Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly:
- Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat)
- Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex)
- Humming (stimulates vagus nerve)
- Exercise (anything helps, outside even better)
- Impeachment and removal
Millions of American voters wanted to be villains. They came to believe it’s the key to success, while goodness is weak, woke, loser stuff, done only to signal.
Offered the option of unvarnished villainy, they enthusiastically took it. Seeing others suffer more made them feel big.
And here we are.
This mission is giving me life. I recently read Rocket Men, the story of the Apollo 8 mission around the moon, & I'm so jazzed to see how the science and mission have evolved. Not to mention the number of women involved in this mission compared to Apollo 8. Also everything on earth sucks so YAY NASA
Anne Lamott is one of my all time favorite writers. Putting my pre-order in right now!
Resistance rises today.
ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE.
lol it’s probably still usable, too! ❤️
Wtf
legalized sports gambling is one of the worst things to ever happen
One wonders if the person on the videoconference side knows that they are being broadcast to the entire coffee shop. In my view, that's a key difference between what you're experiencing and two "live" people chatting.
Bars.
I was just telling my husband that the icing on the cake would be for Mo to score.
When you play the victim so hard for so long that you think taking China's place in the world is an upgrade bsky.app/profile/fint...
It will help to call or email your senators and representative with your thoughts about this!!
At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
So I'll finish transcribing parts of this speech later but I wanted to talk about a couple things in it that makes it great.
SAY THIS LOUDDDDDDDDDERRRRRRRRR
I just overheard a colleague say to another colleague, after they shared a laugh about something, "you're hysterical sometimes." And I know that everything is terrible and we are facing the destruction of [gestures broadly], but I can't stop thinking about that "sometimes."
Agreed, and the more we amplify what Booker is doing, the more we make it matter, in public perception and as an example to other elected officials. On the other hand, the more we disparage and tear it down, the more we make it not matter. It's not all up to him.
Wisconsin, polls are now open until 8:00 PM!
Make your voice heard and vote for Judge Susan Crawford.
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"Hi Senator I am a voter in [your home zip code] and I saw what Sen. Booker did for others and I want that for me. Good day". A phone call like this is worth 10,000 quote posts.
It may be performative but that man is making arguments against Trump/Musk/Rs disastrous bullshit cuts while sometimes leaning so heavily on the podium he’s barely standing AND while too many Democrats are too comfortable sitting back doing goddamn nothing. AT THIS POINT, DO FUCKING SOMETHING, DEMS
I'm seeing a lot of cynical reactions to this move from Cory Booker. And I get it!! But performative opposition is a necessary part of effective opposition from the minority. Not sufficient, but necessary. And our electeds need to know we notice when they do well and not just when they do poorly.
ICYMI last week, reupping a digital security tip sheet I helped write with @bostonjoan.bsky.social. More than a few new ones have dropped since January -- the main goal of this one is to give you 5 things you can do to minimally but meaningfully raise your security
Our party may be cooked on the national level, but the way back is taking back power on the local level. And the best way to do that is to get with folks like @runforsomething.net and get into state and local office.
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
I second that motion.
Vermont showed up to sour Vance’s ski vacay! ❤️ Photos by a friend
A red block print style bunny on a sea green/teal-ish background with hand-lettered-looking black text that reads: Economic boycott Don't buy stuff Friday February 28 We have power No Amazon, Walmart, target, fast food, gas. Ok: Small business Use cash
We will be boycotting as best we can tomorrow & I hope everyone else does too.
Our household will be cheering HARD for the sovereign nation of Canada's hockey team tonight