Jeanne

A dog wearing a bear costume

The cat refuses to wear a costume.

If Republicans were serious, they'd come back to Washington, sit down, and negotiate.

But they're not. They're in a political witness protection program scattered all across the country.

Skeletons dressed as Elphaba and Glinda - Wicked Tribute

Wicked Halloween

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Beverly didn’t wait for the state to tell them to do the right thing. New zoning in the 2010s unlocked 1,400 new homes, largely along a transit oriented stretch of Rantoul Street. They knew more housing options would make their community stronger & support new small businesses.

The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

Have Christian Nationalists banned The Bible?
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25:40

I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives

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Voters who see what Trump is doing right now--the demolition, the extortion, the lying, the targeting of enemies, the weaponization of every branch of government--and support it only because Democrats hate it are failed citizens and bad Americans. They do not merit anyone's respect or outreach.

White House destruction funders 🇺🇸 💔

Before it is obliterated, it should be used for all the trials of maga crimes. Let the world see them sitting in the grifted palace they built.

Merkley STILL Holding the Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Merkley holding the floor

I just went to the House floor to demand that Speaker Johnson swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the GOP gaveled out without even recognizing us. 
 
We’re not going anywhere. I’m here with Leader Jeffries and Adelita Grijalva. Speaker Johnson must swear her in.

International Association of Fire Fighters ENDORSES ED MARKEY “Time and again, Senator Ed Markey has proven he knows how to deliver real results for fire fighters, emergency medical workers, and other working people across Massachusetts. From consistently backing grant funding so that municipalities can hire and train more fire fighters and EMTs, to helping address the epidemic of occupational cancer in the fire service, to standing with us to restore fairness in retirement for public servants, Senator Markey has always supported our members – and the communities we serve. The IAFF is proud to endorse his reelection bid to the United States Senate.” - General President of the IAFF Edward Kelly “Senator Markey has always been a champion for the issues that matter most to our members. From securing the grant funding that keeps our communities safe to strengthening the rights that protect workers on the job, Senator Markey has always had our backs. I’ve been proud to work alongside him over the years, and I look forward to continuing our efforts to improve the safety, health, and well-being of every fire fighter in Massachusetts.” - 3rd District Vice President of the IAFF Jay Colbert

Firefighters, emergency medical workers, and rescue workers risk their lives to keep us safe. They have our backs—we must have theirs.

I'm proud to receive the endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters and look forward to our continued partnership.

(alongside the No Kings logo and images from the historic No Kings protests) WHAT’S NEXT AFTER NO KINGS? MASS CALL TUESDAY, OCT. 21 8PM ET / 5PM PT NOKINGS.ORG

TONIGHT: Let’s talk about what’s next. Join movement leaders and activists to discuss how each of us can channel the incredible energy of No Kings Day into the organizing power it will take to win: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Trump yelling at kid mowing lawn meme but about everything being off the record

I dedicate this post to the formidable @annabower.bsky.social

YouTube video by Khi Söze ☆ #RebeccaDupas HOW TO SLAY A DRAGON (a poem about the day I met myself) by poet Dr. Dupas #Poetry

Dr. Rebecca Dupas, "How to Slay a Dragon." 🖤🐉

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Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’ Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Here’s what happened in real 🇺🇸 Saturday.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Provincetown, Massachusetts!
We showed up!!

Mayor Michelle Wu stands on stage at the No Kings rally with a large crowd stretching across the Common.

Mayor Wu speaks from the podium with a "This is what democracy looks like" banner in front of her and the American flag behind.

A large crowd of protestors with homemade No Kings rally signs.

Protestors hold American flags and homemade No Kings rally signs with Boston skyscrapers behind them.

In America’s first public park, where Bostonians came together 400 years ago to protect a common space for the common good, we told the Trump Administration that when it comes to freedom and our families, Boston doesn’t back down. #NoKings

BREAKING: Our crowd count estimate from the No Kings coalition responsible for planning today’s event is 7 MILLION nationwide.

7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today.

2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.

Unicorn on Boston Common

Believe in unicorns. And democracy. #NoKings

Why I Have Hope for America This weekend's "No Kings" rallies stand as an important corrective amid a dark moment

Three reasons I have hope for America, even after a very dark week: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/why-i-have...

By my count: Of the 15 Departments of the US Government, 13 launched new BlueSky accounts tonight (all but Justice and HUD), and all 13 have posted explicitly partisan political posts blaming Democrats and/or Chuck Schumer for the government shutdown.

Not easy to learn their ages but those I found are 24, 27, 31… hardly kids. They’re the MAGA core and are rotten to it.

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t. Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart: