More and more often it seems like the streams are getting crossed between my giant nerds and my flaming leftists, and I could not possibly be any more here for it. New goal is to get Brennan playing the Cubbys (anarcho socialist halflings) at a table with Robert.

But her emails!

To expand and clarify, I am also anti-fascist, support trans rights, opposed to all war, anti-authoritarian, pro-environment and pro-renewables, feminist, support degrowth, anti-corporate, and a proud Portlander. If I missed any other boxes I should have ticked here, please let me know.

It's not surprising that he's come completely unmoored from reality, but the fact that folks are still lining up behind him is... a lot.

Stomping around with a sign yelling at cops is a performative gesture using time and energy that could go to directly support your cause, and the effects of it will be borne not by those at fault but by your community.

Nobody protested their way out of an autocracy.

Tell me that Melania's outfit doesn't look straight out of Spy vs Spy...

I've kind of gone down a rabbit hole on this today. Near as I can tell, even the correct org above is just an Instagram account with like 2 posts this year. I'm all for supporting scrappy local folks, but I'd really like to be to tie them to actual activities.

Can we talk about a tax on *wealth*? Not just incremental earnings year-over-year, but the accumulated absurdity that is being a billionaire (much less a trillionaire)? When is enough enough?

I appreciate the focus on this. While we're at it, though, can we also maybe do something about the Netanyahu governments weaponization of *weapons*? Perhaps by not continuing to send them more while they're being deployed against Gaza?