Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress "I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026”

I enjoyed Wicked 2. Also… . . . . . . . The Wizard is set free, Glinda takes over — and Elphaba is sent into exile. How is that not a comment on *gestures at everything*

They're never going to let us have an American Pope again.

Hot take: People have been missing the point for generations. Archie Bunker, Star Wars, The Godfather, Gladiator, etc And that’s before we get to music like Born in the USA at election rallies, Obama’s signature Signed Sealed Delivered about a cheating man or I Will Always Love You at weddings.

Someone smiled at the mayor like drake when he’s hugging a pro athlete

Folks, Giving Tuesday is around the corner and this is my yearly PSA that while you may be annoyed with nonprofits raising money that day, please be kind especially this year. It's been BRUTAL trying to raise money in 2025.

Thats going to make the leadership even more pissed about him. He does everything they cant, is liked and adored for doing so, and they resent him for it. They want to chase the throne; they don’t ever ask why there’s a throne at all; it’s the hierarchy they want, not any freedom or justice.

Fantastic little nugget there.

Can someone in the kink community confirm: “A person can be both a soft dom and an absolute alpha dog-walker of an pup handler.” Asking for a mayor friend.

CONTROL IT BETHANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then why was Tang’s mascot an oranguTANG? The defense rests, your honor.

That vote on socialism reminds me of a thing we discussed in a poli sci theory class 20+ years ago: “Authoritarian governments are our allies; dictators and totalitarian regimes are our enemies.” And then queer theory: Systems change definitions and make new monsters to maintain their power.

A good cupcake is rare and most are just frosting. Muffins are better if you want something handheld. A good slice of cake is your best bet. Pie is preferred though.

I was reading a thing on the origin of the Prius, and (maybe I’m too cynical) it had little to do with “changing consumer sentiment”. It wasn’t carbon footprint vibes. It was a half century of government programs & funding, mandates through policy & regulation, and science that needed a home.

Could you ever know if someone in the situation is doing something out of fear of “this is my one chance at stability and companionship”? The lying to themselves, the manipulative actions, the subconscious acts, the calculus of scarcity and loneliness, the refusal to accept *life* and discomfort…

About age gaps + gay dating (the pic had 19 & 38): There’s likely no way to date that doesn’t involve inequitable power dynamics. Income, life experience, friendships, knowledge of the world, stories to tell, emotional maturity, housing, self-awareness… These are desirable — and forms of power.

It’s 2015 all over again. Remember a couple weeks ago when I said you could make cynical money in 2025 being an outrage farm for marginalized people like a lot of outlets did last decade? They’ve been talking about “clock it” for a month, and the deep learning is happening less than memorization.

It’s like we are stuck in a cycle. Digital outlets doing entire articles and podcasts for days and weeks on end to debate the use of single terms, while not laying the history, concepts, and frameworks involved. But flash cards are not learning. They know 2+2=4 — but they don’t know addition.

“If I was created with limitations, how am I free? Only God is free.” Letting a multiverse play out isn’t the same as planning it out, IMHO. These aren’t incompatible. It’s like when people say the universe is a simulation — they don’t mean a dude at a computer! They mean it has rules + functions.

Here one day, gone another - these characters mysteriously disappeared in a flash! whatculture.com/tv/10-star-t...

It will never not be wild to me that when you price something to be accessible, or create a space to be free, people will avoid it to not seem cheap, charity, or kick it with The Poors™️. Price point is marketing. No wonder they drink Clase Azul and 1942 when Siete Leguas is right there.

So the thing is, I have always disliked people who foment outrage because that’s the only thing they know, and they want you in it (or to monetize it). And that’s a path to ruin: spike peoples’ cortisol, adrenalin, anxiety, anger… It corrodes our lifespan. This re: the Coast Guard “symbols”

I tend to give a lot of my money away, if I have any extra to give: secure.actblue.com/donate/the.i...

• Wanderlust • Sapiosexual • The Jobs (“poet, healer, activist, astrologer, founder” — at the same time) And a new one: • Otrovert Please go touch grass. We go through new personality trends every 3 years.

Boyfriend twins are wild.

US Navy F/A-18 off Venezuela.

Here⬇️

Heavy activity recorded on Venezuela's CODAI (Integrated Aerospace Defense Command) frequencies.

FA-18s' transponders have been turned off.

Bro how many times did Spock almost die in TOS? It kinda takes the piss out of ST II.

That’s before we get to the humans inside. And before non-weather delays and cancellations. About 10-20% of people in an airport act like assholes (they think they’re special / rules & circumstances don’t apply to them / they refuse to learn any of the above). So yeah. Macro conditions for me.

You know what makes flying unpleasant *to me*? Baggage fees. Airports are inaccessible. Parking & public transit are expensive. 2-hour security expectation is long. Food inside is limited & too expensive. Seats are small & uncomfortable. Rows too narrow. Limited food ($$$) on planes.

“Don’t go back to the past, anything you do could alter history forever.” Kirk and crew didn’t give a SH*T about that. First time? Accident. After that? Willy nilly.

Sometimes (though not often) I think about how hard people work to put out political fires. But if they had worked just as hard for justice & humanity, there wouldn’t be fires to fight. So are they fighting for justice & humanity, or a return to the social hierarchy — and its comforts — they know?

Hey Bay Area queers & allies. So you know how I can be an agent of chaos (chaotic good, mostly)? I like to see people argue and fight. [chaos elmo dot gif] On that note, we’re going to play a little game at our brunch next week. Get a ticket, join the fun… secure.actblue.com/donate/boss-...

/4 Nor is it treason, which the Constitution limits to levying war on the United States or assisting its enemies.

/2 There is no federal crime of “sedition.” There is a federal crime of “seditious conspiracy,” which requires conspiring to overthrow the U.S. or hinder its laws by force. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

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Thinking about that individualized healthcare vs insurance convo: I am constantly surprised at how many liberal folk can only ever see things in individualized contexts absent broader connex to social phenomena (so they might believe the healthcare lie). Here are a handful examples (🧵)

Basically what Mom & Dad said 👇🏾

Team Elphaba. 🖤💚✨ On our way to see it now.

Team Elphaba. 🖤💚✨ On our way to see it now.

Back in 2010, one of the most conservative Dems, Mike Ross, told me they probably would have been better off with just going with a Medicare option instead of the very complicated system they created, which took 4 years to build…

One way ACA would be a lot cheaper is if it simply was built atop Medicare. Medicare buy-in and Medicare-like public option were both killed by Joe Lieberman, who represented a state with a lot of private insurance companies. (Medicare does have private options too)

Great events coming up for Bay Area queer folks of color via @yourfavoriteosito.bsky.social and friends! 🫶🏾🌈 #BayArea #QTPOC

“Cant you see my eyes, cant you see their open wide” That mfer is lying to you.

🧵 Bay Area queer folk. Whether you celebrate the holidays or not, we’re hosting free spaces & meals — Thanksgiving Day in Oakland, Xmas Day in the Castro. It’s about making sure no one has to be alone. Safe, affirming spaces are key to our wellbeing. RSVP links in the thread (space is limited).

The USS Iwo Jima amphibious assault vessel is now about 70 kilometres north of Venezuela.

Yeah yeah capitalism etc. And that money can be donated and the deal disavowed.

Look. Celebrities in commercials aren’t responsible for the behavior of those commercials. But that brilliant lady who made the HBO show in LA did a commercial for the company that 1) lobbies for complex tax codes, 2) led the end of a free IRS alternative, and 3) now forces AI into their software.