Burning the midnight oil, making some con giveaways for Anime Expo. The Con-Crud Busters project continues!

every protest I've ever been to(and I've been to a lot) was like 95% normies, don't let the cosplayers on the internet fool you, the people out there are the ones who drive change, not the ones serialposting about how wrongly they're doing it

Noah Shachtman@noahshachtman.bsky.social · last yr.

Here at NYC's #NoKings protest. And it's striking how ... normie everyone is. Just average folks, sick of this shit.

Happy to see our Con Crud Busters project show up in the wild!

Russ Sheridan@disasterruss.bsky.social · last yr.

I got a sticker for masking at Wondercon last weekend. There were a decent amount of masked attendants!

Like baby even my fucking COSPLAY is mask coordinated. Its not hard. Put ya mask on!

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babs ✨@itsbabs.bsky.social · last yr.

at ~200k views, this seems to’ve really impacted folks on tiktok; i’m not saying anything i haven’t said before in a million different ways… but that’s what we gotta do to see change—keep repeating things in different ways, eventually each niche framing finds its people. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjLKRxUT/

Call your R reps and yell at them. Tell them how the tariffs are screwing you and that you're holding THEM personally responsible. Tell them to use their powers to end the fake emergency and override Trump's tariffs. reps.fyi

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last yr.

A few GOP Senators and Reps could join Dems right now to end the fake emergency justifying Trump's tariffs. He'd veto. Let him. Ds can pressure Rs to override. They should hound Rs on this. On the pod, @normornstein.bsky.social brilliantly lays out this path forward: newrepublic.com/article/1936...

Hi, are you doomscrolling about tariffs? Have you had something to eat? Is there an offline activity you can do tonight instead, like read a book, compile a list of essential items you need to stock up on, or call an elected official about the recession ahead? Try not to stay up too late tonight.

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

鳩*\(^o^)/*

After distributing in two places, then getting kicked out of WonderCon, then going mobile haunting the perimeter with enthusiasm and friendliness (and free swag), we asked around enough times and ended up with our own temporary table at the con. A Clean Air Win!

I love the con community because everyone's trying to bring something fun and delightful to the table for the culture. If we have cosplay repair doctors, how about clean air squads?

Common Mallow grows everywhere in LA County. We saw it at the Arboretum and I remarked about how tasty it was as forage, and then @caitlinh31.bsky.social realized it was the same weed obliterating her backyard

MrKaPao@mrkapao.bsky.social · last yr.

Had a cozy hangout with @caitlinh31.bsky.social and @nickelpin.bsky.social today where we foraged and cooked up some Sautéed Cheeseweed & Onions with Lemon! 🌱 #plants #forage #food #dinner

I bought a set of itty bitty fountain pen ink that came inside a Japanese magazine. The packaging to make it fit inside a booklike object is really interesting

First event with the Clean Air Club Claremont at the TOYZILLA Geek Mart & the Alhambra Lunar Festival! Most of these 📸 are from @nickelpin.bsky.social and @caitlinh31.bsky.social! #volunteering

Just a reminder that people used to put paint and formaldehyde into milk and there had to be a huge movement to get proper food regulation, and without it people will die www.eater.com/2020/1/28/21...

We Owe Food Regulation to a 19th-Century Chemist Who Poisoned His Colleagues

The Poison Squad, as they became known, was a group of men who willingly consumed dangerous substances to force the government into consumer protections

eater.com

I've just been keeping my extra deco chiffon fabric for my Flo Mask in a bag, but this file folder idea is way better

@mwakevainen.bsky.social · 2y ago

The sticker is perfect for my mask customizing kit! I put the fabric I cut to the shape of the @flomask.bsky.social filters, extra filters, extra masks for others, and now my extra mask chains.

My Year of the Snake New Year / Spring Festival weekend look with @flomask.bsky.social Skeletal snakes are finally on-theme for the 12-animal zodiac year!!! Hope everyone either got or made it rain love, health, friendships, and 🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧

From @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social "The power these organizations can wield—not just to make demands but to withhold labor, rent, debt payments or otherwise take action if demands are not met—is necessary for having a valid complaint about the world and being able to change it." Organize for power.

The Bad Guys Don’t Really Care What Kind of Leftist You Are

Infighting is a waste of energy.

teenvogue.com

The student organizers of Clean Air Claremont are holding an air purifier build session and organizing meeting Sunday 1/19 at the Hive in Claremont, CA! Please follow Clean.air.claremont on Instagram for more info and updates.

Spent the day today #volunteering to build air purifiers with the newly established Clean Air Club Claremont with @caitlinh31.bsky.social and @nickelpin.bsky.social! 🌬 ❤ #socalfires #eatonfire #palisadesfire

Happy Year of the Snake 2025!

A very OFMD Christmas gift from David Jenkins. Amazing!

David Jenkins@david-jenkins.bsky.social · 2y ago

1775. An editor comes into work on Christmas eve to find a manuscript on his desk. The title: A HISTORY OF PYRATES by Charles Johnson. (We have no budget so we’ll say the editor is played by Michael Stuhlbarg).

Merry Christmas! Remember to bring a mask, to stay safe and warm for your Christmas close-ups

If anyone has resources on how to help elders with early signs of dementia in the Southern California region I would definitely appreciate the tips. I don't know anyone or where to start, have been overwhelmed and depressed tbh

Bat season is year round

I was reminded that one of the biggest lessons from EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE is how it refutes the idea of Evelyn's life is a failure by actively showing how the skills and experiences of all the other Evelyns in the multiverse taught Alpha Evelyn everything she needs to defeat Jobu Tupaki.

New mask bling level unlocked! Use 3d metal kits, attach to mask with magnet - bask in the amazingness @nickelpin.bsky.social @amandalhu.bsky.social

Pulled up to #BLFC2024 like

Hi ho it’s off to @bigbadcon.bsky.social we go!