Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

What did you do today? Probably not this

This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.

Friendly reminder that the Democratic Party has vicious racists in its ranks *right now* so I'm gonna keep saying the party must change for the good of the nation and world Fetterman is human waste

Look at that face!

The USA is a failed nation. It’s government pays people to terrorize and torture residents and citizens, while starving people and stripping people of healthcare.

Hats off to the Wikipedia editor(s)/author(s) who went all out on this article about the extinct Stellar’s Sea Cow, did not expect nearly this much detail. Never thought to ask which extant animal had the most similar poop (horses) or how long the sea cows’ penis was (very long).

In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

The Baileys, @schumer.senate.gov's imaginary friends that he votes in support of, are professional scammers. Joe Bailey has a dog fighting ring in his basement, and Eileen is likes to seduce married men to break up their families. Their children haven't talked to them in years.

The new Republican plan same as the old Republican plan: Fucking die already.

Would you be surprised if I said I had whiplash when I saw the post after yours lol

Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year

I love a meme targeted for my demographic

After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run. We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader. If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇

Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”

I'm going to actively say at this point that I don't think people should donate to any Dem-run PACs. What guarantee do we have that they won't give the money to cowards to stave off primary challengers? I mean, it rather feels like the reverse will happen.

I love how some of the responses to the calling churches for baby formula TikTok lady is people saying with a straight face, 'well, you have to be careful because grifters'. You think grifters ask for a single small can of baby formula? You think Jesus would ask for proof of poverty?

I hate that American culture has so much buildup to Christmas, and then wants it to be over immediately. I l would like 12 days of celebration!

she’s the worst

Anyway I think a lot of the obits have done a decent job of foregrounding Watson’s bigotry, but there’s a story still to be told about all the stubborn factors that enabled his excessive relative fame, and the fight to change that superstructure.

the numbers are all fake and I don't understand why we are all stuck pretending any of this makes sense?!?

These goddamned motherfuckers. No more Italian pasta on store shelves. Gummies and THC chocolates recriminalized. More cash handouts to MAGA criminals in the Senate. And no money for ACA subsidies or SNAP. This is what America gets because Democrats couldn't hold the line on the shudown. Assholes.

The thing that worries me is that they’re probably just going to ignore anything anyone on Bluesky has to say. These idiots probably care more about what the Nazis on Xitter have to say.

Okay wait — the senate capitulated, SNAP payments are still on pause, AND they went back to work just to ban CBD gummies?!?

When you are dumb enough to believe that weed gummies are more dangerous than an AR-15.

at what point do our state governors do something. if we wait a year til midterms, too many will die. the only option i see is a state-led alliance and an automatic extreme state billionaire tax.

yall, millions of people will die without ACA. millions. indentured medical debt servitude to the state.

Nothing makes me feel more middle-aged than being excited about buying new wool compression socks and supportive shoe insoles.

The sculptor of The Bean is an immigrant artist from India named Anish Kapoor and irony is not lost here.

I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:

In case you’re having a crap day, here’s my dog:

Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.

This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰

Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About

late season snek, spicy

Once again I'm begging people not to compare politicians to invertebrates. Inverts are cool and diverse and play an important ecological role. Politicians are the lower order.

okay well that was an obvious lie and anyone who fell for it shouldn’t be in the senate????

They got a call from their bosses.

Until you rein in your own cops, @govpritzker.illinois.gov, your words are hollow and meaningless.

the only kinds of people you should record in public without consent are cops

Edmund Fitzgerald Dem Party 🤝 Both wrecked today

haha, a year. i am very sorry to report that somewhere in romancelandia, a white woman is probably writing this and is planning to self-publish something like this within weeks.

Welp, straight to voicemail for Baldwin’s Madison and DC offices, so hopefully lots of angry people are also calling. This was the most angry voicemail I’ve ever left for a Democrat’s office.

And look, if this *is* some kind of "senate democrats playing 5D chess to force Johnson to reopen the House to seat Grijalva" whatever the hell— & I'm not *saying* it is, but *if* it is—then the dems, at the absolute *Minimum*, need much better comms, because their current M.O. is dogshit.

Hopefully our version of “Nuremburg” trials will be “Little Village” or “Broadview” trials and every one of these ghouls lives out their last days in prison.

When did drugs start only existing on fishing boats? Never once in my 20s did I hit up a fisherman for some weed.

This is why they were in downtown Chicago today. "one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”" Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...

a script from @indivisible.org! (I'm probably going to add how harmful this will be in Ossoff's reelection campaign, bc we'll be blaming the entire party when people's healthcare premiums are so high they can't afford insurance)

anyone have recommended scripts for calling our senators and asking them to support getting-schumer-out-of-leadership? i cannot ramble at these staffers for the sixth time in 24 hours.

Chicago nonprofit folks: if Durbin is doing a photo op at your job you HAVE to leak it to CDSA and Indivisible.