@EvidentlyR

I do not think we should have a death penalty. I don't think it is any kind of deterrent. I think it's barbaric. I think it makes us all worse people. All of us. And we just don't have to do this to ourselves. We could abolish it, and we should.

Obviously The Wire is the best TV show of the century. It's always my answer when someone asks: what's the Great American Novel?

This is the niche post written exactly for me.

#BirdOfTheDay #AngryBirds This marsh wren is feeling a bit peeved.

it’s wild that the heritage foundation wrote in text that the assault on trans woman particularly in sports is their first step in their efforts to completely abolish all Title IX protections and liberals still don’t believe it’s about more than trans women in sports

60 years ago #StarTrek The Original Series Premiered on NBC

Government policy based on the "pet peeve" of a reality TV guy.

So, are all the free speech warriors going to sign an open letter about this, or nah?

Wouldn't she be able to answer this from just twenty minutes of hanging out with her brother?

Tomorrow our in-service week starts and it is one of the days I miss Texas the most... There will be no breakfast tacos. A Texas in-service almost always starts with breakfast tacos.

There was a concerted right wing attack on transgender rights, which leaked emails show, and which the Times will not report. But sure. It's "organic."

It’s impossible to overstate how openly Islamophobic many GOP voters I know have become. They are convinced that Mamdani and El-Sayed are posing as progressives to get in office and impose “Sharia law.” It’s completely unhinged but they view their fear as “rational” and “common sense.”

This whole thread.

Yay, Spain!

I taught in this area of Houston for many years; it is home to some of the most welcoming, hardest-working folks I’ve ever met. My heart breaks for this community.

A few simple ideas here for how we can improve literacy outcomes - it's not just about money, but spending money in the right ways so that students and schools can thrive.

I'll be presenting at this FREE virtual symposium along with other amazing educators. Sessions include real teachers talking about what works in their classrooms -- across reading, math, and writing. Find out more and register here: hollykorbey.substack.com/p/teaching-t...

Repost a cute meme about Mamdani, and a reactionary centrist gets his wings.

2/3 of the way through a Wheel of Time re-watch, and if Jeff Bezos is worried that people don't like him, he could spend a huge amount of his money to continue the series with the original cast. While he's at it, fund the Buffy reboot.

Weird. I lived in one of America’s most diverse cities for 17 years and felt joy and amazement at being surrounded by terrific neighbors. Maybe Sohrab is doing it wrong.

Sanctuary cities are not "harboring illegal immigrants." They are making their cities safer, because when residents are afraid law enforcement will report them to ICE, they are less likely to report crimes.

Had someone argue with me today that a) the Chinese Exclusion Act wasn't racist; and b) America wasn't a country in the 100+ years when we didn't restrict immigration. Boy, white supremacy is a real head trip.

OK, but I live 40 minutes from Idaho and what works in Idaho absolutely would not work on the coasts... unless the coasts are down for creating a Christian nationalist separatist state.

I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

I paid $4.80 a gallon yesterday.

Solidarity on this St. Patrick's Day.

Sen. Padilla (D-CA) "¿Cómo puede el pueblo salvar el pueblo? Alzando nuestras voces, marchando, organizando nuestras comunidades, y votando." This is how we save ourselves: marching, organizing & voting. ✊🗳️ #SOTU2026 Together we can build a thriving economy & future. votolatino.org/vote

One important thing to note about this SOTU is that it's just a bad speech on top of everything. (Also, what is up with Trump's hair? I guess no one had the courage to tell him he had ablittle flag of hair poking up.)

I once coached a teacher who told his 4th graders they could make up statistics to put in their essays. So they would write something like, "According to friends dot com, 94% of kids like friends." Apparently, those kids grew up to work in the Trump administration.

Does Trump want the Stock Market to perform the halftime show next year?

Went to a bunch of local stores today and everyone had free whistles on offer.

DHS's repeated claim is that there is only chaos in MN because they aren't allowed "in the jails." Even that's a lie. Lies all the way down.

I know there will be a lot of video dissection and discussion of this morning's shooting. What I need the media to ask is why agents engaged a man who was peacefully filming them, and why they continued once he backed away.

He was filming and they engaged him; he backed away and they tackled him.

Can anyone nominate someone for a Nobel Peace Prize? We should nominate the residents of the greater Twin Cities.

You may want to save this, in case you want to use it soon. No reason.

Christmas Eve spread: marinated chickpeas, oranges with goat cheese and pistachios, smoked sardines, French bread, cheeses, and honey.

Watching a documentary about Mr. Rogers and I'm pretty sure everyone in the president's Cabinet needs to watch an episode or two every day.

So often, leaders invoke the science of reading to justify actions that have nothing to do with the science.

Sending love and light for Alice Wong.

Rather than pundits urging all Democrats to move the center, how about urging candidates to believe in stuff. Progressives can win. Moderates can win. Just don't cynically triangulate yourself into things you don't believe.

The economy is great, which is why venerable cooking magazine Bon Appétit just re-featuded a recipe for burnt toast soup, and NYTimes Cooking is highlighting recipes that are "cheap and easy."