Isabel

Pattern against a bright blue background featuring flat illustration of Juncos and yellow fall Ginkgo leaves

Juncos and ginkgos! 🐦 🍂

As dawn breaks, a small chest full of ice and exotic fish appears on the wizard's doorstep. It's for the little cat.

The wizard sings a song to the little cat.

ExCUSE me?!? 😱

If nothing else I find it obscene to turn governmental agencies that are meant to function as institutions in service of the entire American political community into overtly partisan propaganda mouthpieces.

It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.

A small black and white kitten with big round eyes looks curiously over the edge of a cardboard box.

When Uni was a kitten

Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May

Photo from a review of the exhibition that opens on the 23rd: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

the whole point of mass protest is to demonstrate overwhelming opposition to the political direction, at a scale that can't be cracked down on

dress comfortably and stay away from anyone inciting violence, but don't let clout chasers scare you into losing sight of how the basic concept works

Happy #HumpyDay! 🐟💙 In honor of the Mariners’ fin-tastic salmon mascot, we’re cheering from the aquarium with our own Humphrey the humphead wrasse, ready for Game 4 tonight with his blue #Mariners spirit! ⚾ #SeizeTheMoment

What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.

Came to the replies to make sure someone had posted this. Thank you, Mr. Congeniality. 🫡

The little cat steps on the wizard's head, waking him up. He goes to make waffles with apple compote and put some fish out for the little cat. As he makes tea, the air fills with the smell of dust. After breakfast, he takes in the empty trash can.

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

Cuomo’s controversial CUNY record resurfaces as affordability concerns dominate mayor’s race Advocates, union leaders and lawmakers have criticized his previous push to cut state aid.

CUNY is the nation’s largest urban public university system and an engine of social mobility for the city's working class.

But like so many of our public institutions, Andrew Cuomo subject it to years of disinvestment and neglect as Governor. That record cannot be forgotten.

There’s plenty of discourse about whether these Young Republicans mean the things they say.

And honestly, it doesn’t matter. Because whether they believe in it or not, the willingness to participate in these conversations predicts the willingness to perpetrate the violence they describe.

This was an interesting and thoughtful edition—thank you!

PUT AWAY YOUR THROWING SPIKES, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE DESPAIR. AND YOU WILL WIN.

The wizard puts the groceries into the cabinets and magic ice chest and then reads a book about typography.

The ex-paladin talks to the wizard's customers while the wizard peruses the nectarine and spaghetti squash at the grocer's stall.

The wizard is snuggled into his bed, reading a novel about a international diamond thief. The little cat is curled up above his head, on the pillow.

The wizard's pajama robes are set on a little table next to the bathtub. He carefully steps into the bath. It is just the right temperature and the bubbles smell of nectarine.

Mamdani promises to deploy *hundreds* if lawyers to fight for trans rights, create a new office of LGBTQ affairs, and allocate millions of dollars to fund housing and healthcare for trans kids and adults

This is what fighting back looks like--elevating activists to materually support trans people.

No “clean CR” exists when Trump defies Congress and unilaterally guts programs—from law enforcement to pediatric cancer research to clean energy projects.
 
Republicans want Democratic cover to keep breaking the law. Democrats won’t play along.

The wizard reads a complex alchemical formula to the little cat, who looks nonplussed.

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

The wizard ponders his orb.

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

The wizard is snuggled into his bed, reading a book about outer space. The little cat is curled up above his head, on the pillow.

The ex-paladin and the wizard go for a walk. The wizard picks hazelnuts and the ex-paladin carries his basket.