3:00 (for David) By James Baldwin Two black boots on the floor, figuring out what the walking's for. Two black boots, now, together, learning the price of the stormy weather. To say nothing of the wear and tear On The mother-fucking leather.

Also, buried in the article—Lord Howe Island is now rat-free and the bird population has rebounded SPECTACULARLY—Black-winged Petrels went from under 3% breeding success rate to 67%! mousefreemarion.org/australias-l...

Go home, springtime, you're drunk

In the early 00's I worked at a copy shop for lawyers, and learning copy machines has always, always, benefitted every job I have had

Oh my god are 3/4 length down jackets really $700

You heard it from John Hickenlooper himself: Julie Gonzales can win this state as an abolish ICE, Medicare for all, no compromise with fascists, Democrat. Let's get her elected.

what is the largest animal you are confident you could expel, singlehandedly, from a medium-size bookshop? RULES: - you have no resources beyond what is available in the shop - you must remain more or less uninjured - bookshop has 2 floors; animal is on ground floor, you can choose where you begin

I'm still reading 'Baldwin: a love story' and 'Blood in the Machine' about the Luddites (s/o @bcmerchant.bsky.social ). With every Black activist slain and young person putting their body on the line so regular folx get treated with dignity, I'm reminded that our struggle has long been the same.

I saw a little explainer about defunct technology that persists in current technology through language, like a phone 'ring'- because there used to be literal bells on phones. The one I can't stop thinking about is 'podcast', a portmanteau of the now-extinct iPod & quickly vanishing radio broadcast.

Need help with home repair in Detroit? Here’s how to preapply for the city’s latest grant program from @kobylevin.bsky.social. There’s a lot of need in Detroit ... so we’re expecting a waitlist. But you miss every shot you don’t take, so good luck!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay we're finally taxing the rich

Gaza is more than 1000 miles from Iran, but that hasn’t stopped Israel from taking advantage of the war to re-seal the borders to Gaza and shut down the flow of food and aid. For Palestinians, as Hassan Herzallah writes, war abroad means hunger at home. https://bit.ly/4sEjw5I

Today is the 36th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl and disabled people are still fighting for basic rights in a society that's actively working to undermine them, surrounded by systemic disablism. (This is a corrected thread TY to the person who flagged that I said 26th, not 36th!)

This is a huge step forward. [The bill] "ensures that nannies, housekeepers, cooks, home care providers, and other domestic workers receive fair pay, written agreements, privacy protections, and legal recourse" senatedemocrats.wa.gov/saldana/2026...

"One cannot understand the Iran War without understanding the Kahanists. But I rarely see analysts mention them. Maybe they did, and it was behind a paywall. If a war crime is subscription-only, does it make a sound? Is that sound a stifled scream?" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

Democrats are working to quash leftwing protests even harder than the Trump admin — even as Trump’s DOJ deploys a previously unused subsection of federal law to unleash sweeping indictments on First Amendment-protected activity. New from me for @prismreports.org: prismreports.org/2026/03/11/n...

Ugh I do not want to give anything to Radiohead but goddammit here we are

@prisonculture.bsky.social ,any ideas?

‘I’m a free mawn’: Kneecap celebrate in Belfast as UK loses appeal over terror charges

Roses are red, Wayne's World dudes, they say Schwing,

North Minneapolis MA has 60k in unmet rent request needs - please donate if you can and share! venmo.com/u/NorthMplsMA

I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about. @whyalice24.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of any book by Rónán Hession. Here they are. Leonard & Hungry Paul, Panenka and Ghost Mountain. If there's one you like the sound of, get in touch. UK only

Just learned about the origin (?) Of the phrase 'All cats are grey', and I wish I could unlearn it.

It took over 24 hours of grinding floor debate, but Democrats in the Washington House approved an income tax Tuesday on households earning over $1 million a year. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/10/w...

This DOJ lawyer got busted for using the lying plagiarism machine and this judge has him pinned to the bench like an insect and is forcing the lawyer to explain himself. It's like watching a car crash, I can't look away

Everyone stop what you're doing, the Mariners are selling fries, nachos, and fish and chips in ferries now. www.mlb.com/mariners/bal...

Some professors at the University of St. Thomas are doing a research project on the effects of the ICE occupation on Twin Cities parents. They're looking for parents who are US citizens, who live in the Twin Cities metro area, and who have kids ages 5-10. stthomas.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

New Zealand’s critically endangered kākāpō is seeing one of its most successful breeding seasons in years, with 59 healthy chicks hatched to date. While the total adult population has grown from a low of 51 in the 1990s to 236 today, low reproduction rates remain a hurdle.

This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

Washington State looks set to tax millionaires, as the governor says he’ll sign legislation creating a new state income tax of 9.9% on people earning of over $1 million a year. Washington currently doesn’t have a personal income tax. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

There are a couple kestrels near my house and I love them so much, all that hunting fury in a gorgeous bird the size of a pop can. And that tail!

The revitalization of actual things continues apace. "If you were to promote something on the internet, you world have to block out certain words so the post doesn't get buried. I don't want to think about any of that shit. Just do your own thing." www.thestranger.com/spring-arts-...

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I'm making this, along with those accordion potatoes that are all over TikTok. Cooking from socials!

"This is what democracy looks like" they said at the beginning, but this is actually what gatekeeping people out of democracy looks like.

Optum and United Health care and their clinic acquisitions. The axis of evil. #pdx #singlepayer www.wweek.com/news/health/...

Wait a minute what's with the goats

I find the news very frightening right now, but one thing that helps me is noticing the birds all around me Do you want a reason to spend 10 minutes a day noticing your local birds? Then join me for this spring’s #TenMinMerlin, using the (free) app Merlin to notice birds. No experience needed! 1/5

Critter Chorus Lline for Science! #StandUpForScience

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

“We are part of history. We are creating history. You are creating history every day that you live," Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben said.

By our count at @prospect.org they have killed at least 28 people since Trump's second term started.

I can't stop reading these, the qt/ replies are like putting culture in a blender and hitting "puree", it's so refreshing

See? This guy gets it

Man, Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Senior year I convinced staff to let me take adv Jr English and AP Snr English in one year (long story). We studied the technical of that book in jr & meaning in AP. By year's end I was so sick of it, but come AP test time just guess which book I wrote my essay on.