I'm an Xer, but I feel this still applies.

Holy shit, what?!? It is absolutely unacceptable for me to be in the top 1% of bluesky accounts. Why are you weirdos (complimentary) following me?

The fuck is wrong with these people?!?

My, my, my, my lambing hits me so hard Makes me say "Oh my flock" Thank you for blessin' me with a farm of fun and two hype sheep.

You - yes, YOU - can help protect the LGBTQ+ community here in California by telling Gov. Newsom to sign eight - yes, EIGHT - equality bills currently sitting on his desk. This link will help you do it in one step, today: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

I'm just saying, some of these folks are going to be reincarnating over and over as some squirming muck creature for thousands of years before they even make it up to, like, mouse level again. The Universal Consciousness will be all, "Nope, back to the muck until you learn we're all connected."

on the one hand, you have enduring principles that have been written about for hundreds of years. on the other hand, you can make money that will have no effect on your lifestyle as an already uber-rich person. what a difficult decision!!

the hiring of Olivia Nuzzi by Vanity Fair makes the new rules of media clear: ❌ lightly criticizing Charlie Kirk ✅ FaceTime fingerblasting with your story’s subject, RFK Jr.

I signed the Harper's letter to show I was brave enough to stand up to the left on free speech. But I've decided that I'm not brave enough to stand up to the right about it.

What I find interesting about discussions of political violence is how the threat of right-wing violence is a reason to give into their demands (see Tea Party, ending mask mandates, threats against academics, etc.) whereas the threat of violence from the left disqualifies the underlying complaint

Also this, and I say this as a person who, in the past, has had the job of growing a mailing list like the one for these events. Yes, it's nice for organizers to be able to reach you later for event updates, reminders, follow-up, associated actions, fundraising, etc., but it carries risk

Yes, all of this thread. 1. You cannot assume that your peaceful protest will be allowed to stay peaceful 2. This should be your standard best practice for any event like this 3. Doing so protects you and others, both now and in the future

In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination comes a wave of threats targeted at democrats and minorities, so let’s not play fucking coy about these people lamenting political violence.

This is a cool cover of an old Italian folk song from the '40s

How incredibly disappointing

Ok people, you know what to do. I hope they get just thousands of "cow tools" requests

"You'd understand if you'd ever irrigated on a navy canal." is the sentence that just made me tell my husband that hanging's too good for @stevenbrust.bsky.social

Look at the fashionistas we had at our action today to hold Sutter Health accountable for their refusal to bargain fairly with frontline healthcare workers to solve the short-staffing crisis that impacts patients & workers! @uniondrip.bsky.social

One of the worst things for fairness in America: when judges started worrying about the fallout from correct decisions. I.E. yes, this company did break the law & rip off all of its customers, but if impose the correct decision, it could cause the company to fail. So they just impose a tiny fine.

In the kitchen, talking to my cats like Vizzini to Fezzik: "When the *mouse* sticks his *head* out, you EAT him!" (Side note: Goldman sure likes his Zs, huh?)

Ok, place your bets now... 1. Department of Defense is now renamed Department of War* 2. Invasion of Venezuela 3. Invasion of Chicago 4. Martial law declaration *traditionally, this happens only after a formal declaration of war by Congress

This is how surprised I am 😐

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset. In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia. In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

why is my tl suddenly 100% sexy Watto & crossed fingers

The thing about accepting Newsom's depravity against trans people or the homeless on the grounds of "Yeah, that's bad, but we have to beat Trump or it'll be worse." is that by accepting it, you mark it as acceptable, both within your mind and in the larger world around you.

y’all know what one of the first nazi book burnings was right? y’all know why they did it y’all know trans people were one of their first targets and even the ALLIES left us in the camps when liberating everyone else y’all see what’s right in front of you, right?

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

A lot of cis people want to pretend it's not as bad as it is for trans people, but it's that bad and getting worse. Stand up, stay loud, and be there for the community BEFORE they're just another line in the next poem.

Loving this. We need more DAs & State Attorneys General to say this out loud, and then start bringing cases.

Dang, Elan from #LoveIsland out here at the reunion episode looking like a lost member of Sha Na Na (I have a teen, watching LI is a necessary bonding experience)

Any team that starts actually using this is going to mess up so many fantasy lineups

It's so sad when you see a downed cart. Elderly and injured carts are often found this way during the early morning herd check.

Deep Dish/Hot Dish 2028

Need a little hope this morning? Check this out

one forgotten reason about why newsom blows ass is that time he vetoed a *unanimous* vote in the legislature that would've capped copays for insulin at $35. stated reason was because CA was going to start making its own insulin. that veto was in 2023. CA still ain't making its own insulin.

[politics understander just read the niemoller poem] oh hell yeah thats loads of people before they come for me that will buy loads of time , sick

OMG. I would've been thrown out of that game (or maybe beaten up) for laughing too hard at how ridiculous this is. Since it's Texas, I wonder if they have an Alamo themed routine as well.

Thank goodness the Democratic party is finally taking a stand and weighing in on what really matters (autocorrect wanted to make it "Democratic pastry" and given that they seem to have the fortitude of a wet pie crust, I almost let it stay that way)

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Goals.

This thread is both depressing and validating as fuck. We are not imagining that leading journalists are intentionally supporting fascism, and they're doing it for exactly the reason you think (no, not money, the other one)

Using Ai ironically or to dunk on someone is still using Ai. Fucking don’t.

Terrifying home invasion video - sound on so you can hear how many words are super similar in Norwegian and English

If there is one, he is incontrovertibly burning in it right now

"What's my crime? Playing a succulent cello solo?!"

For realsies. I voted for the guy in the past (3 times, actually, because of the recall) but he was always someone without real principles, and he's clearly happy to lean into Nazi & fascist ideology if it gets him more power (or if he thinks it will). He is not capable of leading us out of this.

When you make eugenicist arguments, a Nazi will happily agree with you. "So you agree that mentally ill people are dangerous? We both agree that fat people need to be punished? Sounds like we're both disgusted by gay and trans people my friend" They'll nod along happily as you say Nazi shit.

"First they came for the trade unionists and I was like 'Well, that seems like a reasonable compromise in the spirit of bipartisanship, what could go wrong?'"