@clivethompson.bsky.social "clotted weaselspeak" is a phrase that is going to live in my vernacular for the remainder of my days. Thank you. buttondown.com/clivethompso...

babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes

When you try to feed the song birds in the city.

Videos from Elizabeth Warren about 4 disastrous bombs in the big beautiful bill (links below) in comments…

McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."

Supreme Court stood up last night. Harvard stood up. Van Hollen stood up. Fed Chair Powell is standing up. It’s starting to feel like a heart beat.

Boston showed up and showed OUT today—raising hell and making good trouble for justice. Loud, proud, and unbothered by the haters. You heard us: #HandsOff our rights, our voices, our future. Boston doesn’t play when democracy is on the line.

Turns out people don't like watching their fellow citizens get handed giant novelty checks for a million dollars in exchange for their vote. It makes them want to go to the polls and cast their own votes for free.

Booker finally yields after more than 25 hours of speaking 👏👏👏

Everyone is Welcome Here. One teacher is a hero in these dark times. #everyoneiswelcome #love youtu.be/C97VwnYUBMs?...

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

UPDATED: The 93 lawsuits filed against Trump admin. directives, with hearing times & statuses, plus tabs for cases appealed to circuits & SCOTUS. We're still working to get livestreaming for as many of the hearings as possible. Please let us know what we've missed! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

“I can exist on cornflakes and community if it means that my soul is intact.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

This is an uncomfortably scary article. Sorry in advance, but also, you should be aware. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.

I had thought I’d be more articulate when the bottom fell out on our government. I had thought I’d brim with words. For now, the words I have don’t feel adequate, and so instead, I’ll dedicate this small account to actions. To the people who take them, big or small, in the face of corruption.

If you see this, post a fictional artist/band you would go see live.

I love @molly.wiki and you should follow her if you don’t yet.

Us: “you know who that is?” Kid: “who!?” Us: @iamwandasykes.bsky.social Kid: “you know EVERYBODY.” We wish, kid. We wish.

any billionaire buying Wikipedia would be a tragedy, "on the good side" or not. we need to stop divvying up all the important institutions along billionaires and then relying on their good graces — look how it's gone so far.

Man wins AI art competiton with real photograph. Stripped of prize. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Recently @clivethompson.bsky.social wrote about how in China they're writing historical essays to speak against the current government despite censorship. It sparked in me a new hobby. I'd like to start collecting examples of malicious compliance and clever subversion. Send 'em if you've got 'em.

Do what you can to prepare your child for the tunnel scene in the OG Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but it’s never enough.

Product pitch: Shazam… but for the identities of the voice actors in your kid’s cartoons.

Bring them to meeeeee...

I hear therapists are backlogged right now, so here’s a video of my dog softly snoring while my daughter plays pretend in the background.

One in a million, baby. (I’m going to regret this being my first post later.)