@pivotpod.bsky.social, @karaswisher.bsky.social The Pivot Podcast, or, more specifically, @profgalloway.com has sometimes cited what prediction markets were saying about a current/political event. That's an increasingly complicated act. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

Heather Cox Richardson is encouraging people to make the call. "Flood the zone." @hcrichardson.bsky.social Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Obsessed with Obama

@radiofreetom.bsky.social It occurred to me this morning that I am reading the phrase, "audience of one" more & more often lately as code for "this official only behaved this way to please DJT". Except it certainly appears that a LOT of people have the capacity to do heinous & illegal acts. 1/3

One of my all-time favorite concert shows is the "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of American Creativity" in 2015. Recognizing the National Endowment of the Arts, it is joyful & full of love for our country. obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/photos-and-v... @altnps.bsky.social

I am so tired of the "Rate Me" aspect of our attention economy. How do we get OUT of this pattern where every purchase immediately comes with a beckoning to give stars + a review? Who are the people participating in this? Can I appeal to their sense of leaving me alone? My thanks.

@katemanne.bsky.social Is there a function to having the word “incest”? Isn’t it rape among family members? I don’t understand when consent would ever be a part of it, so I feel like “rape & rape among family members” is more accurate than having an additional tidy term for the latter.

1. Trump has weaponized the FCC to control the media under his autocratic rule. Now, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is turning the agency towards his next target: transgender characters in TV shows. He seeks to change the rating system to penalize trans characters. Subscribe to support our journalism.

#Icalledmyreps #5calls As a PA 16803 voter, I reached out to Rep Thompson, Sen Fetterman, & Sen McCormick to urge them to reengage congressional oversight of military actions. I explained that I find P&CIC Trump & DefSec Hegseth profoundly unserious, unstable, & untrustworthy.

@noelmu.bsky.social Have you seen HBOs "DTF: St. Louis"? My apologies if you have & I missed it. I am deeply curious about its use of repetition. I haven't actually transcribed & tallied it, but my informal impression is that the maj of unusual words, most phrases, & some scenes, are repeated.

@katemanne.bsky.social I'm interested in your interp of the DJT/Pope dynamic. I keep seeing ppl being confused at DJT&JVs response to what seemed to be a very normal Pope stance to take on a war... But it reminded me of your _Down Girl_ discussions in Ch. 2, Ameliorating Mysogyny 1/2

Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛

Sometimes I like to imagine the alternate universe where experience really IS measured in quantities of rodeos.

"These officers are all people with long and distinguished records of service; none of them has been charged with any wrongdoing, and none of them has been accused of any kind of incompetence or disloyalty." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Upcoming free on-line panel in support of parents of teens & young adults who have IEP or 504 plans & are transitioning to college. Our discussion will review preparing for this exciting time, paired w/practical suggestions & emotional support. Register at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Ever wonder why ants build colonies that last generations without trashing their habitat? Or how bees pollinate without poisoning the flowers? No intelligent species will destroy their environment in the disguise for development and profit—nature proves it.

I do not believe that ICE at the airport is for security or that the SAVE act is about illegal voting by undocumented immigrants. They are both about white-supremacy-patriarchy. Normalizing armed patrols in public gatherings undermines the 1st amendment. SAVE act = diminish women voting.

@radiofreetom.bsky.social How is this an allowed use of Justice Department funds? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/c... "The Justice Department would then reimburse TotalEnergies $928 million..."

@jenishawo.bsky.social Thank you for sharing the experience of your family. My thoughts are with your aunt & all fortunate to love her. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

When Trump blows off a reporter's question and asks rudely "who are you with" , they should all reply: 1st. I am with the American people and their right to know the truth and the facts. 2nd. I'm with the 1st Amendment and the free press. 3rd. Who I work with shouldn't matter.

It you watch one thing from the Oscars, let it be this…

@radiofreetom.bsky.social My question is about the history of religiously motivated wars: when the action is prophetically prescribed as leading to apocalyptic change, were they considered/described as “planned” or were they more “set things in motion & let it play out”?

The logical thing is to recognize the cause of the bad act/speech. Call stupidity stupidity. Call malice malice. In the event it could be either, call it corrupt with an unknown cause that could be malice or stupidity. Then act accordingly.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social I have a question of civics vocab, plz. If I see the word "orders" re: P&CIC, does that mean "Executive Order" or "EO"? If so, what is its legal merit? I had prev'ly thought of EOs as like memos, statements of direction; not law. (1/3) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

I really cannot imagine being so completely consumed by ridiculous, absurd hate -- DefSec Hegseth makes America smaller, weaker, & more intolerant every time he speaks. Gratitude to @erininthemorning.com for persevering during this deeply dark time. I appreciate all that YOU do.

