Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values The EU's top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.

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Loved the 5 minutes we had swing dancing. Brian Stetzer Orchestra, Squirrel Nut Zippers... Forgot about Gregorian chants, but, yea.

#maddow

TOMORROW Virginia can STOP TRUMP from rigging the November Midterms! #VoteYesVirginia for free and fair elections and STOP THE STEAL! 🇺🇸💙🌊

What's with all the kink and furries I have to mute lately? Not kink shaming. Only mute because I'm not interested. Block Magas & haters.

The Red Vineyards near Arles

Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Year: 1888
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Location: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, Russia.

{The only painting Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime. It was purchased by artist Anna Boch for 400 francs}

#vanGogh
#Art

"Delete the wife" best line ever!

I spent today at the hospital and didn’t see a single respirator (other than my own).

There were a few people wearing surgical masks.

Signs saying it was a “mask friendly” environment.

No free masks.

No mask mandates.

Tons of coughing & sickness.

Masks belong in healthcare. Period.

Correct.

We need a lot less of all of these private schools and more free public child care, kindergartners, grade schools, high schools and universities, a less costly military & more free education!

...and he STOLE the election.

Actor-author George Takei turns 89 today...

Takei brought enjoyment to so many thru his performances in Perry Mason, Black Sheep Squadron, the iconic Star Trek TOS/movies...

An American patriot, he & his family endured racially motivated internment camps of the 1940s...

Live longer, Mr. Takei!

FRIENDS: Tomorrow is Election Day in Virginia! Polls are open from 6AM-7PM.

Vote YES on redistricting to put the power of drawing districts back in the hands of the people — not politicians. Fight fire with fire, and protect fair representation.

Your vote is the firewall! 💙🗳️

#VoteYesVirginia

If you live in Virginia, tomorrow you have a huge opportunity to make it clear to the GOP that if they want to win, it won’t be by changing the rules and redrawing maps. At least, not without a fight. Vote YES on the redistricting vote, and push back!

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

Happy 89th Birthday George Takei!

George Takei, born on April 20, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, is an actor, activist, and social media phenomenon who has lived one of the most remarkable lives in American entertainment.

As a child, Takei and his family were forcibly relocated to Japanese...

Star Trek meets Doctor Who: George Takei as Sulu and Louise Jameson as Leela, standing in a control room. Sulu looking alert, in a gold Starfleet uniform, while Leela, in her leather warrior outfit and holding a knife, stands beside him, both focused on something off-screen with tense expressions.

Happy Birthday to George Takei and Louise Jameson.

Sulu and Leela. Oh my, what a multidimensional adventure that would be!

#LouiseJameson #DoctorWho #GeorgeTakei #StarTrek #Sulu #Leela #RetroSciFi #ClassicSciFi

I would never have believed when I first watched Star Wars that many years later, @markhamillofficial.bsky.social would still be the hero we all need, working against a evil empire.

Thanks Mr Hamill!

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Evil ideas, both.

For profit prisons and for profit hospitals - a very bad idea.

Now do for profit health care.🙂

There should be a law passed, and enforced, that we will no longer have for profit prisons of any kind! Ever again! Incentivized incarceration should be a crime against humanity and should be retroactively enforced! They know what they are doing is wrong!

Note to my fellow Dems: The 2026 and 2028 elections will be "change" elections. But mere promises to change or talking points about change won't do the trick. Candidates need to embody change. They need to be the change we want to see. It's not about a position. It's about who they are.

@claytoonz.bsky.social
😂😂😂

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

Some of my doctor bills are out of network and don't count against our deductible. Which is just insane. I was unconscious and could not consent to care 'out of network'.
Upshot, it would be nice if I could get some book sales. Anything would help.
And it would make me feel better.
😁
Link below 👇

The Kids are getting into vinyl, so my nibblings spoke my parents' activation phrase "do you have any old records?"

Pink Floyd Live in Concert

The Very Best of Cream

Fleetwood Mac - Rumors

...

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book

"Wow, that lady could sing."

Yes. Yes, she could.

He probably thinks Hormuz is spelled with a W.

This painting, titled "L'escalier" (The Staircase), was created by French painter Marc Chalmé, known for his mastery of shadow and light, often compared to Vermeer. His work captures "still light" in landscapes, still lifes, and scenes like this.

This painting, titled "L'escalier" (The Staircase), was created by French painter Marc Chalmé, known for his mastery of shadow and light, often compared to Vermeer. His work captures "still light" in landscapes, still lifes, and scenes like this.