Aunt Eef

Here's a fun fact for you: Charles Drew, a Black man, is the "father of the blood bank." He figured out how to store, ship and transfuse blood.

But he resigned from the Red Cross because they insisted on "segregating" blood by race.

It's almost like he sits up every night thinking of ways he can make me hate him more. What an SOB 🤬

20th century strawberries, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1911

20th century strawberries, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1911

On the Senate Dems Courageously Caving to the GOP

Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.

I have a dream…

That one day people will care about children the way they care about embryos.

We’ve served our country in uniform. Now we are stepping up to serve again.

We are The Hell Cats — four female veterans that are going to flip the House in 2026.

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Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social : "If we can pull off this victory on December 2nd, it will stun Washington."

As of today the polls are now OPEN in the TN-7 special election. 🗳️

graphic showing the prices of various food products rising significantly since one year ago

“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"

C R Y I N G this is so perfect lmao

x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ7cPSf...

It was always a lie that the focus would be deporting the worst of the worst. To get Dreamer/DACA status basically meant you were a Girl Scout or Boy Scout. And it's silly because many of these people got educated here since 2012 and now we're losing that talent and skill. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Hey #Anchorage get yet butts outside and check out the red aurora happening right now! #Alaska

Clark: So what are we doing here today? You have already voted to dismantle medicaid, the largest health care program in America. A program that covers 40% of all births in this country. 40% of children in this country. 40% of disabled people in this country.

Northern lights in Minneapolis.

Northern lights in Minneapolis.

Fun Fact:

During the last two years of Pete Buttigieg's term as Transportation Secretary, the flight cancellation rate was the lowest it had been in a decade.

That poor boy 🙁

Here you go www.omnibusproject.com It's one of my favorites!

I only know about this from the Omnibus podcast!!

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker.

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1865: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is awarded the Medal of Honor when President Andrew Johnson signs the citation recognizing her service as a field surgeon during the Civil War. She remains the only woman to have received the U.S. military’s highest award. /1

When will we learn that for bullies it is NEVER enough?? 🤬😭

Kris and Dave
www.nclrights.org/courage-to-s...

Fishtopher, a classic brown tabby cat, standing on his hind legs, sniffing a dry fettuccine pasta noodle. He looks interested in the pasta, and squints his eyes slightly. His front paws hang by his side, and his tail extends out to balance his round body.

featherless biped

spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"

A thing I wrote about Schumer when Mamdani won the primary and kind of thinking about it a lot the last two days

a poorly drawn uni the cat shaped like a square

uni is a tuxedo cat with bright yellow eyes, and a white chest that contrasts with its black fur, and he’s looking like a square in the picture

be there or be square!

me:

a close up of a man 's face with a beard and blue eyes making a funny face . Alt: a close up of a man's face as he blinks several times and shakes his head with an expression of disbelief

my shocked face

Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.

Fresh insights from my colleagues @brookings.edu: fraud under universal vote-by-mail is extremely low

They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters

Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...

The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.