Mrs. Betty Bowers

mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

19 October 2026 02:15

There is much to admire in Abdul El-Sayed's response to the GOP plant in his audience. But one of the most deft things he did was to point out (twice) that our Constitution protects our right to follow *no* religion, thereby casting Christian nationalist Tommy as the actual religious extremist.

Bill Grueskin

bgrueskin.bsky.social

19 October 2026 01:58

Public schools in Utah banned a best-selling Jodi Picoult novel and ordered all copies destroyed. So ... Picoult arrived at a Salt Lake City high school this weekend with 600 copies of the book. And she gave them all away, for free. "Applause and cheers erupted." www.sltrib.com/news/educati...

violet allen

blipstress.bsky.social

18 October 2026 20:31

People don't realize how necessary cheap rent is to the arts.

A.R. Moxon

juliusgoat.bsky.social

18 October 2026 20:30

I think we should do things Nazis cannot do. Nazis shrink the human story of Us. They cannot expand it. I’d say we should expand Us to include all humans. That’s a good goal. I think our story is "Exclusion of any kind is bad for the team." That's a good story. www.the-reframe.com/us-and-them/

Christina Daub

christinadaub.bsky.social

18 October 2026 13:48

Stay with me, A little Simic #poetry for #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social