Rural America trusted Trump to bring prosperity. Instead they got tariffs, labor shortages, shuttered hospitals, frozen energy projects, and falling crop prices. His support in GOP strongholds appears to be collapsing.
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Yellow-Red-Blue, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 (detail, rotated), 📸 by @riogiancarlo.bsky.social

‘Social media is not real life’ Ok, then why are all the world’s wealthiest and most powerful men desperate to own and control it? Why did the fact that another country owned a popular social media app necessitate congressional hearings and provoke bipartisan national security fears?

Dark thoughts this morning…how must it feel to be Europe right now with Russian aggression ascending and Trump back in power. There will be no USA to storm the beaches this time…they will stand with the enemy. What has America done?

I’m proud and eternally grateful to be the governor of a state where we cherish our diversity.

In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.

Happy Hanukkah.

This is Rose. She's paralyzed in both her back legs from being hit by a car as a stray. But when she sees her wheelchair harness come out, she knows it's time to walk and roll. 14/10 (IG: twopawrose)

this is such a vibe

Sunset times get later from here! These are the sunset times in #Texas tonight, which are the earliest sunsets of the year. Nights will still be getting longer until the solstice, since the sunrise continues getting later until next month. -Jason/TSC

Progress shot of the latest #embroidery! I always find depicting water reflections to be an interesting challenge, and it’s a bit part of this one.