And thus I clothe my naked villainy
With odd old ends stol’n forth of holy writ,
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.

"If you don't know a tree, even if it's in front of your house, because you never take the time to look at it, you don't mind it being cut." -Marjolijn van Heemstra

ICE violence is fueled by misogyny and white nationalism How the Trump administration has mobilized state-sponsored terror in Minneapolis and beyond.

Protection isn’t the only way that gendered narratives mobilize violence. What we are seeing in Minnesota is also about punishment.

From our colleagues at @msmagazine.com:

Dreading doing your taxes? Billionaires aren’t.

While Trump does nothing to lower the cost of living for you, he's making it even easier for billionaires to get away with cheating on their taxes.

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"To make something well is to give yourself to it, to seek wholeness, to follow spirit. To learn to make something well can take your whole life. It's worth it."
-Ursula K LeGuin

the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now

Max Dashu Founder of the Suppressed Histories Archives uncovers the overlooked realities of women on a global scale: mother-right, female shamans, goddess reverence; patriarchy, slavery, conquest and aboriginal...

Just a reminder that this exists. So much amazing information here: www.youtube.com/c/maxdashu/v...

This 2018 essay by Sasha Hemon has never left me.

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Fantastic.

Trump inauguration anniversary walkouts: here’s what to know Amid escalating ICE raids and attacks on gender-affirming care, organizers ask people to join ‘Free America Walkout’

Tuesday January 20, 2026 walkouts...

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Indivisible Media City Burbank Free America Walkout One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and ter...

Join me at Indivisible Media City Burbank Free America Walkout action.womensmarch.com/events/indiv...

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?

Oligarchy (noun):

A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

the main thing to know about the maduro arrest is there are hundreds of thousands of epstein files we still haven’t seen

Take Action: Stop Trump’s War in Venezuela Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela.

No Kings, No War.

Mar-a-Lago Spa Would Send Teen Workers on House Calls to Jeffrey Epstein's Mansion: Report Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago spa sent teen workers on house calls to Jeffrey Epstein's mansion, according to a new report

This whole Venezuela war thing feels like a “Break glass in case of emergency” tactic. people.com/mar-a-lago-s...

Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.

The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
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One day, everyone will always have been against all this By Omar El Akkad

“Rules, conventions, morals, reality itself: all exist so long as their existence is convenient to the preservation of power. Otherwise, they, like all else, are expendable.”

-Omar El Akkad

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

December 21, 2025 Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.

December 21, 2025

Sign at the Weiners Circle: "F k T mp we can redact too."

Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.

Live long and be merry.

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There’s not a single filmmaker who is so magically good it should excuse them being a bully. Not one. Give their money to someone else. We have plenty of talent and too many assholes hogging the resources.

December 6, 2025 On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...

December 6, 2025

Interactive AIDS Quilt The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...

“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”

Tom Stoppard Made a Spectacle of History In a career of magnificent plays, The Coast of Utopia stands out for its humor, its characters, and its warnings about ideological fervor.

At necessary moments in my life, Tom Stoppard, the preeminent British playwright who died last Saturday, has popped up like one of his frenetic characters, spouting enigmatic lines and leaving me t...