Took down our Christmas tree which had been up for over a year 💀 and boxed up the ornaments. Two of my favorites:

If you're inclined to take stock of what you did and didn't accomplish in 2025, please remember that it was a *tremendously* distressing time to be a person with a functioning moral compass in the U.S. We live in extraordinarily dark -- and taxing -- times. Go easy on yourself.

Watch with the sound on.

Gingerbread 2025 Dumpster 🔥

Recommending this fascinating ep of Gastropod which goes into the history of Canola oil. Listening to I realized it’s a totally ubiquitous oil that I know almost nothing about. And no: it’s not unhealthy! RFK Jr and the wellness community are pushing you bullshit lies. Seed oils are FINE.

The @www.jrrjokien.com "No Peace in Middle-earth As White Oliphant Gift Exchange Goes Terribly Wrong" piece was what I needed to read today. www.jrrjokien.com/p/no-peace-i...

Grind culture is not for the disabled, sorry dude who hasn't been cool in 20 years. We don't want to end up in the hospital.

In the past week, I've seen stories of AI: - being used by middle schoolers to make porn of other students - calling innocent people sex offenders - shutting down highways with busted-ass self-driving cars - emitting more CO2 than New York City What the fuck are we even doing?

HIV stigma is still one of the biggest barriers to care, but storytelling can shift culture. This #WorldAIDSDay, GLAAD celebrates the advocates, artists, content creators, and community leaders using their voices to challenge misinformation and reimagine what HIV representation looks like in media.

Today is #WorldAIDSDay, and I’m thinking about the communities who fought to get us to this moment. Thanks to PEPFAR, HIV treatment is more accessible and more people are living long, healthy lives. Let’s keep fighting for a world where everyone can get the care they need.

On #WorldAIDSDay we remember the incredible activism that turned the tide on this deadly epidemic in the past I’m sad that funding cuts by G7 nations are making such activism necessary yet again www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

It’s #WorldAIDSDay - Did you know sanitation and barriers are industry standard in tattooing because Cliff Raven, a gay tattooer from Chicago, made sure he could still provide service to his own community as most shops refused to tattoo homosexuals when the AIDS crisis emerged?

Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay. I remember the millions who have died. I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made. I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic. Do you know you status? Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.

It is #WorldAIDSDay Treatment and prevention methods have come worlds forward since the 80s. Know your status, get checked, and get educated. PrEP and PEP are fantastic methods of preventing the spread of HIV, and with the correct treatment, a positive diagnosis is not the end of the world ❤️

I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30. Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50. I’m 58 now. HIV treatment works. Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex. Ensure HIV treatment for all. End HIV stigma. #WorldAIDSDay

#WorldAIDSDay Daniel Royles joined #LeftOfBlack to discuss his book 'To Make the Wounded Whole: The African American Struggle Against HIV/AIDS' (@uncpress.bsky.social) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdko...

So thrilled that my pals in Piqsiq got some national exposure on Q today. They're utterly charming and their music is like nothing you've ever heard before. If you haven't listened to them, check them out. www.cbc.ca/arts/q/why-p...

Today's portraits of the day are of my pals PIQSIQ. Just two of the loveliest and most talented humans you could hope to know. These 35mm snaps were taken on stage at CFMF. Their new Christmas single is out now. Go download it! piqsiq.bandcamp.com/track/jingle...

ICE detaining indigenous people who were literally here first. Despicable.

"This Thanksgiving, we do not give thanks. We choose it. We make this choice of thanks with courage, knowing that it is humbling to say 'thank you.'" Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃 🥧 🍽️

Thanksgiving is a good day to recommend www.amazon.com/Grateful-Tra... by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.

Prayers up for the single childless women who gotta constantly explain why they not married with kids every damn holiday

Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:

Nothing makes me happier than these three getting their moment. They are the most wholesome adorable joyful presences on tiktok and I hope they continue to experience unprecedented success. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjo_...

Oh no I just saw a picture of the art supply suitcase go by so it must be time for my yearly psa: don't buy that. I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989. "But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!" I will help.

Reminder for myself and anyone else who needs it: Hope is a verb, and it takes practice.

Please be aware of HOW MANY scams are out there right now. You can tell AI “create a book promotion website for me in English” & it’s done. I got a chilling email last week, asking if I’d used “The Author’s Edge” services. The site used me as a reference with a fraudulent VHStone gmail address.

I logged back in on my phone to be here for this I love all of you people We are going to build lives worth living, in communities and states worth living in, in a country worth living in, in a world worth living in

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC

can we talk about the women ages 18-29 though??? how is that not the story here

Breaking: Jubilation in Richmond, Virginia where Abigail Spanberger was just elected the new governor. Republican anti-trans ads did not work in the state. www.advocate.com/politics/abi...

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

Rest in peace, Miss Major. We will carry the bricks forward.

Rest in power, Miss Major. www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Every year, the Wara Art Festival invites Japanese art students to create massive sculptures with wara (or rice straw), turning the area into a seasonal tourist attraction. trib.al/t2Uv0Ud

Exhibit #1 million that you can just DO THINGS. These folks came up with an idea and have now implemented it. We can all do something where we are. I just donated to their efforts.

"I would want my legacy to be: If it ain’t right, fucking fix it, whatever it takes. I’d want to be remembered for trying to do the right thing and care for all people." A legend and an inspiration. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

When I struggled with something writing-wise I take a walk. And 100% of the time I end up figuring out the solution. I would never, ever, ever, ask a machine to do that for me. Wtf.

It is amazing how much the brain does when you tell it to take a break and go on a walk.

This Halloween season there’s no movie as frightening as everything currently happening in real life

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have unveiled a promising new vaccine that generates a powerful immune response against HIV and other viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza with just ONE dose. By combining immune-boosting adjuvants, the vaccine encourages the body to generate more antibody variations.

This is much, much more significant than the Comey indictment but has gotten like 0.1% of the media coverage

Listen to that purr. She’s so happy that I’m home after being gone for literally one million years (about an hour).

This only happens to you once

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Microsoft Word to begin saving people's documents in the cloud *by default* Reminder that LibreOffice is free and a good drop-in replacement for Microsoft Office software: www.libreoffice.org www.theverge.com/news/767522/...