You, an individual, cannot "fix" the whole world. You can act at the scale of your life. You should act at the scale of your life.

nyc update: it's SNOWING snowing

hot take: i like it when people say "a dracula" instead of "a vampire"

You probably guessed where this is going: the entire "anti-woke moral panic of the last five years is an absolutely *textbook* example of how horrors happen. It was never going to stop with bathrooms or sports or HR policies.

It's the latter kind of bravery we most need -- the kind that prevents horrors from happening in the first place. The kind that doesn't get you parades, it gets you sneers & snide remarks. The kind that's dreary & unrewarding.

So, ok, you have the bravery to stand up to a line of tanks, to risk your physical body. But do you have the bravery to stand up to social media pressure? To risk your reputation as a savvy insider? To stand up for unpopular groups? To *care* when caring is cringe?

Standing up to the small stuff might put you at odds w/ social trends. It might cause friction between you & your peers. It might threaten your employment prospects. It will be *socially uncomfortable*. That's why the train gets going: by the time it's socially acceptable to say No, it's too late.

And so if you really *mean* "never again" -- if you're serious about it -- then the time to intervene, the time to speak up, the time to stop it, is *when it is still small*. When it's just a casual slur. When it's just sports. When it's just asking questions. When it's framed as anti-PC.

Here is @aoc.bsky.social thankfully telling everyone exactly what to do to stop a concentration camp from being built where you live. Please take it to heart and take action.

“This money that belongs to us is being used to terrorize our communities,” affirmed Assembly Member @dianaforqueens.com. NY cannot continue to aid & abet ICE’s reign of terror, and only one legislation can stop this: the New York for All Act! #NY4All

Jesus. Heads up, NYC!

SCOOP — Tom Suozzi has a Democratic primary challenger in the NY-3 congressional race. Danielle Welch (@daniwelch.bsky.social), a public defender, has officially declared her candidacy. Welch gave me this comment about launching her campaign:

The Way since 2001

This is a fantastic suggestion for every politician who's unwilling to stop posting on X altogether.

My 20-year-old is the same. He's super-unimpressed by any assignments he gets from his uni professors that involve A.I., and vocally irritated that he has to have something so "stupid" essentially interfering with his education.

One of the greatest bollard walks in history. #WorldBollardAssociation

3⃣ We demand an eviction moratorium by March 1st. We need rent relief to keep our neighbors safe in their homes. Take action with us in the Twin Cities Feb. 25th- March 1st. Find more at www.melttheicemn.com 🔥❤✊

Shaun King approvingly quoting Tucker Carlson tells you what you need to know about Shaun King.

So why argue that an LLM might actually be more energy efficient than a human at a particular job? The only way that energy efficiency actually results in any savings is if you start eliminating humans. Not eliminating human JOBS. Eliminating HUMANS.

approved canned mackerel is good too

everyone loved the tech industry's free music and friendship machines of 20-30 years ago. it's unclear what could be causing people to feel the opposite about the industry's new racism and insanity machine

What about all the trees burned, rivers flooded and species lost thanks to every random billionaire's dick-measuring competition of snake-oil ideas? Altman is implying people that unnecessary because they "cost" energy. He is grooming his audience for eugenics. Don't fall for this trash-heap.

Exactly.

I say this to you with absolute seriousness: DO NOT READ THIS THREAD. Just don't. Do not. Don't. I'm not kidding. I AM NOT KIDDING.

This creep's entire line of thought here is eugenicist trash. People are PEOPLE. You don't measure their value by energy consumption. They have inherent value as HUMAN BEINGS. A fucking LLM has no inherent human value. You cannot compare them.

It's free museum day tomorrow for local folks! This is a must-see exhibition. One of the best comics art exhibits I've ever seen.

Crunchy Corn Bran.

Here's where you can donate to the South Brooklyn Legal Support Fund! IMPORTANT: To ensure the funds are properly routed, YOU MUST ADD COMMENT "South Brooklyn Legal Support Fund" www.mixteca.org/en/home?camp...

HEY NYC! Check it out - a new website with links to support families affected by ICE in South Brooklyn! Links to GoFundMes and to Mixteca's South Brooklyn Legal Support Fund! If you got a few bucks, please do kick in! standwithsouthbrooklyn.org

This is the Crockett ad that features the screenshot you're seeing that links Trump, Abbott, and Talarico. Can't say I like it. I got spoiled during the NYC mayoral primary when progressive Ds avoided attacking each other like this. Feels bad!

Starting a band with my dog.

i fucken love this. did a one page thing lime this a while back at gregpak.link, but this looks like rhe real deal

The linktree for Singing Resistance also highlight's keepMNhoused.com -- a vetted & verified way to help provide direct relief aid to Minnesotans impacted by the federal occupation. Donate directly, adopt a family's rent & raise funds to help at the link below.

The thumbnail for this initiative got stuck to this post as I was hastily drafting them, but... Brandi Carlile is promoting this initiative called Singing Resistance - a national movement linktr.ee/singingresistance

Brandi Carlile is currently playing a benefit concert in Minneapolis to support Minnesotans. Last month, the Looking Out Foundation donated $25k to The Advocates for Human Rights & they're asking folks to join in the impact by donating below.

i saw an incredible specimen today

I'm asking that we all raise our political expectations. We deserve good things.

And it cost him just a few million. Disgusting.

Literally NO elected politician or public servant should be on X, a creep site for creeps. So I followed @ajcampbellma.bsky.social and I hope you will to.

I followed because fuck X, that monstrous site for racists and creeps.

Can we get to 4500 letters to NY City Council by tomorrow? It only takes 30 seconds: actionnetwork.org/letters/city... - Also if you've already signed, can you please get 4 others to do the same?

Don't see any politicians talking about it these days, but this country desperately needs UBI.

This isn't freedom.

"Purdue has since warned faculty against speaking with the media."

pretty cool pope

When ICE lies to you, especially in court, you do not have to believe them.

A MN protester accused of assaulting ICE officer had case dropped after vids showed no assault. LA protester accused of assaulting ICE w/ “hat” had case dropped; judge said govt acted in “bad faith” In Chicago, 92 ppl were arrested for assault/impeding ICE; 0 convicted DOJ keeps lying and losing: