Not sure what hashtag or starter pack led to my new followers this week, but hello! Sorry if my feed proves disappointingly quiet... Our faculty union has advised us not to go around poking bears, and I have very limited self control when I scroll through BlueSky with my bear-poking stick

This afternoon, I chose to honor Dick Cheney's role in shaping my radical leftist politics by voting to increase my own taxes. Given how many races have already been called for the Dems, it's nice to see so many Americans chose to honor his memory in a similar fashion.

I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet. Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times. Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀 #PublicHealth

Hey @digdoug.bsky.social ...my Muppet-loving brother-in-law has a milestone birthday this year. Can you let me know if you see any particularly great collectibles or merch (after you've bought your own, obv)

Right right... the world is terrible... everything about pitting the needs of middle class Americans who need the ACA credits to afford health insurance against the needs of working class Americans who need SNAP benefits to afford groceries is gross. And I hate it here.

Public servants do just that, serve the public. It’s in our character. Thank you, furloughed Feds, for continuing to give back.

LOL. Who signed me up for the Turning Point USA mailing list? That does not seem like a very efficient use of their resources.

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

The revolution will be inflatable..

I should be grading... but since I can't, I may as well skim through all the good AWS jokes...

I am comfortable with closing the banks and post offices once a year to give people a chance to rewatch The Goonies. (But as it is also Indigenous Peoples Day, we should probably read some history and spend some money before we make the popcorn)

The death of the premature baby born after their mother contracted measles highlights the danger of more and more people refusing vaccines. An individual is contagious 4 days before the rash appears. Imagine a child with measles at a daycare full of babies too young to be vaccinated.

Good morning (?) -- To our fed family: whether you’re stuck working unpaid or sidelined from lifesaving public health work, wondering if rent gets paid or a pink slip arrives courtesy of nightmare-human Russell Vought, we see you and we're here with you. 💚

Ope. Did the federal website managers not have to take Hatch Act training during onboarding?

I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.

Am I too online, or is everyone else also working on their competitive window tinting Halloween costumes?

I just heard a TikTok creator use the phrase "Luke Perry-menopause" and I feel very seen.

I am grateful for the current well-founded skepticism among the public... but how in the hell will we ever earn this trust back?

This does not mean it worked so you can re-up your Disney+ subscription... this means it worked so you can go after the next company on the list.

Fellow white people, if your paperclip/safety pin/blue bracelet/red lipstick/pussy hat virtue signaling makes you feel good... great. Wear the thing. But only after you've listened to what experienced organizers are telling you. And only after you've used your time, money & privilege to help.

Trying to see how many conversations I can work "BA DEE YA" into today

Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”

Unintended metaphors during a discussion of the hidden curriculum during an EMUFDC workshop with @thetattooedprof.bsky.social today... College is hard enough. Given the choice between the needless irritation and the somewhat excessive amount of help, be the big ass fan.

You can condemn political violence and also reckon with the very deep harm a victim of that violence has done in their short lifetime. This was a bad death of a bad person. The fact Dems are tearing each other apart over this is why we can’t have nice things. Or actually fight fascism.

Today in middle age indiginities: I can no longer pass the vision exam to drive without corrective lenses. While I always wear my glasses when I drive, I have always been able to pass the test without them. No more. I can't see a damn thing.

Got my COVID shot today. Primary side effect: this afternoon, I wanted to take a nap slightly more than I always want to take a nap in the afternoon.

🧵*9/3/2025 noncooperation thread* A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions. * More than ✨ONE THOUSAND✨ current & former HHS employees publicly telling RFK Jr. to GTFO—meaning many chose to risk their jobs.

If anyone is wondering, the 25-26 vaccines are in stock and the CVS online scheduler only asked me to check a box affirming that I was at higher risk for severe COVID-19 in order to schedule my shot. Which I am. You probably are too. www.cdc.gov/covid/risk-f...

This is a good critique of seemingly racist messaging coming out of the PMs office... completely unrelated, my under-caffeinated USian brain initially read No 10 as a reference to the twitter rebrand instead of Downing Street, and uh, I think I'm going to call that website Ten from now on.

TIRED: prosecutors can indict a ham sandwich WIRED: prosecutors can't indict a ham sandwich INSPIRED: it was turkey

“According to one of the women I spoke with 55 children were absent from one school on 1/24. The women reported that there were sick children with measles symptoms as early as November." ✍️: @amymaxmen.bsky.social with a scoop about the Texas measles outbreak

I only lived in Boston for a short time, but I am fully invested in this...

People are in motion everywhere and no one action is "the silver bullet." That means that there are many many things to join and that you don't know what will make THE difference. No one thing will. That's actually OK.

"Someone should do something!" Baby, it's you 😭

Leaders and best? Cowards like the rest. michiganadvance.com/2025/08/25/u...

Thanks for the suggestions, Pinterest. I'm not sure these haircuts would suit me, though

1. Orlando citizens defied DeSantis and re-colored the rainbow crosswalk commemorating Pulse Nightclub victims. The DeSantis admin had the memorial crosswalk painted over black during the cover of night. Community members had it restored the very next day. Subscribe to support our journalism.

FEMA now requires disaster victims to have an email address if they want aid. But what happens to the tens of millions of Americans who don't have internet access in the first place? from @mollytaft.com

What's an alumnifi?

"Buy a house," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.

None of my business and I wish them much happiness, but seriously... how do y'all not have one single ugly friend?

A few days late, but I felt the need to share my cognitive dissonance with the broader internet because I sort of agree with Fox News. ICE is bad. Clear identification & individual accountability are essential for law enforcement. But banning face masks is also bad. www.foxnews.com/politics/mi-...

There is absolutely no excuse for any Democrat asked about trans athletes to ever respond with anything but “why are you wasting my time asking about FEWER THAN FIFTEEN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WHO WANT TO PLAY GAMES WITH THEIR FRIENDS. What is wrong with you?”

Meta is really getting desperate to boost engagement on Facebook... We have a new friend suggestion for you! It's your neighbor! The one you never really liked! Who's been dead for more than a year! Do you want to send a friend request now?

It can not be stressed enough that this club as a whole isn't where it's at today without Trevor. No championships, no second division, NOTHING. THANK YOU TREVOR.

Don't sleep on the new Swell Season album. Saw them play last night in Detroit. This might be the best example of former romantic partners channeling their mess in service of the music since Fleetwood Mac

I'm so deeply sorry for the people of Malaysia that there are so many things on fire in the US right now that we let this slip through without even a fight

New rule: no criticizing the way others choose to resist unless you have a better, actionable idea and kind, constructive feedback. New ideas are good! Performative contrarianism is useless.

Good morning! ☕️☀️☮️🎶🌺💗