Finished reading my two year old’s bedtime stories, I’m sitting with him until he falls asleep, and he’s just softly beatboxing at me. It’s not hard to be but he’s probably better at it than I am already

Launching the U.S. into what could be yet another unpopular and costly forever war, while simultaneously pushing for an unpopular budget bill at home that will take food and healthcare away from millions of people. The "peace president."

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

Abolish ICE.

It's common to hear that, if Dems are to win against the right, they need to shift their rhetoric regarding social policies towards the right. This is conventional wisdom for many. But I'll let you in on a little secret: There's actually quite a lot of data about whether this works, and it doesn't.

just a reminder that the dem who ran this campaign unseated a 3x gop incumbent who had never won by less than double digits

Just picked up this masterpiece, an amazing adaptation of @tamorapierce.bsky.social ‘s work by @definitelyvita.bsky.social and @sambeckdraws.bsky.social . The original novel versions of these books were super formative to my youth. I hope we get adaptations of the rest of the series soon!

Okay, you’re a fellow leftist who wants people to understand that we can’t defeat fascism through electoral politics alone? Great, I’m with you, but now I need you to understand that we’re also not going to defeat fascism with only the involvement of people who are Left enough for you. 🧵1/2

I’m so fucking tired of feeling this way. I have ocd and anxiety, it gets bad about things like infectious diseases. I’m not currently treated for it, and the anxiety brought on by the threat of Covid, bird flu, measles, rsv etc is kicking my ass. Like I feel physically exhausted from anxiety.

I will keep repeating it. Elon Musk is the most dangerous man in the United States. He is a clear and present danger to every American citizen. What he's doing will make you sicker, more exposed to extreme weather, and more likely to die. He is a dire threat to your life.

This is what House Republicans voted for tonight. Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

when far right trash say the salutes by Elon and Bannon etc aren’t Nazi salutes/not a big deal, stop telling them “well you do it then.” Don’t tell Nazis to do Nazi stuff unless you’re there and ready to provide a consequence. all you’re doing is showing them “see, you can get away with it too”

“I see a state turning to faith, faith turning to hate, hate turning to votes, votes turning to notes.” - Bloodywood, in the song Gaddaar, talking about how politicians use religion, and the division it creates, for their profit

Late Valentine’s Day celebration with my handsome husband ❤️

No, he doesn't. Randy E. Barnett and Ilan Wurman should be disbarred and removed from their positions for even saying this. There should be no mercy for people articulating this made up bullshit in the legal profession. They are enablers of fascism no different than the lawyers of the Nazi regime.

We won’t disappear just because you change a website.

random memory that sticks out in my childhood is watching The Gods Must be Crazy with my parents, the part where rebels take kids hostage and the authorities back down rather than endanger them, and my parents told me that in reality authorities don’t usually care about the lives of hostages. 🧵1/2

I read all the Narnia books as a kid, and a) Horse and His Boy was my favore book so the fact that adaptations always skip it makes me so mad, and b) the last couple books I remember not enjoying at all, and I think it might be a struggle to end an adaptation satisfyingly & faithfully at once

Hey I don’t care how much you love kanye’s music, if you somehow still rock with him after everything else he has pulled it’s REALLY time to stop now that he’s openly selling swastika merch

If it’s conservative it’s not cyberpunk. I am 100% a purist when it comes to the ethos of the genre of cyberpunk, it is not just about the cool aesthetic and it never has been. If it just Looks like cyberpunk it’s like tech noire or post-cyberpunk

Jk Rowling could never be so cool, don't read potter read animorphs to support an author who isn't a pos.

See I KNOW I have Contamination OCD and that my mind is not purely rational about things relating to germs etc. BUT I’m still always lowkey convinced that I’m the one who’s right to feel this way and all of y’all are the ones off-base for not being worried about this shit

These are the House Democrats who just gave Trump more tools to terrorize people.

The cat is the one in charge here, not the 90 pound mastiff-mix

I feel like I need to find a good way to share my knowledge of antifascist music these days, folks are gonna need inspiring music for whatever is next. The whole reason I got into punk as a young man was because I was on a quest to find explicitly antifascist music, I have a fair number I found

huh...

We all saw elon’s salute. We know the agenda. We see the pardons. If you’re on the left, esp if you’re visibly queer or not white, pick up some self defense skills (if you don’t already have them). Learn a martial art, etc.- find some inspiring music to practice to regularly youtu.be/f7mRG88KPbA?...

laws aren’t real. solidarity is.

Being the parent of a young child is awesome, like ‘I have to stop worrying about the world and pretend to be a cat with you? Amazing’

“Stop politicizing my hobbies” first of all: no. Second:

Remember when people thought grimes was cool? It’s been a really long time since that

reminder: if you see ICE arriving in a place it’s both legal and the very least we can do to very loudly announce their presence, to yell “whoa what’s ICE doing here? Why is la migra here?” And just generally make sure folks know what’s happening and try to help relevant folks have a little warning.

Finally finished Godzilla Minus One today (busy parent of a child too young to watch it so had to catch it in chunks) and holy shit that’s a good movie

Oh hey tiktok is back up for now!

We’re living in a cyberpunk dystopia already, we just don’t have the cool aesthetic. What’s that William Gibson quote? The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed?

Congrats everybody! Love to see all three branches of our government coming together in bipartisan unity and unanimity to put 7 million Americans out of work. Amazing job all around. No notes.

This is bigger than keeping TikTok running in the US. It’s about the fact that the government is limiting free speech, info sharing, and small business opportunities in the name of “national security.” Meanwhile said security concerns are that we’re being critical of MAGA, the military, and Israel.

fuck A.I. all my homies hate A.I.

Thought as I read about Gaiman: I’m not saying that every time a rich famous artist has sex with a less-rich, non-famous fan of their work that it’s definitely SA, BUT I do think that the inherent power imbalance there makes consent at best murky. Even in cases that are less disturbing than this.

Facebook and Twitter are owned by right-wing broligarchs, the Washington Post and LA Times have spiked editorials so as not to upset Trump, ABC paid a $15 million bribe to Trump, and the hosts of “Morning Joe” went to Mar-a-Lago to lick Trump’s boots. Here’s why we have a liberal media problem.

Where's the accountability for the NYT's transphobia?