In 2026, Missouri is going to be the very first state in which The People will vote on 'removing' a state constitutional amendment allowing abortion. — ironically this is the very same amendment that the people voted on and passed in 2024.

Republican state legislators did not like that outcome.

@ChuckWendig honestly do you blame it New research finds Jupiter is flinging asteroids at Earth [pic of jupiter]

A gray and white bunny with droopy ears sits on a wooden surface against a blurred green background while looking at the camera.

Sarah Hollowell @sarahhollowell I love when you ask someone about a thing they know a lot about and they start with "okay, so" because you KNOW you're about to get a novel's worth of nerd sh t and it's going to be so delightful

Yesss

Hawley uses his questioning time to beg Noem to do something about storms in St. Louis: "We are desperate for assistance in Missouri."

Black and white photo of an adorable puffy white kitten standing proudly under a flowing bush like a sassy little fairy creature. One of its eyes appears significantly lighter than the other. This could be weird lighting, heterochromia, an injury or infection, who knows. Very pretty!

Fairy puff! Postcard from my collection, mailed 1912.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 114. 4/17/25 … Fed Chair Jerome Powell infuriated Trump by announcing he was not going to lower interest rates because of the economic uncertainty caused by tariffs: “The level of tariff increases announced so far...

Trump rages as Fed Chair Powell refuses to tank the economy for him. China cuts U.S. oil imports 90%. Harvard faces threats. A mass shooting at FSU. MAGA spirals, global allies walk. And Musk… well, just wait for that part. It’s all in today's bulletin.

AOC and Bernie flying around the country giving big speeches about how much these people suck: drawing record crowds, everyone loves it

I could go on for a while here, hopefully some elected officials get the point

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸

#GVerse #Attention: Sen. Booker @booker.senate.gov is now in his 22nd hour on the Senate floor.

"Great nations, great civilizations, forget democracies, don't necessarily die from external threats, they die from internal corruption."

Today’s a big day in Wisconsin. Remember to vote for Judge Susan Crawford and send Elon Musk a message: You can’t buy our democracy!

how does decapacitating the centers for disease control help any american?

#GVerse Stands With Cory Booker, We Are Here For You, Fighting For Us!

@schiff.senate.gov helping his friend @booker.senate.gov who has hit a staggering 22 hours on the Senate Floor!

These trans wrestlers put their own spin on masculinity Classic American wrestling, staged psychodramas, drag performances, dude-bro personas and picnic baskets were all part of L.A.’s second annual T Boy Wrestling competition.

“…to acrobatic delights to sexy pillow fights in pj’s. They staged psychodramas, mixed fighting with strip teases, dressed up in drag & made the latent homoeroticism of WWE wrestling overt. They wore furry animal tails, lucha libre masks & superhero costumes.” #LGBT #Queer #Joy #Trans

Just goes to show: No amount of money can buy some people even a single clue

Baby shower 🚿

Tula and her mom Rose-Tu enjoyed a splash under a warm shower. Asian elephants can drink up to 50 gallons of water per day, and they often swim and play in it too!

This is the type of thing a man who has never had any *real* friends says.

Axios Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says 4 hours ago By Emily Peck

Do they not know actual old people?

the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed

The guy whose daddy bought his way into Wharton, the guy whose grades were so shitty he's never disclosed them – that guy just destroyed the Department of Education. This is what dystopia looks like. This is what Fascism looks like.

I’m tellin ya. It’s AOC. 34,000 people today in Denver.

Make sure you call Reuters and let them know what you think about the Trump administration!

1-917-791-0816

Tax Billionaires like it’s 80s!

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The measles outbreak in western Texas is rapidly growing, with 25 new cases confirmed in just the last five days. In West Texas alone, there are now a total of 223 confirmed cases, according to new data released by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

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"I want to keep boycotting Amazon, but I also want to support indie authors. How do I do that?"

Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.

One of my cleverer ideas 😜
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A southern tamandua
#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #sciart

Photo of a ginger and white cat lying sleepily on a sofa in a sunbeam.

I HAS AN SUNBEEM

Everyone should be aware of the line that has been crossed in the Trump trans military EO.

No longer is this about "evidence," "science" or "protecting kids."

Now, explicitly, black and white, it's about trans people being "liars," "dishonorable," "false."

It's a big step towards very bad things.