"And you think I'm putting on some kind of act But this is me, being me And you know what's sick? I kinda like it" music.apple.com/us/album/lea...

She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.

if you ever see me getting super argumentative online it’s almost certainly bc i’m depressed as fuck

Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

I'm trying to figure out what everyone means by cancel culture these days. Shit, I was witness at the time and to me what was being asked for & being called out was ppl being racist, sexiest, anti-lgbtq and how such ideologies were not great. Am I wrong?

Fascism is absurd; Trump is absurd; the policies are absurd and here an absurd protest is the right response.

Last week, Public Books published a roundtable that we put together on higher ed under Trump. Six contributors, six essays, six ideas for what those of us in higher education can do now to make the world a little better, a little saner, and a little safer. Read the series here (my intro below):

Your location reveals a lot about you, including where you live, work, volunteer, and hang out. Don’t let ad companies hoover up all that information. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Tbh if I could get away with dressing like Espera on the daily I 100% would they are so gorgeous and sing like angels

I waaas going to invite the Bmore ppl to go to Rocky Horror next week but instead! I will be working it!!! Mostly doing prior but might be a Transylvanian as well! Tickets are going fast so come see us at Rocky next week! baltimore.broadway.com/shows/the-ro...

Some news!! 📢 📚 I'm excited to build on my New Yorker reporting and delve even more into this movement that's reshaping American life and politics before our eyes.

Growing up in the 80s the movies made us fear two phrases as peerless examples of evil and anti-American: "Secret Police" & "Show your papers."

I didn't realize that "murderous, authoritarian, suppressive regimes' was a Race now

Despite being quite illiberal (or is it?) in my society vaccinations wld be mandatory. It's all about part of the social contract.

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

Rodgers is unvaccinated. The other 3 (5?) Qbs of the AFCNorth are vaccinated. Need I say more. #DebateMe /s

I'm not ok with Ledos representing Maryland pizza representative

Can one be more transparent about wanting a position at CBS

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States. Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

This was the first movie we watched with the new VHS player. my stepdad was a King fan. There was no escaping my love of horror. www.imdb.com/title/tt0085...

philosophers hate me because i keep solving the trolley problem by defunding public services like transportation

Do I still have my rave whistle? Jungle Massive coming for ICE

book covers featuring the muppets: thread

Ravens 🧵

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help. He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Is this America First?

Would I could find a fine frog!

So, bored and looking at what's on the tv and it's Xena: Warrior Princess! Have not seen this since it was on in real time.

the quotes proving once again that bluesky dot com is where the neurodivergents with procrastination issues hang out

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

Corollary: Why [EVERYTHING] Sucks In [America] youtu.be/yKf40CLF9MU?...

Watched Scream last night and that might be a interim period from no cell phones horror to rare cell phones horror before you couldn't not include cell phones in modern horror www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...

The only logic behind it is C.R.E.A.M. even if it means burning the org to ground

This was a really fun movie. One scene absolutely references back to the Lost Boys.

Not being able to leave the country is a huge red line into fascism

Hey Baltimore folks, this is a super niche question, but: does anyone know if Mount Calvary Church (Seton Hill/Mount Vernon) ever host secular concerts or organ recitals?? Their organ is a Flentrop/Fisk and I would loooooooooooooove to hear it someday

Yeah, I ain't stepping foot in Florida anytime soon

A) what does it mean to 'circumcised early' mean, what's a late circumcision? B) nationally circumcision rate is around 80% and varied widely by state (Western states WTF is happening) www.datapandas.org/ranking/circ...

This is def a reason I prefer digital books and also why I won't succumb to the Gen X desire for LPs, they take up needed space in a small apt and make moving that much more of a chore

not gonna lie, reading this made me laugh and also have maybe a little brain seizure *laughs* a review of the Reeves/Winters production of Waiting for Godot:

horror movie posters but with muppets: thread

These mutua-fuckas out here filming a goddam criminal conspiracy

Posobiec has been hyping up the Whiskey Rebellion as a positive example of Federal power.

Oh, Canada! 🇨🇦