screenshot of a post by Isaiah Martin saying "Never forget how Louise Lucas responded when someone tried to tell her to water down her 10-1 blue map which itself screenshots a tweet by @SenLouiseLucas " I have the utmost respect for Senator Laine and Senator Warner but we do not need 'coaching' on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1"

another gem off FB lmao

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L. Louise Lucas @SenLouiseLucas Remember when Republicans drew Virginia's Congressional map so Black people were packed into one district and said we should be grateful they gave our community this district. NOW they can have one district and see how much they love it. Image 8:04 PM · Nov 2, 2025 · 444.4K Views https://x.com/SenLouiseLucas/status/1985151099527942517

The GOP entered this redistricting under the rather childish delusion they were going to gerrymander, and nobody would gerrymander them. In TX, MO, and a half dozen other states, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind

Donald Trump is very unpopular and being seen as opposing Donald Trump in clear moral terms is an almost instant path to political and cultural relevance.

announcing ILÚVATAR, my multi-billion dollar company which will specialize in the dismantling of all other idiotically tolkien-named entities, that they shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite

I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

incredible exchange here, this website has the juice

"I Want To Get Railed" sign is absolutely winning here

Forget the terrible first draft. Write a zero draft. There's no way for it to be terrible because it's just a list of stuff you think you'll want to write about. Then rewrite the zero draft into complete sentences. Now there's a first draft and you barely even noticed you were doing it.

Happy Nonbinary Parents day to all the enby parents out there 😊

In describing the ideal candidate in these terms, I have disqualified myself.

Go to the room where they sit you when you're summoned for jury duty and pick the person who is paying the most attention to the little informational video they show you.

Rules for creative work always end up being rules for life as well, & they all come down to the same six principles, IMO:
1. Pay attention.
2. Tell the truth.
3. Honor your work.
4. Love your people.
5. Have fun.
6. Stay open.

Why am I laughing, I'm not even surprised.

Fox6 (I'm watching on YouTube) was peering through a camera at the airport and then we lost the camera feed. Which doesn't feel reassuring.

I'm safe but in you're in the area, seek shelter (not under a highway overpass!)

Reporting a tornado sighted from the Milwaukee airport. #wiwx

need me a man like bsky (goes down on me multiple times a day) x

this is just to say

I have had an issue
fetching the posts
that were
on the timeline

and which you
were probably
hoping
to doomscroll

forgive me
the takes were so hot
and so
rate limited

ICE smashed her car windows on the way to the doctor. Now she's fighting back. Aliya Rahman is one of hundreds of people filing personal injury claims against federal agents.

On January 13, Aliya Rahman was on her way to a doctor’s appointment when ICE agents smashed the glass out of her car windows, pulled her out of her car, and hauled her down the street by her arms and legs.

Now, Rahman plans to ensure her ordeal comes at a cost to the agency that harmed her.

guys, this is how you lose the time war

My post-2020 ennui.

🥳

Last year in the Berkshires, I bought a bar of scented soap that came wrapped in a fabric scrap. I just unwrapped it and now I'm carrying around the fabric, sniffing it every so often. I get what previous generations were on about with their perfumed handkerchiefs.

The real reason Vance thinks he knows more than the pope on Catholicism is the reason he thinks he knows more than everyone in everything: the malignant effects of Yale Law School

I've got a pack of cheap hand crank flashlights that are bright enough to read by (and lightweight enough to hold in one hand with a paperback in the other). I envy your hidden storage compartment though.

I didn't even know "considerable" was a rating you could get on these things.

I can't stress enough how much USAID is all over Project 2025 in relation to abortion. Out of the 200-some times it's mentioned, if my memory serves me right, at least half of them were in relation to USAID.