we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter

THREAD. Every year, I tell the story of Ezell Gilbert. It's the story of one of the most remarkable cases in U.S. history, and you’ve probably never heard of it. The story of what the U.S. government did to him is vital for understanding the current moment we are in.

Les Miserables, the Julie Rose translation.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Unfortunate, but rings true.

Longest Jeopardy prompts I’ve ever seen in my life.

"its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do" is one of my all time favorite tweets, but as a public service I share this tumblr collection of the entire 26-tweet reply chain it was part of (courtesy of haywire4) www.tumblr.com/haywire4/173...

I’ve got Milhos in different area codes.

Oh no I woke up with a brain damage that makes me want to reply to posts.

We can live without billionaires but billionaires cannot live without us, in the same way that a body can live without cancer, but cancer cannot live without a body.

oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends

My eyebrows plucked in early teens: like Democratic leadership facing Trump—weak, no defense, barely there, shadows going through the motions My chin hairs plucked in middle age: like teamsters unionizing—stronger than ever, turning out in ever larger numbers, able to cripple adjacent industries

I am totally fine with two hour long movies. I like watching things.

This quote is from a piece that’s 8 years old now.

In March 2025, the Trump administration cut off bipartisan, Congressionally mandated funding that ensures the kids who arrive in the US by themselves have the legal support they need. Write your reps to demand this funding be restored. actionnetwork.org/letters/rest...

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

Christian Clothing CEO: You finish that sweatshirt about saving as many souls as possible? Christian Clothing Designer: Sure did, boss. Real fuckin’ ominous and with an implied threat of mass murder, just like you asked. Christian Clothing CEO: What.

this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I love this account.

Just started a monthly donation to UNRWA. ✌🏻🍉 unrwausa.org

I fuckin’ love Perry Mason.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Notice how Trump and Republicans were having the worst couple weeks in the administration's history and they decided to pivot to hardcore attacking trans people?

The NY Times phrased Trump’s move to end gender-related healthcare for minors as a “cultural attack on the existence of transgender people.” No, it is a literal attack on the existence of transgender people. This is life and death for people. It’s horrible and evil.

People are paying $5-$15 a month for the most human thing imaginable… being unable to remember the melody of the 2003 Muse song “Time Is Running Out.”

They seem not to know about Patreon. Hundreds of people pay me half what Netflix costs just because they like hearing me talk about books. Around 50 people on this planet pay me AS MUCH as Netflix costs, just to help extra. They get nothing additional in return but our thanks. And I’m a nobody.

I am writing an adult animation pilot and the whole aesthetic and vibe of the concept is basically this account.

I wish it didn’t take ISIS ties to result in a terrorism charge as in the Bondi beach shooting. Those people shot at a gathering of Jewish people celebrating. That just *is* terrorism, no matter what inspired them to commit murder. Every mass shooting anywhere, on any people is terrorism.

Shoutout to the scene where Rob Reiner checks out Tom Hanks’ butt for him in Sleepless in Seattle. That scene delighted me as a kid bc I loved seeing two grown men have a silly, loving friendship and not be weird about checking out each other’s butts. That whole lunch scene is so lived in and great.

This weekend has lasted a year and this year has lasted a decade.

Why is this tiny gesture so funny

Not just each of them great, but like, the range! Truly incredible to nail this many genres. Goddamn. And as a famous man’s son, defying the odds to make a name for yourself apart from Carl fucking Reiner. Damn. Incredible body of work.

Really sad about this Rob Reiner news and hoping against hope it’s not the worst case scenario.

Buy this book. Read this book. Ebook on sale for only $1.99 and Bookshop has a good ebook reader app. bookshop.org/p/books/wood...

Weird that Lorne has yet to call me about playing Bari on SNL. *finger to earpiece* Okay, I am getting word that I have never worked for SNL and Lorne has no idea who I am.

At SNL I worked with artists who made the funniest, stupidest graphics in no time flat. Some of my biggest jokes would have been impossible without these geniuses building an insane image or finding the perfect real-life photo of a politician. Sucks that their work is being pushed aside for slop.

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

Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year. It's for a science + art event. We can offer $500 for the gig. Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.

You will be visited by 3 spirits.

If you havent read about Maryam and signed this petition already, please do so. And if you live in the UK, please contact whatever local politicians and news outlets you can and let them know this issue matters to you. c.org/5tnnKCYCR6

Gonna make this my new profession, hitting up Home Goods stores for rage bait, constantly redecorating my bathrooms in ways that will infuriate the public for clicks and reposts.

My favorite kind of pop culture writing. open.substack.com/pub/johnpaul...

Us even having a debate about straight up murdering people in the ocean really shows how things like the Holocaust happen when you dehumanize people for propaganda.

I don’t know if or when you last read the 1995 Newbery Award Winner ‘Walk Two Moons’ by Sharon Creech, but holy shit. It is ‘The Hours’ for middle schoolers. My sense of my own motherhood has been re-contextualized in real time. It is so good.

I think this is an internet problem, not just Bluesky, but yes.

Oh so she’s like ~stupid~ stupid.