I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social, and I walked away feeling much more hopeful than I had before we began. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Baked Apple Pudding.... youtu.be/xKboeeH6QMQ?...

Hitler was bad. An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.

A new (or old?) take on Wham (no, I don't know who the artist is)

"[Thanksgiving] is a festival which will never become obsolete, for it cherishes the best affections of the heart—the social and domestic ties. It calls together the dispersed members of the family circle, and brings plenty, joy and gladness." –Sarah Josepha Hale, 1837 edition of Godey's Lady's Book

So about a third of America was catfished by Russia (and others who wish us harm)

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

November 18, 2025

Miss PBS' Great Performances showing of "Twelfth Night" with Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Junior Nyong'o? well you are STILL in luck! www.pbs.org/video/twelft...

Good

from Tim Finn "And so the ‘Forever Enz Tour’ is happening! We’re looking forward to heading out on the road and sharing these Split Enz songs with you all. They’re as much a part of our lives as they are yours. See you next year. TF" www.livenation.com.au/split-enz-ti...

The judge DENIES the government a stay. SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.

I'd forgotten what hopescrolling felt like

This is amazing news. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump’s unhinged ravings threaten global peace open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.

Much of America is afraid. Afraid of the government. Afraid of their fellow citizens. Afraid America’s legal and judicial institutions will no longer protect them. If Americans don't wake up, organize, and fight harder to defend the rule of law, we'll find ourselves living in an authoritarian system

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower

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Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go! Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest. /1

This is huge news! UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal. Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure. ❤️🇨🇦⚕️ news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

I hate that zuckerberg has stolen the word "meta" from us but in the old sense of it I went a little meta this week with bonus Felix cameo www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Celebrate National Book Month with ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff,’ read by Sir Gary Oldman youtu.be/B0TIeshtX5I?...

Pretty sure he believes this. Trump lives in Fox News Cinematic Universe.

Everyone should listen to Chris Murphy's extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. First, he says the logic must be that the more lawless he gets, the stiffer the resistance. "If I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics then it just normalizes it all." 1/ newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Declining American Democracy: Trump is a Symptom, Not the Cause open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Enjoy i Verdi Confusi commedia dell'arte! "How do you escape an unwanted marriage your miserly father is planning with the clueless professor? Why, with "The Fraudulent Wedding" of course! a farce of romance, deception, and body guarding! Performed at Pennsic 52" youtu.be/SiQp2hHbRn8?...

All of this. and yes, I will call it Evil.

Re: yesterday's shitshow..... Richard III Act3 Sc7. BUCKINGHAM: And when mine oratory drew toward end, I bid them that did love their country’s good Cry “God save Richard, England’s royal king!” RICHARD And did they so? BUCKINGHAM No. So God help me, they spake not a word

SIR Gary! www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

Every major Democrat has millions in their campaign account. The threat to democracy is big enough that we need to be funding mobilization and messaging right now - not just banking money for the next election. If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.

Be the anchor in the storm open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

Check out The World of Paksenarrion (Relaunch) on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

"Today... the administration appears to be making a dramatic push to seize complete control of the government." September 25, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Prof. Tim Snyder on Trump’s terror memo (audio) (which reverses reality, attacks a phantom which can be applied to anyone & targets any critic or advocate for the constitutional order - all under an imaginary emergency) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Because this administration thinks everyone believes the rules only matter when it helps “your side” (like they do), they are counting on Comey’s unpopularity to normalize this. Don’t let it. Whatever you think of him or his actions in the past, etc. this indictment is dangerous and an outrage.

I think one of my socks got Raptured in the dryer

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?