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The candidate for US Senate endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for 20 years, including the 2016 & 2020 presidential elections. apnews.com/article/dere...

A painting of two lovebirds

I’ve been a full time artist since December 2020, and apart from one month when I had a huge commission for a hotel, this has been the best month I’ve ever had, and that’s 100% down to all of you on here. So thank you, from the bottom of my heart ♥️ I can’t wait to post your orders tomorrow 🫶🏻

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I'm finishing up a class on negative painting by Rick Surowicz, and this is what I just painted. I've been stuck for about a year and finally decided that I needed to be willing to paint badly if I wanted to improve.

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I think that sounds like the perfect--and mentally healthy--response.

Art is resistance. Keep making it! ✨

It seems pretty clear to me. Cowardice, greed, a desire for power, and no real devotion to democracy when compared to those other things.

FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.

The media has to stop using 'crackdown' to describe what ICE and CBP are doing in Minneapolis.

'Crackdown' implies a response to wrongdoing. There is no wrongdoing. People are just existing.

I try to get my books on Kobo, but if I can't, I buy on Kindle. There's a lot I'm willing to do not to support evil billionaires, but depriving myself of a good book isn't one of them.

I have been sick for three weeks now, and I'm beginning to wonder if this is how I die.

This is, sadly, too true.

I can only guess, since I hate the man and would have voted for a comatose Biden before I would have voted for him. It's about fear and power. R voters made a devil's bargain because they're afraid of a country that is becoming too non-white. And R politicians want unfettered power. And wealth.

The Epstein files are important because they could end his presidency. We know he's in them. It's about forcing his voters and GOP politicians to face it and defend it, which they can't do without revealing that they're morally bankrupt.

It will become increasingly important for people to take video and protect and save that video so that when there is finally an accounting for what’s happening, there will be evidence.

I think, although I'm not really sure, that I struggle because there are too many options. It's like going into a department store and being paralyzed by the choices. Which subject should I choose? Which techniques should I use? Colors? Style? Ugh.

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Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."

(AP) - Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For only the second time, it used a new ballistic missile that it says flies at 10 times the speed of sound and is unstoppable.

Why aren't they, though? I don't get it.

Apparently, you can if you're a Republican. Not so much if you're a Democrat.

trump loves Venezuela's oil because it is just like him.
Heavy, Sour, Crude.

Plato Has Been Censored; What Next? PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender

The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States.

Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔

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Make it viral.

That is actually somewhat reassuring. My daughter has been sick for the last month. I'd much rather be sick for 2 weeks than a month. But man, this is not fun.

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol as is required by law. Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...

I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.

But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office

I didn't think we would make it another couple hundred years, but I did think we'd make it past my lifetime.