If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:

😲 Holy shit!!!

youtu.be/ecYFxPB_VaY New song by my friend Jay Crystall, inspired by a rooster picture by a Latino-japones who runs a restaurant here in Kyoto.

“For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war … to save free Europe from Russian aggression. Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not.” - Garry Kasparov

The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us. But I won't back down — and neither should you.

@wardcarroll.bsky.social Deeply disappointed in your use of MAGA language - “Seditious Six” - on your YouTube channel. Don’t repeat a slur in order to refute it. That’s called semantic capture.

youtu.be/3_BFWwMkSVk Civil defense. Just as Englishmen shot bows for hours after church services in the Middle Ages, if every US citizen practiced using the jo for two hours a week NO tyrannical government could dominate us.

Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.

Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity. They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators. Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩‍🔧

What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/what-pam-b...

Captain Mark Kelly or Captain Bone-Spurs. The choice is yours, Republicans…

Senators from BOTH parties say Rubio told them the 28 point plan was a Russian document, not an American plan, and the stateDept. say the senators (again - from BOTH parties) are lying.

This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’. It’s Russian.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmVp... Civil defense.

Yes. This is just one example of how everything Trump is doing is tracked. Particularly as a record of ICE. cohen.house.gov/TrumpAdminTr...

#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy @kingresist.bsky.social @coko.bsky.social @cherylbluewave.bsky.social @dougieg633.bsky.social @idogcapital.bsky.social @whatifisaidit.bsky.social @green2uw.bsky.social @mitchinmich.bsky.social @realzappbrannigan.smokefleet.net @cheryl2877.bsky.social

thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation

Japanese language @ a hotel today: In 2 minutes I greeted 3 people 3 ways: 1. Wedding singer: “Ohayō gozaimasu (in the stage & fine arts world, it’s “Ohayō gozaimasu” no matter what time of day); 2. Hotel worker with “Otsukaresama desu,” “You must be tired,” 3. A guest w/ standard “Konnichiwa.”

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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented. That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water. Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.

What do these corporations all have in common? -Lockheed Martin -Palantir -Microsoft -Amazon -Comcast -Google -Apple -Meta -HP -Nvidia -T-Mobile They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

Still getting it done in #Kyoto, connecting a jazz academic and a tech investor at a popup bar on Kiyamachi. We in #Japan can serve as an ark of art and culture and connection, ready to step forth to the rescue and the liberation of the New World when the time comes. May it come soon.

This is a very powerful PSA by the victims of the Epstein sex abuse ring. Please share this.

After Ghislaine Maxwell lied to Todd Blanche, someone waived her sex offender status and moved her to Club Fed with "OUT" custody - allowing her to work outside the prison walls. 3 months ago, I got her Bureau of Prisons points screen as proof. We still don't know who approved all this.

Father of two, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, senselessly killed by ICE He had no criminal history, just traffic tickets. He was a soft-spoken man who left his quiet village years ago for economic opportunity in the US and worked long hours to support his two children. www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

I love #Kyoto. On the way home from KUFS, snagged a colleague with a PhD in Chinese Jazz of the 30s for Hurricanes at a NOLA popup. Then Jpn political convo at my local bar. Moon & Jupiter shining strong, the Dioscuri mild in their malevolence. We are doing OK here, enacting democracy.

Layoffs are reaching their highest levels since the pandemic, but America's corporate elite have never been doing better. Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?

An essay in cross-platform posting. fb.watch/DclAGSCXX2/

Fossil fuel lobbyists are now talking gas up as a ‘green’ fuel. To be absolutely clear, this is nonsense. Coal full life cycle emissions: 800-1,700g CO2e/kWh Gas full life cycle emissions: 290-930g CO2e/kWh Wind power full life cycle emissions: 5-15g CO2e/kWh

🧊✈️ ICE AIR CHARTER FLEET🧵 Most ICE flights are operated by Avelo Airlines, GlobalX, Eastern Air Express, Omni Air International, and Key Lime Air. Here's a list of planes flying for ICE ⤵️

youtu.be/R0DnptqV39Y?... The image of Taijiquan is of old folks waving their arms in a park. There's another side. Here the great Chen Ziqiang shows what it's really about. Imagine the fighting distance as almost zero. I've met CZQ twice; Lordy, how he beat my ass both times!

youtube.com/shorts/Ze3g9... It’s this stuff that makes me proud to be born in the USA.

Hi there! I’m a slightly over 40 year old ex-sovereign of a now fallen empire called Twitter, looking to rebuild a following in pastures green under a Bluesky. Oh, and I sing - but not necessarily to your liking.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTFb... This is what the grief of a brave man looks like.

We’re still better than the #US

I can’t plate worth shit, but here’s our dinner: Roasted figs Fried rice with nira rather than green onion Pork steak (70 g.) Grilled pea pods with elephant garlic

Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle... "On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.” Absolutely. Please get on with it.

youtube.com/shorts/XDKu4... Working class struggles in #NYC. Here in #Kyoto we have an abundance of clean safe public bathrooms maintained with funding from an accommodation tax.

The face of cowardice. This ICE goon shot an unarmed protester in the face, and has pissed his pants.

Talking politics in #Japan— electing a female Prime Minister, and sending a squadron of F-15s to the UK to fly intercept missions against gangster state Russia’s aircraft. Within the law. Wait’ll #Korea gets in it. Their pilots are skilled and brave. Democratic Asians are better than you, #US.

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

Jidai Matsuri, “Procession of the Ages,” Kyoto

Jidai Matsuri, “Procession of the Eras,” Kyoto.

Jidai Matsuri, “Procession of the Ages, Kyoto.

www.youtube.com/shorts/pZZDC... Someone please find out this man’s name! I would like to hear more.