I love this essay, not least because some colleagues and I just a few months ago went to Yestermorrow School of Design Build on a retreat to build democratic benches! “Public benches signify a commitment to public life. They’re a small article of faith in an ideal”

Old-School R&B on a lazy afternoon. youtu.be/xwsgU2ZAmOM

John Bond.

Good morning.

In an agricultural setting, statistically it only takes 2% rotten apples in a barrel to ruin the whole damn thing. So stop telling me about the other 98% of cops.

“In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political, I must listen to the birds. And in order to hear the birds, the warplanes must be silent” - Marwan Makhoul

What was old is new again. youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY

What he says…

Rare image of a stork delivering a baby!

I, too, Sing America.

Good morning. youtu.be/GSiuMgKmiyk

If I was JD, I’d be nervous.

Dear international friends, Do not travel to the United States this summer for the World Cup. It isn't safe for us, and it's absolutely not safe for you. Sincerely, An American citizen

“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” —James Baldwin

i kinda doubt they're lying about US KIAs but wouldn't shock me at all if the planes at the runway inside iran that "we blew up" in that rescue operation had nothing to do with the rescue operation and were blown up by iranian missiles bsky.app/profile/mrpa...

now we’ll see if their “we’ll just lie our fucking asses off” strategy works as well for Iran as it did for Minneapolis

catholicism is a lot like skateboarding, if you didn't do it as a kid you're probably never gonna be good at it as an adult

Maybe the electorate should start sharpening guillotines?

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” —Albert Camus

Full Trailer for REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES Dives Deeper Into the Characters' Stories

I feel seen.

Very excited for this and also very afraid they will mess it up! But Matsoukas has some serious chops and I’m hopeful. At the very least it will be full of beautiful Black people, beautifully lit.

Ask any white person in America would they ever trade places with a Black American. If they say yes they’re fucking lying.

Sometimes there’s never enough rocks.

Good morning.

”Accountability” is a concept as abstract and meaningless to these subspecies of dudes as “consent” is.

Eyes on the Prize.

THIS SUMS IT UP AS WELL AS ANYONE CAN:

An English Friend posted this

Well, here’s the deal.

After Trump's latest genocidal utterances, I'm posting this again from Anaïs Nin’s diary from 1939-1944: “America is in even greater danger because of its cult of toughness, its hatred of sensitivity, and someday it may have to pay a price for this, because atrophy of feeling creates criminals”.

I hope they have a great time with him at their "nerd prom" later this month

Kudos to BJer Sister Golden Bear for the recommendation. youtu.be/fEyNlt8wDag

A-fucking-men

Every dollar spent on the Harry Potter franchise is another nail hammered in the coffin of a transgender person murdered by Rowling’s lunacy. defector.com/its-time-to-...