Regimes, like people, will sometimes just say "fuck it this isn't worth it" if people put up enough of a fight.

The Trump DOJ canceled grants for gun violence prevention, opioid addiction treatment, and victim advocacy—because saving lives doesn’t “align” with their priorities. These are the same folks claiming to make our streets safer.

JK, are you listening? Oh, that’s right, you never do any more.

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

Hey everybody, this charity auction I'm running right now benefits several great nonprofits, including Trans Lifeline and a trans legal aid group. Give it a look and please spread the word about it. Thank you! www.ebay.com/usr/moryanwa...

High-key horrific that, in addition to local media, I've only seen @jessicavalenti.bsky.social, @kylietcheung.bsky.social at Jezebel, and me at The Cut cover this story. You'd think that media outlets would have learned their lesson post-Dobbs and yet??? www.thecut.com/article/why-...

Thank you @booker.senate.gov for this much needed injection of hope in these troubling times. Thank you for your strength, endurance, and words. And to your incredible staff!

yall we can’t collectively screech that “no one’s doing anything!” and then say “no not like that” when someone actually does something. is Booker’s filibuster gonna save the world? of course not. but since courage begets courage it could lead to more. I’m fucking cynical as hell but come on.

Do not sleep on PARADISE. It's not only one of the best new shows I've seen in ages, but it's also incredibly timely. On HULU right now, and it's going to be on ABC next month! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

If we don't have the right to peaceful protest, we don't have freedom. Period. Full stop. End of story.

A little late posting this but the third WGA Book Swap organized by writers @kristinehuntley.bsky.social and @erinsk8.bsky.social was a big success! We even found a few “new” books to add to our to-read list! #latergram

“They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people.“

I keep forgetting to post about the book swap here! Thank you to George for correcting my oversight. Happening THIS Saturday from 11am to 2pm in Larry L. Maxam Memorial Park in Burbank. Please come!

I've been thinking a lot about this based on the numbers of crashes we've seen in the last month.

Mitch McConnell voting no on terrible cabinet picks because he doesn’t have to run for reelection is all the proof you need that we must have term limits. You shouldn’t only have a spine because you don’t have to run again. We are breeding chicken shit power hungry electeds.

At Cabaret yesterday, Cliff said his line “…if you’re not against all this then you’re for it. Or you might as well be”. The audience interrupted the scene to applaud that line so strongly it stopped the show. Doing a show about the onset of fascism right now is. . . chilling.

The executive director of Fair Wisconsin, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, tells me she's heard from multiple families whose children's gender-affirming care was reinstated after my reporting.

📣 MAJOR MAJOR PSA 📣 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROTEST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "REGISTER" TO SHOW SOLIDARITY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS. YOU JUST SHOW UP.

United States Senator Brian Schatz: "You cannot waive away, an agency that you don't like, or that you disagree with, by executive order, or by literally storming into the building, and taking over the servers!"

The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...

My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.

Fourteen hours before the crash. 👇

I'm 8.

Hell is empty, And all the devils are here.

Boosting this fund created by the Writers Guild staff to help WGA members affected by the fires. If you can, please donate to this fund, administered by the Entertainment Community Fund; the link is just below: give.entertainmentcommunity.org/site/Donatio...

Just saw an ad for an AI thing that helps you caption photos on social media, and man if you've reached the point where you can't write like "summer highlights :)" then it's time to seek medical intervention

Via ABC7: There are fake fliers being circulated around Pasadena claiming damaged cars can be towed at no cost. It’s a scam. See below for an image of what they look like (I took the screenshot from their YouTube live news broadcast).

URGENT: Here’s a list of campaigns to support Black families displaced by the LA fires. Bit.ly/rebuildAD h/t: @ykreborn.bsky.social

Put together a spreadsheet of Hollywood #crew fundraisers for crew members affected by the #LAFires. If you can give, please do. If you can't, please share! Our crews have had a horrible 5 years, and to start off 2025 with this level of destruction is unimaginable. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The way I’m seeing so-called United States politicians lash out at and criticize California and Californians during this time of crisis is cruel and telling. These people don’t sound like they are part of the same country. You don’t sneer at, celebrate, point fingers when the crisis is HAPPENING.

I am so glad Jorts and Jean are here!

Ok, here to finally figure out how Bluesky works, join the revolution, and to talk about books, cats, and Taylor Swift.

I get 300 characters here? Cool!!