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These are fantastic. Why are all tooth things so perfectly weird? I don't know, but they are.

Adorable calico cat sits on a black and white rug and gazes longingly at a tiny cherry tomato in her owner's palm that she would not, in fact, enjoy.

I submit for your approval: this tomato, and this kitten.

Build a Moth-Proof Barrier Challenge (attempt #4 of ?).

Love the stripey arm. Spare parts cats are the very best (I have two)!

Bring back *everyone* who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. *No one* should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.

Thank you for this. There is a lot of great information to research here.

“I see protest as a genuine means of encouraging someone to feel the inconsistencies, the horror, of the lives we are living. Social protest is to say that we do not have to live this way." — Audre Lorde

You do not have to go to a protest. You do not have to cheer for a 25-hour floor speech. You do not have to contribute to a mutual aid initiative. You also do not have to shit on everyone else's attempts to do something. Unless you 100% have The Answer, how about letting people try & learn & do?

We are largely transactional & do not get community. I learned this about myself in my first engagement w/mutual aid work. You definitely should expect us to be doing the exposure work; we should STILL be learning from what you're doing as a next step while you're rightfully refusing that work.

All respect, Senator Booker.

They’re all just such pathetic basic thieves, on top of everything else.

Pushkins really wants to hear how your day went if it involves chicken.

Let's send a round to everyone at the Chatterbox.

The "Do Not Associate" List How to stop helping MAGA spread their myths.

This is one I'm bookmarking. So much good messaging in one post.

Dream sweet.

Perfect, thank you!

version. As the horse Fauvel is about to join Vainglory in the bridal bed, the people form a charivari in protest. From the Roman de Fauvel. The romance features Fauvel, a fallow-colored horse who rises to prominence in the French royal court, and through him satirizes the self-serving hedonism and hypocrisy of men, and the excesses of the ruling estates, both secular and ecclesiastical. The antihero's name can be broken down to mean "false veil", and also forms an acrostic F-A-V-V-E-L with the letters standing for the human vices: Flattery, Avarice, Vileness, Variability (Fickleness), Envy, and Laxity. The romance also gave birth to the English expression "curry fauvel", the obsolete original form of "curry favor".

maybe my favourite etymology: the phrase “curry favour” originates from a medieval french morality poem about a conniving horse named fauvel who amasses a following of sycophantic humans to groom and tend to him.

over time, “currying fauvel” eventually became “currying favour.”

Your link is broken, but I'd love to print some to share in the Little Free Resistance Library we're building if you have one that works. Thanks for doing this!

"Economic Blackout on February 28, 2025 Take Part & Share the News If you haven't heard there will be an economic blackout Feb 28th, nationwide. This means don't buy anything unless it's from a small business: No gas, no fast food, and definitely nothing from places like Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies until our message is heart. Please spread the word! Thank you!"

Hey, I'm going to do this, and I hope you will too. Not because I think a one day pause will be a devastating blow, but because coordinated action takes practice, and if you don't do the small stuff, you will have a harder time gearing up for the big stuff.

The 1971 live recording of My Sweet Lord/Today Is a Killer. Fixes and breaks me every time.

Obviously our politicians are not going to find their fabled bipartisan actions around that, but what if we the people somehow could? What could that look like? What would even starting talking about it look like?

Forgive me if this is naive: There’s a huge thread in r/conservatives proposing a throwdown between political ideologies and a ton of posts are about all sides agreeing on needing to end Citizens United, stop stock trading by Congressional reps, and otherwise getting money out of politics. 1/2

@skyview.social unroll

Simmering with doomjuice but doing two shifts a week at the mutual aid fridge, got a library card, donated to my regional abortion fund, called my congress people, shared some literature in my community, hooked up with SURJ. Something every day. Figuring it out as I go. If I can you can.

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This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.

CTA: RFK Jr Nomination Hearing Scheduled - Time To Reach Out To Your Senators | Matthew Cortland Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon

The RFK Jr. confirmation hearing has been scheduled for 1/29/25. The nomination is on shaky ground.

Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary

Here's how to do that, step-by-step:

I truly can't wait until you get to hyenas.

Agreed. They may relish the pain they cause, but I think it's dangerous to suggest that's the agenda.

Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.

How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood Here’s a step-by-step guide.

This is a great piece.

"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."