Quote from book club "The prime McGuffin"

Sorry I'm late, I was just teetering on the edge of a nervous breakdown over how fucking stupid everything is all the time, and how we can't seem to do anything about it.

Maybe you know you’re the most crime-committing president *ever* when you have to get your Supreme Court to give you immunity for committing crimes and then you have to get your IRS to give you immunity for committing fraud.

Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades.

Quote from work "Can you ask chatGPT what it meant when it said this?"

The Dilley Trailer Prison is making $13.1 million every month. In America, it is now the norm to commodify child suffering and allow private investors and companies like CoreCivic to profit from the imprisonment of innocent children. Dilley must be shut down so we can #FreeOurChildren.

182.8 Meters xkcd.com/3248/

Oh my! What a scary looking shark! Be careful, everyone.

1. Hey folks: My pal (and recent Oscar nominee!) Pamela Ribon is making a documentary on Texas' UIL One Act Play competition, where teens compete statewide for theatrical glory. She's hoping for donations for post-production work and @scalzifamily.foundation is matching funds. www.oneactfilm.com

The REI anniversary sale begins today, and America’s unions are standing with @reiunion.bsky.social workers throughout this boycott. It’s past time for REI to stop union-busting and reach a new contract. Show your solidarity and don’t shop at REI during their anniversary sale through May 25!

"It's weird how meal and sleep breaks fix a lot of the annoying things about humans." From Platform Decay by @marthawells.com

"She sounded like she was having a day and this was the absolute last thing she could take. " From Platform Decay by @marthawells.com

And another work quote "It's an example of where sourcing can really mess up your life"

Got to see art made while singing in a group last night.

"none of us can cancel everything but everyone can cancel something" is the heart of this. Sometimes it feels like folks on here are more interested in yelling at each other over the ways we're all struggling to navigate this system instead of figuring out what parts we can do.

TO RECAP: Democrats finally fight back but follow the rules, ask voters to decide in a democracy, and get overruled by fascist trump judges. Republicans do whatever they want and the Supreme Court rubber stamps it. Why can’t Democrats do whatever the Republicans do?

Good morning on this Don't Argue Inside Your Head With Other People Friday. Today, you can practice gently ending the argument inside yr head when you catch yourself having it, especially w/people who aren't there or who it's not safe/not fair for you to argue with. Do this as many times as you need

After years of union-busting and no contract, tens of thousands of REI members have pledged to boycott REI’s Anniversary Sale May 15-25. Solidarity with @reiunion.bsky.social in their fight for a fair contract. Stand with REI workers and don’t shop during the sale!

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

47 cent per gallon price jump overnight

Quote from work "I think you are whispering in broke"

"I’ll show you a constellation of different groups who worked behind the scenes to ensure participants felt welcome, safe, and free to express vulnerable emotions in public." sojo.net/articles/int...

"And yeah, there was something both aesthetically pleasing and satisfying about a great piece of engineering." From All the Birds in the Sky by @charliejane.bsky.social

View from the hammock

Got my new sticker

Probably need to do something about this we'll see. Honeysuckle growing on my hedge.

Hey, hey, it's MAY DAY. You know what to do... No School! No Work! No Shopping! #TaxTheOligarchs

I startled a hawk on my neighbor's fence as I headed to work this morning. Didn't have time to get a picture before it flew away.

"with the firmware team you never know. It's always a bit of a surprise." Quote from an EE in a meeting discussing what features we should expect to be implemented already

"It's a great irony that society looks down on those who sell their bodies but not those that lease out their minds" From @brandonsanderson.com 's Tress of the Emerald Sea

CAPYBABIES

A wind came. It blew across the land.

Sunday evening flowers

I wish they cared this much about shootings when it happens to children at school.

Sorry if I've been swinging wildly between these two concepts lately. These times are really trying.

Lucille Ball--actress, comedian, producer & film-studio executiver--died #OTD in 1989. In 1962, she bought out Desi Arnaz's interest in Desilu Productions & became the 1st woman to own & run a major TV studio. Desilu produced many popular TV series including Mission: Impossible & #StarTrek. #legend

Heard an owl while walking the dog tonight

Maybe this begging style will get the human to finally give me what I want

RFK has been in hearings for the past two weeks. I saw this still from today’s HELP Committee hearing (this covers things like health, vaccines, and budget cuts) and it felt like it summed up everything that’s going on pretty well.

Softly call the muster, friends all answer "here". These are the ones we have lost so far in Iran. 1/5

Venus' looking glass

Proper sunbathing technique is important

The city of Garland is showcasing the work of local authors through a new collection launching next week at the Central Library. So far more than 70 authors have donated books.

A piece of short fiction to help in this time www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/hell...

Another work quote "All my gasts have been flabbered."

"Naturally, when you have one rumor, it buds little extra rumors just for the fun of it." From Dodger by Terry Pratchett

Saw my first firefly of the season this evening

A lovely patch of horse herb blooming