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Playwright who writes about politics, Philip K. Dick, 1940s movies and once, about a pig who loves toast.
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Harvey Milk served his country honorably — first in uniform, then in public office. Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.

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There are basically no Conservative parties in "the West" that are actually committed to the ideals of liberal democracy and that is a huge problem.

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Communities aren’t staying silent about ICE… 18-year-old Massachusetts high school student Marcelo Gomes was taken by ICE on his way to volleyball practice Saturday morning. No word on where he’s being held. Marcelo missed graduation today, so Milford HS graduates marched to rally in solidarity.

submitted 2 days ago • 152 comments

My mom cut off contact with her abusive father in the 1970s. It’s not a new thing. What’s different is that parents are complaining about it more.

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“This house is a mess. I have so much work to do,” said Toad. Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.” Toad pulled the covers over his head.

submitted 4 days ago • 16 comments

AIR FORCE NONE? 🥴 Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar isn’t final. Turns out he asked for the jet—they didn’t offer. And now Qatar wants a memo of understanding signed with DC first.

submitted 4 days ago • 252 comments

I have been sick for a week and I just read about "something going around" in a subreddit, which I guess is how I get my information now that the CDC is officially spending the next four years determining when and how microscopes became gay.

submitted 6 days ago • 461 comments

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

submitted 5 days ago • 1121 comments

Alright time to cast aspersions: Congress could have stopped the IEEPA tariffs whenever they wanted by revoking the national emergencies that enabled the tariffs but they didn't because they're not an independent branch anymore. That fundamental problem is still with us.

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses. Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment. ... We were so goddamn close.

submitted 6 days ago • 112 comments

Seeing as Emil Bove personally fired me from DOJ in retaliation for prosecuting January 6 rioters, I don’t think he should be confirmed to a lifetime seat as a federal judge. But that’s just me.

submitted 6 days ago • 123 comments

Aimé Césaire, 1955

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Trump’s HHS secretary: Processed foods had resulted in a “genocide” among Native Americans. Trump’s USDA secretary: Terminates the very program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food @maryhudetz.bsky.social

submitted 6 days ago • 34 comments

When Americans raised concerns about RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine views, he said he was "not gonna take away vaccines from anybody." But now he's taking them away from millions of mommas and babies. Vaccine recommendations should be based on science, not RFK Jr.'s political agenda.

submitted 7 days ago • 890 comments

SPACEX'S STARSHIP SPINNING IN SPACE AND LOSES CONTROL 30 MINUTES INTO NINTH TEST FLIGHT. Not only am I cool with this, I just LOVE a good metaphor. 🛸👾 www.reuters.com/world/us/wat...

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

This is a gorgeous movie. It takes your breath away. I loaned my DVD to someone and never got it back so maybe I’ll ask for it for Christmas.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

I spent ten years attacking universities as illiberal and overly woke. Now that the Trump administration is using my rhetoric to destroy American science and higher education, I am horrified but not horrified enough to apologize.

submitted 8 days ago • 40 comments

I sorta like sports but I’m Beginning to resent the playoffs…

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Humanity can either retain its ability to think deeply and creatively… …OR we can have AI.

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Just did a rewatch of Strange Days, Kathryn Bigelow’s masterpiece. Crazy how that movie was both reacting to current events and was incredibly prescient at the same time.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

I remember seeing Minority Report and feeling like "That's fiction."

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

In all my years on the internet, I've never seen this much censorship and fascism in my life. Americans are being paid a visit by feds over free speech. People's devices are being searched without a warrant. An op-ed gets you deported. What happened to HUMAN RIGHTS?

submitted 9 days ago • 29 comments

I’ll add to that that Black voters also have to stop giving away their power by being snookered into believing they have white privilege when it comes to voting. Black Americans have never been so privileged to not vote or to vote in such a way that their vote is trash.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Bush jacked up the deficit and then Clinton got it under control and then Bush II jacked up the deficit and then Obama got it under control and then Trump I jacked up the deficit and then Biden got it under control and now Trump II is about to jack up the deficit ... ... and throughout all this ...

submitted 10 days ago • 28 comments