Paula K

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Hey if the witches were thinking about maybe gathering in the wood at all, now would be a good time 🤞

It took me a very long time to learn "do your best" does not mean "give 100% effort even at the expense of your physical or mental health" or "give A+ effort even when it is clearly not appreciated or valued". Sometimes doing your best is heating up a can of soup and going to bed early.

No weekly crossword this week?

We Are a Nation of Fucking Idiots I’ve been out in the world this past week.

"I know it’s two tiny, anecdotal data points and not necessarily illustrative of larger educational trends, but I’m trying to understand why my fellow countrymen are such fucking idiots." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/we-are-a-n...

The cold open of this week's Strange New Worlds is a meta giggle. Paul Wesley does a hilarious Shatneresce Kirk.

Just Do It!

You hate to see it.

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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

71% of Americans can't locate the Pacific Ocean on a map.
33% don't believe in evolution.
26% believe the sun revolves around the Earth.
40% don’t know what Auschwitz was.
33% can't name any branch of government.
54% read below a 6th grade level.
But by all means, eliminate the Dept of Education.

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Celebrating our country’s independence from a monarchy given the state of things feels wrong. Like getting a Facebook birthday notification for a friend who’s dead.

I absolutely LOVE this idea.

In fact I’d run out and buy one of Elon’s butt-ugly Cybertrucks tomorrow if he’d release the evidence.

Last night the Senate GOP voted against an amendment not to cut off food support for families with children under 12 and one to keep women on Medicaid for childbirth. This is from the “ pro family values” party? All to save tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations.

I miss having a human president.

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:

1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long

All lies.

A shorthaired white cat with tabby patches, looking disgusted while walking on what seems to be a stony beach.

“Go outside” they said. “You’ll love the fresh air” they said. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it. A CEO earning $20M/yr pays S How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich

The Social Security trust fund could be depleted by 2033, according to a new report from its trustees.

There's a simple way to fix this: scrap the cap on the Social Security payroll tax. https://youtu.be/GfZuB7XSFys?si=p8Zw3o6MIfQi9xoo

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When I try to explain the latest internet drama to my non-chronically online friends

Billionaire children having a hissy fit. Embarrassing.

Feeling this daily.

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We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope.

I am really astounded at how calm everyone is about the GOP putting a 500 billion dollar cut for Medicare in the new tax bill.

To The People I Know Who Voted for Him, To the people I know who voted for him,

You chose this.

For likely the third time, you had a chance to reject his vitriol, to condemn his criminality, to prevent his lawlessness, to denounce his bigotry—and you flat-out refused.

That’s not something I can quietly abide.

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Every day I wake up grateful for the autonomy to choose not to go camping