One night, about 15 years ago, I told @matty.wtf @localcelebrity.bsky.social @chicagoleah.bsky.social and others that Roombas were the first step toward Terminators and everyone was all “hahaha” but I am just here to say I was right. nypost.com/2026/02/26/w...

Well, it ain't because @josie.zone didn't tell us!!

I just wrote a letter calling for a fair contract for @wgaeast.bsky.social for @hearstunion.bsky.social. Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...

America! Thanks to @chicagoleah.bsky.social , I saw the @doughboys.bsky.social live and in my fn city! I went in having no idea what their pod was about... Note: I had a great idea of what it could have been but I was very wrong... I got a free Pizza Puff that I gave 3.5 Forks! I'm a fan now!

Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.

I have no idea how many 1,000 person group chats are going right now in Minnesota but there are a lot of them. People who keep to themselves normally or to their small little group of friends and family are doing mutual aid like whoa. And hitting the streets together even in this cold.

I will have a podcast and this weekend I'm collecting voice notes for my annual Best Of episode!

The constitutional remedy for a president who uses collective punishment against people for the crimes of a few is impeachment, removal, and disqualification, followed by a criminal trial.

Your next gig is [month you were born] fighting [final digit of birth year], just like Eric Adams.

Fat travel in Finland and Sweden. Everything I bought, borrowed and rented to stay warm in the Arctic Circle leahjones.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/f...

Chasing the Aurora Borealis in Lapland leahjones.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/c...

Good Pal Dan Sinker has assembled a fine list of work by comrades - check it out.

I already bought an amazing thing from an artist in this gift guide and you will too.

COME GET YER WHISTLES! Yes this includes out of town! We ship!!

Just setup a recurring donation to ICIRR because of this post. Encourage anyone who can to do the same. ICE has been on my block this week with spotters hot on their heels blowing their whistles.

It feels so fucking insane to be scolded about how leftists need to tone down our rhetoric while the world's richest man endorses this shit

I just got my covid and flu shots at CVS. No questions asked. In and out in five minutes. If you're in Illinois, don't hesitate to make an appointment ASAP -- before the wretched bastards in DC do another stupid and evil thing to stop it.

I cannot emphasize enough that the playbook being used against mRNA vaccines (and vaccines in general) is IDENTICAL to the playbook used to restrict voting rights after the 2020 election: actively sow public distrust, then cite the distrust you sowed as an independent reason for your desired policy

my latest is on the president’s abuse of emergency powers and his psychological and practical interest in crisis government. gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...

the republican party hates public goods and wants to force feed you and your family slop produced by its billionaire allies

turns out you should improve your transportation infrastructure every 100 years or so.

RIP to @allthingsdork.com One of the best dudes out there. My life is significantly better for having had you in it. I learned something about life and situations every time we hung out. You were never to afraid or embarassed to be yourself. I'll never forget your friendship. Love you man.

america is already great folks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/d...

Really exciting things happening with Midsommer Flight’s ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ this year. This year we made a big switch, leaving Lincoln Park where we’ve been performing for over a decade and doing our first run of shows at Winnemac Park July 25, 26, & 27. With two big things happening for us…

This view of policing comes as a surprise to nearly zero Americans who aren't white.

I really cannot emphasize enough (or believe, tbh) how important professional wrestling has become to understanding American politics

Happy Pride!!

omg!

not enough said about how, by turning the national government against states on the basis of ordinary political disagreement, trump is undermining the idea that the union is worthwhile. www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/p...

They keep acting like the Trump-musk thing is a distraction from a more substantive issue but it IS the substantive issue! They’re literally fighting about the bill! Take the W!

EEEEEEEEEE my no-spice sapphic ace romantasy with odd-couple mothers to a baby dragon is out!!! pick up The Dragon Next Door everywhere books are sold, including itch! #WeeknightWriters books2read.com/u/bpVEQ6

I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost

happy pride! only two more days till the gayest book i've written (so far) is out for everyone to enjoy! but you can pre-order now ✨

Was trying to get my head around a certain ketamine centibillionaire’s net worth of $342B and mathed the math: He could spend $1M A DAY for 936 yrs before he ran out. To help get your head around that, 936 years ago was the year 1089. The Crusades were still about 7 years from happening.

i'm sorry i had to miss this! but you can catch my pre-recorded segment online! i read from my upcoming release, the dragon next door!

Thanks to following @josie.zone, my brain automatically fills in www.ringmasterthebook.com

tl;dr- call your senator because it really could make a difference

MAY OR MAY NOT. Impossible to know without attending. (Bring money.)

I've been trying to teach people I know about kayfabe and why it matters for a couple years now. This video does a much better job than me.

If you're in the USA, you can no longer watch the Dutch TV special about my theories on fascism and pro wrestling on YouTube! Oh no!! But fear not, for I have uploaded the full thing to my Vimeo for American viewing and sharing Go forth:

We had a lot of fun seeing @kumail.bsky.social in Chicago in March. Definitely recommend making time to see him on stage.

Our Sounders Family sends love to Tom Biro, a stalwart in the Seattle soccer community and a former @weareecs.bsky.social co-president, who is hospitalized after a severe accident earlier this week. Join us in sending best wishes to one of our own. 💚💙

Oh no! Fire in the little stretch of businesses on Damen south of Argyle. Looks like it might be the dry cleaner or the recently empty home of Good Company and Ravenswood Breakfast.

Anti-Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles have taken over the 101 freeway to protest ICE deportation raids. 🎥 ktla

Scenes from a seemingly autonomous protest and car caravan near Trump Tower in Chicago yesterday. No speeches, but the signs, chants, and music struck a defiant tone toward Trump and his vicious program of deportations.

At. Gunpoint. Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right. In any other country, we'd call it a coup.

@chicagoleah.bsky.social joins #Uppermiddlebrow to talk about how M3gan is the robot horror version of Amelia Bedilia, and why #Tedchiang says AI anxietes are capitalism anxieties.

Crossover! #Uppermiddlebrow joins forces with @chicagoleah.bsky.social to talk stories about robot friends, and robot enemies. We discuss M3gan, Duncan Jones' Moon, Ted Chiang's Exhalation, and lots of other stories. uppermiddlebrow.com/2025/01/13/e...