Yup.

Things suck, but love always wins. ❤️

Our democracy depends on congress growing a spine and tackling their own corruption. I won’t hold my breath.

When I say folks can not afford a pay decrease. I mean that literally. They can not be housed, own a car and buy food with a pay decrease for many grant recipients. Some who work with our most vulnerable populations are looking at 15-18$ hourly. You can’t build a life on 18$ an hour.

You have a workforce that works so hard and loves their work so much. They already get paid shit to do it, and they do it happily. Describing it as a dream job.

The other thing to this is I know many nonprofit workers who would do this. Even if they couldn’t afford it( which to be clear they can’t) because they absolutely care and believe in the work they do. Do you get what I’m saying.

Here’s the thing. Many many many grant recipients couldn’t take a 30% decrease and live above the poverty line, almost every nonprofit worker I’ve met is already working 2 jobs or more.

Sure hope so.
(art by Dave Tarnowski)

Any one else vacillating between regular life gotta get shit done and pure panic. Yeah me too.

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

Tiny glimmers of joy. Take em while I got em

When your grandma says she’s really glad your wife is apart of the family. 🥹🥰🥹🥰🥹

Sometimes I make cute things❤️

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency

Libraries are great for the books, sure, but it's also nice to have a quiet and safe space to sit and think- a place where no one is trying to sell you anything.

Spent the day at the capitol. It felt good to do something.

One thing I do know. I won’t be quiet. I will be loud and unapologetically me, I will be kind and I will speak out for those around me.

Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

Yall I can’t With this country

Listen Linda

Handsome cat post to boost morale.

Morale plummets at the CDC as staff fear job losses Staff at the CDC are bracing for a significant reduction in the work force that appears to be targeting staff with the fewest worker protections.

Staff at the CDC are bracing for a significant reduction in the work force that appears to be targeting staff with the fewest worker protections.

We are 1/4 the way through #BlackHistoryMonth, and I've got FOUR lists celebrating #BlackBooksky creators so far!

Check the thread and make sure you're following all these wonderful people 🥰

Comment or tag anyone else I should add in the comments! And please repost 🙏🏻 💜

go.bsky.app/aeFQK1

Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) [Free To Watch] YouTube video by Vintage Horror Cinema

Whoa! It's Friday Night! You know what that means!

Here is the ORIGINAL Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde from from 1920!

Enjoy!

Eat grasssss! ( jk I’ve been told we shouldn’t eat the grass.)

I know you all watched Star Wars….

Trump is the Emperor.
Musk is Vader.

Tim Walz is Obi-Wan.