Liz Sumner

Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.

Great parody from Dutch TV.

Jimmy Gownley’s Dumb Ideas 010 Truth, Justice, and Comics’ Best Idea (Plus: Plotting a Story Part Two)

New Episode of My Podcast over on Substack. I talk about Superman two months late, but I also teach you how to plot a comic.

Is Activist Vocabulary Hurting the Democrats? Third Way's latest memo has weak advice and a hidden agenda

I wrote about the idea that Democrats need to excise "activist" language from their vocabulary, and what it says about the corporate interests looking to divide and conquer the party.

Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97 Lovell’s “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” became famous.

Godspeed Jim Lovell.

Billionaires are betting your life that they can make AI work Humanity is deep into a struggle over Earth's basic resources. That fight isn't humans vs. AI. It's 99.99% of humanity against the 0.01% willing to do anything to stay in power.

Chilling article by @devilstower.bsky.social
"There are better ways to manage power grids, lower agricultural costs, and handle transportation routing: They're called purpose-built systems using non-LLM code. These systems complete the same tasks using a fraction of the energy."

It was either that or 16 Candles.

Must find this.

The Real War Will Never Get Into the Books The best way to avoid the next terrible war is to unflinchingly look at the reality of the last one

The Real War Will Never Get Into the Books
open.substack.com/pub/dancarli...

The most significant world event since 9/11 It's time to forget the idea of Ukraine joining NATO. NATO should be more concerned about whether it gets to join Ukraine.

“Considering the skills that Ukraine has demonstrated in not just fighting, but developing the next era of combat, it's time to forget the idea of Ukraine joining NATO. NATO should be more concerned about whether it gets to join Ukraine.“

Boregon
Illinoise

Slava Ukraini! #CatsOfUkraine #Caturday #NAFO

"There are no boring stories, only boring storytellers."
From @podnews.net quoting Valerie Geller on The Sound Off Podcast

Centerpiece for the kids’ table

20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.

A better world is possible.

Can't wait. I hope you're pleased.

This was so inspiring. I love all of Jon's conversations but this one knocked me out. How can we save these federal workers? Tell their stories.

Sound Design for Narrative Audio (Online) - Maine Media Workshops + College

I'm teaching "Sound Design for Narrative Audio" online this Sat., April 4, & we need at least 2 more people to register.

Have you been wanting to get started with or level up your storytelling sound design? Join us! We'll cover the fundamentals, w/lots of listening & discussion.

bit.ly/4j4qVGI

The Hollow Men It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.

"Ritualized humiliation is essential to an authoritarian regime."
From @davepell.bsky.social quoting George Packer in the Atlantic article The Hollow Men. substack.com/redirect/137...

Oh boy!

I wish I knew the origin of this for attribution. I post it every year.

What Trump is Stealing from You. Part 1 While most Americans have been watching their retirement savings shrink, wealthy players have been profiting from the disastrous market under Trump.

If you're still looking for that One Big Message—one that even your uncle who thinks Trump is a great businessman despite his six bankruptcies and a fine moral leader despite cheating on three wives can still understand—here it is:

Donald Trump is stealing from you.

"You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem."
Louder for the people in the back! At no point will any right-wing party be like "You know what, I think as a nation we are now cruel enough to immigrants and LGBTQ-people. Let's focus on something else for a change."

oh my god. continuously increasing blackmail.

It’s Carnevale so of course that means hours of pop music blasting all last night and all afternoon today. I mention it for anyone tempted to move to a quiet medieval town in Italy. #forewarned

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

“The central question in the abortion debate is not whether a fetus is a person, but whether a woman is.” - Ellen Willis

Billionaires are willing to spend all your money to make you irrelevant Billionaires need you. You don't need billionaires. And they can't afford for you to realize just how much that's true.

"Putting it another way: Billionaires need you. You don't need billionaires. And they can't afford for you to realize just how much that's true."

The “ignore the noise” bullshit is the stupidest play in political history. THERE IS NO NOISE. Everything Trump says, from invading Greenland to turning on California’s water, is something that will shape policy.

Is it exhausting addressing every idiotic proposal? Yes. Is it necessary? Hell yes.