The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

Knowing that I am doing work that directly serves my immediate community gives me so much peace of mind. It doesn't entirely line up with my ideals, but I do my best. I do good work and it makes a difference.

Sometimes resistance is simply continuing to do the work that you were already doing which aligns with your values.

A screenshot of text: "People thing Sid is short for Sidney but it's actually short for Temperate Deciduous Forest"

They're really just wildin out

I'm still thinking about this

Need suggestions for that last point?

-Donate to local mutual aid, food pantries, or outreach programs.
-Call your congressional reps and leave a message making your concerns clear.
-Support creative efforts from marginalized people currently being targeted.

Panic and despair without an outlet can be self-destructive. Interrupt the doom spiral:

-Do 1 self-indulgent thing that makes you feel happy or content.
-Do 1 thing to make your home environment more calm or comfortable.
-Do 1 thing to help your community and people in it.

Repeat as needed.

If I were Sauron I simply would not have stored the power of global dominion in an item that could accidentally be left on the edge of a sink in a gas station bathroom.

i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there

Of course it's Gitmo

None of these reactionary assholes appreciate what we have, what it took to get it, or how precarious it all is.

A thousand generations of my ancestors would have given their right hand to trade places with me.

Let’s be clear about what could be on the chopping block because of Trump’s new power grab:

Disaster assistance
Funding for public schools
Head Start
Medicaid
Construction projects
Manufacturing jobs

Unleashing confusion on millions of lives and livelihoods for no reason.

And I use plushies instead of throw pillows. Sleeping on the couch is sleeping on a pile of plushies. So emotionally comfy.

I've started sleeping on the couch on weekends. I couldn't figure out why I love it, but I think it's like a subconscious compromise between staying up late and not using my bed for anything but sleep. On the couch, I can read or knit or watch videos until I curl up and pass out.

Looking at a plant with 2700 other people

Here, look at this plant
www.youtube.com/live/mrylcCA...

I want YOU to be able to go out and confidently say when your asshole uncle insists that Trump is "draining the swamp" or "ending woke DEI hiring" or whatever: "Oh, do you mean taking jobs and accommodations away from disabled veterans? Because that's what's actually happening."

In lighter news, I took Kit out for his daily walk. He lasted less than 60 seconds before he wanted in. He was visibly shocked by how cold it was.

It was deliberate. It was an experiment in audacity to see how far they can push things and still have them hand-waved away.

I'm trying not to entirely freak out over here, but I think being freaked out is an appropriate response to what happened.

I've heard "The freaks come out at night" and "weak sauce" in this confirmation hearing leading me to rapidly recontextualize some stuff

Holy heck, this thread is fascinating. Latest update: China may be moving foreign IPs to a different server. In the middle of this: Chinese-Americans who rely on the app to stay connected to their culture.

Rubio has had three protesters interrupt in about as many minutes. Damn.

there is a 24/7 right-wing propaganda apparatus that operates across multiple mediums and it designed to do exactly this: smother any kind of local, material concern with cultural war signifiers and cultivate a “political affiliation as team sport” ethos

It is so perfectly American that we have two indicators for public safety, both revolving around corporations: the Waffle House Index for storm severity and the Yankee Candle Index tracking covid rates.

I spoke to the 1st floor lady who told me she loved the sound of the 2nd floor lady's dogs running and playing above her since her own dog passed. Then she said the 2nd floor lady said the same thing about my 3rd floor cat ❤️

I was just told that my former downstairs neighbor loved the sound of my cat running around my apartment. I always worried about the noise, but it actually made her happy.

Just finished I'm Glad My Mom Died. Oofa doofa.