Now feels like a good time to remember that Big Oil is the reason why we're still hooked on dirty, dangerous fossil fuels.
The industry's lies have essentially stolen a generation’s worth of time that we could have used to transition to cleaner, safer energy sources.
It’s time for accountability.
She’s a beauty!
We gave up so many freedoms after 9/11 under the guise of safety. Forget about warrantless wiretapping. We take off our shoes at the airport! We only travel with small amounts of liquid! We let the body scanners SEE US NAKED! All for “everybody dies” to win out in the end.
By Tommy Siegel
There’s gotta be a part of Trump that wishes he wasn’t president now so he could complain that the president doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing.
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
White sticker that says “Regine change begins at home” in blue text.
Time to dust off these stickers from the Iraq war.
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Breaking WaPo:
Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.
This is my wife and daughter's troop. Please think about donating or buying some cookies if you're able to do so.
AWP the boat my dad lived on after his third divorce.
My AWP fomo is really spiking, now that it’s in my hometown. What’s next, AWP Reisterstown Road, with readings at the Friendly’s, the Baltimore County public library, the Franklin Middle School auditorium? Next year AWP Ocean City, AWP Thrasher’s French Fries, AWP Bay Bridge traffic.
I loved it.
I watched it during the pandemic. I thought I was the last.
ICE is now in the small Kansas college town where I live, rolling up in unmarked cars, conducting armed, masked kidnappings of people on sidewalks & in the parking lots of chain stores and fast food restaurants
Wow.
YOU DON’T HEAR ABOUT IT
We sang that in my (very liberal) church yesterday. It felt like we were manifesting it.
Every American needs to watch this:
We were outraged by Liam, but Diana is a young girl that has been in an ICE prison even longer. The wee girl still is in prison. Be loud! Share! Justice for Diana Crespo Gonzalez!
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
This is horrifying.
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Screen shot of phone calling FL Senator Ashley Moody.
I have never been able to get through to Senator Ashley Moody via phone. It always goes straight to voicemail. Now it seems they’ve stopped even checking all together, as today I got the following message. “You cannot record a message on this line. The mailbox is full.”
A reading list for where we find ourselves now...feel free to add to this. These are simply suggestions for writing that can offer historical context, in all genres (see thread)
1. Angela Davis: Women Race and Class (which I would subtitle: how we got here - if you can only read one, read this)
Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.
@theferocity.bsky.social I heard a starbucks ad today on Vibe Check and thought 'Ugh, we better be at peak protein, this is ridiculous...' Then you and Zach trashed Starbucks and all was right with the world. Great episode btw. I listened while errand maxing.
Forgot where I was for a moment and thought the March for Life was an anti-gun rally.
Turns out, all I need to wake up on time and energized is to go to bed at 7 p.m.
