You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes. Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

An island where the sense of time elapsed increases with every ebb and flood. Freshly exposed shell midden along North Wick, Papay today.

I think the only thing Chief Justice John Roberts and I both enjoy is a gay dinner party on Martha's Vineyard. Glory!

Im glad they've been released. I wish the same amount of concern was being expressed about the 10,000 plus Palestinians being held, without charge, brutalised, raped, tortured, and murdered by the IDF.

This is trumps palette cleanser. He doesn’t give 2 shits about the hostages. He needs some good press and that land for his real estate ventures.

God bless the hostages. Giving thanks for their release and mourning those who were murdered in custody.

A plan to turn the old Pennhurst State School and Hospital grounds in East Vincent Township, Chester County, into a data center has drawn strong opposition from residents.

I had a really productive day. Did I workout yet? No, but I tagged along with my friend to some European market and I bought butter from three different countries to see which one I like best.

Before Maryland had a name, this land was home to the Choptank and Nanticoke peoples — and it still is. Their wisdom runs through these rivers, reminding us that the earth isn’t ours to own, it’s ours to care for. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

We’re in the middle of a mass disabling event. Covid isn’t over and Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common chronic illness in kids. Hundreds of kids are in quarantine in South Carolina due to a measles outbreak. Measles disables more than it kills. All the tear gas & pepper spray?

ICE hit our area hard again today. I spent the morning and afternoon on patrol, and then came home for Understory, the emotional and spiritual support group for activists I co-facilitate. @tanuja.bsky.social was going to cover for me, but I decided I needed to be there, for my sake. I was right.

Yes!

#MAGA are racist snowflakes.

Were screeching cats in heat not available?

Wow! A lady sock-knitter saved up all of her leftovers and made this. Fab 🧶 #knit

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

Dog got me up at 4:30 am to go pee but at least I got this nice shot of Orion out of it

There's no "regular politics" anymore because you can no longer maintain the idea that we all agree on common goals but we only differ about the means of getting there or whatever. The guys in charge now are plainly amoral, sadistic nihilists. They delight in it! You can't civilly disagree with that

Translation: they gave him a plane and filled his family’s pockets

Chicago sued. Portland should now!

My God. Do these people have any training? Any rules? Any conscience?

My Bad!!! I should have posted the video this way… Video by: @mskellymhayes.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/mske...

Taking after their Broadview fascists brothers who shot a reverend…

dr agro, please don't make fun of the differently abled. the cops do have a maximum IQ, yanno. abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks... operating a tear gas grenade launcher is like. a complicated war crime thing. except when used against civilians. because logic

Almost like rules of engagement exist for really good operational reasons and loosening them is a terrible idea strategically speaking. I’d cheer for them being so inept if it didn’t also make large numbers of civilian casualties highly likely.

Well then

Was it this guy? He was itching so bad to shoot earlier in the day

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

THESE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES FROM ANTIFA, GOVERNOR

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in. The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight. They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

Plus he did't speak English FFS, but since he only enslaved indigenous people MAGA think he's one of them. Columbus was a mass murderer of historic impact.

This is a day to celebrate the resilience of indigenous peoples. They have endured untold hardships.

*This* is the history of Columbus Day that I wish was told. The fact it was an attempt to make Italian Americans a known part of the American story to stop real violence being perpetrated against them. I don't mind Columbus Day being updated now that Italians are not facing the same challenges.

For your reading www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I don’t understand why we need a “Columbus Day” when this country celebrates incompetent white men failing up and taking what isn’t theirs all year round.

You Cannot Make Others Grieve. Every person will have a threshold for who does or doesn't get their grief energy. And the reasons for not grieving will range from "this person did something against my core principles" to queerphobia, racism, ableism, antisemitism, etc on down.

Morning.

The high-profile success of Olivia Nuzzi & Bari Weiss sends such an awful, awful signal to, and about, female journalists. So many sharp, careful, dedicated journalists out there and *this* is what the establishment rewards? This is the incentive structure? It's so gross.

Why are schools banning books about Japanese American incarceration during WW2?

I have my message ready.

If ICE or Border Patrol comes to your home or business or place of work or school: Do not admit them unless the warrant is for your specific address and is signed by a judge--not by anyone except a judge.