The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.

In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

Oh.

A large square green tub of ripe San Marzano tomatoes sitting on a kitchen counter.

A deck banister covered with green and yellow San Marzano tomaotes still ripening

Ready for sauce and “on deck”. #gardening #sanmarzano #tomatoes

Just a reminder that if you ever find yourself wondering how much Donald Trump *actually* cares about urban safety, remember that on September 11th while you were mourning 3,000 American dead he was on television boasting about how he now had the tallest building in New York City

It's Caturday, y'all!!

As usual, I've failed to find a cat.

I did find Jesus though. Well, a reasonable facsimile of Jesus.

Have a day, y'all!!

#SheShed #Caturday

The wildest thing about this era is watching so many institutions say out loud yeah, we’re done committing ourselves to excellence, we’re going to specialize in the coddling of mediocre white men

Interesting ay?

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Truth!

America’s Ugly Truth. Time to make the present n future what America should be! #democracy #equality #freedom

Tik Tok is trending #TexasBeefBoycott to start hitting back at the big money funding the Texas GOP.

Omgoodness this is so me. Why must it be acknowledged? Stop looking at me!

A profile of a Mrs. Potato toy with only blonde hair and red heels.

Why is my son’s new Mrs. Potato Head giving President Cheeto vibes?

The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:

My God.

This hit so hard.

Because you know what they're going to choose.

And it makes you feel like, as a species, we may be irredeemable. So many of us find just doing the basic decent thing an utter impossibility.

Give that bagpipe player any damn thing he wants.

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Earlier this month, Flint, Michigan finished replacing its lead pipes to ensure clean drinking water for the community.

Congratulations to the residents, activists, and public servants who made this happen. www.nrdc.org/press-releas...

I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store. By Eve Ewing looking over the plums, one by one lifting each to his eyes and turning it slowly, a little earth, checking the smooth skin for pockmarks and rot, or signs of unkind days or people, then sliding them gently into the plastic. whistling softly, reaching with a slim, woolen arm into the cart, he first balanced them over the wire before realizing the danger of bruising and lifting them back out, cradling them in the crook of his elbow until something harder could take that bottom space. I knew him from his hat, one of those fine porkpie numbers they used to sell on Roosevelt Road. it had lost its feather but he had carefully folded a dollar bill and slid it between the ribbon and the felt and it stood at attention. he wore his money. upright and strong, he was already to the checkout by the time I caught up with him. I called out his name and he spun like a dancer, candy bar in hand, looked at me quizzically for a moment before remembering my face. he smiled. well hello young lady hello, so chilly today should have worn my warm coat like you yes so cool for August in Chicago how are things going for you oh he sighed and put the candy on the belt it goes, it goes.

Today, on what would have been Emmett Till's 84th birthday, I'm sharing one of my favorite poems by Eve Ewing.

TRUMP JULY 15: "A very quick briefing, yeah."
TRUMP JULY 25: "No, I was never briefed. No."

July 25, 2025 “We’re going to end up shooting some of them.”

July 25, 2025

Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest...

This shit has to stop. If policies weren’t violated, policies need to change.

RNC Sues New Jersey for Access to Voter Roll and Election Machine Records Read more here.

One of the most under reported stories in the legacy media is how many states the RNC and DOJ are suing right now to access their voter rolls. It is a frontal assault on democracy that Democracy Docket covers every day, while legacy media both-sides Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.

The way this administration goes after our most vulnerable is infuriating.

It's unacceptable that the average Black woman has to work 6 months longer just to earn what a white man made last year—doing the same job.

On Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, we’re demanding what’s long overdue: Equal pay for equal work.

BOYCOTT ETSY UNTIL THEY REMOVE ALL ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ MERCH FROM THEIR SITE.