Scene outside ICE facility in Portland where DHS Sec. Noem is expected to visit today. Sound on for one protestor’s soundtrack.

TIL: pumpkins and zucchini can cross.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your wieners!
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I wish everyone luck in the Gen Con event hunger games. I'm 6782 in line...

I was promised an epic thunderstorm last. They said hail the size of limes, because anything but the metric system...and we didn't even get rain. So disappointed.

2 1/4 Transform your Easter egg hunt or VBS scavenger hunt into a faith-focused fun activity with these cute plastic Easter eggs! Each egg is shaped to look just ...

IT would be wrong to fill them with gummi brains. Just wrong. So wrong.

It's the celebrity endorsement I was not expecting this morning in my feed!

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HIGHWAY TO THE

Just so you know...because, well, the world is still scary, you can still get the following scary diseases here in the U.S:

1) Leprosy. Armadillos are a natural reservoir for it.
2) Bubonic Plague: Alive and well in the SW.
3) Anthrax: Naturally occurring in the soil everywhere.

Hope that helps.

Cartoonist R.E. Burke detained by ICE on backpacking trip British cartoonist R.E. Burke has been detained by ICE for more than a week as an illegal alien, and her father is asking for help.

British cartoonist RE Burke was backpacking through North America. Now she’s locked up in an ICE detention facility. www.comicsbeat.com/cartoonist-r...

Dysentery cases on the rise in the Portland area: 40 new cases reported in January alone Cases of dysentery have consistently been on the rise in the Portland, Oregon area year-over-year since 2012, officials said.

Oregon Trail was right. The warned us back in the days of floppy disks and we did NOT listen.

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Have you seen Hazbin Hotel?

Lost stuffed bunny found at Pittsburgh International Airport reunited with its owner Earlier this week, a stuffed bunny was found at the baggage claim and the airport put the call out to find the owner.

Today has been a lot. Here's a little something to feel better about.

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Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album) - Wikipedia

Oh no...super cringe but I was raised in California and I bought this with birthday money when I was ...8?

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Chip spin 4K (Funky Town) YouTube video by Troqee

Please enjoy some low-anxiety brain rot.

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

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We had a similar combo work wonders at OceanGate.

At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.

a woman in a green shirt is covering her face with her hands and the words eliiiisaaaaa !!! ALT: a woman in a green shirt is covering her face with her hands and the words eliiiisaaaaa !!!

Perfect!

This my nighttime snuggler, Carmella.

Portland would like you to know that it went a whole year without pooping in its own water supply, just like a Big City.

The Oregonian reports that Public Works will get to order their favorite pizza for dinner, and afterwards go to Target for those Paw Patrol pajamas they've been begging for.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter killed by police in northern Indiana traffic stop The Indiana State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting, which led to the death of Matthew Huttle, 42, from Hobart, on Sunday.

He died doing what made him happy. I guess.

This past week has been long and exhausting, so I made comfort food that photographs terribly.

Baaah Buns: Runsas with braised goat, wild mushrooms and goat cheddar.

I keep a big jar of the preserves for tagines, sauces, fillings for cookies, mixes into pound cake.

Everything except on toast or a bagel.

It depends on how you make it. I don't add it directly to the loaf, I mix it with coriander + apricot preserves to make a glaze

Fries and meatloaf, mostly.

*Sigh* We're not a nonprofit, and I'm not sure "infamous" is the word to use when you're trying to leverage your "free cookie" tool to upsell your paid service.

I think your weekend turned out worse. Mine is just tedious, The process needs occasional babysitting, and sniffly.

Me: Writing Weekend!

Universe: No, I think not. Your fridge stopped working Thursday. And your kid's gonna be sick Saturday morning. Your misssed deadlines and tears give me life.

Apparently David Lynch has just passed.

Always preserve your curiosity and fascination with the world, and maybe you too will be like him.