Dana of the desert🌵
@danaofthedesert.bsky.social
Arizonan. Made of stardust. Unashamed to cry easily. Often sincere, sometimes irreverent. Lover of both whimsy and facts. Fan of democracy.
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The high-pitched scream a chihuahua can emit when it doesn’t want a bath may be the worst noise that exists.
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It's clear this is not what is happening, but do they think that "the president's hands are getting bruised from shaking hands," a thing that only happens to very frail and fragile individuals, is somehow supposed to deflect or be a satisfactory answer that does not raise more questions?
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's clear this is not what is happening, but do they think that "the president's hands are getting bruised from shaking hands," a thing that only happens to very frail and fragile individuals, is somehow supposed to deflect or be a satisfactory answer that does not raise more questions?
You don’t need a bunch pencils or multiple dolls for your kid to play with, but you do need a golden gilded ballroom. Priorities, America!
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You don’t need a bunch pencils or multiple dolls for your kid to play with, but you do need a golden gilded ballroom. Priorities, America!
@summerbreeze0102.bsky.social here’s a hiker who deserved a rescue!
A hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park became trapped in quicksand over the weekend, prompting him to be rescued after he was spotted struggling in drone footage.
Hiker is rescued from quicksand in Utah canyon after drone video spotted him struggling
The man was rescued Sunday after he became trapped up to his thighs at Arches National Park.
nbcnews.to
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@summerbreeze0102.bsky.social here’s a hiker who deserved a rescue!
My husband and his ADHD: one second he tells me he is heading out the door, keys and stuff in hand. Ten seconds later he is cooking meat on the grill.
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My husband and his ADHD: one second he tells me he is heading out the door, keys and stuff in hand. Ten seconds later he is cooking meat on the grill.
I’m no fan of street drugs but comparing them to bombs is insane.
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m no fan of street drugs but comparing them to bombs is insane.
My iPhone updated last night and everything is slightly different now. I am not in the mood for this.
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My iPhone updated last night and everything is slightly different now. I am not in the mood for this.
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Screaming into the void… 🪶
December 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Screaming into the void… 🪶
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
Putting “plan out meals” on my to-do list knowing I’m setting myself up for failure.
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Putting “plan out meals” on my to-do list knowing I’m setting myself up for failure.
Are all dogs terrified of exercise balls? Because all of mine have been. Or maybe I just have a haunted exercise ball.
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Are all dogs terrified of exercise balls? Because all of mine have been. Or maybe I just have a haunted exercise ball.
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Of babies infected w/Hepatitis B, 90% develop chronic infection.
Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
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Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
.
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Of babies infected w/Hepatitis B, 90% develop chronic infection.
Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
.
Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE.
They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves.
One we can avoid w/ vaccination.
.
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This is the fever dream of #Project2025. The U.S. has *officially* withdrawn from the global stage to soothe it's own cultural butthurt and revel in its great white glory myth.
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
December 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is the fever dream of #Project2025. The U.S. has *officially* withdrawn from the global stage to soothe it's own cultural butthurt and revel in its great white glory myth.
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
Heather's full text on FB: www.facebook.com/heathercoxri...
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It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
For days now, I keep getting a whiff of a strange and not very good smell near my closet. I’ve been trying to figure out what in the world it is and where it’s coming from. I finally found it. It’s the barbecue scented dog toy I was hiding in my closet for Christmas!
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For days now, I keep getting a whiff of a strange and not very good smell near my closet. I’ve been trying to figure out what in the world it is and where it’s coming from. I finally found it. It’s the barbecue scented dog toy I was hiding in my closet for Christmas!
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“It’s disgraceful but not surprising that he is working behind the scenes to force servicemembers to suffer through infertility," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wa.) said on Thursday.
www.jezebel.com/mike-johnson...
www.jezebel.com/mike-johnson...
Mike Johnson Doesn’t Want Military Members to Have Access to IVF
“It’s disgraceful but not surprising that he is working behind the scenes to force servicemembers to suffer through infertility," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wa.) said on Thursday.
www.jezebel.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“It’s disgraceful but not surprising that he is working behind the scenes to force servicemembers to suffer through infertility," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wa.) said on Thursday.
www.jezebel.com/mike-johnson...
www.jezebel.com/mike-johnson...
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A ridiculous coda to this story: A USTA source tells me that Trump wanted to hand out the trophy to the winner of the US Open men's final but the organizers said no and compromised by displaying the trophy on the balcony of the Rolex suite where he was sitting.
NEW — I wrote about attending the US Open with Trump in attendance, and what the tepid reaction to a fascist at a sporting event says about this country.
Why I had to see Trump at the US Open with my own eyes
Staring straight across the court at a fascist is bad for the soul, but certainly instructive.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A ridiculous coda to this story: A USTA source tells me that Trump wanted to hand out the trophy to the winner of the US Open men's final but the organizers said no and compromised by displaying the trophy on the balcony of the Rolex suite where he was sitting.
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Go slop, stocks drop.
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Go slop, stocks drop.
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“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
My dog is apparently not feeling too bad, because in the middle of the night, she got up on my bed and stuck her plastic cone in my face.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My dog is apparently not feeling too bad, because in the middle of the night, she got up on my bed and stuck her plastic cone in my face.
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This is the Witch Trials theory of war: If they try not to drown at sea, they're terrorists.
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This is the Witch Trials theory of war: If they try not to drown at sea, they're terrorists.
She’s home! Very groggy, but home and resting.
I dropped my golden retriever off to get spayed today and it feels so weird to be home without her. I feel so bad, she did not want to go 😢. I hope to dog it all goes well because I don’t know how I’ll forgive myself if it doesn’t.
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
She’s home! Very groggy, but home and resting.
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It might be a good idea for some reporter to ask the Trump administration why they apparently think all American adults are using cocaine.
Are they just extrapolating from their own circle or
Are they just extrapolating from their own circle or
That’s right — two thirds of the entire population of America was saved by the president’s brave war crimes.
But did they even say thank you?
But did they even say thank you?
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It might be a good idea for some reporter to ask the Trump administration why they apparently think all American adults are using cocaine.
Are they just extrapolating from their own circle or
Are they just extrapolating from their own circle or
I dropped my golden retriever off to get spayed today and it feels so weird to be home without her. I feel so bad, she did not want to go 😢. I hope to dog it all goes well because I don’t know how I’ll forgive myself if it doesn’t.
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I dropped my golden retriever off to get spayed today and it feels so weird to be home without her. I feel so bad, she did not want to go 😢. I hope to dog it all goes well because I don’t know how I’ll forgive myself if it doesn’t.
So supposedly the law says that the kids are not allowed to use their cell phones during school now, yet when I have to drop something off for my daughter they tell me to just set it on the table and let her know that it’s there so she can come get it.👀 Are they expecting I send a carrier pigeon?
December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So supposedly the law says that the kids are not allowed to use their cell phones during school now, yet when I have to drop something off for my daughter they tell me to just set it on the table and let her know that it’s there so she can come get it.👀 Are they expecting I send a carrier pigeon?