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POND RULES: No swimming, jumping or gallivanting. Do not disturb the pond witch. No fishing with dynamite. Sacrifices to water gods on alternate Wednesdays only - NO EXCEPTIONS! Taunt the crows at your own risk. If a hand comes out of the water to beckon you, turn and walk away. Do not feed the weretrout. Is the water burning with cold unholy fire? Report it to the ranger! They’re not ducks. Run. Have fun!

You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before

You should see what my husband calls my Frankenstein style wrapping of Christmas presents. He encourages gift bags as we both cannot wrap neatly.

I have saved up the great British baking show to binge over thanksgiving weekend. It has been difficult. I’m looking forward to some wholesome joy.

Only if he has it on audio book. Or if Stephen miller reads it as the nap time story.

I’m gonna have to see this thing to the end. Wild. #worldseries

Holy caught balls! I don’t even watch much baseball, and this 9th inning was a thrill. Now extra innings. #worldseries

Got the notification that my mail in ballot was counted. Have you voted? Vote!

a woman is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man . Alt: Arrested Development gif. Lucile is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man “it’s one banana. Michael, what would it cost? 10 dollars”

How much a banana be, Michael? Ten dollars?

Rand Paul: "In the one instance you're killed on sight. On the other instance, if you're captured, we just say, 'Oh well, we're gonna send you back to your country.' It doesn't make any sense."

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Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

"The Pentagon should not fear scrutiny by the press corps that walks its halls. It should welcome it and rise to it. In a free country, the Army defends the people—and the press ensures the people know what is being done in their name." www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

Targeting more than half the population of the US for a political reason is treason. No elected official or a member of his staff has the right to punish the American people for who they vote for. Withholding money for states that voted for Harris is tyranny and must be stopped now.

You warm my heart. I’m so happy this opportunity presented itself to you and I look forward to the new episodes.

You will be wonderful in guiding a love of reading.

It began with crowd size.

YouTube video by WION French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

I have been unfriended due to my interpretation that the fourth amendment applies to all people. Good lord, no idea my old friend was such a maga snowflake. I wish her good health and enlightenment.

Arguing with a Facebook friend that the fourth amendment says “people “ not “citizens “. She told me I was using “woke speech “. I had no idea our founding fathers were woke.

constitution.congress.gov/constitution...

My heart breaks for the USA.

To explain:

At the start of his opinion, Judge Young includes an anonymous note received by his chambers, which reads “Trump has pardons and tanks..what do you have?”

Responding to the note, Young says we have our “magnificent Constitution” and “here’s how that works out in a specific case —“

Money talks.

Goebbles or Miller?

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

Weird right? He used to support the first amendment

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

This is awful. I have not heard this anywhere. Can you link to more information.

I wasn’t around in the civil rights era, but the violence and rhetoric seems to rhyme with that period in time.

He says it low, but he says it

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome

This story feels like it’s going to have huge repercussions

Thankful the 2nd threat in less than a month was another hoax; fight or flight response & fear for my colleagues & students is the same as if it were real. You remember those times when the threat was real & people died. Relief spills over you that no one was injured, but there is emotional trauma.