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Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

…the community of practitioners. It’s this idea that we don’t have to look for an individual, for a savior, for an Übermensch. I think the counter to Trump always has been and always will be civil society.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...

“One of the great weaknesses of our era is that we get lone superhero movies that suggest that our big problems are solved by muscly guys in spandex, when actually the world mostly gets changed through collective effort. Thich Nhat Hanh said before he died that the next Buddha will be the Sangha…

I have wanted to write about this very thought many times — how Hollywood constantly tells us that the world can be saved by one man punching another man in the face.

The quote is from an excellent interview with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social — pls forgive my inept attempt at posting it. Link in reply

/something, something, brown suit . . . I just can’t, whatever

He stood over the coffins wearing a baseball cap?

She's paying thousands more for health insurance—and her representative doesn't want to hear about it.

We all should have gone with you to watch youth basketball

Yeah, fuck those PragerU videos.

'08 Obama, outsider, > establishment
'12 Romney lol
'16 Trump/burn it all down > establishment
'20 Biden squeaks one out over worst cand. in history
'24 Trump/burn it all down > establishment

Establishment isn't working for the people. They *do not vote for* dipshit establishment incrementalism.

All I'm saying is Google had a vested interest in wrecking its magic search (people may have forgotten how insanely good it was, it was wizard level shit) because of how underwater they were on their AI investment and get you on to Gemini

Kristi Noem on her first day as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas

By hook and by crook . . . I finally understand what that means.

That was an honest to goodness lefty sky hook?

Every. Single. One. 👇

Mike Brown:

"SGA, he's a tough cover. He does a great job of convincing the referees probably better than anybody in the league that he's getting hit" 😳

SGA, now playing possum on and off the court

Operation Epic Furry

Look at the fancy lawyer words I found!

Look at the fancy lawyer words I found!:

GOP-controlled House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Epstein Files “The American people want answers on the Epstein files, and so do we,” Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who introduced the motion to subpoena Bondi, said.

🚨BREAKING: The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about her role in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) incomplete release of its files on convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Sometimes I just stick to one of my feeds in Bluesky when I want a break. This afternoon, for example, I’m not leaving my Timberwolves feed. I’m so much of a snowflake even my Bluesky bubble isn’t enough:)

lololol all five grizz defenders try to get to him, all look pretty helpless.

Julius is getting better about going hard and decisive. Less prone to what OKC did to him in the playoffs last year, swarming when he'd take his time or turn his back

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

To the grave, I says:)

OKC is a very good team, in a conference with a bunch of other very good teams. OKC had luck along the way last season. For instance, most of the West had to blow things up last season, to survive new 2nd apron reality. But not OKC, they were in position to take advantage

My hot take, that I will take to the grave, is that OKC is not some inevitabible force. The light got shined on SGA's whistle, and lack of a whistle while they mug guys on the other end. That considerably weakened OKC.

Nugs took them to 7 last year with half an NBA team. Pacers win if Hali played.

Maturity, yep. That's why this last win streak has felt better. They look more professional, effort-wise

Ant's shooting/clutch-time leaps this year cut both ways. He might succumb to superstar ego. But at the same time, if he and Finchy can harness it, the Wolves have a true championship ceiling.

Wolves' best opportunity since 03-04

Jokic took OKC to 7 games, playing 3.5 on 8 last year. Reffing different this year. I like Nugs.

If we get the 3 seed, I have no fear of the Lakers or the Suns, if that's how our bracket filled out. Then it's the Spurs. Get past Wemby, I like the Denver matchup

Same. This last win streak has been very encouraging, effort-wise.

And the better feeling has happened in tandem with trading out a bench unit of Naz, Father Time's latest victim Mike, and . . . uhhh?, for Naz, Ayo, SloMo, and Bones (when he's on).

I can see the path now without squinting so hard