Brian Zabcik

One can only hope the devil is warming up a new, special circle of hell for the religious hypocrites in the GOP. "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Mark 7:6

From what I’ve read, it’s because of an especially large CME, coronal mass ejection, from the Sun. But yes, our current phone cameras are able to see things our eyes can’t.

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.

I watched that video last night. It’s great.

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

[I’m sure I read or heard some version of this metaphor previously, but …]

Democrats should eagerly welcome former Republicans into their home, but those former Republicans don’t get to then say, “Your home should look more like a Republican home,” when that home burned down on their watch.

Texas Is a Lot More Queer Than You Think. I Am Too. There are 1.8 million of us, and we’re not going anywhere.

I wrote the first version of this draft almost exactly a year ago, but I wasn’t ready.

I am now.

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the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles

Nominal, lol

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

An artillery shell fired during 250th anniversary celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on Saturday detonated prematurely over Interstate 5, damaging a California Highway Patrol vehicle on JD Vance's security detail www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

“Deplorables” was a scandal for years and she wasn’t even in the government yet. This is the White House Press Secretary, whose salary is paid by the American public.

"Detach Quote" is one of the best Bluesky features.
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When someone quoted your post do dunk on you - tap "..." in your quoted post, and select "Detach Quote." It will be removed from the quote, and the would be dunker will look like a moron.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

Affirmative Action for Incompetence The Trump Administration is purging the government of qualified, competent individuals, indicting his enemies, and replacing them with the world's most mediocre conservatives on Earth.

"Affirmative Action for Incompetence"

The Trump Administration is purging the government of qualified, competent individuals, indicting his enemies, and replacing them with the world's most mediocre conservatives on Earth.

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In just one week Trump has put the power of the wealthiest country in the history of the world to benefit … [checks notes] … Argentina and Qatar.

Post it in Reddit AITAA, Am I The Ant Asshole? and see what people say.

we told you, vivek.

I have done so little For you. And you have do little For me. That we have good reason Never to agree. I, however, Have such meagre power, Clutching at a Moment, While you control An hour. But your hour is A stone. My moment is A flower. -Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"

I, however,
Have such meagre power,

Clutching at a
Moment,

While you control
An hour.

But your hour is
A stone.

My moment is
A flower.

-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

3/ the people browsing the HUD website today? I jest. It’s fairly difficult for people who are super plugged into politics to have a sense of what most apolitical or lightly politicized people are seeing. We can infer things from polls. There ate other ways we can get some insight into it. But …

One of my fellow recipients for a spam targeting 718 numbers sent this reply.

I’m not sure I understand why it was necessary to write a detailed analysis on the views of 2% of the people that participated in this poll. Am I missing something?

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Wouldn’t that be ironic.

Hope - not as something you have, but something you practice into being.

It is what the philosopher Jonathan Lear has called “radical hope” - “directed towards a future goodness that transcends the current ability to understand what it is.”

Vale Professor Jonathan Lear (1948-2025)

OK. The #Klein + #Remnick lovefest in @newyorker.com is a bridge too far. If I could ask Klein a few questions. Dear Ezra, you suggest that you are still "community" with the far-right, even as many see that as impossible at the moment. 1/

I think you’re confusing your Texas universities. The job departures were at Texas A&M in College Station. The classroom ban is at Texas Tech in Lubbock.