I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics. When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.

When someone tries telling me I must not be a real Star Trek fan.

Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...

ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.

This is literally what I've been writing and podcasting about for years. I was planning to do an essay on this, but here's a 🧵. The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.

Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.

Tip your delivery drivers in cash. Period. Don't stop getting delivery, esp if you're disabled, delivery is a crucial option for a lot of ppl and it is still a job for those who may not have other options... but tip your driver, tip them well, and tip them IN CASH. They're the ones doing the work.

Went to see TSO today with my kids. The show was great as always, they added drones since the last time I saw them. Here is a pic I snipped from some video I took, not the greatest quality, but it shows the drones.

We were in first place in this film award voting. A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours. Now it's personal. Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS. Reshare? VOTE! www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...

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Movies you've watched more than sixteen times with a .gif. Hard mode: no Star (Wars nor Trek) or Marvel, Disney or Pixar.

Spent Sunday putting up the Christmas fleet.

Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only.

Type in your zodiac into gif and see what comes up! Post your fav one!

If you see this post you have been assimilated by the Borg. Your Bluesky timeline will adapt to service us. Repost to further the reach of the collective

Just got these two beautiful prints from @jennyrjohnsonart.bsky.social for my sons for their birthdays. They look amazing, thanks Jenny!

Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it. Everyone, give @skatunenetwork.bsky.social your money. They deserve it.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.

ICE pushes Chicago restaurants in immigrant neighborhoods into survival mode: “We are dying a slow death.” Trump’s raids are a recession for the city’s brown people www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

Immigrant rights and human rights activists have warned for months that federal agents covering up their faces have created a number of problems, including the impersonation of officers.

STARVING THE POOR IS NOT AN OPTION! Let's go fellow Americans...Let's make this ELECTION one to remember! Send Washington a message! WE THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!! Your #Vote is your voice....Use it! #NoKings

NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work. Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released with NO CHARGE. A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”. You decide…

A list of reasons to put me in charge of Star Trek: - Prodigy Season 3 - Disco Movie - Trek on CBS (Not sure I could do it, but I'd fight like hell for it.)

For the holiday season, if you buy a "Keep Giving A Shit" mug or sticker, we're gonna donate 100% of the proceeds to the Greater Chicago Food Bank. www.gettheorion.com/store Two sizes available. (duckie Janeway for scale only)

What are you wearing for Halloween?

This too is Science.

📌Subtitles are inaccurate 📌Powerful commentary 📌Sent to me by my 20 y/o — and I thought he wasn’t paying attention 1/2

The Home Depot continues to allow ICE to terrorize the communities they pretend to serve. Let’s show them the same kindness we did to target! use the website boycotthomedepot.network and the toolkit at bit.ly/boycotthomed... to spread the word!

A great example of #GraciousProfessionalism. I wonder if there are any FIRST Alums on The Exponent's staff???

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen... The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Quote with your first anime. (Didn't know it when I watched this on our Black and White TV).

On its birthday, (belated) share one image from your favorite TNG episode.

The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.

The first thing Trump did was pardon all of the domestic terrorists who stormed the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, to try to stop the U.S. Congress from performing their constitutional duties. Read: cbwrong.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-ha...

This is the real America — the one we don't often see enough of online.

Protect trans people

When the government can silence one artist, it threatens freedom for all. #picard #startrek

It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses

Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice

Please, please read this and share it with everyone. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:

What this means in practice is that 14K trans people will have to quit their federal employee jobs and find jobs that cover gender affirming care. In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service. Lavender scare. Everyone who participates is responsible

Not shocked at all. A reminder that everything is political; if you think that politics won't affect you, think again.

I had a good time this weekend, seeing everyone's posts from #STLV. I couldn't make it this year, so I was living vicariously though all of you!! Thanks for sharing your experiences.

@paramountplus.com come and get it

No chearing: your last saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it? Whatever happens, I'm sure it will be fun. Original artwork from @gettheorion.bsky.social www.gettheorion.com/home-4

📣📣 BOOK NEWS 📣📣 I'm excited to share the cover and release date of Book #2, #EdgeOfSpaceTime, which is now available for PREORDER!! You can order from ANY bookstore, including your local indie! More details on preordering here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817... What's the book about? 🧵