoria, with the letter clarifying they must still be prescribed during IVF, for treating endometriosis or fibroids, and for cancer treatment or tumor growth prevention."

Yeah! Ah, I miss Boston.

I've been entering data and listening to this all unravel in the background and it's certainly been... strange. Moderation might not be the easiest job, but a little professionalism with an attempt at consistency seems like a low bar. Also, Rowling isn't even on the site so... idk she'll prob live.

Hedy is home.

Dr Yael Harrari, a graduating medical student at Tel Aviv University, protested Israel’s war on Gaza at her commencement by wearing a T-shirt reading: “Do no genocide."

Okay, well, day 2 and the bathroom ceiling is leaking and falling into the bathtub again so that’s fun.

As a DC resident I'm firmly in favor of a jury strike during this occupation. If you're on grand jury duty, refuse to indict. If you're on trial jury, refuse to convict.

Amazing feeling to come back to the apartment after an entire summer away to find that our friend who’s been watching our cats also cleaned the entire place, including the kitchen! I don’t think the counters were even that clean when we moved in. I’m making such a meal tomorrow night.

it creeps me out big time every time the executive branch acknowledges a private citizen. it's so wrong and unpleasant

If you’re wondering how you can help DC residents right now, donate to Remora House if you can afford to do so. They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.

Giant Mayfly! It’s so neat! I’ve never seen one.

The latest on Slate by the lovely @valorievandieman.bsky.social Bad things, good writings.

Last day in Puerto Rico for the season :( I still have a couple hours of field work, data to enter and send, packing and cleaning to do, calling the airline to switch my checked bags, emails to send, and it's the last day to spend with these awesome students. Oh! And a (temporary) dog is arriving!

In happier news, here’s a semi slug recently rescued from a tent. I don’t often see them looking around like this, so that was a treat. They are kinda precious, honestly.

Fire is terrifying. Something like 30 or 40 homes destroyed in Clearlake. Thankfully everything is saying no injuries so far but I have people there so I’m gonna be anxious until it’s out.

IT IS NOT WORSE THAN NAZI EXTERMINATION CAMPS TO SAY PALESTINIANS ARE HUMAN BEINGS. WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE.

We're cooked, we're cooked, we're completely cooked. NO, JEWS ARE NOT WORSE OFF TODAY THAN DURING THE *LITERAL HOLOCAUST* WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU

Weird how herd immunity is desirable if attained through massive sickness and death but not so desirable if achieved through safe and effective vaccines

Actually it's really evil to let people be murdered because of social media posts from ONE PERSON amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/08/...

The thunder this morning was amazing.

I know Happy Gilmore 2 has issues (the first one had issues) but it hit some things in the right way and I appreciate it for that.

Chill snail from the other day

Volunteered with a rescue this morning and had an amazing time taking some dogs for a beach and coffee shop walk.

HRT for gender affirmation will be included in the Universal Health Coverage of Thailand, which means trans Thai citizens will be able to get free & safe HRT in future! 🥳 I love it when the taxes I'm paying are going to the good use of trans community in Thailand! 😎 thethaiger.com/news/nationa...