This banger from Reagan’s catalog seems relevant here. bsky.app/profile/seth...

After this 1983 story broke about Reagan and a Bircher corresponding about MLK being a commie, Reagan perfunctorily apologized to MLK’s family and then went golfing at Augusta National, which notoriously had no black members at the time. www.nytimes.com/1983/10/22/u...

In 1983 Reagan voters were 48/44 opposed to MLK day and Reagan himself still thought MLK might have been a Communist. We know this because he said it to his friend Meldrim Thompson, a former NH governor who sat on the board of the John Birch Society in 1983.

This is the energy we need from everyone

"One day this house will be a pile of stones in a farmer field. One day all the world’s pianos will be little more than kindling. One day each of us will be less than even that." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/the-thing-...

"𝑾𝒆'𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔." -Kobayashi Issa I came across this quote a couple of months ago, and it smacked me like a two-by-four. I suppose it's more of an aside to your piece, which I enjoyed. Thanks.

🎵 Sandooor is coming to toown 🎅🏼

I think this floofed female Golden-crowned Spadebill qualifies for the #Borbs #birdoftheday This was fun to observe, as the female would find a perch and the male would zip right in after, taking her spot from her. Not very gentlemanly at all. 🫤 #birds #costarica #nature

… and he SERVED ✨

She’s an icon, she’s a legend, and she is the moment. Now come on now.

"how you choose to frame it" & the discrimination/message you wish to communicate. bsky.app/profile/hann...

You could write this. Or you could write: “That notion, which has been the rule in nearly every country in the Western Hemisphere for over a century, is grounded in the language of the 14th Amendment.” All how you choose to frame it.

Reagan's was wrong about a lot of things, but not on immigration. This country should be a shining city on a hill and a refuge for people escape persecution. Yet, this is where we are now. Morally indefensible.

The way to fight back on stuff like trans rights, immigration, etc. is to create an unrepentant moral argument in their favor. We want people to be their authentic selves. We want people to come here to escape oppression and be able to realize their full potential. These things are morally good.

I'll never get used to sheer, unadulterated meanness of this administration. They're completely unconcerned about lifting people up and solely focused on tearing people down. It is a movement that is absolutely devoid of a moral center. We need to present a clear moral vision in opposition.

#Brazil #Pantanal 2019 "What we gonna do?" "I don't know what d'you wanna do?" "I asked first, what we gonna do?" Canon 5Dmk4 360mm f/9 1:400s ISO10,000 #TheJungleBook #BirdOfTheDay #Black #Birds #Disney #Travel #TheBeatles

Looks like gilded shame to me.

Christmas is coming! If you can, please consider a donation to my holiday fundraiser for our wonderful local animal shelter. No donation is too small - it adds up! 🎄 givebutter.com/n5l31M

Bravo everyone who enabled this. Take a bow.

@katespeace.bsky.social Hey I sent what I could and I hope it helps. If you could keep my last name a super duper secret, I'd appreciate it 🥸

This is a general purpose MA post. Feel free to send whatever you want. ♡ this is specifically for trying to stay on my feet as the US becomes more and more hostile towards trans people, and yes, to women like myself. Thank you all for understanding. www.paypal.me/XP1991 ~ cash.app/$Meztiza91

Netflix is planning to buy Warner Bros for $72 billion, allowing it to acquire its major competitor HBO Max. This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.

US Rep Al Green files Presidential Impeachment bill. Quotes fmr. VP Dick Cheney: "In our nation's 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump." www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyFX...

Are you all ever going to DO anything about these atrocities? IMPEACH, 25th Amendment. ANYTHING! I don't want to hear you're in the minority and can't do anything. Did you not learn anything at all watching Mitch McConnell carry out his evil agenda every time republicans were the minority?

Making America Shameful Again.

There’s no telling how many similar stories are not being told for fear of retaliation. By now, everyone should realize Trump is not going after violent criminals or the worst of the worst—he is terrorizing everyone, including U.S. citizens, and their loved ones.

I am calling for Wilmer’s immediate release from NWIPC—he has NO criminal convictions, he poses no threat to the community, and he urgently needs appropriate medical care since ICE is denying him the treatment he requires. I am grateful for Wilmer’s willingness to let me share his story.

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok

Were the book sales worth it @jaketapper.bsky.social? You really are an insufferable sellout.

He's going to be bragging that Obama never got his entirely made-up nonsense prize isn't he? This is even more loser coded than his fake Time magazine covers.

It's the moment when he takes the medal out of the box and puts it on himself for me. That's one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen lol. He's so desperate to get it.

Cøvid immune dysregulation is real am and LONG‼️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...

I'm sure Vladimir can't wait

In a surprising twist, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for the 2026 midterm elections may end up strengthening California’s defense of its voter-approved map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I’m not panicking. Every lawless decision should harden the resolve of those committed to democracy to expand the court and restore the civil war amendments.

.. we have likely a long time to have to deal with this shit bsky.app/profile/ptry...

They’ve nullified the 14th amendment once already, they don’t care what the constitution says, only what their political allies want it to say

Note: Fox ran a segment on the Chicago ICE Nativity, which is at the church of a pastor who recently went viral for being arrested while protesting ICE. That pastor told me the church has since seen an influx of volatile messages. “There’s been some suggestions that I should kill myself,” he said.

It's a good day to peek at @peculiarityshop.bsky.social periodically as we're putting up oodles of new things all queer made and there's some neat, neat things there. Worth F5-ing maybe. www.peculiarityshop.com

Border Patrol bathroom break.

I wrote about Ken Ohara's photography exhibition "Contacts," a prescient, humane, extremely fun collection of photos people took of their lives during a bleak national moment. I haven't really been able to stop thinking about it for weeks, now. It rocks. defector.com/make-yoursel...

The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.

How the fuck are they going to decide the constitutionality of something that’s written directly in the constitution? www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...

Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

😳 (Not a real gun but still wtf)

We’ve come a long way, baby 😬

in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company