Today at my caregiver support group someone talked about difficulty getting help from a federal agency. The org's social worker & I both suggested he contact our congressman. Others seemed baffled...like, they hadn't heard of doing that. One asked, "How do you know that?" as if I had special info...

Any COLORADO voters out there? Would love to talk to you about what it's like voting in your state! Also: NEVADA and GEORGIA voters, too!

Bad Bunny officially pulled in 128 million viewers, second only to last years halftime show which pulled 133.5 million. This is the second largest telecast of all time. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...

There are several throughlines in the Epstein saga. One is the community of elite child rapists and sex pests. Another is the weak narcissistic thirst for proximity to power and influence and celebrity. But another is official hubris: how offended Top People are that we question how they Do Things.

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It feels worth noting that there is no real distinction in how this kidnapper was dressed and how ICE is, and that Republicans refuse to unmask ICE making people more vulnerable to this type of thing.

"In contrast to the United States, officials across Europe have lost their posts due to their connections to Epstein." popular.info/p/trump-cabi...

Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”

I'm gonna say I recorded Nixon's resignation speech by holding the microphone of my grandparents' cassette recorder up to the speakers of their console TV.

I. couldn’t understand a word Bad Bunny said! So I watched a white man sing “Bawditabawdabangboogieboodiebawitabawdabang” like Jesus & the Founders intended!

I knew a teacher w dual certification–science & social studies–who preferred science, but sometimes taught freshman social studies. One year I was in the library when his class came to research for a "Countries of the World" project & overheard a student saying the teacher assigned him Puerto Rico👀🤦🏼‍♀️

🎶One of these things is not like the other🎶 Bad Bunny did an amazing job, it put me in an amazing mood before work! I still laugh that Sinclair stations were trying to push that slop like "ooh, the alternative show got five million!"

v1.116 is rolling out now! For all the overthinkers and perfectionists out there, we're launching Drafts.

One day when I really want to burn it all down, I might write about the affect of this certain type of intellectual who engages with AI/LLMs/whatever like this. I’ve seen it up close and in person. They all have a empty eyed, hyper focused gaze — so far up their own asses they could shit a cough.

Today's poem, by @janezwart.bsky.social from Oddest & Oldest & Saddest & Best, Orison Books.

Catching up on the music from the Superbowl, and Brandi Carlile was, of course, wonderful, and when I heard the strings, I just knew...that's SistaStrings!!

they're calling it the dunkin donuts ad that single-handedly lost new england the superbowl

Great Birnam Wood coming for King Donald

My niece turns from the TV and says, "It'd be cool to be in advertising because apparently you just think of the stupidest possible idea, and they use it."

Happy to see Manuel Iris on this list!

So he accomplished what he set out to do? Destroy a legendary newspaper?

We're excited to announce a FREE poetry workshop! Ashley Kim @ashlogophile.bsky.social will lead The Weight of Small Moments: A Jane Kenyon Study on Feb 26th at 6PM PT variantlit.com/kenyon-works...

A few years back, I heard an older man I recognized as a regular at my favorite restaurant talking about my parents' hometown. I introduced myself & learned he was a high school classmate of my dad's, their football team's QB, & my dad was center. Reunions ensued... We go to his funeral tomorrow.😢

Not anywhere near in the mood for Olympics.

But a lot of dem politicians are absolute cowards, even when trump and the ruling party are making it Exceedingly easy for them. They are showing the american people why the supposed “cure” is way worse, more brutal, and making you less safe than the alleged “disease.”

today’s tech barons get compared to the robber barons (I’ve done it myself) but it’s notable how the current generation has responded to the philanthropic and cultural legacy of Carnegie et al with their own campaign of wanton destruction of cultural institutions

Raw milk, brought to you by the same people trying to ban trans healthcare. abcnews.go.com/Health/wireS...

He's so scummy.

I miss the days when all you needed to watch major events like the Olympics or awards shows was a TV.

Fuck that.

A cheery one for this morning. From Charles Simic's Selected Early Poems: bookshop.org/a/862/9780807616208 #poem #booksky #writing

My primary care physician is retiring. My GYN left town. Just learned my optometrist is moving to a practice not covered by my insurance. The medical community is organizing against me.🙃

5/ Stand with us, donate if you’re able and help us remind management that WE are ProPublica. www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...

1/ READY TO STRIKE: More than 80% of our members signed a pledge saying we are prepared to strike unless @propublica.org agrees to a fair contract. www.propublicaguild.org/updates/the-...

Bezos fucked the paper and instead of fixing it he’s destroying it despite the fact that he could spend the money to make things right without even noticing its absence.

This Democrat wants ICE abolished, Chuck. Who the fuck have you been talking to? Not anyone I know.

Was looking at photos from the Grammys red carpet and was puzzled to see so many ppl described not as "musician," "singer," "producer," "sound engineer," or actual identifiable skill related to music, but as "content creator." Wtf does that even mean? Such a deliberately vague and ridiculous title!

Thinking Wuthering Heights is a romance: major 🚩🚩🚩

TIL you can't block someone on YouTube. Aaargh. That's just social media malpractice.

The search is part of a preliminary investigation into a range of alleged offenses, including reports that the AI chatbot Grok helped disseminate Holocaust denial content and sexual deepfakes. www.lemonde.fr/en/police-an...

When you cave, they push harder. When you fight back, *they* cave. Do not obey in advance. Repeat after me: "Fuck you--make me."

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

Krasner is right.

And CBS censored her saying, "Fuck ICE," so fuck CBS. Go, Billie!

Yikes. The idea that matching employers' needs should be a goal of education is so creepy.

On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had. I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!

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Reminding Cincy/NKY folks: Check out Poetry at Artifact on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd! These featured poets will be 🔥!