met an older Tunisian man last night in SF, neighbor studio of a client. master upholsterer, showed me his incredible work all done by hand to millimeter accuracy.

the absolute most magical thing about being an Arab is talking to other Arabs from different cultural groups, in this case me from the Levant and him from North Africa, saying a word to the other and having them echo it back to you as confirmation as *a totally different word* that we perceive to be the same, because we insist through a bizarre transnational hallucination that we are somehow one people.

this is a model of a kind of relationship I believe all the human beings should have to one another. different but the same. borders are fake, take care of each other ♥️

“New York Times Tech Guild officially on an unfair labor practice strike, just one day before election.

The union explained it gave management “mos. of notice of our strike deadline,” but ult, “the co. has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract & stop committing unfair labor practices.”

The guild is comprised of over 600 tech workers such as software engineers & data analysts who “build & maintain the critical #NYT infrastructure”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-tech-union-goes-strike-one-day-election-rcna178639

I got a incredible email from someone who got a whole lot out of a book I wrote like…13 years ago now? And it made my whole everything.

People who do this (for anyone, about anything): YES, YES, you are a NECESSARY COUNTERFORCE AGAINST THE GLOOM