@kjflander.bsky.social
I love this.
Something has really bothered me about the Gloria Steinem discourse—something that's not really about Gloria Steinem. So, I wrote about it.
Grief Is Not a Verdict: This Is Not Really an Essay About Gloria Steinem
We grieve the worlds we’ve known and what it felt like to live in them.
organizingmythoughts.org
September 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I love this.
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Stop right now and count to 43 to get an idea of what this was like
Court shields 2 Harris County constables over 43-second dog bite
The Fifth Circuit granted qualified immunity to two Harris County deputy constables who watched a police dog bite a suspect for 43 seconds.
www.houstonchronicle.com
September 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Stop right now and count to 43 to get an idea of what this was like
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In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. https://to.pbs.org/4yqeHRe
'Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure
In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. A new cover story in The Atlantic is ca...
www.pbs.org
September 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. https://to.pbs.org/4yqeHRe
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...
www.currentaffairs.org
August 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
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Are people on Bluesky aware that a Black man was found hanging from a tree in Raleigh NC yesterday afternoon, near the CaribMask Carnival. Making this the sixth or seventh Black person found hung this year.
Also? Black. People. Do. Not. Hang. Themselves. From. Trees.
Also? Black. People. Do. Not. Hang. Themselves. From. Trees.
August 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Are people on Bluesky aware that a Black man was found hanging from a tree in Raleigh NC yesterday afternoon, near the CaribMask Carnival. Making this the sixth or seventh Black person found hung this year.
Also? Black. People. Do. Not. Hang. Themselves. From. Trees.
Also? Black. People. Do. Not. Hang. Themselves. From. Trees.
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so as usual, it's not transgender women causing problems in women's sports -- it's cis men.
WBNA eligibility rules don't use any external measures to say what defines a "woman."
Ex-NBA Players Say They’re ‘Declaring’ For WNBA As League Considers Transgender Player Policy
WBNA eligibility rules don't use any external measures to say what defines a "woman."
www.forbes.com
August 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
so as usual, it's not transgender women causing problems in women's sports -- it's cis men.
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Chicago needs 15 million new cops to fund 15 million new NASCAR races. We're turning Lake Michigan into the first fully aquatic data center. Every kindergarten will be equipped with ToddlerSpotter. It's not ShotSpotter! It's better—SWAT will be alerted every time naptime needs to be enforced
August 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Chicago needs 15 million new cops to fund 15 million new NASCAR races. We're turning Lake Michigan into the first fully aquatic data center. Every kindergarten will be equipped with ToddlerSpotter. It's not ShotSpotter! It's better—SWAT will be alerted every time naptime needs to be enforced
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An opinion columnist for Mitch McConnell’s hometown newspaper has written a pre-obituary outlining the “detestable” senator’s legacy.
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www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconn...
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www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconn...
July 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
An opinion columnist for Mitch McConnell’s hometown newspaper has written a pre-obituary outlining the “detestable” senator’s legacy.
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www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconn...
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www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconn...
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I am rewatching Orphan Black & was reminded of this gem that also applies to organizing! Those characters often had little reason to trust one another, but they were all they had, so they figured it out. So many of us need to get better at building coalitions along like-minded priorities when able!🫂
July 19, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I am rewatching Orphan Black & was reminded of this gem that also applies to organizing! Those characters often had little reason to trust one another, but they were all they had, so they figured it out. So many of us need to get better at building coalitions along like-minded priorities when able!🫂
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You can and should point out that police killing people daily is the "norm" in America. But that doesn't mean you *accept* the normalization of this violence and the way some people rush to smugly point these things out contributes to collective fatigue. Your horror has been stolen from you.
July 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
You can and should point out that police killing people daily is the "norm" in America. But that doesn't mean you *accept* the normalization of this violence and the way some people rush to smugly point these things out contributes to collective fatigue. Your horror has been stolen from you.
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So ICE, like police officers, basically get to execute people, say some nonsense about feeling in danger, and then completely get away with executing people
July 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
So ICE, like police officers, basically get to execute people, say some nonsense about feeling in danger, and then completely get away with executing people
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Im just sayin’… good things happen in threes.🤞
July 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Im just sayin’… good things happen in threes.🤞
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What's the deal with the potential proposed transfer of ownership of Chicago's parking meter system to Stonepeak, a company profiting from Omni Air International ICE deportation flights?
@djbyrnes1.bsky.social breaks down the latest. Finance committee meets again on Monday, July 13:
@djbyrnes1.bsky.social breaks down the latest. Finance committee meets again on Monday, July 13:
July 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
What's the deal with the potential proposed transfer of ownership of Chicago's parking meter system to Stonepeak, a company profiting from Omni Air International ICE deportation flights?
@djbyrnes1.bsky.social breaks down the latest. Finance committee meets again on Monday, July 13:
@djbyrnes1.bsky.social breaks down the latest. Finance committee meets again on Monday, July 13:
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A. People in DC did not know those fascists were planning to march.
B. They marched for 15 minutes and then turned tail.
C. People in DC would have been out there had they known they would be there.
D. Do people know how people in DC (who actually live in the city) roll?
B. They marched for 15 minutes and then turned tail.
C. People in DC would have been out there had they known they would be there.
D. Do people know how people in DC (who actually live in the city) roll?
July 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
A. People in DC did not know those fascists were planning to march.
B. They marched for 15 minutes and then turned tail.
C. People in DC would have been out there had they known they would be there.
D. Do people know how people in DC (who actually live in the city) roll?
B. They marched for 15 minutes and then turned tail.
C. People in DC would have been out there had they known they would be there.
D. Do people know how people in DC (who actually live in the city) roll?
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Happy 4th of July from the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, where ~2 hrs ago a Fed fired pepper balls from inside his blacked out SUV, striking an older protester in the torso. Others rendered aid, quickly wiping the irritants off them and getting them a fresh shirt before taking them to the hospital.
