The friend I met today is a librarian at a former city-run library whose management has now been contracted out to a private company (that pays peanuts). They said that this has happened all over Japan, starting with the 2014-5 government budget cuts.

At the slap-my-tattoos-hard-because-they're-itchy-and-I-can't-scratch-them stage 🥲

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just let the “Texas two-step” stand — a bankruptcy trick that lets corporations shift lawsuits into a shell company, send it into bankruptcy, and leave victims fighting for years while the real money stays protected.

BREAKING: A 43-year-old has died in ICE custody, marking the 19th death in immigration detention this year and at a pace on track to exceed last year’s deaths in detention.

Nitō Yumeno, who runs the Tokyo support group Colabo, is one prominent voice pushing Japan to adopt the "Nordic model." "Victims of prostitution as young as 12 are by no means rare," she says, arguing women should never be the ones punished.

ICE just reported the 19th death in immigration detention. Staff at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana found 43-year-old Mamuka Artmeladze unresponsive the night of June 4. He died less than an hour later.

The 90's dixie cup design would make a fire lower back tattoo

Correction, I'm going to say "at least one of the people who assaulted her was a Patriot Front Nazi" because odds are it was three Patriot Front Nazis hanging out and starting shit together.

A special place in hell.

Because Israel targeted Beirut.

How can anyone hate cats? Look at this beautiful, loving, idiot cat 💗

Just to be clear, if this was the other way around, a Palestinian filmmaker mocking the sexual assault of Israelis, they would be banned from the festival for life

Today I bought the fresh new book 『LGBTヒストリーブック日本編: 平等を求めて声をあげた人々の闘い』, edited by Shinya Yamagata. It is filled with more than 350 (!) pages of modern Japanese LGBT history.

Congrats, John Roberts! You ended the three-branch method of governance!

Thanks to @cwharlow.bsky.social for tipping me off to this great thread about #screwworms. Settle in for a fantastical scientific journey, kids 🧵

“It’s two or three times harder than pure translation work, and they have the barefaced cheek to pay you half as much.” - fascinating on how AI has changed translators' work @sarahoconnorft.ft.com and @jburnmurdoch.ft.com:

Outfit of the day minus my work cardigan (too warm for it at home)

Just so we’re all crystal clear, the Supreme Court says they’ve gutted the voting rights act and used the fifteenth amendment to justify it; what they’ve really done is to rewrite the fifteenth amendment, designed to protect non-white citizens’ voting rights, as a White Power amendment.

Sunday selfie ✨

Loooooove my new tattoos!

Two days ago, retired border patrol Nazi Greg Bovino promised “a twist” related to Delaney Hall. He said “they won’t see this coming”, and that standing up “citizen militias” is a good idea. Today, the Proud Boys arrived on scene.

periodic reminder that bill de blasio basically stopped fighting with the nypd after they kidnapped his daughter and publicly threatened her you tell them no and they tell you they're the ones with the guns

A woman who reported a sexual assault says the Tokyo prosecutor taking her statement told her, "Much of what you're saying isn't believable." He accused her of filing a false report and said others would assume she was only after money.

BREAKING: Federal judge temporary blocks Trump administration's ‘anti-weaponization’ fund.

🧊✈️ HEY EVERYONE, this is our *now public* dashboard for forecasting and tracking ICE Air flights in real time. Check it out!

How would you say AI slop in Japanese? AIクズ? AIゴミ？AIクソ？

Familiar phenomenon.

Little hidey hole

Member of @authorsabb.bsky.social @jerroldconnors.bsky.social came through in the best way and assembled this for us all! Know thine shitty bills!

A prosecutor in Japan says she was forced to quit her job after she accused her boss of rape. Another woman is suing because she says a prosecutor "humiliated" her when she filed charges. The two cases show how Japan prioritizes protecting men over seeking justice for women.

You can't be a "staunch leftist" and a zionist 🤡

Texas is controlled by Republicans. governor. Statewide offices. State legislature. Ken Paxton is the Attorney General of Texas. He's a Republican Yet not only did they indict him-they IMPEACHED him Do you know how corrupt you must be for your own party to impeach you Really, really corrupt

Anyone else on Meetup? I just started a group called Tokyo Accessible Yoga and you're very welcome to join! Picnics, yoga in the park, sober music events, community building. First (free) meetup will be 6/6 in Zenpukuji Park. Yoga & Picnic; alllllll levels welcome!

Circumcision Tylenol

Woke up at 9 instead of sleeping in, kept my gym workout to an hour and a half, took home my unfinished dinner instead of stuffing it down AND I ate it all later, only took a 15 minute nap, spent most of the day offline. My bf has never experienced me this normal before 😂😭

faking an assassination attempt so you don't have to go to a wedding sounds like a curb your enthusiasm episode

Guacamole is $3 at Chipotle? $3 for a tiny, pathetic little dollop? Go to hell

The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles—and by extension people—across the country without a warrant. www.404media.co/the-fbi-want...

Not enough people are talking about this. A Florida airport was renamed after Donald Trump. He walked away with the trademark, the licensing rights, and a deal that lets him profit off every piece of merchandise sold there. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Casting for Helen of Troy has had all the racists crawling out of the woodwork like:

Saw male red-winged blackbird for the first time, so beautiful!

"Meetings are held, emails are sent, phone calls are made, and something like 520,000 children die of malnutrition, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV." prospect.org/2026/05/22/w...

Feels really good to have friends and acquaintances reaching out to me after they see my name on this article and the ADHD med shortage article. I'm so happy people are reading and enjoying my writing 🥹

ICYMI: While overtourism plagues much of Japan, Shikoku remains refreshingly uncrowded. The smallest main island offers ancient onsen, pristine rivers, art islands, and udon shops where a bowl costs under 300 yen. buff.ly/ix0KQbb

Last episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 😭 I'm so sad, I've been watching him for years, and he helped keep me sane when the news got really bad and I was living alone. End of great show 😩

Me doing my little day job:

This is what having a job is like

There is no point in a consumer society if the consumers can't afford to consume.