Umm, wow.

Yes. The question is, do enough people who can fix this care to?

Now America knows what it feels like when you’re being pulled over by an insecure cop with a very bad temper.

fun timing: my new article today is about a Norms Respecter claiming to be "worried" about "democracy" ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

I don't think the people expressing surprise about things the Trump administration is doing understand how absolutely fucking crazymaking each of your posts is for Black and Indigenous folks who called *all of this* and sat through people talking about "respecting norms" for years

Thankful I was able to do one small thing to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today.

So the thing about dedicated bike lanes and cyclists who don't have bells is that the combo can be dangerous for careless pedestrians... In this case, me.

With September 30 marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN News looks at how many of the 94 Calls to Action have been answered since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its final report in 2015.

Dems are reticent to entertain all but the most centrist-leaning of their party, and are actively hostile to truly left-leaning members' ideals. This presumes that constituent beliefs matter. The GOP model proves it does not. Interest group money matters, and is used to shift constituent beliefs.

Healthcare is important but being able to walk around without fear of being abducted by your own government might be a more fundamental place to start?

Damn what a day. And it's just Monday.

Pathetic. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

My personal timeline is full of autistic people trying to explain that there isn't more autism than before, it's just that we're better at detecting it, and there's nothing more autistic than hoping explaining something at length will help matters when nobody is really listening.

A compilation video of the Draw the Line protests against the Canadian government, from @350canada.bsky.social. Looking forward to when we all meet again.

ILLINOIS — BROADVIEW POLICE CHIEF ON ICE: “I was shocked. I’ve never been spoken to by a fellow law enforcement officer in such a way.” ICE is routinely gassing cops and negatively impacting the community as their detention facility faces protests.

An excellent true thing is that I gave unequivocally anti-“AI” talks at Wesleyan and Tufts this month where the computer scientists and engineers in attendance have no interest in allowing this industry to hijack education and asked me “how can we get our students to take your classes?”

A year and a half ago, after my housemate's hubby had been out of jail long enough to seem like it might stick, we switched suites. I took his master suite because my old suite was larger. When he renovated the master bathroom, he chose white porcelain tiles for the floor...

If I didn't already question the existence of a God, the fact that Bibles don't explode when these people touch them would make me do so.

Doug Ford announced the banning of speed cameras & this is the frame & key msg the PCs want us to remember. "Folks, we're putting money back in your pockets & we're going to make the streets a lot safer because we're investing in the proper infrastructure that will make your community safer." 1/?

Luke’s brilliance shining bright…

People say this place is hostile, but what I have so far been willing to expose myself to of the thread this skeet is from seems generous and caring (as this skeet is) in the face of some incredible ignorance… or worse. Wow.

If you stop into @powells.bsky.social, please pick up a copy of my book. 😉📕 www.powells.com/book/corpora...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, whose re-election campaign slogan promised “Always Delivers. Never quits,” announced he was ending his run Sunday with only five weeks left until election day. Details: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Quick thought. This emphasis on "winning" is part of why trans people are being sacrificed at the altar of "fair" athletic competition.

A decision was made. Some good suggestions in the comments. I’ll have more pics in a few hours.

Short 🧵 Ended up in a conversation with a successful Toronto real estate agent who was old friends with my brunch partner. Some conclusions *I* reached based on what he said: - Own property to live in. It's not necessarily a wise investment because you can't pivot out of it quickly or easily...

Edited version of a message I sent a friend after finding and sharing an old email that they had sent me when they were at their rock bottom in terms of #depression. They recently ended a five-year relationship during which a lot changed for the better. This helped them; maybe it can help others?

Thinking of what a friend would say: “You tell on yourself.” He says it’s an African-American proverb. Can’t imagine a clearer way of saying to others that your soul is lost.

I am absolutely not committed to winning. Life isn't a game. There is a WHOLE WORLD that exists beyond winning and losing.

looking for links to donate to chicago activists and journalists

People not blindly following orders and succumbing to fascism. Yes, please!?!

We need expanded mental health care and better education and to kill the Internet, maybe

Illegal immigration is the pretext but enforcement of the regime's power over the entire population is the goal. #RiseUp

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Jesus’ central command was to love. How exactly did Kirk love immigrants and people of color and women and Trans teens and Muslims and Democrats and atheists? Precisely what of his work and words made them feel more seen, heard, respected, valued? johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-shamef...

Had to take a close-up picture of my toes today to send to a skin-doctor friend because I'm a little concerned about some new and abrupt nail discoloration. Damn, I have old man toes big time. And on that sobering and oversharing note, good night folks!

Also, I haven't been paying close attention so I don't know, but if the government shuts down, what happens to ICE?

First they came for... How can so many USAians support such a horrific government.

Went for a wonderful walk. Beautiful crescent moon over the city tonight. One of the few times I miss my iPhone for its camera which is definitely better than this one.

'K time to stop scrolling this app and step back into the world of flesh, blood, and face-to-face feeling.

So this is an uncanny story. And strange thing to say but it's true: there is a stage, for some bipolar people, not all of us, when our mood becomes elevated, when this kinda stuff just seems to keep happening. It is a strange state, even moreso when it lasts days or weeks. Crazy feels close.

I always had a bit of a soft spot for this guy. Gotta love my fellow crazies...

The stupidity of government messaging at yesterday's press conference on the banning of speed cameras would be laughable if it wasn't so infuriating.

And yet he believes he can tell the whole world that they are wrong and only he and his cruel and selfish vision for Israel is right. Murderous and shameful.

Wondering about the Canada Post strike strategically. Are there other things the union could do? Build a public movement in support of home delivery? Not sure. Striking and stopping a service that the public values to protest the permanent end to that service seems like acting at cross purposes?

This guy has gotten away with more shit in #cdnpoli than any other politician in history. And somehow, he always gets the slide. I am so sick of it. We are not much better than the USA is right now. And, American owned media has everything to do with it.

🌱 First garden of the day! [Video pans across a pollinator garden planted on a narrow strip of land on the southside of a townhouse in downtown Toronto. There are several plants flowering right now mostly pink and purple asters but also white pearly everlasting.]

Government austerity is a macro example of this wealth transfer but there are others all around us: supermarkets understaffing checkouts so we wait longer or must do it ourselves, huge companies understaffing and automating customer service so the cost in time to get assistance is ours.

Ask an immigrant with indefinite leave to remain how easy it is to sort out ID when getting a new job *right now*. This is a total disconnect from reality, racist, and stupid.

A whole generation of young people, and not just in the US, is growing up with the idea that politics is a spiteful circus of vengeful actions like this (or much worse, e.g. indicting your enemies), and holding no consequences for corruption.