Things to consider: Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed You are a witness. Expose it.

I feel like Smaug and this post is the black arrow.

An excellent article from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social about a powerful ruling by U.S. District Judge William Young. This quote from Judge Young's ruling struck me in particular, that even if there is no legal consequence for illegal actions, we should not shy from calling them what they are.

If you've ever had to argue with someone about Austism stats; the always insightful @hankgreen.bsky.social has some facts you can use. And may we all live in less frustrating times.

My dearest wife, It is week two of the Siege of Portland, and still these barbarians will not yield to our troops. We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee in their camps, where loud ukulele songs of resistance even now drift in on the breeze.

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I hadn’t seen this. Kirk, the moderate free speech guy who did politics the right way per some liberals (!), called for Biden to be executed. Meanwhile Joe Biden put out a very strong statement condemning Kirk’s killing. Both sides!

No really, I am s h o c k e d

I’m choosing to remember Charlie Kirk’s contribution to American civic life in his own words.

The reason this ad works is not just that it appeals to a lot of Americans, but that Mallory looks and sounds like someone who genuinely cares about this. We need more relatable and authentic candidates. Mallory is that.

Politics "to the hilt" isn't good for our country, but at the same time, if there is any hope of restoring institutional stability, it might require "extreme" actions such as these.

Some of the most remarkable lost artefacts from the ancient world were the titanic wrecks of the Nemi ships, built for a Roman emperor. In their first-century heyday they held gardens, palaces and baths in a floating wonderland. But barely a decade after their recovery, they were lost forever.

"Empires sending troops to Boston rarely has worked well" - @hcrichardson.bsky.social From www.youtube.com/live/L2-IA04...

"First, they came for the ..." For someone to feel comfortable to say this sort of thing openly and publicly is a disgusting and clear indication that they think human rights are not inherent to everyone.

This. Thread.

"The importance of names is an ancient concept, perhaps even eternal." - Grigory Lukin /ɡrʲiˈɡorʲɪj ɫʊˈkʲin/

A long thread, but important to read and share

This is what the start of an economic collapse looks like. #BlameTrump

If we know where they were sent, but it isn’t to detention: exile. If we know where they are & it’s in detention: extraordinary rendition. If we don’t know where they are, but we know someone’s holding them: kidnapping. Otherwise, if we don’t know where they are: disappearance.

It’s interesting that secret service told reporters the guy who stole Noem’s purse what a white male, then they wait a week and DHS says it was an undocumented migrant but refuses to give any other details.

regular reminder that we can trace features of autism through folklore back to like, the prehistoric era. the fuck do you think ‘changelings’ were

DOGE is shaping up to be the biggest failure of all time. All pain. No gain. Shrouded in secrecy, lies, and false projections. A scam on the American people.

So, I'm part of an online writers' community that occasionally does motivational challenges. A recent one resulted in me composing a concrete poem and, well, I have no clue where I even *might* publish it, so here it is, world, for free:

People who are looking for a way to fight Trump, I have it for you in one name: Kilmar Abrego-Garcia. He's the poor guy who got pulled off the street, declared a gang member for no reason, then sent off to that hell-hole in El Salvador. Fight for him because this case will unravel everything. 🧵

More birds in my yard today.

Our local café has quite a few wild house sparrows. Here's one of them

Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.

This is a superb primer by @stevevladeck.bsky.social on President Trump’s radical invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemy Act. Everyone needs to read this:

@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov Take up this messaging.

In a shocking turn of events, many of the people who said they wanted "free speech" actually just wanted to be the ones in charge of which speech is free.

eight days. like to charge, repost to cast.

🐾🐾🤍.

Some birds enjoying the afternoon in my yard

A long thread but important to read