Trump is in steep decline. I will be surprised if he is alive by end of the year. Hope he doesn’t take us with him. Malignant narcissists have bad track record for when they “lose” the spotlight of power/ control- especially if they think they will be exposed/ arrested/ tried.

A map by @stephensemler.bsky.social showing which countries in the Middle East own nuclear weapons

open.substack.com/pub/stephens...

"What did you do for the 4th?"

Grieved, mostly.
Did some fun stuff with the kids so they'd still have a special day, but my heart was sad, thinking of what could have been and what the country has lost.

Man do I have some news about traditional country music.

I have lost so much faith in the Democratic Party this year.

Don't worry, we'll remember this next election day.

"Speak out, but don't be stupid."

@madmax69.bsky.social 😁😅😂

First, the oarfish sighting, then the anglerfish comes to the surface, and how a turkey exorcism ritual. Omens are everywhere!

Or someone's pronouns!

This is excellent information on alternatives and substitutions if you are like many of us in the US and struggling to get eggs right now.

One concrete action you can take to support trans rights if you are a person of public interest like, say, an author, an actor, an athlete, or a musician, is to simply tell the New York Times you won’t talk to them due to their reprehensible and consistent platforming of modern Nazis.

Your regular reminder that the first known clinic to offer gender-affirming surgeries was … destroyed by Nazis.

In 1933.

(Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft.)

They always come for trans people first.

Oh, no. I'm so sorry.

Thank you, Dr. Gupta.

Not to start fear mongering, but the kitchen where I work didn't get our produce order today.

I really, really wanted to like it, but it didn't even feel like Star Trek. This was so disappointing.

Why, hello!

That is a great shirt!

I've been hearing a lot of "Pet Sematary" comparisons (where something dies, is buried, then comes back to life... but is not quite the same), and it really describes it well.

At least one good thing happened today.

I'm sitting in the car, trying to hold in my emotions over the regime change tomorrow, and "Is There Life On Mars?" is playing on the stereo.

It's giving "I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords!"

FWIW, it seems to be back up now. Downloading the drafts I had left there because I don't know how long it will stay or how it will change.

Same! Although I'm not sure I've blocked many yet.

I love this idea! I'll bet my kid will too, or at least he'll love the idea of it. We'll give it a try.

Agreed. I knew one or two people who were planning to go there as a ⏰️ alternative. I wonder how they're doing tonight. 😟