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And I’m so fucking sick of pretending it doesn’t.

tl;dr: the United States sucks.

To the beautiful people paying attention, actively resisting, passively resisting, engaging in good trouble- we are in the minority.

The electoral college and popular vote went to the gooey narcissist who’s a hand puppet for Putin and technological oligarch, billionaire wannabes.

Writing off abhorrent, unacceptable, malicious, vindictive behavior as “not that bad” or whatever pithy, sad, idiotic…statement as anything other than what it is…means you’re part of the problem.

YOU, in your silent/compliant/willfully oblivious idiocy enabled allllllllll this bullshit.

My darlings, it is America.

Welcome to the United States in 2025! Where the majority of adults are either Nazis or okay with the Nazi doctrine.

THIS IS AMERICA.

Pretending otherwise simply furthers the agenda of the aforementioned neo-Nazis of these here United States.

I’ve repeatedly seen a variation of this sentiment and it’s really grinding my gears (incoming rant):

This (the Oval Office Zelenskyy meeting, blind devotion to the current administration, turning a blind eye to bigotry, misogyny, racism, etc) is not America!

He sure the fuck does not speak for me. Believe it or not, not all Kansans drink the MAGA(T) koolaid.

Real, life long #Kansan here.

1. @rogermarshall.bsky.social can get bent.

2. Actually, that’s it. That’s the list.

If you’re not following @altnps.bsky.social, remedy that immediately.

If you’re not freaking out…pay the fuck attention.

#RESIST

It's an upside down flag flying outside the State Department. It signals the presence of an enemy.

Outside the #StateDepartment today. An upside down flag at full mast signals an enemy present.

a woman in a blue apron is mixing eggs in a bowl in a kitchen ALT: a woman in a blue apron is mixing eggs in a bowl in a kitchen

This administration is taking the Abusive Boyfriend Approach to governing.

Off topic: how were your scrambled eggs this morning? Was democracy worth it?

Health officials facing 'unprecedented' tuberculosis outbreak in northeast Kansas The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 66 active cases of tuberculosis and 79 infections in the Kansas City Metro area in 2024. As of this month, the number

Neat.

It is excellent! I loved it so much I gave it to my husband for Xmas

Yep

Current coping mechanism: READING

Audio: Onyx Storm
ARC: First Time Caller by @authorbkborison.bsky.social
Re-read: Night Circus by @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social

How is everyone else coping?

Have any book recs?

Want me to give you a book rec? (I’m pretty damn good.)

a cartoon character is laying in a bed with a pillow and a blue blanket . ALT: a cartoon character is laying in a bed with a pillow and a blue blanket .

Anybody else have to double down on anxiety meds post inauguration? Just me? I’ll just be over here waiting for the other half of that pill to kick in.

Please, please, please- visit your local libraries! Our funding is based, in part, on the number of people who walk through the door.

I love this so much!

At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.

This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

reichest man in the world

I'm just asking for ONE frontpage typo tomorrow. ONE.

Opinion | Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire. Nothing threatens authoritarianism like a free, quiet place to absorb a full range of information.

We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn

:::gestures nowhere and everywhere:::

a lesson people oughta take from the rise of bluesky is that buying into anybody's claimed hegemony online is dopey. Facebook didn't used to exist, neither did Instagram or TikTok or any of this stuff. as soon as any platform starts to stink no sentimental attachment is practical or good. bail ASAP