JM Cole

I am convinced that economic pain as a tool is the next step at our disposal to get the attention of the federal government. Targeted boycotts and strikes come to mind, but I am not sure which sectors of the economy will make the most impact. I am ready for ideas.

Physical presence and peaceful protest are important but have not led to effective outcomes because decision makers have no conscience.

🎙️🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽 📢 Ahem. If using your smart phone in a public space to play a game, watch a movie, take a long phone call, etc. with your speakers “on,” you’re expected to isolate from others out of earshot or use your headphones.

The need for charity points to the failures of government.

Today is the 13th anniversary of the passage of the LGBT-inclusive Employment Nondiscrimination Ordinance by the Memphis City Council. Please join me in celebrating local advocates who worked to advance this legislation and the elected officials who recognized the need for it.

Woke up early to walk Vanjie this morning for 2 miles. I felt a cool drizzle on my face on the way back home. What’s helping you stay grounded these days? How are you overcoming barriers to that effort?

I made this Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken for dinner with @smartass63.bsky.social

I made a zucchini and ricotta galette for dinner tonight.

Last week at the Cooper Young Festival 4-Miler.

Paul and I booked a trip to Uruguay in January 2025 to celebrate our 25th anniversary.

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This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2

KAINE: “You didn’t call any of the families. They learned about it from the press.”

@sentimkaine calls out @petehegseth for not having the courtesy to call the families of the 🇺🇸 soldiers whose names he’s stripping from military bases to put the names of Confederate generals back.

Jinkx Monsoon, best known for her winning runs on both “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Drag Race All Stars,” announced that she is set to take over the lead role in the wild, Tony-winning historical spoof “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway this summer. cnn.it/405u1Dq

I am beginning to feel like having a presence on any social media platform is a form of surrender. Is unplugging the ultimate form of rebellion against control by the government and the corporations that control them?

RIP United States of America (July 4, 1776 - January 25, 2025)

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He’s addicted to drugs.

We the People: Search and Seizure Podcast Episode · Throughline · 05/29/2025 · 48m

It’s time to press legal claims based on the equal protections guaranteed in the 14th Amendment against Federal Government overreach justified over the last century under the 4th Amendment.
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You should be dancing with PRIDE on June 6 with @tnequality.bsky.social

Can we stop saying anti-woke and just say bigot?

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I made @hilltop.recipes Spanakorizo with onion, scallions, leeks, garlic, spinach, Arborio rice, feta, lemon and fresh dill with jammy egg for dinner with the @paullinxwiler tonight.

In this day and age of aviation, I now view checked baggage as a personal character flaw.

They do stand out in a mix but I am mystified.

This is a welcoming account. 🏳️‍⚧️

Opinion | Nottoway dishonored my enslaved ancestors. Why I still hated to see it destroyed. Material history, including at places such as Nottoway, has messages for people studying Black history.

I’m grateful for the thoughtful reflection of @koshersoul.bsky.social on this story. #nottaway www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

a drag queen is wearing a hat and a colorful dress ALT: a drag queen is wearing a hat and a colorful dress

But isn’t Ginger Minj term limited?

#RuPaulsDragRace #allstars10

Chicken thighs seared in a skillet on both sides and finished in a 400F oven with homemade salsa verde served with dark red kidney beans partially smashed with bacon, garlic, and oregano and grits creamed with cottage cheese and chicken schmaltz.