quietly observing

A pastel colored graphic comparing the cons of real chickens versus the pros of toy chicks. Text is as follows: Real Chickens Catch and transmit Bird Flu Have sharp beaks and talons Need lots of space and special housing to protect them from predators (and wild birds carrying Bird Flu) Poop a lot Even the hens can be very loud Are prone to numerous ailments that require treatment from specialist vets Stuffed Chicks Don't catch or spread Bird Flu Require no space at all Soft and cute Live forever Don't poop Don't eat Don't peck you Don't cluck loudly and screech Never need to go to the vet

Baby chicks were never an appropriate Easter gift for children, but especially not now with the spread of Bird Flu. 🐣 Get a toy chick and sponsor a rescue bird instead! www.merrymacfarmsanctuary.org/meet-the-birds

Lawyer. US Citizen. His phone info is privileged work product.

An hour and a half he was held.

capital slowly starting to organize around this. curious how they will be received by "members of the Trump administration". are they going to slide Laura Loomer a memo with economic projections?

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Estimate of total protesting on 4/5 is now 5.2M, based on reports from over 1.6K events nationwide.

More than 21K volunteers traveled the country to monitor each location & work with authorities to assess & estimate crowd size from compilation of reports.

My guess is, it's still a low estimate.

They’re making a list.

Science Stopped Believing in Porn Addiction. You Should, Too Research finds that porn-related problems are predominantly caused by religious conflict. Clinically, this means people need help, but not necessarily with the porn.

Agreed, and yet we still have people who believe in "internet addiction" and so my hopes are not high

I check out the Fox News website almost every day to see what they're up to. I don't encourage you to do the same. Fox is a nonstop pack of lies and distortions designed to make Americans mean, paranoid and traitorous. If this country becomes a dictatorship, Fox will be a primary reason why.

President Trump announces he'll be requesting a record-breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget.

"$1 trillion, and nobody's seen anything like it. We have to build our military and we're very cost conscious. But the military is something that we have to build, and we have to be strong"

periodic reminder that NCOSE is an anti-LGBTQ hate group that has rebranded themselves as a "child protection" organization and no one should take anything they say at face value despite the fact that major media outlets continue to treat them as a credible source

Sotomayor: "The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal. History is no stranger to such lawless regimes, but this Nation’s system of laws is designed to prevent, not en-able, their rise."

Sotomayor: "The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal."

What the fuck kind of cat is that???

Don’t let anyone make you feel bad that a source of education, political resistance, and laughter was stripped from you under the guise of protection.

One thing is for sure. With no TikTok ima get hella reading done #tiktokrefugee #booktok

My cat in a bag in a box

My DoorDash is here

A color photo of a delicate and fluffy white medium-haired cat sitting on a window ledge. They are looking at the camera. What makes this photo extra special is that the cat is backlight by the sun coming through the window, the light illuminating their fluffy hair making them appear so luminous and angelic.

A favorite from my collection - this luminous little one from the 1960s.

“They said ‘care is essentially a tax on your disability, because if you have to pay for care you’re not really enabled’. They educated me: if you’re not disabled you don’t know. And if we live long enough, we’re going to become disabled too.” @stephencowan.bsky.social quoted in this excellent piece

Replying to @Aven🧡 HIT THE BUTTONS THIS IS NOT A DRILL TikTok video by ShowMeYourMask#TeamOrca🏳️‍🌈✨

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYbN9BQf/

Israeli forces kill 'soul of my soul' grandad Khaled Nabhan in air strike on Gaza A Palestinian grandfather, who grieved for his three-year-old granddaughter after she was killed in an Israeli air strike last year, was killed in another Israeli attack on central Gaza today....

www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241216-isr...

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Excerpt from Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny:" "1. Do not obey in advance." "Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do."

A lil tip for the folks with shoe polish on their lips today :)

The patriarchal machine is gonna collapse on their heads when Gen Z and Alpha realize who and what is really fucking them over.

Marjorie Taylor Green has threatened to out other Republicans using funds to pay off scandals if Gaetz' report is released. Good? Heck, be bipartisan! Lemme know about the Democrats too! I fear that she hasn't grasped that we, the public, may not think "protect cronies" is an admirable goal.

www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.

“I don’t like Gaza”

Also here’s an NPR article about Isra’s family

A column chart showing the rate of sex crime prosecutions in Pennsylvania between 2019 and 2023.

A yearlong investigation by PennLive shows that the vast majority of sexual assault victims never see a courtroom.

Counties across Pennsylvania prosecute a shockingly low number of reported sex crimes.