Right now feels like an excellent time to re-watch Mike Birbiglia’s “Thank God for Jokes” on Netflix. Has a nice reference to Jimmy Kimmel’s generosity. Talks about the real world implications of the ideas we express. Makes me laugh so much & so hard.

Is Gabrielle Zevin’s novel, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow a modern Ulysses (of the James Joyce variety)?

I've been asking "What if today was the freest you'd ever get to be for the rest of your life?" all year long and I really wish more people would engage with that.

These images are deeply moving. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

This is heavy on jargon I am not familiar with but context was clear. Gratitude to @segfaultvicta.bsky.social for the 🧵& @innuendostudios.bsky.social for boosting & explaining the alt-right playbook all these years to give me (& others) a starting chance in comprehending this ecosystem.

Trump Claims He Can’t Be Expected To Remember Every Birthday Card He Sends To Child Molesters https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-cant-be-expected-to-remember-every-birthday-card-he-sends-to-child-molesters/

@realsambee.bsky.social I recall in the 1st DJT admin, you (& many others), posed the question of if he could read. Still valid. I’ve been wondering if he has always had an absolute nonsense approach to numbers/percentages or if that discalculia is “new”? So much delusional gibberish for a P&CIC.

This looks to be profoundly important. youtu.be/Ykll4MWltsQ?...

Just beyond the wind’s edge, a tree waits in patience to be moved in dance.

Did religion motivate assassination of Minnesota lawmaker? minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/18/d... Very grateful that this article came to my attention: thorough & well-written. A flag of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) was hung by Speaker Johnson's office, & SCOTUS Alito's vacation home.

@lisad.bsky.social Please, please explain the reluctance of journalists to openly discuss P&CICs communication. At best, it is bizarre + disingenuous. At worst, it is delirious logorrhea* with no basis in shared reality. Why don’t world leaders (& their translators), reference it?

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

Pursue acts of awe: earthsky.org/astronomy-es...

I love Merlin very much. Also, is there an identification app for frog sounds?

What is my ethical obligation to complete rating scales after purchasing services (e.g., a haircut), or products (such as a pair of jeans)? Does it change if I use rating scales as a means of deciding where to go and/or what to buy?

I have a memory that after the 2018 Parkland HS shooting, then P&CIC Tr*mp claimed that had he been there, he'd've run into the fray even if unarmed. The thing is, he & Melania WERE in a position to help high schoolers being traumatized while the couple were regular friends w/Epstein.

@nytimes.com Please consider a method by which photographs can be cited for the date they were taken, and information about what software was used to enhance or modify an image. I 100% do not believe that this is an unedited, recent photograph. That makes no sense whatsoever.

When you strip away humanity

PBS hello. Thank you for those sending good thoughts for PBS and esp. @NewsHour. It means the world. We're as determined to ever. If interested, yes, we could use support: 1. EASY one - let's build. Folo me - @LisaD. Folo @pbsnews.org Repost this.

#MyEpsteinTheory is that DJT is protecting someone close to him, who currently lives beyond the fray. I think Melania is in the file.

“Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women.” In this week's #FiresideStacks 🔥 @suzmkahn.bsky.social sat down with @jessicacalarco.com to discuss how women became America’s safety net, and how to build a more just, caring economy. www.firesidestacks.com/p/other-coun...

July 13th will be the one-year anniversary of when Corey Comperatore tragically lost his life for attending a DJT rally where a wanna-be assassin fired an AR-15 style weapon. Two other attendees were critically wounded. Any update on the famous ear? Any scar? If not, does it matter?

I give a lot of time volunteering w/ folks at the end of the life in Central PA. Rep “GT” Thompson has campaigned on his knowledge of elderly care facilities. Every time I call, I remind him I know he knows the unforgivable suffering that will come to his constituents if he votes for HR1.

Two observations: 1) This seems to mean anyone who committed a crime + anyone unliked by persons in power can have the CITIZENSHIP revoked? 2) How does DJT pass the test of point #7 (fraud)? bsky.app/profile/mcle...

Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary’s history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government.

The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands,       And the tide rises, the tide falls. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls #BlueSkyMonday

@juddlegum.bsky.social Is it a "war" if Congress didn't approve it? If it didn't have Congressional approval, was dropping bombs legal? Who, specifically, gave the order to bomb? If they were not legal sanctioned, should those pilots have refused to carry out the order? Are they now liable?

Trees and birdsong

Remember... youtu.be/nWEpW6KOZDs?...

@lollardfish.bsky.social Joni Ernst's phrasing in her now-infamous cemetery video got me wondering: Historically speaking, wh came first: referring to a deity as "Lord" in a faith-based expression, & political leaders took on the title to build the assoc that they were deity-approved,

The energy of wonder makes me feel like hate is a complete waste of time. I would so much rather spend the rest of my life learning about the amazing world. #Iceland

@profgalloway.com This may be in your interest.

Watching #RFK testimony, I am wondering wtaf he is drinking in “You Rock” cup?

Take seven minutes & watch this NYT Opinion video from today (14 May 2025): www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o... If you want to argue that NYT has contributed to this mess, fine -- do it elsewhere: you'll find no disagreement from me, & we do not have time to keep feeding that particular grievance.

Central PA #birds are having a wonderful morning & I am here for it.

It took us over a year to get this thing out through a peer review process because actual review takes time. Actual, non-bribed, non compromised review goes through iterations, and anything that went through "peer review" in a suspiciously short time is suspect. Anywho, the Cass Review is busted.

A true & very normal story: Two nights ago, the app from my pharmacy tells me I can't refill my Magnesium supplements bc they need my physician to provide a script...except scrolling further down on same page it says there are 2 avail refills. So I go to the store...

Ask someone older than you are what they think about dandelions & then come tell me. Thank you!

As a longtime fan of AudioDharma.org & Gil Fronsdal in particular, it occurred to me that a talk on how to be mindful online (as compared to in real life) would be meaningful. This space is different than others: it's much more like fantasy but the consequences are real + unanchored from time.

The actions of multiple members of the DJT Admin & its agents (directly + in their media) have struck me by the abject & consistent lack of humanity. Such a deeply ugly malevolence in the words & deeds of so many of these people, plus indisputable sickening glee at harm coming to others.

Finally: this is deeply difficult to read & see. Do it anyway, well before April 20th. Have the important conversations NOW, even though they are difficult. This will only ever stop when we do. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

For all of the problems The Washington Post has (& there are many x many), they are taking the mass shooting crisis in this country very seriously & without turning away from the horrifying results ignoring it thus far has brought the country. www.washingtonpost.com/education/in...

You can learn more about the threat of these very active, very sophisticated online groups a variety of ways: Vox reported on “Our Incel Problem”: www.vox.com/the-highligh...

For incels, April 20th is the anniversary of the Columbine school shooting massacre. Persons dedicated to becoming celebrity shooters & the groups which actively recruit & radicalize boys for that purpose, are undoubtedly planning right now. www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

As April 20th approaches, please spread the word to prominently & explicitly check in on boys (as young as 10), teens, & young men who are online for what incel-related content they are exposed to, recruitment or ongoing community discussions. Look out for each other.

Can non-British people sign -- like, fans of accountability and consequences?

@noelmu.bsky.social I have a television/movie question & I’m not sure who to ask. Where did condoms go? There was a time when before a sexual scene, there would be an acquire a condom scene — Superbad even had lube. Condoms might get a mention during or disposal after. Lately: Nothing. Why?