I don’t often write about living artists, but when I do they have a tendency to win MacArthurs. Make of that what you will. Congratulations, Heather Christian, on a much-deserved win! www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Yes, I did just skim through 10 months of @titachico.bsky.social's posts to find this gem.

This is high art

Yes, that's it! Thank you!

Does anyone remember who it was that received the most hilarious proofreading feedback ever: "You keep writing 'The Long 18th Century,' but all centuries are the same length"?

Oh my broken heart. These poor young queer people

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

The sort of people the administration calls 'terrorists' :

"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."

Me, mid-rant: The thing is, I actually do love America! I love that it belongs to everyone! I love that whoever shows up are the right people!

R: Open space principles! And whenever it ends will be the right time. 💀

One reason the One Special Boy thinks he can just issue Executive Orders to do whatever he wants is because he keeps issuing Executive Orders & doing whatever he wants - in obvious violation of the law & Constitution - & no one who swore oaths to country & Constitution is doing anything about it.

Read this whole thread. “Revolutionary” isn’t a metaphor when we’re talking social media.

this great point about the social character of knowledge —how knowing real things relies on others signaling when you’re wrong—is another way of highlighting the political importance of social shame. It also clarifies the fundamental nihilism of the AI-industrial complex

Last night I dreamed Barbara Bowen was teaching yoga.

That last excerpt is from the Chicago Sun Times story about the raid. It makes my blood boil. bsky.app/profile/walt...

I experience vicarious gender euphoria when I see trans people experiencing it. I don't understand why that's not every cis person's experience.

This sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing!

Final Boss of Both-Sides-ing

Great news!
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A popular ballot with multiple different candidates …

No CNN I don't think she was a fugitive from Tupac's godmother actually

Once when my spouse was running a half marathon, I had to text her with my stunning realization that Mos Def was short for Most Definitely. I have a PhD.

NYC-area folks! Please come out to this "New Yorkers Against ICE" rally tomorrow at 6:00PM in Foley Square. My union helped organize this action, and we're hoping for a big turnout. Foley Square is just a couple of blocks away from the immigration courthouses where ICE is kidnapping our neighbors.

How long is the 18th century in this context?