911 emergency services are DOWN all across Mississippi and in parts of Louisiana and Alabama, apparently due to one single fiber line being cut. @nickjudin.bsky.social has the latest updates from Mississippi + alternative emergency numbers: www.mississippifreepress.org/911-emergenc...

This feels ominous. “virtually all of the military’s top commanders worldwide” ordered to show up “without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week”

Even though I understand the psychology at play, I can’t not feel like it’s insane that people think that a man who says things he “doesn’t really mean” is not for that very reason unfit to be president. Which inability is its own irritatingly fallible mind trap.

As an American I feel your pain, Aussies. (And the rest of the world.)

Yay and also dear god I would love it if academia/education were funded well enough that we had the bandwidth to not un (or, more fairly, semi-) critically adopt so many things…

This conversation is so frustrating. Yes, hs writing conventions are training, like musical scales. And also: nothing makes a student hate music and drop it asap like being made to play nothing but scales for four years.

Bobby Kennedy to “do his own research” on medication abortions www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/09/bobb...

Texture-wise, well-cooked okra is a lot like chia pudding. Smooth with fun intriguing little crunch bombs. People like boba tea; same basic principle.

Omg people. I’m a white woman from CA and I know that okra is the fucking bomb. Any vegetable is nasty if you just boil it to death. Sauté some okra with peppers and onions 🧑‍🍳💋

There is a massive opening here for a smart, aggressive opposition party to seize on the values of Respectability, Competence, Probity, Professionalism, and Responsibility. These guys are weak, pathetic losers—no one wants to associate themselves with a party of whiny complaining maga bitches

Remember when Trump claimed to raise a bunch of money for Hurricane Helene which somehow needed to go to evangelical orgs specifically? You're never going to believe this but

Still other mothers are furious about the complete upending of scientific expertise and the deep-rooted ableism, but hey sure validation and feminism lite(tm) are important too I guess.

Unlike Venezuelans in boats.

I have spent the morning on the couch with the cat and it’s the best goddamn vacation I’ve had all year

No fucking words

Me too

Um.

This isn't harm that can be undone by an election. The Wakefield study was published in 1998 and it led directly to what we just saw. There will be preventable adverse events in pregnancies for the rest of our lifetimes that wouldn't have happened without this press conference.

Oh god bless

So now we find out if people want to get free and stay that way...or if what they REALLY want is mid standup and celebrity interviews ( not to worry I've seen this movie before and can provide spoilers 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲)

I … should not have logged on and been reminded about/read summaries of the @#!*&¡🤬 autism whatever the fuck that thing is/was. I’ve been managing to keep my psychological shit together so well so far this year…

This week I am going to think about fat bears and only fat bears as much as possible.

It should be obvious, but from someone who is aware of the literature: There is no observed link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism. But there is significant data on all sorts of bad outcomes if pregnant women don't treat high fevers.

In Naperville, IL on Wednesday, ICE surrounded a group of documented workers replacing a residential roof. ICE agents reportedly kicked over the ladders and forced the workers to jump. The episode involved a chase with guns drawn.

Reminds me of a long ago internet argument where some jerk asked me what news I watch and when I said I didn’t watch tv news thought he’d proved that I was completely uninformed. 🤔

I think the (insane) phrase “woke right” means “woke” has been appropriated to mean “censorious” bc a lot of not terribly smart people have equated “left” with “telling you not to say offensive shit”. (In other contexts of course it means “Black”)

My husband is former USAF. The pilots and any other military personnel on these flights are shaming the service (and I think breaking the law).

I been SAYING

The flashy video of ppl facing off with 🧊 gets a lot of attention. A thing you can do that is less flashy but absolutely vital is, hook up with local immigrant protection orgs and pass out their info at places like car washes, farmers/flea markets, the food stands that field workers go to, etc…

If you are one of the almost 100 Dems who voted to honor the guy who said the Civil Rights Act was a huge mistake, don’t bother asking Black people to vote for you, donate to you or canvass for you next year. Don’t bother. Please. And don’t be shocked if you get a primary opponent.

I am too tired to feel outrage this morning so instead I decided a week’s worth of research was enough and replaced the broken food processor with an upgraded model.

I … kind of love this.

Excellent use of her subject position. The goons are pissed, shove her around, bully her with a brief chokehold, but they are also ashamed of doing it and she doesn’t get arrested or badly hurt. And other protesters are rightly indignant and concerned. This is the power older women have in protest

This goes hard and I love it (might want to not listen with kids around).

If adorable apex predators aren’t you’re thing how about adorable oceanic scavengers

I finished my Friday workday and took a fucking 3 hour nap. Also my husband has been out of state for 6 weeks and I’ve gained 10+ pounds. This new job is no fucking joke (I love doing it but also I am tiiiiiiiiired.)

Absolutely. Also, keep those passports updated and look into colleges outside the country. (Also for the record I don’t consider autism a cognitive disability—LD ok, neurodivergence yes—but most of my autistic students are smarter than I am and I’m no slouch.)

Meanwhile at least two of his children's hospital chaplain colleagues were fired for speaking up on his behalf. As far as I know they have not been rehired.

This. Is. Great.

I wrote about what the desperate attempt to find a trans connection to the Charlie Kirk assassination tells us about the deep psychological impulses at work in Trumpism. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...

“My view is that I’ve learned some big words that sound Very Serious and if I string them together I too will Sound Serious”

The current administration call to “crack down” on the “radical left” is in fact right wing political violence.

I need to watch this on a loop for the rest of my life

Do what you can.

It isn’t just celebrities who are being censored.

This thread is the giggle you know you need right now. Stephen Miller DOES look like he eats mice 😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆

Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.

Superb choice of header photo

Academic sky: I have a brilliant 12th grader who wants to combine English lit with political science—activist instincts, fantastic insights into narrative. What’s a good *undergrad* program for them, ideally at a smaller college?