The Ethics Aesthetic

In our big circles we grow gardens & families, & share important life moments. We do our best to support each other when ICE rips through lives with no remorse about the collateral damage.

I did not expect, people from the state that housed me as a child to be cheering on this pain & cruelty. (2/2)

I am Californian. I expected POTUS to target me & my neighbors bc he hates us.

So, we built a wall of protection around us using our well-loved and resourced libraries, public programs, mutual-aid funds and nonprofits, intertwining our lives in a powerful way. (1/2)

How Elon Musk, George Soros and Other Billionaires Are Shaping the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History Ten years ago, Wisconsin approved unlimited political spending. Now, as spending for its Supreme Court race surpasses more than $80 million, some campaign reformers are wondering if the state is…

NEW: Money is pouring into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election so fast that political observers now believe it is likely to reach $100 million by Tuesday, election day.

Already, it has become the costliest judicial race in U.S. history.

By @megomatz.bsky.social

The heterodox free speech argument was always a misnomer. They don’t give a flying fuck about freedom of speech. They were upset at things like the idea of trauma victims being able to pursue an education without psychological harm (trigger warnings) and setting their own boundaries (safe spaces)

I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism

Black background with a jellyfish embroidered in bright greens, blues, and yellow mixed with orange flowers.

In case you need a break from the awfulness, here's an embroidered jellyfish I finished last night--my latest project to avoid doomscrolling before bed.

Things Trump did that he isn't talking about tonight...

-Fired 17 inspectors general and the top govt ethics director

-Halted anti-bribery enforcement and money laundering laws

-Dismantled CFPB at the behest of billionaires

-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ

"Drain the swamp."

Americans and the economy will suffer the impact of NOAA layoffs, scientists fear. ‘People will die.’ | CNN Scientists and politicians are sounding the alarm about potential consequences of the layoffs, including keeping people safe and protecting the economy.

The remaining employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are trying to “pick up the pieces” and figure out how to continue delivering life-saving information to the public after the firing of hundreds of America’s foremost experts in weather forecasting and earth sciences

I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.

Democratic Reps Mullin and Pettersen.

Here are the two House Democrats (Kevin Mullin and Brittany Pettersen) who flew in to D.C. despite serious recent medical issues for each, all in order to cast a vote to protect Medicaid for their constituents against Republican attempts to gut the program.

Well done.

The Great Resegregation The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.

If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Dutch Volt Leader Laurens Dassen backs Ukraine's call for a #EuropeanArmy: “With one united European Army we will stand much stronger in the world than with dozens of small ones, and we won't need Donald Trump.”

tom brady and snoop dogg starring in a "stand up to hate" commercial while both being supporters and friends of donald trump is kinda the natural conclusion of "just be kind <3" messaging that refuses to engage with politics

When Kendrick does his pedo diss track tonight is it meant for Drake, Trump, or Elon?

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Kendrick playing halftime?

I don’t know who’s gonna win the game, but I know who’s gonna lose.

E-M-P-A-T-H-Y

Spread it around!

EXCLUSIVE: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban.

NPR EXCLUSIVE: The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban.

Huh. Would be interesting if anyone can find out why this story is being hidden from search.

When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be…

In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.

Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.

(Published Jan. 2024)

Prison abolition for hot bisexuals

True

Please.

Jon Stewart and @sanders.senate.gov discuss how to walk the tightrope of trying to work with the Trump Administration: finding where they agree, but preventing the crazy.

#TheWeeklyShow

I asked repro experts what President Biden should do before Trump takes office. High on the list: pardon people for abortion-related ‘crimes’

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That's y we're here. Excuse me, but may I slide in here for a second & ask your followers to ☎️ the White House (202-456-1111), or contact it at whitehouse.gov/contact to ask Joe to sign clemency case file #C296035 & #freeleonardpeltier now? It will certainly be our Nelson Mandela's last chance. 🙏 RT

I pray the pardon of Hunter Biden, which was the right thing to do, will be followed in short order by the commutation of the death sentences of every person on federal death row, and that Leonard Peltier will at long last be released.
#ClearTheRow
#FreeLeonardPeltier

it’s going well on twitter

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato