Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

To all my friends who have left Facebook:
I don't know how robust this platform will be, nor do I know the intricacies of messaging on it.
I'm anxious about posting, yet so were we all in the early days of FB (and, if you're old as I am, MySpace).
I will be awkward.

The whole bathroom issue is just absurd.
A bathroom is where you pee, poop, wash your hands, leave.
Didn't we all grow up in a house with shared bathrooms? Did you get your shorts in a knot then?
Get over your potty panic.
You sound ridiculous.

Jesus fuck, media-people - TFG choosing his cabinet on the basis of loyalty to /him/ over competence, qualifications, and ability is neither acceptable nor normal,
You're still sanewashing.

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

What would be a good initial post on a new platform?
What hasn't already been said?
I can only take a deep breath and break the meniscus.
Why has it always been incumbent upon us to try to understand the mindset of Trump supporters when they've never accorded us the same courtesy?