American Bar Association, 2/10/2025: “In the three weeks since President Trump’s inauguration, we’ve seen wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself, such as attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize those who support lawful programs to eliminate bias and enhance diversity. We have seen attempts at wholesale dismantling of departments and entities created by Congress without seeking the required congressional approval to change the law. There are efforts to dismiss employees with little regard for the law and protections they merit, and social media announcements that disparage and appear to be motivated by a desire to inflame without any stated factual basis. This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few. BUT IT IS WRONG.”
Microposts
Monday, February 17
Smile on Your Lips and Song in Your Heart
Child Was Born (1977) (Sergey Vasilyev)
“That unbearable heaviness you feel in your heart and soul? That’s your humanity talking. You’re a good person caught in a cruel world.”
I love when a show can outwit the back of my head. I wll figure out stuff a lot of the time even if I don’t want to. But sometimes, it surprises me. “THIS is the Bad Place” is an example, followed by that delightful villain-laugh …
“Piracy can’t be stealing if paying for it isn’t owning.”
heiditron3000: “Hi there, I’m Glenn Frey of The Eagles for Milk of Magnesia. You know, when I’m running down the road trying to loosen MY load, I’ve got seven women on my mind–but only one laxative. Yes, Milk of Magnesua really lets me…take it easy.”
HenpeckedHal: Last night my seven-year-old asked to go to bed about 20 minutes before her normal bedtime. “Are you sleepy?” I asked. She said, “I’m not tired, I’m just tired of being awake,” and brother, I felt those words in my bones.
Some Americans Had No Clue Joe Biden Dropped Out, Google Trends Suggests
lolennui: Very troubling that the song “Monster Mash” isn’t the Monster Mash — it’s a song about the Monster Mash, which is not itself heard on the track, and is fundamentally unknowable to us.
Spoilers for a 4-5-yo movie (GLASS): it’s a bit hilarious when the Beast is trying to squeeze Dunn to death and then Dunn just starts walking across the factory floor. (Hey, support.bsky.team, neat feature idea: spoiler text like >!spoilers herer!< ? I could see it being abused, but … )
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
Artist’s Work Pulses With New Life After Open-Heart Surgery and a Series of Hallucinations
Elon Musk ridiculed a blind person on X. Then a mob went to work.
Trump to Fire Hundreds From FAA Despite Four Deadly Crashes on His Watch
Sunday, February 16
bethanyblack.bsky.app: I heard there was a secret ooze / that turned four reptiles into dudes, / but you don’t really care for turtles do ya
direbeard.bsky.app: It’s a cold and / it’s a broken / “cowabunga”
imustgoon: “A piece of advice worth passing on: I often think of the words by Irish playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett: ‘I must go on, I can’t go on, I’ll go on.’ […] We can, and will, overcome. Resilience is a feature of humanity, in all of us, to be tapped into.”
Scientist Explains How Climate Crisis Would Be Averted If Greta Thunberg Just Tried A Little Harder
Brennan Lee Mulligan: Self-loathing has never motivated anyone to do anything other than loath themselves. You will not hate yourself into being industrious.
marianaO5: Just helped my neighbour bury a rolled up carpet in the woods. Her boyfriend would’ve done it, but he’s out of town.
Yung Pueblo: If you are wondering who your people are, they are the ones who make your heart feel seen and your nervous system feel calm. Yes, it’s that simple.