Loretta Hackenbush, PhD

WIMDY

Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.

"I am in hell" - Pope Leo, probably

I always get drawn back to Al Gore telling voters that he’d only raise taxes on the top 1% and then after the election a poll showed that something like 20% of voters thought they were in the top 1% and another 20% thought they would be in the next five years. Just a total tragic disconnect.

Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS

THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS

We should never forget that this synagogue was targeted specifically because of their work with HIAS on refugee rights. Seven years later, we should honor their legacy by fighting antisemitism, but also by continuing to do the work of supporting refugee resettlement and migrant rights.

Not nice

I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning because I was having a dream about Jaromir Jagr

She only thinks of treats, no warranties

She’s doing so well! She and the other older cat have started playing and spending more time together

A tuxedo kitten sits on a gray couch

Would you like to know more?

A cat is seen riding a bus. They are standing up and have their front paws on the back of the front seat.

this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free

Gotta love 3% annual inflation when most people have 0-2% annual pay raises

Fascinating

i’ve never met a cat i wasn’t deeply in love with

A little black pug perched on my shoulder

look at this weird looking parrot

I have a meeting location tomorrow that just got scheduled for “the construction trailer”

See a tuxedo, post a tuxedo!

had to put this one together from the archives but: called it again

Happy anniversary! 🎉🎉

Is this when the whites find out they’re the ones mostly on food stamps? Did they think SNAP was different?

A tuxedo kitten naps on a purple and orange chunky crochet blanket

I woke up snuggled up next to this little baby and I did not want to go to work

I am in bed with Professor Beefaroni and we will take questions at this time

Dude I’ve been so close to picking up a pack of Newports all semester

The Cathedral of Learning is shown on a cloudy dawn. The victory lights are on, making the Cathedral appear spooky.

Snapped this on my way to work yesterday. Seasonally appropriate.

The Oakland Crows are back

Heard about the Louvre jewel heist and my first thought was “finally, some good old fashioned normal crime”

A small cake is decorated with pastel flowers

Cake time

conservatives haven’t had a new idea since 1914 that wasn’t “the holocaust”

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.