Tom Vásquez

I am here and et cetera!

historical detail I can't help but bring up: by some accounts, the event that instigated the British soldiers to open fire on Crispus Attacks and the rest of the crowd in the Boston Massacre was a soldier being hit by a snowball

An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.

This is pure cruelty.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

Thanks, I'm sobbing and it isn't even 8 am on the West Coast. I cannot watch that clip of D'Angelo singing "Sometimes It Snows in April" without tearing up either.

a poster for the fantastic four shows a group of superheros standing on a stage Alt: a poster for the fantastic four shows a group of superheros standing on a stage

FF?

Losing My Perspicacity, February 24, 2026 The line from Trump's locker room jokes about the USA women to sexism, misogyny, and violence

“There is a direct line, though not all can see it, from this kind of “Har Har, girls are the worst!” to misogyny in the workplace, violence against women, and the lack of equality for women and girls around the world.”

This guy gets it.

Sam Altman’s anti-human worldview OpenAI CEO downgrades humanity in pursuit of goal to merge with computers

OpenAI is a menace. Two recent stories make that clearer than ever.

One day you have Sam Altman denigrating humanity to defend AI. The next, WSJ reveals OpenAI could have alerted Canadian police of a potential mass shooter, but refused pressure from employees. That person went on to kill 8 people.

A meme of Alysa Liu based on Da Share Zone reading: JUST WALK OUT work social thing movies home class dentist figure skating too fancy weed store cops it your quick friend ships IF IT SUCKS... HIT DA BRICKS!!! Real winners quit You can leave!! Da Gold Zone

I’ve been talking about Alysa Liu’s story about her quitting skating only to come back and become even better because she did it for herself and this came to me in a dream…

Silky Shah, "Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition" Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, 4 - 5:30 p.m. UW Tacoma Milgard Hall (MLG)

This is a fraught moment for immigrants and immigrant rights activists - but there are many reasons to be hopeful. I'm grateful for the inspiration tonight from @silkys13.bsky.social, longtime activist and author of "Unbuild Walls." She offered perspective and inspiration that I needed to hear.

Yeah. Not "how did that make you feel?" but "well all right, that happened, so what? What the hell do you want me to do about it?"

He'd probably offer me a pillow to throw. Or punch. Or kick around the office.

a man in a tuxedo says " you know what? nevermind, man " Alt: Will Smith from Fresh Prince. He says "You know what? Never mind, man."

Me, watching Heated Rivalry: "Maybe I'll get into men's hockey."

Me, seeing the men's Olympic hockey team celebrate with a fascist:

Last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist.

(I might be in trouble here.)

YouTube video by ukandanz uKanDanZ - WAR PIGS (Official Music Video)

Also just got recommended an Ethiopian cover of WAR PIGS!?!?

youtu.be/8kVYdLjoyPE?...

Holy moley, this slays. Thank you!

This doesn't seem worth having a Discord account

#alysaliu
WOKE IS BACK BABY
MAKE OAKLAND CALIFORNIA THE US CAPITOL NOW!

Fun fact:

The next Saturday without a baseball game will be in November

Feel warmer yet?

It absolutely rules that the Mariners have given Ichiro license to do whatever he wants around the ballclub. Shag fly balls? Of course. Throw batting practice? Sure. Take infield? Why not.

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court.

Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business.

As well as everyone else who stepped up.

we play a baseball game tomorrow. and the next day. and the next day. and almost all the days after that.

Always my first choice. The incomparable Jimmy Somerville. youtu.be/88sARuFu-tc?...

John B. Wockenfuss.

Smartphone screenshot showing two New York Times “Breaking News” push notifications. The first, at 5:38 AM, says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over links to Jeffrey Epstein, citing the BBC. The second, at 2:01 AM, says Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s ousted leader, was found guilty of leading an insurrection over his 2024 martial law decree. Each notification includes a “Share” option and a bell icon.

Watching other countries actually make their leaders and powerful men face consequences with jealousy.

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

The question is moot Reverend Jesse Jackson Saturday night live Dailymotion video by Jesse Jackson Jr.

RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson

There are going to be a lot of tributes to his activism, so I'm choosing to remember how much he crushed hosting SNL

Ramadan Mubarak!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Laissez bon temps rouler!

Hodesh Adar tov!

Y'ALL

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when Chuck Schumer tries to say something nice about Jesse today just remember he blocked the Jackson campaign’s 1984 proposed plank to recognize Palestinian self-determination