idea for a book: the normal people of protest movments

interviews with normal people who are not like committed activists who have showed up to protests throughout history and how those experiences changed them

new level of nerdiness unlocked: using max msp to create custom white noise to listen to while i work to block out ambient sound

I like to remind people about lifetime limits and the refusal of insurers to sell coverage to people with preexisting conditions.

The ACA has issues. But those 2 things alone make it worth saving and fixing.

Warming waters cause corals to “bleach” when these organisms expel symbiotic algae that provide nutrients, oxygen & vibrant colors.

The latest global bleaching event - researchers estimate >84% of the planet's coral ecosystems have been affected since Jan 2023 - has made it clear the crisis is now.

And we will NEVER RUN OUT of cool shit to learn. There's always something new. It's amazing and beautiful.

About to launch OnlyFathers where a priest will give a sermon while he mows the lawn shirtless

tbh i dont know what it is either. my music ed / regular teacher friends complain about it though. its some meme for the The Young Folk

its only a matter of time before the “six seven” starts

i think what I'm saying is enshittification has hit corporate pop in a very legible way so the biggest stuff rn is v bland even while tons of weird bangers bubble just underneath

feels like the "why no song of the summer this year?' and the "why did TS's album flop?" questions are related

1. the chaotic political/econ context & all the noise it makes in ppl's lives puts their attn elsewhere
2. weird music is doing fine (Kpop DH), but gulf grows btw it & bland chart toppers

i want to know this

Greta is an honest to god good person in a world that hates good people.

Toxic boyfriend ass republic

one funny part of the new school year is all of the club signs. who leads the ucsd archery club? and how are there signs about it literally every 30 feet

The attack on the synagogue in Manchester and the attack on the mosque in Sussex are completely horrifying. Violence anywhere is terrible of course but it takes a certain tenor when it’s clear that people are being targeted because of their identity.

and criminalizing protest won’t fix it. like ??

i gotta say it is disheartening how much the r-slur is coming back in casual conversation

why does this job application ask for a THREE PAGE cover letter with included topics that they want you to address?

this isn't a cover letter any more. this is an essay.

a parasite that feeds on secrets
the texture, the gravel, the fry of your larynx
is stirred into a bubbling vat
and reconstituted into a quivering homunculus
you receive $0.30

birthday camping trip canceled due to an avoidable miscommunication from my university 😭

Thanks to the Texas Tribune for this comprehensive, fully reported account of the firing of the Texas A&M Instructor for teaching “gender ideology.”

www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...

drum circle? yeah bro. most of them are

i…. didn’t know that was possible! hoping for a swift recovery

Love to my AFM brothers and sisters.

The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”