Democrats flip two seats in deep red Mississippi, break GOP supermajority The outcome in Mississippi adds to a national pattern in which Democrats are making legislative gains in red states.

Democrats have broken the Republican supermajority in the Mississippi state Senate for the first time in years, following court-ordered special redistricting elections intended to provide greater representation for the state’s Black voters.

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Saturday

A lovely sentiment, aptly reflecting this weekend’s square between Venus and Jupiter, a/k/a the Lesser and Greater Benefics. Watch the headlines for big stories of random kindness and senseless beauty.

Well, this just made me laugh out loud!

I think a lot about the chance we had at the start of COVID to finally become a more compassionate, collectivist nation, and how profoundly we were failed not only by the sociopathic greed of the ruling class but by each other.

It doesn’t mean we won’t get there, but the lost opportunity haunts me.

I agree! I had the exact same thoughts and hopes.....and disappointment.

OMG....they're all grown up!

💥 𝘖𝘩, 𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥! ⁣⁣⁣

Yep, I'm quoting 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 for our #Tarot card this week (and 𝘯𝘰𝘵 just because the hat reminds me of Marge Simpson 😉)!⁣⁣⁣

Because in this utterly 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 time, we need some levity, right?⁣⁣⁣

Help is here for juggling health, home, work, and/or money. 🤹🏻‍♀️
rb.gy/pd2qby

what the....?????

Common Myths About SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL Nutrition ASSISTANCE Program)

The bright red leaves of a Japanese Maple dotted with raindrops

Weathered the weekend storm beautifully. 🌱🍁 #wawx

The hypocrisy!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Anne Lamott (@annelamott) I love this so much because I always forget it and think everything is hopeless and doomed: oh Albert! Be still my heart.

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In case you need some powerful, natural beauty today. You're welcome.

Big Tech helped bankroll the East Wing destruction Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration. They all cut checks for the ballroom.

Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration.

They all cut checks for the ballroom.

and in other news.....

My thoughts exactly.👇

And now Disney has decided it will no longer publish their subscription/cancellation rates publicly. Gee, wonder why?

Thank you Kenny Loggins!
💙🫶💙

When Putin Calls, the Cloud Crashes Ukraine rewrites its survival script while Trump plays court jester to autocrats, the Marines fire over freeways, and the internet forgets how to breathe.

When Putin Calls, the Cloud Crashes
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There is ALWAYS a workaround. 😉

👏👏👏 #nokings

Amazing video from Chicago today.

No Kings

No Kings, Portland, Oregon

I particularly like this one.

Trump Administration Buys 2 New Private Jets for Kristi Noem To Use: What To Know The Coast Guard spent $172 million on the jets, according to The New York Times.

$172 million on private jets for Kristi Noem? Incredible.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is supposed to save lives and protect our coasts, but apparently it’s easier and far more important to fund her personal travel budget. Wasteful doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Me in a suit looking classy as fuck with a friend at the No Kings march that states “men with class think ice is ass.” My friend is holding a sign that states “history will not be kind to you we will not forget.”

No Kings, Chicago, IL

Do not declare defeat before the battle has been joined! October 17, 2025

Do not declare defeat before the battle has been joined!
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There are no press releases during the shutdown, making it difficult to find this kind of news.
But the AK Air/Army National Guards, and the USCG, are conducting SAR operations. The flooding is in remote areas, and affecting primarily small villages, it appears.

taskandpurpose.com/news/alaska-...

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

Venus (the arts) opposing Neptune (music, the surreal) trine Uranus (unconventional alliances) and Pluto (power) approves of this message.