I’m glad millions of Americans were up to “good trouble” today.
I’m also glad at how organic the outrage feels. There were questions around why we weren’t seeing mass protests across the country around the time of the Trump 2.0 inauguration. I think it was because people were simply exhausted, and also it’s harder to protest what hasn’t “happened” yet. We’re now 75 days into the second Trump presidency, and oh wow do we know what’s been happening at this point. 😵
Protests went on everywhere today—even in some rather sleepy ‘burbs. An old Northern California friend shared this article about protests happening in my ol’ stompin’ grounds of Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Cotati, Sonoma, Napa, and beyond. I’m quite astonished, truth be told.
From the article:
Jora Gilmore attended the Courthouse Square protest with her mom, Autumn, her husband, Evan, and her 3-year-old son, Otis, who has cerebral palsy.
Gilmore said her son is on Medical and Medicaid because of his disability.
“We are here to support disabled children,” Gilmore said. “It is such a broad protest but we thought we can make it specific and advocate for health care and special education.”
Otis’ wheelchair was adorned with two signs — one that read “Hands off my healthcare” and the other said “Hands off special education.”
Gilmore said she believes Saturday’s protests were just the beginning.
“If they are going to take us back to an authoritarian regime, we are going to give them a wild revolution,” she said.
And this really articulates well why so many people are protesting. The idiotic “culture wars” over trans athletes or corporate DEI hires or whatever the flying fuck MAGA is droning on about in that next soundbite only serve to obscure the fact that Trump and his billionaire cronies are plundering our institutions and leveling civic infrastructure to the ground. This isn’t just about the usual #politics of one side of the aisle vs. the other. It’s about decent people getting the shaft at the hands of assholes and imbeciles who cynically claimed to be “for the people” when nothing could be further from the truth.
America is finally awake. And MAGA’s days are numbered.
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"html": "<p>I\u2019m glad millions of Americans were up to \u201cgood trouble\u201d today.</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019m also glad at how <em>organic</em> the outrage feels. There were questions around why we weren\u2019t seeing mass protests across the country around the time of the Trump 2.0 inauguration. I think it was because people were simply <em>exhausted</em>, and also it\u2019s harder to protest what hasn\u2019t \u201chappened\u201d yet. We\u2019re now 75 days into the second Trump presidency, and <strong>oh wow do we know what\u2019s been happening at this point</strong>. \ud83d\ude35</p>\n\n<p>Protests went on <em>everywhere</em> today\u2014even in some rather sleepy \u2018burbs. An old Northern California friend <a href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/hands-off-santa-rosa-napa-sonoma/\">shared this article</a> about protests happening in my ol\u2019 stompin\u2019 grounds of Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Cotati, Sonoma, Napa, and beyond. I\u2019m quite astonished, truth be told.</p>\n\n<p>From the article:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Jora Gilmore attended the Courthouse Square protest with her mom, Autumn, her husband, Evan, and her 3-year-old son, Otis, who has cerebral palsy.</p>\n\n <p>Gilmore said her son is on Medical and Medicaid because of his disability.</p>\n\n <p>\u201cWe are here to support disabled children,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cIt is such a broad protest but we thought we can make it specific and advocate for health care and special education.\u201d</p>\n\n <p>Otis\u2019 wheelchair was adorned with two signs \u2014 one that read \u201cHands off my healthcare\u201d and the other said \u201cHands off special education.\u201d</p>\n\n <p>Gilmore said she believes Saturday\u2019s protests were just the beginning.</p>\n\n <p>\u201cIf they are going to take us back to an authoritarian regime, we are going to give them a wild revolution,\u201d she said.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>And this really articulates well why so many people are protesting. The idiotic \u201cculture wars\u201d over trans athletes or corporate DEI hires or whatever the flying fuck MAGA is droning on about in that next soundbite only serve to obscure the fact that Trump and his billionaire cronies are <strong>plundering our institutions</strong> and <strong>leveling civic infrastructure to the ground</strong>. This isn\u2019t just about the usual <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> of one side of the aisle vs. the other. It\u2019s about decent people getting the shaft at the hands of assholes and imbeciles who cynically claimed to be \u201cfor the people\u201d when nothing could be further from the truth.</p>\n\n<p><strong>America is finally awake.</strong> And MAGA\u2019s days are numbered.</p>",
"text": "I\u2019m glad millions of Americans were up to \u201cgood trouble\u201d today.\n\nI\u2019m also glad at how organic the outrage feels. There were questions around why we weren\u2019t seeing mass protests across the country around the time of the Trump 2.0 inauguration. I think it was because people were simply exhausted, and also it\u2019s harder to protest what hasn\u2019t \u201chappened\u201d yet. We\u2019re now 75 days into the second Trump presidency, and oh wow do we know what\u2019s been happening at this point. \ud83d\ude35\n\nProtests went on everywhere today\u2014even in some rather sleepy \u2018burbs. An old Northern California friend shared this article about protests happening in my ol\u2019 stompin\u2019 grounds of Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Cotati, Sonoma, Napa, and beyond. I\u2019m quite astonished, truth be told.\n\nFrom the article:\n\n\n Jora Gilmore attended the Courthouse Square protest with her mom, Autumn, her husband, Evan, and her 3-year-old son, Otis, who has cerebral palsy.\n\n Gilmore said her son is on Medical and Medicaid because of his disability.\n\n \u201cWe are here to support disabled children,\u201d Gilmore said. \u201cIt is such a broad protest but we thought we can make it specific and advocate for health care and special education.\u201d\n\n Otis\u2019 wheelchair was adorned with two signs \u2014 one that read \u201cHands off my healthcare\u201d and the other said \u201cHands off special education.\u201d\n\n Gilmore said she believes Saturday\u2019s protests were just the beginning.\n\n \u201cIf they are going to take us back to an authoritarian regime, we are going to give them a wild revolution,\u201d she said.\n\n\nAnd this really articulates well why so many people are protesting. The idiotic \u201cculture wars\u201d over trans athletes or corporate DEI hires or whatever the flying fuck MAGA is droning on about in that next soundbite only serve to obscure the fact that Trump and his billionaire cronies are plundering our institutions and leveling civic infrastructure to the ground. This isn\u2019t just about the usual #politics of one side of the aisle vs. the other. It\u2019s about decent people getting the shaft at the hands of assholes and imbeciles who cynically claimed to be \u201cfor the people\u201d when nothing could be further from the truth.\n\nAmerica is finally awake. And MAGA\u2019s days are numbered."
