Anyone else on Meetup? I just started a group called Tokyo Accessible Yoga and you're very welcome to join! Picnics, yoga in the park, sober music events, community building. First (free) meetup will be 6/6 in Zenpukuji Park. Yoga & Picnic; alllllll levels welcome!

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

We're really excited about this show next month! Hope you can join us!

Hey Tokyo! Every so often I run a free promotion at my yoga & barre studio, and this month is one of those times! If you've been looking for an excuse to try, here's your nudge! Please message me on instagram or email [email protected] Let me know if you have questions!

Someone started a fire in Shibuya Scramble, leading to the usual online disinformation that it was a foreigner who did it (bc of course). NTV now confirms the suspect, who turned himself in, is a Japanese citizen & appears to be a right-wing nationalist.

you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides the nytimes:

MASSIVE WIN: no one wants to live in the united states anymore

Organizing a community Hanami for my yoga studio, but anyone's welcome!

Politicians & some media outlets have latched onto a narrative that recent immigrants, especially undocumented, are causing spikes in crime. Research does not support the view. In fact, immigrants might have less law enforcement contact compared to native-born Americans.

I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness. You could be next.

I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen *Everyone has stories like this*

I don't really know a lot of people here yet partly because I always forget to post stuff here, but anyway, if anyone's inclined, come celebrate my birthday with me at MoguMogu in Asagaya. Live music and great DJs and gluten-free cake while supplies last!

Hi everyone! Reminder. I'm taking opinions until 12/26 and then I'll be crafting my January schedule (and prepping events beyond). Feel free to weigh in and get a coupon for your hard work! (It's pretty short & lots of questions are optional 😇)

We're really really bad about posting on here, but if anyone's up for some experimental pop tonight we're playing in Koenji at a place called Showboat. Great lineup of experimental electronic stuff for those who dig that. Btw we're on at 7:30!

I run a small yoga studio/community space in Tokyo & I'm making my schedule for 2026. I'd love to hear from you about the classes & events you'd like to see next year, including online classes & non-yoga community events. ¥500 coupon to anyone who fills out the form. forms.gle/QHcBUAYqQUPg...

this has become a very important video to me

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

A reminder! Hope you can join us.

It's a shame to see xenophobia and scapegoating on the rise just about everywhere, but these are great moments to build stronger communities, especially in-person. Online spaces are infested w/ cowards who try to incite hatred. To whatever extent, ignore, block, their opinions are worthless anyway.

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

private equity buys a company and immediately starts torturing their employees and the money

Hey Tokyo folks! @eightlegs-taco.bsky.social will be doing a pop-up at California Bliss Dept. this weekend. Open to the public & free, so come on by if you're in town! ps promotion on until the end of November to get a free yoga or barre class. Lmk if you're interested!

Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Friendly reminder! I won't be offering this again until next year sometime. I'm a teeny tiny studio & I can't afford to offer a lot of free trials, but really happy to offer this when I can. I promise no sales pitch or strings attached, just see if my studio is a good fit for you!

I'm not sure if others were annoyed by this, but I didn't like how Frankenstein ended with a Byron quote. Especially after so many things were changed about the original novel, it would've been nice to take a quote from the novel itself or another quote from Mary Shelley. Weird choice imho.

Please do not mock the Security Roomba he is working very hard to keep you safe.

Tortoise's Jeff Parker & John McEntire were on @npr.org 'Weekend Edition Sunday' to talk with host @ayesharascoe.bsky.social about their new album, 'Touch,' and their upcoming concert with Chicago Philharmonic: www.npr.org/2025/11/02/n... cc @intlanthem.bsky.social

Biking around today and soaking up the autumn vibes was so good. The crunch of the leaves, the oranges yellows and reds, the slight coolness in the air, but not so cold you need layers. love love love it!

We had so much fun playing in costume that we've already booked out MoguMogu again for Halloween next year! (the 31st!) Hope you all have an amazing Halloween...although in this weather, maybe just snuggled up with some yummy treats and some scary movies.

Hey Tokyo folks! I'm running a promotion in November for Tokyo residents: try yoga or barre for free (if you've never been to my studio)! DM me to book your lesson. If you are a regular...

Over 71 million Americans are paid less than a living wage, and are forced into social safety nets like SNAP. If you think too many people are receiving SNAP benefits, don’t shame them. Shame their employers paying them poverty wages and forcing taxpayers to subsidize the rest.

@santadharma.bsky.social costumes slowly coming together, but won't reveal. Come down and check it out! Great lineup of musicians & our friend Dreya with incredible music selection. Halloween fun w/o the crowds & chaos. Super cheap if you dress up 😊 If you've never been to MoguMogu...

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Come with me and learn new approaches to exploring and appreciating the world aroud you. A new series of workshops starts this weekend, please check it out at somewherein.jp/workshops Shares appreciated, as is your patience while I get this thing up to speed. #japan #tokyo #travel

This Sunday! Free! Hope you can join us! Tokyo people, if it's not too much trouble, can you help me spread the word?

And technically we're kinda playing 10/19 at California Bliss Dept. although @lanasolyluna.bsky.social will do a solo set (Sushi Neko Roll), and Dhamo will play with Mike from Snickerdoodle (as Swimming Pools).

I think I finally decided what I'll try to be for Halloween. Hoping I can find the pieces I need in time! Will post pics if I can pull it off or come to the @santadharma.bsky.social gig on 10/26 at MoguMogu (Asagaya). It's going to be a couple's one. (Again, IF we can pull it off. 😅)

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

When is the round table on the tooth fairy?

Pastor David Black, First Presbyterian Church, being pepper-sprayed outside ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.

Hey Tokyo folks! I'm organizing a free event at my yoga studio on 10/19. Anyone's welcome! Live music and cheap goods! (This is an alcohol-free event. No outside food or drinks. Feel free to share/repost! Thanks!!💕)

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

"More than a decade after he arrived in Japan with his wife and their two eldest children, Ali is fighting a battle on two fronts – a decision on his application for refugee status, and rising hostility towards his family and other members of the country’s Kurdish community."

Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

cowards!

If any yoga or fitness teachers in Tokyo are interested, I'm hosting a free meetup at my studio in Minami-Asagaya next week: 9/25 15:00-16:30! New teachers or teachers in training are very welcome! Let's build a community and support each other! Feel free to share or dm me w/ questions!

“Our employers told us it was ok… I will never visit 🇺🇸 again. It feels good to be free.” Hundreds of South Korean workers detained in shackles landed home, met by family who tearfully hugged them. Arrested building a factory to employ thousands. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/w...