"There's a room here in the Senate named after Strom Thurmond... I'm here despite his speech, I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful." -Cory Booker as he eclipses Thurmond's record for the longest filibuster in US history.

What an incredible accomplishment for Sen. Booker to break the record of a racist to stand up to the authoritarianism of Trump and using some of those final minutes to talk about the legend, John Lewis.

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

Hey: If you made it through the week, and you tried to do some things to help other people — large or small — where you could, and you need to hear it, I’m here to tell you thank you. Get some rest. Figure out today, then figure out tomorrow.

It ain’t even satire anymore. 😩

I saw this post from @westernwatergirl.bsky.social on Threads that really resonated with me. “Show the fuck up.” Create the grassroots change you wish to see!

Wow, they really are going to confirm all of his nominees, aren’t they? This is WILD. And pathetic.

Punxsutawny Phil says: six more years of nuclear winter, kids

Playing Marianne Faithfull ‘As Tears Go By’…. 🥰

For most of my life, I’ve thought there were WAY too many books and movies whose sole message was “WW2 was a really big deal & Nazis are unredeemable monsters.”

But now I’m thinking there REALLY weren’t enough.

If you’re the kind of person who easily forgets what you’ve accomplished, you need a practice for reminding yourself. Count the years, the finished projects, the progress, the praise, count it all up and use it as evidence against the ever present criticism in your head that you’re not doing enough.

Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no

Exaggerated fears that we might build the wrong kind of new housing are weaponized to prevent us from building any new housing.