This Is The Message That Could Win Democrats The Midterms This shocked me, and if Democrats message it properly, it could win them the midterms

“88 of the largest American corporations paid no federal income tax in 2025.”

Paying close attention to The Gen Z Perspective

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With all this talk about birds I want to be sure everyone knows about the Birds Feed. All birds all the time, posted by real photographers and artists and no AI slop!

It’s a delight of aging that we suddenly *notice*. The birds visit you. You only have to notice.

Paint what you love! ❤️ 🎨

My dad was a meteorologist and my mom was an artist. Not surprisingly I paint a lot of storms. 😊

Hell yeah.

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

Oh. Well I’m convince. Whew!

This is what librarianship has taught for years....and as we have underfunded/defunded and closed libraries and (Idaho) refuse to have certified librarians at elementary level, we get generations of information illiterate. Libraries are more than just books, librarians do more then sling books.

You look like a fresh breath of spring. Beautiful.

Looks heavenly. And I just read about all they plan to do for that area with the park & everything.

Woof. 😆 They are comically terrible. I wish it weren’t dangerous so I could just be amused.

I LOVE this.

“It speaks to a broken kind of politics…”

Thank you. I’ve made better choices as I went along. I was 18 when I married that guy. Glad to have survived it.

Now I’m married to a kind, stable man.

Hunted me down with a gun.

I hope so too, Rachel.

For a Boise family of medical providers, Idaho criminal trans bathroom ban was the last straw • Idaho Capital Sun After the Idaho Legislature and Gov. Brad Little pass a criminal transgender bathroom ban, medical providers with a trans kid plan to move.

#Idaho Legislator Bruce Skaug claims he's protecting "women & from transgenders & those who would go after our children" Exactly how many #trans people have been convicted of sexual misconduct, #BruceSkaug? How about protecting us from the heteros? idahocapitalsun.com/2026/04/16/f... #BathroomBill

• The Magic Valley (Burley/Twin Falls) has some high stakes races w/far right challenging moderates.

Todd Achilles said these are sometimes decided by as little as 8% of voters, so telling a few friends/family can make a big difference - if they can vote in the republican primaries.

• Bonneville County, Stephanie Mickelsen (who has stridently defended public education funding) has a far right Christian radio host running against her. Stephanie is the one who had ICE called on her dairy by Ryan Spoon when she didn't vote the way Idaho Freedumb Foundation wanted.

• Power County/Pocatello area, Jim Guthrie (who gave the impassioned speech about needless budget cuts) has a far right primary challenger.

Idaho friends, reach out to ppl in these districts to vote in R primary to prevent more bad legislation like the trans bathroom bill:

• Idaho Falls - Connor Cook v Barbara Erhardt. Connor has spoken out against Erhardt's attacks on trans community &said they’re a distraction from the budget crisis.

Go, Todd, go! 👏👏👏

I’m sure you’re right but it’s so confusing to me. How one can believe that trans ppl caused their problems is so beyond me.

The Quiet Way Authoritarianism Begins to Crumble Among the many reasons for Viktor Orbán’s defeat was the rural clubs where citizens relearned democratic habits.

omg! Hungary used groups like my community group to get out from under Orban! I should franchise!

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👆 For clarity: This one is not my wedding ring, though it’s beautiful.
I’m not a diamond gal. I’ll post a pic of mine sometime. Mine’s Montana sapphire.

Do they do this bc they’re afraid they’ll have queer kids & they want to make it too scary to be queer? I simply don’t buy that they think the womenfolk are in danger in the bathroom.

Boise’s Mike Rogers is a treasure. He made my & my husb’s wedding rings. Pretty cool to get to wear a piece of original art everyday.

I sat in on a committee meeting last year re: DEI with the head of the Idaho Department of Education & ever since, I’ve had a real distaste for that woman. She sucks ASS.

Oh my god. Please, please, please, Idaho Falls. I believe in you. Give us Connor Cook instead of cruel Ehardt.

Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich

Well, today we're taxing the rich...