Please read and share this. It shapes all my thinking about the future of the US right now, and it explains why Trump and the GOP are behaving the way they do. There is a near zero chance a Democrat will be sworn in as President in 2029, no matter how people vote. bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

We published the book nearly 3 years ago. I saw that it was on the Independent Press Top 40 last week. Grateful that people are still finding the book and that it is of use. lithub.com/the-independ...

the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches

#CaribbeanMatters: Tips for responsible tourism www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

I survived! And, I created an AI-free art reference resource and found a great community around the effort. (Technically the site launched late 2024, but 2025 is when it took off.) I honed my photography skills and have taken over 30,000 photos this year as part of it. I’m really proud of all of it.

There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things

I wrote about how America seems to have gone mad and what that does to anyone trying to stay sane. Read at @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...

*whispers into the void* "your art will be declared degenerate, so you might as well lean into it."

All my R.E.M. lyric sketches so far. I’m open to requests, ideas, inspirations and demands that I stop. Much love.