Rose Lerner

This is my big soap box. We gave the presidency too much power with the PATRIOT Act, extrajudicial drone strikes, indefinite detention and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Trump is just using executive authority Congress gave to the presidency after 9/11 to maximum effect.

royal novelle cherries, painted by amanda almira newton, 1911

royal novelle cherries, painted by amanda almira newton, 1911

An amazing lady and artist.

Agreed! It also looks like he's holding a shovel which is.... at least potentially ominous

"the industry"

A stark reminder that the wealthy donate to a) clean up their reputations, b) get tax benefits/hide income, and c) influence politicians.

(Apparently not what Mackenzie Scott is doing, but certainly what all the tech bro fuckers do--starting with Bill Gates)

Despite loss, Democrats overperformed in bright red Tennessee House race Aftyn Behn is on pace to significantly outperform Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nashville area district Tuesday night.

"Tonight is a sign that 2026 is going to be a bitch of an election cycle," one House Republican said. "Republicans can survive if we play team and the Trump administration officials play smart. Neither is certain." www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Card with text Noise=Visibility Code 1: ICE Nearby Blow in a broken rhythm Pre-Pre-Pre-Pre Alerts the community ICE is in the area. Code 2: CODE RED Blow in a continuous steady rhythm ICE is detaining someone Form a crowd, stay loud Stay nonviolent Don’t stay silent

Neighbors - you do not need anyone's permission to sound your whistle when you spot ICE. Nor do you need to attend a whistle training first. Here's everything you need to know.

Consider me influenced.

Buy the real jawn. Honestly, this planner has done a lot for my life and Dani does put care into this stuff. And the pdf’s are hella useful for the $15.

I have been ogling that Trafalgar commemorative coin one (bottom left) all week and I want to know about the person who commissioned/made it! putthisonshop.com/collections/...

A line drawing of a bearded man in a headwrap wearing pixelated shades

Your fave fashionable philosopher is up on bonfire 😎

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Woo!! Just mailed all the out-of-town Bundled Up on Broad auction items!! If that's you, check your email for the receipt and tracking info!

(The post office staffer was INCREDIBLY fast and competent, I hope she gets a promotion)

Baum's team was the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of adjuvant tamoxifen for early breast cancer, which has contributed to the 30 per cent reduction in breast cancer mortality and its efficacy in the prevention of breast cancer in susceptible women. Since then, while at UCL, he was responsible for the largest-ever international cancer trial (ATAC - Arimidex, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination), which in record time showed anastrozole to be better than tamoxifen.[1]

I guess he oversimplified for the purpose of brevity? But he WAS part of a major advance with a 30% reduction in mortality per Wikipedia... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...

this is a great, easy-to-understand example of the way art works.

make art. appreciate art. the life you save may be your own.

This thread is a theatre-historical hero’s journey!

B&W photo of a Black man and little girl sitting on a bench. The girl has her knees over the handrest and is leaning against her father. She's focused on what she's reading and he's looking at her with a tender expression

Untitled, St. Louis, Missouri - Gordon Parks, 1950

Tom Stoppard is a good writer, who knew

The stuff about his stepfather is heartbreaking

This piece by Tom Stoppard about trying to recover his past and realizing he was Jewish gave me a lot of feelings www.huntingtontheatre.org/2024/09/11/t...

I am going to be totally honest, I thought last year was a fluke and we wouldn't be able to do it again this year. I am crying a little bit right now. I love my community!!! We are keeping each other warm

Philly is cold and heating prices are rising in PA. Thanks to everyone on my tl who contributed!

Thank you so much for sharing it and encouraging people to donate!!

And that doesn't even include a bunch of handmade hats and blankets, PLUS Christ Church Philadelphia included items for us in their Giving Tree! I haven't seen those donations yet but last year they gave us like a carload of really thoughtfully chosen stuff <3

We will be giving out: 1248 pairs of mittens and gloves; 858 hats; 1681 pairs of socks; 720 pairs of children's underwear; 32 baby blankets and 144 large blankets; 32 receiving blankets; 32 shortsleeved onesies and 36 longsleeved onesies; 200 adult scarves!!!!

WE MET ALL OUR GOALS AND ALMOST ALL OUR STRETCH GOALS!!!

Basically the only place we fell short of my hopes and dreams is I wanted 200 fleece blankets (one for each family) and we only were able to buy 144. I can live with that!!

Thank you all so much!! We could not do this without you!

Last day to donate to our wishlist!!! I've added a few cute stretch goals for our baby bundles…

We are in a pretty good spot already (:DDD thank you!!!) but I would LOVE to be able to buy those cozy fleece blankets again…

Congregation Rodeph Shalom Community Registry 2025 | Amazon Gift List

and as much as I hate Black Friday, there are pretty good deals on some of these items! The 50-pack of kid's hats is just $47.99 and the 8-pack of onesies is $11.99 bit.ly/bundled25

Hillary's Lavish Purple | Peculiarity Shop Feel right royal in these gorgeous earrings by Hillary! Components: Amethyst, brass, rhinestones Lead/nickel free.

I have a moment to breathe.

Things I've made that I think would make great gifts.

Amethyst. SO. MUCH. AMETHYST. $60.

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Last day to donate to our wishlist!!! I've added a few cute stretch goals for our baby bundles…