Collage of photos of the bands Ambar Lucid, MAYE

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I went to a crowded book festival and almost every conversation I overheard was some interpersonal drama

Screenshot of an X post from @clashreport: Trump posted a video of Frank Sinatra performing “My Way”. “And now, the end is near / And so I face the final curtain… 
Regrets, I’ve had a few / But then again, too few to mention… 
I did it my way.”

I do AV work for a funeral home and this is one of the most common song choices. It seems to be one of those songs that elderly boomers and silent generation folks turn to as they’re thinking about death.

has anyone else been experiencing and witnessing a ton of emotional friction today

Metro Atlanta residents begin organizing against Flock Safety From unlikely organizers to Emory faculty, Metro Atlanta residents are pushing back against the expansion of Flock Safety cameras.

ICYMI: Everyday ppl living in Atlanta metro–Flock surveillance co.'s backyard–are learning to organize against the proliferation of cameras in their lives:

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I didn’t know where the book festival was so I just started following people with tote bags

bus seats with dark blue fabric featuring arcs of gold with sunburst lines and little white dots, overall reminiscent of a celestial print

love these bus seats

I feel like that’s mostly the cat’s decision though

“people aren’t whimsical anymore” if you’re on the internet. I was at a movie yesterday and a woman walked by with her cat in a baby carrier

I went to the LA festival of books. it was interesting lol. I did not get any books but that’s mostly a traveling thing

boba shop is playing bjork… good omen

same 🥲

a concert backdrop that says over 30 universities destroyed in iran against black and white picture of rubble

backdrop that says last standing university in gaza against a black and white image of al-israa university

giant three screen stage backdrop showing footage of the bombing of a university in gaza

The Strokes played Coachella against a backdrop listing all the world leaders that had been assassinated by the CIA, a count of the number of universities bombed in Iran, and footage of the bombing of the last university in Gaza

June Jordan, like Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman , and others who are also fighting for the rights of their communities to live, gladly paid the price in order to support Palestine.

Fannie Lou Hamer was June Jordan’s mentor and role model— Jordan often stayed at Hamer's home as did many others.

How I draw them in their world

Lauren Sánchez Bezos, author or 'The Fly Who Flew Under The Sea' Children's Stage Presented by Epic

nah why is Jeff Bezos’ wife doing a children’s book reading at the LA festival of books

I love seeing people express specific opinions about their jobs that laypeople wouldn’t think about. I hope each of these drivers has a lovely day today

the tomodachi life level up song........

Nyan Cat also has a crush on Charli xcx.

Charli xcx and I moved in together on tomodachi life. But Paul McCartney has feelings for her too

watched a he-man movie tonight where one of the villains was just named “evil Lyn”

there is only one hope for humanity- the synthesizer

bringing back shame and social sanction for being a bigoted asshole is good, actually

Sometimes I feel unsure of myself, while other people go around in 2026 claiming to have invented the Afro

Unless there is some antiquated anarchism happening at no kings I don’t know about

A Google search for “anti clock protests” returns Al Overview The "No Kings" protests are a series of massive, largely peaceful, nationwide demonstrations in the U.S. (starting June 2025, with major actions in October 2025 and March 2026) opposing President Donald Trump's administration. Millions rallied against alleged monarchical behavior, immigration policies (ICE), federal intervention, and conflict in Iran, with events in thousands of

cool how this is just not at all what I googled

the rest of the results were all about 2026 protests too until I put “anti-clock” in quotation marks

oh good, only two episodes. It’s late lol

I hope It happens while I’m in LA

idk if it’s 8:35 I’ve just waited at the corner of fairfax and melrose from 8:35pm to 9:35pm~ multiple times this week

@metrolosangeles.bsky.social hey I’m frustrated that the 8:35pm bus line 10/48 eastbound on melrose has not come multiple times this week