Hey @actblueorg.bsky.social - my spouse and I want to make a donation but we can’t unless we give you a ton of personal info. Can you please change your donation forms so that these are not required fields? You lost a donor today. We will find another way to support.

ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good during an operation in Minneapolis needs to be a galvanizing moment for every American to join the activists who’ve been fighting this brutality day in and day out for years in saying: ENOUGH.

This is SO relatable.

INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly

Sweetums and Kermit! 🤩

The Green Book Project is dedicated to documenting the businesses that maintained the human dignity of Black people as they traveled in the Jim Crow era. You can add your memories of these establishments to our Community Map! greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

Oligarchs = Parasites

What the KENNEDY Center used to be… Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

How dos the saying go? Oh, yes. That’s right: The cruelty is the point.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

Looks like it’s time for another dramatic telling of this story. I hope @sarahweinman.com and @jesspish.bsky.social are in talks with Hollywood execs about a limited series. True crime lovers need this! And the historical/pop culture record needs to be corrected.

This is nothing less than heartbreaking. I’m enraged about so many things these days, including this. 💔🤬

I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.

Steven Glasford is popular on Reddit for his ice depth measurements on Minneapolis’ Bde Maka Ska, Isles, Harriet and Cedar lakes.

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One of my favorite Christmas albums.

How about just don’t? Like never ever do it. Just. F***ing. Stop.

Tidings of great joy.

Just discovered a painting that really hit me, especially here in the Christmas season. For those not Christian, after Christ was born, Mary and Joseph had to flee to Egypt to protect their baby from political persecution.

How very odd. Would make a lovely beginning to a short story though

I haven’t listened yet, but each of these albums seem amazing! I’m excited to hear all of them! #musicsky

Bill Clinton just called on Trump to release the full Epstein Files, including all documents mentioning both Trump and Clinton. “Refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the DOJ’s actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation.”

Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head. That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email. It must be read:

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Good Morning BlueSky!

SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

Science!

Hell yeah! LFG!

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Strippers are now the No. 1 donor of toys to children's hospital in Portland. This year, they broke their own record raising over $183,000 for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital having a successful Tata for Toys once again.

A break from Christmas content to enjoy this capybara eating a banana. From François Froger's 'A relation of a voyage ...' (London, 1698).

Grace Strobel & her friends have a strong #CupOfJoe for President Trump. “This is not about politics. It’s about human decency. When you posted the R-word on your social media for the world to see, you showed no human decency.” Words DO MATTER. Do better.

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Thoughts and prayers: The GOP plan for healthcare AND gun violence. They dare to call themselves “pro life” 🤬

I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today. www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...

Patti LaBelle and her son Zuri Kye Edwards have wiped out more than $667,000 in unpaid school lunch debt, helping thousands of children across the United States. LaBelle called the act “a victory greater than any Grammy,” emphasizing that no child should ever have to learn on an empty stomach.

Huh. Why would they feel the need to do that? 🤔

I wonder if @hcrichardson.bsky.social will consider moving from Substack.

Tiny reindeer from a map of Norway in vol.1 of Joan Blaeu's 11 volume Atlas Major, 1662 #Christmas #Maps

Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy. Enough to power 23 million homes! U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.

The rise of Starbucks Workers United has energized the labor movement, as the struggle to unionize the mega-chain represents far more than baristas pitted against managers: Starbucks is a global powerhouse. Current fights at places like Starbucks will shape the labor movement for decades to come.

Mad Magazine has been fighting Fascism since its inception. It has been banned, oh so many time because the power that be don’t want you to see the truth. Please follow my friend,Alfred, whom I steal from unrepentantly. @alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

Fifty years ago, she was the queen of Philly nightlife and the city’s most famous transgender woman. Today, Rachel Billebault, once known around the world as Harlow, is finally ready to tell her story. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/life/a/har...

"Rudolph" will air on NBC for the second time this year after five decades on CBS.

Frank Gehry No Longer Allowed To Make Sandwiches For Grandkids

you don’t have to find and see other humans online only in the one, brain-rot way the big web companies want. Make Search Great Again, it's easier than it seems: mfioretti.substack.com/p/make-searc...

A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."

I appreciate Biden speaking out on this. While it’s true that Republicans made transgender rights a “political football”, many Dems are running with it. This message should be directed at them, too.