Watching the Bridgerton drama play out feels extremely familiar to me. When I came back into organized media fandom around the time that Highlander hit the air in the 90s, I was a full adult. Zines were still a thing and mailing lists were big.

404 Media's @josephcox.bsky.social has spent hours reporting on the DOGE depositions. Plaintiffs argued that taking the videos down is a massive First Amendment issue. Still, the judge ordered the videos be removed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtMn...

This is real! I love Illinois. We ain't gonna have good sense but we are going to laugh while we fight

Someone brought back MTV totally free and with no ads - just the original commercials It has tens of thousands of music videos 🥲 wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html

Thread 🧵: Food Assistance By State/Territory The document below lists previously established food assistance programs, searchable by state. Each state and territory is also listed alphabetically in the thread comments. Help will come and go, so pls use this thread to update info for your state:

No one can save white women from white women except white women. And I know how that sounds, but the way the polls looked? White women voted to destroy their own human rights in the interest of sabotaging everyone else. You can't fix that from the outside.

@schiff.senate.gov and @alexpadilla4ca.bsky.social , I swear, if we get another shot at kicking you both out of your seats, I'll be at the front of the line. You both are huge disappointments on every goddamned front.

Watching Sweet Magnolias on Netflix and I spotted a copy of @rdotspoon.bsky.social 's Meegan in a scene. Romance within romance.

For anyone waking up to news about the Proud Boys losing their name, then you should know about Beulah Mae Donald, who sued the United Klans of America and bankrupted them after they lynched her son: www.history.com/news/kkk-lyn...

Per the pot pie convo from this morning. We're having these for dinner

Rewatching Sterling K. Brown in "Paradise". Good stuff.

Man, we white people would rather burn down the goddamn country than than admit that racism is real.

Shawarma achieved and currently waiting on BART. Slight flaws in today's plan; I downsized purses for maximum rain convenience but neglected to bring an extra bag. The bag with my food is paper.

I braved the rain to go to the downtown post office. The question before me: get back on BART now and go home or walk to the shawarma joint and pick up lunch first.

Sometimes, the day calls for the long version of "Love's Theme" by the Love Unlimited Orchestra.

A part of me is leaning into memories of my father and his deep loathing of the GOP until the day he died. Why so deep? He was a Republican (like a lot of Black folks of a certain age) until the California party decided that him being Blackity black was a problem. That was the tip of the iceberg.

My parents were very average rude and cranky Black folks but they made it through a lot of shit to get me and my brother here. I am the only one left. If you think I'm a little rude and cranky they're the reason why.

The California Secretary of State keeps lists of upcoming elections. Here's what's coming up in 2025: County Administered Elections: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/up...

The movement to hijack the SCOTUS started about 40 years ago. Those same folks are trying to replicate that on the state level. None of us can go back in time and stop the federalist society and the rest of those ghoulish groups from being founded but we can stop their dark money now.

And this is why I keep telling Californian's to watch all local elections and the statehouses. The Dems still have a majority. If you want to keep these fuckers on their heels, cut them off at the knees now.

Trump has denied or downplayed links to Project 2025. These documents show that implementation is well underway, with designated personnel quietly drafting policies that are being publicly attributed to heads of federal agencies. www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/...

James Sherk was announced as Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy on January 18.7 A White House official during Trump’s first term, Sherk was a key figure in Trump’s endeavors to purge civil servants and replace them with loyalists through an effort known as “Schedule F”.

James Sherk authored the joint OMB/OPM memo on return to office implementation plans and the joint memo authorizing the federal civilian hiring freeze.

As far as I can tell, Peters’ role in the administration has not been officially announced. However, as far back as 2023, The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 was recommending him for a position in Trump’s second administration.

Noah Peters is the true author of the OPM’s January 27 memo providing guidance on the Schedule F executive order. Peters also authored the memo exploiting loopholes to bypass limits on political appointments.

The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.

@ckgill.bsky.social Hey, friend!

What's to stop people from actively naming/shaming anyone who got off for 1/6? Asking for a friend.

In short: does this administration have a long history of getting in their own way bc they’re incompetent venal fucksticks? Yep. Does remembering that make you feel better? Great! Should that be your response to someone telling you they’re worried as a potential target? Absolutely fucking not.

Yesterday I spent time on TikTok watching people say goodbye to one another. It was hard and it was sad. Not just about followers, but folks who shared recipes, their pets, silly shit that got them through the day.

So, earlier I talked about wanting to get a typewriter. I was brought up on the IBM Selectric II; I've had many jobs that hinged on my typing ability. I'm considering a manual typewriter. Those of you that have one, talk to me: what do you have and why do you like it.

Yep, I got it too. Honestly, I'm glad we are being told upfront that the fix is in.

Sunday is for wine and cheese.

I'm considering buying a typewriter. Mind you, I need to clean up some to make space for it.

For all my cursive nerds, this writing guide came with my recent Esterbrook pen purchase (I got the writing bundle). The dreaded "2" Q is in there. 😂

In the midst of things feeling a little like hellfire, I got word today that a story of mine has been accepted for publication. Still have to see what edits they want and if there's stuff in the contract that I don't like but for now, I 'll take the win.

Fire Poppy Project is an emergency response to the 2025 Eaton Fire in LA County, started by Enji Chung, Amita Swadhin & Mimi Kim. It will support renters who are Black, Indigenous, of color, and/or low-income whose homes were either burned down or contaminated by toxic smoke & ash in the Eaton Fire.

NI26C-VRIJLProud to be the 206th 😎 on @BackerKit for The Bird Oracle. Thanks @sawdustbear

I had a LOT of fun with this yesterday and we ended up building out a web ring (please appreciate my incredible graphic work). runwithskizzers.neocities.org/web-ring

Now is a good time to get into preparedness, wherever you are. Being individually prepared is a good way to be in a better position to help others. Your basic goal, to start, is to be ready for three days in your home without power or water and to be able to leave quickly if need be.

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

We're watching the KCAL news feed from LA and I just want to hug every reporter on the scene. Also give them better f'n respirators if you want them to stand out there and report. They can barely breathe with what they've got right now.

I agree. Berkeley is running a full CERT series with four sessions per unit this year. More info: berkeleyca.gov/safety-healt...

Calling friends down south to make sure they're okay.

This is where I'm going to bang the drum for any and everyone to take disaster prep classes through NERT/CERT programs in your area. If you're in Oakland, CA, then we have the CORE Program (Citizens Respond to Emergencies): www.oaklandca.gov/services/rea...

Periodic reminder: if I don't know you personally and you don't tell me how we know each other, I'll be blocking.

As tempting as it is to LOL about the 1% losing houses in SoCal, remember, fire does not discriminate. It comes for everyone.

Watching the fires down south brings back unpleasant memories of the Oakland Hills Fire and having my Bronco packed in the event of the fire jumping the Claremont Hotel. My then girlfriend and I lived near the Oakland/Berkeley border in the flatlands.

We made it home from the southland. We took the 5 coming back because it was faster but it's a long ass ride.

My loot today: Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha, Outdrawn by Deanna Grey, Meegan by @rdotspoon.bsky.social , and The Accidental Pinup and Accidentally in Love by Danielle Jackson.