By Jim Benton

How do we recover from this? bsky.app/profile/edit...

exactly the right response

The most corrupt president in the history of our country.

#California Heads up

I *knew* it looked familiar!!

‘No Kings’ movement planning nationwide event on Trump 80th birthday

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting. tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box. www.kqed.org/news/1208537...

Couldn't agree more ...

“I’m here to tell you the mission of your generation is to destroy AI.” futurism.com/artificial-i...

It’s telling how many of the large news organizations who are flush with money aren’t sending journalists to cover ICE (and now state trooper) violence overnight outside Delaney Hall and the independent outlets with far less financial and insurance coverage are braving it.

I think it means the states that hand over voter registration data will be accepted unless they're Dems.

Musical act sings "You're bound to lose, all you fascists bound to lose!" At Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ as protests continue into the 6th night.

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"You know what AI can't do? It can't do what you do" I keep telling my students this repeatedly. In every flawed, broken, half-thought out word or line or drawing you produce, there is more thought, creativity, and joy than there ever could be in gAI output. Don't let them stop you.

Eligible to be paid with your money after storming the Capitol and breaking into Nancy Pelosi’s office.

Paul Klee Hand puppets for his son | 1916- 1925

If ever there were a boostable post, this is it.

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Here again, we get a deeply monarchist conception of the presidency. The sovereign, pay taxes? Of course not, because the sovereign is the one to whom taxes are paid.

2/ I rest my case:

the president is raiding the treasury to put your tax dollars into this mans personal checking account as a reward for what hes doing in this picture

Every GOP member of Congress should be asked by the press whether they agree Trump can use $1.7b that we, the taxpayers, paid so gov’t could work for us, as reward money to his supporters.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social. Raising the Flag.

A state that redraws its legislative maps before every election to maximize advantage for the incumbent party is not a democracy or a republic and in any case obviously violates the guarantee clause, among many others. No country does this. No country ever thought of doing this. It is a total farce.

Interesting take not just on MB's already infamous 94.7 but on his entire book and what he's arguing. I don't agree with the conclusion, but do take the time to read this: readingmiddlegrade.substack.com/p/make-belie...

We ( @takebackthect.bsky.social and some others) had it in 2019: 1) Get rid of the filibuster. 2) Expand and rebalance SCOTUS. 3) Bunch of other stuff that is only possible after 1&2: Ethics reforms, term limits, etc. We don’t need a plan we need people to get on board with it.

“With honest education under attack, teaching the truth about May Day is an act of resistance.” Explore lessons on boycotts, repression, and worker organizing, plus more resources. Find ways to take action for #TeachTruth this #MayDay and all year. Learn more: www.zinnedproject.org/news/may-day...

Galapagos marine iguana is the only lizard species on Earth that has adapted to forage for food exclusively in the ocean. These "mini Godzillas" can freedive to depths of up to 30 meters (100 ft) and hold their breath for up to one hour. IG: matiasvargas12 marine biologist

Beauty exists.

this is a great, provocative read. some of the data here (the anglophone unhappiness phenomenon experience particularly) is mind-blowing

Benny Andrews, "Self-Portrait Doing the Migrant Series," 2004

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

April is #StressAwarenessMonth. It is a proven fact that #birding can improve #MentalHealth by lowering blood pressure, heart rate, and stress hormones. 😊 Photo: Snowy Egret in Arcata, CA

Same. I keep pushing this. We need this to be a huge success. Step it up. #MayDay

On window of tattoo shop in #losangeles Chinatown. Fonts signifying hard against #ICE

Trump is reported close to a "deal" with himself under which US taxpayers would pay him $10 billion. I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.

failing is hot girl behaviour 🫵🏻💥

I love the argument & counter argument in this Ars Poetica, and there's a delicious ambiguity in some of the statements too There's philosophical depth to some & laugh out loud to others But honestly, I would share this poem every day for stanza 10 alone #Poetry #Poemoftheday #Nationalpoetrymonth

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

I haven't been this enthusiastic about a candidate in a long time! A young supporter created a fact sheet yesterday (and she fact-checked it)! #BecerraForGovernor

The wee tufts of feathers on their teeny tiny heads 🥹

Democrats needs to be heading to DC tonight and gather in Congress to move for impeachment even if Congress led by Republican bootlickers is “on recess.” Schumer/Jeffries should be issuing calls for Dems to get back in DC now while have their leadership staffers prep impeachment resolutions now.

Thanks, @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social for this honest look at the industry. #kidlit #writingcommunity #amquerying open.substack.com/pub/vickyweb...