amped up power thingy. It jumps everything super easy but also can inflate a tire, provide a spotlight or charge devices.

Ooooh, link? I don't have a Costco membership but that sounds so useful.

Tep that is horrifying, I'm so sorry.

It happened basically as soon as 47 was sworn in. Clearly on purpose. I'm ready to punch some racist motherfuckers.

I'm not looking at FB as much but I do check in because I have relatives who use it

M deleted TikTok and is just acting like it never came back. He mostly watched video game content and some political stuff and would argue with people.

He downloaded Red Note and so far is just watching animal videos. He has run across a few Tiktok refugees but he doesn't pay attention to that. It's mostly "look!!! It's so cute !!.....look!! The monkey in its little hat !! Red Panda!! It's so fluffy!" So his mood is a lot better.

And there is a whole lot of monkeys taking things from people which he has dubbed "Evil Monkey" videos and made a theme song for them and narration and commentary.

It's cold today. So we are hanging out on the couch and staying warm.

Steph that is horrifying and scary.

I have a coworker who has been worried about how customers will start acting after today. I actually haven't seen that much Trump swag on people so I don't know what will happen . We have a lot of Hispanic customers so I am worried about them. Both what will happen with the administration and also how they will be treated by people around here.

I'm ready to punch some racist motherfuckers.

You were with me the whole time.

Seattle is such a deeply blue bubble that I don't expect my day-to-day experience to change that much, if last time is anything to go by...but that still leaves a lot to be afraid of. E.g. I'm in the process of building up our disaster kit beyond its current bare-bones state because if the Big One or some other like disaster happens in the next four years, any help we get from the feds will be late, reluctant, and woefully mismanaged. And no matter how personally safe I am, I don't want to live in a world where my safety is so contingent on where I live and my generic ordinary middle aged white lady presentation that protects me outside said bubble as long as I keep my mouth shut.

Also, I'd appreciate passport~ma for Dylan and more especially for Alex. Mine is good through 2029, but Dylan applied for a renewal and Alex for the first one under his current name back in November, and they're not here yet.

Hi all. I'm not leaving FB or Insta. Yes, I hate Meta, but there's no viable alternative for me right now when it comes to so many aspects of my life — my canyon FB group that looks out for fires and each other, my mom and other elderly relatives, my professional groups for scholastic journalism — and, honestly, I just don't think my leaving will do much. I respect everyone making the choices they feel that have to make, but I'll still be there for now. I am on Bluesky, which is a satisfying Twitter replacement, but it's not enough.

I've been so consumed with grief and trying to support my friends and students who have lost everything in these fires that I can't even think about the inauguration today. We finally go back to campus tomorrow after two remote weeks, and Edison is about to shut off our home power again because of another Santa Ana in the canyon. It's blowing hard right now. Anyway. Ennui.

While I'm not leaving FB or IG, I'm reducing the amount of time I spend there. I like Bluesky, but my social media of choice and where I spend the most time is Tumblr.

I watched The Substance over the weekend. I liked it, but as someone who has a lot of body image issues, I probably shouldn't have watched it the same day as my first Wegovy shot.

There is no replacement for FB in keeping in contact with family members. I just try to limit the data they can get from me. Same for Bezos.

Much Passport ~ma Susan and Alex

my generic ordinary middle aged white lady presentation that protects me outside said bubble as long as I keep my mouth shut.

I hate this. I want to use it for good, but I don't know quite how.

I too just think they have all my data. There was also a payroll data breach at work that means they also have my social security number and bank account number, so I am just screwed.