Valley of the Dolls

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NGL y’all. Yesterday I truly understood how my parents and grandparents felt during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Yesterday I held my son tight and begged the universe to let him survive, even if I did not. Take me, save him, please.

This is too fuckin much.

#iran #stopthemadness

'History Sighs, Repeats Itself' Headline T-Shirt

Dark times call for reckless purchases. store.theonion.com/products/history-sighs-r...

DHS says it has body-cam footage related to Pretti shooting in Minneapolis The lawsuits aim to prevent federal officials from destroying evidence related to Alex Pretti’s killing and to end the surge of immigration officers in Minnesota.

It's been 66 days since agents killed Alex Pretti.

DHS has body-cam footage.

They haven't released it.

66 days and counting.

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A sign asking "What do you want to work TOWARD"? and written replies.

I took a blank sign and asked everyone what did they want to work TOWARD?

Kindness in an office building hallway. #kindness

Short-term lets outnumber homes to rent by four to one nationwide, housing charity says There are now over 8,600 second homes advertised for short-term let across Ireland, compared to 2,100 homes in the private rental market.

Housing charity Threshold is calling for robust enforcement as short-term lets outnumber homes to rent by four to one nationwide.
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Crooks compromise WordPress sites to push infostealers via fake CAPTCHA prompts Rapid7 says crims compromised more than 250 sites globally, including a US Senate candidate’s campaign page Cyber baddies quietly compromised legitimate WordPress websites, including the campaign site of a US Senate candidate, turning them into launchpads for a global infostealer operation.…

FYI: Crooks compromise WordPress sites to push infostealers via fake CAPTCHA prompts

Love those pinto beans #cats

🗃️ On February 2, 1977, President Jimmy Carter delivered his first “fireside chat” from the White House Library. Just two weeks into his term and donning a wool cardigan, Carter urged Americans to reduce their electricity consumption amid a national energy crisis.

It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for.

Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.

Macro photograph of a dandelion seed head

The close I got to the dandelion, the more the bristles started looking like fireworks
#art #photography #flowers #macro

Gas Prices Could Go Above $3 Per Gallon Next Week After Iran Strikes, Analyst Warns Gas could reach a national average above $3 per gallon for the first time this year, as analysts anticipate crude oil prices will jump next week.

Gas could reach a national average above $3 per gallon for the first time this year, as analysts anticipate crude oil prices will jump next week.

The golden hour of light a Great Crested Grebe at Stodmarsh

"...a Big Secret"

NEW: US courts are foiling efforts by the Trump administration to keep information under wraps about DOGE and the role that Elon Musk played during his whirlwind stint with the White House last year
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Karoline Leavitt: A large portion of Trump's speech will focus on the economy.

(He's going to repeat a bunch of numbers from the teleprompter and lie.)

Officials warn ICE detention centers in Pa. could overwhelm sewer, other critical services

What we know about the potential impact of ICE plans to hold 1,500 people in an Upper Bern Township warehouse that was built for 230 workers.

The owners want to close this Colorado coal plant. The Trump administration says no The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.

The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back. n.pr/4kPwRpj

Jimmy Carter saying “We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children”.

A compassionate man, a real president

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is demanding that the United States pass a law requiring that when Congress votes to go to war, a family member of each member of Congress must begin immediate military service.

Texas U.S. citizen was fatally shot by an immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show The death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, would mark the earliest of at least six deadly shootings by federal officers since the start of the Trump administration's nationwide immigration crackdown.

Our government shot & killed an American citizen during a stop last year. We’re only finding out about it now. Where’s the outrage ⁦‪from Senators Cornyn‬⁩ & ⁦‪Cruz‬⁩ ? This is their constituent.
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This is a win for veterans everywhere. The fact that this was proposed in the first place was an insult to every person who has ever put on the uniform.

We will continue to hold this administration accountable to make sure our promises to those who served are kept, period.

A Fatal ICE Shooting Occurred in Texas Months Before Renee Good’s Killing

W T F

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I have been assaulted twice in my life. Once when I was 13 by a “family friend”; and again when I was 28 by a Christian Pastor. Both were cis white heterosexual men.

Ever. 🙃

We need election finance reform A LOT more than we need voter ID laws

Getting big money out of US elections means strengthening campaign finance laws, capping donation amounts, reducing the influence of Super PACs and "dark money", and enacting public financing systems.

Minneapolis Was a Stress Test for Accountability - CAFE ICE may have left Minneapolis, but we cannot afford to forget what they did there — it matters for all of us and our democracy.

We cannot afford to forget what happened in Minneapolis. New from me for @cafedotcom.bsky.social cafe.com/notes-from-c...