Your Neighborhood Hag

These 2 are so wonderful I cannot get enough of them.

Whew. I'm glad I switched from Lexapro to Effexor after reading that. I know withdrawal is bad, I did by accident once, but at least my feelings are back. I'm extremely disinterested in sex, but that may be peri-menopause.

Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.

What better way to observe the end of slavery than a rich old white man yelling to work harder.

a group of girls are sitting at a table in a cafeteria eating food . ALT: a group of girls are sitting at a table in a cafeteria eating food .

We all came over to Bluesky to get away from you and your ilk.

If you’re at home today, not spending money, and feeling bored, you might be wondering, “What could I do?” Well, task one: you can make random reports on this website: enddei.ed.gov

Trump administration is planning to use polygraphs to assess federal employee loyalty. There are ways to manipulate polygraph results, and we will provide guidance to coalition members. Polygraph results are not admissible in court due to their potential for false positives and negatives.

I have always loved Kluwe.

I have not heard of that place. Is it a male strip club?

You know what? I don't think I've seen a true diner, drive in, or dive on that show.

We are nearing a precipice.

We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid For all of humanity’s many, many flaws, one of our most redeeming characteristics as a species is an almost-universal desire to connect with one another. When terrible things happen and communities…

Mutual aid is not just a disaster response, it’s a way of caring for one another, building stronger communities, and preparing for whatever life may throw at us next. It’s a labor of love—and a way of life.

I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...

Don’t reinvent the wheel!

The coziest!

First meaningful snowfall in Minnesota today, and that makes me so happy.

It's my time of year. Snuggled in and reading a book while having some Yule ambience playing on YouTube.

Yes!

Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.