Liz

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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guy said, “Do you like Marx?” I said, “I haven’t met him.” Guy said, “No, no, he’s dead.” “Wow, what happened?” “No, no, he died long ago.” I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, “Why are you asking me if he died long ago?” “No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” I said, “Sounds amazing.” I’m giving you a sense of how naïve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx. BS: The FBI. MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,

good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments

“Your obsession with and constant annual threats to move Dreamforce to Las Vegas is ironic, since it is a fact that Las Vegas has a higher rate of violent crime than San Francisco. San Francisco does not need a federal invasion because you don’t like paying for extra security for Dreamforce”

We’re not a serious country anymore.

This phenomenon continues into potty training and gets weirder.

Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

A journalist asked President Trump if it would have been fitting to lower flags to half-staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down in June.

“I’m not familiar. The… who?” Trump responded. https://wapo.st/4gnHUnm

LinkedIn is so weird.

Went to my first game tonight! Be a Valkyries fan!

Bay 🤝 SD

hating LA teams

Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.

To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another. n.pr/4fKcjw3

What the actual fuck

ahhh forgot about the game they played in the wading pool!

@jeremyspitzberg.com oy! What’s up with the weird spots on the snapdragon field? Too much use? Too much watering?

“We Want to Save This Investment”: Advocates Race to Secure Maternal Health Funding Before It Runs Out Over the last five years, nearly $90 million has gone to state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their causes. Advocates say cuts to the program would be “devastating.”

Federal funding for a program that helps states investigate pregnant and post partum deaths runs out next month. The president’s budget proposal cut the program, too.

My latest:

www.propublica.org/article/mate...

RFK Jr. cuts $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts, dealing major blow to promising area of research The cuts add to mounting evidence that Kennedy is pursuing an aggressive anti-vaccine agenda.

RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are canceling vaccine development for bird flu and other dangerous diseases - an action which puts us and our kids in danger.

a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a building with a sign that says eat ALT: a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a building with a sign that says eat

Who is running that FO?

Falk trying to do her best Alyssa Naeher impression but couldn’t quite get there. #euros

very interesting thing just happened: EWR had a complete ground stop due to “thunderstorms” despite no storms in a 200 mile radius. The only flight to leave from EWR in that window? Air Force One.

sure looks like Donald Trump just shut down EWR for 4 hours so he could watch a soccer game!

On July 5, as floodwaters were starting to recede, FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors and answered 3,018, or roughly 99.7 percent, the documents show. Contractors with four call center companies answered the vast majority of the calls. That evening, however, Ms. Noem did not renew the contracts with the four companies and hundreds of contractors were fired, according to the documents and the person briefed on the matter. The next day, July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or around 15.9 percent, the documents sho

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

It’s been five days since floods in Texas killed at least 111 people and FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson still hasn’t made a single public or internal statement.

This thread taught me about labels. The help docs I read were not clear how to set it up. Where can I find more info?

Ugh. Cannot believe someone employed him again. 🙄

Trump, Musk, Rubio, mass murderers all www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

I’m honestly shocked at how disinterested I am.

Got my calendar set up for the women’s Euros though!

What to get Emma for her birthday. 🎁

Jody Altidore knows the right answer. Copas or nada.

The land surrounding Echo Lakes, including the leased lots of 200+ cabins, are part of the USFS land that would be considered for sale if the Big Dumb Bill passes. The distress flag is warranted.