The Unbearable Humptiness of Being

People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it!
8/8/25

This is horrifying, but really important.

Also? Fucking nazis!

Really love how every anxiety I had about Trump that didn’t get borne out in Trump 1 is now full on “brick on the gas pedal” happening in Trump 2.

I remember every person who told me I was exaggerating or catastrophizing, and I hope they’re walking on nothing but Legos. I hope their socks are wet.

This is incredibly positive mRNA research - we NEED it! Call!

A lot of people I am very disappointed in right now.

I am once again asking why I would want to read, watch, or listen to something a person didn't bother to make?

Everyone who's used Confluence and JIRA:

"...oh no."

Men inside San Quentin had ‘no expectation of survival’ during tsunami scare California’s failure to include incarcerated people in emergency plans shines light on the life-threatening dangers facing people in custody

“You understand how much your life is really worth being in prison: not worth much when it comes to natural disasters,” Timothy Peoples told @prismreports.org. “Being wards of the state, you have no expectation of survival for something like that.”

$29,000,000,000.

Trans athletes are not the problem.
Immigrants of any variety: not the problem.

The radically rich want to own your child’s dinner and want you to thank them for their generosity for letting your child eat.

$29,000,000,000

The Problem With Screening the Mail in Prisons New York’s controversy over scanning mail in prisons reflects a national debate involving security and privacy.

The NY prison system started scanning legal mail for contraband after the COs strike. The new process has been far from seamless, echoing a national controversy over scanning & screening prison mail. I wrote about it w/ Jamiles Lartey for @themarshallproject.org

Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’ Volunteers with Union del Barrio look for immigration officers and post videos and alerts, warning people to seek shelter

“If they’re able to crush the LA resistance, that means they’re going to be able to do it anywhere else. That’s why LA as a frontline has been a critical space to show that the community is organized, and we’re not backing down.”

Tired: Carcinization

Wired: Everything Is Anteaters

When I tell you the Youtube ads about this guy were TERRIFYING. This is not good.

"I don't care if it's AI! It's cute/pretty/sweet!" is going to fucking kill us if we don't start pushing back on it istg.

Holy crap, tsunami warnings across the Pacific after an 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka. Stay safe, friends in Japan, Hawaii, and PNW. www.tsunami.gov

I went ahead and wrote about the most human video game I could think of, as part of Skybox's week-long denunciation of AI "creative" tools and all who sail under their black flag.

An eloquent image:

Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.

I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.

I'm genuinely curious how people's MAGA relatives would react to this image. Like I want to know what justifications they offer, what kind of exceptions they volunteer as what they feel "should exist."

Let it be the rorschach test it clearly is.

New York’s Prison Guard Strike Ended Months Ago. For Some, Life-Threatening Effects Persist. Staffing shortages mean incarcerated people are not getting vital medical care, programming and other services.

The ongoing fallout from the NY state prison guards’ strike runs the gamut from frustrating to life-threatening. I took a look for @themarshallproject.org www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/26/n...

It is a beautiful day and you are a horrible migraine

Prisons drive $1.3 billion in NY overtime spending The figure for 2024 is a 10% increase in overtime from the previous year.

"The [NY state] corrections department spent about $445 million on 7.4 million hours of overtime pay last year, a 26% increase over its costs the prior year." via @joncampbellny.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/prisons...

A chonky tabby and white boy cat laying down happily in a bar sink

We have lost a battle

Holy shit

Nothing good comes from talking to funny charming people with whom you share some common interests.

Oh! Why hello, you charming and attractive smart people! A pleasure making your acquaintance.

Hell isn't hot enough

Cancer is absolutely the worst shit anyone can deal with. When you’re struggling to fight for your life, having to fight to make ends meet just makes everything that much worse.

Anyone who can help, please do, even if it’s just a signal boost so others can help.

Migraine day 3 is going about as well as you'd expect

WE WIN FIGHTS BY FIGHTING THEM.

acknowledging the unending horror but not succumbing to helplessness takes a lot of mental and physical energy turns out!!!!!!!!

Thinking about how much I want the people I love to survive this and trying desperately to also apply that energy to myself