Jody DiPerna

Veiled in Secrecy, Anti-Trans Extremist Group Deceives Public — Assigned A new group reliant on hate and falsehood claims to represent “liberals” and “Democrats.” Its own words put the lie to its claims.

NEW: They're an extremist anti-trans group. They're supported by right-wing stalwarts like FIRE and the National Review. And they claim to be Democrats.

Who are they really? @billiejsweeney.bsky.social investgates Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Most lethal and precise bombing of an elementary school in history.

* Nickole Brown

We desperately need this in the US, particularly here in Appalachia

Fanny Says: Poems, by Nikole Brown

two poetry collections by bart solarczyk

three books by amy jo burns -- cinderland, mercury and wait for me

​My morning in books
1. woke up needing to read the poem "Fuck" by Nikole Brown
2. presents from Scott Silsbe -- two Bart Solarczyk collections
3. what I'm working -- some thoughts on the work of Amy Jo Burns

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

James Baldwin

Counterpoint, what if we all finally admitted he was fully insane?

We are in wild fucking times when I am in full goddamn agreement with MTG.

“Remember what I said…” Yeah. About that. It’s almost impressive how confidently wrong that prediction aged.

Fuck Trump. Fuck the puppeteers behind him. Fuck the GOP, especially congressional Republicans and quisling Democrats, who enabled him. Fuck the people who voted for this, and fuck the media for never reporting on him realistically.

Fuck them all, for they have truly fucked us and the world.

I know, I know, allow people to change etc but saying “before I got thrown in a concentration camp I just assumed all the people being thrown in concentration camps deserved it” is CRAZY

How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch were staring down a horrifying new contract. So they did what workers everywhere do: They got organized.

When faced with a shockingly exploitative new employment contract that would’ve forced them to sign away their IP, their likeness rights, and their power of attorney, Jupiter Jetson and her coworkers at Sheri’s fought back—fast.

They organized a union in SIX DAYS. www.thenation.com/article/econ...

How De La Soul Changed Hip-Hop—and Why We Almost Forgot - Pittsburgh Review of Books Hip-hop and Generation X came of age together. As Gen Xers moved through their teenage years in the 1970s and '80s, hip-hop exploded from underground Bronx

Renèe Nicholson wrote a thoughtful and generous review of Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age for Pittsburgh Review of Books

pghrev.com/how-de-la-so...

Art time! Which is better?
Tiepolo's Last Supper?
Or
Trump's Most Desultory Meal?

Those AI scumbags are going to rape the region, yet again.

OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25 million gift The super PAC will help fund Republicans' midterm election battle.

If you are still using ChatGPT, I would beg you to fucking stop using this wholly unnecessary and entirely toxic garbage.

finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-...

It was the longest SOTU address on record. White Lotus is like reading Walt Whitman, by comparison. I stand by my decision.

I am finally watching the 3rd season of White Lotus. All the characters are horrible (with 1 notable exception). It's a difficult watch, but they are still better than watching the SOTU last night, in which Bloated Mussolini careened on for an hour and 48 minutes of lying, rambling, nonsense ...

I want to be clear: The State of the Union is kind of a stupid tradition no matter who delivers it, what we see with Trump is the enstupidening.

Tax them into the dark ages. I hate these sports book fucks.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

I think it's important that all the Qanon loons should know that there's been a coverup and that it's now their time to shine. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

100%. Team QAnon, COME ON DOWN!!!

I've gotten these summaries (not bc I asked); they generally suck & miss the important stuff. Also, as a person whose memory is activated by the act of writing--note taking (pen to paper) is actually how I learn, understand & remember.
These LLM note takers can die in a graveyard of stupid ideas.

I learn that way, too. I pretty much remember about 90% of anything I've written (pen to paper written, not typed) down. It is the mechanism by which my brain files information.

I am henceforth going to sign off on all correspondence,
Gloomy but undaunted.
You are all on notice.

The Trump administration is trying to erase Black history. These writers are keeping it alive. At a time when Black history is being removed from schools, museums, and parks, Black journalists are fighting to tell a more inclusive American story.

The Trump administration is trying to erase Black history. These writers are keeping it alive.

Whole thread. It’s very disturbing

“Then it betrayed her.” Um, no, that isn’t what happened. But people’s brains are really weird.

ICE is still in Minnesota, stalking, surveiling, and abducting people.

Best description of AI ever