Houdini M. Douglas

Graphy graphing graphist graphic designing. Also, the web

[☀️👀 @zei_squirrel]

reporter to Malcolm X: "Do you feel however that we're making progress in this country and worldwide?"

[Lambert Strether @lambertstrether]

@matthewstoller @davidaxelrod The Democrat Party's function is to divide, demoralize, disempower, and defeat the working class

So, identity politics: Divide the working class into verticals based on ANYTHING other than wages v. capital, fund "voices" from each vertical, and set them all against each other

[Stereogum @stereogum]

Mosswood Meltdown host John Waters introducing Pavement, “the cock and balls of indie rock”:

“These soft-liner, lo-fi, slacker-scuzz headliners cause more mayhem in ticket sales than any other band we've ever announced in 10 years. My phone has been ringing off the hook like the day Kurt Cobain died and my scheduled MTV profile got canceled due to his television tributes.

“I'm from Baltimore and they're from Stockton. So we share a history of living in cities that are often battling each other for the most miserable or violent. But be glad, think who's lived in Stockton: Chris Isaak, Janet Leigh in ‘Psycho,’ and yeah, Squeaky Fromme. I tell the politicians in Baltimore, be proud of our notoriety. Put a new bumper sticker out that says "The Wire: It's Even Worse Now." This band has been called the cock and balls of indie rock. And they practically invented the term alternative.

“They toured with Sonic Youth, played Lollapalooza, and even starred in a very cool meta mockumentary film about their tour. Yes, they're smart, they're witty, and they took the suburb out of suburbia and made it sublime. The 1990s: I was already old then, but you weren't. But now you are. "Cut Your Hair." ‘Crooked Rain.’ Oh, youth. But guess what? You'll never get it back. But here's the next best thing. Pavement!”

[Souptika Banerjee @marxwithcoke]

Borneo’s orangutans, Assam’s elephants — wildlife across the world is fighting a losing battle against bulldozers, greed, and habitat destruction.

They may fall, but their struggle will remain a painful reminder of humanity’s cruelty towards the planet.

[kate wehwalt @mcmansionhell]

hey man whatever gets you up that hill

[𓂀 Nefertiti : Nile Tales 𓅓 @Ma_Mostafa12]

لقيت ده علي الانستا ع البيدجات الاجنبيه 🙂

[Will 🦥 Menaker @willmenaker]

Watched this video probably twenty times since I saw it yesterday. The way he says "I defend it!" will be rattling around my head for the rest of the year, but the best part is the voice offscreen who just says "YESSS" after "corruption is only bad when I'm not involved."

[FarmPolicy @FarmPolicy]

This map gives you a rough sense of all the ways U.S. land is used. Much of U.S. land serves specific purposes, such as the 2 million acres devoted to golf courses or the 3 million acres for airports.https://t.co/WkDPqg3rwv

[Houdini M. Douglas @houdini_douglas]

@jkbjournalist Correction: THE Ohio state

[Muntadhar al-Zaidi @muntazer_zaidi]

Ruthless capitalism in its most obscene form.
Turning water, soil, and even air into commodities is no longer dystopian fiction
it’s policy talk.

Lindsay Hooper at the World Economic Forum said:
“Water, soil, and oxygen should not be available without limits. It is proposed that they be classified as assets and placed on a global balance sheet. Thus, stories about having to pay for a breath of air may soon no longer be grim jokes, but very real prospects.”

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.

She never expected to slay. https://t.co/BsOhypLSh5

[/leftypol/ - leftypol.org @leftypol_org]

Remember!

[Houdini M. Douglas @houdini_douglas]

@jack_bfr Does success in Bear Weather make Bears organization rethink the dome plans?

[jack @jack_bfr]

In honor of Bear Weather this weekend, I’m giving away another Caleb Williams jersey.

To enter, like this post and follow me. Retweet for extra entry.

Winner announced Sunday morning!🐻⬇️

[Houdini M. Douglas @houdini_douglas]

@itsfickybaby @davebfr @JAYChi_Bears @bearszn @bfr_pod Also subscribed to the YouTube channel

[Eth @ethetician]

@CALEBcsw BEARS🐻

[Deterio 🦍🇵🇸🔻 @NxtDeterio]

fucking gut wrenching stuff. listen to how terrified they sound. The US has been terrorizing families in other countries like this for decades but Americans are so apathetic and detached from it. This could be you with your family but they just weren't born as lucky as you

[José Mario @JoseMarioMX]

1️⃣ Derrocar a un dictador suena moralmente justo. Nadie llora por un tirano. Pero el derecho internacional no se construyó para proteger a los buenos, sino para contener a los poderosos. Por eso prohíbe la fuerza casi sin excepciones: no porque ignore la injusticia, sino porque sabe que, si cada país decide a quién “liberar” a balazos, el mundo vuelve a la ley del más fuerte.

2️⃣ El problema no es Maduro. El problema es el precedente. Cuando la fuerza militar se usa para cambiar gobiernos sin reglas claras, la soberanía deja de ser un límite y se vuelve un estorbo. Hoy es “derrocar a un dictador”; mañana será “corregir una elección”, “proteger intereses”, “restaurar el orden”. El derecho no absuelve dictaduras, pero tampoco legitima cruzadas unilaterales.

3️⃣ La pregunta incómoda no es si un tirano merece caer, sino quién decide cuándo y cómo. Porque la historia enseña algo brutal: sacar al dictador es fácil; construir justicia después, no. Y cuando la legalidad se rompe en nombre del bien, casi siempre lo que sigue no es libertad, sino caos, violencia y nuevas víctimas. El derecho existe para recordarnos eso, incluso cuando incomoda.

[Christin @hexprax]

Reminder that you need to be scrolling all day to monitor the situation

[crisp mattman @cushbomb]

This is the stupidest day in American history, a record that will be broken by every subsequent day in American history.