Trying to be. How are you??

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AOC: Being taken is wrong, it is illegal, it is a violation of his First Amendment rights, it is an affront to every American, and we will not allow—and will continue to resist—the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.

Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.

“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft

I have that Grace Jones poster. I’d love to have that Au Pairs though!

It was absolutely amazing. Two great tastes that taste great together 🙌🏼

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Despite seeing several people I totally trust say this was real I still felt I had to verify it with my own eyes. And having done so I still can't believe it's real.

I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...

makes sense. what the administration wants more than anything is to completely pollute the information environment with as much nonsense and propaganda as they and their allies, foreign and domestic, can pump out

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

“Many people don’t realize how high the American quality of life is because of the competent & stable enforcement of regulations, &if that goes away a lot of lives are at risk,” said Steve Cicala… “This affects airplane safety, baby formula safety, the safety of meat, vegetables and packaged foods…”

The union representing National Endowment for the Humanities workers said 65% received termination notices Thursday.

Every. Damn. Time.

This is the funniest exchange. Thank you. Lol

There are some new lobbyists in town and they are successfully altering legislation regulating PFAS.

from @wired.com via @climatedesk.org

Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin

me this morning www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

They are doing reparations for insurrectionists.

Tim Walz: "You you claim to love freedom but want to restrict certain groups, you don’t love freedom. You love privilege." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #MomSky

NEWSFLASH: At least 12 members of Congress are flying Appeal to Heaven flags outside their offices.

Great reporting from @marabim.bsky.social tracking Congress & January 6th symbolism.

The ATH flag is a symbol of Christian supremacy & political-spiritual warfare.

baptistnews.com/article/a-vi...

Hope this brings a moment of silliness/joy to your day.