I have listened to A LOT of audio fiction podcasts over the last 6 or 7 years, and honestly, this is one of the best ones Iβve experienced.
I have listened to A LOT of audio fiction podcasts over the last 6 or 7 years, and honestly, this is one of the best ones Iβve experienced.
Good lord, Iβve discovered the podcast Midnight Burger and I am obsessed. Itβs a sci-fi mystery podcast about a diner that travels through time and the multiverse. Itβs extremely smart, the characters are so compelling, the plot is unhinged, and Iβm loving it so much. @midnightburger.bsky.social
βThis email was sent to [my email address] by the Social Security Administration, and was produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense.β Now that just twists the knife.
My reading list for this cultural moment.
[image desc: 3 books: β1984β by George Orwell, βBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plantsβ by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and βRest is Resistance: A Manifestoβ by Tricia Hersey, Founder of The Nap Ministry.β]
Aw, thanks, The Void. Thatβs thoughtful.
Iβm losing my voice. An impending cold? Mystery laryngitis? Who knows?
Maybe itβs from all that screaming into the void Iβve been doing.
What would be the modern day equivalent of dumping tea into Boston harbor as a form of protesting tyranny in this societal moment?
This dog rescued a lost toddler who somehow ended up *seven miles* away from home. What a very, very good boy.
Come to my choirβs spring concert!
Sometimes, I would just like to feel whelmed.
Weβve been watching Babylon 5 and it is so eerie how relevant so much of is it to the current situation weβre in 30 years later.
Right on, museum-goers.
Weβve been re-watching Babylon 5 and got to the episode that starts with the crooked President of Earth putting out an executive order disbanding the Senate and declaring martial law.
I got a little stab of panic in my chest. That hits a little too close to home.
House Republicans just voted to rob 72 million Americans of their Medicaid coverage to give tax cuts to the rich. π€
Give your House Reps a CALL BACK to let them know how you feel about their vote. π 5calls.org/issue/budget...
We get questioned a lotβwe understand. Every day seems crazier than the last, and our legitimacy is often challenged. But everything weβve shared is backed by evidence.
How is taking food from the mouths of poor and hungry children making America great? (Rhetorical question screamed into the void)
An excellent summary of whatβs going on right now from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. There is hope.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-the-stup...
Itβs on Spotify too! open.spotify.com/track/1Ztfx8...
My reps are all Dems who Iβm fairly happy with but if youβre not happy with your repβs actions (or inaction) hereβs an idea for you.
Here is the original. This really hits a resonant note.
youtube.com/shorts/9rgHC...
I π NPR so no shade, but I am glad that the media has *finally* ππππ picked up what weβve been laying down for at least a week (?? Hell if I know - all I know is that it feels like day #9999 of this regime but itβs only actually like day 29 or something)
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
So, because it is 2025 and for some godforsaken reason we have to talk about this...
If you received two measles vaccinations as a child, you are safe (or as safe as modern medicine can make you, which is not 100% because that's not how any of this works).
This week, approximately 200,000 federal workers have been let go.