Something perhaps not mentioned enough about the digitised world is how much it encourages us to be more ruthless, untrusting people. I refuse to acquiesce to that. I refuse to change my default mode from thinking the best of people until they prove otherwise. I will not submit to the icy nastiness.

It is unsurprising to anyone from Massachusetts that elements of our state government fight basic transparency.

Important and even more disturbing…

Big privacy wins in MA 🎉 🚫 Natick shut down a Flock license plate reader pilot 🚫 Watertown canceled its Flock contract Community pressure works. Let’s keep pushing back on mass surveillance. Join the #FlockOff campaign: mass50501.org/actions/campai...

Please read this.

Our enemies are cowards, and we're going to defeat them.

This organization was started by two women who ran longshot races in 2018 and who are dedicated to helping folks figure out similar runs. www.bluehorizontexas.org

A few thoughts on last night's Tarrant County upset. 1. This is why we have to run in every race 2. This is what we tried to do in 2018, but folks weren't angry enough yet 3. A little money goes a long way in small campaigns. Republicans aren't actually spending in a lot of "safe" districts

These times are filled with horrors and inspiration. Devastating defeats and historic victories. Altogether, it's exhausting. That's why we must find joy. I find joy in 10,000+ crows going to roost at dusk. Tonight was one of the best nights yet. Higher resolution: youtu.be/URWxDikio5Q 🪶

And this stat doesn’t even include the outside spending.

8. Weiss's project is creating an Operation Paperclip for Epstein's cronies. Taking a group of discredited men and rehabilitating them as necessary pillars of system. Dershowitz and Peter Attia are the Wernher von Brauns of reactionary centrism.

There is nothing shocking about class solidarity among the ruling class. They were, in fact, cynical and ruthless about protecting the power structure.

🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! 🚨 One of our volunteers, Noah, a veteran who has been doing work as a medic in MN, was arrested and is being held without bail. Please call his reps using the call script!

This is the moderate position now. Or it should be.

Hilarious, and beautifully written and true. Worth a read.

Jasper and Rio totally know how to enjoy a snow day They actually have never cuddled like this before! Please note that the cat weighs 30lbs and the dog weighs 11lbs!

If an auditorium full of middle aged white people in Hickory NC exploded into sustained applause because an author criticized ICE then the Dems need to get on board

ICE are abducting 5 year olds, using them as bait to get to their family, and shipping them to a Texas concentration camp all in a single day. We need a Nuremberg for everyone involved. Abolish ICE isn't enough.

Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”

I think there is some information in there that isn't familiar to a lot of people. Including that the US is currently holding three times as many people in immigration detention as were detained in the entire Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich.

Periodic reminder that Ring has fed video to law enforcement agencies for ages even before this. Don't buy them. Get rid of them if you have them.

DOES EVERY ELECTED DEMOCRAT HAVE A FUCKING BRAIN PARASITE THAT FORCES THEM TO TALK SOLELY ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. FUCK.

#UglyDogs If you are anywhere near the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska currently on standby for a deployment to Minnesota, please spread the word and protest to remind them of their oath to the Constitution. I can’t fly up there, but can assist from MN, if we get organized. #StandWithMN

Just dropped a palate cleansing conversation w/the inspiring @abreezeclayton.bsky.social about the North Carolina Democratic Party fielding candidates in all 170 state legislative seats and her optimism about the November elections. Watch, enjoy, and share! www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/anderson-c...

Honestly, the trauma of the week is just hitting me tonight. Trying to find space to mourn, and connect with my community.

There are no short cuts. I'm sorry. There is only long term, consistent, and disciplined organizing.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social Sunday afternoon Visibility Brigade in Concord MA. 70 intrepid, angry, noble souls braved the cold and icy walk to send their message. We usually only have a handful of folks. You can do it too. It’s SO worth it. 🗽🇺🇸

"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.

I will be working towards this goal.

If this year was about getting off US tech, 2026 is the year to reassess the digital revolution — what works, what doesn’t; what to keep, and what to reject. I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.

It's also worth noting here that the *minimum* salary for these ICE positions is $52,205. While the *median* salaries for childcare workers and home health aides are less than $35,000 per year.

It will be totally heroic if I don't go back to bed today. So gray and rainy, and cat and pup are curled up...

Me, that's me, whose healthcare premiums will skyrocket.

AFreakingMen

On the World Wide Webster.

Merry Christmas, and Happy Thursday! Here's to finding light in the darkness.

Happy two-days-after-Solstice! I am a little late posting this, but wanted to say how grateful Rio and I are for the #Uglydogs community.

Our state courts are moving in the right direction and we’ve got to keep it that way. With gratitude, I ask for your support. Stay tuned for campaign kickoff news! #mapoli

THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

How can you lose something you never had?

Oh sorry, you DIDN'T want a backlit baby killdeer scampering across your timeline? Sorry. I'll tell the bird they're unwanted here. They'll be so sad. But it's fine. What really matters is you. No no. I'll tell them they're too smol and "low resolution" They'll understand. #birds 🐣

This be me. And I am willing to tell my story about my healthcare costs to any media outlet.

Once again I will stress the importance of running for unwinnable seats. It allows you to get your positions into the consciousness of the people in your district. In 2018 I ran on expanding Medicare, doubling the minimum wage, and other progressive positions. Push that Overton window, y'all.

That be me. I have to figure out how to come up with an extra $700.00 per month now. Thoughts and prayers, right? I am fucked.

We’ve been waiting for nearly two years for the State Senate to take a vote on our bill. If they have additional proposals, we’re not the ones stopping them. Btw our legislation includes balanced tax stabilization to help all residents AND additional tax relief for seniors & small businesses.

We asked activists from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends. scz.org/blog/the-rea...