Erin Kernen

I want this man to have all the best things in life. I get really cynical about the effects of the internet and social media on our culture, but this guy is such a breath of fresh air.

Donated $40. I’ve been learning about so many organizations that are trying to help people stay fed and safe. Such admirable work that shouldn’t be necessary. . .

The algorithm on TikTok seems to have become total garbage. Leaving Facebook was not hard; leaving Twitter was also not hard. I feel bad for many amazing creators on TikTok; hopefully they’ll be able to find their audiences again on another platform.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

Glad to see my favorite liberal spice company, Penzey’s, on this list. No ethical consumption and all that, but the cinnamon, garam masala, etc. are good . . .

Donate to Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home, organized by Jason Chavez-Cruz On January 22, 2026, Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis who is 2 years of a… Jason Chavez-Cruz needs your support for Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home

Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe & Her Father Home. They were kidnapped today in South Minneapolis. With the permission of the mother, we are reaching out to raise funds for lawyer fee’s, food, bond requests, rent, livability, & resources to keep this family together.

gofund.me/6295b51b3

Another day, another GoFundMe that exists because people with no moral compass at all, just desiccated remains of carnivorous bugs at the core, are currently at the top of our society. This family should not need help, but at least they will get it. . .

This thread is so helpful for those of us watching what’s happening in Minnesota in horror. We can help those who are directly serving their community members.

Hopefully people continue to show support to this GFM. I can’t imagine the trauma her wife experienced; the least we can do is help her get a financial cushion for now.

The Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog never fails to tickle my ever-increasingly-cranky about Christmas soul.

I say this as someone who loved living in Hoboken and Jersey City was pretty good too: every joke playing on New Jersey stereotypes is hilarious.

God forbid a guy working in law enforcement think fascism is bad. Can’t have that, now, can we . . .

Nothing but admiration for people putting themselves in harm’s way to stand up for principles and protect their communities. It’s scary that there are so many thugs willing to do ICE dirty work among us. People need to see that there are people willing to try to stop them.

The box of tissues in the conference room just about says it all.

This read on Chapel Hill as a very mixed up place is highly entertaining to me. The professor’s observation that sports generate all kinds of money, but none of it flows down to the history department is quite the summation.

As PBS Stations Confront Cuts, American History Takes a Hit

The layoff of the American Experience team is such a stomach-dropper of a story. This is really tragic for people who want to understand our country better - the story-telling they do is unparalleled. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...

Listening to this episode of the “This is Love” podcast was such a palate cleanser. Such a wholesome way of looking at travel we should all hold space for.

What Happens to Public Media Now? Republican-backed funding cuts go way beyond NPR and PBS. Radio and TV stations from Alaska to the Allegheny Mountains may never be the same.

What Happens to Public Media Now? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

This is real cultural harm that spineless politicians have perpetrated or allowed to happen to our country, and it will be hard to measure the damage done. “What Happens to Public Media Now?”

Hell yes, it’s so good to see that people in Yancey County are fighting the absurd decision by county officials to separate their library from its consortium out of idiotic objections to a pride display. Library systems are for resource sharing; the separation would only hurt the library users.

What?! What?! These things were essential to the holiday dessert for New Years Day my entire childhood. I didn’t even know they had been discontinued. Last straw. I’m done with this reality.

I’m not Catholic but I’m 100% Midwestern and this Brother of Pope interview really is delightful.

If someone cross-stitched this and sold it on Etsy I would buy it.

This termination of the Ready to Learn grant has thrown everyone in my workplace into an absolute scramble. The projects that our subgrant and contracts would have funded were carefully planned by our teams. It’s so sad to see people unable to proceed with their good work.

“I’ve Seen Tears in the Hallway”: Federal Workers Decry Human Toll of Funding Cuts at AFL-CIO Event At the Durham gathering this week, workers directed their ire over federal funding cuts at U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who is up for reelection.

“I don’t want to fight,” the child said.

A man sitting in front of them turned around. “It’s a different kind of fight, sweetheart,” he said. “It’s not a physical fight. It’s a fight where you use your eyes and your mind.”

Of all the fundraisers that wouldn’t need to exist if we lived in a just world, this one should blow way past the fundraising goal.

My undergrad institution is on this list of signatories! I’m going to throw them some sweet alumni cash.

NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.

If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.

The website to check linked in the reply.

www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

If I was expecting to need the old IRA anytime soon, I might be well and truly freaking out today.

A Chapel Hill local needs help with bills after an accident, and there’s a match right now making contributions go even farther.