Has anyone asked Karoline Leavitt to blink twice if she needs help? I don't think she's okay.

Rating songs 1-10 for how much you enjoy them, and 1-10 for how unlike your usual taste that song is, which one do you think would score highest in total?

So far I think I'm going with Euphoria by Loreen.

Even if you think trans people shouldn't "count as" what they identify as (and let me be clear, I see very few reasons for that which wouldn't make you a total asshat), how can you not see that intersex people, about as numerous as people with red hair, will suffer from recent populist developments?

I wonder what the overlap is between people deadnaming trans people, and people insisting you have to call it the Gulf of America.

In case anyone's still wondering if that "Roman salute" was an accident, look at the caliber of far-right extremists Musk has publicly supported recently.

If ever you've wondered what you would've done when the nazis rose to power in the 30s, look at what you're doing now.

youtu.be/NjWl_RNDMSA?...

Music teacher: "So, the fourth tonal degree is called the subdominant, and..."

Me: "You mean like a switch?"

Music teacher: "What?"

Me: "What?"

My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.

From The Guardian. Any takers?

Have reached S02E07 of Arcane, and I don't want it to end. I've taught fiction analysis for a decade, but right now I lack the words to describe how incredible this series is.

youtu.be/tJV_-5nciN0?...

Happy new year, everyone. Try to remember that whatever your beliefs, someone smarter than you disagrees.

If your safety is on the line, fight back, but let's try to make 2025 less Us vs Them, please?