Mark Gilman

stuff like this is why one important avenue for court reform is just nixing the shadow docket altogether and forcing these people to explain themselves to the public when they issue orders. also, making their records property of the united states and subject to publication when they leave the bench.

How is it not Illigeal to raise the mortality rate of a hospital 11%?

I was asked about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. I said I'd endorse him if I lived in NY, that “He’s become symbolic of all of these fears that people have about so many other things that are not his to hold,” and a bunch of other stuff: forward.com/news/779548/...

I’m not blaming the Squad for anything that’s happening in Gaza, no. I’m blaming the Squad for clearly getting caught up in a foreign intelligence operation and using their massive platforms to further divide the Democratic Party before the most important election of our lives.

Dems are learning the wrong lesson from losing their dominance in the culture war, only pivoting to economic issues. Dems need to connect to *the voters they're losing* on vibes and identity while delivering impactful results. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...

For those of you who missed Church this week: Lawyer: Jesus, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus: Love God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind; and love your neighbor as yourself. Lawyer: So who is my neighbor? Jesus:

I did not have an epic bro-metal cover of a 112 year old bluegrass song that was really popular in college on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are: open.spotify.com/track/3uiSM3...

"Some tables will always be full and you'll just have to build your own." My girlfriend knows how to say the truest things I don't want to hear.

Love Tim Walz.

@mta.info decided to unveil a new subway map on World Autism Day and I have never felt more seen.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

there is absolutely nothing standing in the way of more moderate democrats being aggressive opponents of the white house and holding public events highlighting their opposition

No human system is human-proof. It's scary that there is no perfect organization of society that keeps everyone in line. The solution is actually democratic, asking how are our systems meeting the needs of the people, and doing something when they don't.

This is we need more TV and Film about religious communities, faith, and scripture.

Great idea but I think this will be as likely as Disney releasing the Original Theatrical cut of Star Wars. 💔

TIL That we're not living in 1984 and we're not living in Brave New World either, we're living in Fight Club.

The intensity of the fascist takeover is going to take a toll. Remember to: 1. Rest 2. Take breaks from social media and reading the news 3. Invest time in community 4. Go outside 5. Drink water, eat healthy, sleep as well as you can 6. Ask for help and support when you need it

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

Take a breath and remember: The world is beautiful. The world is full of love. You are precious. You are a blessing. Shabbat Shalom

Wanna get radicalized? Ask AI web search policy questions. According to Perplexity, about a 1% increase in *effective* federal tax rate on the top .5% could pay for a 10% salary increase for every public school teacher in the US. Feel free to check the convo. www.perplexity.ai/search/how-m...

I just heard: "human language is the primary means by which human beings resist the world as it is given". Now I need to be quiet for a while.

That feeling when your well thought out response in the comments gets its first like but it's a 🌶️-bot account.

I think the big political lesson from the Trump Era really is. Everyone's choices matters. You have more power than you think. Progressivism isn't dead, it's gonna change. You can help make a stronger more loving world. Don't ever wait for permission to do something. Go do your thing.

Dear Rabbis and Jewish Organizers, your innovative, communal Jewish program is for the 20's and 30's crowd and us 40+ Jews are desperate for the same and can't partake. Please start doing like hip innovative communal programming that includes Elder Millennials and Young Gen-Xers.

I miss that era when people loved writing epic yelp reviews.

Your not going to convince me that our phones arent listening to us when my gf's phone gets served an insta post about places to eat chocolate cakes when we're at a cafe eating a chocolate cake. Oh and the listicle lists the place we're eating at. 👀👀👍

Pretending to ratify the ERA on the last day of the job but not allowing enough time to get it signed, sealed and delivered really takes the definition of virtue signaling to a whole 'nother level. The performative ally-est president

@skylight.social We’re using atproto to build a TikTok replacement. We’ll continue to post updates on Bluesky! Follow along if you’d like to see the process and comment with any suggestions!

One of the deep secrets in life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others. ~Lewis Carroll

It would be really funny if this post went viral.

Being able to get out of bed without laying about in a stupor is a blessing.

Both the Mishna—the foundation-text of Rabbinic Judaism—and the Quran teach that if you save one life, you save a whole world.

New piece about the way we talk about the climate as if it's the weather, and why we need to transform our discussions. This wasn't something that happened. And we need to make sure we never talk about it that way again.

While I've been enjoying all the "you got a follow" messages on this app, I've come to realize they are mostly 🌶️ bot accounts.

Austin food in NYC!

All together now...

In a way it makes sense. A society which thinks that degrading biological complexity (like an old growth forest or an ocean full of fish) and calling the process "wealth creation" might call extracting and reprocessing content from texts and artworks "intelligence."

I just realized today is Thursday. Great start to 2025.

Learning "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to neurodivergence" helped reframe a lot of painful childhood memories. Many of those moments were "an anxious auadhd person who can't self regulate, needing to regulate me to feel okay." I found empathy among the hurt and fear.

It's January, but the War on Christmas rages on.

A good new years resolution.

If you want to learn more about Judaism whether you know nothing or an expert, I *highly* suggest signing up for @theradr.bsky.social' newsletter "Life is a Sacred Text". And look, there's a discount!

The War on Christmas continues...

I have had close friends who are pastors, I have heard heart-breaking stories about the how alienating and stressful their work was, even though it was also their calling. I wish congregations and denominational bodies took this more seriously.

The Left is only gonna get stronger by embracing communities of faith. Religion can and should exist alongside progressive and democratic civic values. One of the biggest mistakes Democrats made in the past half-century was cede the religious and moral narrative to Republicans.