My mom's memorial is on Saturday, so I can't attend the No Kings protest.
But if you're free and on the fence about going, I encourage you to go. Despite her debilitating autoimmune disorder (scleroderma), my mom believed in showing up. In speaking out. I hope America makes her proud this weekend.
So happy a data center boiled a pint of water to spit out this riveting and highly necessary question
The cover of the book More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Look at the absolute treasure I found at a church rummage sale! My Millennial heart is so happy 🖤👻
Everything is pretty terrible right now, but I found a moment of pure joy today when riding around on my late mother's e-trike (4+ weeks after my shoulder replacement surgery). I'll take it!
When you're recovering from major surgery and have a protector
Annual tradition of making violet syrup. A few drops of lemon juice turns the blueish syrup a vivid purple.
Screenshot of YouTube mic by The Halidon Music: classical music for when you're slowly going insane
This was my top YouTube recommendation. The algorithm knows me a little too well (currently listening as I work).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaDv...
Let's be clear: DOGE is a criminal organization
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
@JDVance: None of these people can articulate a deportation standard that: 1) would satisfy left-wing critics of the administration's immigration policy; 2) would satisfy their intuitions about what "due process" is required; 3) would be workable given resource constraints; and 4) would permit deportation of most of the illegal immigrants allowed under Joe Biden's administration. They want to nullify the results of a democratic election. It's that simple.
I’ve been in real world Minnesota today hearing how Trump cuts to Medicaid will shut down rural hospitals.
So pardon me if I don’t have patience with JD Vance trying to change the subject.
"Become untariffable"
Cory Booker over 23 hours in: "It is not left or right, this is right or wrong. America, this is a moral moment..."
Black dog with white feet hiding under my desk and resting his head on the base of my desk chair
This 65-pound baby is hiding under my desk as I work. He doesn't like the strong wind 😆
A study by NIH that says 5 minutes of exposing a tea bag to hot water can release 11.6 trillion MPs
TIL that hot tea can expose you to microplastics. Why do we truly live in the WORST timeline??
I completely agree. Now is the time for party unity AND to get tough. Most are bending far too easily.
There have been multiple protests in every state + Washington DC since the inauguration, but the big news outlets aren't covering them because they're caving to the oligarchs. If you follow the #50501 hashtag you'll see pics of the protests.
A loaf of homemade sourdough bread
Sliced open loaf of sourdough bread
Another winter day, another loaf of sourdough. Stay cozy, northern friends.
I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.
Black dog with white chest and white stripe down his face with a bit of Kleenex stuck to his snoot
He had a little Kleenex stuck to his nose 🥹
The House budget essentially eliminates Medicaid and SNAP to fund billionaire tax cuts. They are prioritizing 800 billionaires over MILLIONS of ppl in need.
A poodle sketch on a pink background with the words "maybe it's Maybelline or maybe it's the unending pain of existence"
Spotted at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe: "Maybe it's Maybelline or maybe it's the unending pain of existence" 🥲
Just stood there 😤
This is what authoritarians do. They silence.
Orange cat licking a tan rock that's part of a mineral water fountain
If you need a little injection of joy amid all the bad news, here is the cat who lives at Ojo Caliente hot springs in New Mexico. Just having a drink of mineral water from the fountain 🥹
Senator Smith has no f*cks left to give
Minneapolis Luminary Loppet ice lanterns hanging above people's heads
Minneapolis Luminary Loppet ice lanterns hanging above people's heads
Minneapolis Luminary Loppet triangular ice sculptures
Looking into a large ice lantern
Minneapolis Luminary Loppet: ambling across a frozen Lake of the Isles, taking in the ice lanterns
New book day! I stopped by a local indie bookstore, Irreverent Bookworm, and picked up Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor and A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher. I've been itching to dive in all afternoon! 📚
Art shanties on Lake Harriet, banned books station with rainbow over a fake fireplace
I guess I can only add four pics! Here's the banned book station:
