I'm reiterating what other Minnesotans are saying: no matter what the news is reporting, nothing has tangibly changed on the ground. ICE is still out patrolling the streets, they're still looking for people to abduct, and they're still threatening observers. Do not let up the pressure.

This covers everyone and everything to do with the GOP and MAGA.

Vermin for MAGA vermin.

Two for one, as it should be.

I will always be proud of this piece of doggerel.

BAHAHAHA

Someday if you are very fortunate you will look back and say that you lived through this, but to reach that day remember: first you must live through this. * A compendium of the 256th week of plague poems… librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/p...

Happy (Vinegar) Valentine's Day.

Yiddish curses for the GOP, ongoing.

Today I am the hype man for www.maybehappyending.com. It is delightful and wistful and funny, and the staging is innovative. Also a potted plant is in the cast.

Especially when they are "just following orders."

From our friends at @arcanebullshit.bsky.social. You can buy a poster, too.

"Enjoy" this disgusting recipe.

Today, we shine the light on the griot that said: I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal I cannot be comprehended except by my permission - Ego Tripping Day 1: Sister Nikki Giovanni #BlackHistoryMonth #28DaysLater thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-1...

Linda Pastan, February (from "The Months"), 1999.

@nikkimcclure.bsky.social February.

it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.

Question: What book are you reading at the moment?

Enough said.

Meet the Republican Weather Service.

A 27-year-old Elaine Stritch as Melba Snyder in the 1952 Broadway revival of PAL JOEY. Her song was "Zip"; her heels look very painful.

I never submit my captions to the @newyorker.com contest; their sole purpose is to make me laugh.

... except for other fools.

... except fascists.

January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Especially important now to shout #neverforget. NEVER.

fuckyouphoria

Yiddish curses on the GOP, ongoing.

I had to. Thanks, @wordnik.com!

Yiddish curses for the GOP, an ongoing series.

From 2011 and more important than ever. What works for you?

Today's Yiddish curse, which is almost a compliment.

NOTE: I am here, although it's not my favorite nor ideal interface, bc it doesn't allow for long, thoughtful conversation. What I post will be the online equivalent of poking you and saying: "This is funny. This is interesting. This is wild."

Oh and btw the solution to "not everyone has the time to dedicate to art, you classist" is not "AUTOMATE ALL THE THINGS AND DON'T PAY ARTISTS" it's "VALUE ALL LABOR SO THAT PEOPLE ARE PAID FAIRLY AND CAN LIVE AND MAKE ART IF THEY WANT YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE"

Okay! Tell me who to follow.