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"text": "This is the second time this month that my boarding gate and seat number are palindromes of each other"
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://electrek.co/2025/04/04/first-month-on-record-fossil-fuels-drop-below-50-of-us-power-mix/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Fossil fuels just hit a record low in the US electricity mix last month, while solar and wind soared to all-time highs, according to fresh data from global energy think tank Ember.</p>\n\n<p>In March 2025, fossil fuels accounted for less than 50% \u2013 49.2% \u2013 of electricity generated for the first month on record. This beats the previous monthly record low of 51% set in April 2024.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>Incredible news.</strong> \ud83d\ude4c</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ve mentioned this in passing before, but I will reiterate it here in the strongest terms: advances in solar power generation combined with advances in battery technology is ushering in an unbelievable paradigm shift in how electricity gets produced (and by whom!).</p>\n\n<p>If we\u2019re in \u201cthe Age of\u201d anything right now after the rise of computers/the Internet, it\u2019s <strong>the Age of Solar</strong>. (And yes, wind and other renewable energy sources are a factor as well.)</p>",
"text": "Fossil fuels just hit a record low in the US electricity mix last month, while solar and wind soared to all-time highs, according to fresh data from global energy think tank Ember.\n\nIn March 2025, fossil fuels accounted for less than 50% \u2013 49.2% \u2013 of electricity generated for the first month on record. This beats the previous monthly record low of 51% set in April 2024.\n\n\n\nIncredible news. \ud83d\ude4c\n\nI\u2019ve mentioned this in passing before, but I will reiterate it here in the strongest terms: advances in solar power generation combined with advances in battery technology is ushering in an unbelievable paradigm shift in how electricity gets produced (and by whom!).\n\nIf we\u2019re in \u201cthe Age of\u201d anything right now after the rise of computers/the Internet, it\u2019s the Age of Solar. (And yes, wind and other renewable energy sources are a factor as well.)"
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"text": "Hahah, I was just reminded of this interaction on Twitter with Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales. I wanted to make a copy for posterity:\n\n\nKeith Andrew: \u201cGood God man, what kind of woke idiot have you devolved into. What\u2019s next? Trans Veggie Tales where Veggies come out as fruit?\u201d\n\nPhil Vischer: \u201cBotanically speaking, cucumbers and tomatoes are, in fact, fruit. Sorry about that.\u201d\n\n\nScreenshot on Reddit",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/04/zootopia-2-quinta-brunson-ke-huy-quan-cinemacon-1236358834/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Plucky bunny cop Judy Hopps and her erstwhile foil, now partner, fox Nick Wilde got some prime screen time during Disney\u2019s CinemaCon presentation today as a pair of clips were shown from Zootopia 2. The sequel to 2016\u2019s Oscar-winning $1B+ grosser is due for release in the Thanksgiving corridor this year.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><em>Zootopia</em> is one of my favorite Disney <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a>, no joke. It\u2019s right up there with the best of the best. I believe I actually enjoy it more than my kids do, who for inexplicable reasons find it only mildly amusing. I remember feeling absolutely blown away by it when I first saw it in my local cinema, and <strong>I simply cannot wait</strong> for a similar feeling when the sequel comes out. Fingers/toes/paws crossed! \ud83d\udc3e</p>",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://youtu.be/1v-K-ME-Doo\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race where the Democratic candidate Judge Susan Crawford won big over the Trump and Musk aligned candidate Brad Schimel.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Defenders of freedom and the rule of law in America <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-81f71cdda271827ae281a77072a26bad\">won big today</a>. Even the outcome of the race in Florida was <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/florida-election-randy-fine-jimmy-patronis-7a11350a593a89551d6f7a88ccd22c0e\">ominous for future MAGA prospects</a>. Between this great news and the amazing accomplishment of Senator Cory Booker\u2014<a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/cory-booker-new-jersey-senator-speech-ab573bb7c3c76fa107cacac7136d3823\">who is now officially the G.O.A.T.</a>\u2014I am flying high tonight.</p>\n\n<p>Wow, <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> feels good for a change. \ud83e\udd79 \ud83d\ude4c</p>",
"text": "MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race where the Democratic candidate Judge Susan Crawford won big over the Trump and Musk aligned candidate Brad Schimel.\n\n\n\nDefenders of freedom and the rule of law in America won big today. Even the outcome of the race in Florida was ominous for future MAGA prospects. Between this great news and the amazing accomplishment of Senator Cory Booker\u2014who is now officially the G.O.A.T.\u2014I am flying high tonight.\n\nWow, #politics feels good for a change. \ud83e\udd79 \ud83d\ude4c"
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