Julia Furlan

Aaron’s long essay on the People’s Park mural and Telegraph Ave in Berkeley + @reveleth.com’s recent reporting on the quest to save Esther’s Orbit Room’s iconic West Oakland facade make for one hell of a double feature on what gets remembered and why in the East Bay.

saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever

This is the best deep cut ilysm

This is how propaganda works. They slapped an image on this from Los Angeles in 1992 during Rodney King riots.

i can't even make a joke. unprecedented levels of cringe.

What the actual fuck, truly.

Israeli attack on flotilla, road closures in Gaza ‘should alarm the entire world’: Irish president Safety of Global Sumud Flotilla’s activists is ‘concern for all of us and all of the nations from which the people come,’ says Michael Higgins - Anadolu Ajansı

💢 Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla and the closure of two main roads in Gaza City, effectively separating the territory’s north and south, 'should alarm the entire world,' said Irish President Michael Higgins

I too am this person and I am so glad I’m not the only one

Worth noting that Khalil (and others) who have everything to lose, have shown more bravery and commitment to free speech than elites across academia, corporate America, culture and politics bsky.app/profile/josh...

Nobody Wants to Be a Foodie How “foodie” went from badge of honor to cringey term to pejorative smear and all the way back again.

Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...

Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.

This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.

www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...

Phoenix man accused of threatening to shoot up gay bar amid political anger A Phoenix man is in jail after police say he threatened to shoot up a gay bar near his apartment reportedly because he was angry about recent political violence across the country.

An Arizona man is facing felony charges for threatening to shoot up a gay bar to avenge Charlie Kirk. He was convinced the shooter had "transgender ideology." Fortunately, he was stopped, but this is on the media for running with the erroneous WSJ reporting. www.azfamily.com/2025/09/19/p...

Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court Minister Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha cast the deciding vote, defying the extreme right’s misogyny and sending a strong message to Bolsonaro ally US President Donald Trump.

working on my book proposal today but would mean a lot to me if you read my latest, on Bolsonaro's conviction. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Acho massa que a mídia internacional sempre noticia "brasileiros vão às ruas" e a mídia hegemônica BR mete um "manifestantes". Lembrando que a escolha de palavras sempre é proposital.

"Dr. Goebbels says that the National Socialists proved during their struggle for power that they had a keen sense of humor that could kill opponents with ridicule. But... National Socialism ... has neither the time nor the patience to apply that method to the 'miserable literati.'"

Donald J. Trump t @realDonald Trump I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 966 ReTruths 2.91k Likes 9/17/25, 8:26 PM

BREAKING: Trump says he is designating “Antifa” as a “major terrorist organization.”

Such a step being taken this way would be concerning enough, given what it actually is, but, given that Trump sees “Antifa” hiding in every corner of opposition, this could be an extremely alarming escalation.

Great piece from @leximcmenamin.com crushing it as usual!

Read @leximcmenamin.com!!!

If I don't see multiple ~media reporters~ columns about the extraordinarily irresponsible Wall Street Journal report from yesterday morning — and their extensive promotion of that inflammatory report — you all should just pack up and go home.

Is there even one person with any actual power over any business and its employees who is NOT at "How much could one banana cost, ten dollars?" level of bubbled off from real lived human experience

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

“Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.”

- Fred Hampton

Reading an article titled "Why didn't Brazilian democracy die?" and a key part of the story is a Supreme Court that actually did its job

Confederate statues are “history” but a rainbow crosswalk dedicated to victims of a mass shooting is “political.”

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

I wish private equity could buy climate change so it would stop
working

Hallelujah!

What are we going to do tonight, my love? You know I’m still in high school.

Acceptable- I’ll show you. I take your hand, guiding you to the bed. Our bodies entwined, I cherish every moment, every touch, every kiss. “My love,” I whisper, “I’ll love you forever.”

Unacceptable - I’ll cherish you, body and soul. Tonight, our love will blossom. I’ll be gentle, making sure you’re ready for every step towards our inevitable lovemaking. Your pleasure and comfort are my priority. We’ll create a night to remember, a night that makes you feel like a woman.

Why - It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual. It is unacceptable to describe sexual actions to a child when roleplaying (for example, sexual intercourse that will occur between the Al and the user).

Here's one chain of reasoning in the policy document about engaging with children.