«“We felt like we could do a little something, and bring them a little light after all the darkness that they had,” says Weir.»

Another example of #BobWeir being a mensch, in this case in the fine company of the other Dead and Company musicians. I remember this seeing reports about this when it happened.

Today Mamdani went and protested with the nurses on strike in the city.

“I don’t begrudge them. That’s the nature of the music industry, it keeps moving.” The way Louis Tomlinson talks about BTS breaking their records in this Billboard interview is very honest, respectful, and without a trace of bitterness. Respect. 🙇🏻‍♀️

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down." data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l... Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't. Recommended, in an extreme way.

Bluesky #BTS Tournament, J-Hope. Round 2, Day 16🌞🌻 Rush Hour vs Airplane Please comment with the song you prefer💜

Disguising yourself as a civilian in order to carry out a lethal attack is called perfidy and it’s one of the most serious of war crimes. The usual punishment is execution.

Their music has never met a border it couldn’t transcend and that’s always been the magic of it: the way they can reach you, wherever they are, wherever you are. Is it amazing to see them live? OF COURSE. And it’s totally understandable and normal to be sad if you can’t. But +

across the world all at once - fancams, live streams (official and not), timeline exploding with new details, new angles, new cute moments and sexy moments and lovely moments, all moving at the speed of the internet across the globe. I’ve never experienced anything like it, the way this fandom +

I know ticket anxiety is HIGH but as someone who got here just before the entire world shut down and was literally unemployed in my parents’ spare room while the PTD concerts happened thousands of miles away, my first and perhaps still strongest impression of BTS-on-tour is the way it unfolds +

I have no idea how to find the video again, but on Instagram I saw a lady walking next to a guy while saying "I'm a BIG man! I'm a big big man! I'm a smaaaart mannn" while he just slunk away. It's been my favorite video so far.

Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity. (vid via Ford Fischer on X)

if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Ok so for those of us, who like me, are having time zone issues, that is: 10:00 am est (New York) 9:00 am cst 8:00 am mst 7:00 am pst 5:00 am hst (Hawaii) 3:00 pm gmt (London) All on Tuesday, January 13

I know it's not sporting, but why can't we just use "better training" as a euphemism for "abolish ICE" the way that the right uses "criminal illegals" as a euphemism for "all of the Black and brown people in the entire world?"

The animating force at the heart of US conservatism currently is incandescent rage at the mere idea of women's autonomy and independence. An image of a smiling woman who looks insufficiently deferential for their tastes riles them up enough to tear up the social contract.

let's give a warm, borasky welcome, army! 💜

Trump, Vance, Miller and the rest of those sociopaths thought that we would hate our Somali neighbors as much as they do. Guess what. We don't. They thought that we would be as offended as they are by hearing Spanish or Hmong. They thought we were as broken as they are. Nope. They're wrong.

Most Minnesotans also have a large "Hey, leave those people alone, they didn't do anything" gene

I'm at a coffee shop at the moment with a bunch of writer buds, and we just observed a large convoy of ICE vehicles pursued by a much larger convoy of volunteer observers honking their horns with wild abandon. If there's one thing Minnesotans do, it's show up for shit.

It's day three of my joy thread and I have 110 things listed. Like the quote post and I'll add more! Let's do this, let's bring back feral joy!

With the news of Hiveworks going around today, I reiterate: ALWAYS ALWAYS GET A CONTRACT. I think young artists especially are afraid to talk money and legal matters, and people will use that to take advantage. Selling your art is a business, you want legal backing.

Any wayyyyyyys the really point of this thread: Top Blonde looks for all blonde bts comeback (With a few tweaks!)

🚨MASSIVE: Illinois has just SLAPPED Kristi Noem and ICE with a major lawsuit for for unlawful acts including license plate swapping. Sec. of State Alexi Giannoulias: Tampering with license plates is illegal and will not be tolerated.” This is huge.

Hey everyone I’ve been mainly on X but it might be banned in the UK, so I’m trying to find as many of my ARMY friends as possible 💜 I’m b8ngt8n on X 🥹💜

I am so grateful to be ARMY right now because having this album and tour to be excited about in the midst of the totally fucked up world is keeping me from completely succumbing to the depths of despair. It just reminds me that there is good in the world.

I wonder why someone would bring up this topic knowing it hurts and 1D can never be who they once were. Louis was so close with LP, let that man grieve

"As such, the SCOTUS held that police owe people no duty to enforce laws or court orders whose aim is the protection of people instead of property interests." No one is coming to save us. We save ourselves. We protect ourselves. Find a community. Protect your community. 💜

I gathered a lot of material from Iran on Twitter of old. This is a thread for some of it. Starting out of order with the women's revolution in 2022/23, after the murder of Mahsa Amini by the purity police. "I'm sure that women of the world are proud of Iranian women's fight for equality."

/2 This will be grotesque. Edward R. Murrow didn’t have a radio show in 1946 where Eisenhower debated Göring about whether the Nazis had some good points. Today’s media would absolutely do that. Today’s media will platform people defending and rewriting Good’s murder for years.

More photos from Jungkook’s ELLE Shoot through the official photographer’s Instagram account (link on the last post).

I love it when I reblog a post and then I see it floating around in my circles because of ME. I brought enrichment into our collective enclosure :) I found a good shiny rock :)

#BTS #BTSColourPalette #ColourPalette

Just going to put this here for me, for you, for all of us.

Yet another fake ICE impersonator.

Asclepias speciosa, our Showy Milkweed, blooming near Cuchara Pass. Note the ant pollinators #nativeplants #FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 12 🌿

With increased federal immigration enforcement activity in the Twin Cities, it’s important to know your rights. If immigration agents come to your home, take steps to protect yourself and your family. Learn what to do and find trusted local resources at: stpaul.gov/immigration-resources

I swear ‘Sinners’ was totally snubbed at the Golden Globes 😡 How in the world…??

Good's murder was not an accident. It was an example. They want to give the officer a medal and celebrate him for making their illegal intimidation that much more effective. And yes, threatening death to instill compliance is wildly illegal.

ICE without a judicial warrant (e.g. 99% of the time) can't go into a space that isn't open to the public. So they can walk into a store but legally blocked from going into a break room or supervisor's office or stock room or anywhere else a non-employee would be barred from.

Finished out my Proof album mission cards, with this one. #BCD #BTS

A US military takeover of Greenland would mean the end of NATO, Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has said, echoing the view of Danish leader Mette Frederiksen.

Today is Monday, Jan 12 Good still-morning-in-Chicago ❤️ eat take your meds hydrate tell your people you love them let them love you back We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell. All you fascists bound to lose ✊️

Look, you may think the Mail is probably exaggerating but the news side of Telegraph is legit: if Euros are considering this, there's smoke

Not presenting or not having proof of citizenship on your person is not a legal/valid basis for either reasonable suspicion or probable cause. What occurs in the video is gang violence, not law enforcement. It’s not ambiguous. It’s felonies. #KavanaughStop

Warner: "We've had American intervention in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Venezuela, maybe Greenland where he would blow up NATO. Did you see the Brits and Germans are putting troops in Greenland because they want to send a message. How is this leading to price stability, bringing down costs?"

LESS THAN 24 HOURS YOROBUN AaaaAAAAaaAAaAaA ㅠㅠ

BTS comeback spotted in London (post from the other place) This is the central big London cinema where there was the largest presence of Army for BTS screenings I went to last year. I'm in the office in Central London tomorrow so I'll go check it myself then 😍 It's all happening!