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This random online comment from 2018 remains one of the last half-century's most important works of political commentary. crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This random online comment from 2018 remains one of the last half-century's most important works of political commentary. crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
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My justice sensitivity is going to be the end of me. I feel like I'm going to spontaneously combust.
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
My justice sensitivity is going to be the end of me. I feel like I'm going to spontaneously combust.
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I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
-James Baldwin
-James Baldwin
idk what’s wrong with me that compels me to seek out deeply upsetting political films during deeply upsetting political times
i should get the theater to show Punishment Park (1971)
youtu.be/X04-bpHCCCU?...
youtu.be/X04-bpHCCCU?...
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
-James Baldwin
-James Baldwin
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At work I got in an old Care Bears fake refrigerator from the late 70s/early 80s
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
At work I got in an old Care Bears fake refrigerator from the late 70s/early 80s
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They're Les Mis-ing the streets
(To be clear I fully support and encourage. My whole heart is with Minnesota)
(To be clear I fully support and encourage. My whole heart is with Minnesota)
People are definitely setting up a barricade of trash cans and this couch, in the middle of the street where ICE is.
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
They're Les Mis-ing the streets
(To be clear I fully support and encourage. My whole heart is with Minnesota)
(To be clear I fully support and encourage. My whole heart is with Minnesota)
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It's STFU Friday.
Refresh the script 👇
Refresh the script 👇
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 AM
It's STFU Friday.
Refresh the script 👇
Refresh the script 👇
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This hits "In Chicago, David Black, a Presbyterian pastor... described protests outside Illinois ICE facilities as not "resistance" but "world building":
"We are making ourselves into the world we want to give to the next seven generations."" Please all, be world building.
"We are making ourselves into the world we want to give to the next seven generations."" Please all, be world building.
One of the big trends in opposition activism during Trump 2.0 has been the localism of protest. This level of organizing is pretty astonishing to watch, and anyone who insists that there haven't been any protests against Trump is simply ignoring it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
This hits "In Chicago, David Black, a Presbyterian pastor... described protests outside Illinois ICE facilities as not "resistance" but "world building":
"We are making ourselves into the world we want to give to the next seven generations."" Please all, be world building.
"We are making ourselves into the world we want to give to the next seven generations."" Please all, be world building.
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What about if there was a terrible man, and get this. He was gay and trans. And what about if there were another man. And what if... they made each other..... worse.......
January 21, 2026 at 10:58 PM
What about if there was a terrible man, and get this. He was gay and trans. And what about if there were another man. And what if... they made each other..... worse.......
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What AI supporters sound like when defending AI:
a cartoon character says it 's not stupid and it 's advanced
Alt: a cartoon character says it 's not stupid and it 's advanced
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
What AI supporters sound like when defending AI:
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There’s a good Terry Pratchett quote for this: “…geography is only physics slowed down and with a few trees stuck on it, and meteorology is full of excitingly fashionable chaos and complexity.”
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 AM
There’s a good Terry Pratchett quote for this: “…geography is only physics slowed down and with a few trees stuck on it, and meteorology is full of excitingly fashionable chaos and complexity.”
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British comedy writers have this habit of making really deep points. And dying far too young, both Adams and Pratchett went too soon.
Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 AM
British comedy writers have this habit of making really deep points. And dying far too young, both Adams and Pratchett went too soon.
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With cuts to NOAA, Texans have taken to alternative methods of predicting winter weather severity.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
With cuts to NOAA, Texans have taken to alternative methods of predicting winter weather severity.
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Remember: Donald Trump and Education Secretary McMahon have spent months raising costs for families with student loans.
This is necessary relief, but make no mistake: they've got a lot more to do if they're serious about tackling the affordability crisis flattening families.
This is necessary relief, but make no mistake: they've got a lot more to do if they're serious about tackling the affordability crisis flattening families.
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Remember: Donald Trump and Education Secretary McMahon have spent months raising costs for families with student loans.
This is necessary relief, but make no mistake: they've got a lot more to do if they're serious about tackling the affordability crisis flattening families.
This is necessary relief, but make no mistake: they've got a lot more to do if they're serious about tackling the affordability crisis flattening families.
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Super Metroid
I actually am curious to know what people think are the earliest video games that have a serious claim to being the best in their genre. Not like “good for the time,” but like genuinely better than anything else out there.
