Michael

I got a flu booster today and it made me reflect on the sense of national accomplishment I felt when I drove to a public facility, waited in my car until my number was called on an app, and got my first covid jab. It's fucked the right gets to erase what a moment of technological liberation that was

Hell yes, friend! I was going to repost the Walter Schreifels = a god one but Cleave really is a good album.

I’m a parent in Arizona with two kids in public schools. Can confirm.

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Sure, I am a few minutes early but the final #ProjectBlue meeting starts in about 20 minutes (I am accounting for #TucsonTime.)

TCC has a massive room set aside for the meeting, but so far the room is less than half full.

IIRC, it can hold about 1,000 people.

Took a vacation with the family, visited Seattle and Vancouver for the first time. Kids got their first passport stamps.

One of them is already gone, based on the number of wineries in the headline and the number of people in the photo.

Happy to buy you a burrito at the Phoenix stop

He’s a lagomorph, Sam. Look it up.

A photo of labor activist Chris Smalls, talking into a mic

A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:

“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”

These are glorious shoes and I am jealous

If you feel helpless, as I do, you can give money to a group you know will provide direct food aid on the ground whenever possible, often risking their lives. I just gave.

Chris was part of the cohort that organized the first union for Amazon workers on Staten Island; it’s time to lift up his voice.

Busiest Starbucks in Tucson, IIRC. Congrats to the workers!

I am praying for Cuomo to try to mimic Mamdani’s early rap career.

Arizona joins 24 states suing Trump over $6.8 billion education funding freeze | Arizona Mirror Arizona lawsuit Trump education funding freeze: State joins 24 others challenging $6.8B hold on school grants

“This is funding that keeps the lights on at our schools. It pays for supplies and teachers and school safety officers. The Trump administration is trying to take it all away for absolutely no reason.”

story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

Hazelight Studios is doing good work with It Takes Two and Split Fiction. Gameplay is fantastic couch coop. I think the characters could use a little more work but I’m willing to look past it for the gameplay.

Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy had dinner next to me. I knew them but I couldn’t figure out why. As I stood up they said “Rifftrax” and I almost fell over. I told them how much I loved their work and apologized for my drunken enthusiasm. They were very gracious.

For Tucson and Pima County people. The Board of Supervisors already approved the project but one Supe has changed his mind. Others might, as well.

Hottest since two years ago 🙃

I have corrected so many people about this! Some of them multiple times!

But I do sincerely appreciate this attitude towards naps.

I get a page that says “Forbidden” when I click that link. I think you haven’t actually published the site yet?

It doesn’t work for everyone but it’s worth a try. I like the Medito app, they have a nice intro series of guided meditations.

It’s tough in Arizona. We gotta stick together

PHX has 3 Unitarian Universalist congregations

Only one Quaker Meeting tho

Food Not Bombs has 3 PHX chapters

Phoenix DSA

Valley of the Sun Pink Pistols

Phoenix Roller Derby

Changing Hands bookstore has author readings

Failing that, go to Meetup dot com and type in liberal or leftist

I would like trains

I helped! Picked up my copy this week!

Posting on behalf of the LD18 Dems -

Urge Rep. Ciscomani to vote NO on this destructive bill! Come to his office tomorrow, July 2 at 8:30am to remind him to honor his oath and protect his constituents.

#tucson #tucsonactivism #civicengagement #tucsonprotest #tucsonprotests #tucsonevents

Call these U.S. Representatives and tell them to vote NO on the “Big Beautiful Bill”: AZ-06, Juan Ciscomani CA-22, David Valadao CA-40, Young Kim CA-41, Ken Calvert CO-08, Gabe Evans FL-07, Cory Mills FL-13, Anna Paulina Luna FL-27, Maria Elvira Salazar IA-01, Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA-02, Ashley Hinson IA-03, Zach Nunn MI-07, Tom Barrett MO-02, Ann Wagner NJ-07, Tom Kean Jr. NY-17, Mike Lawler OH-07, Max Miller OH-10, Mike Turner OH-15, Mike Carey PA-01, Brian Fitzpatrick PA-07, Ryan Mackenzie PA-08, Rob Bresnahan PA-10, Scott Perry TN-05, Andy Ogles TX-15, Monica De La Cruz VA-01, Rob Wittman VA-02, Jen Kiggans WI-01, Bryan Steil WI-03, Derrick Van Orden

These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.