Pris Blossom

Thank you, friend!!

Okay but that's like at least enough to feed 6-8 people so if they all split the cost, would be anywhere from $22-30 per person, which is kinda typical of stadium food. Not very practical, though.

READ THE ROOM, AMY @amyklobuchar.com

Oof.

Immigration enforcement is chilling Florida's K-12 enrollment The state's most recent estimate for K-12 enrollment dropped by more than 46,000 students. The report says it's most likely because of immigration policies.

Immigration enforcement is chilling Florida's K-12 enrollment

The state's most recent estimate for K-12 enrollment dropped by more than 46,000 students. The report says it's most likely because of immigration policies.

Kitchen countertop workers are dying. Some lawmakers want to ban their lawsuits Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.

A more serious issue on the topic of renovating a home. Apparently manufacturing quartz countertops is very dangerous.

www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...?

ICE is headed to Maine The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.

www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-maine-...

TIL the term "fujoshing"! And yes, I could see this.

What makes you say this?

The 800 at the end of that email address adds legitimacy!

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."

- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.

Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!

Carlos and Maria are back and ready to help us start our new school for #refugees and #immigrants 🎭

English classes start in January and are free to all newcomer NYS residents 18+

DM me for more info or if you’re interested in volunteering with us!

Yikes.

Your first instinct will be to look away

It's important that you do not

Sleep debt is seriously the worst.

Oof I get this and it’s hard when you struggle to retain memory.

Honestly good advice.

If you had to fill a room with things that inspire you, what would you bring into it?

Oh no....

Alice Wong, a woman in a wheelchair with dark hair, poses in a pink and orange outfit and berry lipstick. A headline reads: "Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51." Photo via John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr

Sorry, Bsky. I got hypnotized by Threads. Will try to be better about being here, where the ideas aren't copied and regurgitated for clicks.

I think that’s what keeps us going!

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

This is illegal. Trump and Republicans shut the government down, and now they are resorting to unlawful threats to try and cover up their recklessness.

😆

Also picked up a couple writing craft books from the library (because I am no longer a delinquent there, yay!) and hoping to dive into creative work this week. I swear I just feel more energized as the temps cool down.☺️

Rushed to the Farmer’s Market this morning because I thought it was the last day, but apparently there’s one more weekend!

Also got TWO compliments on my Bikini Kill tee (including one from a lady I was very much not expecting such a compliment from—never judge a book!). Yay small wins!

Judge halts deployment of Oregon National Guard, Trump administration files appeal The judge’s decision in Portland comes as the administration deploys the National Guard to a number of American cities.

“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.” - Federal Judge Karin Immergut granting a TRO keeping the National Guard out if Portland - for now.
Immergut is a TRUMP APPOINTEE. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Honestly, it’s not great, it’s not bad, it could definitely have been a movie instead of a miniseries. I’m still trudging through it. Lots of breaks.