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Super Metroid
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We joined the @peaceboat.bsky.social US Youth for the SDGs cohort in Salt Marsh, Jamaica for a day of hands-on mangrove conservation and restoration — learning species ID, removing marine debris, and planting new propagules alongside local experts. 🌱
🔗 www.livingoceansfoundation.org/from-knowled...
🔗 www.livingoceansfoundation.org/from-knowled...
From Knowledge to Action: Saving Mangroves in Salt Marsh - Living Oceans Foundation
The Living Oceans Foundation led Peace Boat's Youth for the SDGs participants in a day of mangrove education and restoration in Salt Marsh, Jamaica
www.livingoceansfoundation.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:55 PM
We joined the @peaceboat.bsky.social US Youth for the SDGs cohort in Salt Marsh, Jamaica for a day of hands-on mangrove conservation and restoration — learning species ID, removing marine debris, and planting new propagules alongside local experts. 🌱
🔗 www.livingoceansfoundation.org/from-knowled...
🔗 www.livingoceansfoundation.org/from-knowled...
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📣 If you're concerned about offshore drilling, here's your chance to raise your voice. Samantha Murray, an ocean law and policy professor at Scripps Oceanography, shares how citizens can share their concerns in this @sandiegouniontribune.com Opinion piece. ⬇️
Opinion: You have until Friday to comment on proposed offshore oil drilling
We have lived the consequences of drilling in our ocean.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
📣 If you're concerned about offshore drilling, here's your chance to raise your voice. Samantha Murray, an ocean law and policy professor at Scripps Oceanography, shares how citizens can share their concerns in this @sandiegouniontribune.com Opinion piece. ⬇️
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So many autistic people (of all support levels) experience alexithymia, which "is a condition where you have challenges identifying and describing emotions in the self. Essentially, alexithymia is a difference in emotional processing." @embraceautism.bsky.social:
embrace-autism.com/alexithymia-...
embrace-autism.com/alexithymia-...
Alexithymia & autism guide | Embrace Autism
Many autistic people (40–65% or more) have alexithymia, a condition characterized by the inability to identify and describe emotions in the self, and several features commonly attributed to autism.
embrace-autism.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 PM
So many autistic people (of all support levels) experience alexithymia, which "is a condition where you have challenges identifying and describing emotions in the self. Essentially, alexithymia is a difference in emotional processing." @embraceautism.bsky.social:
embrace-autism.com/alexithymia-...
embrace-autism.com/alexithymia-...
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This: "In many cases, the issue isn’t that sensations are stronger. It’s that the effort required to interpret them stays high for longer...Small changes that would usually be manageable feel too much. From this angle, sensory overload starts to look less like fragility and more like endurance."
Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”: Often, it’s about how much interpretive work the brain is being asked to do as it constantly combines sensory information to figure out what’s happening, and whether it matters. By @neuroscientist.bsky.social:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”
Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
This: "In many cases, the issue isn’t that sensations are stronger. It’s that the effort required to interpret them stays high for longer...Small changes that would usually be manageable feel too much. From this angle, sensory overload starts to look less like fragility and more like endurance."
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If it's cold enough and the power is out, people sometimes resort to desperate measures. Carbon monoxide from a charcoal grill could kill in a matter of minutes. It is never a safe option even in the most extreme circumstances.
January 21, 2026 at 9:28 PM
If it's cold enough and the power is out, people sometimes resort to desperate measures. Carbon monoxide from a charcoal grill could kill in a matter of minutes. It is never a safe option even in the most extreme circumstances.
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Scientific research of gender transition has been stuck on "should these people be allowed to transition" for 50 years, so we don't know shit about how transitioning actually works.
Okay, transphobes freaking out because trans woman makes good on Broadway, yadah, yadah. But you skimmed right over the interesting bit. Estrogen made her feet smaller?? This is the kind of weird factoid I need to know more about. Is there scientific backing for this? Is it just anecdotal?
Dylan Mulvaney's latest success, this time on Broadway, once again has conservative weirdos frothing at the mouth.
Read @alyssaur.bsky.social's latest story here!
Read @alyssaur.bsky.social's latest story here!
January 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Scientific research of gender transition has been stuck on "should these people be allowed to transition" for 50 years, so we don't know shit about how transitioning actually works.