In a world that seems so messed up, we still have cute little creatures to make us smile

How beautiful!

I'm torn between all the emotions of the original poster

Buckle up ya'll

How to know if you’re living in a dictatorship We're already seeing signs of creeping fascism, and it could get much worse.

NEW from veteran journalist and author of COURIER's Stop the Presses newsletter @markjacob.bsky.social:

"There won’t be a group text message to notify us if a dictatorship descends and democracy dies. So here are some signs to watch for."

Evelyn Quartz: Capitol Hill Democrats Must be Better Prepared to Talk about Democracy Take it from a former Congressional staffer who watched all the chaos of the Trump administration unfold the first time

"At the time, I think many of us on the Hill... failed to grasp the nuance and lacked the framework to apply concepts like oligarchy, strongman, and theocracy to someone like Donald Trump," writes @evelynquartz.bsky.social, author of The Second Term Watch.

Virginia Dems defeat effort to add anti-union, ‘right to work’ policy to the state constitution Republicans wanted to add the policy to Virginia’s state constitution even after voters rejected doing so in 2016.

So thankful that my now home state of VA is showing a certain level of reason, even if *some* of us here are still heartless and mean.

here, have some fish from 2002

I once had orange-rhubarb juice at a BNB and as a non-OJ drinker I was surprised at how good it was!

Today and in the coming days, remember