Maureen

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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

If you thought it wasn’t possible—well, here we are. Musk pulled $80 million in funding authorized by Congress straight from NYC’s bank account. The federal government took the funds and called it a “clawback” of taxpayer money. A lot of others would simply call it stealing.

THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING Chapter 55 The Devil chooses to deceive some people in the following way. He will marvellously inflame their brains with the desire to uphold God's law and destroy sin in everyone else. He will never tempt them with anything that is manifestly evil. He makes them like anxious prelates watching over the lives of Christian people of all ranks, as an abbot does over his monks. They will rebuke everyone for their faults, just as if they had their souls in their care; and it seems to them that they dare not do otherwise for God's sake. They tell them of the faults they see, claiming to be impelled to do so by the fire of charity and the love of God in their hearts; but in truth they are lying, for it is by the fire of hell surging in their brains and their imaginations.

"The Devil chooses to deceive some people in the following way. He will marvellously inflame their brains with the desire to uphold God's law and destroy sin in everyone else."

- 'The Cloud of Unknowing', unknown author, c.1400's

So happy you are on here!!

Salted Date & Brown Butter Carrot Loaf ✨

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'If they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life. '
'It's not about food. It's about keeping those ants in line. '

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I keep thinking about the Pixar movie A Bug's Life. The only way we are going to get out of this predicament is to remember that there are more ants than grasshoppers.
Eventually, we are going to have to stand up to those grasshoppers in a very real way.

We’re officially in full airport mode all the time now: everything is crazy expensive, sweatpants are acceptable at all times, nobody’s judging anyone for drinking more than they usually do, and we’re all just out here buying books and coffee to deal with the stress

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Beep.. Beep.. Beep!!

Every now and then it's nice to pick your head up from your book, reacquaint yourself with the world, take a hard pass and immediately go right back to reading. Balance is important 📚❤️

the problem with “norms” is they’re just held together with common sense and a fear of shame. when people have neither, it all collapses.

Reminder: Tariffs aren't paid by other countries.

They're eventually paid by us at the check out line.

The tariffs Trump is unleashing tomorrow on Mexico, Canada, and China — our biggest trading partners — are estimated to cost households an extra $1,250 annually.

Go shopping today!!

From avocados to autos, Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could hit close to home The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap as soon as Saturday on imports from Canada and Mexico could drive up the price of everything from gasoline to pickup trucks to the guacamole dip t...

The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap on imports from Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday could drive up the price of everything from gasoline and pickup trucks to Super Bowl party guacamole dip.

The tariffs would also invite retaliation.

It takes curiosity to learn. It takes courage to unlearn.

Learning requires the humility to admit what you don't know today. Unlearning requires the integrity to admit that you were wrong yesterday.

Learning is how you evolve. Unlearning is how you keep up as the world evolves.

yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”

It's been a rough week. 😞

I think I love cheese too much to ever want to yell at it. However, put me in the diet food aisle, and I will can scream my head off!

I am feeling this right now.. gonna be a long couple of years.

I told a friend recently “if at any point this year you’re wondering if the stars are doing something, the answer is yes”

To my trans and non-binary friends, I see you and you are loved. Nothing Trump says or does will ever change that you are here and that you deserve the right to live your truth.

Please be extra kind to the void today, there’s a lot of people out there screaming and the lines aren’t the void’s fault

Yes.. yes I do this.