Quick cultural lecture time, from Sigrid Ellis:

As we are in Spooky Season, why do so many horror movies of the 80s and early 90s feature extremely creepy homeless people?

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Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade."
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I know it’s late in the day, but if you have a moment, spare a thought or light a candle for Trixie. Margot should have had a big sister already here in the house. We miss her every day.

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

On the boat out there, I explained that calling Angel Island the "Ellis Island of the West" is inappropriate. Ellis Island was to welcome immigrants, Angel Island to detain and screen out immigrants. Reject rate at Ellis was 1-3% where mostly Europeans entered. 2/

Just returned from SF where I went with my cousins & their kids to explain the history of Angel Island immigrant landing depot. It's an island off of SF, look how close it is to SF, yet for detained immigrants who were there, it was a world away to getting to the US. Was in operation 1910-1941. 1/

Accurate. *Goes back to administrativa*

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

I've decided it is high time to get a new Etsy thread going. New designs, refreshed classics, and sales will be collected here! This store is full of cool things I *know* you'll love!

I also do requests, e.g. personalized designs and moving designs to other products.

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Wrote about it here

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Spent dozens and dozens of hours on the phone with the Last Week Tonight team going through SSA disability in excruciating detail - they really care about getting it right

a good place to deposit money:

I love Mt. Hood. Sometimes it’s gone or barely visible, and sometimes it’s SO SOLID. Like one of those fairytale places that moves in and out of existence.

I can't get over how proud this mama mallard looks. I'm so glad I was able to capture the moment.

This duck pond (official by the City of Long Beach!) has been under construction for years and just returned this year.

Really wish I could send this video to everyone who worked on the project.

Did I talk about telegram groups and wanting slavery back two years ago .. yes I did

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Taking it a step further

John Oliver is what most leftists and even radicals claim they are

And it’s because he does something everyone claims to but not.

If you break down his scripts and stories ?

While he uses the worst people as hooks

He focuses on the targets and doesn’t “debunk”

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

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“If there’s a key to all mythologies, it isn’t buried in vanished languages or ancient ruins; it lies in the basic patterns of how we think, feel, and tell stories.” Riveting piece by Manvir Singh on the imaginative worlds of the earliest storytellers.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

OUCH

I wish more people connected the dots on how MUCH these people don’t want you to hear us.

Wanna fight fascism? RAISE INDIGENOUS VOICES.

we taught you how to grow corn, now let's all learn to block lakota manicotti once and for all

The Portland ICE protest camp literally has a rack full of inflatable costumes for demonstrators who want to try one on...