pretty sure lying underneath some really big trees would fix me

1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS

Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows

How did the city do it?

Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue

source for SPPA: www.arts.gov/sites/defaul...
source for NCES: www.nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/l...

The NCES nation report card also asks 13 year olds how often they read for fun, % who say never increased from 24% in 2008 to 31% in 2023

Interestingly the survey of public participation in the arts has a question about reading generally in the past year (2022-48.5%; 2012-54.6%) and reading novels (2022-37.6%; 2012-45.2%)

if *one* transgender child is being denied their full equality as an american citizen. then we fight for them.

thats it.

period.

either all or none. no middle ground.

“But nuclear war!” That’s not what’s gong to happen. What’s going to happen is that we will kill people. Those deaths will multiply incalculably from disease, starvation, environmental damage, destabilization. We will create generational trauma. We will erode humanity.

A few men will get richer.

transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it

hahahahaha ty, I’m trying to recapture my twitter voice!!!

no one does recession music like ke$ha

It’s insane how we figured this out 15 years ago.

High school kids can compete with who they want. NCAA athletes need a doctors’ note. Olympians/pros have to show that their T is under 15 ng/dl with a blood test.

It worked. Zero problems. Perfect balance between fairness and inclusion.

Imagine if *all* the work we do was reinvested in infrastructure research social programs education reducing work hours retirement environmental resilience mass transportation leisure

Not some. ALL. That is what socialism is. We are entitled to all we create. Capitalists are unnecessary hoarders.

been away from Ellie for a week and the pictures I’ve being sent make me think she’s going through the stages of grief 💔

here’s a live link! www.cawshinythings.com/content/file...

A Florida county is detaining and refusing to release a U.S. citizen born in the U.S., after ICE asked the county to detain him: floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...

Federal government cuts funding for Durham’s Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice. The Institute of Museum and Library Services said the center was 'no longer consistent' with the institute's priorities. (Via Kristen Johnson) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c... #ncpol #nced

We have allowed ourselves to believe that it's normal to have 4% of the world's population and 25% of the world's prisoners. We have allowed prisons that violate multiple basic provisions of international humanitarian law. Our prisons are filled with people being literally tortured.

New Yorkers, please send this letter to your representatives and wannabes. Libraries shouldn't ever even be on the cutting block. 🥨 📚 #NYCPLAN
actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

well because everyone knows the answer: they were discussing national policy on signal in order to avoid generating a paper trail

IMLS funding makes up only 0.003% of the federal budget

happy bday jonesy!!! 🎉

nyc bars extremely pro eagle, as they should be 💅🦅

ik it’s not a laughing matter but I do find it very funny that some fed employees genuinely thought the buyout/resignation emails were phishing attempts and reported them as such