July 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Happy 4th of July from the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, where ~2 hrs ago a Fed fired pepper balls from inside his blacked out SUV, striking an older protester in the torso. Others rendered aid, quickly wiping the irritants off them and getting them a fresh shirt before taking them to the hospital.
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Wrote up a little newsletter about why people should go see "Supergirl" -- and watch "Sorry, Baby" and "Is God Is"
"They’re all very different films, but they all grapple with what it means to embrace life under the totalitarian horror of misogynist violence."
news.chanda.science/archive/you-...
"They’re all very different films, but they all grapple with what it means to embrace life under the totalitarian horror of misogynist violence."
news.chanda.science/archive/you-...
You should go see Supergirl
It's pop art that is unapologetically political.
news.chanda.science
June 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Wrote up a little newsletter about why people should go see "Supergirl" -- and watch "Sorry, Baby" and "Is God Is"
"They’re all very different films, but they all grapple with what it means to embrace life under the totalitarian horror of misogynist violence."
news.chanda.science/archive/you-...
"They’re all very different films, but they all grapple with what it means to embrace life under the totalitarian horror of misogynist violence."
news.chanda.science/archive/you-...
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June 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"Once a civilisation overshoots its biophysical limits, as ours did over 50 years ago, the outcome is not in question; only the timing, shape, and experience of the descent."
adrianlambert.substack.com/p/if-collaps...
"Once a civilisation overshoots its biophysical limits, as ours did over 50 years ago, the outcome is not in question; only the timing, shape, and experience of the descent."
adrianlambert.substack.com/p/if-collaps...
If Collapse Is Inevitable, Why Does Seeing Early Matter?
The evolutionary role of Neurodivergence in a collapsing world
adrianlambert.substack.com
June 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"Once a civilisation overshoots its biophysical limits, as ours did over 50 years ago, the outcome is not in question; only the timing, shape, and experience of the descent."
adrianlambert.substack.com/p/if-collaps...
"Once a civilisation overshoots its biophysical limits, as ours did over 50 years ago, the outcome is not in question; only the timing, shape, and experience of the descent."
adrianlambert.substack.com/p/if-collaps...
I recommend reading this piece. Definitely made me think more deeply about my stance on Platner.
I like this piece from @blackgirlinmaine.bsky.social. She’s right that our conditions shape the candidates we get.
“Are we trying to stop things before they get worse or not?”
I think Mainers understand the hand they were dealt by local and national political conditions. Many other folks don’t.
“Are we trying to stop things before they get worse or not?”
I think Mainers understand the hand they were dealt by local and national political conditions. Many other folks don’t.
A messy man for Senate and silencing of scientists: Thoughts on The New York Times and our general times
One thing that the current primary season seems to be revealing is that far too many of us are not recognizing that the United States of today is not remotely the country of 18 months ago.
open.substack.com
June 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I recommend reading this piece. Definitely made me think more deeply about my stance on Platner.
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Very good column, worth reading. The fundamental point is very important: we’re going through something right now where, on the other side of it, whatever happens, we can’t be back where we started. The difficulty is convincing enough Americans that this is the case to act accordingly.
This may be @jamellebouie.net 's best column ever, which is really saying something. Here's a gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...
Opinion | America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Very good column, worth reading. The fundamental point is very important: we’re going through something right now where, on the other side of it, whatever happens, we can’t be back where we started. The difficulty is convincing enough Americans that this is the case to act accordingly.
So tired of winning...
As each new model run comes in, it seems more possible that we are witnessing history. The latest NMME (North American Multi-model Ensemble) forecasts the strongest El Niño on record, with the white shading +3°C or higher (+5.4F) anomalies covering an immense section of the Central-East Pacific. 1/
May 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
So tired of winning...
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We will not beat back repressive power with a bunch of fragmented “leftists,” writes William C. Anderson in “Another way out.”
Instead, we can look to what political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz called “the mosaic” to break free from orthodoxy & bring our politics to life.
Instead, we can look to what political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz called “the mosaic” to break free from orthodoxy & bring our politics to life.
We need a mosaic movement, not fragmented ‘leftism'
Instead of a call for resentment-filled “unity” or traditional fronts, we can look to what Russell Maroon Shoatz called “the mosaic”
prismreports.org
May 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
We will not beat back repressive power with a bunch of fragmented “leftists,” writes William C. Anderson in “Another way out.”
Instead, we can look to what political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz called “the mosaic” to break free from orthodoxy & bring our politics to life.
Instead, we can look to what political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz called “the mosaic” to break free from orthodoxy & bring our politics to life.
Hopefully the SPLC can take out this current incarnation of the Klan at the DOJ when this nonsense goes to court.
New in PN: "Now, as part of the project to undo Reconstruction, the DOJ hopes to take out the SPLC using the very tools it used to defeat the KKK. And along the way, they can exculpate every bigot who ever swung a tiki torch. *Those boys weren’t bad, they were just stirred up by outside agitators!*"
Trump DOJ will avenge the KKK by taking out SPLC
The racism is not subtle.
www.publicnotice.co
April 23, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Hopefully the SPLC can take out this current incarnation of the Klan at the DOJ when this nonsense goes to court.