Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

ICE surge news: Minneapolis Public Schools has extended *optional* distance learning until April 6.

Bless

An appropriate hoodie for today.

yes but that does not excuse their imperialism in kuwait, iraq, and afghanistan

Bonus: Pats lost. Lol

That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

We ALL know that's Ricky Martin singing in front of the bananas He's singing "Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii," an anti-statehood song that holds up Hawaii as a cautionary tale (as already established, Benito is pro independence)

Yo, did anyone anticipate how hot Ricky Martin still is?

Enjoy!

¡Yo soy Boricua!

I hope many Afro Latinos feel seen during that performance. Cause a lot of the time it feels like there’s lack of visibility for you in Hollywood, hopefully this reminds you aren’t invisible and the largest Latin artist knows that.

The sugarcane fields on the field. The jibarito victims of Luma. The purposeful showcasing of Puerto Rican joy - piraguas, our sense of community, our defiance in the face of hostility. Then adding Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and appearances by Pedro Pascal and Cardi. Well fucking played, Benito.

I have never felt more fucking Puerto Rican in my life.

ICE has murdered two of our neighbors. Three weeks ago they shot another guy, then assaulted a house and set off munitions in the street, including a flashbang used on a baby. They keep brutalizing us. And yet we're supposed to think another mass arrest is what will break our self control? Shut up.

I keep coming back to this and laughing my fucking ass off. This baby looks like she’s about to drunkenly tell a table of people how their boyfriend is gonna kick their asses.

This photo is funnier than it has any business being people.com/hairdresser-...

Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics

Bezos fired the foreign correspondents without even giving them a plane ticket home. They should be able to sue his ass for everything. In the meantime give to their fund here.

🧵 for any FIYAH authors with published story files/summaries appearing on The Writing Atlas. We weren't involved with this curation (and presumable theft) and are taking steps to protect your work.

Early returns in Louisiana’s special election: The Dem candidate is leading 58.5% to 41.5%. That’s with a third of the vote in. Context: this is a Dem-held seat but in a district TRUMP carried by 13%, so has been a big/obvious GOP target. Stay tuned.

Uh huh…

Concentration camps: “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

A teenager who was detained for 49 days over his friend’s killing at a SEPTA station contends police “buried” footage that showed he was innocent. Now he’s suing the city and transit officers.

It is super weird whenever someone sets up a new Substack and I can't say I have regrets about ditching the platform at all

this might be the highest gross things per line ratio piece I've read - if Americans are really following this story, the anti-elite backlash will be fierce. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...

I'm a Columbia Heights resident. ICE is still here, terrorizing, breaking laws, harassing people, causing chaos. Tell your family and friends. No matter what this administration's minions report: Nothing Has Changed.

Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.

Oh my god, they’re already not allowed to deport US citizens. This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.

About that great writing news I teased… I’m thrilled to announce I signed with RHP to publish my next novel, WAVES OF BURDEN. In working with the team last summer I found everyone to be passionate, dedicated, and so thoughtful. I can’t think of a better press to bring this story into the world.

Super Bowls Westminster Dog Shows 🤝 "extinct with the next generation"

"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"

I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them

Proud to be here for another Black History Month! Show some love to the Black creators who've been a part of FIYAH for the past decade: go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

Bisexual stories 🌈📚 often disappear in the algorithms that decide our place in search engines and marketplaces. Time again for a thread to share #books, #novels and #poetry by #bi writers, or about bi stories, or with bi characters! 📚👀💙📚📢 #author #writingcommunity #queer

7 year old Diana Crespo-Gonzalez was sick and in need of urgent medical care. ICE grabbed her and her parents on their way to the hospital. They threw her in Dilley, the same facility that held Liam Ramos. Tonight she’s free. Now we keep fighting until every child is free.

Matthew Modine (Dr Brenner from Stranger Things) is a real one, fam 🥰

This is amazing news. Lives can now be saved at a rate even greater than before. But this isn't a chance to grab money for landing on free parking, y'all. Please still continue to practice safe sex. Just because going raw is the wave doesn't mean you should grab your surfboard.

Gwar

if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked

At least 12 protesters were arrested last night in a heavy handed show of force by a mixture of state and local police. The protesters were taking part in the fourth noise demo against ICE being housed at the Graduate Hotel on the University of MN campus. [Video] unicornriot.ninja/2026/state-a...

Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.

When your representative says "Don't talk to me about my own morality," I suggest talking to them about their own morality INCESSANTLY.

lmao NBC is doing takedown requests for videos of JD Vance Getting boo'd at the Olympics

Every polling place needs volunteers to be poll workers (usually a nonpartisan position) and poll watchers/challengers, which is usually through a political party. Look up the rules in your area and sign up! It’s important and rewarding.

Alex Segura on ‘Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel’ – @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social thenerdsofcolor.org/2026/02/05/a...