I'm setting a goal of 10K followers by July 4. Only 705 to go! Why am I doing this? Vanity, mostly. Oh, and also that whole "saving democracy" thing. That seems pretty important. If American history and occasionally snarky observations are your jam, climb aboard & prepare to have your mind blown.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Hey everybody RT this, please? While mural making I haven't had time to fundraise (it would be so cool if there were 2 of me). I wanna do some cool projects this fall so I gotta sell some shirts.

@brian-goldstone.bsky.social Congratulations for winning the Pulitzer for your amazing book!

What a beautiful moment.

may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.

I smirk at superstition - Meeko, probably

This is very good: www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-edit... cc: @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist. He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen

“I am somebody.” ♥️

The interview with Talarico has been posted to YouTube: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A

Ok, they’ve already got me with this #superbowl lead-in package 🥹

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Never mind the jobs you had; tell me five classes you took in college: 1. Geology (dinosaur tracks in Austin!) 2. History of rock music 3. Latin and Greek Origins in Language 4. Russian History and Language 5. The Vietnam War and its Aftermath (right after UT got LBJ tapes) Yay liberal arts!

Someone laughs at the “feels like 9 degrees” and would rather not come inside, thank you very much

I, too, like birds! #BirdsofBluesky

94 pounds completely on top of the ice today. Definitely solid ice at this point and sub-freezing temps in VA all week. 🥶

Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.

My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking

Our dear friend Anne died on Christmas of ovarian cancer, leaving her wife Valerie and their son Bobby. This family matters so much to me. They got to know us after Bobby was diagnosed with Down syndrome before he was born, and our families remain close. Help if you can. Just a repost helps.

It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face. If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.

Impeach Convict Remove Incarcerate

Oh, to be a dog who can’t read today - or any other day until this disaster of an administration is in jail

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Guinness is on guard for any funny stuff in the new year

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

We're about $1000 away from the halfway mark! (I know I'm supposed to be signed off for the weekend but that's good news I wanted to share.)

@nedpyle.com @markmuller.net Look what finally came and whose pretty face I found!

Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?

Search your camera roll for hell

Link: earthjustice.org/action/the-l...

Well, now it can officially be the holiday season!

I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism. A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count. If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times Van Halen Springsteen NIN Brad Paisley Avett Brothers

Exactly ONE YEAR AGO TODAY (just before the presidential election) we created "Bohemian Trumpsody" ... so now people can play #Project25 bingo with what was in the parody vs what has transpired in the USA in the 365 days since ... youtu.be/YY_8WzcHqMQ

Pretty please does anyone have a gift link that they’d share for the Sticky Toffee Cake that the New York Times had on their recipe page today? #nytcooking

Wherein Meeko has found a sunspot and all is right with the world.

I'll also send one of these and a print entirely for free to one person who reposts this. I know people love this book and I will not let it be lost. I will not let my ex-publishers, who ran off with £20,000+ of my combined earnings from it and six other books, win. Many thanks for any shares.

Of all my posts, this is the one that I wish would be shared widely. I hope people will donate to Bryan's legal defense, but even if you don't, it's important to be aware of the human rights horrors that are going on around us on a daily basis.

@democrats.senate.gov We the people did our job last Tuesday and voted Republicans out across the country. Why couldn’t you do yours by standing strong long enough for the job to get finished? You have them a way out from under their own destruction with zero consequence. Pathetic.

Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything

2026 is going to be a good year to run for office, no matter how long the odds. runforwhat.net

Game 7s are the greatest and most stressful things in all of sports!

🔥 COACH SULLY: “Let’s see what $4.3 TRILLION looks like when each party gets their hands on it… the oligarchs are laughing all the way to the bank (with Republicans)…”

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Tonight we're just shy of 94% funded with 5 days to go. We have 256 backers and need just 17 more to fund our Halloween puzzle that changes as you build it, and comes with a podcast, a playlist, a watchlist and a recipe! It's SUPER fun 🎃🧩 www.kickstarter.com/projects/448...

We built something brand new: a Halloween jigsaw puzzle with its own spooky podcast. As you piece it together, the image changes, and the podcast gives you clues about what's going on. Back it today and help us bring to life. Y'know, like Frankenstein! www.kickstarter.com/projects/448...