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The Wound I Watch by Yasmeen Fahmy Mama asks on the phone “شو شكلها؟” What does it look like? I’m not sure how to respond. So I start scribbling in my A6 notebook in between shifts: like a glistening wound at sunris...

Whatever you're doing now, I invite you to put it down for a few minutes to enjoy this incredible (short!) piece by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social on @nightshadesmag.bsky.social

www.nightshadesmag.com/the-wound-i-...

The Two-Rule Recovery How to get out of block and into a daily habit of creation.

IT’S HERE.

The science and psychology behind the Two-Rule Recovery: how to get out of block and into a daily habit of creation.

Read the introduction and check out the book here:

ruthannereid.com/the-two-rule...
#forwriters #forartists #forcreatives

They're here!! Go check them out!

A tweet from user Maine (@TheMaineWonk) says: “You literally voted to cut SNAP by $1 billion over 10 years.” It responds to a tweet from Senator Markwayne Mullin, which reads: “FACT: Oklahomans will lose food stamps (SNAP) if 5 Senate Dems don’t grow a backbone and join us to end the Chuck Schumer Shutdown.” The image below shows Mullin in an office wearing a white shirt and red tie, standing in front of bookshelves with framed photos, with text across the video reading: “What’s going on?”

They don’t really care about hungry kids. Just political power. Hold the line, Democrats.

An uneducated populous is easier to control. They can't think critically and are easily gaslit. This is why fascists always attack education.

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

“The move marks a striking departure from government procedure for funding the military, which traditionally relies on public funds appropriated by Congress.”

“Traditionally” is doing a lot of work there.

Another day. Another example of brazen corruption.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Democracy Under Assault in North Carolina YouTube video by Michael Garrett

youtu.be/r2bK5kmr1tM

This man bravely spoke on the floor of North Carolina Congress. Then the GOP struck it from the record.

Watch it to see why.

#GOPcorruption #GOPTraitors

This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic Party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. Some thoughts...

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment

This is incredibly deep and I am tearing up.

Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams are the worst of us.

Mamdani is one of the best.

When you vote in this election, whatever your faith, you are making a moral decision that will reflect on your character and your soul forever.

it's wild to me that we have a letter from 850+ rabbis denouncing zohran mamdani for things he never said and positions he never took while no such letter has been written condemning stephen miller for claiming to "defend jewish values" while being an utter fucking nazi and dismantling our democracy

Here’s where you can get plugged in:

• Get connected to the resistance: fiftyfifty.one

• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise

• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next

• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com

• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us

Steve Bannon Just Assured People That Trump Has A 'Plan' To Stay In Office In 2028 In Alarming New Interview

They're not even trying to hide it anymore.

Zohran Mamdani decries 'racist, baseless attacks' in an emotional speech about Islamophobia in New York City The mayoral hopeful also spoke out in support of "those Muslims in this city who do not have the luxury of being the Democratic nominee."

The bipartisan comfort in engaging in blatant Islamophobia on display in this race has felt like a horrible early 00s throwback.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Very important speech by Mamdani on Islamophobia— starts about 27 minutes in.

This will get chopped up and reported on in bad faith (if at all) by fools and trolls, so it’s worth watching in full to hear him in his own words. A historic first for NYC. His tone is righteous and firm.

Oh, how we need a little joy, too

Trump Wrecks America. His “Patriotic” Fans Cheer. Is There Any Bottom? Here are the four categories of people who enable the president’s fascism.

The rage of the MAGA faithful over the last 30-odd years is so overpowering that their civic instincts have been buried by Trump's antagonism. They once knew, or a part of them knows, that no actual leader should be calling human beings “vermin.”

But that empathic impulse isn’t much match for rage.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

We Have to Move "There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material. Don’t give up on them, or on you."

My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."

💯💯💯 all of this!!

"Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the vastness of it all, remember: every intervention, every site of contestation, every kindness and act of courage matters."

If you travel around your city using public transit, why not print out copies of Megan's "How to Report ICE" in your city and hand those out? It's a simple way to inform people. drive.google.com/drive/folder... - I distributed some to folks on the bus today and they were all grateful to receive them

[ insert gif of Threepio: I forgot! I turned it off. ]

I forgot that was even an option! I turned it off XD. Will definitely check out Mojeek.

Voting still matters. There are elections all over the country in November. Vote, folks. We are all super voters now. We exercise the rights they're trying to steal. That's how we defend them. Massive turnout at the ballot box.

"nearly half..." ???

it's an open book test.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Zohran Mamdani on MAGA billionaire, Bill Ackman, donating to the campaign against him: "He's spending more money against me than I would even tax him. Everyday is like a million dollars, I'm like, I don't even want that much."

Our family has been discussing the 6-month process we went through to get a variance for a permit before we could lay some pavers in our backyard for an outdoor patio. We attended two hearings! We paid for a hydrological study!

It takes 30 days to grow a radish. Also 2/3 of the country is already in or entering winter.

A tweet from Jaime Harrison reads: “Seriously, it should take an act of Congress before anyone can drastically change or demolish the White House… Presidents are short-term tenants, not owners.” He adds, “For the record, you can’t demolish an Airbnb either.” The post includes a tweet from Democrats showing two images labeled “Before Trump” and “After Trump,” comparing the White House Rose Garden before and after renovations, with the second image showing it stripped of most flowers.

Trump would try to demolish his AirBnb rental. Or at least paint it gold.