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I am a firm and true humanist. I try to live my life believing that, on average, every person you interact with means well and just wants to be heard. But then I’ll remember some people spit their gum into urinals and there is no level of empathy that can excuse that.

I think Dracula could defeat Frankenstein but I don’t think Count Chocula could defeat Frankenberry and that speaks to the richness of the characters

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Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

Technologically advance a band. Kajagoogle

Want some simple ways to resist fascism? Wear a mask. Donate to mutual aid. Go to a local library. Support community fridges and food banks. Plant a garden. Deliver groceries. Provide a ride to and from doctors appts. Participate in neighbourhood ICE watch. Show up for others.

Today, I learned that Sen. Joseph McCarthy died at age 48. Not only did I live longer, but I did WAY less damage to the country than he did. I'm calling it a win.

No. You don't get a free pass for your authoritarian policies because someone you like was killed by someone who shouldn't have had a gun. Until common sense gun laws are passed, this will keep happening in our country.

Dan Satterfield:

Vegas Peeps. In case you were wondering what Nexstar owns in Las Vegas, it's KLAS channel 8. Fuck channel 8 and its treatment of Kimmel at the whims of a dimestore dictator.

Sinclair has been buying, waiting, and building power for years. They have chosen this moment to brandish their power over all their local stations. Media consolidation is anti-democratic.

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.

The president must think this is a terror operation:

...And music, audiobooks, and movies, some of which you can cast to your TV from your phone.

I am anti-facist. I will always be anti-facist. Artifa has never been an organization. The president just declared opposition of fascism a "terrorist organization" It's a crackdown on thought. We have always been at war with Eastasia. Resist.

Just canceled my Disney+ and subscriptions. Disgusted.

Under his eye.

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In other words, Justice Kavanaugh believes that if you're brown, your time doesn't mean shit. Maybe it's time we racially profile all middle-aged white men as pedophiles. Let's stop each one on the street and detain them to find out. It makes just as much sense. Garbage Nation run by garbage people.

Reading is just teleporting, but quietly.

This isn’t Moscow or Beijing. It’s Chicago. Masked federal agents grabbed U.S. citizens protesting ICE and threw them into an unmarked van. “Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!” What has America become?

I don't want to start a thing so I'll just say that there will never be a good argument for privatizing USPS. That would be like privatizing libraries. The aim of services isn't to be run for profit, they are for serving the greater good, which USPS has been extremely successful at.

The United States is the only place on earth where poor people shun unions, free healthcare, and free education because the rich tell them to.

At this point, abolish the Guard. Like... this is outrageous. Americans deployed against other Americans, city after city. Someone's got to stand up to them and make the Guard make a real choice. Who are they serving? Who do they represent?

Farewell, Quinn. There was nobody like you.

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Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement today at 2?

Pick this one up! It's a fantastic read.

Happy Labor Day!

AI's best use case will always be scams. It's scamtech, top to bottom. Everything about it is crooked. Its bedrock is theft and its legacy is the destruction of the environment, both physical and virtual. Even most of its 'legitimate' uses are a form of lying. "I wrote this." "I created this."

Reaction to “Lenora” and THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND.

As long as guns are easily available to crazy people, mass killings directed at so-called soft targets will continue. This is a fact. Countries where it's more difficult for crazy people to obtain guns have less shootings. This is also a fact. Do with these facts as you will.

Writers, keep writing. Do not buy into the hype train telling you your job will be replaced in a few years. Those using AI are literally atrophying their brains ability to be creative. The future will need your words, your creativity, to function well. publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...

Reminder: Since being elected, Trump has moved quickly to undo progress made with gun safety policies.

I was just reading Tim Lebbon’s entry in the new Stand anthology, which is one of my faves… and then I realized his new novel SECRET LIVES OF THE DEAD is now on shelves, and I was all like, when life gives you this much Lebbons, you make Lebbonade. Happy book birthday @timlebbon.bsky.social

So,they'll (illegally) arrest you for burning a flag, but at least burning down our economy is still allowed.

Writers: If you are using AI to design your book covers, I will assume you are using it for what's between them. I will not read your books.

By this time, my lungs were aching for air.

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

The older I get the more I relate

“Shocking and appalling”