So (according to Google) the average American household's net worth is just over $1 million. Seem crazy and far from your lived experience? Same here. But mathmatically it makes sense WHEN YOU INCLUDE SO MANY BILLIONAIRES. Even if you hate math, try to understand it.

Today is my birthday. 48. Is that old? Well, it's the oldest I've ever been. Have I learnt anything worth sharing in that time? Let's see.

So I have a Friday story for you. It’s one I promised to tell before. The themes are “seek help when you need it” and “communicating with family is important” but also “pay attention to how your coms work.” /1

In today's apple reviews, I review a -- *checks notes* banana? Also, some chatter about food insecurity and food banks --

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

Checking in from South Portland Maine (pop. 26.5k) Hundreds out at No Kings event

And for those who like this as much as I do: in Nuremberg, they sell it as a postcard and bookmark.

This Is Fascism

Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?” Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’” Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”

🦦 Be aware. PSA: A sea otter shell-ebration is sweeping social media next week! Text📲OTTERMEDIA to 54159 to opt into Aquarium texts and stay hip to the coolest sea otter content all week long.

Justice Jackson nails where we are right now: “Your argument turns our justice system into a catch me if you can kind of regime from the standpoint of the Executive where everybody has to have a lawyer and file a lawsuit in order for the government to stop violating people’s rights.” 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

Back by popular demand ... Hope it's not too early to gear up for the next Peepal Conclave 🐤 🐤

🚨Breaking 🚨Administration strikes deal for pigeons to replace all federal bus drivers. cc: @bencollins.bsky.social

This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.

Here's my favorite "Thing I Got From A Gashapon Machine" win from the Japan trip. It's a guy in mirrorshades using his phone. And a clip to hold the lid on your cup noodles while they cook.

Hey @scottjshapiro.bsky.social would you tell @schumer.senate.gov that people on bluesky can actually read his posts?

Let's recap the timeline for those of you who haven't been following. Friday: a deportation flight containing 88 Brazilians takes off from American soil. The deportees are handcuffed and bound in leg irons, as is standard practice on such flights. The Americans are flying into a trap.

✨WHEEZING✨

we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience

Tell me a sentence someone told you that changed your life for the better.

There we are. The best summary of content moderation.

SF is still one of the best cities in the world

In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising. I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping. If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

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I think I shall refer to Bluesky posts as ‘bluets.’ Bluets are also tiny little flowers. Much nicer than ‘skeets.’

The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.

My brain keeps changing the word prefix ‘crypto’ to ‘klepto.’ Cryptocurrency -> kleptocurrency Cryptobro -> kleptobro Etc. It might be right.

A fun thing I've learned living in France (among lots of others) is they have Black Friday, but have absolutely no idea what it means. So you see advertisements for Black Friday Week or Black Week or Black Friday Weekend. It's cute. And they just understand it as a euphemism for sales. 1/3