photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty

Happy to say that there are a LOT of people in person voting, at least 2 locations in Southern OC tonight. (I mean… hopefully lots of Yes on 50)

“It’s tempting, especially in 2025, to see the world as kind of an undifferentiated history of awfulness, exploitation, and oppression. But how the world works has changed dramatically, and has always been contested.” @brianjoneseducator.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art...

I haven’t been keeping up with Tiny Desks as much this year.

What are some of the performances that need to be seen & heard from this year so far?

Opinion | The Fallout From Charlie Kirk’s Killing Reveals Two Truths of Trumpism

I wrote about what the desperate attempt to find a trans connection to the Charlie Kirk assassination tells us about the deep psychological impulses at work in Trumpism. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...

Having JUST finished A Little Life, you have my full attention…

So relieved to have a POTUS that is so knowledgeable that he describes things as “super duper advanced” 🫠

I would completely believe you if you told me there is additions of Prince vocals on Anderson Paak’s song “Cheers” from the Oxnard album. (Especially at the end…)

Guess I’m gonna do a deep dive right now.

I am relieved I have never seen the discourse but also… just… flummoxed.

“You should pirate books” is an actual response?!? 🫣🫣

Thanks for posting this… I’m looking it up immediately

The tragic Challenger disaster. In my science class that was taught by one of the teachers who nearly made it to the final group to be onboard. Quite the emotional class day for all of us.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

Sesame Street character hands holding onto one another’s hands. All different colors in celebration of PRIDE

“On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let's build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy Pride Month!”
- Sesame Street 💚💛

and *then*, talk about what you read with others. Other perspectives open our eyes in beautiful ways.

(Can you tell I just had a beautiful book club experience today?)

but read things to keep you alert and learning. Not just about our present, but I beseech (I never say that word, but this feels like the right post for it) you to read about our history too. Our REAL history. The good, the bad and the oh so ugly.

Read about our planet.

Read to save your life. 3/

…not only “lovely”, but *important* and a big privilege that some in this country would hate for y’all to find ways to do.

But, this is coming from someone who feels down to the soul of my soul that reading is absolutely political. Read the stuff that cleanses your soul and makes you laugh too 2/

Readers, I am not the boss of any of you but I can’t suggest enough to get into book clubs. Even if it’s 4 people strong. People who read and align with you. And find whatever way to talk with voices after you finish the books (not just via text). It’s so lovely for us to commune with one another 1/

I have it and it’s near the top of my stack and just need to get to it and love hearing you say this (and a handful of others saying the same)

Well… I’m going to have a reason to go to (BACK to) the movies in a little bit… #Sinners

Sat and ready for viewing # 2. Happy I got in on potentially the last day in IMAX 70 (!?) #Sinners

Can’t stop thinking about Sinners after watching it today. Masterpiece.

YouTube video by Miles Hartl "Creep" - Prince at Coachella 2008 (Uploaded via Permission from Radiohead & NPG Music Publishing)

9 years since Prince is gone. If you haven’t listened to / watched his performance of Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella, I present this as yet another opportunity to recall his brilliance and his love for music youtu.be/NFXZNt4oLkE

Protestors against Trump / Musk / fascism / oligarchy

There are so many people in Laguna Hills today … right now… protesting on the streets… I am literally crying walking around the area. #Resist

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It’s all downhill from here….

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

I walked into my local B&N yesterday and they were putting up all the stuff and as I walked through a wall of purple fringe curtain and thought: oh! You know what would have been GREAT for this purple decoration?? 🤔

I’ll solve the puzzle for you. The answer is Oathbound.

Loudly!