Anyone else think it's wild that “Back to a Reason Part 2” (the Christmas song by Trans-Siberian) is a “sequel” to a song that's about drugs and dying?

Relevant to AI writing, Toni Morrison, Octavia E. Butler, and Sonia Sanchez noted that many want to be writers but don’t wanna write. As Morrison said, “Writing has become almost a celebrity thing in the sense that people don’t want to write; they want to be authors. And that’s quite different.”

The call has been made! NYC Public Schools will have a full snow day tomorrow.

The most disturbing part is knowing ICE left a little girl alone and didn’t care. Annabella was six years old when her dad was detained by ICE while he was picking up their food order. She stayed inside, waiting. He never returned to her that day. 1/2

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ I’d be reposting this a hundred times over It’s vital that people have this info at the midterms 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Two of America’s most astute thinkers—Andrea Pitzer and Jamelle Bouie—on our slide into a concentration camp society and how to fight it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...

The Olympics in general, and the American team specifically, are a triumph of diversity. It’s an intense international competition structured by rules, and participants who (mostly) honor them. And US culture celebrates US Olympians, especially medalists, no matter their race, gender, or origin.

I want us to understand this in the context of these same people killed affirmative action using Chinese-American plaintiffs because they said helping Black people was discriminatory against Asian Americans and anti-merit. Once again: it was never about that. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Congress should use its control of the purse strings to make sure immigration enforcement is done within the bounds of the Constitution, the law, and our country’s values. bit.ly/4kNpi2q

It's so cool that the fbi is basically the make a wish foundation for one podcaster

The Bucks Country DA's office is investigating the police response to the walkout. whyy.org/articles/buc...

NYC: There are nearly 100 anti-ICE events across the city this weekend. Find one near you below!

The headline does not convey how completely batshit this story is. The Archive Today (archive.ph etc) admin weaponized the site's captcha to attack a blogger who wrote about them and *altered archived screenshots* as part of the attack. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Alysa Liu RULES

ALYSA LIU IS GOLDEN HOLY SHIT

ALYSA LIU

Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️

Alysa Liu Uses Gold Medal To Gauge Ear

ICONIC

I love watching both Alyssa Liu and Hudson Williams be so fun and chaotic in their media appearances. I love seeing Asian Americans be like, fuck your rules.

Alyssa Liu skating off the ice screaming “That’s what I’m fucking talking about!!” is my new hero.

I can't do a full painting right now but Django's 🥺 face was too cute and I had to do a doodle. She is a gray seal at Zeehondencentrum Pieterburen, who was badly entangled, and has had further health complications. I'm really rooting for her! #seal #seals #grayseal #marinemammals #glubart

Nobody tell me bad news I'm having fun watching great athletes have fun together regardless of national origin.

Wishing the best of luck to #TeamUSA at the Olympics. ❤️ (To be honest, my heart belongs to #TeamIreland and #TeamChina but I mean. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall. But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

Those who profit from other people's suffering are complicit AF. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

So the people who started Q Anon did so on a forum created by a friend of Epstein’s in the wake of electing Donald Trump, Epstein’s best friend and private party partner???

There are two art wolves inside me - the one who makes silly art and the one who makes sad/creepy art. Thanks to @tt40art.bsky.social for asking me to paint their frog as, y'know, glassware. And the second one is Sticky from #Pathologic. He's the best boy. #art #digitalpainting #procreate

Concentration camps and they include U.S. citizens.

Winter storm vibes. #art #digitalpainting #digitalart

Crazy how no one who works for ICE has ever created anything of beauty or value in their whole lives.

no self-respecting country should come compete here.

YES. DEM leadership? Follow Rep. Omar’s lead here.

Two things I don’t think serve the current moment: 1. Downplaying what is happening. If it looks like a goose and steps like a goose, it’s a goose. 2. Assuming that assumed American norms and values will prevail.

CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW AND TELL THEM TO VOTE THIS ICE FUNDING DOWN. 1(202)-224-3121 is the number to use. Follow the prompts #FreezeICE

Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont

Holy shit.

Best snowball Fight. #minnesota #arrestice

Tomorrow morning is a great time to call your reps and tell them to abolish ICE. I wrote a script you can use. And no, this is not a joke, it really is that simple. Find Your Senators: www.senate.gov/senators/sen... Find Your Representatives: www.house.gov/representati...

Even fewer people believe administration lies the second time

Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.

The White House called Alex Pretti an “assassin.” They called Renee Good a “domestic terrorist.” And their investigations are shutting out local officials. They tell Americans not to believe ‘their lying eyes.’ But no one can believe a word they say.

The murder of Alex Pretti “has raised uncomfortable questions about the GOP's core positions on issues ranging from gun ownership to states' rights and trust in the federal government. ” www.wral.com/news/ap/988f...

This atheist can line up with this chaplain. Or as I said to the MAGA lady on FB who was looking for a fight, "figure out how you'd react if Alex Pretti was someone you loved."

"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know. This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

The @wsj.com in an editorial wrote today: "...Pretti attempted, foolishly, to assist a woman who had been pepper-sprayed by agents" According to the WSJ, it's "foolish" for a nurse to assist a person in medical distress. Incredible www.wsj.com/opinion/time... (gift link)

Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

Wolves have a moment of silence for Alex Pretti, after seven seconds of silence several fans yell "FUCK ICE"

But if we didn’t have some kind of immigration enforcement, what would happen? A bunch of people who’ve lived here for years wouldn’t fear deportation? Labor and community orgs would be stronger thanks to that lack of fear? Abusers couldn’t threaten to call ICE? Honestly seems win/win.