I got curious about this quote, so I looked it up. It's a paraphrase. Here's the original: "When I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on." —George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia.

Can’t believe that Andy Kim is in two of the most haunting pictures of the last few years.

This site will select a Rothko based on the weather where you are, just choose your location. rothko.joonas.wtf

"Godzilla is an emblem of what it’s like to be at the mercy of forces completely beyond your control, set loose by people who do not pay the price for what they’ve done. A living atomic superpower, pursuing goals unintelligible to outsiders, leaving a trail of destruction.." @seantcollins.com writes

We are in constitutional failure and past constitutional crisis

We love to joke here but this was literally the subject of an article in Bloomberg about something for H.R. people to watch it for

class analysis that doesn't recognize that the majority of the proletariat on a global scale is made up of women and that men mostly inhabit neocolonial petty bourgeoisies isn't actually class analysis it's masculinist revanchism with a red flag

And now mainstream media has picked it up. www.nj.com/news/2026/05...

"Finding your power. Using your voice. That is what I want for my students,” Callie Campbell writes in an op-ed.

And we all know which side is the “kids” in this analogy.

Prioritizing AI answers is gonna turn out great

Andor is the red-headed stepchild of LucasFilm. I really think the larger organization resents Andor’s quality, and the fact a bunch of outsiders came in and *fucking knocked it outta the park* in a way that is simply beyond the grasp of the inside crew.

ICE has put its head down, but the goons are still out there disappearing your neighbors into camps. You should print out this pamphlet and keep a copy handy in your car.

ICE is out in full force today at Delaney Hall in tactical gear. They're threatening the hunger strikers with transfer and have already transferred one of the strike leaders. The community is out, too, refusing to let this happen.

Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn to picking plants to grow.

When religion gets more influence over government, government gets more influence over religion. Linking church and state inevitably works both ways—not only because the favored church is *a* church, singular. Separation of church and state is why diverse religious beliefs flourish in the U.S.

it’s funny to do this devoid of context like “worst opening for a Disney Star Wars movie” or “probably a hundred million dollars away from break even with marketing”

1. If they’re old enough to ask the question, they’re old enough for some version of the answer 2. If you control for obedience you are only teaching them how to submit to authority, not to regulate their own behavior

Read this thread if you wanna be informed 👇🏽

Show us how you've changed. Me at 8(ish?) and me at 53

Art Nouveau exhibition at the Poster Museum Wilanów, Warsaw, Sept-Nov 1971 by Hubert Hilscher #posterart

Our modern Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in 1865, founded by 10,000 newly freed Black Americans in Charleston who built a proper cemetery and held a massive parade for fallen Union soldiers. Remembering its true origin ensures this vital Black history is never forgotten.

Never in a kazillion years did I think anything like this could happen in my lifetime. dang

oh boy I can think of a bunch of "catholics" who are going to be real mad about this once someone reads it to them

As in Fratei Tutti so in Magnifica Humanitas: the just war tradition is over.

I mean, yes, but also this is Rabbi Tarfon: it is not incumbent upon you to finish the task but neither are you free to desist from it

New — I talked with @katmabu.bsky.social the morning after a judge dismissed all charges against her and her co-defendants thanks to extreme government fuckery about what comes next, the crazy rumor mill and setting a precedent for telling ICE to fuck off. Our convo here:

You wanna hear a crazy story? On May 25, Bruce Tucker was declared dead. The Black Virginian suffered from a traumatic brain injury after falling from a wall he was sitting on, and hit his head on the concrete. Yes, that's sad. But that's not the crazy part. What happened next is 🧵

Pope Leo is 🔥: "So-called artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships...nor do they have a moral conscience... a form of statistical adaptation...does not imply inner growth."

The paper in question: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Awful story, but it does the readers a huge disservice to bury these incredibly important paragraphs halfway down the page.

Those in need deserve to be helped. As a social worker I saw so many cases of people who were struggling and felt worthless because our society sees them as people to ridicule. #USDemocracy

Lot of good fodder lately for my fall semester AI-policy. "In accordance with the Vatican and UC Berkeley Law, this class will..."

They’re all in lockstep agreement on supporting the police, this is why it’s very annoying when people act as if no one is making the case for law enforcement, it’s profoundly dishonest imo

Converting to Catholicism so I can tell my bosses using unregulated AI is against my religion and I will sue them like that cake lady who hated gay people if they make me use it

quoting Tolkien at the american trads is both intentional and supreme ball knowledge

Finally, a clear repudiation of the brain-dead “it’s just a tool” argument that gets floated cynically about every new technology:

Today is a good day to remember that wars are almost never started, managed, or concluded by the people who die in them.

Pope Leo addresses the Synod Hall after presentation of his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas: “Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed. The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen."

Father of Daisy committed murder, and so did RFK, Jr., everyone who had a role in his appointment and confirmation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...

Es werde (Neon)licht. In Mainz (Chapter 8 of ‘Neon Deutschland’) we also stocked up on Agfa film.

Adding to Tom Steyer discourse

It was conceived out of panic and hatred. Does no one remember the Patriot Act? How the hell do you think we got here?

Okay, I know who I’m voting for.

Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.

Under my administration this woman will be allowed to kick brett kavanaugh in the balls for 18 hours straight

Me: man, this book is so trashy. Also me: good gravy, where has the time gone.

“Ballroom Republicans.” That’s a whole campaign in two words. Rich, out of touch, and more concerned with racking up insider stock trades than the cost of living.

Caste is such a powerful driver of dynamics within Silicon Valley that they were able to get Newsom to veto a bill banning caste discrimination in California even though it had widespread support.