We’re really living through fascism, a pandemic, war (even tho the war from 2001 kinda never stopped) poverty, inflation, exorbitant rent prices, low wages, and so many other things, and we’re just expected to be okay. I for one, am not

My therapist just said 'kids are very resilient' and I said 'why do all adults need therapy then?' And she just looked into the middle distance for a bit + seemed to reassess quite a lot of things

500,000 people have died in the Tigray War in Ethiopia in the last 16 months. How many times have you heard the media talk about it?

Dr. Gladys West helped develop the GPS (Global Positioning System). She is responsible for the math used in GPS technology. You can thank her the next time you use any navigation device like Google Maps to get around!

Things you won't hear from Andrea Mitchell or Chuck Todd.

Enraging example systemic racism in US power brokers 2020: USDA delivers $45B in aid to farmers—but Black farmers denied 2021: Black farmers approved for $5B—but the white farmers who *already* got $45B sue, claiming reverse racism 2022: Black farms on the brink of foreclosure

Twitter right now is like going into a crack house, and the crack dealer is on crack and his cracky friends are shooting at kids, but your friends are all "we can't can't abandon the crack house to the crackheads" and you see the absurdity but also remember you need some crack.

To recap: Police claim they shoot unarmed black children because they "fear for their lives" but police also claim they do not shoot armed gunmen killing children because they "fear for their lives."

SCOTUS ruled in 2005 that police have “no legal duty to protect the public.” A Federal judge reaffirmed in 2018 when Parkland students sued the cop who ran away. They lost. AND—Qualified Immunity protects 99.9% of police negligence & violence. So—how do we fix this? Thread /1

Random thought. Could Sheryl Sandberg’s departure be timed to avoid the impending shit show that this Falls elections will be? I know that she’s going to working on charitable efforts that she values but could this also be a factor?

We are a society that keeps trying to solve homelessness with everything other than homes. It’s like believing that food doesn’t solve hunger.

Even though I can’t blow my horn anymore, I can still think and do my music in my head. I’m grateful for that. Music is so great, and so great to me. However, this stupid crazy world won’t go away and give me my peace. 1/7

Bigger corporate profits account for *over half* of the higher prices people are paying.

I DON’T PLAY ABOUT STACEY ABRAMS!!!

The Lopifit electric walking bike is an electric assisted treadmill and bike combined – an innovative way of moving and exercising invented in The Netherlands [read more: buff.ly/3ieODWG]

Republicans learning that Republicans aren't willing to govern and have an inexhaustible reserve of grievance is pretty funny. I hope all you "Democrats should reach across the aisle" folks are watching and realize how stupid you've all sounded for so long.

P A R A N O M I A Art of Noise crew asked me if Art of Noise was/is a thing in the US. Like and Retweet if AON was for you

Popping back in from my leave to send solidarity to my colleagues at WNYC 🎙 & NYPR. 1 in 10 of us will be laid off this week, which means we won’t be able to do same kind of unique programming & quality local watchdog journalism that the region depends on. Support us! Here’s how:

NYPR workers line up outside the meeting room where negotiations with the company over layoffs are happening right now. #UnionStrong #ListenersNotLayoffs #SavePublicRadio ✊