I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Protest sign for tomorrow based on John Heartfield’s famous 1932 anti-nazi photomontage (in comments)

Deeply ashamed to have @peters.senate.gov representing me. Just because you’re not running for reelection does not mean you get to abandon the people who hired you for the job. At a minimum you’ve ruined your legacy, if not helped to ruin our democracy.

Today’s little glimmer moment. There’s still beauty out there if you’re looking for it. ✨

To clarify, we’re cutting agencies that actually serve citizens—Dept of Defense, IRS, National Parks, EPA, Veteran Affairs, HUD, USDA, Dept of Energy, FAA, NOAA (you like knowing the weather, right?), CFPB, Dept of Ed—all so mega rich can hoard even more while taxes increase for the rest of us
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Every time I see a clip of them berating Zelenskyy, my anxiety becomes palpable with a pressure in my chest, like I’m not taking in enough air. I’m transported back to my childhood: to memories of being unfairly accused and gaslit into believing there was something fundamentally wrong with me.

Finished “The Three Lives of Cate Kay” tonight and gently wept at the end. I had a similar feeling at the end of Station Eleven—the plots are not alike except for a life-altering tragedy and then beautiful writing that made palpable the deepest ache for connection. Kudos to @katefagan.bsky.social

The gen-z slang “you ate that” as a positive sentiment is the first time I’m feeling my age. To my elder millennial ass it is too similar to “that bites” or “ate shit”.

That said, a student told me I “ate” at something today, and isn’t that nice. 🥰

The husband and I watched two fantastic things over the last week or so: SLY LIVES (Hulu) and both season of Mo (Netflix). Highest of recommends to both. 1/

MAGA realizes that these “cuts to government spending” doesn’t actually equate to more money in their pocket, right?

For the vast majority of us, taxes are going to go up while the programs that actually directly benefit us are being gutted? Why do they support this?

Suggestion to Americans: If you used a current bank account with funds on a recent tax return, it may be wise to contact your bank and request a change. Account and routing numbers are accessible, and Elon Musk’s staff have access to this information. Stay safe and protect your assets.

Deeply disappointed in and embarrassed to be represented by Michigan US Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin.

They are both complicit in what is happening in our country right now as they continue to vote to confirm the wildly unqualified nominees for the President's cabinet.

We’ve seen how well the mass layoffs from the company formally known as twitter has gone. A quick google shows that it’s estimated to worth 80% less now than when it was purchased in 2022.

And that’s not to mention how far the social worth and reputation has plummeted.

Several years before my mom’s cancer finally got her, I told my therapist I was likely going to completely lose it when she died. I was fearful that I would be left with this giant gaping unfillable hole that the love she had for me had once filled.

👋 I’m Christine. I teach photography in the Upper Peninsula of MI.

I make art about memory, death, family, and place.

I laugh at dark, light, and dry humor, but not racist, homophobic, or sexist humor.

I am obsessed with all cats. I listen to true crime podcasts. I eat a lot of tacos.