The City of Philadelphia is suing the Trump administration after the National Park Service removed a long-standing exhibit on slavery in the city's Independence National Historical Park. https://cnn.it/4jSDTZQ
Venice protests Bezos!
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The image is a screenshot of a social media post by Very Finnish Problems (@VFi ...), posted 6 hours ago. The post reads: "This made me laugh a lot harder than it should have." Below the post, there is a three-panel comic strip from sadanduseless.com. In the first panel, a woman asks, "Wanna hear a joke?" In the second panel, Donald Trump responds, "Sure." The woman then says, "GREENLAND," to which Trump replies, "I don’t get it." In the third panel, the woman says, "YOU SAID IT," with a surprised expression.
Good one!
The total number of jobs created under Joe Biden is 16.6 million. That makes Biden’s the only administration in history to have created jobs every month. Under the Biden administration, the nation has had the lowest average unemployment rate of any administration in 50 years, ending at 4.1%. (HCR)
Heather Cox Richardson’s message about President Jimmy Carter… ❤️❤️ Now, there’s a man who deserved the title and served the US well!
So many folks are feeling this hurt in a time we’re pressed to be jolly… not all the losses involve death, either. Fractured families are painful, too.
Since we’re talking about how much billionaires suck again, here’s a reminder that your local indie bookstore deserves your business this holiday season. They have gift cards and are happy to mail stuff out. Same goes for @bookshop-org.bsky.social. Buy books. Give books. Support bookstores.
Meta. Amazon. ABC. Parts of mainstream media are caving before they have to. That’s how fascism can start.
Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.
Today in 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.
I may need to make one of these.
So… how’s Bluesky working out for you, folks?
Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
A quote,”I sometimes think we’re in a new pandemic now. A contagion of fear and anger, of mistrust and hatred, of … distancing from those who view the world differently than we do . . . again I am seeking shelter. Only this time, not sheltering in place but sheltering in time.” (Karen Hering)
Cruz on Trump tariff/trade war threats: "why hasn't Joe Biden done this? Why hasn't Joe Biden actually stood up and used leverage to secure the border?"
The answer is: Biden actually already did this...thru diplomacy
Today would've been Matthew Shepard's 48th Birthday. While we remember those we lost to AIDS, let's not forget those we lost to hate. #RememberMatthew #NOH8
Today would've been Matthew Shepard's 48th Birthday. While we remember those we lost to AIDS, let's not forget those we lost to hate. #RememberMatthew #NOH8
"Incompetent Cabinet" is a good catchphrase - the words fit together well and tell an accurate (as much as two works can) story of what's wrong with Trump's administration.
