Sapphic Spock

Why do you think we're seeing the broad based coalition of opposition and lukewarm support?

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I mean, you're better than me for a lot of reasons, but today it's because I would have laughed in. his. dang. face.

Being West Indian, I want to laugh at this so hard. Because we cooooookkkkk.

But the traction that this lie has been able to gain speaks to the fear of the outsider, and it's not funny at all.

And this is why the naked islamophobia we're seeing in the NYC mayoral race is being framed as concern about: anti-semitism, ageism, tradition, non-communism.

Rather than the latest allowable prejudice.

If we don't call it shit, maybe they'll think it's chocolate mousse?

What does it matter if we have two separate water fountains or ask you to sit in the back of the bus? You should still be happy you're getting water and riding the bus.

there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary

we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious

RT with another badass on the timeline.

For those of you who are shrugging and saying “I don’t live in Nevada” I’ll remind you that we have a President talking to the military about going to war with American cities.

Apropos of nothing at all, I'm thinking about how some of my baby cousins throw a tantrum when they're disciplined for misbehavior.

Their response to hearing they've misbehaved and they have to be punished is ”No, YOU did something wrong, and YOU should be punished."

Apropos of nothing at all.

I mean, yes y'all, The Onion is funny, but let's remember, this dude went swimming, with his grandkids, in a creek FILLED WITH SHIT.

If you don't say goodbye loudly, how will we even miss you when you're gone?

What an ironic example of her exact point.

Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions The Court is ruling on challenges to government actions on its emergency docket, often without explaining its decisions or providing guidance to lower courts.

In a major break from the past, the Supreme Court is frequently using its emergency docket to rule on challenges to government actions — almost always in favor of the Trump administration and without explanation. bit.ly/4nXIr2p

What "identity and cultural issues?"

What "identity and cultural issues?"

Why Future Federal Reports on Election Security May Be Unreliable By promoting an activist with a history of false election claims, the Department of Homeland Security is damaging its credibility.

As the Trump administration prepares to issue reports about the integrity of state election systems, the public should be on the lookout for familiar tactics used by election deniers to spread false or misleading narratives. bit.ly/3WsNfke

important reminder: food banks usually prefer money to direct food donations because they can buy at discounted rates

check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out

Cough, Walmart seeking food donations for their staff.

I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.

City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries! In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...

Good morning everyone. It's me again here to ask NYC residents to please send a letter to your City Council person in support of allocating 0.5% of the city expense budget to our local public libraries. Thank you. It will only take you 90 seconds. This time with the correct link:

If we have to carry our art and our culture forward ourselves, we can.

We've done it before.

"Nearly everyone involved in this effort is a woman: the work of finding missing family members, like many other forms of labor for incarcerated people, is largely carried by women."

Please note that these types of posts ignore the lived realities of others. Follow their advice at your peril.

What has happened to US economic momentum since the government quit releasing econ reports on Oct. 1st? A good proxy for US economic surprises may be the relative performance of S&P cyclical sectors. Cyclicals have continued underperforming badly since Oct 1!
See paulsenperspectives.substack.com

Also got into Trek because of my mom.

And she can and would smack the author in the mouth.

I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food.

I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.

Mmmmmmmmm

I had soup and dumplings for dinner.

I absolutely believe in the right to protect your peace, but this extremely online habit of coming at someone very aggressively, then blocking when they return that same energy is wild.

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