Yumi Yamamoto

I will be late for work bc I cannot leave the warmth of my bed. It has conspired against me in conjunction with the weather. How dare

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.

Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.

Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.

Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.

CD? Download? Record? All of the above? 👀

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@dimension20.bsky.social I need the Cloudward, Ho! soundtrack like I need air. I am devastated that I will not hear the epic opening unless I do a rerun

At least let me make it my ring tone!!!

Lead by example. If you are passionate and excited by the project, you inspire others to do the same. That will, in turn, give you boosts of support when you need it most!

There is power in connection! Use it wisely!

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Trump still has not followed a court order to release SNAP funds for millions of people.

Meanwhile, he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed party at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.

And he posted seven times about renovating a White House bathroom with marble and gold.

Priorities.

i hope their apartments open up

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I have become an Aunt

Unrelated, my oversized glasses, quick bun-hairpin thingy, and visor also came in the mail today

How to Help People Losing Their SNAP Benefits

How to Help People Losing Their SNAP Benefits www.vogue.com/article/how-...

Writer pals, as we venture into “best of” list season, remember to focus on your other accomplishments.

That new draft, the books you’ve read to hone your craft…

Maybe the new thing you’re doing outside of writing (these are so important!)

Zero in on what you can control, and keep your head up. ❤️

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.

And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.

No more.

Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.

Raskin: "Speaker Johnson described the exercise of 1st Amendment rights across the country by 6 or 7 millions Americans as part of No Kings as a 'Hate America Rally.' The Hate America Rally happened on January 6 ... there were more than 140 police officers who were wounded."

Photo of five shorthaired colorpoint kittens in a carrier.

Photo of many cats in carriers loaded into the back of a van.

Last week our local humane society took in 28 cats from a woman who had gotten in over her head with too many litters. They require a lot of care to get them healthy and adoptable - please consider a donation if you can! www.hsccvt.org/donate

There is a very tired, worn, and crazy part of me that feels like this dumbass is trying to Hall of Mirrors his way out of his own fuckery

✨️ooolookshinywhatdoyoumeanwearepoorhowcouldweaffordallthisifwewerepoorwearetotallyagoodinvestment✨️

We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

A tweet from Armand Domalewski reads: “The total USAID budget was $35 billion by the way.” Below it, a retweeted post from More Perfect Union says: “BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.”

Not a peep from Musk about this government spending. Was the chainsaw from him worth it, Elon?

Indigenous nations plan a tariff-free trade corridor across the US-Canada border “We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance * Guam is also a member of the alliance Updated October 15, 2025 Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

The beauty of writing?

There is no expiration date, no moment when you stop improving.

If you can manage words on the page, you my friend are in your prime. ♥️

#5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity

Epitone black-and-white photo of a light skinned woman in a long will coat smiling with the camera and holding a petite shorthaired tabby cat in her arms.

Mother, I don’t have time for this. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Third spaces have been decimated under a trio of forces:

- Gentrification
- Oppressive policing
- Undercutting public transit

While convenience in online shopping or food delivery hit malls or retail, in contrast places like parks, libraries, and community centers were not in competition.

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’ Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a

On top of detaining U.S. citizens, ICE is now fining legal residents for not carrying their papers.

It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about cruelty.

What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.

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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text: Episcopalians on Facebook Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h • Exodus 8:2-6 "But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs... The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you