my job is slowly Minneapolis-pilling me

This is what the next generation of Democrats does: Refuse to ask permission. Refuse to “wait your turn.” Fuck that. It’s time for change, whether the gatekeepers like it or not.

the battery on the 17 Pro Max has been the biggest quality of life improvement I’ve experienced from a piece of consumer tech in years

Nancy Pelosi is presenting what

my love

A minority of voters elected the presidents and the senators that confirmed 5/9 judges currently on the Supreme Court. That group — all nominated by Republican presidents — is now deciding cases disproportionately in favor of a Republican Executive overstepping his constitutional powers. Seems bad!

I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.

“I have friends everywhere.” 📍 #NoKings in Nashville

at my little desk on our little planet, awed by the familiar motions of a familiar aurora as viewed in a foreign sky

From the account of the new Pope.

coping with / escaping from my existential overwhelm by asking if I should switch to Pixel devices

all my sleepy gratitude to the team at @nashseverewx.com

Just so everybody understands, Booker has been speaking cogently about the issues the entire time and Strom Thurmond famously spent hours reading from the encyclopedia, because segregationists were and are dumbshits

not me being confidently wrong about a simple rhythm notation it’s been a while since I’ve had to write any kind of musical notation that isn’t a Nashville number chart

Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.

On Tuesday I edited a story about the FTC firings. Readers took issue with our framing — not just us, but other publications as well. And you know what? Y'all were right. www.theverge.com/policy/63339...

my favorite online space these days is r/icecream

every now and then I try to do my job in Safari rather than Chrome, but WebKit just can't keep up

Moments like this should be shared as widely as the terrifying shit. Not because they’re proof we have nothing to worry about. Because they indicate that he cannot in fact do whatever he wants, whenever he wants to. Recognize people who are doing their jobs rather than following his whims.

all due respect to this emergent Canadian patriotism but this is some “Freedom Fries” type shit lol

my mid-Michigan hometown’s economy depends in no small part on Canadian shoppers and travelers, so much so that we often fly Canadian flags next to American flags curious to see how this mess affects the place and a little worried its residents don’t perceive the enormous downside risks they face

one of the things for which I felt myself bracing between November and January was the daily, chaotic, headline-induced stress a baseline expectation of competent governing—policy disagreements notwithstanding—was a pillar of civic life many of us took for granted

Justice for Challengers, too horny for this Academy.

never doubt conan

car companies need more people on staff who have been poor making high level decisions

feeling gay spring vibes music.apple.com/us/album/hai...

Having the same thoughts re: Nashville today. ☀️ (I’ll disagree with myself in mid-August, though.)

I love Minneapolis and am always delighted to be here. So much to do, and the outdoorsy, artsy, northern Midwest energy is deeply refreshing.

played for church today. didn’t feel too great, but it was just such a good morning

in my case, I grew up conservative and evangelical, attended Liberty University from 2014 to 2018, and while there, voted for Rubio in the 2016 primary and Clinton in the general between the primary and the general, I made peace with the fact I was gay relatedly, I met my husband at Liberty 🙂‍↕️

did the doctor from arrested development write this

looked into registering for an online comms/PR webinar related to current events and pricing *started* at $400 lol this thing is 2 hours long max

A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington state, who blocked Trump's executive order re: transgender health care, says it is unconstitutional in multiple ways, including usurping Congress' power of the purse storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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everyone’s hating on the new score bug design but I think it’s nice :(

soothing my angst about the state of the nation by watching a space opera series. the climax of the story is an auto-coup by a popular fascist who seized control of the republican government under the specter of crises he had created and was actively worsening. it’s called Star Wa—oh no

I never attended this group while at LU (‘14–‘18), but I always imagined this is how it felt and how Dane would run it ty @lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social

played a show Friday night and am playing another next week. plus twice at church this month dove back into music head-first I guess

turned the a/c on just now for the first time in months and thought yeah this tracks

wow Beyoncé winning that felt good

a cafe. but they serve alcohol. and the patrons are gay I’m onto something

you cannot stop something the government does when you control no part of the government, except by means outside that government. the most effective possible means of stopping it would be to utterly, credibly capitulate to the demands of four (R) senators and three representatives.

enjoying a quiet morning/afternoon before playing a friend’s show tonight

Unfortunately, I've heard this sentiment a lot over the past 24 hours.

first week on the new gig. proud to be doing this work. find me here from now on. trans people now and forever.

My heart is with my trans and gender-expansive siblings, particularly youth, against whom the power of the United States’ federal government is being brought to bear. You deserve nothing less than unequivocal affirmation, support, and access to care.

Occasionally NSFW (Not Safe From Worrying)