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A terminal patient contemplates Rembrandt paintings at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, one final time. March 2015.
Photo credit: St. Ambulance Wens.

German Food Banks Feed 37,000 US Soldiers US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments. German authorities are compensating the civil employees, but not soldiers

US soldiers stationed in Germany and civilian employees of the US armed forces are not receiving any salary or other payments.

They are being fed by food banks and charities in Germany.

@reuters.com also just reported that US military base workers in Italy are being fed by charity too.

A small black kitten doing a really good blep while laying on a red towel.

A small black kitten doing a really good blep while laying on a red towel.

Growing concerned that Boo Boo might be the world's most photogenic kitten.

Of the local races I was following tonight, one was the mayoral race in Kansas City, KS. Two qualified women candidates for the office, and the winner, in my view, was likely more favored by insiders at the Unified Government. I wish her well and hope she can enact the changes that are needed.

Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%

RESULT: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins re-eletion as Cincinnati mayor, per the AP.
He has defeated Republican Cory Bowman, who is the half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.

Hi, I’m God.

Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Thanks,

God

Don't live in NYC, but I'm following the mayoral election and will be tuning in to this livestream.

Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign, Offers to Be Sounding Board

Not small talk. This is Obama recognizing a movement built on affordability, justice, and hope that actually delivers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...

This entire "the Dems need to abandon identity and focus on economics!" discourse is being driven by rich assholes who would melt down at the slightest hint of higher taxes on the wealthy or more welfare for the poor. Look how they're treating Mamdani! It's cynical bullshit all the way down.

Is that Jeannine Pirro looking toward the camera? Not so much a flapper, rather Lola from "Copa Cabana."

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

Tough crowd of trick-or-treaters tonight. I just had a toddler dressed as a firefighter turn down the Kit Kat bar I was offering. "I don't want that one." I gave him a Reese's peanut butter cup instead.

(George Washington) IT'S LIKE THEY DIDN'T LISTEN AT ALL (Jesus) BRO, SAME

The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)

At what point is it considered elder abuse to have the president wandering around confused on an international stage?

It will never happen.

And my periodic response is this will only go away if they change the name of the team.

It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.

Three months from now:

Why Trump Was Right to Put the New York Times Editors into a Work Camp

Gross

Ah, I didn't know about his politics/religion, but it tracks.

What's the tea on SH?

just guessing but I suspect the reason they're haphazardly bulldozing half the white house is not going to end up being very smart

Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...

cops tackling and marching off with a giant penis, Kristi Noem menacing a chicken she swears is antifa, feds pepper-spraying a frog

ridicule is an extremely effective protest tactic and foil for authoritarianism

Your post is performative.

May your protest today be peaceful and your message loud.

For the generations before you who fought against tyranny and fascism.

For the generations yet to come.

America has no need for Kings and Oligarchs.

This is white privilege. Although the officers are to be commended for not escalating with him even though he was uncooperative and belligerent, it doesn't go that way when the person pulled over is black or brown.