Kim McLarin

And his series on fascism in Europe last year was ... timely. And pointed.

Bourdain was great, but Rick Steves is an affable and quietly courageous mensch.

for Bay Staters, don’t miss this thread!

It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

Ditto.

What a stupid and terrifying reality we live in.

I know you are, but what am I? Ableism and eugenics in the generative AI debate

Not on this bill specifically, but some thoughts on the AI stans who cry ableism: buttondown.com/signs+wonder...

This

The fact that you don't understand the exhausted anger of Black women kinda proves my point.

I am constantly amazed at this Gen X nostalgia. The 80s had Reagan and "welfare queens" and greed is good and David Duke and people accusing any black person anywhere of being an affirmative action baby. I was there. Gen X was no more empathetic than any other. This is American society at its core.

Devastating.

A 2-year old.

YES! First and foremost, Trump is insane. Unhinged. Deranged. That's been crystal clear for years. Why people refuse to see this is mind-boggling.

How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account Our national project of elite impunity

“One way to look at the rise of Donald Trump is as part of a decades-long backlash among the American leadership class to the idea of accountability,” @adamserwer.bsky.social argues:

Soulless ghoul.

Accurate.

Public transportation in this country is embarrassing. I see tourists in Boston looking astonished at how crappy the T is.

I lock my doors when I drive through on the way to Maine.

One year ago today, I testified before Congress in Washington, D.C. that Boston is proudly a home for everyone—and that the birthplace of American democracy will never turn our backs on our people.

I wish people like this had to serve in a war zone. Or have their children serve.

Annotated copy of the first page of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston

Tomorrow, my students and I begin Zora Neale Hurston’s masterpiece. This is my favorite novel to read and teach and this is the most perfect first page in all of literature.

I’m nervous and excited to experience Janie’s world with this group. The conversation will be RICH. #TeachingTEWWG

For those who didn't already know, the spaceship ride revealed who she was.

I remember her claiming she had been swamped by letters from little girls who could now dream of going to space.
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A deeply anti-social and inhumane society. For a long time, the myth obscured this truth. But it has always been so.

Weeksville was one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America. Today, it remains a cornerstone of this city, but its history has too often been overlooked.

This short film is the story of Weeksville's rich, living history — and its vibrant future.

I didn't know you could subscribe since I never use it but if I did, I would quit.

Please come to New England!

The idea that Trump is G-d's anointed is so breathtakingly insulting to G-d it's crazy.

US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.

After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran is a violation of international law.

But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?