H Mac
hmac.bsky.social
H Mac
@hmac.bsky.social
Longtime lurker, avid reader
Peter Jackson gave everyone the precise visual reference necessary to recognize this act as Evil.
They cut down the "grandmother" tree.
October 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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LA is HOT. But does it have to be this hot?

Did you know shade from a single tree can drop temps by 20° or more? Yet working-class neighborhoods like South LA, East LA, and the Valley get the least tree coverage and bear the brunt of extreme heat. Let's finally cool things down for everyone.
October 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Heck yeah
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year?

And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist!

Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
October 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
October 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas.

Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
October 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Always listen to Captain Awkward
Excellent thread! There *are* rewards for being A Good Guy Who Speaks Up even if they are not immediately obvious or publicly bestowed.

First, integrity is its own reward. Maybe you didn’t save the world or change hearts & minds. But if you held the line on not making it worse, that’s something.
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
September 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education.

We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
trib.al
September 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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California Prop 38:

- authorizes $4B spending in a way that only one research center in the whole state qualifies
- privately funded research center
- founder of the research center has donated $22 million to support the ballot prop

This is, like, pure corruption calmatters.org/politics/ele...
Is this proposition a $4 billion giveaway to a billionaire’s LA research center?
Proposition 38 will award $4 billion to one unnamed research center. Under the very specific criteria, only one center seemingly qualifies.
calmatters.org
September 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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It’s 1970 and ELTON JOHN takes out a crumpled piece of paper and plays “Tiny Dancer” for the first time in front of his lyricist BERNIE TAUPIN and Taupin’s wife Maxine (for whom Taupin wrote the song).
September 26, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Don’t believe people who tell you ai can be liberatory or any other misappropriation of movement talk or justice frameworks.

Find some people who are preparing to rebuild and cast your lot with them.

Then read a bit more. Just keep your wits about you because they are trying to run game.
September 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Hollywood mogul and Frieze owner Ari Emanuel objected to calling the actions of the Israeli military in the Occupied West Bank a genocide, criticized rapper Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian remarks, and complimented Elon Musk for doing “incredible things for the human race."
Frieze Owner Ari Emanuel Criticizes Macklemore Over Pro-Palestinian Comments
The Hollywood billionaire also objected to using the term "genocide" to describe Israel's actions in Palestine.
hyperallergic.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The trucks are craaaaazy
The original cars with their much larger restyling versions issued years later [📹 roma_urraco]

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September 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.

You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
September 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Working class means people who receive a wage, who must sell their labor to survive because they do not own the means of production.

If you mean poor people, say poor people. If you mean people without a college degree, say that.

Working Class means something pretty clear already.
September 16, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Snow the day I brought her home
September 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Happy "we stole all your work and are only being forced to pay because we literally all pirated it and bragged in emails, now let's find out how many different entities can try to screw you out of your nickles" day to all being forced to celebrate it.
September 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is some dystopian shit, and every Texan should rise up against it if they believe even half of their own bullshit.
September 3, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Or, they could just admit their error and stop digging.
August 30, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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This petulant bitch with the fabulous hair is supposed to be Alexander the Great. I am cackling 😂

Honey the pose, the pink tights. He even has those crazy Chanel sandals with the feet half out.
August 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
So excited to find this in my mailbox today, hot from the Bookshop.org oven! Pre-orderers stay winning.

🍞👑@ryeisenberg.bsky.social
August 20, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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Sweet 8-year-old Bernie needs immediate placement with a foster/adoptive family because his caregiver is sick and can no longer take care of him.

Details in the alt text.
August 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Before (2011) / After (2026) Voie Georges Pompidou, Paris Centre. It was pedestrianized in 2016. in 2026 for the first time, there is a swimming pool here in the Seine. Note also the barge restaurants in the back, that appeared as soon as 2014, when there were temporary pedestrianizations.
August 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"
August 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM