Sometimes it’s like the universe is going out of its way to do nice things

9yo: WHO IS THIS?! Me: Digable Planets. 9yo: You can tickle a planet?! Me: Digable Planets. 9yo: DICKABLE PLANETS?! 🤣🤣🤣 We got there. Don’t worry.

Curled up sick and dozing on the wingback. 9yo tucked me in with his favourite blankie, kissed me on the cheek, and put on a movie for us to watch while I doze. This kid, man.

No hospitals or universities left in Gaza. If it’s not a genocide, why erase their dreams and their ability to heal themselves? What other reason could there be to take both those things away?

ISRAEL MUST PUNISH GENOCIDAL RHETORIC ISRAEL MUST ALLOW AID IN ISRAEL MUST PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE ISRAEL MUST SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE COURT IN ONE MONTH ON MEASURES / SA MUST RESPOND THESE MEASURES ARE FUCKING BINDING YES. I. C. J !!! 🇵🇸🇿🇦🇵🇸🇿🇦🇵🇸🇿🇦🇵🇸🇿🇦🇵🇸🇿🇦🇵🇸🇿🇦

Any heritage minister that would muse aloud about using nuclear bombs has no business holding that title. Or, indeed, any title.

Ad for Ford gov comes on podcast. Kiddo: "This is bullshit, right? It smacks of bullshit." Me: "Now, what makes you think that?" Kiddo: "Overly sincere men talking over overly folksy guitar music. REEKS. Of bullshit." It's completely possible to teach kids media literacy!

The entire Palestine Amplified miniseries put out by kexp’s Sound & Vision has been phenomenal. This episode, on joy, is beautiful, powerful, the kind of radio the world needs right now: overcast.fm/+S-ZDejnGA

Macklemore won the rap battle wow

Hey all! I’m trying to help an international student whose employer has left her in the lurch. I need valid contact for someone in Migrant Workers Alliance or Migrant Students United. If you happen to have leads, let me know and we’ll find a private way to share that info.

Country with massive housing shortage not sure what to do with all these empty office buildings thebeaverton.com/2023/09/countr…

Listen, if we fix the housing shortage, we break the housing Ponzi scheme. Keep your priorities straight.

Yesterday we saw something that can only be described as being like an electric Lamborghini on a tricycle chassis. The net effect was fairly cool, almost, but the poor guy driving had to wear a bike helmet with his cop glasses. I assume this was not quite the vibe he hoped for.