I don't need to know Sarah McBride's deadname to know she's unhelpful, and neither does anyone else A trans person's deadname is not something you weaponize, I don't give the tenth part of a single fuck who they are or what your intention is 💖

Got inspired to make tiny berets for some luxury crystal panthers. Only a few more to go. Hopefully they'll be seen in action in a rx_Hydro stream. m.twitch.tv/rx_hydro/home

Other handy scripts for the horrors ahead: “Cut that shit out.” “That’s not a law, it’s a memo.” “Not if I have anything to say about it.” “That seems like none of your business.” “Doesn’t concern you, fellas.” “That’s a problem for me.” “We don’t do that here.” “Show me the warrant.”

This article shouldn't be about Mamdani, it should be about how ranked choice enabled a decent candidate to rise above scumbags with greater name recognition. May it do the same everywhere it is adopted (which should be everywhere).

What the F are we doing, people????

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775. I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

Accurate

most “woke” DEI stuff was deliberately structured to gently persuade people into better behavior and since so many people have responded to badly to gentle persuasion, i am fully in favor of a “i am no longer asking” approach

This project is still ongoing: card exchange for #MECFS. You can sign up to receive a card, make a card, or both. It can be a one-time thing, or you might continue sending items, depending on each person’s abilities. It’s no pressure, all skills & severities welcome. chronic.market/art-card-pro...

We are all failing these people. May our government electeds feel the full weight of this on their souls and, should they fail to act now, may they never again know peace.

I have developed a pavlovian-esqe spike in blood pressure when I read "Thank you for you attention to this matter"

man i don't know if a minority says "please don't kill us all" and your response is "fuck you this is why we have trump" i don't know what to say. where is your heart? can you hear your own words?

Oh my god, they're doing the meme.

I know it's not better for clicks, but I hope outlets start going with "Everglades Concentration Camp" rather than the regime's fashy name. History is on your side.

I love air conditioning, but here are some pet peeves about housing and heat. Why don’t (newer) houses in warm climates feature time-tested features like shutters, awnings, inner courtyards, tall ceilings, windows aligned across the house (to facilitate air flow), more materials that help with heat?

ok i’m flatting out a client illustration right now i’m gonna try this

I enjoyed watching this wasp collect pollen off my apple mint the other day. I think it's in the Entypus genus but unsure of species (Piedmont NC). I grow a lot of herbs but I arguably get more enjoyment out of them when they flower because all the bees and wasps visit.

TIL that Andreesen Horowitz, the main VC backer of Substack, hired Daniel Penny whose only notable achievement is that he killed a Blck man on a subway and then was acquitted for it. He’s now an investor. Sounds about white. Substack is going to fuck you over. It’s just a matter of when and how.

In all seriousness I do need advice on how to dress as an aging punk/goth lady who wants to look a little more mature and polished. Like Kate Lanphear but I don't have her budget or connections. If anyone happens to see this and has suggestions I would be grateful.

Popping in for a minute to say that it really sucks that the murder bill passed Congress and ALSO to thank every single person who tried to stop the bill from passing. What you did matters. Finally, I wrote a few words: open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu... - I hope they might offer some encouragement.

fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk) it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.

Dems are speaking more forcefully against Mamdani than literally anything that’s been going on the five months in this administration. It’s really disappointing tbh.

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

huh! weird! right after obergefell in 2015, there was a similar conference. i wonder how that turned out for the [checks notes] trams ganders? huh. no idea why these freaks were meeting about geese on trains but i sure do see less of em these days.

Thanks to @leeandlie.com I have been annoying my spouse in new and exciting ways by channeling Burb

My spouse hums music from Tetris when loading the dishwasher.

Back to book pitching, so here I am caring about the # of followers I have 🤦‍♀️ HELLO! I'm a 🦑 scientist on a mission to get people to take action to protect earth's biodiversity. Alongside others, I use street art, zines, photography, collabs, & more to encourage action. Tell ur friends 😅

"primary everyone" feels like the moderate option tbh

yeah i am pretty much on the side of primary everyone

This week's comic: Veneer of Normalcy

It's weird to watch another human go through a period of life using the same coping mechanisms you once did and be powerless to change anything. I wish I could make it easier for them but I don't know how.

This is a WILD list of data to disappear. I was braced for climate stuff, but not, like, shoreline maps and coastal bathymetry

I vaguely knew I was collecting unwearable woven clothing for a reason, but couldn't quite put my finger on it. Its been three years of staring at the bin trying to figure out why. Enter me now trying to start a local mending bloc and realizing I can teach people how to make patches with it all

Do not come to the USA. It's not that I don't want you here, it's that our government is dangerous to anyone who doesn't agree with them.

I know the onions are going to shrink and yet every time it blows my mind. We're only 60ish minutes in and I've already consolidated down to one sheet pan.

Hey everyone Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Waltz, Marco Rubio and JD Vance endangered our service members by discussing war plans on an illegal Signal chat that was so insecure that a reporter from the Atlantic read the whole thing as it happened. They all need to resign. #SignalGate

New documents reveal the far-right agenda of the facial recognition firm used by ICE and the FBI ow.ly/gtpp50VvI4o

THE song of 2025, courtesy of Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com, @indivisible515.bsky.social, Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke!

here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘

Mosquitos have awakened. Time to set up the death buckets.

When the freezer cottage pie looks unattractive b/c the foil got stuck just put cheese on and throw it under the broiler. Cheese fixes (most) everything.

It won't change anything, but I have the damn thing muted and am watching the wind catch at the comb over and I'm willing Gaia to just give it the gas and rip the thing off.

I lost the remote. The remote I put on a highlighter green sleeve because I kept losing the remote. That remote.

I went to a protest yesterday. Today, predicably, I feel like someone fed me through a wringer. May I recover quick enough to make it to the hands off protest.

Pollen season is here. The world is cast in sickly yellow green. The wind whips little yellow dust devils in the gutters. We leave footprints on the sidewalks like we're walking through alien snow. Please may it rain soon.

Fuuuuuuck this shit

Walked past a Cybertruck parked in front of a sidewalk cafe in NYC today. Friend stopped to look for something in his pocket and the owner clicked the fob to make sure we knew he was watching over it. Imagine buying a tank to feel safe in the big bad world and instead you have to keep the car safe.

Every day I am forced to share oxygen with people who genuinely believe America doesn’t need a better or different healthcare system, people just need to “exercise more” and I am not legally permitted to pinch any of their necks until their big stupid heads pop off and that’s what tragedy is.