🧵 Today I was charged under Singapore's Public Order Act for “taking part in a public assembly within a prohibited area”. 3 friends were also charged for the same offence. The assembly in question? Posing for photos outside the State Courts after my friend Jolovan Wham's court mentions in Feb 2025.
Politics 101: The morning after the candidate you supported wins a primary, say good things about your candidate (and it's OK to take a victory lap), but don't trash their opponent. You'd like their opponent's supporters to vote for your guy/gal in the general election.
A lot of centrists think the Democratic Party should be more like the Republicans when it comes to policy. A lot of leftists think the Democratic Party should be more like the Republicans when it comes to tactics and rhetoric. I respectfully disagree with both of those opinions.
June 18, 1776: In a letter to London’s Morning Post, an “old traveller” enlightens readers on how homosexual love is tolerated throughout continental Europe. “England is the only country, where any violent prejudice exists againt l'amour Socratique… 1/5
a glaring omission from much of the convo about the Delaney Hall labor and hunger strike imo is the fact that *these people shouldn't be laboring in the first place* this is slavery, & even the 13th Amendment's 'punishment for a crime' exception doesn't apply! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
The Delaney Hall Strike Is Exposing a Massive Thirteenth Amendment Crisis
The Delaney Hall Strike participants haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.
ballsandstrikes.org
Depluralize a movie. The One Finger of Dr. T
Dr. Lisa Corrigan@drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe Outsider.
My unpopular opinion for today: 2012 was a better "something is wrong with the Sun" movie than Project Hail Mary.
I cannot remember the last time a political message brought tears to my eyes:
Zohran Kwame Mamdani@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · last yr.The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker. And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows. No more.
To anyone who asks if that is the wisest use of a congresswoman's time in these circumstances... It is.
Why do we teach the idea of "regression to the mean"? It seems to me that doing so actually encourages the gambler's fallacy. 1/2
Reposting with alt text: There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
Mark D. Levine@marklevinenyc.bsky.social · last yr.There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC. But no City agency has posted it on this platform. Please help spread the word. “If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
I think this may already be a lost cause, but I really wish the media would stop referring to sequels as "reboots." If a new movie features, for example, the son of the main character from a previous set of movies, then it is a sequel.
I’m looking for courses or resources that can help academically talented college-aged readers who learned to read with cueing methods to improve the accuracy of their reading skills, and would appreciate any suggestions the BlueSky community might have. Details below. 🧵 1/11
#PlaceThePet A famous pet is missing from this picture: who is it? You can identify the pet by name or the show/movie. Guesses accepted until 9:30 PM Eastern tomorrow. Answer posted by 11:30 PM Eastern tomorrow (18 November)
