Everyone is dunking on this piece but I think it's worth taking seriously. There's been good-faith debate among urbanists for years about whether free fares offer the best bang for the buck. It's OK to support a candidate and still subject their policies to scrutiny! slate.com/business/202...

The Rockwell tonight, 6PM, original theater by Queer Artists and Players! www.eventbrite.com/e/48-hour-on...

Finding out Zohran Mamdani's mom Mira Nair, is a famous filmmaker and director of movies including Monsoon Wedding (2001), The Namesake (2006), Amelia, an Amelia Earhart biopic in 2009, and Queen of Katwe (2016) 😍🤩 🔥

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

Utah Republicans accidently did an honest scientific and medical review of the evidence behind youth gender care instead of the overtly political reports done by the UK government and federal HHS.

Whelp, for the love of books and actual knowledge, I will be removing this book from the new reads browsing section and relegating it to the dusty stacks and obscurity #booksky 💙 📚

Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name Pope Tony(s) V

so the members of congress just stopped going to el salvador and not a single person who was illegally sent there has been returned and that’s just how it is now?

Republicans aren’t pushing prayer and the Ten Commandments in schools to teach values—they’re trying to hijack public education to push their agenda. Our kids aren’t pawns in their culture war. They deserve knowledge, not indoctrination. #DontDefundPublicSchools @petebuttigieg.bsky.social

eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same

at least i can say i left it all on the fucking field man. anyway you can improve the ~sales track~ here bookshop.org/p/books/wild...

“The Trump administration recently notified the tribal library that it was canceling two grants that account for the vast majority of its budget. That left the staff no choice but to cancel all future events – and dramatically reduce their hours.” #AlaskaBlueSky #AlaskaSky

It’s a pure fallacy to say that the best way to become immune is by getting infected. Even more bonkers in the case of measles is that the measles virus can wipe out ALL former immunity to other infections, meaning even if you don’t get that sick from measles you’re gonna get sick all the time after

Iris at The Woodlands, a cemetery in Philadelphia #Irises

‘Clean Slate,’ the first sitcom to star a transgender actor, is canceled after one season www.sfchronicle.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

“every border implies the violence of its maintenance” includes gender

As promised here’s Pink Pony Club but it’s about encryption

The discourse around tariffs has been “things will get more expensive” but I am here to tell you that I am knee deep in reporting on this subject and I strongly suspect that if super high tariffs endure, it will shift to *certain items cease to be available at any price*

But seriously, read these books! Two of my favorites. #booksky

Transness isn’t a monolith, and whether you’re part of the community or an ally, listening to each other has always been the way forward. Consider adding a memoir to your #TRR25 TBR! Got more recs? You know what to do. 😽 #booksky #transrightsreadathon

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ICE detains leader of protests at Columbia University www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is. They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there. They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

an intellectually serious discussion of this that is also funny - refreshing

On this day in 2023, we lost Judy Heumann, a pioneering disability rights activist. Her legacy is one we look to and continue to learn from.

A fed’l judge in Maryland just blocked the Trump administration’s effort to withhold funds from hospitals that provide gender-transition treatment to transgender youths while the litigstion is proceeding. Big loss for Trump. Hate loses. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

I've been building and installing Corsi-Rosenthal boxes since the southern California wildfires were really bad a few weeks back and they've made a huge difference in my indoor air quality. Really highly recommend, should have done this years ago

I wrote about the Educational bookshop, and why the ugly and ridiculous attack on its owners matters. I don't know Mahmoud Muna personally but I heard him a few times and he always struck me as one of Jerusalem's most inspiring intellectuals. artreview.com/mahmoud-muna...

Very cool. Here's the paper: dx.doi.org/10.1038/s415... arXiv: dx.doi.org/10.48550/arx... #Science #Astronomy #Physics #Cosmology 🧪🔭⚛️

Pedestrian overpass to Bunker Hill Community College

i have a new piece out. it's about Substack please stop using Substack... www.polemics.md/substacks-ce...

Call. Don’t email. Much more impact.

I have it but haven’t read it! A relevant recommendation by @swordsjew.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/mich...

Each State's Top Country For Exports. Canada is number 1 for 32 states, Mexico for 6 and China for 5 See the import map here: brilliantmaps.com/the-top-i...

- Chicago has successfully educated folks so well with "Know Your Rights" that "border czar" Tom Homan went on TV to complain that it's hard for ICE to conduct arrests. GOOD. "Chicago - very well educated... I've seen many pamphlets. " - Tom Homan (at 3:50) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1v...

going to bed, but tomorrow (literally) I'll be doing more things that help make the world more just and people more connected. there are a thousand things we can do to help resist this moment and build the world we long for and that our people f*cking deserve.