As you rebuild our culture in the coming decades, please remember that what brought us here was that each time we went to war on this continent it was in the name of preserving and enhancing a rich person's wealth. Every. Single. Time.

Day's almost over & a weird one it's been on both ends. Woke up panicked because I was dreaming about writing an obituary for my honey at 3:30 AM. I had to make sure he was still breathing next to me. Couldn't get back to sleep and never finished the obit. Now YouTube is down. Will read a book.

Good morning! The Earth is exploding- it's always exploding somewhere--but this is Hawaii. It's also The day of Lunar New Year, the year of Fire Horse. So why not celebrate by expanding this while enjoying the idea of who should be thrown into the pits of Hell? The Earth is beautiful.

It's important to be reminded that the dinosaurs never knew they were going to cease to exist in their last 60 seconds. We won't see it coming either. So with that in mind, how would you like to be using your final moment?

Excellent conversation and very much needed, Please, read the whole article and don't assume churchiosity. It's no about proselytizing.

A 40 year old CBS story of US soldiers being proper humans. Sad for the reminder that we seem to never not be at war. Hopeful that some humans have always risked everything to do what's right and good.

30 countries use mail voting

And if you have an iPhone and you have the sinking realization as the federal agent is bearing down on you that you forgot to disable biometrics: hit the right-side down button 5x very quickly to enter the power down menu.

Some more translation of Benito's halftime show. A history lesson you probably don't know... and it is not about BB denigrating women.

I'm seeing a lot of whistful posts about not understanding the language while loving the performance. The definition of art is communicating without words, but this a good explainer/translator as he talks about PR Spanish and other dialects making this translation more meaningful.

Damn! Evil demon does regular manicures, drinks water out of little plastic bottles, and monitors members of congress's online searches.

Happy National Guitar day people! Listen to this and thank me later.

What's up? Bluesky asks. In the autmn in Ohio at dusk if you look up you might see a crescent moon trapped in the trees as Jupiter centers itself in a opening. The important things don't suck at all.

My professor said ‘Black people are not interested in the environment’. I set out to prove him wrong.

Context. We've been here before, in the 1930s, when everyone of mexican heritage was forcefully shipped to Mexico during the Great Depression. Later we apologized for breaking laws, but we must have had our fingers crossed, because Operation Wetback was launched in the 1950s and we did it again. 1/2

This US American will NEVER accept this as normal. Most of us will sympathize with the horror of a school-shooting even when our so-called leaders ignore it.

Did someone say things were deescalating in Minnesota?

Anyone who doesn't understand Luigi Mangione has never had to navigate health insurance in Ohio. Frankly I'm surprised it doesn't happen more, because no one wants to suffer and die so that the rich can buy a second yacht.

Bees 🐝

No surprise whose names are redacted and who has been exposed, but 9 year old girls? Who was your teacher when you were 9? Second grade? Third?

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

What's making you happy today? Not just a counter-negative, but just a hit of joy in its own right. This bit of a positive use of the Internet gave me a bump of happy this morning.

if you can’t handle someone criticizing a politician you agree with then you have lost the fundamental idea of democracy

What happens when we are shown the inner working of the power structure we didn't elect? What can happen to individuals who take big risks to expose the truth? We may never know because those who do take the risk can be destroyed by the system that will not tolerate exposure.

I'd bet there're loads of things, really meaningful things we could do that don't involve social media. What could you do?

Constantly barging into other people's mentions to berate them for not talking about your pet issue 24/7 is not only rude as fuck, it's also extremely counterproductive for any attempt at persuasion or coalition-building because it is one of the most offputting forms of "activism".

Here is a list of American volunteer opportunities that are always in need of assistance: bsky.app/profile/raha... You can also check your local pet organizations and see if anyone needs volunteers. I suspect they're all exhausted.

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin has notified U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi that she will not interview with the Justice Department over a video put out in November by her and several other lawmakers urging military members to “refuse illegal orders” ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/the-i...

If you have a Twitter account you should go capture screen shots of Republicans' accounts immediately as a public service. They're launching an overt and comprehensive assault on history and facts this month by deleting all posts there that predate Trump's election.

Illegal poo?

When the news is the news...

Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.

Funny how now all these international organizations are trying to silence fans about Trump and his co-conspirators. They have never said "don't Boo the Olympics" or "don't boo the athletes" or "don't boo the judges". Those #EpsteinFiles must be a doozy.

A great loss, he leaves a profound example of how to make our world better. He brought us together with music and true leadership.

🚨Status Coup News just ended their Livestream in Minneapolis. They said that the ICE raids have NOT slowed down at all. They are documenting them daily. We cannot listen to Tom Homan when he feeds us the illusion that they are stepping back at all. We must keep the pressure HIGH on ICE. #FUCKICE

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump is mentioned in the files more than Jesus is mentioned in the Bible.

Here's a soliloquy for the times. 400 years ago: The strangers should be removed!

Laugh at them ALL. They hate it so much they might crawl back under their rocks.

Police Ask For Public’s Help In Falsifying Report

What is the number one requirement to do science? Questions, questions, questions, and more questions and yet Internet science seems to only feed us answers.

Need more caffeine. Scanning my inbox and read "guardrails that protect free air..." Or WAS that a misread?

The Epstein case reflects systemic issues within the American elite. Despite clear evidence, the perpetrators will probably never be charged. They engage in exploitative practices without consequence.The American oligarchy has amassed its wealth through parasitism

Toast time

Finally, faith leaders leading and news reporting it. The terror isn't over for Haitians here, but hopefully this helps a bit.

If you can show up and sing they'll crumble. No need to be "good" at it. They only have guns and shame. Singing has brought railors to their deaths. Singing has always been embraced when it certed solidarity in a cause. Singing has been banned as dangerous-- poets are dangerous. Just go; and sing.

Art. Music. Theater. what saves us in the end. Meanwhile, there's Deveil Said Jump and this ditty.

Maybe you feel powerless because you spend too little time IRL. Guess who's watching us here, online? Guess who alters messages to counter things being said here? They used to show up at meetings pretending to be one of us, now they don't even have to try 'cause we're buying comfort over truth.