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So much of the Trump administration's policy endangers the lives of specific groups. So in a way, having RFK Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services is a way of making things more fair because now EVERYONE is more likely to die.

Crucial thing you must do right now is strengthen and expand your community. Serve together. Try a new activity. See each other in person. Over on the other site I am continually struck by how the rabid intensity does not actually reflect community or connection. Only way we get through this.

Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work

this is so good. this is so so so good. i'm running around my office screaming the lev manovich quote about how software is ideology

It’s been that long? Crap!

Gmail means “sent again” but I’m setting the other more obvious meaning as my auto-reply to everything

Massive away win for the little fella.

Kendrick Lamar teaches us that, in public debate, refuting your opponent's arguments point by point is less effective than identifying your opponent's single greatest weakness and maintaining message discipline.

The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...

If you want a vision of the future,

Kumamon wearing an Evangelion costume

Eric Adams hearing “Biden pardons Turkey” and getting really excited for a minute before falling back into despair.

Amidst the blooming war and genocide, I’m thinking about these words from a sermon on the Book of Jonah that my grandfather delivered on Yom Kippur 1975:

they don't want you to know that the bible says if you're sad you should drink until you're happy.

the best part about the twitter/trump warrant is that twitter is so dysfunctional it couldn't even process the govt request

happy dave matthew’s band shit on a boat in the chicago river day to those who celebrate

Youth pastor voice: you know who else did a 180 after 3 days?

I said 5 years ago when the teachers' strikes began, but we're at the crest of the biggest wave of labor organizing since WWII, and owners & execs can feel however the fuck they need to feel, but it's happening. The pop culture moment of actors joining in today will make this real to millions more.

this spider has been crawling across the camera at Wimbledon for several minutes

One week of lurking on bsky. Man it’s so nice here.