Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
Hey, @kenwhite.bsky.social, know anyone interested in an anti-SLAPP suit? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASgw...
Conservatives used to say that wanted to make the government small enough to drown in the bathtub, but they ended up making it stupid enough to play in traffic
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
I recently started a rewatch as well, and my reaction was pretty much opposite to what you describe. Those movies take me back to a happier time, and for that reason alone, I can overlook some of their minor failings.
There's a reason I periodically re-read Old Man's War.
Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
This is so great! I wish I could see you all rock in AZ.
BTW, today Tongue Tied popped into my shuffle and took me back. The only pop-punk song I'm aware of with the word "macroeconomics." :D
When social media exposes traditional media’s deceit, it’s time for independent journalists to investigate why the press is backing a president who undermines free press—and is it coordinated?
Sexy time doesn’t need to be a hassle.
Please tell me this is satire. My mind is in too fragile a state right now to read the article to find out.
And they’ll grant them to the funding-hungry, comply-in-advance weaklings happy to create “studies” to prove that, as Darren Beattie, new State Department public diplomacy and public affairs secretary, wrote last October: “Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work.”
list of banned keywords
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Hey, @scalzi.com , take note!
Hello all cable news: do not broadcast the President of the United States talking about air traffic control. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
Dust. Wind. Dude.
Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!
How much do I love the footloose and fancy free @pkrugman.bsky.social? MUCH contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...
A friend asked me about the potential risk of losing public broadcasting funding. If you're interested, I recommend this comprehensive report from "On The Media," which explains what's always saved CPB funding in the past, and why it might not now.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
A top-down view of a round, silver metal device that looks like three concentric circles. The outermost circle has triangular metal ridges that look like rays of sun. The second ring is covered in dark dust particles and small rocks, with silver bolts peeking through the dust. The central circle has three metal bars, crossing in a star pattern.
Asteroid Bennu sample.
ANALYSIS OF ASTEROID BENNU SAMPLES SUGGEST THAT THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM HAD WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS FOR LIFE, INCREASING THE CHANCES THAT LIFE COULD HAVE FORMED ON OTHER PLANETS AND MOONS!!!!
THIS IS AMAZINGGGGG 🤩
Karma, baby.
lol, lmao even
The White House has to "check back" about whether or not they just shut off the program that funds health care for 2 million Arizonans?
I can tell you the answer: Arizona's Medicaid payment portal has been turned off.
This is absurd.
I spoke to a talented junior scientist who just got a good faculty job offer in the US and they told me “well I wouldn’t move to 1930s Germany either” so that’s how that’s going
A group of Mexicans responded to Emilia Perez by creating a short film titled Sacrebleu-a French-inspired film on France, made entirely without a French cast or crew. The idea to make a tongue-in-cheek response musical full of French stereotypes started as a joke online but quickly gained traction among Mexican social media users, who organized themselves to create the short film as a counterpart to Emilia Perez, film that tries to depict Mexican societal problems but failed by including no nuance, knowledge or investigation on the subject. The movie was created by Mexican trans woman Camila aurora, through crowdfunding, and it tells the story of a trans woman, heiress to the biggest baguette producer, who falls in love with Agtugo Ratatouille, trans heir to the biggest croissant company in France
@xoxogossipgita.bsky.social @papapishu.bsky.social
This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
I thought this shit died with Gamergate. 😠
