Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity. Do listen. I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...

It's important to share images like this right now: this photo is Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins and Bilal Rauf (special adviser at the Australian National Imams Council) at an interfaith vigil in Sydney for the Bondi victims. We can ban guns! We can fight antisemitism without defaulting to Islamophobia!

as we walk into a well of disgust and many secrets set to emerge, please take a moment to read this and reclaim your permission and remember to take care of yourselves ❤️ iamdonnyevans.substack.com/p/hot-takes-...

Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition." A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.

This is an important read by a researcher who has investigated the many deceptive and harmful practices of unregulated pregnancy centers in the US. It's astounding what these fake clinics are allowed to get away with.

HHS just terminated 7 AAP grants - SIDS prevention, early autism detection, fetal alcohol research, adolescent mental health, rural healthcare access. Important piece by @lenasun.bsky.social 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

I'm missing Twitter so much rn. Like Twitter. Not the thing it is now. But when it was a real functioning site with an owner I knew fuck all about. It was so great at keeping me up with the current events in a way no other site has been able to give.

WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.

Imagine how good a film list has to be for When Harry Met Sally to be number 6. #RIP editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/rob-re...

I can’t be the only one feeling sad and overwhelmed by an absolutely lengthy list of horrific news this weekend. If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. It’s a lot to process. It might be time for an early bedtime.

Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.

Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.

hey bluesky, call to action: let’s flood their new media bias portal with all the extreme-right-skews from Fox News/OAN/etc …. so at least they’ll have to consciously & purposefully decide to exclude that content, thereby further exposing their own extreme bias. 👍 www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

I'm skeptical of any productivity advice that requires you to be a completely different person. 'Wake up at 5am!' What if my comparative advantage is being someone who doesn't wake up at 5am

The very first question someone asks Leavitt should be "What the fuck?" Just open with that question, have everyone in the room staring at Leavitt, waiting for an answer. Because we need to start treating the obvious as obvious.

My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me

LISTEN: Those “year-in-review” insights from your apps might seem fun to see and share, but they’re a symptom of the surveillance culture that permeates the internet and threatens your privacy, EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social told @KCBSRadio.bsky.social. www.audacy.com/podcast/kcb...

MacKenzie Scott has been one of the biggest names in philanthropy in 2025. The billionaire novelist, philanthropist, and ex-wife to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has donated hundreds of millions of dollars just in the past few months—but since 2020, she’s donated an eye-popping $19.25 billion.

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Its an administration of men and women who do not care if a woman says no. They’ll force something she doesnt want then try to shame her for it

Let's take a moment and assess. Sabrina Carpenter, a US citizen, told the US government to not use her likeness or intellectual property to push their agenda. And the US government basically just told her to go fuck herself. From the official White House account. We live under fascist rule now.

So tired of being governed by internet trolls

oooh in that case, let’s have him take a mensa test then we’d love to see it

this is so disgusting. he’s getting worse.

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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women". Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.

This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.

giggled a bit at these trump MRI comments

Will everyone need a passport to enter a National Park, because how does the Ranger determine the fee otherwise?

A #friendsgiving message from Alden Nowlan

Propaganda is increasingly a global issue. Education in the forms it takes, levers and strategies deployed, has never been more important. I created this Udemy course to empower people to see through coordinated operations, understand influence and evaluate credibility. www.udemy.com/course/propa...

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority. People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social

NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

why do i have to captcha every time I try to search something on my phone like what is google doing obviously I am a human it’s getting really annoying now

the grift is so embarrassing

„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences. It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.

I’ve held onto this information about someone who could do great damage to our country, but now that the damage is already done, I feel the time is right. It’s my patriotic duty to put this story out… behind a paywall.

groceries is not an old fashioned word I repeat groceries is not an old fashioned word

completely outside of politics, this is so charming

while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.

NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man. We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:

If you feel pressure to jump in and explain science right now: it’s okay to breathe. The fight where we’ll beat these people will be in elections, in courtrooms, in newsrooms, in labs, in (god help me) think tank conferences, and maybe most of all, in every classroom

People are just people, at the end of the day. Either you love people and you treat your neighbor as equal to you, however they present, OR you love passing judgment on who is and isn’t worthy of love and even life itself. I know which way I want to spend my one precious life: loving. Hugs to all🏳️‍⚧️