Haven’t been here in a minute but sure. I’ll give this a go. One like, one opinion that’s not on politics.

The wonderful and brilliant @iamsarahstorm.bsky.social is today’s guest host for Side Quests. Listen to her gush about why she loves Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for 15 min to start your Monday!

Yep.

I remain the luckiest. Happy Engageaversary @djstormageddon.com

Fantastic piece by Jews for Mask Rights excoriating @governor.ny.gov. Sharing evidence that these bans are abused by law enforcement, a violation of civil rights, and go directly against Jewish beliefs. “using Jews to justify stripping civil rights doesn’t make us safe — it makes us a scapegoat. “

We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov

Analogies are never perfect, but this one is instructive. If you’ll indulge me: What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature? Because that’s what this is.

He’s trying to actively murder us all.

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

I cannot understate how appalling and helpless it feels as a Jew that this is being done under the guise of fighting antisemitism.

Just saw an apocalypse mobile with a lic plate that said “CBRTRK” just in case we didn’t know the driver was a dipshit based solely on seeing the vehicle.

"I'm here DESPITE his speech," Booker says about Thurmond.

Bingo

I’m just a ginge standing in front of the internet asking someone, somewhere to cast me as Mary Wiseman’s older sister in literally anything.

Correct.

We have trained the dog to believe that every box that comes to our home has, at minimum, one of his favorite treatos hidden inside. He now believes all packages are belong to him. And he’s not wrong. cc @djstormageddon.com

Harriette Mackenzie is an exemplary young woman and this is a stunning, harrowing, necessary piece of journalism.

Thanks for the good vibes! We ended up at the veterinary ER because he sounded so miserable and are home now with new meds for his frustrating but treatable situation. Otis would like to remind everyone that he remains the snuggliest kid on the couch. cc @djstormageddon.com

We’ve not quite made it seven days and our goodest boy goes back to the vet tomorrow. Terrifying cough that all and sundry agree needs examining largely owing to some puppy’s shit immune system. Anyway. Think healthy thoughts for us please. cc @djstormageddon.com

My tenuous grip on reality in this dystopia is really tightly tied to calendars and competence. It’s so hard to let go when things go wrong.

It amazes me that people still deny this.

So @djstormageddon.com and I got home at the same time, walked Otis and gave him a treato. 5ish minutes later, Otis is yelling for food. This is good. So good. We won’t know how well the chemo took for a few more weeks and are still on lots of meds for the moment. Appetite is such a good sign.

Mask up, NYC. The number of very wet coughs and sick sounding folks on the bus with me today is incredibly disturbing. I think I’m one of two masked riders. Half the people I know in the city are either very sick now or just were a moment ago.

I’m gonna be a broken record about this. They are *using Jews as a tool to advance their fascist agenda* This has nothing to do with Jews. This has nothing to do with antisemitism. We do not consent this. We want no part of this.

AOC, please primary Chuck Schumer. I can’t believe he is voting for the republican bill. We need Democrats with courage and the ability to resist. Not collaborate. Put Schumer Out to Pasture. Call or email his offices please.

I left a voicemail for Senator Gillibrand but had to leave a website comment for Sen. Schumer, who seems to prefer avoiding his constituents. Who’s primarying him and where can we donate?

Otis has strong feelings about this afternoon but his pet parents are pleased to report he has finished chemo as of today! In a month, we see where we’re at. He’s three. We’d like him to have the chance to be old, as well as cranky. cc @djstormageddon.com

This isn't the canary in the coal mine, it's a mine shaft full of dead miners.

A dude in a huge SUV speeding into an illegal left turn nearly took me and three neighbors out in an intersection. He flipped us off and he was laughing at our fear and anger. I’m shaken but also I know this won’t be the last white guy in the neighborhood who thinks basic rules/regs aren’t for him.

I must obey. It is the Old Law.

I want this to be a place where I’m a human and talk about art but tbh right now I just need to scream about the fascist plunging the US into darkness and disaster.

Even naming it “Project Esther” is giving “we think Jews are the deep state” vibes.

the fact that people are being disappeared in the name of ""preventing antisemitism"" by a christian nationalist administration is making me nauseated and horrified in ways i cant even begin to explain

re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens

Elon is poisioning your food

Now that the influential bigot who did a Hitler salute publicly claimed that organic protests against his malfeasance are secretly controlled by a list of foreign Jews, some of whom aren’t even alive today, are we allowed to call him a Nazi, or is there something even Nazier we have to wait for?

As of today, there are more kids infected with measles than there are trans athletes playing in college sports in the U.S.

Today was about home, friends, and family. And Otis. Always Otis. Tomorrow will be much more worky so I’m thankful I am fortified by today.

well this made me cry over breakfast. to any democrats holding even a shred of power right now: look at what’s possible from people far more endangered and vulnerable than you and grow a spine, you fucking cowards www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-s...

Job loss is up a bunch in Feb and 1/3 of it was driven by the meme coin masquerading as government.

Fun Fact! Tonight’s designated survivor is Vladimir Putin

Does the person who greenlit the Apprentice share some culpability for all this? People thing this fool knows how to run a business when it’s clear he’s really only good at bankrupting them. And our country. And possibly the world.

Did the Hulu broadcast just peace out for everyone?

lacrimosa is a crazzzzzzy choice for this

use of starvation of a civilian population as a weapon of war is a completely unambiguous war crime

I’ve entered my “too scared/enraged to sleep” era.

First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year. “'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'" Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

This is beyond horrific. I know the cruelty is the whole point for the reckless wannabe warlords running roughshod over everything the US used to do or stand for, but Jesus Christ.