Sending poor people a box of fresh food
a) isn't even a real proposal
b) is a logistical nightmare
c) has no evidence of efficacy
d) makes no sense while cutting food stamps and medicaid

Stop laundering these people's dumb ideas into good ones!

things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes

a blurred image of two men standing next to each other with the words yes written above them ALT: a blurred image of two men standing next to each other with the words yes written above them

fucking wreck her

@cantwell.senate.gov response? 🦗🦗🦗

I cannot get over how no one in mainstream politics even disputes factual claims like this. Everyone admits that Israel is starving children and murdering desperate civilians. The only ‘debate’ is about what to call it and whether the motives of people protesting it are pure enough.

In the 90s we were told in school that we needed to save water and energy and at the time I thought it was to save the planet on which we depend but only now do I realize we were saving it all to be wasted on the worst technology in history. I wish I’d done the slip and slide more

Organizers, PLEASE get your info off of Google right now. The safety of your communities may be at risk v soon. You can call it fear mongering if you want, but we're well past "wait and see" with this admin. Do not fafo with the safety of your folks. Cryptpad is right there.

Industry-wide strikes and boycotts can work.

But they only work when they are led by the actual impacted workers, and they take a TON of force. I’m just saying you can’t find that kind of strength on instagram alone

truly wish we could all agree that, as a society, we have surpassed the need for the New York Times

i was once a young progressive college student giving an earnest soundbite to a radio station intern on the first day of the Iraq war. my friend heard me on the radio and left a message on my answering machine to excitedly tell me about it

anyway nothing in the world has changed

You really had me in the first half 😂 thank you for making me laugh in the midst of a feed of garbage

Wow, is this a pretty sunny location? All the trailing blackberry I've seen so far is nowhere near ripe! What a great harvest <3

Man wearing sunglasses smiling as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly around the Space Needle

‘Military Parades Are Dumb,’ Says Seattleite Who Can’t Wait for Seafair: tinyurl.com/48tt94kb

Given the threat that Mr. Trump presents, we understand the urge to speak out in maximalist ways about almost everything he does. It can feel emotionally satisfying, and simply like the right thing to do, during dark times. But the stakes are too high to prioritize emotion over effectiveness. The best way to support American democracy is to build the largest possible coalition to defend it. It is to call out all Mr. Trump’s constitutional violations while diligently avoiding exaggeration about what qualifies as a violation. Liberals who conflate conservative policies with unconstitutional policies risk sending conservatives back into Mr. Trump’s camp.

No. It is not the job of ordinary citizens to show perfect message discipline.

It is the responsibility of actors with agenda-setting power — like, say, national newspapers — not to treat random-ass people exaggerating as a threat equivalent to the madman president.

The reporters who can fairly and accurately cover protests are not working at the NYT. WAPO, CNN etc... they are freelancers or working at independent publications.

Take our police chief, please!

Why Not Riot? Interview with Author Ben Case There's a Riot Going On! We didn't talk to Sly Stone, we did even better. We talked with Ben Case, the author of a provocative new book, “Street

Note that there is a valid critique of Chenoweth's datasets (cited in the non-violence section, search "Why civil resistance works" in link here) www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/17/w... Recommend Conspirituality Podcast's brief interview with Ben Case too www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...

a lot of the people who will chastise you for criticizing Dems instead of focusing on Trump are surprisingly willing to criticize protestors instead of focusing on Trump

‘I’ll Go to Jail to Protect Seattle,’ Says Seattle Police Chief Arresting Self: tinyurl.com/y9tpbfzz

The Tacoma Dome was flying the trans pride flag today, is that new this year, or...? I associate Tacoma Dome with rock concerts and monster truck rallies primarily

Photo of green Duwamish along the Green River Trail

Duwamish River to Remain Green for St. Patrick’s Day: shorturl.at/33j8j

no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good

I think we can all agree this -gestures broadly- is the tackiest way for western civ to collapse and also somehow appropriate for a culture built on lack of empathy, exploitation and bigotry

How can an "entry-level" job require you to have experience with specific software that you would only get to use through working in that field???

Nobody wants to work anymore? Nah. Nobody wants to TRAIN WORKERS anymore.

I know that things *can* be better (= I'm hopeful). But I don't believe that they necessarily *will* be (= I'm pessimistic/realistic).

Mariame Kaba says, "Hope is a discipline."

When you have hope, you can take action even if you are not confident in the result.

I will try to maintain my hope.

I deeply appreciate finding plant nerds who are also Star Trek nerds. 🖖I've been considering a full DS9 rewatch (I think this would be #5) for a while.

Several thimbleberry seedlings: two green oval leaves with one five-pointed light green leaf poking out between them. The five-pointed leaf looks a little like a maple leaf

First true leaves on my thimbleberry seedlings! 🌱

Please do one for centrists!

Musk and Trump are proud to announce that they have caught nearly ALL five hundred of the lobsters that they themselves released into the white house breakroom. Don't scroll without saying "thank you Mr. presidents 💪🙌🙏"

Soil inside a round black plastic garden pot, with about eight very tiny two-leaf green seedlings scattered across the top

Cold moist stratification of dried thimbleberry seeds for 60+ days, followed by scattering them on top of soil mixed with a few tbsp of coffee grounds. Couple weeks later 🥰🥰🥰: