Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized. The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.

Meanwhile Folk Alliance was last week & I'm so grateful for the existence of @ginachavezmusic.bsky.social, @kcturnerpresents.bsky.social, @allisonrussell.bsky.social & many other heroes of indie music 💜 They distill the joy not in turning away from hard things, but linking arms to go through them.

Back from the GRAMMYs with our crew 😝🏆 The @recordingacademy raised over $24M to provide critical aid to the music community and those affected by the LA fires and the show was SO GUUUD — dominated by women and queers, claro 👏🏽 We will not be erased. Diversity is our strength ✊🏽

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

🙏🏽🕯️ For all the passengers and crew on board, their loved ones on the ground and the first responders on the scene. And for us, that we not stay silent on the cuts that lead to a degradation of our safety and rights ✊🏽

America is going to have to rethink our entire approach to technology. We may also have to rethink our approach to capitalism. Some thoughts on the DeepSeek debacle. robertreich.substack.com/p/american-c...

Though the government can make it more difficult for trans people to navigate certain spaces, they cannot decide who you are or how you identify. Here's how trans people can protect themselves now that Trump is in office. ⤵️

Felicidades Greg!!! Hell yeah 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Thank you for this convo ✊🏽 highly recommend!

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

This is a timelapse I created at our annual astronomy club's star stare in 2023. #astrophotography, #milkyway, #colorado

Dems would get much more traction finding and promoting people saying what they know and experience. What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?

In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-c...

Very good interview from Rachel Maddow with Bishop Budde. What grace, intelligence and courage this woman has.

As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.

Reminder that Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Google are each facing federal antitrust lawsuits. They each gave cash hand over fist to Trump’s inaugural fund, which raked in a record $250 million. When I say money in politics corrupts our system, this is what I’m talking about.