Thank you again to everyone out there! Another year down, another million raised, and so many people who will be helped because of what you've done with us this year and every other! We couldn't do this without you, and through all the laughs and the tears, we wouldn't want it any other way...

Ladies, Gents and all between and beyond.
Desert Bus 2025 is now departing for fun, joy, hijinks and a whole lot of hope!
Let’s prepare to get silly for a good cause!
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On what would have been James Baldwin’s 101st birthday, we honor his legacy of challenging our nation to live up to its promises of liberty and justice for all.

"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."

This is a new Murderbot short story, coming out later this week on Reactor Magazine. It’s about ART and its crew, set before Network Effect, and how ART finally decided to tell them about meeting a rogue SecUnit.

I've always found patriotism tricky. Holding the fragile line between an aspirational belief in what we could be and an understanding of how often we fail is hard.

But this essay is a reminder that, even when we struggle as a nation, showing up for each other offers hope for what we could be.

if you have a D senator, take 1 minute to call. you can be quick.

“senator _____ must to raise a point of order on the floor & challenge budget section 71114's anti-trans medicaid ban."

want to say more? last week’s D all-star ran an explicitly pro trans care campaign! it's not a losing issue! ⬇️🧵

The Alt National Park Service account calls itself the official "resistance" team of the US National Park Service. With 887k followers, is one of the biggest accounts on Bluesky. It is the 11 most followed account according to some trackers.

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i know a lot else is going on, but US folks PLEASE call your senators - they are actively set on trying to ban trans healthcare on Medicaid entirely which trans people like me who are on Medicaid actively depend on for life-saving healthcare

This morning, James, Joe, Graham, and our Anonymoose donation matcher paid a visit to the BC Cancer Foundation, ceremonial cheque in tow.

$205,069.69 is a very real number you made happen over the course of 24 hours with Desert Bus Express, and we couldn't be more grateful for your generosity.

Just some regular fashion advice for going for a little walk in your city! Share this so others can improve their style :)

All the people I still know in LA laugh and laugh when they hear that "Los Angeles is burning." I made a couple of maps to show just how tiny and localized the protests are. GOPers are working really hard to make an excuse for declaring martial law. People should be very wary of that.

As someone who writes and thinks about air quality all the time, I wanted to answer some questions I'm getting and talk about what steps I'm taking, not necessarily as a reporter, but as an LA mom trying to do the right thing

Here are some volunteer opportunities today related to the Los Angeles fires. Please amplify.
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Former CA First Lady @mariashriver.bsky.social has compiled this vetted list of charities helping those impacted by the Southern California fires including CA Community Fdn, World Food Kitchen, Pasadena Humane Society & more

www.today.com/news/climate...