Cover of George Takei's autobiographical graphic novel They Called Us Enemy showing a line of people entering an internment camp as a young George looks back, breaking the fourth wall.

Friends of the Sacramento Library is offering these free for AAPI month

I have read so much work like this, but this might be the single most painful one because, well, everything is local.

I drive through Florin often (It's now South Sacramento), SF is where my mom lives, his dad was my age when

Here’s a feed cleanser.
Dogs catching treats.

@tylerblack.bsky.social Could you share your big long thread on Covid lockdowns and suicide here? I used to reference it pretty frequently but no longer visit the RW bot hole.

I partnered with @Ninastorey.bsky.social to make this film as an editor and producer because I want to show what is like to live with #longcovid, including gaslighting.
Watch to support two long haulers:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaVm...
👉 fb.watch/Gj_jvwH4Ga/

a tricolor basset hound puppy named Jack sits on a gray couch wearing a pair of jean overalls. he looks up at the camera with an expression that says, "are you serious?" this is not what he meant when he requested a blue collar.

This is Jack. He was given a pair of overalls today. Doesn’t mind wearing them, but wants to be clear he will not be performing any manual labor. 12/10 (IG: jeffthebasset)

just to be clear, everyone, when 8 pm EDT comes and goes, regardless of what does or does not happen, the president still threatened genocide and war crimes and we should still impeach, arrest, and try him

The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it.

This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.

He still needs to be removed from office. A war powers resolution will not suffice. He circumvented Congress to start the war. He circumvented them on tariffs and appropriations. Why anyone thinks he'd adhere to a Congressional war powers resolution is beyond me.

If hospitals took clean air more seriously, especially around patients at high risk of serious illness or death from any respiratory illness, I would take them more seriously when they say they are concerned about pet hair. Until med staff mirror mask with respirators, let the pets in.

NYT reporting that under this ceasefire each ship will pay $2M to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It was $0 before Trump launched this illegal war.

100-130 ships pass the Strait daily.

Trump just gave Iran an extra $100M-$130M per day. Masterful gambit, sir. Impeach and remove this fascist—NOW.

Custom built feeding station for a disabled kitty: #AGoodPlace

Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two:

#war #climate

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

I will need at least 2-4 if I want to try and monitor the thing in my head and decide when to risk paralysis or death to stay alive for my kids.

🚨BREAKING: Democrat Brian Nathan has just flipped a Republican-held Florida state Senate seat. This is despite the fact that his GOP opponent Josie Tomkow had a huge fundraising advantage over Nathan, with a political action committee worth more than $3 million aiding her effort.

Alright y’all this is a small thing but an easy one

Stop buying books from Amazon

Instead buy them from Bookshop.com which supports your local bookstores

Here’s a 20% discount on your first order

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Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good Minnesota officials have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

BREAKING: Minnesota officials sue the Trump administration, accusing it of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers.

🚨BREAKING: In a major upset, Democrat Emily Gregory has flipped a Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.

ICE in the Houston airport

Hunter, Daily Kos - Periodically, small packs of ICE agents wander by. Their job is guns. They are there to watch, and to have guns. They do not know the rules about toothpaste, and will not answer your questions... They are just there to watch you, and to have guns.

McGovern: He’s doing nothing to make healthcare more accessible. They say we don’t have the money—but we have a billion dollars a day to blow on this crazy war. I don’t think he gives a shit about the American people. Gas prices are skyrocketing, and he’s golfing.

Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. 40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing.

Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service:

cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

We’re all brainwashed to some degree. We’re just numb to the bullshit. We completely let it go that this crazy person faked his assassination attempt. Everyone knows it.

ICE detained a boy with severe autism for more than 80 days, leaving him disoriented and afraid ICE is not supposed to detain children for longer than 20 days under a decades-old court settlement. The Trump administration has routinely violated that limit.

“This place broke something in us — something that I don’t know if we will ever be able to fix,”

ICE detained a boy with severe autism for more than 80 days, leaving him disoriented and afraid

I know several people who have served at Camp Victory. I imagine footage like this would hit them very hard.

Sen. Hoeven on high gas prices: "In weeks, not months, those prices will be coming down"

(Bookmark this one)

Explain it to me like I’m five… 🤬

a tan chihuahua-sized rodent with a graying muzzle is being held aloft in front of a white wall. the creature looks at the camera with dark, round eyes. each of his ears are the size of his head, sticking out on either side like satellites. he looks a little embarrassed that he's been caught.

We only rate dogs. This is clearly a gigantic mouse that someone just found in their home. Please gently return them to the garden and only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: kitsune_inu)

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works.

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

Search-and-rescue crews were “flying blind” trying to rescue survivors from deadly tornadoes that hit the Midwest last week.

Why? Because Kristi Noem hadn't approved FEMA’s $200,000 contract with a tornado-tracking tool.

But she had time to spend $220 million on anti-immigrant ads. Priorities.