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NEWS: Walgreens just got taken over by private equity.
 
Private equity has a record of running companies into the ground.
 
Walgreens could be the latest victim: closing more stores, service plummeting, workers losing their jobs, and eventually bankruptcy.

R.E.M. “pushed the boundaries” of alternative rock

Herbie Hancock “pushed the boundaries” of jazz

Trump & RFK Jr. are “destroying public health & will be responsible for killing people”

What is journalism, anyway? 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

They are likely taking them to the Children’s hospital near by. Today lots of my thoughts are with the staff there. Many of them are immigrants, and they will work to save lives in a country where many despise them.

How different a reaction from when our politicians were assassinated.

It’s going to be bittersweet in Minneapolis now (where I am) but it’s also something I love.

It’s the guns. It’s the guns. It’s the guns. It is the access to guns. It has always been the thing that sets us apart from other places.

The regime seized military control of the capital supported by units from regions loyal to the regime & announced that it will deploy military forces to regions controlled by opponents & oppressed groups.

I'm FAR from the 1st person to say this, but are we all clear now about what's happening?

"President Projects Own Fraud On Nearest Non-White Woman." Even the Free Market Washington Post threw in an "unproven" because this is already making the markets as jittery as hell.

A medium sized bumblebee is passed out, sleeping, legs splooted like a dog on a big pink zinnia. It is tucked under the third or so row of pink petals

A bumble bee hangs sort of upside down under a red zinnia. It is hanging and visible through a break in the petals. In the background you can see other flowers and weeds.

I know lots and lots of things are trash, but today I’d like to celebrate my pollinator friendly garden. In the 21 years we’ve lived here, this is the most nature filled summer. Yes, I’m mad at the bunnies for eating my natives, but I have so many pollinators. Including sleepy bees on zinnias.

One cool thing I saw in Madison was the future home of a @raygunsite.com store. I was sad it wasn’t open yet.

I’m in Madison, WI, for my kid’s college registration/orientation. The feeling of isolation as an AuHD parent of an AuHD kid is as bad as kindergarten registration. She found her people (extrovert collecting of introverts), but all I found was a narcissist dad manipulating his autistic kid.

Make America Vulnerable Again.

So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...

This is only possible because we exposed our kids to awesome music. Like Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Depeche Mode.

I have never met a cat who didn’t do things on their own schedule. I hope the timing will be right.

I hope it works. I hope this is what he needs, or that he finds the right buddy to be with.

Maybe not having the sibling is what he needs to find out what human attention can be.

A picture of a hand holding a a McDonald’s burrito and salsa packet in front of blue green wrist rest and keyboard.

You know what makes getting paged for something stupid better? Husbands who wake up and get you McDonalds burritos. These are the best burritos. Thank you @ajduden.bsky.social

This was the order of events:

1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.

2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.

3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.

4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.

If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.

Excellent summary of why trump is aligning with #PETA:

“Scientists too want to reduce animals in research …It’s a wedge issue because scientists and the public do not have unified views on animal research — unlike things like … fascism, which scientists are universally opposed to.”

Saja boys, shaman pop, and the ethics of self-sacrifice - The Korea Times I wasn’t going to watch KPop Demon Hunters. In fact, when a few friends messaged me asking for my thoughts on it, I sidestepped the conversation. I had subconsciously written it off as yet another pie...

Seeing these kinds of takes on K-Pop Demon Hunters feels like justification of how much I loved it. Especially as someone working so hard to break generational trauma cycles. I also love the Korean art references, and how real it felt for something animated.

www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2025...

Think hard. For years, Trump insisted the Epstein files were real and contained incriminating evidence against the Clintons and other key Democrats. Now he insists that the files themselves are fake and created by Clintons and the Democrats to frame him.

He’s literally telling us he’s in ‘em!

Omg. This thread.

It was a busy but also incredibly fun day. There was also some working there too, but other than bad air quality, very good.

Today the kids & I went to Wild Vintage Collective (queer owned antique mall w/coffee shop) & found vintage troll dolls. Then went to a claw arcade (Happy Claw) to get eldest her claw redemption arc (success, giant pig named HAMilton). Boca Chica burritos & a meet up for a collectible for youngest.

The Mexican President has a PhD and is focused on helping Mexican citizens daily.

The orange felon is threatening actor comedian Rosie O’Donnell and causing crisis after crisis throughout the country and around the world with his destructive trade war tariffs. Disgraceful AF.

Measles stays in the air for up to 2 hours. If you’ve been in a room with anyone that has measles and aren’t vaccinated you could have measles. This is serious and people are dying from something that... TikTok video by Martha Rosey

Frantic mom who’s baby was just exposed to measles at a day care—via an unvaxed parent—and now the day care is closed and everybody must quarantine for 28 days, after an emergency trip to…the hospital. This the RFK Jr future www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6LNEJHf/