Profoundly unserious.

There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today. I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand. There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.

Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".

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It was my understanding that protesting isn’t dangerous

My favorite thing about this is that replies are turned off. “I will be adopting all of them, I am not taking questions at this time.”

You could keep all those ads the same and just switch around the names of the companies without anyone knowing the difference.

"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed." A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends. Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.

You’ll never guess but the solution to people not having money is to give them money.

Democrats, when they hold a minority: "Our hands are tied." Democrats, when they hold a majority: "Our hands are tied."

Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes." After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc

I love when I see a picture, and I think, “well who the fuck is that?” and then the alt text tells me who the fuck it is

People have been shouting for years that no one should be a billionaire, that wealth on that level is personally poison and societally catastrophic, and now we have millions of terribly written emails demonstrating in the clearest terms that every one of those shouts was impossibly correct.

When one of Will Stancil’s supporters said that his being removed from the rapid response group was typical of “the authoritarian left” I realized I was wasting my time, and let me tell you I am exceedingly embarrassed it took that long for me to reach that conclusion

This is very, very bad

Of the pool who didn’t vote, some were racist, some were misogynist, some were disenfranchised, some were suppressed, some couldn’t be arsed, and some did not want to lend their name to further aid of human rights violations. That’s a list of problems to address. That’s the work.

Definitely the most thorough and well-researched article I’ve seen about the re-emergence of the R-word. Gift link.

Jon Lovett on Pod Save America, re: Alex Preti and feds in MPLS: “You can have all kinds of criticism of police that’s deserved, but these people aren’t acting like police. They’re not de-escalating.” COULD WHITE PEOPLE PLEASE CHECK OURSELVES FOR EVEN FIVE FUCKING SECONDS RIGHT NOW JFC

Don’t celebrate? Nope. Be realistic, keep history in mind, and stay vigilant? Yep. I think people aren’t being given enough credit for their capacity to hold more than one idea or feeling at a time without collapsing in despair.

The new work rules for the federal food assistance program start Feb. 1 in Illinois, with state officials estimating that as many as 400,000 residents could be pushed out of the program.

NY Times Opinion asked a linguist about the "return" of the R-word word in the video. Not a single disabled person in that video. They used the r-word repeatedly in it. Then said this is "interesting" given that now Trump seems to now have some "cognitive challenges" (their words).

L.A. Metro, the main transit operator for Los Angeles, just voted to oppose SB 79, a law legalizing the construction of housing near stations. You can't make this stuff up. Legislators should remember this the next time they come to Sacramento begging for more money. laist.com/news/housing...

Folks, if you post a screengrab of text from an article, the fact that you also link to the article doesn’t absolve you from using #AltText. Think about why you include a screengrab in the first place—the benefits it provides. Blind/low vision/disabled folks deserve access to those benefits, too.

I continue to be baffled that someone can have been alive in 2016 and not realize that "we need to try to capture votes from the center" just isn't the brilliant political strategy The West Wing taught them it was.

OH YEAH WHAT IF YOUR OPTIONS ARE GAVIN OR A BIG CRAB LIZARD GUY WITH NAZI FLAGS FOR CLAWS?? WHAT THEN, COMMIE?

Crime rates remained stable — and sometimes dropped — near Toronto supervised consumption sites, study finds

I feel like even everybody’s dogs look mad at this point.

Jesus this is horrific

All Christmas carols go: 1st verse (know by heart): Christ was born this day! 2nd verse (vaguely recall): Rejoice for he is a tender and mild king! 3rd verse (that you have zero memory of): The godhead made flesh by virgin womb shall usher in the age of never-death! ALLELUIA!

The reason Chanukah is the superior spelling is that you don't have to remember, as in the other one, which consonant gets doubled.

Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...

I usually try to look at these things in an empathetic and nuanced way but sometimes the thought is unavoidable: God, people are so fucking stupid

Back in September a coalition of MA-based LGBTQ groups delivered thousands of signatures to @warren.senate.gov office. We requested a meeting. She ignored us. She couldn't even look LGBTQ youth in the face and tell them she was going to vote against them www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...

“But the Biden administration’s move to Calibri prompted some grumbling from some traditionalists who preferred Times New Roman. Mr. Blinken also changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying.”

Holy smokes, you do not want to miss @micahloewinger.bsky.social’s interview with Cam Higby. I feel like we’re all thirsty for journalists who actually *push back*, as Micah repeatedly and skillfully does here.

They should do MyChart Wrapped

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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going. It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.

This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10

We love Zohran but whoever is running his socials now please please please use alt text on photos. Surely someone here has ties to his team and can pass this along. If you’re gonna be for everyone, then be for everyone. thank you❤️

I have never liked Ruben Gallego and should have been less surprised by this than I initially was. What a fucking dickwad.

“Identity politics” strikes me similarly as “politically correct.” It’s a term invented to denigrate a simple but fundamental ask: Respect who people are and don’t legislate away their existence. Until we can manage to do that, that’s what everything *should* be about. Being angry about it is weird.

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022. n.pr/3M9zq8p

You cannot tightrope walk your way through McCarthyism. Any way of understanding the situation that tries to dissect blame is ontologically rotten. Just be a human being, think about the nightmare this person is living through, and - if you have the ability to apply pressure somewhere useful - do

I’m about to start a dopamine agonist for my #ADHD and executive dysfunction issues, after having tried all the first-line treatments. If I should become severely coquettish or attempt to either buy or steal your car, please notify my provider immediately.

CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."

Medical Student Practices Fat Shaming On Cadaver https://theonion.com/medical-student-practices-fat-shaming-on-cadaver/