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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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I cannot state any more baldly or clearly than I already have about what an immense menace RFK Jr. is. The number of preventable illnesses and deaths - of *babies* - will be horrific. This anti-vax crap is grotesque anti-science, and always has been.
Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I cannot state any more baldly or clearly than I already have about what an immense menace RFK Jr. is. The number of preventable illnesses and deaths - of *babies* - will be horrific. This anti-vax crap is grotesque anti-science, and always has been.
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"How do you create a series of connectable images that accommodate radically different scales and angles—from the steep descent of the 313 steps to the Point Reyes Lighthouse to the flat sweep of Drake’s Estero—without breaking the illusion of a single, continuous world?"
www.pointreyesmyriorama.com
www.pointreyesmyriorama.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"How do you create a series of connectable images that accommodate radically different scales and angles—from the steep descent of the 313 steps to the Point Reyes Lighthouse to the flat sweep of Drake’s Estero—without breaking the illusion of a single, continuous world?"
www.pointreyesmyriorama.com
www.pointreyesmyriorama.com
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If you’re calling directly: H.R. 3492
and H.R. 498
and H.R. 498
I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
December 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you’re calling directly: H.R. 3492
and H.R. 498
and H.R. 498
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This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.
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Thrilled to share the Point Reyes Myriorama: a storytelling art deck inspired by the National Seashore and my love of Philip Pullman. I teamed up with artist Carrie Alyson of Aspenhearted. Preorder now for early 2026 delivery: www.pointreyesmyriorama.com
The Point Reyes Myriorama | 24-Card Illustrated Deck
Explore Point Reyes through 24 illustrated cards. Every edge lines up seamlessly to create infinite panoramic landscapes. Includes guidebook.
www.pointreyesmyriorama.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Thrilled to share the Point Reyes Myriorama: a storytelling art deck inspired by the National Seashore and my love of Philip Pullman. I teamed up with artist Carrie Alyson of Aspenhearted. Preorder now for early 2026 delivery: www.pointreyesmyriorama.com
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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Hate to admit it but a good thing to tell folks in the government/military these days is:
“Donald Trump will never be held accountable for his actions. But YOU will be.”
“Donald Trump will never be held accountable for his actions. But YOU will be.”
Listen for the signs, America. They’re not all loud. But they’re out there—and increasing. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hate to admit it but a good thing to tell folks in the government/military these days is:
“Donald Trump will never be held accountable for his actions. But YOU will be.”
“Donald Trump will never be held accountable for his actions. But YOU will be.”
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Ruby Bridges is younger than my mother.
November 14, 1960: Ruby Nell Bridges Hall an American civil rights activist, became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis.
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ruby Bridges is younger than my mother.
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Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people
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hey i know things are hard but just remember YOU are charismatic megafauna
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
hey i know things are hard but just remember YOU are charismatic megafauna
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Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
Last day to send written comments on the Los Angeles men's jail closure. Very easy and quick action. This has been in the works for so long and keeping pressure on is critical. @justicela.bsky.social actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
#TakeAction with ActionButton
ActionButton helps people take quick action to create powerful change.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Last day to send written comments on the Los Angeles men's jail closure. Very easy and quick action. This has been in the works for so long and keeping pressure on is critical. @justicela.bsky.social actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
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Is this anything
October 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Is this anything
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thinking about how fucked up it is to give kids measles on purpose and then withhold tylenol from them
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
thinking about how fucked up it is to give kids measles on purpose and then withhold tylenol from them
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This is the difference between the WHAT and the HOW.
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My spicy take for this moment-
Too many of you do not understand the concept of infrastructure. How systems are built, how systems are maintained.
You want big bold action but haven't committed to the planning and the boring mundane tasks needed to make said action possible.
Too many of you do not understand the concept of infrastructure. How systems are built, how systems are maintained.
You want big bold action but haven't committed to the planning and the boring mundane tasks needed to make said action possible.
October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is the difference between the WHAT and the HOW.
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BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword
The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
www.kcur.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
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Black folk will tell you: The 1st thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.🤷🏿♂️
They lie because there's upside in it for them, and no downside.
No matter how many times they get caught lying, newspapers will print their next lie as the gospel truth.🤡
And people stop caring before truth hits
They lie because there's upside in it for them, and no downside.
No matter how many times they get caught lying, newspapers will print their next lie as the gospel truth.🤡
And people stop caring before truth hits
ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....
October 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Black folk will tell you: The 1st thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.🤷🏿♂️
They lie because there's upside in it for them, and no downside.
No matter how many times they get caught lying, newspapers will print their next lie as the gospel truth.🤡
And people stop caring before truth hits
They lie because there's upside in it for them, and no downside.
No matter how many times they get caught lying, newspapers will print their next lie as the gospel truth.🤡
And people stop caring before truth hits
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Will be a little sad forever that we got the clearest object lesson possible that each individual's health is inextricably related to every other individual's health in a society, and we seem to have come out of it with even less collective will to reshape our society relative to this knowledge.
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Will be a little sad forever that we got the clearest object lesson possible that each individual's health is inextricably related to every other individual's health in a society, and we seem to have come out of it with even less collective will to reshape our society relative to this knowledge.
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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Wondering what the City of LA is doing in response to ICE raids?
We made a tool that makes it easy for you to keep track of all ICE-related legislative actions by the City.
immigration.lacontroller.app
We made a tool that makes it easy for you to keep track of all ICE-related legislative actions by the City.
immigration.lacontroller.app
September 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Wondering what the City of LA is doing in response to ICE raids?
We made a tool that makes it easy for you to keep track of all ICE-related legislative actions by the City.
immigration.lacontroller.app
We made a tool that makes it easy for you to keep track of all ICE-related legislative actions by the City.
immigration.lacontroller.app
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"Oops! All Scheming Viziers" the administration
September 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
"Oops! All Scheming Viziers" the administration
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my favorite subgenre of Halloween decoration is “skeleton of things that absolutely do not have skeletons”
September 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
my favorite subgenre of Halloween decoration is “skeleton of things that absolutely do not have skeletons”
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There’s a ton of Covid out there right now.
Vaccines are becoming harder to access.
The rise of “wellness culture” encourages people to play through the pain.
Please mask up. Stay home if you’re sick. Get your booster if you can. Clean the air & open windows.
Break chains of transmission.
Rest.
Vaccines are becoming harder to access.
The rise of “wellness culture” encourages people to play through the pain.
Please mask up. Stay home if you’re sick. Get your booster if you can. Clean the air & open windows.
Break chains of transmission.
Rest.
September 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
There’s a ton of Covid out there right now.
Vaccines are becoming harder to access.
The rise of “wellness culture” encourages people to play through the pain.
Please mask up. Stay home if you’re sick. Get your booster if you can. Clean the air & open windows.
Break chains of transmission.
Rest.
Vaccines are becoming harder to access.
The rise of “wellness culture” encourages people to play through the pain.
Please mask up. Stay home if you’re sick. Get your booster if you can. Clean the air & open windows.
Break chains of transmission.
Rest.