travis 😺

As a cook, bartender, and barista, I’m right there with every restaurant worker, and so is @aoc.bsky.social

If anyone says our voices don’t matter, remember there are more of us then there are of them.

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

Trump rescinds executive order after law firm agrees to provide $40m in free services US president reverses threat to suspend security clearances and cancel federal contracts after meeting with chair of Paul, Weiss

You can’t be anti-BDS and pull this crap.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐭🏰🎆 Treating all employees fairly is “an extreme position” according to a conservative org trying to get Disney to dump @hrc.org’s Corporate Equality Index. 99% of Disney shareholders disagreed.

Now more than ever, we must step up action and protect #HealthForAll.

Recent funding cuts are hitting global health hard—let’s take action before it’s too late! 🧵

Tim Walz Attacks Musk With Language From the Trump Playbook (Gift Article) The Minnesota governor derided Elon Musk, a naturalized United States citizen, as a “South African nepo baby.”

Being a Democrat shouldn’t mean you can get away with Trumpian rhetoric.

“All of [Trump’s xenophobic] attacks [on opponents] prompted waves of outrage from Democrats. But some of them seem to be willing to dip into Trump’s playbook.”

The New York Times Spelling Bee How many words can you make with 7 letters?

I got Genius on Spelling Bee! @nytgames.bsky.social #puzzle

YouTube video by CBS Evening News Author John Green explains why "Everything Is Tuberculosis"

Really enjoyed this interview on CBS Evening News. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2II...

Oddballs: Breakfast for Schmucks Of course, this is inspired by the movie “Dinner for Schmucks.” I thought that movie was hilarious, heartwarming, and incredibly creative. The vast majority of people didn’t like …

I also dig this version of Breakfast for Schmucks by Jason Salas jasonsalascreative.com/2023/08/07/o...

Gerry Duggan, Patton Oswalt, Boz from Riptide, Ben Schwartz, Dana Gould, Brian Posehn (Photo: Annie Leibovitz)

ONE PERFECT SHOT

Breakfast for Schmucks (2025, Dir. Jay Roach)

Annie Leibovitz for real? That would be a fun breakfast 🥞📸

🔲✍️ The shape spaces made for a tricky but fun solve for the Thursday 3/13/25 #NYTCrossword. It almost feels like a different genre of #puzzle. Maybe call it a Caret #Crossword? @nytgames.bsky.social

a man with long hair is holding a green lightsaber in his hand . Alt: Qui Gon holding his green lightsaber up before fighting darth maul. a man with long hair is holding a green lightsaber in his hand .

Happy St Paddys from this quarter Irish padawan.

I see we’ve reached the point where they’re just stealing lines from popular TV shows and parroting them at White House briefings (I can’t be the only one who heard Jack Geller when she said this)

comic panel - IDK the source soda fountain operator in classic white shirt and bowtie asks a bunch of teens "What happened? You kids been sick?" A slouching redhead says "Sick? The whole WORLD is sick, isn't it?" Another girl says "That's enough talk ... let's sit and despair!"

In the foreground is a black cat wearing a sparkly witch hat and matching gown, holding a mug. In the background is an exploding volcano. White text at the top reads "why is everything bullshit tho?"

Just need one more line:

“No one understands sonnets anymore.”

We know.

That's the problem.

Book Review: John Green is obsessed with tuberculosis. He makes a strong case that we should be, too Bestselling young adult author John Green's newest book is a nonfiction thesis on the deadliest infectious disease, which infects millions of people per year.

STUNNING review of Everything Is Tuberculosis in @apnews.com. "The real magic of Green’s writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word. He uses the stories of real people to turn overwhelming problems into something personal and understandable."
apnews.com/article/ever...

Enemies in Battle Over ‘LOVE’ Artist Bury the Hatchet (Gift Article) Can two rivals, bringing Robert Indiana’s long-hidden work into the light, reboot his legacy for a new generation?

The Robert Indiana saga continues.

Check out my band 2-1/2 Feet’s new album, “Of Cheese in the Crust”

I unironically use my local library a lot. Ebooks, audio books, physical books, the seed exchange, the meeting spaces?? Passport services?? Citizenship and English classes? I grew up in the teen hangout area as a housing insecure youth with a bad parent. Libraries are important, I'm pissed

🏳️‍🌈📺 💙💜💖As a #bi guy who exists irl, I can say with certainty that #queer people are an essential part of reality. And we ain’t going away. #MakeTVRealAgain #lgbtqia

Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

POTUS #Trump has determined the Institute of #Museum and #Library Services to be unnecessary. What a fascist.

Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order (Gift Article) Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

Is there even a penalty for deporting a visa holder against a federal court order?

Even worse … a banjitar! 😬 😹

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

YouTube video by vlogbrothers EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS!

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The first chapter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbD...

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