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Maybe because its not a national story? Just because you're trying to spin a false narrative to get Vance’s brother elected doesn't mean other networks have to follow along

Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.

a man is developing a cure for the dr pepper dance outbreak ( i 'm too late ) . ALT: a man is developing a cure for the dr pepper dance outbreak ( i 'm too late ) .

When your local Meijer calls you to make sure you know your favorite Dr Pepper (cream soda zero sugar) is on sale and has them put aside for you it makes you question life

Absolutely! My household committed to zero spending today & will continue to participate on these days in the future

Image of seven of my books with Haymarket, Hope in the Dark (black), Whose Story Is This (violet), Men Explain Things to Me (blue), Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, coedited with Thelma Young Lutunatabua and including 20 amazing writers from around the world (green), No Straight Road Takes You There (yellow), The Mother of All Questions (orange), and Call Them By Their True Names (red).

Happy Valentine's Day, especially to anyone who might identify with one of the letters in LGBTQ, particularly the day after someone Trumpy stripped the letter T and then the letter Q from the National Park Service website for Stonewall in New York City.

Come join us in my hometown as we try to decrease world suck

52 oz tub of dill pickle slices by Cleveland Kitchen

If a coworker see a tub of pickles at Costco and buys it for you… you might be the pickle friend

WSJ

This is the correct headline. More of this, please.

Cover of “Beyond The Sea” by TJ Kline. Featuring a small house on a cliff and a large phoenix rising from the house

Remembering that joy is its own form of resistance and today I’m finding joy in a book

I’ve never been more ready

Meme image of The Mandalorian that reads “this is certainly not the fucking way”

Black & white, tuxedo short hair cat stares into the camera. One ear is clipped to indicate he was neutered as part of TNR program, the other ear is ragged from fights as part of his life before he became spoiled lovey boy

The other man in my life. Former rough & tumble street cat with the ears to prove it.

Rutka the Musical

There is a new musical based on Rutka’s diary. I was lucky to see in premiere last year.

rutkathemusical.com

an elderly woman wearing glasses and a blue jacket says nope Alt: an elderly woman, Sophia from Golden Girls, wearing glasses and a blue jacket says nope

😳

This is exactly how I feel about the day

Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.

Yep. Here we go.

If I could hand one directive to the Democratic Party for the next four years, it would be this:

People will vote for you if you fight, even if you lose.
People will not vote for you if you do not fight.

Appropriate theatre for today

I don’t know how I thought I’d feel, but the sadness & despair is real

And can we talk about how there is no way trump actually wrote that?!?

Capturing this fucking surreal moment like others. It’s been a weird sad day here.

It is a loss and their generation (at least my kid) is feeling it even harder because they now that “free countries” don’t ban apps like this

I’m so glad you’re here!

This ginger man has my heart