Claire Oliphant

Really enjoying this interview (everything HCR is great). The rise of progressives in this era is going to be one of the bullet points in future study lists.

you can also support a local bookstore with part of the proceeds, so it's both cutting ties with tech oligarchs and supporting local businesses (at least a little bit).

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I've been using Libro.fm. I like it pretty well

The drunk uncle theory.

You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there

four stick figures on sleds, one is sliding face first, face down, marked "skeleton", diagonally opposite to it is one sliding feet first, face up, marked "luge". The other two combinations are drawn and labeled with question marks

given the existence of skeleton and luge, i postulate the existence of two other, yet to be discovered, winter olympic sports

Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates how is it possible to cram so much ignorance--"English-Scott-Irish origin" -- into such a small space? miracle of a person said to be "world's richest man" has no more grasp of US history than a crumpled paper tissue underfoot in a men's restroom not recently cleaned.

joyce is going after elon again

(around an image of a masked ICE agent holding a gun) Republicans "One Big Beautiful Bill' nearly tripled funding for ICE. That money came from your benefits: paid for by cuts to reproductive health care paid for by cuts to Medicare & Medicaid paid for by cuts to SNAP paid for by cuts to clean energy projects paid for by cuts to obesity prevention paid for by cuts to disaster response paid for by cuts to energy tax credits

Donald Trump and Kristi Noem have stained America’s credibility. ICE is a lawless agency that must be abolished.

The next Democratic president must act to restore the U.S. as a nation that delivers for its people and stands as a respected partner on the world stage.

Saint Okay Kid

Genuinely wasn't sure if this was satire or not. It is, but...

This is what authoritarians are never gonna understand: average, everyday citizens do not like watching paramilitary thugs brutalize children. All the vaporware memes in the world can't fix that for them

YouTube video by Mossy Earth We bought an old ranch - now we will rewild it

Find and support the things that fill up your tank. Cultivate joy. This is one of the things that does it for me...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lie...

Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies

Palantir, Deloitte, and the private prison giant GEO Group took in more than $22 billion from ICE and CBP last year. Behind the spreadsheets and contracts, there's a quieter truth: someone is getting rich from cages, borders, and human pain. Profit has always been fluent in the language of cruelty.

Foundational

AI just plain sucks in most cases. I can see a carve out for predictive uses such as weather, but almost all the rest of the uses are just 💩 not to mention abusive

YouTube video by MS NOW 'Private cabin': New scrutiny on Noem, Lewandowski's 'close relationship' amid DHS chaos

WATCH: This is "one of the most devastating pieces of political reporting I can remember," says Chris Hayes on the Wall Street Journal's reporting on the bizarre behavior of DHS head Kristi Noem and her unofficial number two, Corey Lewandowski.

Haworthia cooperi- a short, fat, succulent type plant with translucent green leaves

I hold in my hand a nugget of purest green! 🌱🪴🌵

#Succulents #Houseplants #GreenSat #ColorADay #EastCoastKin

I became Senior VP at a multi-million dollar company at age 26. My salary was $600k. This was in 2018. How did I do it? Blacked out lines CEO (my dad) promoted me to SVP. There are no gimmicks. There are no shortcuts.

This is blackout poetry to me

Right now I have whistles designed by a man in Italy printing on a plate given to me by someone from Canada, in a filament donated from the UK, and I'm sending them to a union who wants to protect immigrants.

Just feels like an incredible team effort. 💖

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. A man shivers in bed while a smiling lady in a red mask shows off her bandage on her arm. Text: Noses are red Ice packs are blue I'm vaxed so miss me with severe symptoms of flu.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Two lady scientists shrug lackadaisically. Text reads: My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Protesters in Minneapolis wear thick clothes and hold signs of support for immigrant neighbors. Text reads: To the health departments in the Twin Cities: Love unites us. Our hearts are with you.

Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).

How does that poem go again?

Poor Hound had a cyst removed and is now wearing the Cone of Shame.

HOUND: SORROW
ME: It’s…ah…not that bad?
HOUND: WOE
ME: It’s a fashion accessory? For very beautiful hounds?
HOUND: *walks into corner and is trapped like a lost Roomba*
ME: Oh dear…
HOUND: NO ONE HAS SUFFERED LIKE HOUND SUFFERS NOW

The fact that everything these companies do is for profit is fundamentally at odds with the goals of public health. This was true under Biden and has just gotten worse under this administration.

So I realize that stopping fascism is #1 on the menu, but we must push HARD for Medicare for All.

Our taxes should be for the health and common welfare of the people. Prevention is the best cure.

We don't need another billion dollar bomber. We need billion dollar healthcare.

a racist rapist receiving a Nobel Peace Prize from María Corina Machado

Bad Bunny giving a Grammy to a little boy during Super Bowl halftime show

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but by Donald Trump's rules, that little boy has now won a Grammy

Today is a great day to finally cancel your WaPo subscription. You can get fossil fuel company propaganda for free on any MAGA website. Why pay for this?

That... wut?

Genuinely looks like something from a sci-fi movie or game.

Nature is amazing!

a poorly drawn square cat

an orange and white cat tightly curled inside a small cardboard box, filling it perfectly into a square shape!

square

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."