@thewayofray.bsky.social
The worst kind of relationship, working and otherwise, is when you become an extension of another person's anxiety
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The worst kind of relationship, working and otherwise, is when you become an extension of another person's anxiety
"When I first moved to France, in 2012, I wondered why there didn’t seem to be the same prevalence of satirical political comedy shows on French TV as there was in the US. I slowly realised that this was because the news media were doing their job properly."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In this Trump era, we need satire more than ever. Just don’t expect it to save democracy | Alexander Hurst
In the US, comedy has long filled the space vacated by partisan news media. Now France is following its lead, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:16 PM
"When I first moved to France, in 2012, I wondered why there didn’t seem to be the same prevalence of satirical political comedy shows on French TV as there was in the US. I slowly realised that this was because the news media were doing their job properly."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More optimistic #scifi for you: All the Lonely People open.substack.com/pub/dearhuma...
All the Lonely People
by Matthew Spence
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 AM
More optimistic #scifi for you: All the Lonely People open.substack.com/pub/dearhuma...
You'll never look at your vacuum the same.
Dear Human: Hopeful Futures, Write Now. Issue 2, Spotlight 2 open.substack.com/pub/dearhuma...
Dear Human: Hopeful Futures, Write Now. Issue 2, Spotlight 2 open.substack.com/pub/dearhuma...
Dear Human: Hopeful Futures, Write Now. Issue 2, Spotlight 2
Dust Bunnies by Ethan Luce
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You'll never look at your vacuum the same.
Dear Human: Hopeful Futures, Write Now. Issue 2, Spotlight 2 open.substack.com/pub/dearhuma...
Dear Human: Hopeful Futures, Write Now. Issue 2, Spotlight 2 open.substack.com/pub/dearhuma...
An advocate for you believes they're advocating for you. An advocate for the system mistakenly believes they can be an advocate for you and the system at the same time.
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
An advocate for you believes they're advocating for you. An advocate for the system mistakenly believes they can be an advocate for you and the system at the same time.
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "Let's beat fascism then read novels" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "Let's beat fascism then read novels" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
John Freeman with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social : "California is born of destruction and enchantment" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
John Freeman with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social : "California is born of destruction and enchantment" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
John Freeman: "I love the talk-back -- it's the only time I've ever felt like a comedian" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
John Freeman: "I love the talk-back -- it's the only time I've ever felt like a comedian" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
John Freeman on Gary Snyder: "When you live on a piece of land you inherit a commitment" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
John Freeman on Gary Snyder: "When you live on a piece of land you inherit a commitment" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
John Freeman @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social maybe mentioning on walk that "Culture as a delivery system of violence against certain people" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
John Freeman @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social maybe mentioning on walk that "Culture as a delivery system of violence against certain people" @altajournal.bsky.social @litquake.org
@altajournal.bsky.social John Freeman: "The nation is an act of collective imagination"
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
@altajournal.bsky.social John Freeman: "The nation is an act of collective imagination"
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "Aren't you glad to be here in California in this weird, scary moment" @litquake.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "Aren't you glad to be here in California in this weird, scary moment" @litquake.org
Well done tonight :) Especially moving to hear about all the hard work y'all have been doing behind the scenes to make Cali lit every bit more possible
today and tomorrow’s vibe: caffeinated, inspired, and probably clapping too loud for john freeman.
www.altaonline.com/events/
www.altaonline.com/events/
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Well done tonight :) Especially moving to hear about all the hard work y'all have been doing behind the scenes to make Cali lit every bit more possible
Here now!
thursday plans: john freeman, california rewritten, and pretending the world isn’t on fire (literally and metaphorically).
#Books #CaliforniaRewritten #John Freeman
#Books #CaliforniaRewritten #John Freeman
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Here now!
"WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR BABY OUTSIDE TO GET EATEN BY A WILD ANIMAL" -- someone at a nearby resto table
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR BABY OUTSIDE TO GET EATEN BY A WILD ANIMAL" -- someone at a nearby resto table
There was a future once
September 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
There was a future once
"We're incredibly good at imagining how everything goes wrong, but we've lost the ability to imagine how things could go right."
#scifi
dearhumans.substack.com/p/the-scienc...
#scifi
dearhumans.substack.com/p/the-scienc...
The science-fiction literary journal for hopeful future, write now.
Volume I Issue I Our first pancake
dearhumans.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"We're incredibly good at imagining how everything goes wrong, but we've lost the ability to imagine how things could go right."
#scifi
dearhumans.substack.com/p/the-scienc...
#scifi
dearhumans.substack.com/p/the-scienc...
All things are not equal
July 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
All things are not equal
Fortunately we don't have a monopoly on it anymore
May 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Fortunately we don't have a monopoly on it anymore
We're really bad at being human
May 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We're really bad at being human
A lot of progressives learn that the only thing they have to sell are their values
April 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A lot of progressives learn that the only thing they have to sell are their values
No one wants to *feel* they are being lied to
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
No one wants to *feel* they are being lied to
Those who never stand up for themselves are doomed to rage in private
March 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Those who never stand up for themselves are doomed to rage in private