This is brilliant. I have seen Mark Thompson interview @sarahkendzior.bsky.social once before. Well worth 30 minutes of anybody’s time.

@radiofreetom.bsky.social You've been patient & gracious with my confusion about this topic. I do not mean to push my luck, I genuinely do not understand (a) why in this kind of story it isn't "President & Commander in Chief" & (b), separately, where's Congress? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

So grateful to @katemanne.bsky.social’s _Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny_. I am only at the very beginning, & already I feel a different understanding of the forces at work in the U.S.

@innuendostudios.bsky.social Reading @erininthemorning.com's reporting (shared), Heritage Foundation's Kevin Roberts plan of "radical incrementalism" sure sounds EXACTLY LIKE crossing the Rubicon not quickly, but steadily. open.substack.com/pub/erininth... 1/2

It costs $130 + a $35 facility fee to obtain a passport and an extra $30 for a passport card. In California, fees for certified copies of vital records are between $18 and $31 each. How is the SAVE Act not a poll tax?

This is an incredibly important exchange & I hope people will watch it to reflect on the way it is being played out in human form by officers of “immigration” + the housing of those detained, all with tax payer monies.

This thread is critically important on moral & legal levels.

@pivotpod.bsky.social & @profgalloway.com Help me understand the business reason Ring (& presumably other surveillance svcs) _need_ to sell data, plz. Are they not making enough profit w/their products & services w/o contracts to add’l companies (eventually to police & fed agencies)?

This is the chance to go after the soft tissue of big tech, whose leaders the president listens to,,, says Leia.

@marthavalenta.bsky.social Hey there! This seemed like the kind of event you might find of interest. I hope you + loved ones are doing well (given the givens). open.substack.com/pub/goodquee...

open.substack.com/pub/goodquee... Art should be accessible to everyone + everyone.

@bethmacy.bsky.social It can’t be overstated: Paper Girl is such a well-written & prescient book, particularly for folks interested in looking unblinkingly into at least one of the divides our nation has nurtured. And It’s deeply unsettling to see now what you (& others) already knew. {exhale}

@jimmykimmel.com I hope you will uplift awareness of this song/moment. The Minneapolis community has been all around amazing, with the kind of togetherness/harmony that truly touches my heart. Also: note the hand-made signs. So much love & gratitude to these folks. youtube.com/shorts/lR721...

This may be my favorite song and video ever: youtube.com/shorts/lR721... We should all be so lucky to have this kind of community surround us. Gratitude to Minneapolis.

Let's normalize the agreement that Autism & Neurodiversity broadly ARE NOT heinous forms of existence that bring despair to all humankind. When we talk about causes of Autism or any Neurodiversity, we should do so with the reverence that we are discussing fellow humans, worthy of dignity all.

Extremely well written. "The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Gratitude to @adamserwer.bsky.social. My thanks & my thanks to the people of Minnesota, neighbors & valorous, all.

@bethmacy.bsky.social I’ve been reading Paper Girl & am deeply grateful to you for your writing + work you have done to lend personal insight into some of the big differences of experience in our nation. My thanks also to the folks you profiled. Even in disagreeing, I value their openness. 1/3

Is the U.S. still bombing fishermen near Venezuela?

“We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy… The powerful have their power. But we have something, too: the capacity to stop pretending.” — Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, basically announcing divorce from America and receiving a standing ovation

@popsci.com Tried to follow-thru on a story featured in the "Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week" (fans of horror movies are empaths), but the links to X, formerly Twitter, stopped me cold. There is no reason to ever link to that site: it has no credibility, honesty, morality, civility, or safety.

Worth a watch: youtube.com/shorts/7icZh...

@theatlantic.com I found Judith Shulevitz's article on presidential portraiture to be interesting (www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...). My one request is that articles never + never link to X (formerly Twitter). That is not a site that is honest, reputable, moral, civil, or safe.

@sophiegilbert.bsky.social Thank you for your work. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

@fordcompany.bsky.social Maybe this is a fake or empty account.... But I am glad to have any opportunity to say: I am profoundly grateful to the MI employee who exercised his first amendment rights to call the P&CIC what is clearly true, & in defense of assaulted girls + women. To him: my thanks