Madame Defarge

Moments of hope come from seeing things like this ❤️

By Morten Morland

Just a little rant today: please stop telling me to be nice to the Nazi sympathizers once they claim to stop sympathizing skepchick.org/2025/02/no-i...

For any residual Elon Musk fans who were inspired by him back in 2013, and have turned a blind eye because you like Tesla or SpaceX (including several YouTubers), examine his overt support for far right parties, now in at least 3 major economies. Trumpism, Reform (UK), AfD (Germany). Please wake up.

Omfg I love this

The key takeaway is that the world’s richest man got what he wanted; stripped our cancer funding for kids, killed reforms to bring down drugs prices and caps on investment in China. Trump on the other hand demanded a debt ceiling raise and got nothing.

This is a good general guide.

Lmao idk if “there goes the most important man in the world” was the image they were trying to convey or

I am lucky enough to have a neighborhood fox who visits to munch on apples fallen from my tree ❤️ This is a great video!

Exciting stuff! (Hey, make fun all you want, but FOIA and equivalent state laws provide a lot more thank you realize!)

Trying so hard to express my gratitude for @toriamos.bsky.social in so few characters. At my parents house where the echoes of my foundational traumas mumble in every corner, where your music first let me know I wasn't alone...And fuck, Trump was a gut punch, but Neil? Railroad spike to the heart.

No, dad, for the 237th time, I do NOT want copies of my wedding pictures from my first marriage, since, ya know, I found out later that he's a pedophile. 22 years later and still dealing with the aftermath literally every day. Don't need more reminders. Fuuuuck. 🤦‍♀️

New bskyers: one of the first things you should do is give yourself a profile picture. It doesn’t have to be of you, or anything real — just something that says “I cared enough to not let the default stick.” Also a bio, ideally with your pronouns please.

One of my favorite creative minds in the world of #comics and film/TV #adaptations is @nandovmovies.bsky.social who can be found on YT but has even more over on @nebula.tv I particularly love his pitches to Kevin Feige, who just needs to hire him already! (Except no, because selfish me want nando!)

Just in case anyone is looking for an amazing gift that won't clutter the house and will bring not only entertainment But also plenty of actual education, a subscription to @nebula.tv is the best value out there. I'm going to try to post about one creator I love each day until the end of the year.

Scientific American's climate coverage has been urgent and clarifying. Every record-hottest year will be one of the coolest of our lifetimes. www.scientificamerican.com/article/this... But there is still time to fix this. www.scientificamerican.com/article/ther... (2/n)

I made a starter pack for Nebula creators - video essayists, podcasters, and creatives of all sorts you can find on @nebula.tv go.bsky.app/SUFL2W4

To state the (what should be) obvious, nobody owes me a follow-back, nor do I owe anyone else a follow. Every last goddamn thing in life does not need to be transactional. The fewer the better, in fact.

MAN, LISTEN… that really is the whole vibe.

one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed

Most people don’t know that slavery still exists. Amendment 13 abolishes slavery except where imprisoned. There should be no exceptions to abolish slavery.

There are a ton of new souls here. This is a light action that could make a difference. Can we get this up to 500? Let's give our reps a morning surprise. resist.bot/petitions/PC...

Seth Meyers: Bernie Sanders Rips the Democratic Establishment; Trump Allies Claim Massive Mandate #blogpost

Thank you for asking! Alt text really really matters. You can turn this setting on to make sure you have alt text before posting, so you never forget!

Pretty fucked up, NYT! The NYT Tech Guild is still on strike. Don't play the crossword!

If you're not already familiar with @noiselund.bsky.social and @redlettermedia.bsky.social, I'm sorry. Actually no, I kinda envy you, because you get to watch it all for the first time.

My only addendum to this: every device is an unsecured device. Yes, even if you're using Signal. Encryption protects your messages in transit. It does not protect your messages from subpoena, coercion, compromise, or targeted attack against you or the recipient.

Just in case...

(an ode to approximately 48 percent of recently polled UnitedStatesians)

@effinbirds.com I spread a little cheer today by bringing in yesterday's page from the 2024 calendar for a co-worker who suffered thru a particularly odious meeting last week. It also emboldened me to keep the rest of the year's pages here on my desk. Have an effing great day, fucker!

Picard management tip: Always obey orders, except when the orders are wrong.

I don't know exactly what about this is so funny, but I just can't stop chuckling 😂

NEW VIDEO! So, Deplatforming Is Good When Republicans Do It?! youtu.be/JpeqejrJ56k