2025 was a lot of things, but it's almost over. Happy New Year, everyone. May 2026 also be a lot of things, better, on the average, than not.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.

Our politics nationally and here in Texas is now firmly in the grip of a narrow, petty tribalism that feeds on enmity. Each day brings new horrors; scrolling through social media inevitably becomes doom-scrolling. But they can't extinguish our light.

Merry Christmas everyone from Zooey and I :) To the trans and queer readers, know you are all part of a community that looks out for each other and holds space when so few others do. And I know days like today can be tough. So please feel free to spend as much time here if you need to get away 💜

Give me Becky Chambers sci fi worlds any day, I like those way more.

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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

Anyway shout out to 2025 for being the worst year of the decade so far. The competition was stiff, but by golly, you've done it.

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

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It is especially rare to have not just one Thelemite represented on a panel, but two! I had the joy of being part of this. It was such a thoughtful conversation. I’m excited for people to watch this. Many thanks to  ‪@TheWitchOfWonderlust‬ for making this happen. #occult youtu.be/Klu1-Z0o0pE?...

I'm just saying that if I'm supposed to love the United States, the United States should try earning that love. And instead of loving this country, try loving the people who are in it.

I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic. It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.

“No,” said Frog.

Heck with elaborate meals. Just go watch Stranger Things S5 part one. 💯 worth the wait, IMO.

If you’re looking for books to read over the holidays, or anytime, now’s a good time to get into my queer Portland magical girl novels! I’m building a whole new original magical girl series here, centered on a trans protagonist. A lot of folks enjoy it, and you might, too! magicariot.com/buy

What the signs say 🗣️🏳️‍⚧️

Tonight, I chatted with Protestants and Catholics, Jews and Bahá’ís, the spiritual but not religious and me, the Pagan witch, about non-human animals. The ones that taught us something about ourselves. The ones that taught us something about others. Truly an epic way to spend a Monday evening!

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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

To be the lesser evil you have to not enable the greater evil. Just saying.

Moderate Democrats saw that voters were energized and might expect something from them, so they needed to put a stop to that ASAP

Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them. Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in

Lucy swears she won't move the football this time, you can definitely trust her, this is absolutely a good idea - Senate Democrats, unironically

I think what is most flabbergasting about all of this is voters just overwhelming gave the Democratic Party a perfectly clear signal that they will be heavily rewarded for fighting.

so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.

Lucy PROMISES that if Charlie Brown just does what she asks she will absolutely, positively NOT pull the football away the next time he goes for a kick.

It's my birthday, and I started the Chaos Apple by @fivefoldlaw.bsky.social 🎂🍎🎂🍏🎂 Unintentional gifts are the best kind.

This is incredibly important: we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats we must be relentless, we must not shut up

For DC folks looking for help with food insecurity or to help neighbors experiencing food insecurity or needing other essential resources, this org is fantastic. As SNAP and potentially WIC is halted and decimated, this will become even more of an issue. CC @fooddatanerd.com

i hope that a governor spanberger and a democratic general assembly uses its authority to discipline the university for its capitulation and to remove these BOV members who have decided that they work for donald trump and not the people of the commonwealth

We have friends everywhere.

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

Rest in power, Miss Major. www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends

I'd also like to add that most 4-year state universities were tuition-free until the Republican Governor of California, Ronald Reagan, led the charge to end tuition-free college in 1960. Brown vs the Board of Education was passed in 1952. They made college unaffordable to keep black people out.

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

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It's just a sports ban. It's just a bathroom ban. It's just a healthcare for kids ban. It's just a military service ban. It's just a federal jobs ban. It's just a university housing ban. It's just a passport & visa ban. It's just one Constitutional right. It's just your status as free citizens.

25 Black Authors And Their Top Literary Works

The person who invented the video game joystick has disappeared, they down right up and left.

May every single human being on this planet be safe. May every single person be protected from harm. May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.