@FlyBehaviour Sending big hugs- my wife passed away 3 days before my birthday- so bdays don’t mean anything to me anymore. This cake and this kid you got, tho, are absolute solid gold 💜
@Andylanger Unfortunately Austin has been deduced to the Conference Capital of the World. Red River, bless its heart will probably be torn down for condos or hotels in the next few years.
We can’t have an intellectually honest conversation about the “future of the Republic” without acknowledging one fact that everyone seems to overlook. And if you aren’t going to say it, then I can’t take your “Democracy-is-on-the-ballot” opinion piece seriously.
A thread.
Fiona Apple has a story for you. And it’s incredible. Asked me to share.
She's become an avid, trained Court Watcher. Her observations helped people jailed pretrial file a civil rights lawsuit. Then came the retaliation. Shut off her access to court.
A video story in 8 parts:
I know people don't want to hear it, but that quirky old, dusty, grumpy bookstore you love and daydream about? an economic system which treats exponential profit as the only indicator of value is not compatible with a business model which is happy to break even and just *exist*