when reporters talk about the pandemic like it's over it sounds like they're saying "back when climate change was still here..." or "back when poverty was still a problem..."

the one and only test of your values is how you treat the people you have power over. that's your family, your employees, your interns, businesses you frequent, staff at restaurants you eat at. anyone who you have the power to disrupt the lives of. there isn't a second metric.

if you say something beautiful while treating people badly, it doesn't necessarily counteract the value of what you say, but you don't earn any good person points for saying it.

L'shana tova! My hope for the new year is we realize activism in the arts looks like refusing to tolerate and excuse exploitative, abusive, and bullying behavior in our community, not just filling our works with empty platitudes and vague gestures towards social issues.

If we want the arts to be seen as a fountain from which empathy flows, we must first learn to practice it.

may this year be so sweet it erases the bitter taste of the last one from our lips.

Reminder to fellow climate justice activists going to the March to #EndFossilFuels: Please wear a mask! 😷 NYC & many places have high COVID levels, & though being outdoors reduces risk, COVID can still spread outdoors especially in crowds. Health justice is climate justice!

It's nice to create art that has a message, but if a single person was harmed emotionally or physically in its creation, then the intended message is drowned out by the real message the work puts out into the world, which is "bullying is good, actually."

we need a Hippocratic Oath for the arts.

the arts community and the left in general needs to do better than "bullying is acceptable as long as it's our bully."

the funniest thing about manarchists is that they don't realize how funny they are.

it's safe to ignore the opinions of anyone who has a favorite billionaire.

Do countries where malaria is endemic have internet trolls who say STOP USING MOSQUITO NETS YOU IDIOT IT'S ENDEMIC like we do for covid and masks?

GEN Z IS RISING UP. CLIMATE EMERGENCY NOW.

FRONT PAGE NYT ABOVE THE FOLD #EndFossilFuels

first full day off in 11 months that wasn't related to a medical emergency but tell me again about theatre's commitment to making the world a more just place

Proud to stand with Sunrise Movement 🌅 on this There is so much good work to do and people are ready to do it.

life is happening so damn fast now. i pray for those not prepared at all. it’s going to be a real bumpy ride with no breaks/brakes from here on out i fear. buckle up. stay safe, friends.

We’re horrified by the videos of Israeli soldiers stripping and abusing Palestinian men in the West Bank. This is what our government is funding and enabling. When we say #CeasefireNOW, we're also calling on our leaders to stop the endless violence of apartheid & occupation.

this year nathanleighsays has another beautiful piece of stop-motion with an accompanying tune! youtube.com/watch?v=R9Gh-x…