Wealth inequality in this state is working exactly how it was designed to—for those at the very top.
The question isn't whether our leaders are concerned. The question is whether they have the lived experience to understand the urgency needed.
"Mia Farrow is a monster. xoxo Peg"-- Email to Jeffrey Epstein from his PR hack Peggy Siegal.
Today the monster (who unlike her former boyfriend is not mentioned in Epstein files approximately 7,000 times) turns 81!
Photo: @miafarrow.bsky.social with her mom, the divine actress Maureen O'Sullivan
Fans of TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1985), MANUNTER (1986), or FEAR (1996) should enjoy this -- Craig MacNeil speaks with William Petersen.
#letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky #michaelmann #friedkin #manhunter
More movie fans should be in Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary's Patreon- they often drop in to talk about movies*. Great stuff!
*(Many of the titles covered by @gcdb.bsky.social, @speederaserhead.bsky.social, @larrythek.bsky.social, @churchofqtpod.bsky.social, @pmbryant.com, @swdb.bsky.social etc)
Went to the Castro Theatre reopening last night to see a movie, and was very surprised to find myself thinking: "Could it be that all my worries were unfounded? What's happening here?!"
Grateful for the response to my latest Fresh Hell column, which recounts Jeffrey Epstein's panic over the stories we ran at The Daily Beast in 2010.
Really enjoyed this @80000hours.bsky.social episode about the evolutionary origins of things like anxiety and depression. Some of each is healthy and useful, but both *none* and too much are quite bad! Some pharmas (or the wrong dosage) might take you there.
80000hours.org/podcast/epis...
Trump lackey Sean Duffy is squirming.
After our video, Fox News (of all places) asked Duffy to defend why billionaire private jets are still flying while Trump is canceling commercial airlines.
From @heidijon.bsky.social new piece:
"The majority of white male voters haven’t chosen a Democratic president since the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The attempt to win them over by sentimentalizing the working class is embarrassing..."
“One of the things writing can do is get to the pain, and much of that pain comes from places where there should be love.”
Our interview with Salman Rushdie.
Another thing we should be doing before Jan 1 is buying/reading Gerry Howard's tremendous biography of Malcolm Cowley, The Insider. It's one of the top five books of the year and I don't know what the other four are yet.
www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-inside...
I have been begging @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov and others to do this for a week. Finally there's action!
Dozens of State Attorneys General are filing suit against the USDA.
Hope or Helplessness?
Freedom or Fascism?
Despair or DO?
Choose carefully and choose NOW!
Like, repost, comment tag anyone who needs hope and motivation today to DO SOMETHING to stop the MAGA war against American democracy.
Please visit estherkimvaret.com to join our fight!
Of course not.
DO these 42 million people realize that in 12 days they will no longer receive food benefits?
Elderly people. Disabled people. Homeless people.
NOTHING.
This is how we do it in SoCal! (Laguna Beach in case you’re wondering—pic courtesy of son number 2).
laguna beach california 🐸
Laguna Beach, CA
Laguna Beach CA. 2,000
Elvis and the Statue of Liberty holding a sign saying “Our Country has only one king: *Elvis*”
Ok, maybe one king (Elvis).
Where is the National Guard to protect us from this Antifa??
A brutal day at the Antifa riots...
Great turnout for #NoKings in Redding Ca. Proud of our red dot in our blue state. #yeson50.
Anti-fascism in Redding, CA.
#NoKings
With GOP lawmakers refusing to do their jobs, voting to cut Medicaid and now refusing to stop premiums from doubling, we are now seeing the hurt here at home. Our local Planned Parenthood is ending primary care, impacting 130,000 patients. We have to continue to fight back.
Proud to announce that the Governor has signed my bill, AB 1134, into law. This legislation expands protections and rights for everyone impacted by forced and coerced marriages, helping them find healing and justice.
Laguna Beach CA No Kings protest!
Orange County CA - Ballot Update 10-18-2025 Ballots Issued: 1,919,411 Ballots Returned: 256,594 % of Ballots Returned: 13.37% Democratic Ballots Returned: 103,546 Republican Ballots Returned: 93,391 Number of Days til Nov. 4: 17
⚠️ ORANGE COUNTY - ELECTION ALERT ⚠️
Only 17 days left.
Only 13% of ballots returned.
The race is neck and neck.
Your vote has never been more important. Please, take 5 minutes to complete your ballot, SIGN IT, and return it today.
An envelope with “orange county registrar of votes: official ballot return envelope to be opened only by an election canvassing board” on an Orange Halloween themed tablecloth
california bloomfs reminder to submit your ballots!!!
Orange County was blood red thirty years ago.
Now it's purple and both San Clemente and Huntington Beach have Dempcratic congreesmen
