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Eddie Bauer LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday and hopes to sell about 200 of its namesake outdoor sportswear stores in the United States and Canada, citing declining sales and supply chain challenges. https://cnn.it/4kwXOy4

Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?

Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…

Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.

Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

"O, let my land be a land where Liberty
Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath,
But opportunity is real, and life is free,
Equality is in the air we breathe..."

-- Langston Hughes, born #OTD 1901

Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71 Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...

Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH: Philadelphia lawmakers introduce 'ICE Out' legislation to restrict federal operations in city

The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...

Dogs are such a good newsfeed cleanser. Here’s my girl, Lilly. 🩷

Raskin: ICE and CBP — these are not law enforcement entities, and at this point they’re completely lawless. They’re outside of the Constitution.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

An incredibly moving read.

This is a beautiful memory: ‘He loved mandarin oranges and macaroni and cheese, and we agreed it was especially pleasing when all the food on our plates was orange.’

Welcome to the American Winter In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.

"behind the violence in Minneapolis—captured in so many chilling photographs in recent weeks—is a different reality: a meticulous urban choreography of civic protest."

from Robert worth, @theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Minnesota is the best of us.

Van Hollen: We can see exactly what happened with our own eyes, and yet you have Noem and the VP and the President trying to gaslight the country—trying to tell people that their own eyes are lying to them.

Collage of many photos of different chickens of all different colors. In the center is white chicken with white text over her that says "national snuggle a chicken day".

Today is the day everyone has been waiting for, yes, your long wait is over and it's finally National Snuggle a Chicken Day. We implore you to snuggle only consenting chickens - many of them love it but it's not National Make a Chicken Uncomfortable with Unwanted Physical Attention Day.

House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Wait, they got something done?

Celebrate Public Domain Day with Betty Boop and Piet Mondrian "The Little Engine That Could," a Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel collaboration, and many other works are now free to use and reuse.

January 1 might ring in a new year, but it's also a day when copyright protections expire for a bunch of cool old stuff that we can now freely access, republish, reinterpret, and revitalize.

Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time The U.S. Postal Service's new postmark process could lead to late fees and penalties when mailing time-sensitive documents.

The U.S. Postal Service's new postmark process could lead to late fees and penalties when mailing time-sensitive documents.

Jólakötturinn is huge, as big as if not bigger than a house, and only comes around for Christmas. Some say Jólakötturr (as sometimes shortened) is the pet of the a family of trolls known as the Yule Lads who are Santa’s helpers in Iceland. It’s also said that he has a particular taste for ungrateful children. The legend of the Jólakötturinn was not written down for publishing until the early 19th century. At first a more obscure countryside myth, the lore of Yule Cat has only grown since and is now internationally known and celebrated. It is theorized the practical purpose of this myth may have been to aid in wool production in earlier seasons of the year which children took part in helping with. ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️❄️

In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one!

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Just a thought.

Totally normal.

Speaker Johnson’s health care plan is a charade.

Bring the three year ACA tax credit extension to the floor now.

This is Brenda and Linda. They were brought into the shelter together, and Brenda had no interest in being separated from her friend. She jumped the kennel wall to get to Linda, and made sure everyone knew they're a package deal. The best news? It worked: They were adopted together. 14/10 for both

SHARE NOW: Texas just got a whole lot louder. Jasmine Crockett is running for the United States Senate and Republicans should be terrified. She’s smart, fearless, relentless, and she doesn’t back down from anybody. This is the matchup Texas deserves. Let’s go.

I love him. 🥹💕

It shouldn’t take a slur that impacts you personally, or losing your healthcare or SNAP, or being forced to sell your farm, or having to watch a loved one get unjustly detained and deported...to walk away from a madman.

Cruelty isn’t strength.

Reject it.

Always.

And sometimes she finds a good feather.

My girl has a stick library for the best walkie finds.