i do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

a senior shiba inu is bundled into a basket on the front of a blue bicycle. the bottom of the basket is wicker, but the top two-thirds is a wide wire mesh. the dog’s fluffy fur pokes through the squares of the wire, giving her back and booty the distinct appearance of a golden honey glazed ham. her front paws stick up over the top edge of the basket, and she’s looking forward toward the next adventure.

This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)

2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey | KFF This survey explores how ACA Marketplace enrollees expect to respond if their premium payments doubled as expected in 2026 when enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire. About a third would very likely look for a lower-cost plan, even if it had higher deductibles, and about a quarter would very likely end up uninsured. The survey also examines how increased health care costs may affect their finances and the potential impact in next year's elections.

“Without the subsidies, my monthly premiums will increase by nearly $750 a month, or $9000 for the year. My budget is tight as it is, and there’s no way I can afford that additional hit.”
https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/2025-kff-marketplace-enrollees-survey/

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A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders

“This suggests they know this operation and the tortured legal rationale they use to justify it cannot withstand scrutiny.”

Many people are saying.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

Painting looking down on a village with houses either side of a road, the ground and roofs are snow covered and the sky is pink and purple

Village in Winter, c.1950
by Marguerite Zorach,
US Fauvist painter #WomensArt

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor, now has buyer’s remorse for supporting the nomination of RFK Jr. Dr. Cassidy’s craven choice—he now admits—will kill thousands of people every year. You’re going straight to hell

the institution-destroying logic of this administration is like a computer virus unleashed through all corners

YouTube video by UC Faculty Behind the Scenes: How UC Faculty Beat Back Trump's Attacks

You may have heard that Trump’s extortion of University of California was defeated in court. But do you know who won this historic case? Spoiler: not a single UC administrator participated. It was all faculty members of the UC Faculty Associations and @aaup.org! Cc: @veenadubal.bsky.social

How to quit Spotify This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative

Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.

So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:

Well done, fella

Great! This mirrors the outcome of the Castanon-Nava settlement in Chicago. However, as we've seen in that case, compliance will be a serious issue.

Two rows of women, including Mel Robbins and Martha Stewart with David Brooks peeking out from the side.

Where’s Waldo, David Brooks edition.

This is an ethnic cleansing campaign

It seems to me (when I can summon the optimism) that this administration is flailing as its approval rates plummet and court losses mount. But like a wounded animal, it’s incredibly dangerous.

She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???

A forced labor cartoon This is a political cartoon by Portuguese artist Vasco Gargalo that highlights the issue of forced labor and modern slavery in global supply chains, particularly in the fast fashion industry. Shows shows an oversized sewing machine shaped with the world map clearly visible on its body. A woman in an elegant red gown stands confidently in front of the machine, the end of the train of her gown under the needle of the sewing machine. Behind the needle, an exhausted human being in gray kneels inside the machine’s base, hunched over and sewing—representing modern slavery hidden within global supply chains.

December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

An estimated 50,000,000 people are enslaved today in various forms of modern-day slavery.

www.un.org/en/observanc...

#AbolishSlavery #HumanRights #16DaysOfActivism

Giant identical Santas bring joy to a Wisconsin neighborhood While all identical, some of the Monroe Street Santas have their own flare. For example, one is stationed next to an inflatable dragon and another had a reindeer accompanying him.

The Santas are back! I counted 33 today. #madison

University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines The University of Alabama Department of Student Life suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, on Monday, citing a federal memo issued by U.S. Attorney ...

Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.

“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“

thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...

Steven Hood, vice president of student life, told the staff of each magazine on Monday night that because the magazines target primarily specific groups, they are "unlawful proxies." Neither magazine barred participation based on personal characteristics like race or gender identity, and both had hired staff who were not part of their target audiences.

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Painting of a barn in a field in deep snow the barn has different coloured panels, a bare tree is behind the barn, the sky is white and the landscape bleak and wintery

'Snowdrift barn' by contemporary British painter Kate Evans #WomensArt ##December2nd #ArtAdvent 🎄

"A Historian in Gaza (Hurst) is an unflinching eyewitness account of the destruction wreaked by Israel, with Anglo-American support."

"That protesting Britain’s complicity in these crimes can get you arrested is a reminder that liberal democracies are not always liberal."

Eggnog Oatmeal Cookies Joy the Baker is ushering in the holidays with a cheeky twist on a classic—and a new Texas bakehouse that’s as sweet as it sounds

I would eat an eggnog oatmeal cookie.

gardenandgun.com/recipe/eggno...?

No one can stop Palestinians from getting their education. On Saturday, the Islamic University of Gaza opened its doors for in-person classes for the first time in the two years since the Israeli military began its genocide.

A young volunteer restocking a Little Free Library box in a lush garden setting near residential homes.

Want to get involved with the Little Free Library nonprofit organization? Volunteer with us through Team LFL, our volunteer engagement initiative! https://lflib.org/team-lfl-video-2025

A calendar grid for November is filled with tiny images mostly drawn with colored inks, some washi tapes. Each day has an image for something special on that day, like fog in trees, leaves, pets, people.

Well that’s crazy. November is gone. Whipped by in a blur, marked by doing things with family, prepping for winter, all that. Hope your month was good too, and the coming one is even better! #artbeco #novembergratitude #uplift

FREE LEONARD PELTIER - DOC NYC NYC PREMIERE In the midst of the American Indian Movement in the 1970s, two federal agents are killed on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South

Free Leonard Peltier was poignant and I learned so much. It also made plain that freedom work is lifelong work. I want so many organizers to see this film. www.docnyc.net/film/free-le...

Always Tracy - DOC NYC WORLD PREMIERE After killing her abusive husband in self-defense, Tracy McCarter must fight for her freedom against a justice system that fails to protect

Two moving and very good short documentaries feature incarcerated and formerly criminalized survivors. Those films also uplift our work at Survived and Punished. I hope that people look for the films next year where you are:

Exodus and Always Tracy are the names of the 2 films.