It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.

7:15pm EDT: Mercury joins up with Uranus at 27 degrees, 42 minutes Taurus as the Moon in Taurus squares Pluto in Aquarius. Uh oh! Out of nowhere, a grand piano! You have to respond quickly to an issue that you did not prepare for. 03°Ta43' D 03°Aq43' R

Today’s reading exercise.

April 8, 2025 Stocks were up early today as traders put their hopes in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s suggestion that the Trump administration was open to negotiations for lowering Trump’s proposed tariffs.

April 8, 2025

As a Gemini ASC with mercury on my ASC along with my Gemini moon, I support this message lol

3:44pm EDT: Retrograde Venus in Pisces contraparallel Vesta in Scorpio. Release, release, release. It's a great time to let go of clutter that's draining you emotionally.

Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.

Today, thousands of openly-transgender service members will put on their uniform and do what needs to be done because they honor their oath to our country, while Pete Hegseth denigrates their service and violates his oath by brazenly sharing classified intel in text groups.

Just a reminder.

Reports are coming in that Trump-era ICE agents have arrested even American-born citizens during raids. If you’re just heading to work or the grocery store, how would you prove you’re an American? This is getting out of hand—Americans have a right to privacy.

9:45am EDT: Moon in Virgo joins and opposes the Nodes of Fate in Pisces and Virgo. Echo of the Eclipse from the wee hours of this morning. The scales fall from your eyes, you see that the path stretching before you is not one to pursue. 27°Vi23' D 27°Vi23' R 27°Pi23' R

12:29am EST: Moon in Virgo parallel Chiron in Aries. Speak the truth even if your voice shakes. Angelou: "Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently."

It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.

There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂

If you’re wondering who the Elon Musk staffers are, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has several Musk staffers, including Amanda Scales, Brian Bjelde, Stephen Duarte, Christina Hanna, and Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Peaceful sleeping.

The Trump administration plans to reduce the USAID workforce from over 10,000 to around 290 positions. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s staffers are now at FEMA, accessing information on its grant programs.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offered payouts to its entire workforce. The CIA has become the first intelligence agency to offer employees an opportunity to leave their positions in exchange for approximately eight months of pay and benefits.

Panel 1: Mark Zuckerberg stands on the stage at a Meta all-hands meeting, wearing a little chain and a shirt that says "Cool Dude." "I think our company could use more Masculine Energy," he says into a mic. In the crowd, an employee raises their hand. "Excuse me, Mr. Zuckerberg," the person asks. Panel 2: The person stands up, asking, "By "Masculine Energy," do you mean a mature definition where men in power use their relative strength to protect and uplift those less privileged?" Panel 3: The person continues, "…or a more childish definition where men in power are free to be aggressive and harm others without being held accountable?" Panel 4: Zuck stands silent for a beat. Panel 5: "You're all fired," he says.

"Masculine Energy"

The book of the unnamed midwife cover

THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by @megelison.bsky.social.

What a wonderful novel. Follows a midwife wandering a post-plague America secretly supplying birth control to outnumbered, enslaved women. Humane & complicated & messy & dire & inspiring. And, wow, TIMELY.

9:38pm EST: Sun in Capricorn opposite OOB retrograde Mars in Cancer. We're seeing our own behavior more clearly than usual. What do you have yet to take responsibility for? 26°Cp12' D 26°Cn12' R

the REALITY Surroundings Garth AMERICA IS ABOUT FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS! BUT NOT FOR YOU @garthtoons garthtoons.com 2022 Garth German đ BLM

i am watching clips from the hegseth hearings and it is a goddamn insult
to this country that this chucklefuck was even nominated

5:11pm EST: OOB Moon in Cancer quindecile Pluto in Aquarius. Psychological stress that results from an unacknowledged triangle. What's the elephant in the room we're not addressing, and should? 15°Cn37' D 00°Aq37' D

Beautiful sunset

Happy Fall y’all